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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
3
A short feature by H. S. Canfield Jr titled Seaford's Ideal reviews local traits and aspirations. The piece presents a reflective portrait of Seaford, highlighting community values and everyday life through concise vignettes.
Wealthy bachelor Arthur Seaford, famed for celibacy, falls for a woman with striking blue eyes. He abandons party life to pursue her, joins Waters in tracking the mysterious girl and Billy Hayden, and confronts a turning point at a crowded cafe as a crisis unfolds.
A Bee Culture correspondent describes a minimal device to secure entrance blocks. Each block uses a No 9 steel spring eight inches long with a right angled end driven into the hive front. A staple and the block slip between the spring and hive, with springs standing perpendicular once placed.
An Italian smuggler Preoai and his daughter Rose aged 18 tried to cross the Frasie Pass into Italy. In thick mist Rose steadied a rope rescue that saved her father after Fredoni nearly toppled over a precipice. Smugglers soon helped them down as Rose fainted.
A Washington Star quote features Senator Sorgum stating he will not answer accusations. He argues that addressing claims keeps them in the public memory, preserving attention rather than resolving them.
Fragmentary report notes wage scales for clergymen with figures around 784 dollars and mentions a range up to 1000. Context unclear but indicates pay scales or stipends under discussion. No names or places identifiable from the readable text.
Citizens urged preservation of the old city hall bell for the new municipal building. The bell tolled downtown hours and alarmed fires from the tower before it was wrecked in the old city hall blaze. It remains on a pedestal with the broken hanger and tongue missing.
Fragmentary OCR text references a term Tae and veneration with unclear organization names and braces. The readable portion hints at a disrupted phrase about reverence within an IEEE context, but no coherent event or fact emerges.
To keep fowls indoors away from the garden feed green matter early as they have lacked it in winter. Sow rape seed in the poultry yard or ground so it grows quickly and provides leafy greens. Lettuce is another good fowl feed offering extra value beyond its food elements.
Clean droppings under roosts regularly Buckwheat suits young and old poultry Laying hens need lime or gravel Grit aids digestion Feed what hens will eat up clean Leftover feed breeds disease Incubators require careful watching Careful handling prevents disasters Charcoal or burned corn aids digestion and health
The article notes scaly leg among Chicago market fowls caused by an insect that burrows under the scales. It stresses the birds suffer and thrift declines as insects feed on blood. It recommends kerosene dip to kill insects and quick washing to avoid sores.
Fresh eggs from vigorous stock perform best. Store eggs to avoid extreme temperatures, select near uniform size and color, turn daily to center the yolk, and use eggs within two weeks for best results.
Salt in small quantities benefits poultry when mixed into feed. Large amounts cause severe illness or death. A dram or more can be fatal to a chicken, causing loss of appetite extreme thirst and throat inflammation. postmortem shows intestines resembling arsenic poisoning.
A fragmentary note hints at a fable or anecdote about a hen and a cow. The text references qualities of milking and nature, suggesting a rural or agricultural parable preserved in a newspaper page excerpt.
H. W. Allen advocates a colony plan dividing flocks into groups of about 40 fowls with separate houses across the farm. Spreads homes to various locations to reduce crowding, improve health and egg production, and lower feed needs. If past results were poor this method promises surprising gains and wider range for the birds.
Farmers are advised to provide a free dust bath for chickens using fine road dust kept in a box or heap. Dust should be sifted, stones discarded, and stored dry for winter use. Regular dust bathing aids in molting health, preventing vermin and maintaining plumage brilliance.
A poultry notice explains a simple five part brooder built from a box a tomato can a 14 inch pipe and a lamp. The tomato can acts as a radiator heated by a common lamp to provide warmth for chicks.
Allie Bowen rejects marriage to pursue independence and aiding soldiers. She travels with her sister Henrietta to Cripple Creek after learning Robert Hobson is missing after a mine fire. At the ruins, Hobson appears injured and asks to marry, planning to travel to the Philippines.
The article stresses that only clean nests and poultry houses yield clean eggs. Dirty wet yards dirty the hens and their eggs. Warm eggs pick up dirt with a glutinous film and washing cannot undo the damage. Such eggs should be used at home and not sold to market. A few dirty eggs in a batch can classify the lot as dirties.
Several farmers in the neighborhood plan to collect cow samples and test them three or four times yearly. Tests will be conducted by an experiment station or local creamery tester at a cost not exceeding six dollars per farmer, potentially turning a loss making operation into a profitable business.
The passage notes that despite many inventions, success demands hard work. It emphasizes the farmer's need to get up and dust, implying persistent effort remains essential. The tone reflects practical, plainspoken guidance on perseverance.
A poultry writer asserts hens need grain, greens, meat and grit, plus proper housing and exercise. With these, hens will lay in winter when market prices justify effort.
A quack claims to transform one quart of milk into six pounds of bitter substance. The ad reads like a marvel, noting the quart weighs a little over two pounds, prompting skepticism about the bizarre conversion.
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