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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
3
An article by W R Gilbert advocates Portland cement concrete floors in farms for livestock housing. It argues concrete provides impermeable, non absorbent surfaces, easy cleaning and rodent resistance, though stalls need warmer, softer flooring. Brick pavements and setts suit cow and pig stalls, with open channels and carefully graded troughs and grips to drain waste.
The text argues dry periods align with pasture scarcity and seasonal workload. It claims dry cows need less feed, can finish winter in normal milk flow, and benefit from spring pasture as yields peak. It asserts drying off during peak fly season reduces labor and ties to autumn busyness. It asks what counters this view.
The article asserts that separating sows from other hogs and feeding them mostly corn promotes better health and productivity. Free access to pasture allows brood sows to forage and stay strong, while confinement in a lot leads to lower stamina and poorer farrowing outcomes.
Describes glazed fire clay feeding troughs with low fronts and high sloping backs. Liquid matter falls between trough and raised bed, escaping into nearby channel. Solid matter is removable by shovel or scraper with little trace left. Food can be tipped from bucket or ladle.
This article guides farmers on choosing silage corn varieties that mature locally and yield large fodder. It notes planting density, silo size and height, and compares costs of concrete tile versus wooden silos, with price ranges per ton capacity and a reminder to estimate needs for cattle feeding.
The guide advises mixing grain on a clean barn floor using a layered approach. Start with light bulky feeds like corn and cob meal or distillers grains spread five to six inches thick, add the next lightest feed, and turn from one edge to form a new pile. Repeat twice, then shovel into the bin for a uniform mix.
In laying tile ensure the grade is even for uniform water flow. This prevents sediment buildup that occurs when a flat grade follows a steep one. Ensure the ditch bottom is perfectly level.
The article notes that you must spend substantial time with brood sows to gain their trust or few will calmly allow handling during farrowing time. It emphasizes patience and building confidence with the animals.
A short note argues that it is simple to gather small pigs together to feed themselves or to widen troughs so every pig has an equal chance, promoting fair access to food.
Instructions urge keeping hogs in a moderately close pen as pasture fails, feeding them thrice daily with fine feed and corn meal slops, and giving access to as much whole corn as they will consume at night.
Never give a hog waste water from wash tubs as soap harms hogs similarly to other animals. Avoid feeding soapy wash water to livestock to protect their health.
Farmers adopt an abbreviated blessing with horseless wagons a plow and barbless wire fences. The note links these changes to modern farming while hinting at evolving rural traditions.
Goats can be raised profitably on land suited for any cultivation. The piece notes goats offer a viable income option using common farming land.
Guidance urges better airflow in horse stables to avoid illness and disease. Farmers are told to pull weeds and remove vegetables that have gone to seed as they become weeds.
A cookbook style feature explains a method for a fudgy marshmallow like double boiler frosting and offers multiple rice based dishes. Recipes include Fried Rice, Baked Rice, Rice Fritters, Cold Rice Pudding, Rice with Hash and Rice Dumplings with apple, steam and sauce instructions.
A vintage home recipe teaches a quick cornstarch cake using butter milk eggs and lemon extract. Mix milk cornstarch egg yolks sugar flour baking powder and melted butter then fold in stiff egg whites and bake in a biscuit pan until brown.
A recipe explains beating yolks with sugar, folding in boiling water and flour with baking powder, then folding in stiff whites. Bake in individual tins, remove centers, fill with preserved strawberries, crown with whipped cream, and garnish with lemon peel handles.
Wash and peel potatoes then shred them to matchstick thickness. Fry in ample boiling fat until crisp and deep yellow. Drain on a cloth, lightly salt, and serve on a folded napkin.
Michigan home kitchen directions list ingredients for Rag O Muffins including flour baking powder salt sugar milk cinnamon currants or raisins and butter. Method describes rolling dough brushing with butter adding fruit sugar and cinnamon then rolling and cutting into pieces before baking in a buttered tin for about 15 to 18 minutes.
Metal towel racks with flat ends to screw to a wall double closet capacity when attached under the lower shelf. Each rack can support a dozen garment hangers, enabling efficient use of space.
A simple batter combines one cup sugar one tablespoon butter one cup sweet milk two cups flour and three teaspoons baking powder. Dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for flavor.
A playful exchange between Horace and Helene ends in a joyful hand shake as he declares his affection. The cartoon caption notes that even trivial gestures are fraught with sanitary concerns, yet their unsculpted love defies such cautions.
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