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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
6
A New York dairyman proposes a community plan to improve cattle by shared breeding. He argues friendly rivalry among Kimball region dairymen can lower bull costs and boost herd quality as multiple neighbors begin breeding the same dairy cattle type.
A writer argues that pooling funds to buy a bull yields better genetics and advertising value than individual ownership. He notes rival neighbors spur growth by watching each other’s calves, and cites his own limited use of a single self-owned sire while cooperating with others. He foresees stronger rock and elk stock through teamwork.
A mid century style piece explains benefits of hand separators for farms with many cows. It argues separators reduce waste, improve cream quality, cut hauling, and pay for themselves in about a year. For larger herds, a 150 pound per fifteen minutes model with a small engine is recommended for efficiency.
A compact dairy container keeps milk bottle clean and secure. The device uses a movable top to allow easy pouring while maintaining a tight seal. When aged, the milk remains protected from dirt and contamination.
The dairyman seeks to keep cows productive by feeding to maximize efficiency. Focusing on high yield per operation, the herd is managed to sustain peak performance and profitability in daily dairy work.
Advice on feeding chicks from hatch to maturity highlights that diet should match intended use. For rapid early growth for market birds, milk and high-energy grains like corn are emphasized, while layer or breeder birds require steady growth with wheat, corn, bran, green fodds, and mineral supplements.
Poultrymen debate how long to keep hens for laying stock. One view favors pullets only, culling after a single strong year to breed anew. Others support keeping hens two to four years, if able to select true layers and weed out drones, reducing hatchery work. Selection of sound, smooth eggshells for hatch improves outcomes.
Inspect the flock and mark ties showing the best growth and vigor. Choose birds that are plump tall healthy and well developed. Do not keep birds that grow leggy thin and underdeveloped.
iRy c. B. BROWN offers early chick care guidance. Start water immediately, feed sparingly wet mash every two hours for two days, then introduce cracked grains gradually. By eight weeks, switch to meat scraps, milk as needed, and provide green feed such as chopped lettuce or potato when outdoor grazing is limited.
A historical note urges farmers to keep only one breed of poultry and cattle. It argues that multiple breeds require extra work and larger housing, fencing, and management. The fragment mentions increased costs and warns mixed flocks may underperform or fail to thrive.
Fragmentary text discusses unclean Heets, loaky birds and ROOT farsa h. Towiden noted as uneasily prone to encouraging bacteria. Witty not clearly connected to a broader news item.
A Patey poultry venture earns solid income through steady all year harvests, but market forces claim the bulk of profits throughout the year. The piece notes strong earnings but highlights price pressures and price swings that farmers must manage.
Bulletin 146 from Utah Experiment Station reports on seven year old hens and their progeny. It notes wide variation in annual egg output, with ranges from 100 to 160 in year one, 106 to 140 in year two, and 100 to 190 in year three, then stabilizing around 200 eggs per year with small fluctuations. It discusses flock renewal costs and an estimated four year productive life for the strain studied.
A Western Farmer writer describes a colony home style portable poultry house. The structure measures about 9 feet long by 7 feet wide with a central height near 6 feet and 18 inches at the eaves. A fine wire netting door provides light and ventilation when used in the field.
A low cost, easily built poultry house is described with a muslin curtain that can swing open by day or on warm nights. The design emphasizes labor and material economy for this shape, noting colony holls as a practical feature and a visually simple cut illustration of a rovable, economical structure.
The text explains preserving infertile eggs from the incubator to feed future chicks. Infertile eggs do not rot if kept clean, drying into a bean sized shell. Mix with rice and flour, bake a cake, crumble for chicks and poults. As chicks age, feed with alfalfa corn mix baked for them.
Begin with a flock of purebred chickens and buy the best purebred cock you can afford. Spent as much as possible on quality breeding stock to improve egg and meat production.
An old column promotes rhubarb as a versatile ingredient for families. It lists rhubarb based dishes and preserves including rhubarb and fig jam, rhubarb jam with lemon, rhubarb and orange jam, rhubarb dumplings, rhubarb jelly, rhubarb sponge, and rhubarb compote with simple preparation steps and quantities.
Washing shawls requires folding flat and placing in a pillow case with a basting thread to stay flat. Treat like Sapnel or woolen goods, wash separately with lukewarm suds, squeeze gently, do not hang to dry, and dry by oven heat on a platter or sunlight on a cloth.
Drop gingerbread with half cup brown sugar and half cup butter or lard softened. Add two well beaten eggs one cup molasses two teaspoons cinnamon a tablespoon ginger half cup sour milk beaten with soda and three cups flour. Butter paper in pan drop dough on and bake in a moderate oven until rich brown.
To restore a copper kettle wash with soap and water then make a paste of a knife powder and paragin and rub well. Two or three cleanings may be required to bring it to its original brilliance.
A historical cooking note describes preparing Chateaubriand steak by wiping the tenderloin with a damp cloth, broiling over a flame until done while remaining moist, then transferring to a hot platter and serving with broiled mushrooms laid atop.
A compact recipe describing butter gravy with measures and steps. It instructs combining butter and flour, seasoning with pepper, then gradually whisking in hot water to reach the proper consistency for serving. The directions emphasize achieving a smooth mixture suitable for poultry or biscuit accompaniment.
Guidance on housing separate pens, exercise, and gentle feeding for brood sows before and after farrowing. Emphasizes segregating sows, allowing range if fenced, and feeding bulky rations with alfalfa hay to improve piglet numbers and health.
The article argues aging soil reduces fertility and elevates the value of sheep. It emphasizes early maturity, moderate size as a strength, keeping purebred rams, and conditioning ewes for mating. Proper management increases profits. sheep aid in weed control and soil fertility.
In Coburns Swine in America a breeding crate for hogs is described as a stout frame of two by four inch lumber, open behind, with a front that holds the sow and a rear bolt. A two by four inch strip extends to form a platform for a sow to rest weight off the hog. The crate sized five to six feet long and two feet four inches wide, with cleats to prevent slipping and a small boar platform to hold the boar for breeding.
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