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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
6
The article discusses methods to improve udder balance and symmetry for show cows. It notes that extending milking on the front teats, especially during late lactation and after drying the cow, can develop the front quarters. It suggests milking the front teats longer than the hind teats to alter udder shape at freshening, with careful timing to achieve better anterior balance.
The article discusses maintaining milk production by preventing yield decline and starting full feeding before shortages occur. It notes feeding tall corn, timothy hay, and alfalfa or cowpea hay, aiming about twenty five pounds per cow daily, with adjustments if silage is not used. It emphasizes consistent intake to avoid permanent flow loss.
The passage advises feeding dairy cows a hay and grain mix including corn cob meal and bran or cottonseed meal. It suggests a ration of one pound of the mixture per day for every three pounds of milk produced and emphasizes liberal feeding of the best available food for good milk yield.
Farmers discuss feed needs for high yielding cows and the impact of insufficient nutrition on milk quality. Proper feed supports body reserves, but weight gain can lower milk output if not balanced. Keep cream cool near 60 degrees Fahrenheit and monitor bacteria to maintain product quality.
A short note on cattle care stressing cows should be fed efficiently to stay productive. It highlights the cow's chewing cud as a sign of proper digestion and emphasizes giving her credit for her steady work.
Guidance on transforming mixed flocks into purebred stock to boost egg production. Advice covers housing, feeding, breeding for laying traits, sourcing utility versus show stock, introducing new blood, and risks of inbreeding. Emphasizes year‑to‑year plan, selecting best layers, and managing breeding pens for uniform, market‑ready poultry.
The article advises on timing and care for poultry breeding season. It stresses fertile eggs require healthy hens and proper feed, plenty of fresh air, exercise, and clean quarters. It endorses a cloth covered window on the south wall to ensure air flow without drafts, and highlights avoiding overly tight housing to promote laying.
Readable fragments describe a breeding plan among Entra Coop members. It mentions a coop hang ing facility and feeding needs for males. Aiming for a rope tied mutings event with a few females and a daily arch day exception near a hill or white location.
A pad of cabbare or piece of meat hung just above the chicks heads keeps them busy for a long time, with a string to suspend it. The method suggests engaging the birds through foraging and exploration to occupy their attention.
Keep dogs and other animals out of the hens yard to prevent frightening the fowls. The birds stay gentler and more productive when left undisturbed.
The text warns against overcrowding chicks during growth, stating that crowding causes overheating at night and cold. It advises allowing roan chicks to roast out to the open rather than keeping them in close quarters to prevent heat stress.
Tia plans to prevent drafts by covering ventilation holes in the poultry house with coarse tau tag.
Advice on poultry house design stresses fresh air dryness and sun, with open, well-drained sites suited to local conditions. Southern exposures favored. use hoppers to cut feed waste, include green food in winter, and sprout oats as a winter ration when cabbage and chard are scarce.
Practical guidance on choosing beef cuts for bouillon and stock making. Recommends heel of round and brisket, describes washing, tying, water quantities, and simmer times. Notes stocks for gravies, soups, and vegetables, with methods using stove or fireless cooker.
Bright red apples are hollowed and filled with a mixture of dry cooked rice cracker crumbs chopped apples sugar seeded raisins chopped almonds and an egg milk custard. Bake in a moderate oven until firm and serve with whipped cream or custard sauce.
The notice stresses providing green food such as lettuce from hotbeds or sprouted oats in boxes for chicks. It warns against neglect, requires sanitary water, weekly cleaning of containers, and proper feeding on fresh papers or in small troughs to avoid ground contamination and disease risk.
A Victorian style recipe describes making a pudding with milk flour eggs butter lemon rind finger biscuits and preserve. Butter a pie dish layer sponge biscuits then preserve then biscuits, make a flour butter paste with milk, boil with lemon rind, fold in egg yolks, bake about 46 minutes, top with beaten egg whites and sugar, finish to a golden color.
Guidance on rising bread dough instructs using a damp cloth wrung out in warm water to cover dough. In cold weather place the damp cloth over a dry cloth to keep the dough from drying. Prick brown bread twice with a needle to prevent holes during baking.
A recipe for a celery and pea dish. Boil celery until tender, drain, and set aside one cupful. Thickens with flour rubbed in butter, boil smooth, add celery and soaked peas from a can. Finish with a dainty, ratakline style bake until lightly browned.
Fragmentary notes describe a chicken house setup with a curtain, perches, and a request for guidance on securing a roof, plus a remark about payment for proper work.
Prepare the incubator now as it is too early to delay. Ensure the incubator is in food repair and ready for beneficiaries. If buying a new unit, order without delay to avoid shortage and ensure timely use.
A fragmented recipe describes mixing mashed potato with butter and an egg yolk, adding flour to roll on a paste board, shaping rounds, folding, and sealing edges. The dough is fried after ten minutes or baked in a floured tin in the oven for a crisp result.
A garbled historical recipe fragment lists ingredients such as melted butter milk and pastry flour with creaming agents and spices. The text is inconsistent in spelling quantities and methods, making precise preparation unclear.
This piece stresses natural drainage and proximity to water to prevent disease, the value of shade and trees for shelter, and the need for careful selection and discipline in breeding. It notes that success comes from raising pigs weighing 200 to 300 pounds at six to ten months, and emphasizes attentive care for breeding stock.
A farmer argues wintering pigs with cheap homegrown feeds such as clover alfalfa and ensilage can cut costs and profit. He notes many farms produce hogs that weigh the same in May as December, wasting feed and money. Wintering offers better market timing and yields more profit than selling in late fall.
The demand at the packing houses calls for leaner pork and smaller weight holes. Feeders must adjust by feeding joes curt and more protein foods and shortening the pattering period.
The note advises giving pigs a varied winter ration consisting of water, corn, bran, shorts, and other nitrogenous feeds already on hand to ensure a balanced diet.
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