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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-11
P|MP[Y letter
ON HANDS AND FEET
Would Itch and Burn So Badly Could
Not Sleep. Dared Not Put Hands
in Water. Ashamed of Them.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT .
Il was troubled with letter. 1t first
began by very small bumps or pimpes COM
Ing on my hands and feet. Large pmples

would form and become aw-
fully sore. could not sleep at
night the piElples would itch
and burn so badly. l dared
not put my hands in water for
they would burn and itch so.
l was ashamed to let any one
see my hands they were SO
rough and sore and could
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-11
Births.

Births.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest De-
Fevre, yesterday morning, at their
home, 612 Hickory street. boy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-11

not wear any clothing on the affected parts.
finally sawa Cuticura Soapand Ointment
advertisement and I got a large sized box
Of Cuticura Ointment and cake of Soap
and il two months my hands and feet were
perfectly healed" (Signed) J. B. DECKER
son. Brookhaven. Miss, July s, 1915.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request Adj
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. I, Bos.
tom" Sold throughout the world.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
Hasty PUDDING.

This is Scotch recipe for an econ
omical breakfast dish, and quickly
made, as its name indicates. The in
gradients are oatmeal and suet; for
the latter butter may be substituted IL
preferred.
Put one pound OF minced suet in
saucepan, set on the stove and bring
slowly to boiling point. then stir in
eight handfuls Of oatmeal medium
quality. Let this boil for one minute.
stirring all the time. then pour In one
teacupful of boiling water and continue
stirring for another minute. when the
pudding will have thickened and be
ready. Add salt to taste.
It is quite as nice heated up again.
either I'm saucepan or under the grill.
II is usually eaten with oatcake in
Scotland.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
IMPROVING THE FARM FLOCK
Closely, Wedding out All Weakly,
undersized Fowls.

Improvo tAe flock; II always pays.
Many OF me farms have good stock.
but the trouble is they have too many
kinds of it. 1t is poor policy to buy
up purebred stock and turn II loose
among a half dozen other kinds. some
so crossed they will stand for nearly
any kind of treatment; yet this is a
rule on many farms. II you give all
extra care. the purebred will respond
to the good treatment and do good
work as long as they live. but the pure
bred seldom do good work under neg.
lect; they are not used to it. The
good treatment the purebred get to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16

matured will naturally produce more
birds and stronger birds than eggs
from pullets who are still in q state
OF growth.
Sometimes II is true that pullet
eggs hatch out well, but they do not
produce birds with the vigor and
stamina that come from mature eggs.
And you will find that the chicks from
pullet eggs will be more subject to
disease and more will die.
IL you have a good breed and raise
yoer own eggs. separate the best hens
Of your flock and select the best eggs
from these. Never set an egg from a
hen that is puny, or that has had a
touch of disease at any time, or that
is any way deformed, no matter how
slightly.
II you use an incubator. you must
watch II day and night, and after you
have learned all that the manufacturer
tells you in the directions on the ma
chine, you must use your own COM
mon sense and comply with the vary.
ing conditions of climate.
When the youngsters come out OF
their shell they. too, must be watched
every day and be cared for In every
detail all the time. Young chickens
cannot be raised by any person who
is frequently away from home for long
intervals. One must be on the job
all tho time.
The most important thing in start
ing young chicks is TO refrain from
feeding them single atom for at
least SO hours. Nature has filled their
little stomachs before they left the
shell and II they are stuffed as soon
as they appear, many will die.
Give them plenty OF water and af
ter thirty six hours feed them lightly
on fine rolled oats or coarse cornmeal
| Then. just as soon as they show
strength and vigor. let them run on
the tender. short grass for little
while every day.
Watch for lice from the start, and
II any are found on the heads or under
the wings. touch the spots lightly with
lard or vaseline.
Having started right by following
the above directions. your success de
pends upon the fidelity with which yot
manage the flock until they become
fledged or are ready to be sent to ths
market.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
MANY MEDICINES FOR ROUP
With Strict Quarantine and Disinfeet-
ant in Drinking Water, Simplest
Cures Are Best.

There are many medicines for roup,
and with strict quarantine and disin.
fectant in the drinking water the
simplest cures are often the best and
surest, but here is one that is worth
trying, When you use this you omit
the dislnfectant from the water, al.
lowing all, sick and well TO drink 1t.
but never tho sick with the well, re-
member. Give this water to them in
their hospitals.
Get the druggist to mix 1t in this
way: Two drains tincture OF iron, two
drains tincture of aconite, two drams
tincture Of belladonna Add to this four
ounces OF water, and. after shaking
well, put a full teaspoonful TO each
quart of drinking water. This is TO
be relied on in severe colds, and also
in roup If ycu do not let it get the
start of you IN the flock.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16

portunity TO show her capacity by the
removal OF her milk product as often
as seems necessary, or shall we dry
her down to suit our convenience in
milking?
AS our population and the cost OF
food products increases. milk as one
of the most valuable OF food products
will also increase in price. and In the
near future II will be as customary
for dairymen TO milk cows three times
a day during the earlier portion of
the lactation period as il is now to
milk but twice. Indeed. owing to the
wonderful milk-producing qualities OF
Holstein-Friesian cows. in order to
avoid congestion of the udder 1t is the
common practice among those having
the better cows to milk three times
daily for many weeks after freshen'
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16

Perhaps you have been raising poul-
try for many years but with indiffer-
eDt success-iust fooling along with
few hens, OF many different breeds.
feeding any old thing. in old. tumble
down houses. alive with mites and
lice, and unclean.
Maybe you have wondered why you
have not had the success that some of
your neighbors had and perhaps are
discouraged and ready to say there is
nothing in the poultry business.
This is true IL you continue in the
same old way, but II you will follow a
few simple rules, which every sue
cessful poultry raiser must follow, you
cannot help being successful In just
the degree OF painstaking care with
which you carry on the work.
In the first place you must have
clean. well ventilated poultry houses.
These do not cost much and on the
average farm they can be constructed
OF old boards and by the labor OF a
handy man, in one or two days.
The houses must be provided with
clean nests. Build the houses when
ever possible, facing the south, leav-
ing the front open except the cover
ing of small mesh wire to keep out
predatory animals.
II you intend to use incubators and
brooders provide comfortable brood
er house which can be closed up to
shut out the cold. damp drafts of ear
ly spring. Set your incubator in Q
warm place-in the attic. the cellar,
or I'm some room well protected.
Next. we want to impress you with
the fact that you cannot raise good
chickens from poor eggs. II you are
satisfied with the mixed breeds. good
bad and Indifferent. there is little ad
vice to give you as to their manage
ment.
II you propose to raise good chick
ems, fowls that will lay the greatest
number OF eggs. or produce the great
est number OF pounds Of meat, select
your breed, and then buy purebred
eggs. You can only get these by buy
Ing from breeders whose integrity IL
unquestioned. and who are ready &c
guarantee that their eggs will pro
duce birds true to type
Insist upon having eggs from hent
and not from young pullets. Eggs
from hen that is fully grown and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
VALUE OF CREAM SEPARATOR
Expert Of Missouri Agricultural Col
lege Says 25 Per Cent More
Cream Secured From MIX.

"The farmer who uses a cream sep
arator obtains as much milk from four
cows as is obtained from FIVE cows
where cream is raised In pan" says
G. IL. Eckles OF the Missouri College
Of Agriculture. The separator method
gets 25 per cent more cream from the
milk and this will pay for a separator
in a year in a dairy herd of ten or
more cows. As the cream Is separated
while fresh and sweet. ripening can be
controlled and butter OF much better
grade can be secured than IL the
cream is raised by gravity The use
OF q separator lightens the work for
the housewife. The machine il kept
In q small room adjoining the barn and
only the separator parts are brought
from the house. These. instead of nu-
merous pans and crooks. are returned
10 the kitchen for washing after the
fresh skim milk has been fed to the
calves and pigs.
A well-made separator will last for
years. In spite OF the fact that It is put
into service twice day The separa-
tor should run from four TO six years
without repairs. II reasonable care is
used.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16

pressed. The trouble is incurable, and
the treatment. therefore, can only be
palliative.
The difficulty in breathing increases
when the stomach and bowels are con-
gested with food and water. Both are
to be given only in small quantities at
time. Green food and cut grass
should be fed at intervals.
The food should always be damp.
ened with water. Dusty or burned
hay is to be avoided. as are also
chopped straw and overripe rye grass.
II is a good plan TO mix a quarter
of pint of linseed oil with each feed.
AS regards medicinal agents, their
action on broken wind can only be
temporary.
Every dealer has his specific for
this disease. Some give the animal a
pound OF lard, or any sort Of food fat
made into balls, while others give a
quantity OF leaden shot. Asubcutaneous
injection OF morphia many resort to.
These things do no permanent good,
but as the palliative treatment. IL care
fully carried out, is OF great benefit to.
the poor animal. II may be looked
upon as the only treatment for a
broken-winded horse
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
] I'VE.
STOCK !
CARING FOR YEARLINe COLT
There Should Be Gradual Change In
Spring From Grain TO Grass
Furnish Some Shelter.

In the spring, when all the work
horses must be put to work, II is
often a problem just what to do with
the yearling colt. II goes without say
ing that they are, In most cases. sadly
neglected. II there are few green
spots showing in the pasture they are
turned in there to make their living,
an occasional handful Of salt.
This change from their ration OF
grain and hay to one of grass is pretty
likely to cause a considerable setback
to the young horse. There should al
ways be a gradual change from grain
by the time the grass has reached its
best.
The young stock always become un-
easy when the grass begins to look
green and the spring days begin to
warm up mother earth. They should
he turned out only for an hour or two
at first, and as they become more ac-
customed to the grass they can be
kept out longer.
During this time their grain and hay
ration should be cut down some. il
they get enough grass to keep them
interested while they are out In this
way their digestive organs will gradu-
ally become accustomed to the grass.
and there will be no disorders OF the
intestines when they are turned on
the grass to stay III the colts are
handled in this manner for a week or
two II will be safe to turn them out.
The colts should have some kind of
shelter for the first few nights they
are in the pasture. They have been
used to the barn all winter. and it will
be Just little trying on them to re-
main out in the open on cool. dewy
nights. II there is no shelter in the
pasture they should be driven to the
harm at nights for the first two or
three weeks after being turned out.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16

bring them up to the right standard
becomes a necessity, and they suffer
and lose out under rough conditions.
II your stock is run down, improve
1t. Get rid of all poor stuff. Don't be
afraid to Gull and Gull closely, says
Twentieth Century Farmer. Weed out
weakly. understood hens. Say that
you have a mixed flock, with a fair
sprinkling of barred hens or any color
that is in close resemblance to some
OF the purebreds, and yet you know
they are not purebred, there is nothing
barred hens, or the buff, or white
whatever you may have a majority OF
the basis for an improved flock that
will come up TO the purebred in size
and looks. with possibly greater laying
power and strength because of the late
crosses in their blood.
II is true that II you will improve
you must breed from one color. You
must set aside ten or more OF your
best marked hens of the color de-
cided on, which may be barred. II you
have cockerel or two as well marked
as these hens and large as the barred
breed requires. keep these to mate
with the selected hens. II there are
no cockerels OF this variety to breed
from. 1t will be best to put in a couple
OF the purebred Barred Rocks.
There must be some arrangement
made for keeping these male birds
and the selected hens in a pen TO
themselves during the breeding sea
son. The expense Of such a pen ~
very light. You cannot expect to i'm
prove your flock without some slight
expense. Ten or fifteen hens will give
you all the eggs you need for breed
ing stock next year, even after close
culling. BY another year you should
be able TO discard all your mixed stock
and rely on the improved birds to form
all OF the flock, which will yet demand
culling and good selection each year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
HENS PRODUCING MOST EGGS
Comparison Made Of Hen-ti atehed
Chickens and Artlfcially Hatched
Incubator Is Favored.

Experiments conducted by the New
York State College OF Agriculture, ex-
tending over a period OF three years,
disproved the theory that hen Matched
chickens are OF higher vitality than
those hatched In incubators. The
first year the hen matched pullets laid
more eggs than the incubator Matched
ones. The second year the incubator
pullets succeeded, both in number and
in profits, as they laid more reglarly
during the season when eggs were
high priced. During the third year
the balance was still more in favor
Of the artificially hatched hen. Also,
she was in better condition.
The chicks were hatched from eggs
OF the same quality. and fed and
housed in the same manner The ex-
pertinent will be continued for many
years, so that more accurate conclu-
sions can be arrived at. So far, the
chicks, Matched by incubator from
eggs laid by hens hatched from incu-
bators, have proved more steady and
valuable egg producers
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
PRINCIPAL RATION FOR EGGS
Cracked Corn, Wheat and Heavy
White Oats Are Three Chief insrs-
dlents Of Mixture.
One of the principal rations used
in one OF the most successful laying
contests OF the year consists OF:

We believe that plump oats, wheat.
barley. cracked corn and beef scraps
would give about the same results,
writes NJ. +. Greeley in Dokota
Farmer
Six thousand eggs TO the farm, is
the way our statisticians have II, or
about 40 eggs to the hen. And this
with a goodly number OF trnp-nested
birds producing over 200 eggs, not a
few over $50 to 2s6. Too many roost.
ers. old hens, late. good-for-nothing
chickens and culls generally are
largely the cause OF this low average.
Let's all try to raise II.
Since utility, and not quite so much
ioolery, governs the selection OF prize
fowls now much more than IL did, the
so-called moss-back farmers are TAX
ing more interest in poultry shows;
and not only that but they are taxi
ing more birds home with them when
they go than when birds were judged
wholly by stripe, comb and feathers.
Sensible farmers, refusing TO be fooled,
have brought much OF this change
about.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
USING THE EGGPLANT
VARIETY OF WAYS IN WHICH 1T
MAY BE SERVED.
This Favorlte Vegetable Of Southern
France Has Possibilities That
Probably Are Not Sufficient
iy Appreciated Here.

The eggplant, wei! seasoned and
carefully cooked, may give in many
DISCUSSES many varieties to the menu.
Many OF the recipes given below are
from southern France, where the egg
plant is the favorite vegetable. When
choosing an eggplant select one OF
medium size and firm, otherwise 1t
may be too ripe and full OF grains in"
side. However great the virtues OF the
eggplant may be, remember that by
itself IL is quite tasteless; so season
and season well.
Eggplant Salad-Put In the oven
one eggplant, five green peppers and
two tomatoes. You will bake the to-
matoes first, then the peppers, and the
eggplant last. Gradually skin, grain
and drain of the above vegetables.
Use a silver knife. Arrange in dish.
On a moderate fire in half cupful OF
olive oil fry a small onion cut into
small pieces and half cupful of OIL
ives stoned and cut into pieces. When
the onion is slightly brown add every
thing to the dish Salt and pepper to
taste and add two tablespoonfuls of
good wine vinegar. To be eaten cold.
Broiled Egeplant.-Cut the eggplant
in two lengthwise. Put in a marinate
composed of two tablespoonfuls OF oil
i've oil, one teaspoonful of salt, One-half
teaspoonful of pepper and some pars.
ley. Leave ii to marinate for an hour
or more. Broil and serve with the
marinate.
For Frltters.-Soak the pieces two
hours in milk; dry and fry, using the
following recipe for fritter batter: One
cupful of flour two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder one-fourth teaspoonful
salt, one-fourth cupful of milk, two
eggs, one tablespoonful lemon juice
Sift the dry ingredients; add the we'll
beaten eggs, lemon Juice and milk
Beat well. Prepare few hours ahead
Stuffed Egsplant.-Cut the eggplant
lengthwise. Make incisions with q
knife, salt and let stand for an hour
Drain Off the water; cut the pulp and
fry II for few minutes in oil. Pound
well; add four tablespoonfuls of pound
ed ham, a teaspoonful of parsley, sal
and pepper Sprinkle with crumbs, tC
which may be added some parmesan
Put over II little oil and bake in al
oiled pan for an hour. or course yol
may use butter instead of oil, but the
olive oil blends itself better with the
eggplant. II instead Of ham you use
hashed mutton, cooked rice and bi
of garlic and pimento you may cal
this dish eggplant la Turcque."
Eggplant and Tomatoes.-Peel th'
eggplant; cut lengthwise in pieces one
half inch THICK. Salt, let stand anC
dry. Put in a pam; cover with well
seasoned tomato sauce. Cover the paI
and cook on a moderate fire for al
hour.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
cows REQUIRE MUCH WATER
Practice Of Watering Herd But Once
Daily Is Not to Be Recommended
Three Times Is Better.

II is a mistake to be satisfied with
watering the herd but once day. II
they can be induced to drink twice or
three times day, 1t should be done.
Cows need much water
Il has been found that the average
milch COW requires about 81 pounds
OF water day while in milk tnearly
ten gallons). and about "a pounds
while dry. or this, the COW in milk
takes rather more than two-thirds
(say seven gallons) as drink. and the
rest in her food, while the dry COW
takes rather less than two-thirds as
drink, and little more than one-third
in the food.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
BROKEN WIND IS INCURABLE
Any Treatment Given Can Only Be
Palliative-Every Dealer Has His
Specific for Trouble.
CBy w. r. GILBERT)

Broken wind is the old-fashloned
name given to the chronic lung COM
plant, associated with difficult breath
ing in which. in marked cases, the act
OF expiration is performed by double
effort, inspiration being little, IL at
all, removed from normal.
We have only to look at a horse 5
flank to see this double effort and abb
dominal breathing, and press his
throat with the fingers and thumb
in other words to cough him in order
to see II he is broken winded or not.
The cough is characteristic, spas
modic at first, but as the disease ad-
vances becomes single, short and sup.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
MILKING THREE TIMES DAILY
Custom Among More Advanced Dairy.
men OF Denmark-Praetiee Pre-
vents Congestion Of Udder.

What are our dairy COWS for? DO
we keep them as lawn ornaments. OF
as a source OF milk supply7 Shall the
dairyman drive his cows from door to
door. as dairy cows and goats are
driven in some countries. milking as
much and as often as his patronage
demands as long as his supply holds
out, or skall he use more improved
methods? Shall he milk once a day.
ms was the practice some hundreds OF
years ego. and is yet the custom in
some places. or shall he milk three
times. as is the custom among the
more advanced dairymen in Den
mark? Shall the COW be given the op-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
Sayings for the sheepowner.

Good lambs are money makers.
Speculation and uncertainty of tar
IN tinkering have been the bane OF
the sheep industry.
Keep dogs and strangers out OF
sight OF the flock.
Lambs will make great growth on
clover and alfalfa hay and corn.
The ability of the eve to properly
nourish her lamb is one of the most
important considerations in selecting
breeding stock.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
Homemade Beef Tea.

Cut half-pound OF lean beef into
very small pieces; do not have a grain
of fat on 1t; put into bottle that
has a large opening Ian olive or horse
radish bottle will be nice); put in
half-cupful cold water and cork tight;
set this In basin OF cold water and
place ON fire where it will come to a
boiling point but not boil; keep at
this temperature for two hours, then
strain and season with salt.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
Test Hatehlna Eaps.

In selling eggs for Matching, It is
wise and a safe rule, no matter how
healthy your birds seem, not TO as
sumo the eggs produced are fertile,
or that they will hatch. The safe plan
is TO test them at home. II setting
from any given mating matches rea
sonably well with you-then go ahead
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
WHY CHICKENS CATCH COLDS
Too Close House Has Same Effect as
Drafts and Exposure - Fowl
Does Not Sweat.

Drafts and exposure are causes
for chickens taking cold, but a too
tight house will bring about same re
suits.
The fowls come out-not sweating
for fowl does not sweat-but fairly
steaming from the heat of their own
close bodies.
The cold air strikes them and they
take a quick chill.
Sometimes it is their heads and
eyes that first show the effects of that
chill, sometimes It is the throat OF
lungs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-16
TO REMOVE WARTS ON TEATs
Rub Affected Parts Daily With Castor
OIL or Goose Grease-cut on
the Large Ones.

Warts on cows teats will disap
pear after a time II the affected parts
are rubbed once or twice daily with
best castor oil or fresh goose grease,
A large wart. having narrow base,
should be shipped of with scissors,
and the bleeding stopped by applying
powder or solution.
II It starts TO grow again, cauterizs
the part with lunar caustic pencil.