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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-05-20
GRADES
AID TO FARMERS
Miller Willing to Pay More for
Wheat If It Meets All
Requirements.
PREMIUM ON POOR PRODUCT
Demonstrations at State Fairs, Local
Schools and Other Places Given
for Purpose Of Acquaintlng
Farmer With Grades.

prepared by the United Slater iepart-
ment of Agriculture.)
The miller buying wheat from a
farmer Is willing to pay more for 1t
II, among other things, 1t has heavy
bushel weight, is dry and sound and
Is free from weed seeds-in other
words, II 1t meets the federal require
ments for No. 1 grade, Of the proper
subclass. The miller knows he can
get from such grain more and better
flour, with less labor and expense on
his part. This is illustrated by results
of several hundred tests made by the
bureau of markets. United States de-
partment Of agriculture in which No.
1 spring wheat (accordlng to federal
standards) weighing So pounds per
bushel, yielded 71.3 per cent of straight
-four and 2S.7 per cent of bran and
middlings. On the other hand, spring
wheat grading No. 5, weighing SO
pounds per bushel, yielded 63.S per
cent straight flour and 1862 per cent
bran and middlings.
PenaIizing Grower Of Good Wheat.
When the country dealer under nor
NAL marketing conditions buys the
wheat Of his section at fiat rate he
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place the dishes I'm water. Cook in a
moderate oven until the eggs are set.
Egg Puff.-Beat the yolks and
whites of four eggs separately. Add
to the yolks one-half teaspoonful of
baking powder. one tablespoonful of
grated cheese and salt and pepper to
taste. Then add one cupful of milk
and pour into well-greased omelette
pan. When partly cooked spread with
the stiffly beaten whites, dash over
with paprika and place In the oven to
brown.
Spanish Eggs.-Melt two tablespoon.
fuls of butter and fry two large onions
until tender, covering while cooking.
Blend two tablespoonfuls of -four with
one and one-half cupfuls of milk; stir
until a smooth sauce is formed. Add
salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cut four
hard-cooked eggs in quarters and cook
ten minutes in the thickened sauce.
Serve hot on crisp toast well but
tered. Garnish with parsley.
Macaroni and Eggs.-Cook cupful
ol iilacaronl until tender. Place lay
er of the cooked macaroni in a baking
dish, add two sliced hard-cooked eggs,
or better, cut in eighths; half cupful
of rich white sauce with n little onion
juice for flavor, half teaspoonful Of
anchovy paste. Repeat the macaronl,
another half cupful of white sauce and
two more eggs. Cover with buttered
crumbs and brown in moderate oven.
Egg Sauce.-Beat one egg very light,
pcur over ii one cupful of sugar; when
well blended add half cupful Of boil.
ing milk; stir until well dissolved then
add u tcaspoOnful of vanilla.
Apples are delicious cut in quarters
after peeling and placed in casserole
or bean pot to bake. Add sugar after
the apples are soft. They will be rich,
brown and delicious in flavor.
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thing. In the preparation of vegeta-
bles and fruit there Is great waste.
The careful peeling of potatoes will
months. Potatoes may be cooked In
their jackets for many dishes, saving
the time In preparing and waste III
peeling.
Keeping the pairing and carving
knives well sharpened Is an economy,
for no matter how expert, there will
be waste In using n dull tool.
When using a gas stove, the broller,
II II is the oven burner, can be used
while the oven is working, saving gas
and getting its full value. In many
cases the oven burners may be turned
of Ave TO ten minutes before the food
is TO be removed.
Crackers will keep crisp for long
time II kept tightly covered away
from the air. II at all stale. by placing
them In a hot oven TO crisp they will
be quite as good as II fresh.
A dessert that may be prepared
while one is getting breakfast will ap-
peal to the average cook. Such a des-
sert is junket. Take one junket tablet.
crush Il and dissolve In n tablespoonful
of water. For quart OF milk one tab
let Is sufficient; take half a tablet for
n pint of milk, which will make four
sherbet cups of dessert. Sweeten and
flavor to taste; stir In the dissolved
tablet and let the glasses stand In n
warm room TO set before cooling. The
milk should be heated TO just luke
warm before the dissolved tablet is
added. Hotter than tina. will spoil the
junket and 1t will not thicken. Serve
with esS,m. chopped nuts, grated ma
pie sugar, candied or preserved ginger
or any fruit.
Tea and coffee should never be left
In open receptacles or paper bags,
but should be carefully sealed in air
tight cans or jars.
The oil mops for the bare floors, The
dustless busters, all help TO make the
cleaning OF room much easier than
the old methods of broom and hard
sweeping, besides saving the stirring
up of clouds OF dust.
A vacuum cleaner cleans rugs, fur
niture, curtains and mattresses. thus
doing away with much hard work.
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SUPPLY CHICKS
SUITABLE FEED
Do Not 0verfeed Young Fowls,
Say Government Poultry
Specialists.
MOST DANGEROUS PRACTICE
Yolk Of Egg Absorbed by Younsster
While Matching Furnishes suffi-
Client Nourishnent for First
Forty-Eight Hours.

Whether few or many chickens are
raised. the problem OF feeding Is the
same. Baby chicks should not be fed
for from "a to 80 hours after hatcbing
and will not suffer II given no feed
until they are 4S hours old. The yolk
of the egg which Is absorbed by the
chick when Matching furnishes all the
nourlshment required during that time.
After the second day chicks should be
fed four or five times daily for the first
week or ten days, but only small
amount at n time.
Chicks will grow faster II fed four
or FIVE times daily than by feeding
three times daily, but they should be
given only what they will eat up clean
each time. Overlooking will do more
harm than underfeeding; therefore only
enough should be given each time to
satisfy their hunger and keep them ex-
ercislng. Greater care must be exer-
cised not to overfeed young chicks
that are confined than those that have
free range. ms leg weakness Is apt to
result In those confined.
The first feed should consist Of
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and half II cupful of cornstarch. Add
one-half cupful Of rich milk or thin
cream alternately with the -four NIX
ture, beating well, then fold IN the
whites of the eggs beaten stiff and one
teaspoonful of lemon extract. For the
Icing, boil together seven-eighths of n
cupful OF sugar with three tablespoon
fuls of cold water and one egg white
placed over boiling water and beaten
seven minutes with Dover beater
Add n dozen marshmalows II liked and
beat until cool.
Maple Nut cake.--Cream one-thlrd
of cupful of shortening with one cup
full of light brown sugar, add the yolks
OF two eggs, one-half cupful of milk,
one and one-half cupfuls of -four, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two
eggs, one teaspoonful of vanilla, one
fourth teaspoonful of salt and one cup
full of chopped pecans. Blend the mix
ture as usual, folding in the whites at
the last Cover the top with:
Maple icing.-Add one.half tea
spoonful of butter TO two tablespoon
fuls of hoS n.lk, then add one and one
half cupfuls OF confectioner's sugar, a
little at time until smooth and Of the
consistency to spread. Add one-half
teaspoonful of maple flavoring and
spread over the sides and top of the
cake.
Nut Bread.-Slft two and one-half
cupfuIs of flour with three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder; add one-fourth
teaspoonful of salt. Beat one egg,
add one-half cupful of sugar, one cup
full of milk with the sifted flour. then
stir In three-fourths of cupful of
chopped nuts Let stand thirty min
utes, in the pan in which It is to be
baked, then bake in moderate oven
three-quarters Of an hour.
Graham Gems.-Take one cupful of
graham flour, sifted; one cupful of
sour milk, one egg, one teaspoonful of
soda, little salt two tablespoonfuls
OF sugar, and three tablespoonfuls OF
shortening. Mix and bake in gem
pans.
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SPECIALISTS FAVOR
FEEDING BY HOPPER
Flock Is Insured Against Faulty
or insufficient Ration.
Greater EGG Yield VIII Result Where
Hens Are Permitted TO Get What
They Want--Important That
Growth Be Rapid.

With scarcely an exception, every
poultryman and every farmer who
keeps hens should hopper-feed dry
mash. II the hens are allowed free
range, as they should In the case OF
the farm flock, they are expected to
pick up considerable part OF their
living from the wasted material about
the fields and barnyard.
II Is difficult to estimate how much
OF such material the hens are finding,
and as result the farmer may think
that the hens are getting plenty of
feed, when as matter of fact they
are not getting more than enough 10
keep them alive. and therefore they
cannot do much In the way Of laying
eggs, but a dry mash provided In n
hopper, where the hens can help them
selves at Will. will insure the flock
against insufficient or faulty feeding
and will result In greater egg yield.
Often. too. In the case of those
who are specializing In poultry keep
Ing, Judgment as to the amount Of
feed to give by hand may be faulty
and a supply OF dry mash insures the
hen an opportunity TO get what she
needs In order to remain producer.
In raising young stock, specialists
of the United States department OF
agriculture point out, II is important
that the growth be rapid and even. A
setback In growth is handicap from
which the chick never entirely recov'
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has In mind the approximate federal
grade the average run of local wheat
will receive at the market where he
sells, and he pays accordingly. But
under such circumstances the farmer
who raises choice wheat receives the
same price as the one who raises poor
wheat. rhe farmer who raises the
poorest wheat in the section, there
fore, receives more than he should,
while the one who raises the best re-
ceives less. This putting of premium
on poor wheat tends to discourage the
growing of a better grade product.
Grades have long been used in the
larger markets. Prior to the fixing Of
federal grades, however. these local
grades often differed In the various
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POUETPYNOTES
NM1 81 2anao
Hens that don't lay don't pay.

Hens that don't lay don't pay.
The Pekin probably Is the most pop
ular duck TO raise for meat purposes.
When mating the breeding pens, do
not use any fowl which Is In anything
but the best of health.
Keep plenty OF fresh water. fine
grit and charcoal before the chicks.
Always use lukewarm water.
Keep the turkey shed very clean
and disinfect II frequently, for tur-
keys soon weaken II kept under filthy
conditions.
Cleanliness means dollars to the
poultry grower. Clean hovers, clean
roosting houses. clean nests, clean
water and clean food.
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baked johnny cake broken up into
small pieces or hard-bolled eggs mixed
with stale bread crumbs or oatmeal,
using n sufficient amount OF the lat
ter to make dry ,crumbly mixture.
These feeds or combinations of feeds
may be used with good results for the
first week; then gradually substitute
for one or two feeds daily mixture
of equal parts Of finely cracked wheat,
cracked corn. and pin-head oatmeal or
hulled outs. TO which may be added a
small quantity OF broken rice, millet,
rape seed and charcoal, II obtainable.
This mixture makes an ideal ration.
II corn cannot be had. cracked kaflr
corn or rolled or hulled barley may be
substituted. A commercial chick feed
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4Bzl'bafEfAf 4zRnERSA4bs

Taking advantage of the market is
more profitable than dumping onto 1t.
Let us put agriculture on solid
basis by breeding only the very best.
Keep all poultry manure dry until
spring and then apply 1t to the garden
and special plants.
The great value Of rape lies In the
fact that Its rapid growth makes 1t q
good emergency crop.
Stables should have water-tight
floors. Fully one-half the value Of
manure is In the liquid.
The farmers money profit is not
the only dividend that he draws from
his life In the country.
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markets and their application fre-
auently was based largely on the judg-
ment Of the individual inspector at
each market. Consequently, 1t was
very difficult for the country dealer
TO apply grades accurately. He was
not sure that the grain he had bought
at one grade would be received at
that grade by the one to whom he de-
llvered II. In contrast to this. the
grades established by the federal gov
ernment are uniform throughout the
country. Furthermore, standardized
equipment has been perfected for max
ing many of the tests to determine the
grade, so that with the aid Of uniform
rules for grading, the federal stand
ards can be applied uniformly In all
parts Of the country.
Acauainting Farmers With Grades
While the government has no au-
thority under the United States grain
standards act to supervise grain grad
ing under federal grades, except In the
work Of licensed inspectors and in in
terstatn shipments, the government
does want to acquaint farmers and
dealers generally with the application
of the federal standards so that they
may benefit more generally thereby.
This is one reason why federal grain
supervision officials give demonstra-
tions of federal grades at state fairs,
local grain-grading schools, and other
places, and colleges give graln-grading
courses. BY these means the farmer
learns how to apply the grades to his
own wheat. He may not care to sup
ply himself with a set of the equip
ment to grade his own grain but by
learning the essential features Of the
standards and the grading rules he
will be able to know whether the coun.
try buyer is correctly grading his
grain when he markets 1t.
Appealing to Inspector.
In addition, II country dealer buys
by grade and his farmer customer
thinks he doesn't grade right, they can
mail sample, upon which they both
agree as being representative of the
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range are usually strong and thrifty
and will grow much more rapidly than
those kept In confinement.
The chickens growth may be has
tened considerably by giving them sour
milk In addition to other feeds. Chick
ems are very fond of milk in any form
and will eat and drink liberal sup
ply of 1t. It may be fed either sweet
or sour. but the latter is more desira-
BILE. Sour milk will help to keep chick
ems healthy and Is one OF the best
things that can be fed to promote rap
Id growth and development When
milk Is fed. the amount of meat scrap
In the mash may be reduced one-half
or omitted entirely II plenty of milk
Is available.
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lot of grain, to a licensed grain in
spector for grading. The sample re-
quired should be at least two quarts
in quantity. About one and one-eighth
pints of it is put In a clean, air-tight
can which is placed with the rest of
the sample In clean cloth sack. A
reasonable fee-usually not over 81
is charged by inspectors for each GER
tiflcate issued.
Bulletins which explain In detail
the methods Of taking samples, how
to mail them to an inspector for grad
ing, and the grading rules, have been
prepared by the bureau of markets,
United States department Of agricul-
ture. They will be sent free to any
one requesting them.
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PARCEL POST USEFUL
FOR SHIPPING SIRUP
Two Types Of 0ne-GalIon Con-
tainers Satisfactory.
Packages Properly Wrapped and
Marked. as Required by Postal
Regulations, viii Carry With.
out Danger Of Leakage.

Maple, cane and sorghum sirups
may he readily shipped by parcel post
II properly prepared for shipment, ac-
cordlpg to investigators In the bureau
Of markets, United States department
Of agriculture, who have made expert
mental shipments from many parts of
the country, over many different mail
routes. OF 394 shipments only three
showed any material loss because Of
leakage and this was due to unusually
rough handling. The average distance
covered by these shipments was great
er than sirups are likely to be sent
by mail under ordinary conditions.
Two types of one-gallon tin contain
ers were found satisfactory for parcel
post shipments. Both types have
screw caps and are provided with out
er cartons Of corrugated paperboard.
Snugly fitting pieces of cork In the
caps cover the opening In the cans
when screwed down tightly. Such
packages properly wrapped and Sc
curely tied, marked Fragile" as re-
quired by the postal regulations for
packages containing liquids, will carry
without danger Of leakage In the
malls. While the one-gallon can is
most commonly used. any size up to
five gallons may be shipped under the
present parcel post weight limit of 70
pounds. Light but substantial wood.
en- crates should be supplied for the
larger containers.
Suggestions on obtaining customers
and dealing with them by parcel post
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can be used instead and can be bought
from most feed dealers.
How TO Make Johnny Cake.
The following is n recipe for johnny
cake:
Corn meal. pounds.
Infertile eggs Tested out from settings
or from an incubator), 8.
Baking soda, 1 tablespoonful.
Mix with milk 10 make a stiff batter
and bake thoroughly.
when the chicks are from ten days
TO two weeks old use mash to take
the place Of the johnny cake or bread
composed Of the following:
2 parts, by weight, OF bran.
parts middlings.
part cornmeal
n part. or 10 per cent. slfted meat scrap.
When the chickens are eight or ten
weeks old add one part of ground oats,
increase the meat scrap to one part,
the corn meal to two parts, and de-
crease the bran TO one part.
This mash may be placed In hop
per. where It will not be wasted, and
left before the chicks constantly. or
II may be fed as moist and crumbly
mash once daily. feeding the chick
grains three times a day.
Changing the Feed.
AS soon as the chickens are old
enough and will eat whole wheat,
cracked corn. or other grains. the
small-slzed chick feed may be dlscon-
tlnued and the larger-slzed grains fed
instead. In addition TO the grain feed
they must be supplied with grit, oyster
shell, and charcoal at all times. and
the better way is to place these mate
rials In hopper. hanging II In con-
venient place where the chicks may
help themselves. II chicks are kept In
confinement they must be furnished n
liberal supply Of tender, green feed.
like lawn clippings, lettuce leaves. and
such other things as may be available.
Whenever possible, however, chicks
should be given grass range, when
they will supply their own green feed
and catch bugs and worms. Chicks
that are allowed to run on grass
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the meat well before adding the sauer-
kraut. Serve In the roll with the
kraut inside, cutting the ribs and q
portion of the kraut for each serving.
The dish is especially well favored.
but must be cooked an hour and a
half or two hours to bring out the
flavor.
Side-Pork With Baked Potatoes
Have the pork cut in half-inch slices,
roll in seasoned -four and fry until
crisp and brown on both sides. To
two tablespoonfuls OF the fat add two
tablespoonfuls of -four. When well
blended add milk and cook until
smooth and of the right consistency.
Serve the meat on hot platter, the
gravy IN gravy boat. Potatoes, II
slashed with knife and pressed light
ly when taken from the oven, will be
more mealy and palatable.
Hamburger Steak.-Get the round
and chop 1t II possible until fine; the
meat will be much more delicious
Season well and make into fiat cake
an inch and half TO two inches
thick. Place on well-greased hot
broller over Goals or under the gas
flame and cook as usual eight to ten
minutes for rare-done steak. turning
every two or three minutes after II Is
scared on both sides. II desired bet
ter done cook twelve TO fifteen min
utes, or well done. twenty minutes.
Cherry Puddino.-Take cupful OF
-four, one teaspoonful OF baking pow
der. dash of salt and half a cupful
of milk; mix well and drop a spoonful
into the bottom OF well-6httered Gus
tard cups. Add tablespoonful or
two of the dough mixture leaving
space TO rise In the cups. Set the cups
into pan. pour In boiling water to
come up well on the sides of the cups
cover and steam fifteen minutes.
Serve unmolded with sugar and
cream.
N
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-05-20
CHEESE MAKING STIMULATED
Factory System, Developed In United
States. Has Encouraged Produo-
tlon In Other Countries.

The factory systemof cheese making.
developed In the United States, has
stimulated cheese production in prac-
tically every country. The United
States In recent years has consumed
practically all the cheese II produced
and In addition, Just before the war.
was importing about one-tenth OF the
exports from all other countries.
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that Is well done,
skill comes by do
ing.
Cream Loaf
Cake. Crea IN
one-half cupful of
-four with three
teaspoonfuls of
baking powder
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most leave un-
done or despise,"
for the small
things which I'LL
such a large
place IN life are
much more i'm
portant than the
occasional big
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stock may be fed. II is, therefore, the
best policy to keep supply of dry
mash In hoppers where the chicks can
help themselves, as this will insure
the chicks getting ample feed all the
time and will promote greater feed
consumption and more rapid and even
growth.
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CHEESE PRODUCED ON FARMS
Practically Ceased In United States,
Faetory-Made Article Taking
Its Place.

In the last half century the produc-
tion of farm-nade cheese In the United
States has practically ceased. Factory
cheese, which has taken Its place,
now exceeds 3OO,OOO,OOO pounds an
nually. about three times the highest
figure ever reached by cheese made
on farms.
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The XII 1[GH H][ER|


In this existence. dry and wet
VIII overtake the best OF men
Some little shift o. cio4ds II shet
The sun on now and then;
And mebbe while you're wonderin' who
You've fCol-like lent your umbrelr to.
And want tout II pop the sun,
And you'll be glad you hain't got none.
y. w Riley.
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may be found In Farmers Bulletin
922, Parcel Post Business Methods"
which also suggests how consumers
may get in touch with producers. A
copy Of this bulletin will be sent free
on receipt Of request addressed I'd
the United States Department of
Agriculture, Washington.
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Insist on yourself: never initiate.
Your own gift you can present every
moment with the cumulative force OF
a whole life's cultivation; but of the
adopted talent OF another you have
only an eXtemporaneous. half pos
sesson.-Emerson.
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" ~ u ~ u uiitAl'tNAtu
guest arrives.
Eggs In Tomato Sauce.
Put enough highly sea-
soned tomato sauce in in
dividual baking dishes,
then drop in an egg.
sprinkle with pepper and
salt, add enough of the
coura IN t,ct onyar than
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Spareribs With Sauer
kraut. Get as meaty
spareribs as possible and
roll them around a quart
of sauerkraut: place In a
we're d roaster and
roast for an hour. Re
m owe the cover and
brown the meat. Season
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Success in housekeeping adds credit
90 the woman of intellect, and luster
TO a woman's accomplishments.