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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
HOW TO RUN YOUR FURNACE
Be Had II These Instructions
Are Followed.

There's lesson for every household
er in the pamphlet on how to save coal.
just given out here by the anthracite
bureau of information. Listen:
Don't put In too much coal or toe
little.
Don't crowd II above the top OF the
firebrick lining in range, cylinder stove
or hot-air furnace.
FIJI the fuel space twice day in
winter weather, heaping the coal
slightly In the center.
Don't add small quantities Of coal
several times day, with attendant
shakings. Shake the crate only twica
a dny before fresh coal Is put IN ard
stop when a bright light shows under.
meath.
Don't leave the feed door open; II
cools the heating surfaces. To check
draft, open the check damper In the
stovepipe and shut the ashplt door.
See that the coal Is properly con.
sumed and not shaken through the
crate to pass out with the ashes.
Keep the ashplt empty.
Don't use the wrong size OF coal ;
It's unecOnomicai.
If right size and quality Of coal are
used no ash sitter is required.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15

CBy c. g. ANDERSON, Colorado Agricul-
tural College, Fort Collins, Colo)
Activity is the life of the laying
hen. AS her activity decreases, so
does her egg production. The hen
that stands around all day, and scarce
ly has enough energy to eat food
placed before her, is never laying
hen.
The amount of forced exercise nee
essary will vary with the breed. The
Leghorn, conceded TO be the highest
egg producer, and most active bird,
will take n great deal of exercise
The Brahma is an example of the
other extreme, and must always have
n strong incentive to exercise. The
vigor and productivity OF the free
range hen as compared to one yard
confined Is largely accounted for by
her active life.
During the winter months exercise
can best be managed by feeding all
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
TREATING WORMS IN FOWLS
Mix In Feed One Teaspoonful Of Per-
manaanate Root Bark for Every
Fifty Head Of Birds.

Intestinal worms are prevalent in
almost all farm flocks. To be con-
vinced of whether or not your bird
has worms, II is good plan to give
the flock, or at least a few individ-
uals, dose Of physic. One OF the
best methods Of treating worms In
fowls is TO mix in the feed teaspoon
full OF powdered permanganate root
bark for every 80 head % birds. In
treating a few birds at time 1t is
well 70 follow this medicine with a
purgative dose of castor oil. such as
two or three teaspoonfuls.
oil OF turpentlne is an excellent
remedy for all worms which inhabit
the digestive tract. 1t may be given
In the dose of one 10 three teaspoon
fuls, and is best administered by fore
Ing 1t through a small, flexible cathe-
ter that has been oiled and passed
through the mouth and esophagus to
the crop.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
HENS NEED MUCH ATTENTION
Fowls Must Have Plenty OF Right
Kind OF Food, Especially During
Cold Weather Season.

The old idea that hens do not need
much attention has almost aisap-
peared. Farmers now realize, as poul-
try fanclers did years ago, that It is
necessary to take good care OF tho
hens II one expects profits.
There was time when fowls coulo
find the food necessary and the farm.
er need not worry himself with the
expense OF raising feed for the biros
But there are now very few places
where the fowls may be expected to
find their own food.
It Is quite true that hens will find
much of their food on range II given
n chance. But they will need feed
at certain times and generally at all
times for a supplement to balance this
ratlons.
During the winter, farm fowls will
need plenty of the right kind of food ;
there will be times when little can
I've found; then the feed supply must
come from the barn or granary. And
much will depend upon the kind
amount and frequency of feeding.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
Two. Eau Cookies.

One cupfal butter, two cupfuIs SUI
gar, two eggs, one-half to one cupful
milk, four coDfuls pnstfy hour or less.
six teaspoonfuls baking powder. Cream
butter and add sugar gradually; add
milk according as rich, crisp or less
rich aud soft cookie is desired. Di-
minish the qus~tity of -four and bak.
Ing powder II less than full cupful OF
liquid be used. Take little Of the
dough upon the board at n time and
handle as little as possible. The
dough should be quite soft. II cup
full of milk be used, pat into a sheet
and cut into cakes. After placing In
the pan dredge with granulated sugar.
Bake In a quick oven.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
PROPER WAY TO SMOKE MEAT
soft Wood Should Not Be Used In the
Process, for Reason That VIII
Be Apparent.

The proper smoking Of cured pork
nids materially itss keeping qualities
and improves the flavor of the meat.
Brine-cured meat Is ready TO he
smoked after II has been in the brine
from five to seven weeks. After the
meat is removed from the brine II
should be soaked In lukewarm wa
ter. or In wnter at temperature or
60 degrees, for about "a hours. This
dlssolves the salt from the outside OK
the meat. If the meat Is smoked
without washing conting of salt Is
found on the outside of the smoked
meat, which detracts materially from
its appearance. After the meat has
soaked for period of about "a hours
II should be taken out Of the vessel
and hung up on racks where the water
can drain away or evaporate.
When thoroughly dry the meat
should be hung up in the smokehouse,
the pieces near the ceiling ana NJ a
short distance from one another so
posed to the smoke.
The selection of the fuel Is OF great
Importance. Soft woods should never
be used, as they give OF too much
carbon which will be deposited on the
outside of the meat, making 1t sooty
and giving II a too-dark color. Green
hickory, maple or other hardwoods
should be selected. Corncobs MAKE
an excellent substitute
A steady smoke for from 80 to 4S
hours is sufficient for mildly smoked
meat. If the meat Is to he kept until
late in the summer, 1t is well to smoke
10 for about three days. The fire
should be kept low so that the mini
mum of heat Is given Off. When too
much heat is given off the fnt on tho
meat will melt and run over the meat,
causing 1t to become streaky. Meat,
when smoked sufficiently, should be Of
an amber color.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
FEEDING MILK TO CHICKENS
According to Nebraska Experiment
Station Practice viii Double
Production Of Eggs.

The use Of milk In feeding chickens
will double egg production, according
20 the poultry section of the Nebraska
experiment station at Lincoln, n1'h-
hen never lays an egg r-.'
Gradients neces- .nul all the In.
Sa..,. -sary for the complete
,pment OF chick are present."
the station announced.
"Since the egg contains protein as
well as carbohydrates, any amount of
carbohydrates fed In the form Of grain
will not Offset the necessity Of protein.
Milk given to the birds, either as n
drink, or In the form OF wet mash, will
double egg yields. Commercial meat
scrap is Of equal value, and may be
substituted when milk cannot be OBJ.
tained."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
FARM
p()lH5I>RY
T.SWA
TREAT TURKEY FOR CHOLERA
Isolate Affected Birds In House Re-
mote From Other Poultry Build
inps-Give Creolin.

The word is used TO cover a nun
ber OF Intestinal disorders, but chol-
era is contagious germ disease and
is practically incurable. Place all
birds which show any symptoms Of
the disease In n house remote from
other poultry buildings and one which
can be easily and thoroughly disin.
fected. Give the birds few drops OF
creolin or sulpho-napthol In their
drinking water. Just enough to turn II
family milky. Give the birds a one
thousandth Of grain tablet of cor
rosive subllmate every three hours.
Feed spnringly on soft easily dlgested
food. All badly affected birds should
be killed by blow on the head with
out drawing blood and then burned.
Rake up and burn all litter used In
the house and runs occupied by in
fected birds. Spray the runs and all
parts OF the building with n creolin or
sulpho-napthol solution. one table
spoonful 10 two gallons OF water. The
runs should also be plowed frequently.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
USING AN INCUBATOR

Users Of incubutors are given
the following suggestions by
the United States department
Of agriculture.
See that the Incubator is run-
ming steadily at the desired tenn
perature before filling with eggs.
DO not add fresh eggs to tray
containing eggs which are uu-
dergoing incubation.
Turn the eggs twice daily
after the second and until the
nineteenth day, Cool the eggs
once daily, according to the
weather, from the seventh to the
nineteenth day.
Turn the eggs before caring
for the lamps.
Attend to the machine care
fully at regular hours.
Keep the lamp and wick
clean.
Test the eggs on the seventh
and fourteenth days.
Do not open the machine after
the eighteenth day until the
chickens are hatched,
In setting Up md operating an
incubator follow the directions
of the manufacturer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
VARIETY FOR POULTRY
Method Recommended by Maine
Experiment Station.
Grain Mixture Of Wheat, Oats and
Corn Ia Scattered In litter--chlek.
ems Should Have Ample Sup.
ply Of Green Food.

One of the most successful methods
of feeding poultry is the one adyo-
Gated by the Maine experiment station,
which Is briefly as follows: A grain
mixture of equal parts by weight of
wheat, oats and corn, and dry mash
OF a mixture made up as follows:
Bran, 200 pounds; cornmeal, 100
pounds; mlddlings, 100 pounds; gluten
meal, 100 pounds, and beef scraps, 100
pounds.
The usual method of feeding the
grain is to scatter about four quarts
of the grain mixture for each 100 hens
in the litter at night after the chick
ems have gone to -oost, or early In the
morning. The litter should be deep
enough to give the hens plenty OF ex-
ercise. At noon another four quarters
should be scattered In the litter.
Aside from the grain and dry mash
the chickens should have plenty OF
green food, which may be furnished
either In the form of mangels, cab
bages, sprouted oats or cut clover hay.
Milk is also very valuable poultry
food, and II furnished daily the amount
of beef scraps In the dry mash can be
cut down TO 80 pounds. 1t is prefer
able to feed sour milk, as sweet milk
will often sour and cause digestive
troubles.
One of the secrets OF successful
feeding Is TO have the chickens go 10
roost with their crops full and In the
morning have them eager for grain
If the chickens are not anxious for
the feed, 1t is an indication that they
are getting 1t too easily or that they
are getting too liberal amounts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
OYSTER SHELL IS VALUABLE
Il is Not Fed to Poultry for Purpose Of
Supplying Grit, but as Material
for Egg Shell.

Oyster shell is fed to chickens for
the production OF egg shells and not
for grit as some persons think, ac-
cordlng TO Il. NJ. Sherwood, acting head
of the department OF poultry hus-
bandry in the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college.
approximately 90 per cent of the
oyster shell fed laying hens is con-
verted into egg shell, which has n
chemical composition almost identical
with that OF the original shell. Clam
shells and lime. although Of practically
the. same composition, are not as ap-
petizing to the chickens and so are not
as valuable as the oyster shells.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
FEED CATTLE FOR SHIPMENT
Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Recommends Water Be Withheld
Before Shipping.

In preparing cattle fSf shipment con-
siderable nttentioA should be given to
Feeding so as to lower the shrinkage
rs much as possible. The Pennsyl-
vaula State college agricultural ex.
pertinent station recommends that
water be withheld from animals be-
fore shipping and that they be fed tim
othy hay and whole oats to prevent
looseness during shipping. Under such
treatment cattle win arrive at the
market In a more attractive appear
ance and will take on much heavier
"fll,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
About Cream Of Tartar.

II you have noticed that cream or
tartar has gone up in price 1t may In
terest you to know that this is due to
the scarcity of argol, from which it is
made, and this In turn is due to the
lessened manufacture of wine In
France and Italy in the past year.
Nearly all the argol produced is i'm
ported from those two countries. Ar
gol is crystallzed deposit formed on
the inside of casks and other recepta-
cles In which the juice of grapes Is
kept for the manufacture OF wine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15

attract great deal Of attention. The
farmers son would certainly become
deeply interested In a fine team of
purebred mares and the colts they
raise. II would stimulate him and en-
courage him to put forth his best eff
forts for their cure and management.
The boy who is proud of the stock
on the farm and who may raise and
develop colt good enough to win at
one Of the local fairs is not nearly SO
likely to leave the farm.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
RIGHT MALES FOR BREEDING
Save Those Of Large, Vigorous Type,
Showing weIl-peveloped Breast
and Strong Bone.

Gull out the bum roosters. Males
Of large, vigorous type, showing we'll
developed breast, strong bone, large
comb and wattles and bright eyes
should be held for breeding purposes.
Crow heads, long beaks andsweak legs
indicate lack Of constitutional vlgor
and are usually found in poor pro-
ducers.
Hold the late-uoltlng hen. Sell the
early-molting hen, the persistent or all
summer sitter. and the overfat hen.
Sell the immature pullets, or runts,
and save only the best. Never breed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
PRIDE IN COLTS AND HORSES
Farmer Can Well Afford TO Feed and
Care for Young Animals to At
tract Buyers.

CBy w. L. BLIZZARD. Department of
Animal Husbandry. Oklahoma A. and
M. College. stillwater)
Every farmer should have pride in
the colts and horses he raises. If the
packer and brewer can afford to pay
fancy prices for flashy geldings largely
for advertising purposes. the farmer
can well afford to feed and care for his
young colts in such a way that they
will be attractive to these buyers.
In fact. every farmer should be am
bilious, not only to raise the best
crops, but also to produce the best
stock OF all kinds. If he has the best
teams in the neighborhood, they will
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
Sunshine Cake.

Three-Quarters cupful strained hon.
ey, three-quarters cupful sugar, six
eggs. one and half cupfuls slfted
flour. Boil honey and sugar together
until II will spin n thread from the
tines of fork. Beat the egg yOlks
until light. pour the slrup over them
beating until the mixture is cool. Sift
In the flour last of all, fold In the
stifiy-beaten whites. Pour into an an
gel-cake pan, lined with buttered pa
per, and bake In a slow oven for forty
or fifty minutes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
HE IS PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Man Breeding Purebred Stock Is the
One With Best Surroundings and
Farm Buildings.

The man who has gone into the
breeding OF purebred live stock is the
man with the best surroundings, the
best buildings on his farm; he keeps
his farm in the best condition-in
fact II is something which tends to
develop him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
creamed Zoos With Fish.

II you have any remnants of cooked
fish. fake them carefully free Of skin
and bone, add salt and pepper and mix
with some white sauce and add a little
mashed potato. Line some little
creased pans with this, add an egg,
as before, and put into the oven to set.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
PICK FEATHERS FROM GEESE
Best Time is When Operation Does
Not Draw Blood-Dry Feathers
Before Marketing.

The best time TO pick geese Is when
picking the feathers will not draw the
blood this is usually just before molt-
Ing time.
Some make practice Of picking tho
geese twice year. but this Is not o
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
REDUCE FERTILITY OF FARM
Raising Of Grade Steers Is Easier
Than Growing Grain-Less Care
for the Farmer.

It is known that grain-raising re-
duces the fertility of the farm in a
much greater degree than the raising
of stock.
The raising of grade steers is easier
work and less care for the average
farmer now that reliable farm labor is
becoming so difficult to obtain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
KEEP ALL POULTRY HEALTHY
Avoid Condiments and Medicines In
All Kinds Of Weather-See That
Fowls Are Comfortable.

II your chickens are healthy and
free from lice keep condiments and
medicines away from them, in cold
weather and all other kinds of wealth
er.
Water and good feeds will do them
the most good, granting that they are
comfortably housed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15

good practice, as II depletes the vitality
of the geese, and units them for good
service as breeders,
After the feathers have been picked,
they should be spread out TO dry, after
which they are ready for the market.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
USING ANTICHOLERA SERUM
Vaccination Of Hogs and Proper Care
VIII Prevent Disease-chanee
For More Money.

Hog cholera is absolutely prevent
able. The use of the anticholera Sc
rum = vaccinating the hogs and
proper care will do the work.
With this hoodoo removed there
ought to be much more money in hogs
than ever before
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
When Hsmmlna Sheets.

When hemmIng sheets, towels, ETC.,
on the machine. turn the material
around and run the stitching along
each side for one or two inches, and
no tying of ends viii be necessary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-15
In CHICAGO.

'When you are speculatlng do you
ever count your chickens before they
are hatchedf'
: Certainly not. specialize in cor
nering the egg Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
PIGS BLADDERs As DEcoYs
Suggestion They Would Be Mistaken
for Chinese Heads In Water Won
Prize a. Best Idea.

During the war between China and
Japan in 1894 Viceroy Liu Kun-yi IS
sued proclamation offering reward
to any one who could suggest a plan
for destroying the enemy fleet. The
prize was won by an old literary gen.
tleman who suggested that large
number of pigs bladders should be
procured and blown up tight. Then,
when the wind was blowing off shore
towards the fleet. these should be put
in the water and the enemy would
mistake them for the heads of Chinese
soldiers swimming out to attack, and
would open fire with all their guns.
When all their ammunition was fired
away the Chinese could then go out in
boats and secure possession of the
vessels without loss. To the foreign
mind it sounded very funny, but it was
quite classical scheme.
During the Three Kingdom times the
city of Hwangchow was being be-
sieged by a hero who had clean run
out of arrows. He thereupon manned
a fleet of boats with straw men. and
sent them under the walls at night.
when the defenders shot them full of
arrows. In this way he replenished
his own magazine and depleted that
OF his opponents, thus capturing the
city easily.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
PANIC AMONG BUFFALO HERD
Dummy, Operated At Suggestion q
cartoonist Mccutcheon, Causes
1isons to Flee jungle.

When John McCutcheon was hunt
ing in Africa he was almost as much
interested In taking pictures Of the
game as in killing it. For few days
there was large herd Of buffalOes
grazing near his camp, and he was
keen to go out with ts camera and try
his luck.
Mr.. McCutcheon had a wonderful
idea. If he and another man got in
side buffalo's hide they could go
among the herd and easily get dozens
Of valuable pictures.
The day that they were to try this
experiment McCutcheon had killed his
first lion and was too tired to 90 out
and play among the buffaloes. So. an
other man was persuaded to take his
place, q very tall man. He took tho
hind part and the other man took the
fore. The tall man was little agitat-
ed and when they got near where the
buffaloes were grazing his emotions
Increased.
All went well until they were really
among the beasts; then the gentleman
in the hind legs forget himself and
kept raising his head. The bulfaloes
saw one of. their brothers with a lively,
undulating back. Panic seized them.
They fed to the jungle.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
ValvO. Of Lows.

No, I tell you. a little love goes .
long way, observes the Los Angeles
Times. Love was intended as a piQuant
condiment, never as a whole meal.
Hate may endure through generations,
but love can't stand q week under
the same roof without an ingenious adj
mixture Of other Ingredients. Love
rules the world-exactly. For the rea-
son that it is scarce and precious, de-
lightfully uncommon. and therefore
valuable. Diamonds themselves would
lose their value II you could pick 'em
up in the streets. Gold would be cheap
er than tinsel II there was enough Of
1t to 60 round. Gold and love are both
powerful for the same reason-hard to
ind. dimcult to get, still more dim
cult to keep.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
West vlrnlnja Soil.

Nearly two-thirds Of the land area
Of West Virginia Is In farms. All
soils are from disintegration Of lime
stone, sandstone or mixtures Of shales
and clays. The soil Is generally fer
tile and does not wash into gullies,
the land being productive to the tops
OF the mountains. Clay soil IL found
In some Of the higher portions, alluvial
coil In the uplands, and unproductive
sandy soil In the northeast. In the
extreme northeastern counties the coil
10 Of rich limestone. West Of the
mountains the broad, nat hills furnish
grazing for cattle, while the valleys,
produce good crops.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
C.. A. BLANCHARD
Lawyer and Notary
Office in First National Bank Bids,
Morgan City, La.
TRESPAss NOTICE,

Due to the fact that several d.
gerous fires have recently been
started by hunters on Avoca Island,
the undersigned owners have found
it necessary to legally post their
holdings on Avoca and Bateman Is
lands for the purpose Of preventing
future repetitions of this danger.
We feel that our position will be
readily understood by the public,
when it is stated that we have over
$75,000.O0 worth of live stock On
the Island. much Of which is direct
ly exposed to any danger caused BY
fires carelessly or Intentionally set
in the act Of running game frsn
cover.
We, therefore, notify all perssas
that hunting or trespassing on Ave-
ca OF Bateman Islands, where or
properties are located, will be dealt
with according to law.
LOUISIANA LIVE STOCK Co. Inc.
J. N. Pharr 4 Sons, Ltd.