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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
6
The article warns against improper disposal of young Urveding bulls and argues for early dehorning to reduce aggression. It discusses breeding strategy, endorsing inbreeding to preserve traits, and suggests using first or second cousins to introduce vigor without losing lineage permanence.
Practical note on restraining a kicking cow during milking. Secure a strap around the body behind the shoulder, slip soap on the strap, buckle a ringed small strap around the right front leg above the hoof, lift the leg to the ring, and steady the cow. Once accustomed, milking is safer and the strap can be removed over time.
A historical note explains cow testing benefits for farmers. It argues testing helps remove nonperforming cattle, encourages good feeding and care, and builds a productive dairy herd. Emphasis on kindness, proper feed, water, and humane treatment, plus cautious treatment of ailments using olive oil and potash remedies.
Whitewash ranks as key to poultry success and profits by brightening hen houses and driving away parasites. The text details a homemade mixture with salt, unsalted lime, iron, whiting, glue, and optional additives, plus application by spray to penetrate cracks and keep pests moving away. Regular whitewashing is cheap, easy to apply, and preventive.
Practical guidance on cutting grain costs for poultry by balancing diet with corn wheat oats and meat food while using green fodder vegetables and scraps. Advice emphasizes feeding only what birds will clean up, avoiding waste and heavy litter, plus steps for goose rearing from pairing ratios to brood care and pasture grazing.
Poultry keepers should provide ample clean nests and litter to reduce dirty or rolled eggs. Maintain daily nesting material checks and replenish as needed, using clean bedding on the floor to prevent egg damage. Adequate nests and fresh litter are especially important during wet weather and for hens traveling to nests.
The article discusses exercise for hens and notes that laying birds are less productive when exercised. It suggests allowing layers to scratch in litter and peck at feed, with a perch or hanging feeder placed above their heads in the hen house.
A public notice warns farmers that poultry need ample water to stay healthy. It cautions that a thirsty hen may refuse feed and that chicks deprived of water can become ill, urging timely hydration for flocks.
The article explains egg color differences among American breeds Plymouth Rocks Wy dettes and related varieties, noting dark brown eggs from some and lighter or white eggs from nonsitting breeds such as Minorcam Leg horns Spanish Pollak Hambores Mondana, with occasional tinted eggs.
A historical notice warns that roup afflicted fowls remain vulnerable to relapse and should not be used for breeding. It notes the disease weakness can be transmitted through air and advises discarding roupy birds from breeding stock.
Rhode Island Reds are the latest popular American chicken variety noted for rapid growth and egg production. The breed mixes Asiatic blood with a fifty year selection for practicality, resembling Leghorns more than Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes. They are persistent layers but vary in color shade and comb style.
Experiments at the Indians Experiment Station show feeding skim milk to laying hens raises egg output. Two pens over two years compared grain plus skim milk versus grain alone, with the skim milk group averaging 183.5 eggs per hen and the grain-only group 4 eggs. Winter months saw skim milk hens producing 7 percent more eggs than grain plus meat scraps.
Guidance on when capons fatten best and how to rear them for market. Recommends fattening two to three weeks before marketing, up to two birds per coop, feeding cornmeal middlings and milk, plus grit and safe ground grain. Notes price incentives and risks from leg weakness and damp conditions affecting ducks and drakes.
A request to locate the brown coop adjacent to the cornfield to provide shade and fresh ground. The placement aims to balance accessibility with a cool, shaded area and clean soil for breeding or housing livestock.
A historical recipe describes simmering venison scraps with barley water and squid into a gravy, adding currant jelly, then warming the meat. It instructs grilling steaks over hot coals, saving gravy, basting with currant jelly, and serving on warm plates.
Instructions describe preparing porterhouse or rump steak on a plank with butter, parsley, and mushroom caps. Includes duchess potatoes recipe with eggs and butter, edging with tomato and cucumber rounds, plus garnish ideas like potato balls onions peas and carrots. Also advises storing stale bread to aid digestion.
Dissolve a yeast cake in tepid water. Mix milk with boiling water and cool to lukewarm. Add yeast, malt, and whole wheat flour to form a thick batter. Knead about fifteen minutes, add flour to make dough, then rise until ready. Allow about three hours for the rise.
A historic recipe describes soaking one pint pearled beans overnight then draining and cooking until tender without breaking. Mix beans with about half a pound of sausage in a baking dish, season with one teaspoon salt dissolved in a pint of boiling water, add extra if needed, bake five to six hours and serve hot with catchup.
A simple tagging system uses a large safety pin on the bag to attach samples of every remnant. This method saves time and effort by allowing a quick glance to see the bag's contents.
Fragmented recipe instructions describe mixing cheese and ham with crackers and milk, adding baking powder and quick baking mix. The text notes to stir beaten eggs into ham and crackers, add remaining ingredients, and bake about 80 minutes. Names and precise measurements are inconsistent.
Alling cuts up cold chicken into tubes with sliced canned mushrooms and onions. Make white sauce and mix with chicken and mushrooms, seasoned with salt, cayenne, and pepper. Fill heated patty shells and serve.
In pig feeding the skim milk protein balances corn without high protein concentrates. Use one to three pounds skim milk per pound corn, more milk when pigs are young, add middlings for young pigs. Estimate feed for 80 pigs by August 1 and limit grain to 367-400 pounds per 100 pounds gain on pasture.
Thrush in horse feet results from standing in filth and dry floors. Trim the hoof, remove diseased parts, and apply strong disinfectant to the sole. Use coal tar disinfectants or pure carbolic acid with care, then dust calomel and apply thick clay over the affected area.
The note explains brood mares benefit from light work leading into fouling time while heavy exertion and hauling heavy loads harm mares nearing foaling. It warns against strenuous tasks and suggests gradual prep to handle the heaviest workload, followed by rest after intense effort.
The text argues ordinary whey is worth only about half the value of skim silk or buttermilk for feeding, with whey being poor in muscle builders after cheese processing. It states roughly a gallon and a half of whey equals the feeding value of one pound of corn or barley.
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