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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
5
A long obstinate block of advice covers orchard and vineyard care, pest control, livestock management, and crop planning. It urges timely animal feeding, herd breeding rules, wheel in tools, and adopting new ideas from fairs to improve next year’s yields.
The excerpt advises cultivating calm, patient handling of draft animals and rewarding behavior with small tidbits. It notes tailoring rations to individual cow needs, planning weekly work to avoid Sunday overload, and delivering clean cream to raise butter quality, while warning against careless weeklong methods.
Describes a ground plan for a stable and carriage house measuring 40 by 26 feet. Details include cow stalls six feet wide, horse stalls five feet wide, carriage house 20 by 24 feet, and a passage from stable to carriage area. Specifies materials and dimensions for partitions, stalls, posts, ridge and cornice boards, and concrete foundation depth.
The document lists a bill of materials for a barn including four side sills 8x8 21 feet, floor joists, ceiling joists, and extensive timber. It estimates 3,000 feet of plank, 1,600 feet inch panton dor lott, 6 studs, and 226-14 feet for gable studs, plus 91 barrels cement and 11 yards gravel for a concrete wall. It notes dipping posts in hot coal tar increases durability and endorses spending on a pure-bred ram for flock improvement.
A farmer notes grass as a cheap feed option amid rising prices for all feeds. The idea is to reduce reliance on grain by grazing poultry when possible, keeping care simple and costs low.
The text lists dishes and basic cooking steps for tomato bisque style sauce, boiled salmon served cold, lemon butter sauce, candied sweet potatoes, cabinet cream dessert, and a layered jelly cream mold with currant jelly and macaroons. It includes butter, rice, tomato, and gelatine methods.
Advice to refresh satin evening slippers after storage. Use stale bread to lift small stains, kneaded rubber with care, then rub the surface with thread and finally a clean flannel dampened with spirits of wine for a smooth, even finish.
The article explains that butter balls fail when butter is too soft or paddles are not cold. Butter should be moldable yet not melted, paddles must be dried to avoid thin batter. The habit of cutting portions leads to waste from men and children. Keep batter balls on ice until just before serving.
A historical kitchen note lists ingredients for bread: sugar butter milk flour raisins spices eggs and soda. It describes mixing dissolving soda in hot water, greasing two bread pans, dropping batter into each, spacing, baking hot, and storing for weeks.
Melt butter and flour to form a smooth paste then whisk in boiling water until thickened. Stir in capers then remove from heat and fold in lemon juice and egg yolk. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
To make a pretty and toothsome breakfast dish fry thin slices of ham in butter without removing the rims of the casing. The meat cups form as they fry. Place a fried or shirred egg in each cup and serve on a warmed plate with water cress parsley or nasturtium leaves.
Wash and mash cherries, press juice, mix with sugar and water, ferment in a crack covered with cheesecloth for a month. When fermentation ends, rack, bottle, and seal.
A tip advises adding a teaspoon of sugar to a quart of paste to help labels adhere equally to tin cans and wood. Housekeepers can avoid losing fruit can labels when preserving their own fruit by using this trick.
Fragmentary instructions describe washing grapes, using a cord, filling with boiling water, and a brief setting period. The text mentions firming and soreness hints, but details are unclear and disjointed.
A concise study details the rose chafer invasion threatening grape crops, describing life stages from eggs in sandy sod to larvae and winged adults. It notes spray efficacy, field observations in Decatur, and a hand method using a kerosene pan to trap beetles, plus labor-intensive recommendations for heavy infestations.
The guidance warns to dispose of old hens after two winters before molt and notes early September sells well due to Jewish holidays and demand for live poultry. It claims hens over two years old, except laghoss, will not lay enough eggs in the next six months to cover feed, so replace them with pullets.
For economical pork production good hog pastures are essential. A four year rotation of grain clover and corn works well. A three year rotation of corn wheat and grass is profitable if sheep are available to utilize additional pasture.
A salesman urges buying a separator as a smart investment, claiming it will be one of the best purchases you ever make and urging action if you can manage it.
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