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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
3
A farmer counsels on orchard care and crop rotation, livestock husbandry, calf rearing, and barn cleanliness. It urges pruning old canes, shade for calves, rotation to control corn root worms, careful feeding of pigs and chickens, and shelter for sheep while stressing well kept hedges and timely cultivation.
A. J. Lovejoy argues for early and continuous feeding from birth to raise market and breeder hogs. He details feeding regimes from weaning at nine weeks to six to eight months for market hogs, with emphasis on alfalfa, corn, sweet corn feed, and pasture. He covers care, health, and breeding strategies to maximize vitality and growth.
The article explains selecting leaders for pruning rather than trimming the entire tree to a smooth shape. It advises cutting leaders to an aside branch to maintain an open top, while thinning side shoots. Heading-in varies with crop prospects and ages. older trees require leaf heading-in.
The text declares apples a standard fruit with no true season, noting yields vary by variety and year. It mentions economies of processing to use scarce crops and that a family orchard provides ornament and shade though it may seldom bear fruit.
Guidance on saving hay by promptly stacking or barning after harvest. Do not leave hay in the field to prevent 25 to 50 percent value loss by winter. If stacking outside is necessary, cover the top with straw coarse grass or canvas to shed rain. Extra labor and cost are advised.
Instructions emphasize thorough knowledge of horse foot anatomy and mechanics for the horseshoer. It explains discoloration between bar and wall as blood deposit from ruptured vessels and notes the foot portion bears significant burden in ailments related to the hoof.
Army investigations show the hook worm in southern recruits with 60 percent infected in Georgia Florida Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana. Recruits treated gained weight and health improved while continued infection declines in soldiers long stationed south. The surgeon general may push state led campaigns to eradicate the disease.
London jury rejects testimony linking James Francis Lawler to a prior convict under the name William Clark. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Munro cites extensive fingerprint records and 140,000+ prints, but the jury disagrees with the identification amid forged recommendations and jewelry theft charges. Sentenced to three years' penal servitude.
New York man Robert Leclerc who was arrested in San Francisco ten days earlier is jailed in Hackensack New Jersey after returning to face a charge of obtaining 1500 dollars under false pretenses as a real estate agent. He declined release for lack of honor and offered to return if his railroad fare and meals were paid. Hackensack officials had considered not extraditing.
Sunbury Pennsylvania reports on Atwood Barnhart a footless third baseman who, despite near amputation below the knee, covers the position with rare agility. His powerful chest and arms support a fast precise line drive game and his jumping helps him snag liners off the bat, making him a standout despite his missing limbs.
Six year old Lucretia Norris of Omaha had part of her jawbone removed at St. Joseph's hospital and a piece of chicken bone inserted in place of diseased tissue to correct a malformed jaw. The operation, kept secret until now, showed adhesion and was performed recently.
City officials consider the need for signals on infant carriers and the ordinary wheelbarrow as essential safety items. Prosaic workman equipment like wheels and lights are noted as carrying whistles and other implements of maintenance.
At the exposition in Seattle a watchmaker displays 1 200 timepieces damaged in transit. Five Seattle girls are employed to wind them by hand, each handling about 240 watches daily. The task requires about 46 hours of continuous winding at eight hours per day. The work is tedious and demands steady finger movement on the watch stems.
The United States gang commission steamer Gannett reports lobsters soon to be hatched off the coast. About 14,000 will be spawned and reach the hatchery, aiming for one million eggs. this year’s seed stock totals hundreds of millions with over 100 million eggs in development. Experts expect some mortality, but most lobsters will survive to mature.
The largest gypsy moth infestation in Massachusetts history spreads along the main highway near Falmouth on Hogase Bay. Twenty five acres of timber will require removal and treatment to contain the outbreak.
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