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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
6
A Western Farmer writer emphasizes cow comfort in barn construction with shallow floors and wide aisles to improve drainage. Key points include dry cattle housing, moisture control, heat retention, and creating a practical, serviceable space.
The article argues for cement or wood hybrid stable floors with individual stalls. It favors cement floors for durability and sanitation, warns against odor from bare wood, and notes proper bedding prevents rheumatics. It stresses partitioned feeding areas and individual cow positioning on entry, while noting cost considerations.
The note outlines practical dairy guidance: treat cows gently and avoid excitement, observe regular milking times, keep stables clean well lit and ventilated, weigh milk at milking, and encourage neighborly sharing of resources. The fragment hints at collaborative farming practices and basic herd management.
Instructs on using Babcock milk testing to cull unprofitable cows at year end. Recommends purebred dairy bull breeding from high butter fat production lines and selecting cows with strong milk fat history. Advises lactation intervals, eight week rest, and joining a dairy cattle breeders association for updated management methods. For silo use, advises properly dried corn for silage to prevent spoilage.
Fragmentary text references keeping milk cool and batter production yearly with limited butter. mentions refrigeration and a method or device but lacks coherent details or identifiable people, places, or dates.
A damaged text fragment describes repairing a leaking tract or wound. It mentions drying the area, scraping edges of a hole, stitching, and removing stitches after healing. The legibility is poor, with many garbled terms and unclear subject.
Cholera in poultry is highly infectious and can devastate flocks and even wild birds. Prevent spread by preventing contamination from hands, clothing, droppings, wind, water, or feed. No effective cure exists. treatment focuses on palliative measures and disinfecting premises. Authorities urge immediate culling of suspect birds and thorough sanitation to curb outbreaks and protect other flocks.
A historical note explains how egg color and firmness hinge on green and yellow corn, beef scrap and other foods. It warns against onions and fish scraps, stresses clean storage for eggs, and notes infertile eggs hatch better. It argues healthy feed drives flavor and quality, and that beef scrap must be pure.
It is not a good plan to wait until spring to buy your breeding stock. If you want a well bred rooster, look among breeders and pick one that is at a show. Waiting until the show and the print will cost three times as much.
A fragment notes concern about fatigue and laziness among workers. It warns that the idle may gain weight and become bound, urging caution against letting laborers lie about or overeat. The terse line emphasizes discipline and productivity.
The Maine experiment station tracked hens over a period and recorded consumption of 90 pounds grain and meat mix, 49 pounds oyster shell, 24 pounds bone, 5 pounds grit, 24 pounds charcoal, and 10 pounds clover. Total feed cost was about $1.45, a typical amount for poultrykeepers aiming for hens as a business.
Roup, a troublesome disease among chickens, is largely caused by damp quarters. Keep the coop dry and warm, and the yards clean to prevent roup and avoid trouble.
A writer in Parm and Home describes a mid sized table platform two and a half feet high placed in the center of the henhouse. Each side holds pull out test boxes a foot square ten inches deep with a rear opening for nest access from below. A top door over each nest allows egg collection without moving the box, keeping nests dark and clean while saving floor space and easing cleaning.
In incubator care, test eggs by day six or later to separate fertile from infertile ones. Remove rotten eggs quickly to avoid odors and contamination. Clear eggs should be kept for feeding chicks, while diseased or foul eggs are discarded to improve hatch success and ease care.
The Scientific American describes a new incubator design by C H Osborn of St Josaph Missouri. The device features a stack of trays or pans positioned one above another to support the incubation process.
Describes a vertical metal tube acting as an elongated chimney for a lamp used as a heating medium. Trays rest on fangs attached to the inner wall of the incubator body and may rotate to ease insertion of air through a door designed for title casing or fanly.
Winter feed strategy for hens using buried cabbage turnips rutabagas and other vegetables. Proper storage ensures steady nutrition through cold months, keeping hens vigorous, alert and productive.
A terse health warning notes that bad Piacettor eggs should not be stored in damp environments to prevent spoilage. The advisory emphasizes proper egg storage to avoid contamination and quality loss.
Practical kitchen guidance on avoiding lumps in cocoa mixture, heating water rapidly, using racks to prevent fat buildup, preparing cold meats, preventing mushy rice and pasta, soaking dried fruits, and making caramel sugar for desserts and sauces. Includes tips on beans, peas, and caramel preparation.
A home cooking notes an old fashioned baked ham with alternating ham slices and mashed sweet potatoes. The dish layers ham and potatoes in a round dish with pepper cloves and butter, then bakes until tender. Serves hot as a hearty late summer or fall meal from Farm Life.
Instructions describe peeling grapes and cooking pulp to boiling, simmering five minutes, straining seeds, returning skins, then combining with two cups sugar and salt, adding melted butter, and baking between crusts. Mentions four, exes, and Tul likely misread amounts.
Instructions describe pickling walnuts with cloves allspice nutmeg whole pepper and minced ginger one ounce each half pint mustard seed four cloves of kerle and a stick of Nurse radish plus two tablespoonfuls salt and boiling vinegar to cover. Jars sealed tightly.
A vintage cooking note suggests adding fresh mint leaves to plum jelly while cooking. Pour the jelly into molds so a few mint leaves float on top. The mint imparts a bright flavor and subtle aroma, pairing well with roast lamb and other meats.
A garbled recipe fragment describes a dish with potatoon, a small pie and one hard boiled egg a, a diet including pepper and vinegar with butter and mustard. It instructs beating over boiling water, cooling, then serving, but many words are corrupted. The fragment suggests a potato based dish with a vinegar butter mixture and mustard.
An illustration shows pigs fed different rations at Kansas. A big pig fed on corn and alfalfa hay averaged about 260 pounds dressed. a corn only pig averaged 60 pounds. The experiment ran for a month. Alfalfa provides protein, and balanced rations yield bigger gains.
A Colorado Department of Agriculture note by Charles Bray advises on fly prevention for cattle during summer. It discusses unreliable methods and presents a U.S. Department of Agriculture recipe using soap, kerosene, and water to make a thin emulsion for spray, dip, or wash to deter flies.
Government forest range fencing tested for three months proven dog and coyoteproof. Posts set 16 feet apart along 714 feet length. Lower wire 4 feet from ground with 7 inch top clearance. Woven wire fence stands 36 inches high with a four inch mesh.
Farmers note sheep need shade away from fenos corners and brush. A simple open ground shed or a four high board fence on the sunward side helps sheep escape direct rays. Even a small shelter reduces stress and exposure in woodland pastures.
The text outlines a method to inspect a ram for ticks occasionally and soak it thoroughly with a dip preparation if any are found. It suggests using a hand sprinkler while the ram is in a standing position to apply the dip.
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