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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-10

Mr.. Carl Moore and Miss Eunice Ell
lard were married at the home of the
Rev. G. L. Barnwell. pastor of the Sixty
sixth Street Baptist church, Sunday aft
ernoon at 6 o'clock in the presence of a
few friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs.
Moore will make their home at 721a
Walker avenue, East Lake
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-10
BENEFIT WHOLE COMMUNITY

sion as well as the citizens in this mat
ter in the immediate future"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-10

W AHOL1 OO4INI UNI
X Z. Bolton, automobile salesman, is
enthusiastic over the proposition. IF
Green Springs park is made into a good
golf course it will be of great benefit to
the community as a whole" he said
Golf would not be the only thing that
could be enjoyed in this attractive spot
Tennis courts could be laid out Swings
and benches could be placed in the park
for those who wished to spend the day
and take their lunches Golf, quite nat
urally, would be the main attraction,
but the other things would help to pop
ularize the park !"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
SHOULD Be OFTEN ON TABLE
Apples May Be Served In So Many
Ways That II viii Be Long
Before They Pail.

Apples served raw should ~ ripe.
II they have come from the market
they should be washed before being
served. <x
Pared and sliced apples may b. kept
from discoloring by putting them into
a salt solution, one level tablespoonful
OF salt to three pints of cold wat.-
Fine-flavored, fresh apples are not
improved IN looking by the C3e of Gin
namon or other condiments
To make birds nest" I'll pie tin
which has perpendicular sides. with
apples cored and cut into eighths. Add
a very little water. cover with a bis
cult crust, and bake 25 minutes, or un.
til the apples are tender. When baked,
turn the crust side down on a large
platter, sprinkle with sugar and serve
with cream.
For apple sauce. prepare apples as
for birds nest place in an acid-proof
saucepan with a small amount of wa.
ter and cook until tender but not
mushy. Add small amount of sugar,
continue the cooking for a minute or
two, and then remove and allow to
cool.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Cocoa Cake.

Here is very inexpensive cake
which is original with me. 1t is very
moist, and never fails. Put into your
sieve one cupful sugar, one and one
half cupfuls -four, two level teaspoon
fuls baking powder Tor one.half tea
spoonful soda, one teaspoonful cream
of tartar. one teaspoonful cinnamon.
one-half teaspoonful cloves. one.half
teaspoonful salt. Sift all this into
your mixing bowl. Break in one
egg Add three tablespoonfuls melted
butter, also two-thirds cupful warm
water mot boiling) andia teaspoonful
vanilla. Beat well. Bake rather slow
ly. Frost when cool with white FROST
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
10 DRY CLEANING AT HOME
Satisfactory Results May BE Obtained
Without the Expense Of Pro-
fessionaI Services.

Make a stock solution of eight
ounces strong ammonia. one-half ounce
chloroform and one-half ounce ether.
Cork tightly and keep away from the
face, says the Scientific American.
Dissolve one bar of naphtha soap in
three gallons hot water, add one-half
teaspoonful each Of baking soda, salt
and alum and three tablespoonfuls of
the ia-chloroform-ether mix
ture.
To clean oriental or other rugs to
their original brightness make lather
and dip brush in IL, shaking cut su.
perfluous water Go over the rug with
this brush and the lather dries out
almost Immediately. No harm what
ever is done TO the best oriental rug
To sponge spots from clothing, even
delicate silk, and upholstery, dip soft
sponge in the lather, wiring as dry as
possible and sponge off the spot.
To wash sweaters, blankets or other
flannels let the mixture become nearly
cold soak the garments in it half an
hour or less, squeeze dry, rinse in
clear water, squeeze dry and hang up.
The various ingredients used not
only remove grease and dirt but set
and brighten colors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
BEST HOUSES FOR CHICKENS
One Subject on Which Successful
Poultrymen Agree-Fresh Air and
Sunshine Are Essential.

The most successful poultrymen we
have today differ point blank on al
most any subject, II we except that of
housing. On this point they will agree.
Any kind of house will answer the
purpose, so long as II provides ade-
quate room, sunshine and an abun-
dance of fresh air so admitted that
no draft strikes the inmates.
Given a cool. dry house, your fowls
are reasonably safe; warm, damp
house and you have roup producer.
Repeated experiments have proved
that fowls are more nearly in their
natural environment when housed in
dry. cold, fresh-air houses. than when
in artifcially heated ones. The egg
production Is much better in the for
mer kind. In the matter of Matching
and brooding. il has been found that
the eggs hatch much better, and the
chicks are stronger. from stock housed
in the open-alr houses. Many times
when the chicks do not escape the
she'll" the trouble is laid TO the in
cubator, when, as matter of fact, 1t
was caused by the breeders becoming
short in vim and vigor from wrong
winter care.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
TESTS OF MILK PRODUCTION
Cost Of Feed Must De Considered In
Determining Value Of cow-Fat
Content 10 Factor.

You cannot tell by the test alone
the value of a COW. II depends as
much on the amount OF milk she gives
as on the test of the milk. A COW that
gives 10000 pounds of three per cent
milk produces 800 pounds of butterfat
and a COW that produces 5000 pounds
OF five per cent milk gives no more;
one will produce as many pounds OF
butter in year as the other. and In
asmuch as the fat content Of milk is a
fair indication OF the other milk solids
present, then the 10000 pounds of
three per cent milk is worth more
for food than the 5000 OF FIVE per cent
milk Therefore one COW is as valuable
as the other from a business stand
point, provided 1t did NIT cost any
more to keep one COW than another.
This third factor must therefore be
considered in determining the value
OF any cow-the cost OF production.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03

at the egg-laying competition on the
grounds OF the Delaware agricultural
experiment station at Newark. Del,
from November /. 1914, to October 81,
1915. In this time she made her rec.
ord. She is black-eyed, IA inches high
and weighs four pounds. She has a
perfect figure.
All sorts OF mcney has been offered
Mr. Christian for the bird. but he alb
solutely refuses to part with the hen.
On her arrival in New York she was
met by a bunch of newspaper men,
photographers and movie men, all anx-
ious to get peek at the champion
layer. Bhe was lifted into an auto
mobile and hurried to the Imperial
hotel and placed In a coop decorated
with American flags. with floral offer
ings near by. After few minutes rest
she was taken in her motor to the
Palace, where she remained until the
show closed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
1fARMh
sS1E,0:)(QK.
FATTEN SWINE ON OLD CORN
Place Animals In Clean Pens and A.
low Plenty Of Room Guard
Against Hog Cholera.

With grade pigs, It takes from seven
to eight bushels of corn, judicfously
fed, to make 100 pounds OF pork. Care
less feeders do not get as good a re-
suit for the corn fed as this.
II will take much more corn to fat
ten a hog in cold, wet weather than
It does in mild weather. Put the hoga
up that are to be fatted in clean pens.
do not crowd, feed what corn they will
eat up clean at each meal. Give
plenty of pure water to drink. For
best family pork and lard, old corn
and water is all they should have.
four weeks feeding should put them
in good order for butchsring Farmers,
having plenty Of acorhs in the wood
lots, can fatten their hogs mostly On
the fallen nuts; this was the regular
custom years ago and is still followed
in some sections. Il is q good one, all
that 1t needs is a tight fence around
the woods. Brood sows will winter
better in the woods II given a log pen
and dry bed of leaves.
Eight-month-old shoats. weighing
160 to 1S0 pounds, make the best fam
lily pork. shoats fed on. clover and
grass pasture during the summer and
given bushel of old shelled corn
make the best favored meat. This
class OF pork commands the highest
market price.
II hog cholera prevails in your
neighborhood allow no stranger to
visit your pens. Stray dogs and buzz
yards are liable to spread the plague
as they feed mostly on dead animals.
Keep the feed troughs and pens clean
and dry and allow no filth of any kind
around the pens, as filth breeds dis
ease.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
WARM, DRY PLACE FOR HOGS
Animals viii Not Thrive and Give Sat
isfaetory Returns II Allowed to
Shiver in Cold Pen.

By all means give the pigs, whether
they are intended for store hogs or
pork hogs, warm. dry place in which
to sleep. No hog will thrive and mako
satisfactory returns when compelled
to shiver on hard bed in a cold pen,
or to huddle up or lay against the
side of the building where they are
suffering from cold.
Do not allow too much air above the
pigs. II is better to make a false COW
ering over the nest to keep tile cpld
air from coming down from above.
While we are anxious to exclude the
cold air from the nest, there should
always be an abundance OF pure air for
the animals to breathe, as il will en-.
able them to do much better work In
digesting the feed than If confined TO a
close pen where the air is impure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
HAVE WATER VESSELS CLEAN
Unless Proper Attention Is Given Filth
Is Scratched Into Troushs, En-
couraging Disease.

How would you relish your favorite
"tope'-coffee. tea or milk-from a
teacup or glass which remained on
the table for week at a stretch with
out washing? Bitter. acrid. Shiny,
greasy. you say? What about the poul-
try drinking vessels that are strangers
TO cleaning for much longer period
than a week?
Not only does the drinking fluid be-
come putrid with decaying food par
ticles from the birds beaks, but ma.
nure and filth are scratched into the
vessels and germs of disease multiply
in inconceivable numbers. Clean food
and clean drink are half the battle
against poultry diseases.
Don't force your fowls to drink from
a vessel unless you would be willing to
drink from il yourself.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
MANURE IN THE BOX STALLS
More Bedding is Required to Keep
Animal clean-ldeal Breeding
Place for Files.
CBy ]. N. ALLEND

The production of manure in the
box stall is probably the best of the
old methods. since 1t requires the
least expenditure of labor. However,
more bedding is required to keep the
animal clean and the accumulated
manure furnishes an ideal breeding
place for flies.
The manure so produced, II kept
evenly distributed over the floor, will
be thoroughly compacted and will sus-
tain only a small loss Of nitrogen SO
long as the animal remains upon IL,
but II the manure is allowed to remain
in the stall after the animal is removed
there will be considerable loss of nitro
gen beth as ammonia and as free nitro
gen, due to the drying out and break
ing up of the uric acid into ammonium
carbonate, and to the action of the
bacteria on the organic nitrogen com
pounds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
| DUCKS RELISH BULKY RATION
Food, When II Reaches Gizzard, Must
Be in Soft State-WhoIe Grain
Is Not Recommended.

Ducks at all times require bulky
ration. They have no crop like chick.
ems, the food passing directly to tho
gizzard. The food when II reaches the
gizzard must be in a soft state. For
this reason the feeding Of much whole
grain will prove injurious to ducks A
good winter ration is the following:
Equal parts of wheat bran, cornmeal
and green food, g per cent beef scrap
and per cent sand The mash for
ducks must be made thin and sloppy.
Any kind of green food will do-cab-
bage, potatoes. turnips, beets, etc.
Lacking a supply Of these, cut clover
or cut alfalfa, steamed and mixed
with the mash, win do as well. Ducks
should be fed three times day. AS
the breeding season approaches the
quantity of cornmeal and beef scrap
In the ration should be doubled.
Ducks require little in the way of
housing. A shed, open toward the
south, but with north. east and west
sides closed, is all that is required.
The only part Of the duck that is SEN
sitive to cold is its feet, In order to
protect its feet from freezing weather.
the floor OF tho shed should be well
bedded with straw. The litter in duck
pens soon becomes damp and filthy
and should be renewed frequently. II
allowed to sleep on damp litter or in
damp quarters, ducks will likely con.
tract rheumatism.
Ducks may be permitted to range
about the place except when the
ground is covered with snow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Household Helm.

A good idea is list OF ali iellies
and preserves either in the kitchen
or fruit closet where it may be add
ed TO or checked as preserves are
made CT used.
In making suet pudding If you grind
the suet and steam the pudding in a
tube pan il will be infinitely improved.
Homemade pistachio favor is made
in the following way: Tie in mus
lin a handful Of bruised peach leaves,
cover with either water or milk, and
let stand TO absorb the flavor. Either
milk or water in quantity TO use in
the cake or dish you wish favored.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03

male birds must be allowed witI
them
A dry mash with a reasonable per
cent of meat scrap is necessary, or,
IL milk is most plentiful, then the
mash made up crumbly will help a
speedy start. Housed together, fed
well. with plenty of succulent green
stun like cabbage. with grit. lime,
charcoal, and plenty of pure water at
hand. and nothing else to think OF
but making themselves useful, the,
will produce the eggs.
The reason the pullets on the farm
lay so few eggs in fall and winter, and
put off regular laying until often late
spring. is due to letting them run with
the flock and giving no extra feed
ing or warm room to themselves. This
last is the only way to get winter eggs
from the early spring pullets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
DAIRY
CARING FOR LITTLE CALVES
No Good Results Can BE Secured From
HaIf-starved, stunted Animal
Keep Them Growing.
By N. A. BRoNsoN)


Everybody has a way OF doing things
and this is my way of taking care Of
the calves.
have ten good COWS which raised
myself. and I found out that 20 raise
good cows you must begin at the be
ginning. No good results will come
from a halfstarved. stunted calf. 20.
let the. calf suck the COW the first
two days. II is better for II and
the mother. too, and the calf is more
apt to get all the milk than would
be, thus getting II out of the cows
bag and into the calf's stomach.
where II should be. with less trouble
and better results.
At the end OF this time | milk the
COW and feed the calf; tie the calf
where II cannot see its mother, and
II the weather is cold | wrap some
thing around II when the barn doors
are open. Never allow a calf to shiver
II you want II to keep we'll.
For the first two weeks l feed new
milk as soon as MIXED. and then l
begin to mix in separated milk by de-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
Promotes Comfort Of Fowls and Les.
sens Chance Of Disease-Provide
Proper Dust Bath for Hens.

Droppings should be removed daily,
for cleanliness in the poultry house
promotes comfort and lessons the
chance of disease.
Poultry houses, however simple.
should be both warm in winter and
well lighted. The windows should
also be provided with iron netting, so
the sash may be raised to admit air
in summer, and also mild weather in
winter.
One portion should be half dark. for
the laying and sitting hens, and a
proper dust bath should be provided.
II lice make their appearance. fumi-
gate thoroughly and after cleansing
whitewash with lime to which a little
carbolic acid is added.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
slLAGs REDUCES FEED COST
duetion Of 5utterfat During Sum.
mer and Winter.

An experiment conducted at the
Kansas experiment station shows that
silage reduces the cost OF producing
butterfat from 80 cents TO 81 cents.
The herds in this case were OF suffi.
clent size to give reliable data and
eliminate the difference that might oc.
cur between two cows.
The lot which we're fed silage gave
seven pounds more milk in the sum
mer and 95.5 more in winter per
month than the herd which were fed
dry feed. The butterfat was also In
creased by .46 in summer and 4,6 in
winter. The difference in the cost OF
feed was even greater.
The silage-fed cows saved 60 cents
per month In the cost of feed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
BEST GRAIN FOR FATTENING
Oats Finely Ground or With coarser
Hulls Sifted Out Should Form
Basis Of All Mixtures.

A satisfactory fattening ration is one
that is palatable and that will produce
white.colored flesh. Oats, finely
ground or with the coarser hulls sift-
ed out, have proved the best grain
for fattening and should form the basis
of all the grain mixtures The most
suitable meals for fattening are:
ground oats, buckwheat. barley and
low.grade -four.
Satisfactory fattening rations:
(1) Finely ground oats.
(2) Two parts finely ground oats,
one part fine shorts.
(3) Two parts finely ground oats,
one part ground barley, one part tine
shorts.
(4) Two parts finely ground oats,
one pert fine shorts, one part low
grade -four.
(5) Equal parts ground oats, barley,
fine shorts and low.grade -four.
The meal should be mixed to thin
porridge with sour milk. skim milk or
buttermilk On the average 10 pounds
OF meal require from 10 to 15 pounds
OF milk.
When sufficient skim milk or butter
milk cannot be obtained for mixing
the mashes, a quantity of meat meal,
blood meal O: beef scraps and raw
vegetables should be added to the fat
tening ration. A good proportion is
one part OF the meat meal to Is of oat-
meal
The birds should remain in the fat
tening crates for a period not exceed
Ing "a days. Some birds will fatten
more readily than others and should,
therefore, be removed from the crate
and killed as soon as they are ready.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
PULLETS TO LAY
Housed Together, Well Fed, With
Plenty Of Green stuff and Fresh
Water They viii Lay Eggs.

II you let the pullets run with the
flock and feed them in an irregular
way they will certainly take their time
in beginning to lay. When the combs
are showing up red and mature is the
time to be getting the pullets in a
house to themselves. with a good lay
ing ration. and they will lay weeks
earlier and more steadily after begin
ming II kept to themselves and not al
lowed beyond a small inclosure. No
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Boiled Potatoes win Onion Sauce

BoiIeo potatoes with onion Sauce.
Boiled potatoes in their jackets with
bacon and onion sauce. The potatoes
are cooked soft in boiling water and
sent 10 table smoking hot, still in
their skins, with bit OF salt sprin-
kled over them. Each person peels
his own potato and eats it with this
sauce. Get half pound of smoked
bacon, not too fat, remove the rind
and chop into small dice; fry until
they begin to crisp, then add an equal
amount OF chopped onion, mix and
cook slowly, stirring occasionally until
the onion is a fine yellow color, but
not TO blacken Serve hot in gravy
boat. II has a delicious flavor and is
not as indigestible as it sounds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03

on above-ground silos, however. One
man can handle 100 head of live stock
easily with such an arrangement, the
carrier track being extended out over
as many feed boxes as necessary to
handle the cattle or sheep 10 be fed,
The boxes for feeding may be ar
ranged in pairs, the posts that support
the inner sides of the boxes extending
into the air to support the track for
the feed carrier at their upper ends.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03

horns. and she is as modest a world s
title holder as II she had not laid one
OF the 314 eggs that she deposited to
her credit in 365 days.
Lady Byzantine was hatched at
Greensboro. Md, April 10, 1914, on the
Byzantine farms. run by Mr. A. A.
Christian, She was one of five single
comb White Leghorns placed in pen
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Neatness in Buffet Drawer.

Bleached canton flannel is used
to make these handy knife and fork
cases. Bind them with blue ribbon
and use the same ribbon for tying
the cases when rolled up. Stitch
places for a dozen knives, The out.
line KNIVES" and Forks" may be
done in blue also on the cases. A
case like this will add much TO the
tidiness of buffet drawers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
DEVICE FOR FEEDING SILAGE
Lots Of Work Required In Caring for
Cattle Unless Owner Has Good
Head for Business.

Silage is the great feed-all of the
successful American livestock farm,
says Farming Business. The feed
ing of it requires lots of work, unless
the feeder has a head for business,
Here is device for feeding silage
from bank silo. which is in use on a
Nebraska farm. II may also be used
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Good Sour MILK Rat IN.

A good sour milk ration; Corn, four
parts; wheat, two parts; bran mid
dlings, one part; corn meal, one part
sour milk, separately, Give 100 hens
2h gallons of milk and from 10 to 25
pounds of other food day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03

grees, adding at first third. then a
half and when month old l give all
separated and take care to have It
warm.
Buckwheat shorts and bran are
good, but never put them in the milk.
Have a small box nailed in conven-
lent place on the manger or side of the
wall and I'LL with dry feed. The calf
will soon learn to help itself.
When six weeks old put clover hay
within reach; this will aid the diges-
tion and increase growth.
II eggs are plenty break one OF two
in the milk, and you will be surprised
at its sickness.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Gull the Males Closely.

Again. if not already done, Gull the
males closely, and after selecting
those needed for breeding pens, dis.
pose OF the others. 1t does aot pay
TO keep them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Regularly and Properly.

There is no need of a very compli-
Gated system of feeding poultry, but
what is done should be done regularly
and properly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Sand Soap in Your Food chopn.r

If the knives of your food chopper
become black and dull. run a piece of
sand soap through the chopper az
you would potato. II brightens and
sharpens the knives and they cut like
new.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Good Fowls TO Keen.

Choose those fowls having full
bodies, good carriage. wide backs
short legs, full breasts and well-formed
combs. this last feature being impera
tive In the male.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
CBy e. VAN BENTHuYsENo

By E. VAN BENTHUYsEN)
Lady Byzantine. the first hen to
make Journey. alive, in parlor car.
arrived in New York to open the Poul-
try, Song Bird, Cat and Pet Stock
show at the Grand Central Palace:
There is nothing about this bird to
distinguish her from other White Leg
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Raw Carrots.

Take nice, fresh, crisp carrots.
scrape and put through a food chop.
per, using the coarse knife. To each
pint of carrots add two tablespoon.
fuls melted butter, one teaspoonful
sugar and salt TO taste