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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
6
An illustrated farm building design shows a three room cross shaped barn arrangement for cows horses calves and storage. It highlights beauty practicality and efficient hay grain and feed flow with two 100 bushel grain bins and a covered central passage. The plan keeps stock away from the highway and house while ensuring easy access and neat surroundings.
Hundreds of Minnesota farmers waste time and money breeding to grade sires. Purebred stallions offer higher foal value, yet many advertise inaccurately while law requires exact state license copies with stallion ads. The trend shows more farmers embracing purebreds, reducing grade stallion use and potential losses.
Guidance on housing and care for sheep calves yearlings and cows with young, emphasizing south facing deep sheds and dry spacious yards, separate bull and horse areas, age for mating, extra feed for ewes, clean dry pens, manure management to prevent footrot, covered feed racks, even grain distribution, risks of overfeeding weaker sheep, and a Virginia pasture system with daily exercised sheep in suitable weather.
A. J. Mottaire on University Farm reports raising 100 pigs yearly yields best returns. With five cents a minute fine costs, nearly $8 per hour is earned by reducing work to a minimum. Pigs collect their own feed and assist with hay age, improving overall efficiency.
Mr. McGuire uses 15 acres of corn and eight acres of rape and alfalfa to feed and raise pigs and brood sows. In summer the pigs are kept with ample feed, then divided into corn and four acres of rape. Pigs market first, sows wintered with minimal attention, straw sheds provide shelter and feed boxes placed close by.
A colonial era advisory notes calf milk substitutes and home made meals. It lists a Massachusetts agricultural college formula of oats meat flour middlings corn meal and salt with instructions to mix with boiling water and add cold water to prevent lumps. It suggests gradual milk replacement over days, then hay and limited meal, with clean buckets and careful feeding as calves mature.
Paris correspondent describes evening wear with gatin ceate or leng trends, noted by Btralgat Tunice and Bimpla Coiffure in a classic style. Descriptions cover chiffon dresses with embroidery, satin coats, Greek draperies, and simple coiffures, plus a green horn comb and pale golden-brown hues.
Paris evening gowns present arm drapery using two tulle streamers across underarm to wrist. Colors match bodice. crystal accents at intersections. Designers mix medieval touches with modern flair, including capes, long sleeves, and bullion fabrics.
A new concept combines a skirt with leggings in one piece. It targets activities like riding driving golf and tennis offering a practical outfit option for sporty women.
A reader suggests making an evening gown look nearly new by adding one style of long sleeves to her existing frock. The note discusses altering the dress to refresh its appearance for an evening event.
A vivid description shows a wicker breakfast tray placed across the bed for luxury and convenience. The tray, cretonne under glass with pink and white china, holds coffee toast and eggs, and can reverse into a writing surface with a pink blotter for personal items.
Fashion authorities predict higher heels than in recent seasons with some pairs showing heels up to 24 inches. Cuban heels will stay popular and white shoes will dominate while longer skirts favor low shoes. Cloth-top styles with leather varieties remain favored and button fastenings are preferred over lacing.
A dubious health warning targets women over thirty five, claiming aging threatens muscles hair and skin. It prescribes manipulative facial wraps and chin bindings to supposedly prevent drooping muscles and sagging skin, urging extreme tightening and pressure as a cure.
A home treatment suggests using alum powder two drachmas torax two drachms tincture of bensom half an ounce rosewater half pint to whiten ears. Bathe the ears with the totlon several times daily and massage the face and wave twice weekly to balance coloration and tone.
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