The Beaver Herald (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 25, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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THE REAVER HERALD. BEAVER. OKLAHOMA
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POULTRY FANCIER MUST BE GOOD LOSER
Housekeeper Will Find This Arrange
ment a Help to the Cutting or
Her Bills.
Every housekeeoer Is on the look
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THICK CREAM GAINS FAVOR
Colorado State Dairy Inspector An.
iwert One of Most Common Ques-
tlcnt Bothering Dairymen.
Hy n. HtCANN. HUte Dairy Ir.itxUr
Ce)ora4o Atrkultural C'ol.ric?
One of the most common questions
arising among cream producers and
handlers of cream Is that of bow tMck
cream should be skimmed when the
tame Is to be used In butter-making.
Cream skimmed fo as to tes; be-
tween 35 per cent and 40 per cent Is of
the most desirable thickness. Thick
cream keeps better than thin cream
there Is also not the waste In handling
a smaller bulk of cream than there Is
of larger amounts In the way of
hauling and express charges more-
over the skim milk Is kept on the farm
for feeding calves and pigs. If It Is
too thick there Is a loss In some of
the cream going over Into the skim
milk and also a considerable waste
from the amount of cream that will
adhere to cans and utensils.
1 uniform richness of cream may
bo obtained at each separation.
1. Ily using the same amount of
waste or skim milk when flushing the
bowl.
2. Ily keeping the cream screw the
same.
3. Dy running the separator at the
same and at a uniform speed.
1. Dy haTlng the temperature of
Ibe milk the same each time.
5 Ily keeping a uniform Inflow to
the bowl
6 Ily washing tho separator thor-
oughly after using.
Exactly tho same butterfat test
cannot bo expected every time from
the observation of the above as- there
are other factors entering affecting re-
sults but a close following of the six
named checks on variation will work
wonders toward getting a uniform
thickness of cream throughout the
season r
PREVENT COW FROM KICKING
Device Arranged Around Hind Quar-
ters Acts as Simple Means of Edu-
cating Animal to Be Good.
With this new arrangement hooked
up to her bind quarters "bossy" will
kick nobody but herself when she
undertakes to show' her resentment
by a rear thrust at the milk pall or
the dairy maid. After a few experi-
ences with a kick which rebounds
every time on herself she soon be-
comes cured of tho kicking habit. A
Reflex Kicking Strap for the Cow.
kicking cow Is an aggravation about
the dairy and the dcvlco referred to
has been recently patented and is a
simple means of educating her to bo
good. It will bo quickly seen how
the device Is applied to the hind leg
of the bovine and also how any pres-
sure exerted upon tho device as In
an effort to kick the energy thus
expended will give her a sharp re-
minder that sho Is not to liavo It all
her own way.
BEST FEEDING FOR PROTEIN
Necessity for Giving More Than One
Grain Wheat Bran Corn and
Stover Make Good Ration.
Dairymen who are on a short al-
lowance In the matter of grain natur-
ally wish to keep down the expense
bill and make the mistake of feeding
ono grain only. For example a cor-
respondent asks which would glvo
him the best results corn or wheat
bran when as a matter of fact he
should feed both to get anywhere
near a balanced ration and they
should be fed In tho proportion of
one part of the wheat bran to six parts
of the corn. This with corn stover
ob roughage and with an occasional
feed of oil meat or a change to some
of the concentrated feeds like gluten
meal will supply a fairly balanced
ration and not a costly one Those
'ho have to do with farm affairs are
coming more and more to flguro out
these problems instead of guessing at
what they should do or working on
tho same plans they followed years
ago when conditions were perhaps
much different. This Is going In tbe
right direction and tho ultimate re-
sults will not fall to be satisfactory.
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A Prize
Like the good spoilsman tho good
poultry fancier must be a good loser.
Criticizing the Judge Is a bad habit
for the amateur showman to contract
Rather should he approach the Judge
asking for suggestions toward tho Im-
provement of the losing flock. The
old adage thr' one "learns by losing"
is a good one.
This Is the position taken by J. G.
Ilalpin head of tho poultry depart-
ment of the Collego of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin. "It la best
to keep still" said Mr. Halpln "be-
cause as a rule tho bird that did not
MOVABLE POULTRY HOUSE FIXTURES BEST
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Section of Ideal
Movable fixtures while Just as
cheap as tho stationary are more con
vcnlcnt and greatly reduce the labor
In cleaning up and disinfecting a
houso that Is Infested with mites or
other parasites according to the ex-
periences of practical poultrymen at
tho college of agriculture University
of Wisconsin.
Whcro fixtures aro nonportable. It
Is practically Imposslblo to extermin-
ate lice or mites without tearing the
houses to pieces. Tho "bugs" get Into
tho tiniest cracks nnd crevices and
unless every part of tho walls and
floors can bo treated with tho spray
or disinfectant some of them will live
POULTRY CORNER
FOR THE BOYS
About the Poultry House.
Dy J. H. REED.
Tho first thing a good business man
does Is to find a house In which to
keep his goods. If ho can't build one
be rents ono.
So It Is with a good noultryman. Ho
must huvo a house for his hens and
not allow them to roost on tbe ma-
chinery In the barn.
But any business man will warn you
not to overlnvcst at the start. It
Un't necessary to spend a lot of
money In building a now poultry
house. Your father has plenty of
places In which to put his money with-
out setting you up In business. Don't
nsk him for any. Later when you
havo made somo monoy of your own
out of tho flock ho will be only too
glad to help you. Hut don't spend nny
mora money than you havo to at tbe
start
Hero Is tho way two city boys
started tho poultry business. They
got a couplo of piano boxes from tho
neighbors for next to nothing. Then
they stood theso up back to back in
tho driest part of .their stock yard
nnd nailed them together. After thoy
had sawed out a door from ono end
and put up tho roosts and nests they
had a poultry house that was as good
as could bo asked for.
You boys out on ho farm aro moro
fortunato. Most of you have a poultry
houso already or else somn old aban-
doned building that can bo turned Into
ono without much troublo. (let somo
routing paper th? first thing you do
and make the roof water tight
If you havo any paper left you can
use It for covering tho cracks In tho
building.
Tho next thing you do tako a shovel
and bank up tho earth around the
dices of the walls so thai tho water
Winner.
get placed for a prize has something
in bis make-up that disqualifies him
and thereby throws him out of the
running"
That every poultry Judge of any
i standing in Wisconsin Is out to pick
the real winners and to offer sug-
gestions for the further betterment
of show stock Is the belief of Mr.
Halpln. It Is the duty of tbe local
show comrslttee to prevent one or
two exhibitors from getting a monop-
oly on the visiting Judge's time so
that all of the men having birds at
tho show may confer with him.
Poultry House.
through tho clean-up thereby making
another necessary.
Movable fixtures can bo taken out
scraped cleaned and disinfected.
Mites are troublesome to tho birds at
night only and live on the roosts and
other fixtures during the day. Get-
ting these out In the sunshlno Is one
of the barest ways of driving off the
pests.
The rcmovat of tho fixtures durfng
theso operations gives fine opportuni-
ty to spray or whitewash the building
Itself. Fixtures that can be shifted
also cheapen tho regular cleaning op-
erations so necessary for the health
nnd happiness of tho flock.
A Good Henhouse ?
Is comfqrtablo for the flock -j.
Is convenient for tho caro- A
taker.
J Has a good roof and floor.
t Has wlndproof walls on tho A
.. north and west sides. 3
! X Allows tho flock much sun- j
14 "eat. $
1 4 Is well ventilated. '
I -Halpln. $
will run away from tho building when
It rnlns and leavo n dry floor.
It tho winters aro cold put up a
tow cross rafters under the roof and
Jill this spaco with straw. This will
keep thn tnolstura from collecting on
tho walls and celling and dripping
down on the floor In zero weather.
Then put In roosts that can be fold-
ed out of tho way or taken out In
cleaning and nests that can bo taken
out and cleaned once In a while. Cov-
er up all tho rat holes with galvan-
ized Iron and fix a muslin curtain over
the window so that a good air circu-
lation can be maintained.
And then it there is any spare- paint
about tho place glvo your poultry
house a coat of paint It makes tho
place look as though you meant busi-
ness and that Is a big asset In any
business.
A roll of roofing paper a tow nails
somo old boards and a little enter-
prise will turn the oldest and most
ramshacklo poultry houso Into a profit-
able Investment Thero Is no excuse
for not housing your poultrj properly.
Get busy.
Fresh Air Kills Disease.
Havo a light poultry house admit-
ting plenty of fresh air without pro-
ducing direct drafts of air. The germs
ot most dlncases cannot llvo in fresh
air or very strong light.
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SPROUT OATS FOR CHICKENS
Homemade Arrangement Will Prove
Satisfactory Feed In Small
Squares Preferably at Noon.
Vou can buy readymade oat sprout-
ers from several makers but a home-
made affair will serve the same pur-
pose. For a moderate-sized flock
have made a stand for three trays.
Have four uprights corners of 112-
Inch stuff S2 Inches high. Board up
back sides and top. Have well-fitting
door for front On Inside of corner
posts nail lx2-lnch pieces from front
to back for trays to rest on. Put low-
est 22 to 24 Inches from bottom tbe
second ten inches above the third
eight Inches above and allow six
Inches for top tray. Make trays of
three-fourths to one-Inch boards with
sides three Inches high or perforated
galvanized Iron for the bottoms. Use
a low broad-bowled meal oil lamp on
floor to heat Temperature should be
65 to 80 degrees. Fill trays with oats
that have been well soaked In warm
water 24 hours up to level of sides.
Keep well moistened with warm wa-
ter. They should sprout In 24 hours.
Dy filling trays three days apart at
first this will allow for transferring
from top to bottom as sprouts grow.
Tbe sprouts should be four to six
Inches high to get best results. Cut
out oats and sprouts In blocks of two
to three Inches square and feed prefer
ably at tbe noon feed.
VENTILATING THE HEN R00S1
Fresh Air May Be Supplied by Uslnc
Slx-lnch Board With Strips on
Side Placed Inside.
Take a six-inch board nail a three
Inch strip on either side and box up
one en J. Make a four-Inch hole In sid-
ing near tho roof place boxed end of
trough over hole on the Inside of build-
ing with vent end down and fasten by
Details of Ventilator.
toenailing or with cleats. This Is to;
Incoming fresh air. Tako a piece ot
galvanized iron six Inches In diameter
and screw on the outelde of henhouse
over one edge of hole Use tho ven-
tilator regulator according to outside
tempertare and direction of wind. To
provide for the release of impure air
uso tho same device but reverse the
4 a jrajc
&vr.
Ventilator In Place.
application making boles in bottom ol
tiding with boxed end ot trough down
and vent end up. This will vcntilato
without draft
VALUABLE POULTRY FEED
Some Fowls Become Fat on Almost
Any Kind of Food While Others
Will Not Fatten on Corn.
Corn Is a valuable poultry food and
It is in Its abuse and not Its use that It
Is to be condemned. Some fowls be-
como fat on almost any kind of food
whllo others will not fatten even on
corn. There seems to be a good bit ol
humanlike nature about the makeup of
tho hen. It hens aro mado to exercise
for their grain Kud arc In a good lay-
ing condition there Is not much dan
ger of their becoming overfat In
tact. It Is rather a dllUcult matter to
overfatten laying hens. It Is when
they aro slack In laying and become
lazy that the rat seems to start to
grow. When hens become too fat
they should be placed In a separate
yard where there Is no malo bird as
tho attention ot a male to an overfat
hen Is apt to hasten death. It such
hens are given only an evening feed
ot wheat and nothing during the dnj
sxcept green food nnd water they will
iocu lose considerable of their sur
plus fat.
Composition of Poultry Manure.
According to tho central cxperlmen
.station Ottawa Canada the compc
iltion of the average poultry manure 1
is follows: Water 66 per cent; nltr
en two to eight per cent; phosphor'
icld two to five per cent; potasl
jlght to nlno por cent This analysl
jrould place tho valuo per ton at $5 ti
$8.60.
out to savo tn these days of high
cost of living especially In meats.
Here Is one way to save mutton or
lamb. If on Saturday a forequarter
ot mutton or Iamb Is purchased
weighing from seven to ten pounds
it should be divided as follows:
Shoulder neck breast French chops
bones and trimmings Tbe shoulder Is
boned pocket cut for filling that
makes the roast; stuffed shoulder of
lamb or mutton for Sunday dinner
and cut cold for Monday luncheon or
supper.
Then the neck Is boiled with the
shoulder bone and trimmings mak-
ing two quarts of lamb broth to be
uied for soup for Monday's dinner.
Tho meat Is trimmed from the neck
bones for lamb croquettes meat salad
or loaf. Tho breast Is stewed 01
curried with rice. Tbe choicest part
Is left that Is one dozen trenched
lamb chops.
Of course you must be able to tell
your butcher Just bow you want It
cut and trimmed. The chops aro
frenched chine removed but the
chops are not cut apart. That is left
for the housekeeper to do cutting Just
as needed The trimmings from the
chops are boiled with the neck and
bones strained and when cold all
fat Is removed and clarified for drip
pings
From tbls forequarter you have the
following dishes always for four per-
sons: Roast stuffed shoulder hot for Sun-
day dinner.
Roast stuffed shoulder cold for
Monday with" soup (two quarts for
soup stock).
Lamb croquettes or meat loaf for
Tuesday
Stewed or curried lamb for Wednes-
day. Lamb chops which can be kept for
Thursday.
POLISH FOR COFFEE BOILER
By the Use of Oxalic Acid the Utensil
May Be Kept in the Best of
Condition.
A shining copper hot-water boiler
adds much to the appearance ot a
kitchen as all housekeepers know.
Tbe boiler may bo kept In a state ot
brilliancy by the uso ot a solution
of oxalic acid and water. Five cents
worth of the acid dissolved In a
quart of warm water will 'last
through many cleaning days.
Best results are obtained by apply-
ing the solution to a warm boiler.
After one application of tbe solution
the boiler should bo gone over with
a cloth wrung out In warm water
and then polished with a dry cloth.
The best part of the process Is that
no "elbow grease" Is required. In a
few minutes a dull dingy boiler be-
comes bright and shining with but
little effort
All copper articles not having a
lacquered surface may be cleaned
with this solution and It also serves
as a brass polish.
Keep in a safe place as oxalic acid
Is poison.
Cocoanut Candy.
Remove the shell from a halt a co
coanut and shred or shave It with a
silver knife. Spread it on dishes in
tho open door of an oven until It is
soft and elastic Dessicated cocoanut
can be used Instead but tbe fresh sort
is better. Then boll a cupful ot mo-
lasses and a cupful of sugar brown or
white a teaspoonful of vinegar and a
tablespoontul of butter. When tbls Is
cooked enough so that it is brittle
when dropped In cold water add tho
warmed cocoanut and pour Into but-
tered dishes. Mark Into squares when
It Is thick but before it is cold.
Soft Ginger Cookies.
Cheap and good. Ono cupful ot mo-
lasses two-thirds cupful of lard two-
thirds cupful sugar two-thirds cupful
hot water ono teaspoonful ginger two
dessert spoonfuls ot soda and one des-
sert spoonful cream of tartar. Put
tbo molasses In mixing bowl first then
add cream ot tartar and soda. Add
also a pinch of salt and flour to roll.
Cut out and bake. Do not roll too
thin.
Crust for Chicken Pie.
Tho ingredients are three cuptuls ot
sifted bread flour three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder one-bait teaspoonful
of salt one-half cupful of lard and
butter ono cupful ot milk.
Sift all dry Ingredients together.
Rub tn tho shortening with finger tips
then stir In tho milk using a fork and
handling it lightly. As soon as com-
bined place on floured board and with
a rolling pin pat Into tbe required size.
Deviled Ham Rolls.
Mako light rather rich pastry roll
thin and cut into squares of about
tour Inches. Spread upon each square
a small quantity ot dovlled ham leav-
ing about bait Inch around tho edge
uncovered. Moisten tho edges with
cold water and roll each sheet of ham
and pastry compactly pressing tho
ends togother and bako
Beet Rellsn.
Cook beets the same as for tho table.
Jno quart ot beets chopped fine one
mart of raw cabbage chopped Ono ono
:uptul grated horseradish as pro-
pared for the table ono cupful granu
ated sugar ono tablespoontul of salt
jno teaspoonful black popper. Vinegar
enough to mix well.
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STARTING A FLOCK OF SHEEP
Ram Is Main Thing and Conformation
Should Be Preferred to Size
Keep Best Ewe Lambs.
(By SMALL ILUNOTON.)
The ram is the main thing. Unless
the head of tbe flock is everything bo
should be it will be impossible to
breed up to the highest standard.
In selecting the ram look for con-
formation rather than size. Somo
big rams are poor breeders.
Tbe ram should be close to the
grouud square as a block and strong
In bone. He should have a well-shaped
bead and a clean cut all-around
makeup.
It you are near a good big market
for lambs Soutbdowns are about tbe
most profitable sheep to raise
Tbe man who goes Into sheep-rats-log
for market ought to buy a few of
tho best pure-bred ewes be can af-
ford. Get the best even if you must
Champion Southdown Ram and Ewe.
limit the number. You can then till
In with gu-od grade ewes that will not
cost much but which will bring good
lambs If your ram is flrtt class.
Dreed the grade ewes to tbe pure-
bred ram and when tbe Iambs aro
dropped make wethers ot tbe rams
and sell them off.
The best of the lambs can bo
kept and by closely observing the rule
of elimination keeping only the choic-
est the flock will qulckl) Improve.
The weeding-out system should be
carried into tho pure-bred ewes as
well and every Iamb that is not up
to tho- mark should be disposed of.
Culls even If pure bred should go to
the block.
Sell tbe pure-bred rams for breed-
ing purposes as tbey will always
bring good prices.
Breed the pure-bred ewes when
about a year old and always select
the best ot their lambs to be added to
tho flock.
It Is Interesting work this breed-
ing up a flock of pure blood sheep
and It pays excellently well for tho
time and money spent. In fact thero
Is no other animal wlflch tbe mnn ot
moderate means can raise that will
do tho farm as much good and bring
in as much clean money.
Tour sheep must always bo well
cared for summer and winter.
Have a place whcro they can get
under cover quickly In tho event of
sudden storms which aro likely at
this Beason of the year. A structuro
ot this kind should bo more than a
root; It should bo so deep that tho
sheep can get far enough under so
that the storm cannot possibly reach
them. It should also bo a hooded
shed; that Is some provision should
bo mado for n low front that will
break tho storm.
It this Is not feasible a good way
Is to build up a straw stack or stack
of cornstalks In tbo open tn front ot
tho open part of tho shed but several
reel away so that tbe sheep will not
feel they aro penned tn yet can read-
ily get In by going aground tho stack
on the other side.
Tho floor should be dry nt all times
and It Is an excellent plan to have
moro or less roughago which the
sheep may munch over to keep them
happy and contented.
It is not Intended that th'ls shed be
moro than a placo of cover in case of
storm. Tho barn or stable Bhould bo
the regular home and arranged for
comfort
The subject of marketing Is one of
the greatest Importanco and qulto
another story.
Ideal Place for Sows.
A ryo field Is on Ideal placo in which
to keep hogs especially brood sows.
Nothing affords such abundance ot
pasturo tn tho eastern states It quick-
ly recovers after closo cropping and
requires but little molsturo to keep H
growing when sown upon well-prepared
ground.
Give All Animals Exercise.
Lack of excrclso Is bad for all farm
animals but especially so for brood
sows. Make them exercise dally nnd
they will not bo so apt to eat their
young at farrowing time.
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