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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
2
A New Yorker mocks bald foreheads and wit, while Europe tourist spending reaches 24 million dollars as Americans travel in autos. Henry J. Bryer’s will bars heirs who drink or use tobacco, and suffrage debates surface amid a small town election. Russian Jews gain school access, a Goldfield millionaire gilds home hardware, a hospital romance blossoms, and a cu p defender name suggestion stirs debate.
A circumscribed home guide describes serving a dish for visual appeal and provides step by step methods for preparing cheese sauces breadsticks and a beef and potato crust bake. It includes iron shirt care and household tips on scrubbing brushes and using scraps for meals with practical timings and temperatures.
A detailed 19th century barn and crib layout describes rat proofing measures in Neosho County Kansas. It specifies dimensions for the main barn and crib spaces including 22 feet wide and 11 feet high sections with spacing of crib stuts and openings to prevent rodent access. It notes ship lap walls and wire cloth screening to enhance rat resistance and details construction of a ventilated central space.
A Missouri Valley Farmer article explains building a rat proof crib using galvanised wire netting and laths. It describes layering a heavy wire screen beneath rails, stubbornly preventing rodent access and promising a lifetime solution. Prices for No 4 sand screen lath and No 8 evaporator mesh are given per square foot. It notes no rats after installation and rejects stilt constructions as inferior.
The article explains cream test variation from uneven separator speed and flow. It advises measuring crank turns per minute monthly, keeping uniform supply, and avoiding overfilling. Factors include milk temperature, feeding rate, and cow diet, with richer feed increasing volume, not necessarily fat content.
Edith Bannering imagines heroes from royalty to romance but her guests at dinner reveal the gap between fantasy and reality. A meddling mother stages a royal themed supper that ends with Napoleon, Rizzio, and Ferdinand miscast and Edith learning to curb such fantasies.
An old Mis sourian recalls when money was scarce and wolf scalps, venison hams, and deer skins served as exchange in 1827 Nudrain county. Other vignettes cover cures with Cuticura, birds and sparrows in farm nests, and a series of brief moral anecdotes from Senator La Follette to a Boston official on English usage.
A historic tip recommends dissolving a lump of soda about the size of an egg in a gallon of water and boiling the silver for ten minutes in a covered sauce pan. After boiling, remove the silver and rub with a soft cloth, avoiding future polish with gol ish.
An illustration explains a simple technique to prevent a cow from kicking. Tie a half inch rope around the neck then pass it around the left hind foot and back through the neck loop. Pull tight enough to bring the foot forward while letting it rest on the floor.
The article argues many dairy patrons believe sour milk ruins creamery quality but sourness isn’t the only fault. It warns that flavor from milk kept in dirty cans or tightly sealed during cooling is more objectionable, with rotten flavor after a few hours aged.
A rural reflection warns that a noisy slow nalker harms cattle and that profitable cows offset losses. Advice is valued but heedless men risk enmity. The piece praises the cow ward as a farmer's mint and urges accepting aged judgment on milk water needs. Sponging on the old folks is blamed for failing to equip a young man for success.
The dairy business does keep a man tied down there is no mistake on that score. But is there any branch of farming that includes livestock that doesn't keep a man tied down The dairy business demands responsibility and higher pay follows better work in any farming field.
The dairy guidance urges liberal feeding of all nutritious food for milk or butter production. Dairymen should consume all feasible feeds, maximize intake, and, if needed, purchase more from the market to maintain herd health and productivity.
A morning report notes a 90 degree temperature drop with speculation about a hoax. A bulb break by a spouse is cited as the likely cause. A card bearing Jfhoto and a signature is mentioned as aiding identification in Europe.
A Wisconsin woman credits Grape-Nuts with reversing six years of weakness headaches and nervousness. She reports no headaches or nervousness this summer and a weight gain of six pounds in one week after regular consumption. The Postum Company promotes the product with The Road to Wellville and There’s a Reason.
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