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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
3
Practical guidance covers pastures for salvon, wind breaks, proper hog and calf care, and garden layout. Emphasizes cleanliness, shelter for chicks, hornless cattle trends, caustic potash for horn growth prevention, and staged dipping for sheep. Warns against old barrel waste and highlights silage value and planning for efficient farm operation.
Instructions describe a foldable 12 foot long concrete culvert mold using 24 one-twelfth circle segments, hinged supports, and cross members. It covers cutting sizes, beveling joints, hinge placement, and assembly to allow quick setup and removal with minimal waste of timber.
An old advisory urges poultry raisers with large ground to raise turkeys separately from hens, avoid lice, provide green and animal foods, air, and clean water. It warns of blackhead, a deadly parasite affecting mainly young turkeys, detailing symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options and urging immediate culling and disinfection if treatment fails.
Farm and Home notes that a 30,000,000 bushel crop shortfall compared with last year is unlikely to be offset by imports. Receipts from abroad may ease prices occasionally. Counteracting heavy imports is the decreased current demand for potatoes.
A Canadian farmer voices strong views on butter quality. He argues much butter is unfit for consumption citing brown scum on milk and filthy dough conditions, asserting that bad butter could be spelt as dirt and urging readers to consider farm hygiene.
A subscriber recalls offering one cent for rat tails 20 years ago to clear a neighborhood. Boys and dogs gathered 2,000 tails in three weeks, earning $20, then the town board added $60 and spent it at the same rate. The result was long persistent rat absence in the area.
The farmer must be an all around man knowing the laws of nature and planning his work. He must be a fair executive who treats workers well and judges the times to adapt prices and markets.
A vintage recipe describes making a two layer chocolate cake with jelly filling. Ingredients include eggs sugar flour water lemon juice baking powder chocolate and vanilla with a chocolate icing made from cream butter and sugar.
Households often neglect leather furniture assuming dusting suffices. Clean with soapy water to remove dust, then apply a mixture of one part sweet oil to four parts benzine to restore color and suppleness. Rub into the grain and repeat four times yearly to preserve life and elasticity.
A simple method to prepare eggs with anchovy toast. Melt butter with mustard and tomato and Worcester sauces, add hard boiled eggs, heat until coated, cut in half, and serve on buttered toast with anchovy sauce. Each piece masked with sauce and served very hot.
A recipe for Rice Drop Cakes uses half cup raw rice boiled until two cups, then mixed with one beaten egg half cup milk two tablespoons flour half teaspoon salt and half cup shredded unsweetened coconut. Drop spoonfuls on a greased griddle cook five minutes per side until brown, with little grease needed.
Peel and cut pineapple into bits, remove core, mix with sugar, layer in a deep pie dish, thicken with flour in the center, cover with top crust, dampen rim, and bake 30 minutes in a hot oven. Sugar amount varies with pineapple variety and acidity, with firmer fruit needing less sugar.
A rustic pudding method uses four ounces rice eight tablespoons condensed milk two pints three quarters water jam or stewed fruit two ounces butter and short pastry. Simmer rice in milk until tender then stir in butter. Line a pie dish with pastry layer rice and fruit then bake about 80 minutes. Serve with sweet sauce.
A simple approach to bake shells for pies or tarts uses pastry formed over an inverted pie or gem pan. Prick the crust, bake quickly, then lift onto a plate for filling. This method lets you set the shell depth as needed.
The dairy division of the United States Department of Agriculture presents plans intended for 36 cows, adaptable in size. The notes explain basic construction principles, ventilation, air space per cow, lighting, floors and ceilings, plus variations for different locations and materials. Plans are feasible, inexpensive, and were prepared with builder specifications.
The Bureau of Animal Industry releases Circular No. 131 detailing practical designs for dairy structures. Plans include stables for 20 to 100 cows, milk houses, silos, dairy houses, an ice house with milk room, and creamery setups for whole and city milk. Also shown are stall and stanchion details with no cost data.
The gardening guide advises reserving an eight to ten foot wide turning strip inside the garden fences. Seed this space to lawn grass to create a pleasant, practical grassy edge. It allows team or horse cultivation without damaging vegetables and keeps shoes clean after rain.
Out of 42 counties in Canada the Yorkshire is the favorite breed. The country overall trends toward producing more hogs of the bacon type.
The western Berkshires are used less than the eastern counties where Yorkshires lead. Swine breeders show a preference trend toward Yorkshires despite a bacon hog bias. A fat hog type developed in Canada is approaching that standard.
The dandelion, a common weed, is in demand for greens in spring. Cultivated plants yield larger leaves with better flavor than wild plants. Sow in spring for autumn harvest and a second spring crop. Blanch leaves by covering the bed with sand.
A brief gardening tip outlines growing sprouts in a warm sunny window and harvesting when sturdy. It advises planting some sprouts, then replanting a few toows or shoots. Also mentions planting a row of beans to accompany the sprouts.
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