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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
2
Ducks need dry, sturdy housing to endure cold nights whether keeping old or young birds. Use affordable sheds or barns, convert existing structures if possible, and cover with tarred paper or lath to keep weather out. Elevate floors, avoid earth floors, and limit indoor confinement to only when truly necessary to protect tender feet.
A Minnesota experiment shows feeding chickens a mix of cracked corn with sour milk or buttermilk yields rapid growth and plump condition for market. Milk-soaked corn fed morning and replenished as absorbed, with repeated additions, produces an appetising, economical ration.
Portland inventor Henry Wert of Wert Break unveils an egg securing device illustrated for safe transport. Scientific American notes the design relates to egg bolding and aims to reduce breakage during handling and travel.
A frame design supports a plurality of compartments each with a wrapped interior to hold eggs securely. Compartments are separated within the frame to prevent movement or contact between eggs or with the frame itself. The device enables convenient handling, storage, and protection of eggs during transport.
The text discusses that there is no substitute to fate in science and mentions the aging of eggs, sweetness of taste, and the impact of food quality on breeding. It asserts that theory has no solution beyond feed quality to influence the vigor and offspring of fowls.
Three splendid breeds show strong suitability for a large farm. White Wyandottes supply broilers and winter eggs, Light Brahmas provide roast or and winter eggs, and White Leghorns offer summer eggs.
Secretary Halpin urges careful selective breeding for poultry profits. Focus on vigorous hardy males, avoid lazy individuals, maintain multiple pens, and designate separate pens for pallets and older birds. Use leg bands for tracking, record birth dates, and breed only from homegrown eggs from selected stock for steady improvement.
Advice on managing hen sitting behavior in spring shows how to discourage hens from sitting too long. It suggests isolating late broods, providing free range or a fresh plot, and switching to grown foods to curb the urge. Green feed is recommended for hot weather.
The readable text suggests individuals plan to return to their duties and care for family, signaling a shift from personal pursuits to responsibilities ahead.
An article by W. D. Neale in Farm Stock and Home describes a method to kill turkeys and chickens without bruising. Catch the bird with a string, tuck it into a burlap sack with the head protruding, tighten the sack, and decapitate with a sharp blow while the neck rests on wood. The sack restrains movement until the bird dies and can be dressed.
The article counsels exercise for geese and notes geese thrive when not confined. It contrasts ducks Pekin breeds needing water at feeding times and warns hens molt signs of poor vigor. It mentions the Brown Red Game as an old domesticated fowl breed and stresses a dry well ventilated night shelter for hens and water for feeding ducks.
A veterinary note explains how dropping the cud signals subacute indigestion caused by dental pain. It describes mastication pain from tongue or mouth issues and lingering deciduous molar crowns in young bovines, urging careful mouth examination and removal of persistent crowns to restore proper chewing and digestion.
A newly patented device is described as draining all the cream from a milk bottle without agitation. It mentions common housewife temptations to remove the cream and notes the trouble of pouring or spooning cream without disturbing the crown. The invention promises no loss of cream during drainage.
A detailed description explains using a glass siphon with a rubber tube to draw cream from a stratified layer. The Dell shaped glass end is lowered into the cream and, when positioned, the rubber tube is closed and withdrawn to start the upward draw. The process continues until all cream is removed.
The dairy herd test reveals many surprises with top appearing cattle often poorest producers. Some scrubs may prove worthy. unproductive cows should not be disposed of quickly. Market gains from productive cows can fund better dairy trees and fires. Before purchase, verify production records.
The article warns that people ignore proper feeding of their stock. It stresses careful rationing and close observation of cows to prevent waste and ensure proper response to adjustments.
A farmer and dairyman should keep only as many cows as the cam house and feed property.
A mixed excerpt outlines a tea punch called Hongkong Cooler with steps for steeping tea, sugar, lemon, cloves, cherries, and rum, plus a Grape Cooler recipe with grapefruit and grape juice. It then offers a string of home remedies and tips on freshening breath, preserving meat, carpet care, shining boots, removing corn, and turpentine applications.
A vintage recipe guides a white roux made from two tablespoons butter and flour, milk heated to boiling, then cooled with four beaten yolks and lemon zest and juice. Stir in beaten whites before baking briefly, then serve with whipped cream and lemon garnish.
Fragmented kitchen notes describe making Windoor Soap from small white pieces or homemade hard toon, shaved thinly and melted slowly, with caraway or other fragrant off. mold and dry. In tomato soup, it instructs emptying a can of tomatoes into a pan, adding sugar, and stirring, then dropping eggs and forming thin slices to garnish toast.
A compact kitchen note describes broiled mushrooms as delicious as an entree. Remove stems, cap, butter and broil two minutes turning until browning. Serve rounds with butter, pepper and salt on top.
A station report from Towa Agriculturaltation urges prebreeding protein feeding to stimulate ova development and increase litter size. It notes alfalfa rich in protein, pasture for sows, and flushing about ten days before breeding as key steps, with a strong boar and protein-rich diets such as tankage and meat meal recommended.
Rye has about 10 percent lower feeding value than corn for fattening hogs. Grind rye into a thick slop rather than feeding whole, as dry rye forms a sticky mass in the hogs mouth. Combine rye with taukeye skim milk or shorts, include corn if affordable, since rye is protein deficient and not best fed alone.
In Bhah Mont, Harlow D. Burnside notes a balky horse delaying loading into a car. After half an hour of futile effort, a cowboy suggested tying rope around the animal’s rump and pulling like a halter rope. The method succeeded perfectly, aiding future similar tasks.
Great value is found in feeding pumpkins to hogs along with corn. Pumpkins cool the digestive system and keep stomach and bowels in good condition during the feeding period. However the seeds are rich in fat and should be limited. Pumpkins help hogs with worms but excess can be harmful.
A fragment discusses small grain feeding for sheep to improve profits. It mentions a mix of oil, wheat bran, and horse meat in a trough, and cautions the flockmaster to stay vigilant for indications of indiappeettion.
A brief note outlines providing a feeding floor or trough for pigs. It calls for a plank or cement feed area and emphasizes keeping the hogs fed cleanly at their table. The instruction stresses hygienic feeding and orderly pens.
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