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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
6
Agricultural tips cover cow care grooming horses pruning trees and starting crops. Advice on milk quality handling calves on pasture and the need for clean feed and proper housing. Emphasis on alfalfa feeding soil fertility pruning and pest control for a productive farm.
A Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin details the leopard moth introduced from Europe, its feeding on elm and river maple, and the damage from larval galleries. It outlines life cycle, signs of attack, natural controls, and practical prevention including removing infested limbs and using carbon disulphide, plus choosing less susceptible tree species and proper spacing.
An early horse husbandry note explains hoof anatomy and growth. Factors like exercise grooming moisture and proper shoeing affect hoof wall quality, growth rate about one third inch per month, hind hooves growing faster, and brittle wall prone to cracks.
Article details a farming method using dynamite to break compact subsoil or hardpan to create underground reservoirs. It explains bore depths of two to six feet, holes thirty feet apart, about eighty sticks per acre, costs of $1.50 with caps and fuse, and the use of blasting powder in each hole. It notes surface openings eight to ten inches and subreservoirs three to six feet diameter, with openings filled with sand or gravel to keep them open for rainfall. The method is presented as workable in dry weather and suggests benefits and tree planting applications.
A terse note discusses plant diseases with a clipped remark about the absence of a country section. The text offers little context or specifics, focusing on a broad, unresolved statement about geographic coverage.
A quirky note references Garfield Tea claiming to keep the liver in condict and ensure a clear head and good general beat, suggesting a drink to be taken before retiring. The dialogue mentions disinfecting a house after measles and cautious lending to a friend, in a Punch style vignette.
Mrs. J. B. Downs of Chickasha Oklahoma reports severe back pain and kidney discomfort improved after using four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes nervousness headaches and fatigue diminished and credits the remedy with restoring her strength. A Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertisement promotes Doan's and Garfield Tea as laxatives.
The editor suggests testing a man who claims to understand birds by sending him to interview the first robin. He contemplates whether the piece can be played up properly to feature in the New York paper.
A humorous exchange highlights a woman humorist whose writing, likened to John Billings in his palmiest days, proves that female wit can rival male satire. The humorist notes how her typewriter delivers laughs and clever lines.
A humorous scene unfolds as a policeman tells the crowd that suffragettes have been throwing stones at a window for several hours. The officer dismisses the disturbance, claiming the act amuses the girls and doubts any real harm will come.
A verse recounts Mary carrying a ring gifted by her beau. At tea with twenty three girls the ring inspires loud chatter and questions about who has it now. The scene highlights social attention and curiosity around the accessory.
A physician recalls years of coffee use and daily heart palpitations. After switching to Postum and boiling it properly for 15 minutes he reports no further palpitations and urges friends and patients to quit coffee.
A woman seeks a divorce on grounds of non support and cruelty. She quips that her husband would not fund a diamond necklace reflecting her desires, while a stray line about Cross makes Beautiful and grocers adds unclear color to the fragment.
Hard pressed manager insists the banquet scene require real food for authenticity. The Ster notes actors hungry and crew scrambling to source edible dishes to fit the scene.
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