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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
3
A compact guide on farm management covering poultry cleanliness bee keeping for women, sow longevity for breeding, proper feed protein levels, manure management, road maintenance with a drag, ice storage plans, and winter care for livestock including sheep goats and cows. Emphasizes barn hygiene, harness care, and practical routines for a productive farm year.
Bulbs are fleshy underground buds storing food for root growth in cool damp conditions and later leaves and flowers. For strong blooms choose large bulbs, plant by mid October, provide porous loam with humus, water sparingly at first, root in darkness at 35–45 degrees, then raise to 60 degrees with light and moisture for flowering.
A simple method to store celery for winter. Dig a two foot deep pit three feet wide and any length. Fill with fully grown plants, cover roots with loose soil, water lightly, and let tops dry. Edge with boards, bank with earth, then cover with boards or straw and deepen the cover as cold approaches.
Advice warns against thin veneer protection that shields only the trunk while leaving the collar exposed. If the collar is damaged, the tree may die unless a new growth head forms below the injury. Various protectors failed. sabking is shown as more effective.
R W Rader of the Arkansas Fruit Growers Association explains cooperative selling using a car of 576 crates at 3 dollars per crate. He notes 90 percent goes to growers, 7 percent to the firm, and a portion returned to the association. track sales rebates and expenses are shared pro rata to benefit growers. He argues such practices cut handling costs and offer economies in fruit marketing.
Practical recipes for the home cook, avoiding pro caterers. Pineapple Eggs use gelatine, pineapple, lemon, and whipped egg whites. Ice Cream Cake blends sugar, butter, milk, flour, egg whites, and orange icing. English Tart combines crust goose berry preserves and a meringue topping, chilled.
Soak crust scraps in hot milk then press dry. Fry diced crusts with bacon, bind with butter and eggs to stiff mix. Shape into dumplings, boil ten minutes, then serve on a hot dish.
A simple meat pasty recipe uses one pound of steak and suet cooked softly, then cooled and diced. Pastry blends butter lard or dripping with flour and Berwick s baking powder, rolled into rounds, filled with meat and gravy, folded, sealed, and baked briskly.
Four onions are minced and browned in butter with small pieces of fowl or veal. Curry powder is added and the mixture simmered with a cup of water. Season with salt, simmer until tender, then stir in lemon pickle and cream. Serve over boiled rice with curry centered.
A home baking note describes mixing half a pound of butter with 11 pounds of flour three quarters of a pound of sultanas a quarter of a pound of castor sugar and one beaten egg. Add milk and a teaspoon of carbonate of soda in warm milk then combine and bake in a well buttered tin for about one and a half hours.
Simple household advice on starching pinafores with a pinch of sugar for easier ironing and a glassy finish. Also notes that salt on a boiling spill helps prevent odors by quickly covering the spot on the stove.
To make this famous French mar malade allow equal weight of grapes and pears, cook in a little water until soft, then press through a colander to remove seeds. Add the pears, cured and sliced, and simmer until thick, stirring almost constantly. When thick sweeten to taste, scald, strain through a colander and can.
A two hole punch in a center pie ts allows a plug to slide over the gas jet and shade the patient perfectly without hindering lighting. It stays in place right side up and also enables nurses to work with better visibility and efficiency.
The article explains how crossing two wheat varieties with dense bearded ears and lax beardless ears demonstrates Mendelian inheritance. It outlines 1:2:1 offspring ratios for ear shape, dominance of the bearded trait, and how recessive forms breed true in subsequent generations, with implications for practical breeding.
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