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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
2
The article argues dairy cattle profitability hinges on breeding quality and milk fat. It discusses producer concerns over prices, labor costs, and the need to identify cows as individuals to maximize return per unit of feed. It notes cows' value for milk, butterfat, beef, and winter forage.
Practical notes for poultry keepers on housing, sanitation, feeding, water, breeding, and marketing. Emphasizes clean quarters, dry nests, warm water in cold months, balanced forage, and careful selection of stock. Encourages showing well bred birds, avoiding damp conditions, and shipping in proper baskets for better receipts.
The article discusses dairy feeding routines with emphasis on full forage in the morning and after milking. It notes cows should come directly to their place for milking, and describes feeding grain, hay, and water strategies, including shelter, yard grouping, and weather considerations for efficient milk production.
The text discusses factors influencing why cows go dry, noting that fault may lie with the cow and with handling practices. It emphasizes that management and care during the drying period are important considerations for outcomes.
Instructions describe a home device and materials to candling eggs using shells, oyster shells, and pulverized components to provide shell material. It details dust boxes, a simple candling box from a pantry box, and air exposure for detecting defects by shining light through the egg and removing those with flaws.
A brief fragment discusses color, texture, and shape considerations for an item. It mentions uniformity and small details, with unclear context and no identifiable people, places, or organizations.
Farmers urged to preserve poultry manure as a concentrated fertilizer. Properly preserved litter can rank with many commercial fertilizers and be worth about 20 dollars per ton in value.
Instruction emphasizes convenient dust baths and liberal application of insect powder toward the end of the incubation period. Dusting should occur through the feathers and surrounding material about three days before hatching completes.
A NSW Agricultural College study at Hawkesbury reveals profitable Runner ducks with average egg yield around 267 eggs per duck per year. Ducks tolerate low fences with water access, require deep containers, and benefit from cheap feed like vegetable mash. Pure white Runner variety favored for uniform egg color and calm disposition.
A historical guide explains a chicken fattening crate where six by sixteen by eighteen inch dimensions form three compartments. Slats and wire mesh provide a ventilated floor, with corner supports and solid end panels for strength, aiming to reduce droppings and ease feeding.
Prices for market poultry drive production as consumers learn to seek quality. Dressed poultry buyers avoid rough fowl for table use, preferring plump, solid birds over larger, coarse specimens. This shift highlights consumer discernment in selecting poultry.
A historical note explains that if a hen lays about a fixed number of eggs weekly, total annual output covers feed costs and every extra egg increases profit. It suggests three eggs per week yields double the profit of two eggs, and that higher egg counts reduce production cost per unit in proportion.
Fragmentary note discusses storage in a hen house and mentions keeping a box of ashes or road duet. Readability is limited. no clear event, person, or organization to anchor a fuller summary.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines making a chocolate milkshake with chocolate, sugar, water, vanilla, and milk. It covers heating chocolate, cooling the mix, chilling, and serving in glasses with whipped cream, noting to avoid boiling to prevent sediment. It includes measurements and steps for mixing and pouring.
A reader notes a revival of woven table mats made on frames. Frames hold several elements for dishes and vegetable bowls, with threads knotted at crossings. After trimming, fringe forms along the edge, yielding durable mats that last many years with weekly washing.
Old fashioned Dutch dessert and celery fritters recipe fragments describe peeling slicing tart apples with nutmeg brown sugar lemon rind and juice baked with crust then filled with custard or whipped cream. Celery fritter batter uses egg milk butter salt flour stands, celery pieces boiled and folded, fried and served on lettuce with spice cheese vinegar onion mix.
A brief old recipe describes mixing two heaping tablespoons cornstarch with a little cold milk or water, adding two tablespoons sugar and salt, then whisking in half a cup strong fresh coffee. Cook with scalded milk until thick, mold, chill, and serve with cream and sugar.
A vintage pudding instruction lists one cupful cooked cereal one half cup molasses one half cup milk one half cup seeded raisings two well beaten eggs one half teaspoon cinnamon. Mix until smooth pour into buttered dish bake forty minutes.
A household tip suggests adding a pinch of soda when making cranberry jelly to reduce sugar by about half without harming flavor or jellying. The same method can apply to stewed apricots, rhubarb, and similar fruits.
When paint spills on the floor act quickly. Blot with a soft cloth to lift excess. For fresh spills vinegar can help break down the stain, then wipe clean and repeat as needed.
Farmers should mix fodder straw and hay with corn chop and bran for winter feeding. Cows milkers require more bran and corn chop while non milking cows get a lighter ration. Horses and sheep adapt by splitting hay fodder and straw, with water and a roomy dry shed to keep stock thrifty.
Impaction occurs in idle work horses during cold weather when they eat coarse food and drink little water. Poor dental condition worsens the problem as food is not ground properly. Regular dental care and occasional bran mash help reduce impactions.
An analysis shows ewe milk is high in fat with breed variations. Fat content peaks shortly after lambing, sometimes reaching 11 percent to aid the newborn’s digestion. The piece notes differences among four ewes over time and emphasizes proper feeding and care for a robust spring lamb crop.
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