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THE HEAVER HERALD, BEAVER, OKLAHOMA If- mvAJM Yf tu: MFzmz HIGH TEMPERATURE OF MILK Fitternett Will Not Be In Evidence During Winter If Liquid It Kept at 50 or 60 Degree. Maybe yoa hare bad experience Villi bHter rallk and cream In the w.Btertlffle and wonder why jrou are never bothered that way in summer Is it the feed? All the changes that occur In milk and ciean. such as souring, are due to the acthm of bacteria the little ml-crim-oplc plants that nature has pro vided to tear down the larger plant and animal tluues. If It were not for bacteria nothing would decay Iul as In the higher plant Ufa we hare teds so In the microscopic plant life we tare weeds the unde sirable bacteria. The lactic acid bac teria that sour milk and crram aro beneficial. They can quite readily be controlled sc as to be made useful rather than harmful. Hut there Is a class of weed bacteria that causes the milk and cream to become bitter In winter. These weed bacteria only flourish In Terr low temperatures. They are like some of the snow flow ers of the high mountain peaks, resist ant to cold. In summer, and In winter, If the milk and cream are kept at summer temperatures, they ere kept In check by the other kinds of bacteria. Just as ragweed Is kept smothered out by a good growth of clover. In winter when you allow your milk and cream to get clear down to freezing the lactic acid, or souring bacteria, are not growing. The bacteria that cause the bitter flavor have full swing becauso they flourish in cold milk. If you want to overcome this bitter flavor all you have to do Is to keep the milk and cream at a higher tem peraturesay around CO or CO degrees and the "bitterness will not be' 'in evidence. MAKING BUTTER AND CHEESE Culture Starter Mailing Packet and Method forsaking It Is inven tion of Chicago Man. t In illustrating and describing a cul ture starter mailing packet and meth od fcr making it, invented by H. Har low of Chicago, the Scientific Ameri can says: This Invention relates moro particu larly to a culture starter for making butter and cheese. The culture re mains pure a long while in 'use, bo cause tb center oj puro growth is Culture Starting Packet. carried over when tho sack U lifted from ono bottom of pastourlzed milk to another. Ily other methods an aver ago mixed sample Is transferred. Tho culture Is easy to handle and conven ient in uso. It hns shown its udvan tnco in transmission through tho mail, aa it goes in a sealed' envelope as mail matter of first-class. REMEDY FOR CHAPPED TEATS Trouble May Be Slight, or It May De velop Into Deep, Gaping Sores Use Vaseline. Chapped teats may be caused by anything that Irritates them, as, for example, tho sudden chilling of the teat in winter after tho calf has Just let go, milking with wet hands, or con tact with cold, dirty water. Tho trou- bio may bo slight, or It may develop into deep, gaping sores. Tho uso of vaseline at tho first sign ot tho trouble will usually check and cure it It tho teats aro badly chappod, thorough washing In warm water, fol lowed by application of glycerlto of tannin or equal parts ot spermaceti and oil of sweet almonds Is to be rec ommended. AMOUNT TO FEED DAIRY COW Small Animals Will Consume From Twenty-Five to Thirty Pounds of Silage Each Day. Cows should bo fed as much silage as they will clean up without waste when consumed with hay and grain. Generally Hpeaklng, a good cow should bo fed up to tho limit of her appetite. If sho refuses any of her feed, rcduco tho quantity at once. Small cows will eat 25 to 30 pound silage a day -and tbo large ones 30 pounds or more. larii ir IriwTd RAISING TURKEYS IS Breeding Flock of Bronze (Pmirnl bs iYr PrUMj Flairs Depart ment tit Aaritlture y For those who are favorably situ ated for raising turkeys, a mora profit able side line can hardly bo found. Given plenty of range whtre the tur keys can find grasshoppers and other Insects, green vegetation, the seeds of weeds and graases, waste grain, acorns and nuts ot various kinds, the cost Of . . ... . .it .r.h- shelter Is required, as the poults do raising them I. very .m. I and the Should it be rainy, profits large. Or. n and Mock arm, bow h be protected f . are particularly well adapted to turkey raising, and It is on such farms thai!,. . ' , .... . ii, ..,... i .in. I tbem to become wet and chilled. The most of the turkeys are found. Little ..u. , ... i. ... . . . . .. , .... most satisfactory plan Is to confine has ever been done In the way of rals-,,. ,,, ,,..,' V. , j . ..... . ... .1a k. -the mother turkey hen to a coop and ing turkeys In confinement, and where , .. ,. . ,.' , K. .., it has been tried the results bavo-hecrv . , . i.t .u. ........ u. k..n discouraging. Plenty of rango ls-.es-, Hi 11 a bsimaabb lev IttvWatf falstnv In selecting turkey. "tar breeding. the, . . ... .. . t.. .... ered .re vigor, size, shape, bone, early maturity and color of plumage. The w . v J a .. i. ... w. . J . i back broad, and the breast round and, ..... ru. ...... .......... k . -i. """" . . . " . 1 and of a clean, healthy appearance, ,A strong, well-made .skeletoa Is shown by thick, sturdy shanks and straight, strong toes. It- should be the aim of every turkey raiser to have a flock of purebred turkeys, even though they are sold at "market prices. The male at the head ot the'rtock should by all means be a purebred of tbo best typo obtainable. The male Is tine-halt ih entire flock, and by continually select' Ing the best females of a similar typo and mating these wltu a purebred male, one can soon have a flock ot uni formly large, early-mMuring. strong boned, long and deepbodjed turkeys of the same color. Fifteen turkey hens can safely bo ma'tcd to a vigorous torn. If 25 or 30 hens are kept, two Joms should not bo allowed to run with them, at tho same time, but ono should bo confined one day and the other the next. When two toms are allowed to run together Bronze Turkey' Hen. during tho mating season, they fight badly, and tho stronger docs practically all ot tho mating. I Laying. Turkey hens aro wont to "steal" their nests in hidden places, such as a patch of -weeds, tall grasn or thick brush and often wander a halt mllo or moro from homo before they find lo cations that suit them. To flnd theso stolen nests often proves to bo a long and tedious taBk, the usual method be ing to follow each turkey hen as sho separates from tho flock and starts to ward her nest, caro being taken that sho docs not know sho Is being fol lowed. A much easier and quicker method than this Is 'to confine tho hens early Borne morning soon after thoy have como down from roost and lot them out late In tho afternoon. Thosa that ara laying will then head for their nests in order to lay tho eggs they have been holding. If many turkcys,are kept, tho uso of a breeding pen will bo found a great convenience. This pen should cover a suftlclcnt area to allow tho turkeys some exercise, an aero for 15 birds being nono too largo. A hog-tight wire fence threo feet high will bold most turkeys, and if any persist in flying out the flight feathers of ono wing should bo clipped. Nests should be scattered about tho pen. thoso which turkey hens tako to most readily being barrels turned on their Bides and nesta shaped In them with straw. Incubation. Turkey hens, chicken hens and Incu bators aro commonly used to Incubato turkey eggs. During tho early part of the laying season it often happons that ono has on hand a number of eggs thai should be Incubated beforo uny of tho turkey hens nro through laying their first llttor and becomo "broody." In bucIi case, and also when It Is de sired that tho turkey hens lay moro then ono litter, same of tho eggs havo to bo Incubated under chicken henB or in an Incubator About a week before tho poults aro duo to hatch, turkoy bens enough should bo allowed to sit to tako all tho poults hatched. Thoy con be given a few eggs from tho la- MOST PROFITABLE Turkeys o n Range. cubator or 'rom under the chicken hens and allowed to hatch the poults themselves, or at night a ne)y hatched posit can be slipped under each turkey ben that is to be given' a brood of poults and by morning she will be glad to take them. I Brooding. If the weather is warm and dry no iiw - .i,c vui.a iii iuii iii mm uui enever rain does not prevent. This coop should be placed in a field where JLe' iSS" "h The coop should be moved to fresh g "'fl Improper fecdlng.comblned with close confinement, has been the cause ' maar failures In turkey rats ng. m ' ,. ' - ,. 0lTen tTee ranK on h erage farm, tho poult a can -easily Dick ud thel tho poults-can -easily pick-up their own living, and one light feed a day for the purpose of Inducing them to come in at night is sufficient. If tho mother hen Is confined to a, coop and the poults al lowed to run in and out, three times a day Is often enough to feed and very little should be given at a time. The poults should alwaysbo ready to cat; rlfgtvcn all they will clean up several uin.es a uay, indigestion win do the ro sjlt.. If there Is little or no feed out Bfde tho coop for the poults to pick up. then they should be fed .nbout five times a day, feeding only a small quan tity at a time. A goqd feed for tho first few days Is stale bread soaked 'in milk and squeezed dry. Corn bread crumbs and clabbered milk or cottage checso Is also quite often fed and with' excellent results. Green feed and grit should bo on hand at all times. As the poults grow older, the ration should gradually bp changed to grain. PROPER EGGS FOR HATCHING Those From Old Hens Are Preferred to Ones Secured From Pulreti Have Them Uniform. First ot all, eggs for hatching should bo from strong, healthy hens, says a writer itr an exchange. A hen is not capable of producing a chick that will dqvelop Into a bird stronger than she herself was at the tlmo tho egg was laid. The eggs chosen should aver age In size, neither too largo nor too small, I liko for them to average about St'ouncos to tho dozen. Eggs from old hens aro usually to bo preferred to thoso from pullets. When begin ning to lay, and for a tlmo afterward, pullets lay eggs that aro under tho nverago In slzo. When tho eggs be como normal In size, it is usually saro to uso them for incubation, especially In tho caso ot birds ot tho smaller breeds. Tho eggs chosen should bo uniform in size, shape and color. Eggs should not bo older than ten days beforo they aro placed In tho in cubator or under hens; in fact, much better rosults would be obtained It tho eggs wcro no older than flvo days. Wtiilo eggs four or flvo weeks old will sometimes hatch, tho chicks from ouch eggs are usually disappointing aro hard to raiso, and when grown, will likely provo to bo weaklings. Whlto and brown eggs should never bo incubated together for tho reason Iht'-' they need different heat and molsturo requirements. . In holding eggs for incubation they should bo kept in a room having a temperaturo of about GO degrees F. It kept In n very low temperature the germ may bo killed or weakened. If subjected to a very high tempcraturo, the germ will start to develop. Eggs being held for incubation should bo turned dally. CARE OF BROODER CHICKENS Young Birds Must Be Watched Care fully for First Few Days Guard Against Chilling. Young chicks being raised by a wooden mother should not bo permit ted a very largo yard at first, until they become "housowiso" and know how to get back to artificial warmth. Many of them at first do not know enough to go back into tho house when they becorao chilled, and it may bo necqssary at first to put tbem under tho brooder n few times, after they havo had a run outside, especially (f they begin to huddlojtogether outside. They often v:ill get chilled while r.uglng in tho bright sunlight, and In placo of going back to tho brood oi huddlo together In a corner of the yard. After a few days of experience they do not have to bo watched. A hen mother calls them nbout hct and broods the chlckB qulto often, whenever sho thinks they need, tfarmth; but no ono has invontcd as artificial caller for the wooden hens. SPEAKS UPTOH CANADA And' No Wonder Renting His Land He Made $8.50 Pet; 'Acr,e. So many Americans now hare per sonal knowledge ot t'onadj. that false reports concerning tljls country are being continually corrected by Amer icans themselves who know the facts, and who are too fair-minded to let a false statement gb" unchallenged- A case In point arises "out of a statement supposed to be made by a resident ot Alberta, and published recently In tho Spokesman-Review, ( of Spokane, in which tho condltton-of setllersn this country wis 'paint! ln a very bad way Indeed. Tho writer of this at tack on Canada refused to let his name be known, so it can be taken for what it is worth, but Mr. S. L. Wallace, of N 4723 Crestline, Spokane, who lived for some years in Western Canada, came to the defense of the country In tho following letter which was published in tho Spokesman-Review of February 11, 1916: To tho Editor of tho Spokesman-Review: "In Sunday's Spokesman-Review waa a letter from a man in Alberta to .the chamber of commerce-, asking, that something be done to keep Americans from going to Canada, and saying that that government was run by the rail roads, banks and manufacturers; that once a man got there he never could get sway. Had this man. published that letter over his own signature there Is no doubt but he could get out of Canada. No country will do as murh to help a man to get on his feet, if he tries to help himself, as Canada. I know of the government helping people to pro visions, feed, seed grain and fuel, and charging only cost of delivery to the nearest town and '6 per cent. What more could a man ask? I lived five years in Southern Sas katchewan and earned a patent to 320 acres of as good land as I ever saw. I havo raised over 0 bushels ot oats on sod, 40 bushels of wheat, and 20 of flax to the acre. Until I lost mi health I never was-better satisfied any where. I had my lani rented this laet year for one-third, ' It brought nfe al most JS.CO per aero, or J1.H3.91 for 135 acres. This man soys he loves tho land his fathers died for. So do I, and I love the land that gave me my homo. "S. L. WALLACE." N4723 'Crestline, Spokane. Advertise ment. Cutting English Trees, England has 125,000 acres' ot crown forests, containing magnificent trees untoucl.ed-'by' the woodman's ax. Now they aro to go. England needs the lumber and has appealed to Canada to provide a battalion ot axmen. Need less to say, Canada has responded gladly. There Is now organizing a battalion of 1,500 experienced bush men, who will wear the khaki, be sub ject to military direction and wield their axes on the ancestral oaks of the motherland. Soon the music of their blows will be heard ringing through the great New forest of Hamp shire and Dean forest. In Gloucester shire. England must have the wood, but It is sad to think ot these glorious old trees Msappearlng. Many ot the woodsmen will come from Quebec, where experts In the craft abound. The Last Request. A kind physician living near Peoria, wishing to soothe the last hours ot a poor woman whom ho has been at tending, asked, her If there was any thing he could do tor her before she died. The poor soul, looking up, re plied: "Doctor, I havp always thought 1 should like to have a glass butter dish beforo 1 died." For Oiling Machinery. The operation ot oiling machinery, especially where it is desirable that tho oil should be kept from the hands and clothing of .the operator, has been dovlscd recently In ranking use ot the wcll-tyiown cpllnpslble lead capsules, so widely used for artists' colors, drug gists' products, paste, etc.. In the Unit ed States. Tho capsules nro provided with a screw thread which Is screwed Into an adapter, which In turn Is fastened to the part to bo lubricated. Tho lead capsule, and the brass adapter make a 'tight joint, and all that Is necessary is to apply pressure trim time to tlmo, as desired. When the greaso capsulo Is emptied, one merely unscrews it Mid, r'ts a new one In Its Mace. No refilling is neces sary, and the prcsBuro of the Angers Is usually sufficient to force the grease into the bearing. Gomethlng to Be Thankful For. Only a fool man will laugh at a glr) becauso sho can't hit the sldo of a barn with a brick: he may marry her spme day, then ho will bo glad that this is thus. Unpopular Stano . "Do you know how much tho war is costing Europe, every day?" 'asked the statistician. "No," answered tho busy man. "I only know the number of friends It has cost mo In my homo town, to.tnalntaln strict neutrality." " " Al Temperature Kept Right. Freight care fpr shipping Bananas In winter nro lentpd by half a dozen or bo large oil amoves ranged down the cen ter of tho car. The temperature If kept at an average ot 35 degrees. lEXKLTCT HIGH EGG PRODUCING FOWLS Some Characteristics "Which Will Serve as Guide When Trap-Nest Is Not Available. By C B. ANDKnSON. Colorado Acrlcul tural College, Kort Collin. Colo.) Whllo the.trapncst is tho roost de pendable method-Dy which to select birds of high egg production, the ad ditional labor and expense Involved prohibits its use ender most farm conditions. .Without the trap .nest, J t Barred Plymouth Rock Female, Breu at United States Government Farm. ono must resort to external Indlca ttons. When selecting pullets, choose onl thoso from early hatches with strong constitutional development, early pro duclng pullets, heavy caters, early risers, late retlrers and active. Hcnt of highest egg production have a fem inine appearance, tine bead, alert eyes, comb, face and wattles fine ot texture and medium In size. Thoy should stand square on their feet, legs wide apart, with the front end of the body slightly higher than the posterior end, long back and tall carried rather high. Tho body should present a wedgo shaped appcaranco, yielding ample ?room for the reproductive and dlgcs tlve organs. Lato molters make heav ier winter egg producers. CHANGING COLOR OF CHICKi No Purebred Black Fowl Is Ever Ab--solutely Black at Birth Color Changes With Growth. ' The novice is ottrn offended be cause chicks' are not the color which he expects them to be, but tho color ot plumage, feet and shanks changes with growth in many varieties. No purebred black chick is ever absolute ly black" at birth. The more brilliant the adult plumage, tho truer this is. The chick which is jet black when hatched Is a cross and its color will change with age. A Langshan chick Is almost whlto with some gray on Us head and back, but it develops into a black with an emerald Bheen. Barred Rock chicks are black and white. Brown Leghorns and other red varieties in which the cock has a black breast have a wldo brown stripe in the middle of the. back and other dark bands, which are not bo heavy. The Silver varieties In which the males havo black breasts havo similar design In deep gray, tho light stripes being almost white. Reddish brown birds are nearly black at birth, and usually have some ton on tho bead and around the eyes. SIMPLE COVER FOR TURKEYS Nest Shown In Illustration Has Been Tested and Found Practical for Sitting Fowls. . Tho Illustration shows a simple and practical sort ot a cover for the nest ing turkoy. It should bo about threo feet square and about two feet in height at tho top of Its roof. It Is said that turkey hens can be moved. Turkey Nest. after they begin to sit, -to a place where they can be watched and cared for conveniently. Ordinarily the nest ing turkey Is regarded as about tho wildest of tho farm's domesticated creatures. The nest cover has been tested and found entirely practical. Cure for Scaly Legs. Scaly legs on poultry can bo curea by rubbing ho feet and shanks with kerosene and lard. Repeat onco a week for several times until cured. Whero tho logs aro very scaly, thoy should bo first soaked In warm, soapy water to soften tbo scales. Don't Frighten Chickens. JDo not permit children, dogs oi men to frighten your chickens. Fowft1 Jthat are .easily frlglitenod never d well. Chop tbo head on the 'wild jut let I BBPytysjyi ii i n 0- I Look and Feel Clean, Sweetand 'v--. Fresh EveryDay Prink a glass of real hot water before breakfast tff wssh; out'p'ofsons.f Life is not merelv to live, but to Iho well, eat well, digest well' work well, sleep well, look well. What a glorious condition to attain, and yet how very easy It' Is if ono wijl only adopt the morning Insldo bath. Folks who aro accustomed .to feel dull and heavy when they arlso, split ting, headache, stuffy from a cold, foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach, can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy by opening tbo sluices of the system each morning and flushing 'out the whole of the Intornal poisonous stag nant matter. Everyone, whether ailing, sick or well, should, each morning, before breakfast, drink a glass of real hot water with a tcaspoonful of limestone phosphate In It to wash from the stomach, ll'ver, kidneys and bowels the previous day's Indigestible waste, sour bile and poisonous toxinB; thus cleans ing, sweetening and purifying tho en tire alimentary tract before putting more food Into tho stomach. Tbo ac tion ot hot water and limestone phos phate on an empty stomach is wonder fully invigorating. It cleans out all the sour fermentations, gases, waste and acidity and gives ono a splendid ap petite for breakfast While' you are enjoying your breakfast theater and phosphate is quietly extracting a largo volume of water from tho blood and getting ready for a thorough flushing ot alt the inside organs. The millions ot people who aro both ered with constipation, bilious spells, stomach trouble, rheumatism; others who havo sallow skins, blood disor ders and Blckly complexions are urged to get a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from any store that handles drugs which will cost very little, but is sufficient to make anyone a pro nounced crank on the subject of in ternal sanitation. Adv. Taxis Come High. Mollle vou were in a taxlcab wltlt her? Chollle Sure. "And you kissed her?" ' "Certainly." "How much?" ' "Eight dollars and forty cents' north." For bunions use Hanford's Balsam. Apply it thoroughly for several nights and rub In well. Adv. Strong of. Mustard. '"What isVthls-thing you're giving me?" asked tho man af-tho railroad restaurant, making a vtiy face. "A sandwich, ot course. What did you think it was?" asked the cross looking blonde. "I thought It was a mustard plas ter." HOW TO REMOVE DANDRUFF Itching and Irritation of tho Scalp With Cuttcura. Trial Free. f On retiring lightly touch spots of dan druff.itchlng and burning with Cutlcura Ointment. Next morning shampoo thoroughly wljh Cutlcura Soap and hot water. Theso super-creamy emollients do much to keep tho scalp clean and healthy and to promote hair growth. Free sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Qutlcura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold overywhero. Adv. The Troilble. "Thoso soldiers don't look natural. It's a fake film." "No, It is not. The soldiers are real soldiers. Not being versed in acting, of courso they don't look natural." THIS !8 THE AGE OF YOUTH. You will look ten years younger if yon darken your ugly, grizzly, gray hairs by uiiag "La Creole" Hair Dressing. Adv. Apt Mechanic. ' The' phraBo, "npt mechanic," Is good English. Of courso It is. It simply means' "lit mechanic" or "good me chanic." SWAMP-ROOT SAVES KIDNEY SUFFERERS Yon nuturally feel tecure when you know that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, is ab solutely pur ahd contain! no harmful cr habit producing. drugs. The same standard of purity, strength and excellence, prejeribed by Dr. Kilmer many )earjjgo, is maintained in etery bottle of Swamp-Hoot. Swamp-Roof Is.sclentifically compounded from yegetalije herbs. It is not a stimu lant and is taken in teaspoonful doses. It Is ntjt recom.mcn.3ed for everything. Ac-conling- (o verifled.-Ostimony it is nature's kidney, liver, and, bladder troubles. il rou autifrOjja't Jelay another day. Gd tO'tyourvneareBV'drnKgUt now and get at bottled All 4rug stores sell it in two sites fifty cents nd one dollar. Tloyrtxef. jf you' wish first to try this ere.tt preparation (fend ten ceH t Dr. Kilmer & Co., Dingliamton, N. Y., for a sample boUje,, When writing be lure and mention this paper Adv. v, $Ipra than 125,000 girls havo become mamliniv i-vf nnnnlni nliilm l 1a. UK.IUUVIB u VUittllMb JUUB lit 111U" .?0UJ'"t' The apple plants roses in tho cheeks. .