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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
7
A study of poultry industry practices outlines cleaning measures and feeding strategies. It emphasizes roasts and kerosene waste control, vaseline on chicks, careful hatching, milk rich rations, estrogenous feeds, and meat inclusion to boost growth and egg production while noting risks from crowded yards and cheap birds.
The text lists four physical indicators of a hen's laying condition. Molting color of wattle and comb, yellow shanks and ears, and overall body color suggest readiness. Birds with three quarters yellow shanks and ears are often good layers. hens showing three quarters yellow shanks for a year may be culled as poor producers.
A粗 garbled report notes a poultry show movement led by a society of poultry enthusiasts aiming to promote public interest in breeding. The text mentions exhibits, prize incentives, and efforts to raise standards of domestic fowl, asserting potential wealth from a thriving purebred poultry industry.
A detailed 1920s device guides traveling egg collectors to test egg quality using a shielded light box mounted on a wagon or wall. It describes a crude, battery powered candle light, a blackened box with an eyehole, wiring, a switch option, and safety cautions while assembling from wood, screws, and dry cells.
Under market conditions corn is the most economical feed for hogs and hens and can supply a large portion of their needs. Corn with a nitrogen source such as meat scrap yields better results. Experiments show mixed feeds with corn at 72 percent and scrap at 24 percent improve feed efficiency and egg production.
A guide on proper collar and trace chain adjustment for horses to prevent backhand issues and shoulder strain. It explains adjusting traces by shoulder slope, midhome or two thirds up from the button, and backhand positioning to control draft and plow depth.
Veterinary note explains roars in horses as laryngeal paralysis affecting the left side of the neck muscles. Symptoms arise only during intense exercise with audible breaths and noises. Most cases respond to a laryngeal operation, with recovery and return to work in about nine weeks.
The article reviews Wentworth and Ambel at Kansas Agricultural College work suggesting fecundity may be inheritably tied to heredity though litter size varies and depends on breed. It notes herdbook records support heredity but accuracy varies and cites Tamworth as highly fecund with about 12 pigs per sow.
Land suited for sheep favors high dry soils with well drained salt-free land. Brances or pasture grasses best suited to ensure natural production, while cattle and horses thrive on hay grasses and wetlands. Sheep require well drained pasture to prevent foot rot and overly wet conditions.
The fragment notes that dry food injures cows and sheep in summer, causing fever and stomach issues. It suggests mixing green roots with the feed as a preventive measure, or passing the roots to be marred, though details are unclear and occasionally garbled.
At the Philadelphia convention of advertising men delegates from Milwaukee omitted all references to beer and breweries. The North American of Philadelphia notes Milwaukee boasted iron and machinery output but ignored its brewing industry. Bank folders and literature also downplayed Milwaukee breweries in favor of other industries and temperance messaging.
A group of 400 newspaper correspondents invited to a Democratic convention in St Louis attended by August A. Busch at his brewery. Most accepted, but some declined the hospitality, prompting a letter praising restraint and warning against alcohol while hoping hospitality takes a different form in the future.
The organization led by W. B. Stone states liquor harms safety in railroading. They argue clear heads are essential for locomotive crews and train supervisors, warning alcohol impairs judgment and endangers passengers and others.
The article notes James J. Hill favored prohibition and would soon endorse it publicly. It recounts Professor Fisher’s testimony in St. Louis to a Democratic resolutions committee urging national prohibition as a crime and poverty solution. A Denver shoe shop runs a headline “BEER SMELL IS OUT” promoting Hudd’s Shoe Shop as ex-saloon patrons urged to seek new footwear.
Dire warnings circulated to Austrian soldiers urging them to avoid alcohol and maintain discipline. The plea insists intoxication harms aim and performance, compromising military effectiveness and readiness.
During 1015 Americans drank 2 190 057 072 fewer pints of beer than in 1004. These bottles would make a column M4447 miles high according to Michigan Mangal.
A Chicago Journal item describes methods for preparing small beets for pickling and for making mixed pickles and relishes. It covers selecting uniform beets, cooking times, peeling, jar packing, and using a spice mix with cinnamon cloves and allspice. It also details vinegar types, strength, and the process for canning cauliflower, nasturtium seeds, small onions, green beans, and peppers with hot vinegar, salt, and mustard.
A historical recipe describes making catsup by peeling ripe tomatoes, draining juice, adding onions celery sugar salt mustard seed ground cloves black pepper cinnamon and red peppers. It instructs combining ingredients in a large jar then blending with cider vinegar before bottling for long preservation.
A traditional southern corn pudding recipe from an old colored cook. Grate six ears of corn, score rows, mix with melted butter, two bent crackers and hot milk, then beat, add two tablespoons sugar and salt, bake in a buttered dish for about forty five minutes.
Readable text describes preparing French beans in a pan with water until tender, then draining and shaking. Season with pepper and a small piece of dill. Serve hot. Leftover beans can be served cold as a salad with oil and vinegar.
A garbled set of instructions prompts readers to secure a device to a table with a pier of unspecified material and clamps. The text mentions a chopper and avoiding clumps, but the meaning is unclear and fragmented.
Instructions describe boiling beets in water until cooked then cooling to slip off skins easily. It advises turning beets as they cook and gently guiding skin off once cooled to avoid tearing. The tip emphasizes removing skin without trouble and maintaining color.
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