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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
5
A Farm and Home writer describes a self built system to handle large hogs after slaughter. The rig uses a fire box with a three joint stovepipe flue, a galvanized wooden vat, and a windlass with a rope and pulley to move the carcass from vat to bench.
The article explains spring outbreaks of canker or sore mouth in hog herds. Based on S. M. Shepard’s Hog in America it traces symptoms from udder lumps to lips and mouth blisters, and outlines treatment with carbolic acid mouth swabs, sage tea, sulfur powder, and udder cleansing.
The article advises improving breeds and grinding or soaking old corn for hogs, suggests veterinary tooth checks before winter, warns against overfeeding corn to sows, notes risks of heat from straw piles, and recommends moistening cut hay with meal. It cites ex Gov Hoard advocating one ear of corn daily plus alfalfa to maintain a brood sow through winter.
Culled beans fed to hogs yield about 1. a day gain at roughly $2.50 per 100 pounds with cooking required. Soak beans several hours before cooking, steam or use a feed cooker, or boil in a pot. Also notes horse care for swollen hooves and awkward breeding guidance appears in the torn excerpt.
Dairy cows cannot endure winter exposure as beef breeds can. Dairy cows lose milk and fat when exposed, while proper shelter and blankets protect Holstein Guernsey Jersey and Ayrshire stock. Some experiments questioned exposure, but many studies show protection preserves profits and yields.
Dr D H W Dalrymple of Louisiana presents a feed rack used in station experiments. The illustrated rack shows a covered manger for roughage a waste catching shelf and a platform for the fore feet of sheep or lambs. The sketch offers practical ideas for constructing feeding racks and tips for builders.
Dr Bruce Pendleton visits Aunt Penelope in a green valley town and cures her of a mysterious illness with science and charm. Dorla Hadley, the cousin, awakens Pendleton to new hopes as Miss Stannard hints at a life together for all three. The scene closes with a hopeful supper and a hinted engagement.
Instructional note on repairing torn matting using colored raffia and heavy cords for interior flooring. It covers darning with raffia, securing edges with tacks, avoiding claw hammers, and using a blunt chisel to lift tacks. Also suggests winter protection with paper coverings and newspaper padding.
A collection of practical food and baking tips covering cookie cutting with small cans, bottled frosting, coconut pairing, and leaf cakes. Includes storage advice, equipment lists for fowl dressing, and bulk buying guidance for pantry staples. Recipe snippets describe sponge cake storage, a curry onion sauce, an orange dessert, baked pudding, and a spiced bread loaf method with serving suggestions.
The piece catalogs the temperance movement’s spread, noting five fully dry states Maine Georgia North Dakota Kansas Oklahoma and a broad pattern of local option and state laws. It details county by county results across numerous states including Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Alabama Mississippi Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia West Virginia Maryland Delaware Louisiana Missouri Texas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut and more, with many areas moving toward local option or full prohibition and occasional Sunday closing.
A farm owner facing costly manual clearing finds the Angora goat an ideal weed and brush eater. The goat clears 600 acres of briers and bushes in Iowa, increasing land value by at least ten dollars per acre and providing income from hair, skin, and flesh while avoiding dog trouble.
The article notes a matched team of draft horses commands 25 to 40 percent higher value in open markets. It argues that color size conformation and pulling power boost efficiency and attractiveness for city buyers. Farmers should send matched teams rather than individuals to maximize price. Buyers mainly judge by appearance before assessing anatomy or performance.
In a Denver Republican verse, a thrilling stampede unfolds on the prairie as a fearless cowboy leads a ten thousand hoofed herd. Dust, rain, and wavering horns frame the scene while a devoted servant is honored for his unwavering duty.
A Chicago record Herald note remarks on a hearse fashioned as a car now in use in New York calling it a statement on wealth and class as the rich may mock the poor even at funerals.
When the kettle nears boiling point butter the rim to prevent splatter. Grease the pan lightly so contents stay within the danger line yet rise beautifully. Make sponge cake and cut rounds, fill with whipped cream, top with jelly molds ready from the day before.
In a Western mining town a newcomer questions why a wheelbarrow carries a donkey arranged uphill and downhill. Walapai Huggins keeps the animal as a house pet at Bully Boy mine, claiming the setup eases the beast’s trek on rough trails.
One pint of peas soaked overnight. In morning place into a bean pot with half a pound of salt pork and salt, soda, and sugar. Bake all forenoon.
The article notes Lillian Nordica aims to establish an Americas Bayreuth, a path trodden by private Paris theater owner Jean de Resghe who staged Seville with his Edouard and Adelina Patti. It recalls the ill fated Van Dyke Wagner tenor venture and mentions a recent German opera in London.
H. W. Putnam set a price related to a recent social matter concerning Carl in the county case, with the decision affecting local trade or property values.
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