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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01
YOUNG CHICKS MUST
HAVE GOOD SHELTER
No Particular Style OF House Is
to Be Recommended.
Il Should Provide Ample Ventilation,
Dryness, Sunlight. Freedom From
prafts and Can EAsiiy ee
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF .Agriculture)
Growing chicks should be provided
with a house that win give them
place to stay In bad weather and at
night. No particular style Of house is
recommended, but II should be 90
built that 1t win provide ample venti-
lation, dryness sunlight. freedom from
drafts, and be so arranged that II can
be cleaned easily and frequently.
The lumber from plano and dry
goods boxes can be used In building
such q house. and when covered with
ordinary roofing paper SO as to keep
out the rain. will make desirable quar-.
ters. II Is suggested that such houses
be built on the colony plan, 80 that
they can be moved from place to
place. thus providing the chicks with
fresh ground to range over. Elevat-
Ing such house six inches above the
ground win help to keep the floor dry.
by means OF the circulation Of air. and
such space will also provide shade for
the chicks.
In placing the chicks in their grow.
Ing house for the first time. II Is hest
to confine them for several days BY
erecting a temporary yard wherein
they can run for five or six days un-
I'll they learn where to return when
the fence Ia removed and they are
allowed their liberty. Care should be
taken not to crowd the chicks by plac-
Ing too many In any one house. When
the chickens cover the greater part Of
the foor at night, It Is an Indication
that they are too crowded. At such Z
time they should be thinned out and
placed In another house.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

he promptly regulates his seed beds
and moisture In such way as materi-
elly to advance the maturity of his
crop to take advantage Of the shortage
soon to occur. One such grower of
hothouse lettuce says that the govern
ment crop and market reporting SER
Vice is worth $500 a year to him in
that way.
Here Is another concrete illustrn-
ton: During the past season there
was a short crop Of potatoes In vlr-
ginia and Maryland. The crop and
market reporting service informed po-
tat0 growers over the country of that
fact In time for them to take ndvan-
tnge of 1t. As a result. some southern
growers held their potatoes for few
weeks, while some northern growers
dug and marketed theirs little ear
lier than usual. thus not only obtain
ing better prices. but filling In n period
&hen there would have been otherwise
a AhQrtage Of new potatoes.
smaws Market Advantages
The service indicates. to the grower
who uses its hRtelligently. temporary
and local market advantages. A city
that this week Is an extremely poor
market for a particufrr, commodity
may be the best market for that com.
modify next week. The grower, who
has followed the reports and correctly
interpreted conditions II thus in POSI-
tiOn to ship In such way as to get his
produce on that market ut the begin.
ming Of better prices.
The results are beneficial alike to
producer and consumer. The producer
takes advantage Of the market where
prices are best. The consumer has u
more regular supply and usually with
out extreme fluctuations In prices. OF
course. such application Of benefits Is
not yet universal. The service Is COM
naratively new and many people have
not yet learned to avail themselves Of
It. However, the 30 permanent branch
Offices Of the bureau OF markets and
the numerous temporary stations In
shipping areas bring within reach of
practically all shippers the Informa-
tlon furnished In the form of daily
market bulletins, weekly market re-
Views and monthly news articles.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Every poultry raiser wants his
chicks to grow fast whether he plans
to get them on an early market or to
develop profitable layers. Early
Matching is one of the first steps In
this direction, but the next, which Is
of equal Importance, is proper feeding.
Undoubtedly chickens will grow faster
when fed five times than when fed
only three times daily, say poultry
specialists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, but 1t should
be borne In mind that more harm can
be done to the young chicks by over
feeding than by under-feeding. Young
chickens should be fed not more than
barely enough to satisfy their appe-
tiles and to keep them exercising, ex-
cert at the evening or last meal, when
they should be given all they care to
eat. Greater care must be exercised
not to over-feed young chickens that
are confined than those that have free
range, as leg weakness IL likely to re-
suit.
Chicks First Meals.
Inexperienced poultry raisers are
tempted to feed chicks Immediately
after they are hatched, but this should
not be done. No feed should be given
before the chicks are thirty-six or for.
ty-eight hours OLD During the first
week feed them stale bread, pinhead
oatmeal. rolled oats, hard-boiled eggs,
or johnnycake.r Crumbly, but not
sloppy mashes. made BY mixing with
milk, are conridered valuable. Dur.
ing the secord week add cracked
wheat. finely cracked corn and hulled
oats 10 the chicks ration. .
After the chicks are ten days old a
good growing mash, composed Of two
parts by weight Of bran, two parts
middllngs. one part cornmeal, one part
low-grade wheat flour or red-dog mid
dllngs, and ten per cent beef scrap
may be placed in hopper and lef'
before them all the time. The mash
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01
EFFECT Of WEATHER
CONDITIONS IS FELT
One Market May Go Up While An
other Goes Opposite Way.
Crop and Market Service Of Depart
ment Of Agriculture Keeps Both
Shipper and Consumer Post.
ed on Situation.

(rrepared by the United states Depart
ment OF Agrlcuiture)
Any given weather condltion--cold.
rain or heat--may affect one market
one way and another market in the
directly opposite way. A period Of
rainy weather, for instance. might
put peach prices away up In New York
or Chicago and away down In Atlanta
or Augusta. The effect of any par
ticular weather condition Is likely to
pc different in the big consuming mar
ket from what II is In producing Sec
tions. In the case cited, the rain
might delay gathering. Then at the
beginning of fair weather, great guam
titles Of more or less damaged peaches
would come In at once. instead OF be-
Ing distributed over a period Of weeks,
and prices would go down sharply.
At the same time. shortage would
have been caused In some OF the large
cities and prices would go up. Anoth-
err set Of conditions might reverse the
process, making prices high In pro-
ducing sections and relatively low at
consuming markets. The crop and
market reporting service Of the United
States department of agriculture, car
rying full information on weather and
crop conditions, keeps both the ship
per and the consumer posted as to
such conditions and. In general way,
works to smooth out such dlscrep-
ancies.
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asparagus. Dock leaves. mustard,
sorrel. are all palatable when served
In salads or as green's.
Dandelion green's are growing In
popularity for canning for winter use.
They must be canned when very ten
der. as we like them for green's. Wash
and thoroughly clean them. then let
them simmer In boiling water to cover
for Ave minutes, then drain and pack
ms closely ms possible In mnson jar,
adding n tenspoonful OF salt to quart
aof the greens. Fiji the can with boil
Ing water and screw down the top
which has been furnished with good
rubber, not tight but close enough 80
that the I'D may be lifted without
coming of. Set into 4 boiler of boil
Ing water and boil for two hours. then
remove the can and seal perfectly
tight.
Beet tops when young may he canned
for winter use, adding few of the
small beets AZ one does when serving
them as greet !. These are processed
In the same manner as the dande-
Hons. A housewife may put up a can
or two OF green's quite often. Just pre-
pairing few more than Is needed for
the table and process them In kettle
instead Of boiler. Spinach and swiss
chard grow So easily In the home gnr-
den and while II Is crisp and tender
few cans may be put away for the
winter. A good combination that II
recommended for young children Il
spinach, a carrot or two In the can.
ono onion and stalk or two Of celery.
canned ms usual. A few spoonfuls Of
this mixture put through puree
strainer and added to a small dish Of
broth is a rich and nourishlng food
for children, giving the elements
needed to build up bone and MUSCLE.
Water cress Is another valuable
vegetable rich In mineral salts, good
blood purifler In the spring. Serve Il
Wtlh French dressing oE = { earnlcn
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Remove from the fire, add two un-
spoonfuls on buttered sheet shaping
as nearly circular as possible. Bake
thirty minutes In a moderate oven.
Cool, split and I'LL with whipped
cream. Serve with hot chocolate sauce.
Emergency Soup.-DissoIve two and
one-Ialf teaspoonfuls of beef extract
In three cupfuls Of boiling water Add
three tablespoonfuls Of milk gradually,
to one and one-half tnblespoonfuIs of
flour; mix until smooth. Add to the
first mixture. stirring constantly until
the boiling point Is reached, then boil
three minutes; add three-fourths of
teaspoonful Of salt, few gralns of
pepper, and cayenne and three-fourths
of cupful Of cream. Celery salt. on
ion salt or parsley may be added to
vary the flavor.
Napoll SpaghettI.-Cut four slices
Of bacon In small pieces and fry. Add
one sliced onion, one-half can of
tomatoes, one-haIf box OF tomato
paste, one-half teaspoonful Of salt.
one-eighth OF teaspoonful Of pepper,
one-fourth teaspOonful Of mace, few
grains Of cayenne and a bit of bay leaf.
Bring gradually TO the boiling point
and let simmer fifty minutes. Pour
over one-fourth Of a pound Of cooked
spaghetti, and let stand ten minutes.
Serve hot.
Mushrooms on Toast.-Cut stale
bread In slices and shape with round
cutter, then fry In butter. Cook two
cupfuls Of cut-up mushrooms In two
tablespoonfuls Of butter five minutes.
Cook one tablespoonful Of butter with
half teaspoonfuI of shalfot chopped.
three minutes; season with paprika,
salt and pepper. Arrange the mush-
rooms on the rounds Of bread, pour
over the tomato puree and sprinkle
with chopped parsley.
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may be fed either wet or dry; II wet,
only enough moisture (either milk or
water) should be added to make the
feed crumbly. If this moisture Is not
used hopper containing bran should
be accessible to the chickens ut all
times.
After the chickens are two months
old they may be fed four times daily,
with good results. When they are
three months old three feelings a day
are enough.
Hoppers for Feeding Chicks.
As soon as the chickens will eat the
whole wheat, cracked corn, and other
grains-usually In about eight weeks
the small-sized chick feed can be
eliminated. In addition to the above
feeds sour milk, skim milk, or butter.
milk will hasten the chickens growth.
Growing chickens kept on good
range may be given all their feed In a
hopper. mixing two parts by weight
Of cracked corn with one part Of
wheat. or equal parts Of cracked corn,
wheat. and oats in one hopper and the
dry mash for chickens I'm another.
The beef scrap may be left out Of
the dry mash and fed In a separate
hopper, SO that the chickens can eat
all Of this feed they desire. II the
beef scrap is to be fed separately. It
Is advisable to wait until the chicks
are ten days old, although some poul.
trymen put the beef scrap before the
young chickens at the start without
bad results. 3
Chickens confined to small yards
should always be supplied with green
feed. such as lettuce. sprouted oats,
alfalfa, or clover. but the best place
to raise chickens successfully is on d
good range where no extra green feed
is required. Where the chickens are
kept in small bare yards, fine char
coal, grit, and oyster shell should be
kept before them all Of the time, and
cracked or ground bone may be fed.
The bone is not necessary for chick.
ems that have good range.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Shaping ones course by faith rather
than by sight Is doubtless good prac-
tice, spiritually speaking. but produce
growers used to find II righty dis
pstrous In business. or course. some
Of them are still following the faith
system Of growing and marketing, be-
cause they have not seen ut to use the
eyes furnished them by the govern
ment In the crop and market reporting
service Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. These are still
planting. gathering. and marketing
more or less NQt random, but a con-
stantly increasing number are looking
around and ahead. Seeing what other
sections are doing. fyding where amy
shortage or surplus is xRcly to be pro-
duced. ascertaining special hdH0ntages
or disadvantages In consuming c3rrttaxs.
ana generally getting forecast Of the
market from crop and other conditions
the countrXaver.
The farsIghted southern potato
grower/no longer plants blIndly or BY
rote. 4 He takes into account the vol
,uuse and probable movement Of the
northern crop and the quantity Of the
old crop likely to come over till spring.
The northern grower watches the de-
velopment Of the southern crop. II
the southern acreage II reduced. II
there are late freezes, II anything hap
pens to bring about . material reduc-
tion Of the crop In the South or In
any large potato growing section Of
the North, the wide-awake northern
grower II In position to make money
by putting In a. late acreage and top
dressing It. The Texas onion grower,
before time for planting. takes into
consideration the quantity Of old
northern stock In storage ard the rate
at which II Is going TO market.
Worth $500 TO This Grower.
In score Of lines the same system
is being followed. Take. for illustra-
tIon. the case Of grower of hothouse
lettuce In the neighborhood Of one Of
the large eastern cities. Ordinarily he
grows to meet fairly late market,
after the Florida and South Carolina
crops are OF. But IL he receives news
Of destructive freeze In the South.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

each of chopped ham. carrot and
onion; add three tablespOonfuls OF
-four, one-half cupful Of tomatoes. one
cupful of chicken stock. two cloves,
one-half teaspoonful OF salt, one-eighth
teaspoonful of pepper and onefourth
teaspoonful of paprika. Simmer ten
minutes. rub through sieve. add two
tablespoonfuls of fruit juice and cook
five minutes. Pour sauce around the
chicken and serve.
Lemon Pie.-Mix one cupful OF sugnr
and three tablespoonfuls of -four; add
three tablespoonfuis of lemon juice
the yolks Of two eggs slightly beaten.
one cupful Of milk. one tablespoonful
of melted butter and lightly fold In
the stiffly beaten whites with a pinch
of salt. Bake In one crust.
Escalloped Tomatoes.--Remove the
whole tomatoes from a quart can.
Season with salt. pepper onion juice
and teaspoonful of sugar. Cover the
bottom Of baking dish with half a
cupful Of crumbed and buttered bread !;
cover with tomatoes then with more
cruhDS. bhke III NOT oven until
the crumbs are brown.
Honuroise Potatoes.--Parboil three
cupfuls Of half-inch cubes of potatoes
three minutes and drain. Add one
third Of cupful OF butter and cook
on the back part Of the range until
slightly brown. Melt two tablespoon
fuls OF butter, add few drops Of
onion juice. two tablespoonfuls Of
-four and pour on gradually one cup
full Of hot milk. Season with salt and
paprIka. then add one egg yolk. Pour
the sauce over the potatoes and sprin-
HE with finely chopped parsley.
Lemon Cream sherbet.-Mlx one
and one-hnlf cupfuls Of sugar with
three-fourths cupful OF lemon Juice,
add two cupfuls Of milk and two cup
fuls OF thin cream, few grains OF
salt Freeze as usual. A little grated
rnd may he cooked In a tablespoon.
ful or two Of water and added for a
higher flavor N desired.
Any fruit juice with bit Of lemon
Juice to add zest with thin cream or
top milk, makes nne sherbet. Grape
juice Is especially nne.
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1919 ~ ~
,er' nve hiihutes' Add one-thiru OF u
cup oi hour mixed win 'hree-tour'ns
vi u ,easpooniul OF SAT- ohe-iour'h Oh
teaspoohful or pnprikn ana sur VI"
tii wen blended; then pour over one
ha'f cupful OF mix ana one-half cupful
OF cream. Bring to the boiling point,
nuu one ana threefourths cupiuis OF
nnked nsh ana spread on p'nte 10
cool. shape dip In crumbs ana egg
ana Try IN deep rat.
Peach Tap'oca.--Drain one can OF
peaches, sprinkle with one-fourth cup.
rui OF powdered sugar ana let stnhd
one hour; soak one cupfuI OF pearl
tnpioca In cold water to cover. TO the
peach slrup add enough ooi'ihg wnter
70 make three cupfuis. neat 10 the
poiiing point, add the soaked 'npioca'
one-hnif cupful or sugar one-nali tea
spoonful or salt ana COOK until trans
parent. Line pudding dish with the
peaches, fill with tnpiocn, ana bake IN
moderate oven thirty minutes. Cool
and serve with cream and sugar.
Potato Salad.-Cut boiled potatoes
In one-hnlf inch cubes; there should De
one and one-half cupfuls. Add three
hard cooked eggs chopped, one ana
one-hnlf tablespoonfuls OF choppeu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01
MARKET TERMS
prepared by. tho United States De-
partment OF Agricultural
The market 10 FIRM

when, for the commodity
under consideration. prices are
holding fairly from day to day
and from week to week. with the
values more prompt than the de-
clines and W. lies gaining only
few cents wSpn compared with
the week or fortnight before.
The market 10 STRONG
I when the advances are fairly
sharp and the declines slight and
quickly overcome.
The market 10 WEAK
when the declines are sharp
and persistent. continually reach
Ing low points and making only
slight and short recoveries. Tile
degree of weakness Is measured
by the frequency and extent Of
such movements.
The market 10 DRAGGING
when prices sag almost imper-
ceptibly, simply falling a little
short Of the previous top QUOTA
tions from time to time so that
the decline In scarcely noticeable
except by comparison with the
level Of the previous week or
month.
Reports Of the condition Of the
crop, the shipments, the weather,
are factors In determining what
may be expected to follow a
firm, strong, weak, or dragging
market. The progressive pro-
duce grower studies all Of these
conditions and markets his pro-
duce accordingly.
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azzRRatf1kRRBA9Hss

Spring oats occupy the land but .
few months.
Lime promotes the growth Oh the
pumpkin on acid lands.
Neither sorghum nor Sudan grass
hay are equal to clover or alfalfa.
The feodlns value of emmee, pound
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

Heeueu W puius
the blood, furnish
a tonic and other
wise get the system
In good working or
der.
In the South. the
poke is n common
spring green and Is
cooked as one does
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

Cook Une-hnlf
tablespoonful Of
chopped shallot,
two tablespoonfuls
of red pepper. each
finely hoppe d,
with three table
spoonfuls Of but
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01
HURRY WITH HATCH
(Prepered by the United States De.
partment OF Agriculture

N'epereu ny the united States De-
partment Of Agriculture.)
Early chicks develop rapidly
into provident pullets that re-
place the Industrious hens as
flock breadwinners when the
molting season arrives. These
early pullets produce In plenty
during the period when eggs are
scarce and hens high in price.
In order that the late fall and
early winter stream Of eggs may
How to market uninterruptedly
It Is essential to jump the ira
ditional barriers and hatch early
and hence wisely.
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served In the same way.
Baltimore Chicken. -
Cut chicken In pieces,
season with salt, roll In
flour, egg crumbs and
fry In butter until tender.
Fry five minutes, three
tablespoOnfuls Of butter
and one tublespOOnful
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yk!E.'siI'
- q

A friendship that makes the least
noise IL very often the most useful.
for which reason I should prefer a
prudent friend to Jealous one.-
Addison.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

stnntial try
French Cream Pufs.-
Put one-fourth cupful Of
butter and one-hulf cup
ful boiling water In a
saucepan, bring to boil
Ing point. Add one-half
cupfuI Of flour all nt
once and stir vigorously.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01
THE
KIT EHIEN
r.A6INE

The time Is coming when no young
person OF either sex will be consid-
cred well educated who Is not conver-
SAINT with the composition of food
stuns and their ures In the body. and
who does not know why cleanliness ls
ranked next to godliness"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

Cowpeas really are not peas but
beans. They are the kind of beans
most commonly cultivated for food In
the old world. In our country they
are used mainly as pasture crop.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

Fame Is a scentless sunfiower.
With gaudy crown OF gold:
But friendship is the breathing rose.
With sweets In every fold.
%. w. Holmes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

Hsrs Must d Provided Win . var,-
ety Of Grain, oems Nest, and Con-
slant supply % Water.

DO mot forget that to make egw3 In
profitable numbers the hens need .
variety Of grain. ooms meat fed, sone
9resn eo9ds sxlk cAarcpol and shello.
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SOMETHING FOR DINNER.

A good way to use any leftover fish
such as cooked hnddock Is to make
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

The frmest friendships have been
formed In mutual adversely. as iron IL
most strongly united by the hercest
flame. Cotton. NN
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SPRING GREENS.

The early spring greens that are
found In various localities are what Is
noosla1 tO purifv
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OCCASIONAL DISHES.

For a dainty dessert to follow a
dinner which has not been too sub
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MORE GOOD THINGS.

Chicken is the favorite meat of the
majority Of people, but even chicken
-, q II, -
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II stock Is turned on sweet clover in
the spring before It has had chance
"a h&come woody, II makes Z splendid
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TO get fertile sgss for early hatcH
Ing. the fowls must b. healthy, and
ereen ICED hslps to ksep thsm In con.
ditioR.
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PQpgQYANB

Fresh air Is one Of the essentials In
poultry houses. n,
/ Early Matching means well-matured
puhets which begin to lay In the fan
Gradually poultry breeding II be-
coming more like live stock breeding.
Don't use any except strolg, vigor.
ous males to head the breeding pens
this season.
The egg with dirty shell Il one OF
the most Questionable factors OF the
egg industry.
II II serious mistake to cross ana
mix the breeds. There Is no place for
the monrel fowl.
The comb Of good layer IL pliable
and warm. usually well colored and Of
a SOFT velvety texture.
1t pays to paddock the poultry HOUSE
every night and know how many birds
arc supposed to roost there
Pack the eggs according to sisA
placing the large eggs In one case and
the small onss In anothsE.
To get fertile ssss for early hatch
Ing. the fowls must b healthy. ana
ereen ICED hslps to ksep thsm In con.
ditioR.
DO not wan dirty exss ana ssnd
them . naske(. for dllornnk forma
~ moH ~ 1orn1f - 1lI1