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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1915
Page
2
A nineteenth century style note on butter production stresses low temperatures to prevent weak or sour butter. It warns against overloading churns with cream and uneven wash-water temperatures that spoil grain, texture, and body. Emphasizes careful control of temperature during gathering and working to avoid a brittle, pale, or smeared butter.
A new device combines a milking stool and milk receptacle into one unit. The four legged, reinforced bucket supports the milker and milk, with a top funnel and outlet ensuring cleaner milk. The design eliminates carrying separate stool and can, reducing contamination risk.
A good dairy animal should produce 146 pounds of butterfat a year. If the cow produces a milk testing five per cent fat, production of milk must be 6,000 pounds. Four percent equals 1,000 pounds and three percent equals 8,000 pounds. If the cow is dry six weeks a year, daily butterfat average is about three-fourths of a pound. Herds averaging this amount daily are excellent. few exceed it.
A fragment discusses dairy cows delivering daily revenue, comparing milk flow to poultry. It argues cows provide steadier income, with less risk of disruption, while poultry yields fluctuate more and are harder to convert back to normal levels.
A concise reflection on the need for patience in nurturing promising people, noting that while patience tests are demanding, worthwhile betters justify the effort and time.
J G Halpin notes safe handling for heavier poultry like ducks and geese. Do not grab by wings or feet. hold heavy hens crope secured, wings confined, to prevent flapping injuries to birds and handlers. Carry by neck for ducks. avoid rough lifting to reduce danger from scratches.
Farm advice urges expanding brood coops as chicks grow to prevent crowding and disease. Clean hen houses thrice yearly, remove litter, heavy whitewash with kerosene and a touch of crude carbolic acid, and trap vermin to stop lice and mites. Swallows entering houses pose no infection risk, but neglect invites infestations.
The Maine experiment station bulletin on Poultry Diseases and Their Treatment stresses hygienic housing and systematic cleaning. Weekly disinfection of poultry houses, using spraying machines, is essential, with thorough cleaning and annual disinfection before introducing new stock into each structure.
The proposal emphasizes prioritizing hardiness health and rigor in selection. It aims to weed out the weakest individuals at the earliest stage to ensure a robust cohort. The language suggests strict criteria and early culling to maintain quality and resilience.
An aged rooster takes charge over the scraps in a pan of cockerele and carries himself with evident pride as he claims the task.
The article explores the allure of keeping birds from canaries to geese and ostriches, noting how poultry farming attracts both the wealthy and ordinary workers. It argues the industry is a great proposition, blending leisure, profit, and everyday tasks of buying, feeding, and housing poultry.
A fragmented note urges improving customer service by studying each customer and planning to meet their needs to boost early market chances and satisfaction. It emphasizes welcoming warmth and sheltering support to attract customers and enhance engagement.
A historical note advises on taming turkeys, placing improvised nests in dry spots and near old barrels, managing hens during laying, hatching, and rearing. It covers confinement practices, feeding with corn bread and curds, and cautions about lice and overfeeding while stressing natural free range and careful predation by hens under supervision.
The note outlines proper care for young ducks after swimming. It emphasizes dry housing, clean litter, and avoiding dry feed for ducklings. It recommends a damp mash for about a month old, starting with stale bread moistened with milk and a small grit portion, then gradually adding finely chopped, well cooked meat after day five or six.
Poultry gains from occasional cooked meat especially when confined. Meat should divide into fibers resembling small worms to tempt fowls. Do not rely on fat meat as it lacks muscle bone and feathering nutrients. lean meat contains all that the birds need.
Fragments describe glass in a poultry house causing heat retention in summer and frost in winter, with concerns about condensation and freezing of items near the pane. The note emphasizes how glass affects conditions inside the coop across seasons.
A fragmentary note mentions housing and climate considerations with references to exclusive use and planning. The readable portion lacks clear entities or events, making a precise summary difficult.
Digest on how water temperature affects eggs digestion and texture. Recommends simmering hard boiled eggs for even yolks, using stewing or baking methods to keep albumen tender, and avoiding direct boiling or frying. Advises eggs as meat substitutes, pairing with starches and fats, and cautions against heavy cakes as final courses after fatty meats.
A vintage breakfast recipe describes scalding milk with salt and dissolving compressed yeast, then mixing with warm water and flour to form a thin batter. After overnight rise, add milk butter eggs soda and flour, then fold in pineapple, cook on a soapstone griddle and serve with sweetened pineapple luge.
A plain or one win quiet malt von pattern serves as a background for pictures. Casings of carriage paper with soft neutral tones create an ideal setting for ornaments, portraits, etchings, or photographs. Soft brown suits most rooms, gray is a foundation color, and gray walls with woodwork is popular for city apartments with limited light.
A compact recipe instructs to whisk four egg whites stiff then fold in half cup each granulated sugar and pastry flour with half teaspoon cream of tartar and a half teaspoon almond or vanilla. Drop batter on buttered paper and bake ten to fifteen minutes for about two dozen cakelets.
Beat yolks of three eggs then whisk in one pint milk and two tablespoons preserved ginger syrup. Cook until thick, stir in dissolved gelatin. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold in. Add four ounces minced preserved ginger, mold, chill, and serve with whipped cream.
A fragment describes a Hungarian salad with cold potatoes sliced thinly onion grated beets diced sardines mashed ham minced pepper and a malt dressing. Measurements appear garbled and misread feeding unclear portions and instructions.
If butter is hard to cream use the vegetable river method to break it into small pieces. This changes the texture of IL so the butter can be creamed more easily.
A columnist condemns pampering purebred sows. Overfeeding and close confinement hinder growth and future litters. Proper feeding and regular exercise, with ample water, build strength and constitution. A skilled feeder guides breeding success through practical experience.
The first step is to place sheep on clean dry sand and examine feet for debris between toes. Open ulcers and drain pus, then apply strong disinfectants to kill parasites. Use ointments with lard and carbolic acid or sheep dip, after thorough bathing. Practical for small flocks only.
An Idaho man promotes a new hoof trimming device he says he has patented. The tool looks like pliers with an extra joint and parallel cutting jaws. Each jaw carries a rack that forms the inner ends of the handles and uses stop shoulders to mesh with a mechanism for trimming.
The text explains a pair of intermeshed racks connected by a central yoke with rollers on both sides. This allows full movement of the fool while preventing the racks teeth from slipping. Cutting jaws operate over the top of the hoof, enabling precise action.
The article argues for using pure bred draft mares with intelligent management to maximize profit from the last 200 pounds of meat on the farm. It stresses rewarding good work horses, avoiding overfeeding, and ensuring horses are worked to endurance rather than pampered by constant hay.
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