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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
6
A farmer argues that a ration of oats and corn fodder with beans and roots, plus silage and pasture, can double dairy herd production. He urges planting forage early, avoiding rainfall loss, and feeding on the farm to preserve soil fertility and reduce unprofitable crops.
The United States department of agriculture emphasizes clean milking practices in Africa. It promotes using small-top pails with hoods to minimize bacterial contamination, drying hands, washing, and quick thorough milking, with immediate removal of milk to the milk house and accessible soap and towels.
A Nebraska reader asks if cottonseed meal harms dairy cows. Expert advice says moderate use causes no harm. limit to about two pounds per day to balance a ration with other dairy feeds. Cottonseed meal is a cheap protein source and should be used more in Nebraskan dairying.
Farmers report a muddy hole in the cow pasture creating distress at milking time. Cows slip and suffer, udders become chapped, and pasture traffic damages the ground. Proposals include draining or fencing to prevent fly and mud issues. Ground remains dusty when cows move between trampling and feeding areas.
Article extols turkeys as highly profitable foragers that sustain themselves on bugs grain and waste while ranging over open land. It notes profitable sizes weights and broiler potential, compares turkey breeds and their plumage colors and sizes, and highlights Bronze Narragansett Buff Slate White Minck and Bourbon Red varieties with recent White and Black improvements.
The article advises providing finely chopped grass and coarse grit for chicks along with small meat pieces or manufactured foods containing meat to boost growth. It outlines brooder temperatures starting at about ninety degrees for the first four days, measured mid‑height, then gradual cooling until three weeks old when seventy degrees at night suffices.
A reader argues against using horse meat for poultry feed noting that even though meat from a healthy horse killed after an accident might be safe most supplies come from horses that died or were slaughtered due to illness. The writer warns of health and ethical concerns.
A guide to choosing productive hens by observing habits and physical traits. Identify the early-rising, constantly foraging hen with bright eyes and a lively comb, noting egg output and feed efficiency. Separate the unproductive, overfat bird for disposal and keep the steady, hard-working layers to maximize returns across seasons.
An observer notes that hen quality strongly impacts chick hatchability. Hen No 1 sits passively and neglects brood care, while Hen No 2 actively incubates, feeds, and restores her nest, suggesting hen temperament and attentiveness determine outcomes during the critical first five days.
The plan describes a ten acre poultry farm capable of supporting 5000 chickens with 800 breeders, featuring three breeding houses, three aging houses, three laying houses for 1500 hens each, a 1000 chick capacity brooder house, dwelling and barn, 80 to 100 fruit trees, two large fields, a garden, pasture, and a cock ere l runway. The scheme allows flexible layouts and potential surplus from garden and fruit sales.
Instructions warn to watch brooder chicks for droopy birds in the first ten days after hitching as a period when white diarrhea t meat destructive. Hatched chicks often carry it and it usually clears in four to al days with care. Remove droopy birds for treatment, scald king feathers, and refresh litter. After a week susceptibility drops, and following this plan can reduce losses.
Not every hen from a great laying strain lays well. In a national contest a two year old hen has not laid an egg. Fatten before marketing poultry. Spring chicks raised on mill feed show rapid growth and market readiness.
A vintage guide lists savory fillings for hostess sandwiches. From Tongue and Minced Chicken to Tomato, Cream, Sardine, Dried Beef, Cocoanut, Chicken and Almond, and Potatoes Dauphine, it details prep methods, spreads, and assembly on buttered bread or toast.
German dressing method for potato salads uses lightly sweetened potatoes from delicatessens. Mix thick cream with three tablespoons vinegar and salt and two grains pepper. Beat cream until stiff, then slowly add oil, pepper, and vinegar while continuing to beat.
A frugal supper dish uses melted butter milk and strained baked beans with paprika onion and sharp cheese. Heat until smooth then fold in cheese for a creamy bean recipe served on cr\u00e8pe or toast for a quick meal.
A reused cardboard box from the department store becomes a cheap light clothes hamper. Stand the box on end and cover with wallpaper to fashion a cover, creating a practical hamper for laundry.
A recipe fragment lists two cups sugar one half cup butter four eggs and milk plus sour cream soda cream of tartar and vanilla. It describes creaming butter with sugar then mixing in the sour and vanilla yielding a cake batter for two tins.
A Colorado Experiment Station report summarizes serum use against hog cholera. Among 16152 infected hogs treated, 24.5 percent died, vs a higher rate without serum. Among 11776 healthy hogs kept with sick pigs, losses were 2.9 percent, and 13078 healthy hogs later exposed had losses near one half of one percent. In San Luis valley, delaying serum until disease appeared yielded about 22 percent losses.
A Nebraska farmer describes making lightweight mobile individual hog houses from 26 gauge galvanized sheet iron on a wood frame. Each eight by eight inch base structure costs about 7.60 dollars materials, with 2 by 2 lumber framing ripped from 2 by 4s. The design aims to keep hogs warm and dry, though sun heat limits comfort in warm weather.
In buying ewes ensure sturdy feet and good backs and mouths. Avoid broken mouthed ewes or those with worn teeth. A sheep has permanent teeth by one year, two pairs by three years, and a full mouth by three to five years. full mouthed ewes can breed up to five years old.
Instructions emphasize thorough scouring of pig pens and use of baking soda to keep troughs and barrels clean. Keep brood sows vigorous and not over fat, avoiding fat forming feeds. A well ventilated hog house with proper ends north and south is essential.
The text advises gentle exercise for brood mares not to be jammed or abused. It calls for light work and moderate activity to maintain health and reproductive viability, stating idle activity harms production of strong offspring.
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