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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
3
Farmers are urged to improve corn by selecting top ears and detasseling. orchard fruit should supply family needs. care for horses includes proper collars and training. manage weeds with pigs and protect crops from crows using oil or tar. ensure poultry get sunlight and clean yards. watch sheep and lambs for illness and provide nutrition.
Farmers report silos boost dairy and sheep production and prove practical. A Northwest Agriculturist letter praises silage for dairy cows and lambs, while the Bureau of Animal Industry outlines stave silo construction with concrete foundations and iron supports.
Michigan senator Julius Caesar Burrows is selected as temporary chairman of the Republican national convention in Chicago. Burrows, long a U.S. senator since 1895, hailed from Kalamazoo and held multiple prior offices in Congress and the Treasury Department. Commander Robert B. Peary seeks 50,000 to finance a ninth Arctic expedition after a Roosevelt conference. He joined the navy in 1881 and led expeditions reaching 84 degrees 17 minutes north, earning several medals.
Evergreen trees provide wind and snow protection while enhancing curb appeal. They form attractive backdrops for flowers and shrubs, serve as windbreaks, screens, or hedges, and can improve soil stability and wildlife benefits. Proper pruning and grouping create year round structure and privacy.
The article describes a cross section of a piggery building 34 feet wide with stone or concrete foundation and floor. It details two layer floors, a six foot central alley with crowned dry floor, pen partitions of boards, an eight foot loft for storage, and rope and pulley systems for doors and ventilators.
The notice discusses mice in a corn crib and suggests using a cat to chase them away. It compares tackling tasks gradually to climbing a mountain, noting practical learning is required even for simple matters like managing a hen.
A dilapidated man stops a Kansas City merchant asking for money. He claims unemployment after a month and says he works in the packing house cutting room. The merchant quizzes him about cow teeth, fines him a dime rather than a dollar for failing an examination from Youth's Companion.
Mrs William H Taft opposes college education for her daughter though she will not oppose if she wishes to pursue it She says academic schooling suffices for a woman’s future work Her daughter is to date this year at Bryn Mawr preparatory school before entering Bryn Mawr College
The article argues farmers should raise colts even with mares foaling. It notes foaling can be timed to avoid farm work, that foaled mares can still work, and that draft stallions are best for sires. It also stresses proper care and the value of good air for poultry housing.
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