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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
2
The text outlines steps to produce and store butter for winter including cellar conditions, mold prevention, and precise washing of the churned product. It covers fumigation, temperature control, and packing in sound jars with parchment, noting no salt or sugar is needed beyond one ounce per pound and advising against cracked or musty jars.
More than three thousand yearly records of Guernsey cows show an average milk yield of 4044 pounds and 26 pounds butterfat. One third are heifers with first calves. top cows produced 10,000 to 19,017 pounds milk and 800 to 1000 pounds butterfat. A high single cow yielded 4597 pounds milk and 774 pounds butterfat. The report notes production over 20 pounds butterfat per day and 2381 pounds in 30 days, with production not yet reached its limit.
A short, old fashioned note argues that a cow educated late will not reach the potential of one started early and properly cared for, noting years of schooling cannot fully compensate for delayed initial training and feeding.
Practical notes stress early handling of young heifers to foster acceptance and calm behavior. Emphasis on gentle socialization and consistent routines to promote mature, manageable cattle in the dairy herds.
Practical guidance on selecting prize birds by comparing with winners, focusing on rapid growth, good feathering, proper conformation, and avoiding malformations. Instructions cover taming, handling, placing in show coops, and feeding, with cautions on overfeeding and keeping males separate. seek local advice for best birds.
Poultry experts warn moldy feed and litter trigger a deadly aspergillosis disease in hens and chicks, known as lungers. Clean pens and varied feeding reduce risk, with a recommended winter ration of corn wheat oats and barley, plus a ground mix of bran middlings ground corn and supplements.
The text notes that dark brown droppings with a white cap indicate good health in fowl. Watery yellow droppings suggest indigestion or hot weather trouble, marking health concerns.
Those who become discouraged at a few failures will seldom succeed with poultry Pathires are often met in any time, and poultry in no reason to the rule It takes persistence to make a success at anything.
Green tone can be fed to fowls for various purposes and conditions. It aids growth in young birds and is especially helpful in winter. Feeding it to laying hens increases yield greatly and improves overall return for labor, though it should be used judiciously.
The article notes that careful detail drives success in poultry farming. It emphasizes that mastering small features of work leads to real progress, with women often achieving success in chicken raising due to their detail focus.
The item notes a need to raise the meat ration during cold weather to maintain supply. It mentions bone or livestock context and emphasizes keeping meat available as temperatures drop.
A poultry note discusses White Cochin blood in breed development and the Wyandotte varieties. It explains why White Wyandottes may show dark feathers and leg feathering, noting the Silver Wyandotte as the first standard entry with a rose comb and mentioning other varieties that followed.
The article discusses the origin of White Wyandottes with claims by Towle and Briggs that their whites are sports from Silver Wyandottes. It notes possible White Cochin blood influence and observations of dark feathers, eye color, and feathering. Breeders debate whether early whites were true lines or sports and acknowledge reversion tendencies.
W K An offers farm based feeding guidance for poultry in winter. He recommends a daylight mash of corn chop and alfalfa meal, then oats for 100 hens, followed by all the cracked corn they will eat. Add cracklings, oyster shell, and bone, steam mash two hours or overnight. Include meat scraps and oats and corn for variety. Keep a tight watertight house with dry floors. use muslin on straw.
The article explains feeding white and red clover hay and notes clover hay helps poultry operations. Red clover hay contains about twenty eight pounds of lime per thousand pounds. Scald the hay at night and keep it covered. Clip clover to one third to one half man length to prevent packing and crop-bond.
A fragment discusses farmers' institutes and politics at the corner grocery, noting how speakers vary in appeal and how names may be hard to identify among attendees. The quip contrasts farm talk with political chatter in everyday settings.
A long reader's excerpt offers breakfast bread recipes. Cornmeal muffins with butter milk and eggs, rye and graham muffins, and currant quick breads are described with measurements. Instructions note mixing, resting, and baking in hot ovens for fluffy or stiff doughs.
A damaged recipe describes melting butter in tea cream with Nour, adding hot milk, cooking eight minutes, beating egg yolks with sugar, mixing, cooling, then whipping egg whites stiff, folding in, baking ten minutes in a buttered dish, and serving promptly.
A simple gravy recipe blends walnut catchup tomato catchup cherry optional with butter onion currant jelly and seasoning. Heat until meat slices are coated and hot then bake until warmed through.
The note warns against frying large quantities at once and emphasizes re heating fat between batches. It suggests that with adequate fat and proper tools, people can learn by trial, though the text contains crude judgments about those who fail to fry correctly.
After washing rice, soak one hour. Cut cold roast chicken and lean ham, fry in lard. Stir rice in, add hot water, cover and simmer until nearly dry. Add tomato to suit taste.
A recipe description outlines a fish stuffed with a rice and bread crumb filling. Ingredients include one cupful rice, one cupful bread crumbs, one cupful cold chopped meat, mango, onion, and eslory with salt and pepper. The fish is cleaned, filled, baked, and served with tomato sauce.
Do not bake custard in a hot oven or it becomes watery. Place the dish in a pan of hot water and ensure it does not boil during baking.
In winter keep ewes on clover or alfalfa hay until lambing. After lambing gradually add wheat bran, then chopped corn or barley and off meal. A daily mix of 100 lb bran, 100 lb chopped corn, 20 lb off meal supports milk. adjust for large ewes to 1–2 lb as digestion permits.
The article warns that horses exposed to stormy cold conditions suffer increased heart action, rapid blood flow, and overheating when drawing heavy loads. Wet or chilled horses left unprotected develop lung trouble from cold air currents, a common but underappreciated hazard for drivers.
A Towanda reader suggests a metal doubler hook to hang hogs during slaughter. The device replaces a gambrel with a sturdy hook system that fits over the thickest part of the hog. It allows easier positioning on the table and steadier handling during hanging.
A proposal suggests building a winter shed for wagons if barn space is full. It would cost about ten dollars to shelter the wagons from storms, with estimates sought for painting and wood strength.
A fragment notes farmers and families facing work and fattening pigs with fresh pork arriving at the right season. It questions why farmers should not receive the best available amid busy times and chores.
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