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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
WEANLING PIGS GROW FAST
Are Made In Early Life-Lsrd
Hogs Becoming Unpopular.

The prevalent opinion seems to be
that swine were designed to eat up
the corn crop and grow into 300
pound porkers. Under certain cir
cumstances there is a better profit in
selling weanllngs than in feeding
them up to the usual market weights.
Exact trials at many experiment
stations show that the greatest gains
for feed consumed are made in early
life and that as the animals grow old
er 1t takes more feed to produce
pound OF pork.
The sucking pig grows very fast
and converts nearly all OF its rations
into meat. II the SOW is fed literally
che, too, will make some gains while
supporting her brood. The weanling
weighing 25 to 40 pounds is almost
clear gain and will often bring ten
cents a pound at this age.
On the same principle the 150-pound
pig will make more profitable re-
turns on feed consumed than IL left
until 1t weighs 250 pounds. There is
an increasing number of farmers who
prefer to sell light bacon hogs" and
fewer who continue to feed lard
hogs" up to the extra fat classes that
were popular score Of years ago.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
MANGEL BeETS FOR POULTRY
Succulence Acts as Tonic and Pro-
vides Water, One Of Essential
Requirements Of Ration.

For strong egg production plenty of
succulence in poultry feed is required.
by succulence is meant a food mate
rial which contains the original vege-
table juices of the plant as IL grew;
for example, cabbage, lettuce, sprout.
ed oats, mangel beets, etc. Succu
ience, as here defined, has two definite
purposes to perform in the ration:
II acts as a tonic, increasing the food
consumption by having a definite ef-
feet upon the palatability OF the ra.
tion; where plenty OF green food is
given, the birds relish the food better
and digest mere. Succulence also pro-
vides plenty OF water, which is one
OF the essential requirements OF a
ration.
Mangel beets have peculiar advan.
tages as succulence carriers. They are
very succulent. containing approx
mately 75 per cent of water.
Mangels are generally fed by cut
ting in half lengthwise. The halves
can then be nailed to the wall (the cut
side OUT with 2O-penny spikes, about
a foot from the floor. This keeps the
food clean.
Mangel beets are essentially a win.
ter feed, and should be fed in such an
amount that the poultry will clean
them up each day; II greater quantl.
ties are given, there will be waste.
Some poultrymen grind the beets In a
vegetable cutter. and feed them in an
open wooden trough. This method
admits OF the birds eating the entire
beet, but on the other hand It requires
considerable labor.-Farm Journal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
VALUE OF BEET PULP RATION
Made at Massachusetts Station
Gain Made In Weight.

In a test for FIVE weeks conducted
by the Massachusetts station, six COWS
were fed by the reversal method on
a ration of hay, bran and cottonseed
meal to which was added 43 pounds
of either cornmeal or OF beet pulp
daily. The herd lost in live weight 33
pounds on the cornmeal ration and
gained 81 pounds on the beet pulp ra.
tion.
There was no substantial variation
in the yield or average composition OF
the milk. II required for the cornmeal
ration l12 pounds OF dry matter to pro
duce 100 pounds OF milk and POSI-
pounds to produce one pound OF
milk fat, foi the beet pulp ration
1902 pounds and 2O.54 pounds respec.
lively. In n similar experiment to the
above, molasses. beet pulp and corn
meal were compared
The amounts of digestible nutrients
in each ration were approximately the
same. The herd gains we're similar.
There was no vide variation In milk
yields and only a slight advantage in
the production OF milk-fat with the
corn meal ration.
II required for the corn meal ra-
tion 1914 pounds OF milk. and 1872
pounds to produce one pound OF fat !:
for the molasses beet pulp ration
1851 and 1887 pounds. respectively.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09

may be broken by being blown OF a
window ledge by the wind. BY means
OF this holder recently patented by
a Palouse (Wash) man, the milk bot
tie is securely held in place. A metal
lie plate is securely hinged onto the
upper end OF the holder to cover the
cap and hold II securely in place. This,
besides keeping the dog or cats from
clawing the cap out to get to the milk,
prevents dirt from settling on the cap
10 cause annoyance and keeping II from
falling into the bottle and its contents
when opened. continuous piece OF
wire is used in making the main por.
tion OF the holder This wire is so
welded together smoothly that there
are no rough edges to catch and tear
the hand or clothing The wire makes
loop beneath the bottom OF the bot
tie 80 that II may act as a sort OF
cushion to prevent breaking in case
OF being set down hard. The double
band about the center OF the bottle
prevents II being struck against the
cement curb or stone when set down
by the carrier.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
DAIRY
GET BEST PRICE FOR BUTTER
important TO Have Flavor Pleasing 10
Senses Of Smell and Taste-Put
In Neat Package.

In order 10 secure the best price for
butter It must have a flavor which is
so pleasant to the sense OF smell and
so sweet to the taste that Il viii ere.
ate desire for more The texture.
grain and closeness should be waxy
and firm. and not salvy, greasy or
crumbly. II should be close in body
not spongy. and contain not too much.
nor too little, moisture.
The color should be uniform and ac.
cording to the requirements OF the
market Sailing according to the de.
mand of the market for which the but.
ter is intended is an important fea-
ture. Too much salt destroys the
sweet taste, and too little salt makes
the butter insipid and tasteless
The package in which the butter is
marketed demands careful considera-
ton. The appearance OF the package
when the butter goes TO market Is one
of the things that helps to sell that
butter. The package ought to be neat,
clean and attractive. The one.pound
brick print is the style most used and
is superior to the plan OF putting the
butter up in rolls or otherwise. for
It can be handled at less cost and with
less waste.
The butter. OF course, should be
wrapped in parchment or butter pa.
per. which should be OF good quality,
OF proper size and dipped in cold wa
ter before being used. It pays well TO
have some special brand printed on
the wrapper in fancy letters with the
name OF the maker or the name OF the
farm. The prints ought to weigh not
less than 1914 ounces each, the extra
weight being for shrinkage before
reaching the consumer. The time OF
marketing depends on local conditions
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
CAUSES FOR SMALL LITTERS
One Reason Which Contributes to
Trouble More Than Any Other Is
Breeding Young Sows.

Can you tell me why my brood
sows only bring between three and six
pigs per litter?"
Replying to this question Prof. G..
w. Barnes, live stock specialist of the
University OF Arizona agricultural ex-
tension service, says:
IF you have studied hog conditions
in the United States you will find that
about four pigs per litter is the aver
age; and can point to you men in
Arizona who are actually raising for
market two and three pigs to the lit
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
Supper pish.

A novel and tasty way OF serving
frankfurts and tomatoes for either a
supper or luncheon dish is as follows:
Put about tablespoonful of butter
in a frying pan, and when melted
slice in large onion and fry brown.
Add one can of tomatoes, one.half tea
spoonful of salt, a small amount OF
red pepper and one whole Glove. Take
one pound OF frankfurts and remove
the skin and slice lengthwise into
halves, and remove and cook ten min
utes. Serve with baked potatoes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
TO DESTROY LICE ON FOWLS
Powder Should Be Worked Into Feath.
ers With Fineers-lnslde Of House
Should Be Cleaned.

Several kinds of good powders are
sold to kill the lice in the p,umage OF
fowls.
The fowl TO be treated should be
held by the shanks, with it's head down
and the powder worked into its plum.
age with the fingers until the plum.
age Is full of IL II applied when
the fowls are on the roost and they
are carefully put back after holnF dust.
ed, the powder will be LIore effective.
To get rid OF little mites, all the
roosts and nearby woodwork should
be frequently busted with lice-killing
powder. The inside OF the house
should be cleaned and whitewashed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09

ter, yet the cost of maintenance OF
the brood SOW is practically the same
whether she brings two pigs or ten
pigs per litter, which means that the
farmers are losing a large percentage
of profit by keeping such brood sows
in their herds.
There are several reasons why
brood sows bring small litters, and
firmly believe that the one which con
tributes to the trouble more than any
other is the practice of breeding sows
too young. 1t Is no uncommon thing
to find sows weighing less than one
hundred pounds with pigs. Usually
you find them with only two pigs The
young sows which you intend to keep
for brood sows should never be bred
under nine months of age, and II is
much better to wait until they arc
twelve or fourteen months old. Then
IL they are not full developed, wait
few months longer. Your brood SOW
is good for six or eight years, and. IL
by waiting n few months in the be-
ginning before starting her on her life
work, you can increase the size of her
litters, you have certainly made good
wages for those months. Another
thing which contributes to no slight
extent to cause small litters is the
lack OF exercise
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT
flANY PREPARATIONS THAT MAY
BE UTILIZED.
Maearonl Served With Kidney Beans
VIII Be Found Entirely Accept
able-Veeetable Roast Also
Well Worth a Trial.

Are you looking for a dish that can
be substituted for the expensive meat.
and will yet be good eating and
strengthening Try
Msearonl With Kidney Beans.-One
cupful macaroni. one pint kidney
teaspoonful salt. one quart water, two
tablespoonfuls -four. two tablespoon.
fuls butter, three-quarters cupful hot
milk. one-quarter cupful tomato
(strained).
Break the macaroni in small pieces
and cook in boiling salted water until
soft. Drain, pour a cupful Of cold wa
ter through 1t. In preparing the TO.
mato sauce, heat the milk to the scald-
ing point and stir into 1t the creamed
butter and flour. Cook five minutes,
add the heated strained tomatoes,
drained macaroni and the cooked
beans, with more salt II needed. Heat
thoroughly, pour into a vegetable dish
and serve. Sufficient for four or five
persons.
or peas, one quart nut meats, four
slices zwieback. one cupful sweet
cream.
Put the well-cooked beans or peas
through a colander to remove the
skins, then mix with the finely-chopped
nut meats. Season to taste. Put one.
half the mixture in a buttered baking
dish, spread over it a dressing made
as follows: Pour boiling water on
four slices OF zwieback, cover, lei
stand for a few minutes, then break
them up with a fork and pour over
one-half cupful OF sweet cream. Sea
son with salt and sage Cover the
dressing with the remainder of the nut
mixture. pour over all the remaining
half cupful of cream and bake for one
and one.half hours. Serve in slices
with cranberry sauce.
Potato Salad With Sardines.-Ont
pint potatoes, one onion. half greer
pepper (sweet), three sprigs parsley
three olives or pickles, three teaspoon
fuls olive oil, one and a half table
spoonfuls vinegar, one can sardines
one tablespoonful beets or olives, sail
and red pepper to taste.
Boil potatoes in their jackets, ther
peel, and when cold cut into cubes
Mix together the potatoes, onion. greer
pepper, parsley. olives, salt and dasf
of red pepper Add the oil and vine
gar. Mix lightly and put in a salad
| bowl. When ready to serve. open tn,
sardines, drain and wipe free from OF
and arrange on top of the salad in {
circle Put the chopped beets or olives
in the center and serve. Brown ol
whole wheat bread goes well with this
This will serve three people. A salad
OF this description, with its fish ant
its olive oil, meets the requirement.
of an all around hearty and nourishint
| dish.
Have you tried not polishing you
cooking stove, but keeping it wei
washed? 1t saves your own aprons
tea towels, etc, and the childreni
clothes, II they come around the stow
in the kitchen.-Emma Paddock Tel
ford.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
Cream Mince.

Chop, not too fine, four large cold
potatoes, about three-quarters that
quantity of cold beets, and one-third
onion. Mix all together and dust with
flour, salt and pepper. Pick UP one
cupful of salt fish. Put water over
the fish to soften. Make a cream with
two tablespoonfuls of butter and one
OF -four and one-half cupful of hot wa
ter and same of milk. Drain water off
the fish and add the cream with the
vegetables. Heat and serve.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
Feather Duster Brooder.

its handle of, writes William T. Mile
of Roslindale, Mass, in Popular Me-
chanics. This makes an excellent sub.
stitute for the feathers of the hen.
Some finely cut hay, or sand, is placed
beneath so as to bring the level up
sufficiently for the chicks tc run
among the feathers. For ventilation,
bore some boles In the sides OF the
box near the top and cut small open.
ing for an entrance. For convenience
in cleaning, the cover should be
hinged.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
Fairy oInaer Cake.

One cupful OF molasses, one-half cup
full of sugar, one heaping tablespoon
full lard, one egg, one cupful sour milk
with one teaspoonful soda stirred in
until 1t begins to foam over top OF
cup. one teaspoonful ginger About
a pint of sifted -four. making a rather
thin light dough. II will be light like
a sponge II not mixed too stiff. Can
omit ginger and use spices and raisins
II desired.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
GOOD VENTILATION FOR HOGS
Frequently When Shed Is Closed AMI
mails Become Heated and Must
lnhale Impure Air.

OF little less Importance than the
ventilation of this years crop of corn
is that OF securing proper ventilation
for the animals that eat II, according
to the Nebraska College of Agricul-
ture. This is particularly true Of
hogs.
Frequently when the shed is closed
tightly the hogs will become heat
ed, as well as be Obliged TO inhale
impure air Such hogs, on being ex-
posed to cold air, are likely to be-
come susceptible to disease, espe-
cially pneumonia and so-called hog
rheumatism.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09

means Matching birds OF the general.
purpose breeds in March and April.
The average farmer matches his chick.
ems too late to secure eggs in the fall.
With well.matured pullets and i'm.
proved feeding methods farmers could
secure more eggs in winter than they
obtain under present conditions.
A well-balanced simple ration may
be made of equal parts. by weight, of
wheat, cracked corn, and oats fed
twice daily, usually in the morning
and at night The grain may be Ell.
ther scattered on the range in sum.
mer and in the litter in the poultry
house in winter, or fed in the house
throughout the year. IL should be
supplemented with a wet or dry mash
of two parts OF cornmeal and one part
each OF wheat bran, middlings, and
beef scrap. One feed Of mash may be
fed at any time during the day End
the grain fed for the other two meals.
Regulate the proportions of grain and
mash so that the hen will consume
about equal parts of each. About one
quart OF grain daily should be fed to
every 16 Leghorn hens, or to 10 gen.
eral.purpose hens, such as the Ply
mouth Rocks, with an equal weight
OF mash. This amount, however, va.
ries, ana should be regulated by the
feeder, as the hens should be eager
for each meal. Leghorns will eat
about fifty-fve pounds of grain and
mash in a year. and Plymouth Rocks,
or hens Of the general-purpose class
! about seyenty-fiye mounds
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
pemnnh for Hen Turkeys.

In marketing turkeys the hen tur
key is more in demand than the male
turkey. The market likes medium.
sized turkeys. On some markets Is.
pound turkey or over must await spe-
cial customers. but lO-pound turkey
finds ready buyer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
cure Eeather.EatIna hablt.

A feather,eater is seldom a NAL,
bird, but he suffers most from feather
eating hens. Burning the end OF the
bill, a cruel method, is recommended
as cure; also adding a teaspoonful
OF salt 10 each two quarts Of peat,
ls another.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
FEATHER DUSTER AS BROODEF
Feathers Are Arranged in Center OF
Box TO Take Place Of Those Of
the Mother Hen.

A very effective brooder can b.
made of an old feather duster hung
in box so that the tips Of the feath
ers will come close to the bottom. The
brooder consists Of a wood box about
one foot high. This cover is removed.
and hole cut in the center to receiv,
the shank of the duster after cuttins
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
Moose va. Halter.

A rope with a moose in II is soma
what cheaper to tie an animal with
than a good halter, but il the moose
happens to slip, or the animal gets
INTO some unusual position which
draws the rope tight enough to choke
the animal to death. the halter proves
a whole lot cheaper In the end.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
DANCER In Wet Mash.

The danger IN feeding a wet mash is
that somo of the food in the trough
may be left TO sour and mold, and
when eaten by the hens later. will
cause disease. The only safe method
OF feeding a wet mash is to remove all
feed from tho trough In half an nom
after feeding.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-09
HANDY MILK BOTTLE HOLDER
Device Patented by Washington Man
Holds Receptacle Securely In Its
Proper Place.

Cats will upset the milk bottle now
and then, especially after they have
developed the habit. other times II
The Washington herald., 1916-06-28

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The Washington herald., 1916-06-28

eldest son. Charles Lucien Jules Laurent
Bonaparte. known after his father &
death as the prince OF Canine, who was
two years younger than his cousin
Zenaide.
Charles Lucien, who was thus early af-
fianced to his cousin, seemed to possess
none OF the Bonaparte traits of greed
and ambition. He was essentially a
student and loved learning and the study
of sciences not because of the distinction
1t brought him but because OF the pleas
ure he gained in study. The long-plan-
ned wedding took place in Brussels just
ninety-four years ago today when
Charles Lucien was nineteen and Zenaide
was twenty-one and, strangely enough.
the union happened to be a very happy
one. Both the Prince and Princess Ca
nino travelled in the United States and
the prince made valuable studies of the
bird life of North America Zenaide was
much interested in her husbands studies
and aided him in his scientific writings
She herself was a good linguist and made
some admirable translations from the
German poet Schiller. Eight children
were the result of this union, a fact
which might be cited to refute the theory
that the marriages of cousins are un-
fruitful Their second son, Lucien, was
ordained priest and was later a cardi-
nal
fCopyright. lelS)
The Washington herald., 1916-06-28

WYE have just returned from
w seeing Blanche Sweet in
"The Thousand Dollar
Husband" and to me she is more
beautiful than ever. You do not
know how strange it is to watch our
friends upon the screen, and when
they look straight into the cameras
eyes, which are the eyes of the audi
ence, we have little thrill quite as
if they were looking at US and say
ing: How do you dol l am glad
you arc here watching mel"
Once when Blanche Sweet smiled
at me, l unconsciously smiled back
at her, bridging the distance OF those
three thousand miles, with Blanche
in California while am here in New
York
How we'll remember the day at
the old New York Biograph studio
when l first saw Miss Sweet.
had been away on a short vacation,
and when ! came back the other
girls swarmed around to tell nc
about Mr.. Criffith's new find, whom,
he called Maud Adams" because
she looked so much like that lovely
stage star.
"Where Is shc?" l asked, all eager
ness, and they pointed her out to
me.
What do you think of her." came
dozen whispers, and | remember
telling them that she made me think
of some rare plant, like one OF those
pale yellow orchids we sometimes
see in the flower shops. She had
silver blond hair, eyes of jade, and
as l glanced at her slender figure
| noticed her hands. They were
beautiful hands, so white and deli
cate they made me think of the big,
| feathcry suowfakes that fall in the
early winter.
ITO Save Her Soul" was the first
picture we played in together, where
she had the role of a dancer. l
think the mkt was All on Account
of the Milk" a little comedy drama.
Blanche wa a very studious girl
and we envied her because OF her
ambition and her judgment in read
ing and studying the classics of lit
erature. She did not mingle with the
girls of the studio, but would sit out
alone, delving into the dusty books
which would give her an enviable
! education.
Her first great success was "Ju-
dith of Bethula," and after that She
was voted one of the most beautiful
girls on the screen. When Mr.. Grif-
fifth left the Biograph studio for the
Mutual, Blanche was among the
large company which followed him
Her work in The Escape" The
Secret Sin,' "Home,S Sweet Home
"The Secret Orchards@ and "The
Rsgamuffin" are among lier late sue,
cesses, some of them with Mr.. Crit.