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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
3
A collection of humorous observations and anecdotes about weather pests parties and social trends from Farmington New Mexico. It references gardening fashion travel marriage licenses and light local chatter with quips about Boston Newport Paris and Milwaukee society.
A Washington designer created a four part farming tool combining a fork and shovel. The device features a fork with tines that pass through the scoop to attach the implement and a grooved metal strip along the bottom to guide and hold the shovel in place.
The article argues feeding drives farm profits and promotes silage stored in concrete silos as the ideal feed system. It covers silo design, placement, and construction details, noting concrete silos resist weather, require no painting, and last indefinitely while lowering long term costs.
Analysis shows wind and water power offer cheap options but depend on season, location, and storage costs. Steam, oil, and horse power compete, with steam reliable yet labor intensive and oil engines favoring unskilled labor. Crude oil engines show success in some regions, but overall choice hinges on local conditions and economics.
The article advises summer removal of crossed branches while foliage is full to prevent bark chafing and disease. It notes pruning should start when trees are young and shaping should prevent future crossings, though several words are garbled.
Agricultural notes explain onions do well on most soils but thrive on fertile ground or land easily irrigated. Use finely rotted manure the previous fall, plow early, sow in straight rows, thin to four inches, and keep weeds down using wheel lines or cultivators. Harvest when tops yellow and store bulbs in a cool dry place.
Advice on stock care and farm efficiency including water needs for horses, pasture management, wind mill reliability, pig health through spraying and dipping, silo sizing for cattle, culling ewes, and fattening for market with cheap feed.
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