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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
6
A garbled Beaver Herald page offers a miscellany of observations on fashion, art, population, theater, crime, and society. It mentions radium heating, a $500,000 painting, aviation stunts, and a Brooklyn widow's cook-and-husband ad while mixing in humorous anecdotes about professors, eavesdroppers, and romance.
A Johns Hopkins professor argues poverty abolition is impossible while work remains, saying plenary acceptance cannot be achieved. In Massachusetts a man kneeling to pray on a sidewalk was deemed not a crime, as the magistrate ruled praying in the streets permissible.
Plans describe a 38 by 60 foot barn with capacity for 14 horses, including two feed rooms, a hay chute, ten windows each side, and hard pine finishing. It details stalls, mangers, a wide feedway, and a roof pitch for sanitary hay storage, built for about $1,000.
A 1910 analysis from the U S Department of Agriculture notes a shift to Weert region farming reducing unfenced range. Dryland farming and homestead fencing shrink grazing lands, raising hay costs and limiting winter feed. Result: more cattle and sheep fed on farms, not free range, with long term future impact on beef and mutton supply.
Guidance on separating keeper stock from main flock to rear future layers. Encourages retaining some beat layers in place with a bent imale bird while using eggs from these hens as foundation stock for forthcoming chicks. Mentions a gradual year adjustment to improve outcomes.
A fragmented note describes three cartoon panels with mixed depictions of attitude and behavior. It notes the mayhem caused by untamed posture and the need for proper conduct as a social ideal, with a general call for better demeanor in everyday life.
Advice on daily feeding schedules for young chicks including five feeds daily for ten days then reduced. Recommends oatmeal, green plant foods, animal protein, skim milk or substitutes, fresh water, and eventual transition to chick feed and whole grains. Warns against overfeeding and emphasizes clean water and rest periods.
The National Association of Audubon Societies plans a nationwide campaign to protect all unscot eating birds whose destruction causes crop losses each year. Backed by grangers orchardists ranchers and planters from every region, they seek declarations from state representatives on conservation of the country’s bird resources.
Farmers plan a compact green food keeper for hens to prevent waste when greens are scarce. A four foot back, 24 inch sides, hinged front, feathered straps, and wire netting hold clover grass or cabbage off the ground, while chickens feed from above without soil or dent.
Conclusions from a Monte study at the North Platte Nebraska station show that thoroughly cultivated land absorbs and stores more water, with surface mulch and grass cover reducing subsurface moisture loss. Growing crops extract water in proportion to dry matter, and deep water stores support alfalfa and other forages during drought. drought protection aligns with total available soil water within reach of the crop.
The rapid growth and hardiness of willows suit prairie needs for protection. Plant two windbreak rows, eight feet apart and one foot between cuttings, crowning a dense hedge after two to three years with regular cultivation in full sun from ashes.
A fragmented livestock column discusses hogs and cattle feeding, horse training, and market timing. It cautions on dairy and grain use, notes high corn prices, and suggests proper ventilation and dry airy conditions for mares and foals. It mentions training, digestion, and market readiness guidance for young animals.
A humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly features a constable accusing a driver of speeding 60 miles per hour. The driver disputes the charge and offers a ten dollar bill as settlement. The constable accepts, noting the county would face trial costs anyway.
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria bought what is described as the largest lot of fancy grade tobacco in the United States for Lewis' Bingle Binder Cigar. The 24 carload bulk is said to be from the finest crop in years, with an extra price paid for the selection, signaling a two year test for the factory. Smokers of Lewis' Single Binder Cigar are expected to welcome the supply.
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