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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
6
Poultry expert warns crowding quarters in winter leads to poor ventilation and disease. Reducing flock size and culling nonproducers recommends boosting profits, with emphasis on purebred males and careful management during cold months.
The Runner duck originated in Rogland with later importations from Tadın. Ducks lay over 200 eggs per year, with a record of 19 eggs in a day. eggs larger than hens but smaller than some ducks. Weighing up to 4.5 pounds for drakes and four pounds for ducks, color is fawn and birds run rapidly rather than waddle. They are quiet, good foragers, and increasingly popular for market fowls because of prolific laying.
A fragmented home remedy note describes four formulas to whitewash hen houses. Steps include boiling water with Skle and malt mixed in, then cooling and straining before adding more water and letting the solution stand. The text references timing, proportion, and application while noting a hot use after thinning.
George Y Horton emphasizes health and preventive care in poultry management. Proper housing, ventilation, sanitation, and early treatment prevent disease, reduce losses, and promote strong future generations. He warns against relying on patent cures and stresses observation, ventilation, sun exposure, and cleanliness.
The article discusses isolating pullets from older hens to improve egg production. It notes pullets perform better when housed separately and fed a special ration with skim milk, reducing pecking and stress. The experiment showed pullets in a separate house produced higher yields than flocks mixed with older hens.
Practical notes describe using straw as a valuable bedding for a hen house to keep hens comfortable and dry. It suggests supporting with mesh wire at rafters, layering straw, and creating ventilation with a vent in the roof to prevent moisture and promote airflow.
A Kansas State Agricultural College professor explains a simple process to deodorize and deodorize water by adding bleaching powder to rain water. Dissolve 1/3 to 1/4 pound per 100 barrels, stir, settle, then pour into the cistern and repeat if needed. The powder acts as a deodorizer and disinfectant, not a poison.
A bygone kitchen note describes jellied veal as a delicate dish. Veal is simmered with water until tender, the meat shredded, seasoned, and reassembled with the liquor poured over. The mixture is set in a dish lined with hard boiled egg slices and chilled overnight, then served with lemon or olives.
A damaged recipe fragment describes cold cooked ox tongue with butter, mushroom, red pepper, and seasoning. It instructs pounding and sieving the mixture, then patting it in a basin and covering with clarified fat while keeping it in a cool place.
A scrambled cooking fragment describes searing three pounds of brisket with onions, then simmering with an undetermined amount of wine or water for hours. It instructs adding a sugar and vinegar mixture shortly before serving.
A recipe fragment describes combining mustard sugar butter vinegar and butter in a double boiler to create a creamy dressing. It advises cooling before serving over shredded cabbage with onion and green pepper.
A bake day note describes a batter with beaten egg whites sugar salt vanilla vinegar oil and cocoa folded with sour cream. The recipe directs baking the cake about forty five minutes in a moderate oven.
A quirky, garbled recipe fragment describes preparing squab in a thickly seasoned pan. Instructions mention beating, peppering, buttering, and serving with brown macs, with unclear steps and measurements.
The text appears garbled with incomplete phrases and unfamiliar terms. It contains no coherent names, places, or events to summarize into a journalism card. Readers cannot extract a clear news item or outcome from the fragment.
A historical account describes evolving kitchen tools from wooden rolling pins to a new heavy duty model with integrated cooling and a rotary top mechanism. The piece highlights a gas range and freestanding cooker, noting improved cooking with heat control and reduced need to move pans between stove and oven.
A Boston Globe recipe notes how to make fried doughnuts with three quarters cup sugar and melted fat. It advises chilling dough briefly, frying at hot oil, turning frequently for even cooking, and using less sugar for lighter results.
A midsection describes molding rice, washing in cold water, soaking briefly, then boiling with a hot water dip, simmering until tender. It suggests soaking 15 minutes, then 15 more, and finishing with butter or oil, served with sauce to prevent sticking.
Pare and core apples and cut into halves. Mix one pound of sugar with two spoonfuls of vinegar and boil for one hour. Add cider and boil thirty minutes then flavor with vanilla. Cool and serve with whipped cream and cherries.
A fragment describes layering mashed potatoes with a chicken breast and white meat, topping with fowl stock and butter, then covering with a potato crust and baking. It mentions light seasoning and baking until the top is lightly browned.
Recipe fragment describes whisking orange rind Feaspeantal lwwen Jule and egg yolks to form a batter. It instructs letting the mixture stand for an hour then adding to a frosting. The text mentions thickening to spread on a 1 Coli and rice frosting.
The readable text discusses dried currants and a quirky method, mentioning amulets and strange terms. No clear event, names, places, or dates emerge to form a factual news item.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a public disturbance or community notice. Names, places, and clear events are unreadable, leaving only garbled phrases about a street, a meeting, and a household concern with unsettled details.
A damaged note suggests cleaning a varnished walnut object by rubbing with a piece of water. It claims the method can soften or remove the varnish as a cleaning trick.
An assistant at the University of Minnesota farm explains that pasture improves hog health and weight when combined with grain. A daily grain ration of two to three pounds per head, or three pounds per 100 pounds live weight, plus skim milk or tankage with corn on various pastures, yields best results.
The article describes a new nose bag support device attached to the lower part of the hames with a top attachment. It claims the invention lets a horse pull from the bag without bracing against the sidewalk or solid objects.
The period from ages three to six is noted as the most productive for ewes. Keeping ewes longer requires careful feeding and health, as poor conditions lead to stomach worms and infections. Regular production may rely on managing older and younger sheep together.
The document instructs handling a brood mare and her foal focusing on daytime stall work. It directs moving the mare to the barn midweek, securing the gelding, and performing initial exercises after foaling. It emphasizes maintaining a dark stall during daytime and coordinating with the agency for buckling procedures.
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