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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR hints at a text involving individuals and a place, with garbled phrases suggesting names Tobias and Bitoni among others. The readable portion implies a personal or local record, not a clear event or outcome.
The article reports Kentucky sheep scab fears with a remedy from the Reathery experiment station and warns quarantine risk. It also recounts farm wisdom on feeding workers and a humorous red ribbon chicken brooding cure that thrills a farm family but raises humane concerns.
A historical article describes building a well braced hay and alfalfa shed with galvanized roofing and partial side protection. It details plan figures, costs about 84 dollars for materials, and emphasizes long bracing for rigidity and wind safety. It also notes labor needs and advises farmers with ten acres or more to build a shed to save hay and labor.
A garbled but instruction filled piece explains boiling water salting before adding eggs, removing from heat promptly, and letting eggs rest to preserve texture. It references rapid cooling, timing across minutes, and various kitchen steps to maintain delicate flavors and avoid overcooking.
The article describes broiling chickens properly by placing them above the heat and adjusting distance with bricks. It notes timing, turning, and finishing with butter, salt, and pepper, then offers a brown raisin glaze and a spiced currant preserve method for flavor.
Agricultural notes discuss crop rotations with corn oats and clover hay, stressing phosphorus and humus. It explains how nitrogen and phosphorus balance affect yields, outlines rock phosphate as a long term phosphorus source, and cites Illinois experiments on rock phosphate economics and soil health.
Farmers should use more fertilizer from any source and study brands before buying. Fertilizer adds value through soil reserves that become available annually. Some brands are poor value and cost more than better options. The cackling hen quip reminds that loud claims do not guarantee results.
A simple English dessert uses canned peaches and chocolate. Stew peaches with butter, sweeten if desired, then beat to pulp. Prepare a milk chocolate sauce by boiling four ounces of chocolate in a pint of milk. Whisk four eggs, mix in, then pour over peaches in a deep pie dish and bake ten to twelve minutes in a moderate oven.
A winter relish to serve with roast beef. For seven pounds currants use three and a half pounds sugar a pint of vinegar and a cup currant juice. Cook about half an hour or longer until thick. Add three tablespoonfuls cinnamon and a tablespoon and a half powdered cloves. Cook briefly then jar in stone pots or glass cans.
A vintage recipe describes assembling sandwiches with stale bread and crisp iceberg lettuce ribbons spread with mayonnaise or dressings. It then outlines making currant jelly by boiling currants with sugar orange rind and pulp, raisins, and raspberries, thickened about 20 minutes, packed in glasses and paraffin sealed.
A detailed household formula for government whitewash using lime, salt, glue, rice, and white pigment. Instructions cover heating, mixing, sieving, soaking, and a long aging process, plus color options like cream and stone tones with ochre or lamp black. Notes claim it improves appearance and sanitation and is cheap, suitable for lighthouses and public structures.
Breeders' Gazette outlines a sturdy hay barn frame using solid 8x8 posts or 2x material, set on concrete blocks anchored with bolts. Galvanized iron bracing on three sides, bottom left open, optional floor or pole scaffolding for airflow, bents 16 feet apart with multiple transverse driveways.
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