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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
3
Agricultural notes urge farmers to plan for winter work and new planting ideas. Topics include silos from Iowa Agricultural College, Illinois horticulture convention plans, harness care, ground preparation, and the value of liquid manure.
An extended experiment at the Ohio station compares corn and oats for work horses using six mature Percheron geldings over 48 weeks. The study notes no harm from exclusive corn or oats, suggests mixed rations may be more efficient, and emphasizes energy efficiency and cost in stable management.
Three complete menus use one salmon can: Salmon Cakes fritters and rolls with butter, sage and egg, plus a frozen lemon dessert. Also instructions for cauliflower with white sauce bake and parsley garnish.
Dr. Leonard Pearson of Pennsylvania argues soil fertility and profitable farming rely on improving animal husbandry. He asserts livestock is essential to agricultural progress and growth.
One coup suet chopped or two thirds cup butter plus one cup molasses and milk. Add seeded chopped raisins currants flour baking powder spices. Steam three hours in buttered pail with cover on first hour. Sauce combines sugar and butter with boiling water then a beaten egg and flavoring.
Suitable for roast quail croquettes or chicken. Melt butter blend flour, add broth mushroom catsup cream lemon juice. Boil while stirring. Add two egg yolks beaten, stir constantly and do not boil. When thickened, serve or keep warm until needed.
A recipe describes beating eggs with salt and sugar then mixing in flour to a stiff dough. It guides kneading until firm, rolling into a thin sheet, cutting shapes, and frying in hot fat until brown. Sweet options include dusting with sugar or filling with jelly.
The article suggests using an orangewood stick wrapped in soft cloth to dust piano corners and furniture. Keep it in the work apron pocket for ready use. A whisk broom is recommended for brushing bedspreads tablecloths and towels.
Advice for recovering patients to sit up briefly in bed every 15 minutes. Practice nasal and head alignment to reduce dizziness and discomfort. When able to leave bed, the lingering lightheaded feeling should disappear.
Taffy. Oye cup sugar, one-half cup vinegar. Boll to syrup, add one cup of molasses and a piece of butter size of walnut. Boll til hard when tried in cold water, and add a teaspoon of soda if you like it light in color and foamy when cold. This makes excellent teffy.
Pocket gophers infest large swaths of the west and parts of Canada and Mexico. They ruin crops by eating roots, damage hay fields with mounds, and harm irrigation banks. Trapping and poison, especially strychnine, are recommended with community cooperation for wide-area control.
The article urges ample sunlight in dairy stables to improve cow health and comfort. It notes windows should admit direct sun to disinfect and reduce germ growth, and warns waste lands along fences and roads as animal haunts. It emphasizes bright stables aid sanitary milking and clean air.
Abbreviated notes describe poultry sold in crowded scoops, alive and cramped, then dressed for market days. The fragment hints at poor marketing and crowded conditions, suggesting critique of poultry handling in the market system.
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