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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
3
An illustrated proposal shows owners mounting machine guns on cars to defend cities during raids. Mr and Mrs Busch demonstrate mounting on autos claiming any vehicle can serve as a fighting machine for emergency use. The plan envisions machines as anti aircraft defense and rapid mobilization for air raid protection.
The article urges families to camp or stay with farms for economical trips, noting nights in hotels or farmhouses and camping as the cheapest option. It lists gear such as oil, gasoline, tow rope, chains, a tent, cooking utensils, and a portable stove, recommending a trailer when possible and detailing food and fuel strategies for a weeklong outing with four or five people.
This instructs cleaning a radiator with a half pound of lye dissolved in about five gallons of water then flushing the system. It advises testing the fan belt for correct speed and tightening if needed. It warns to regularly inspect generator and starter bearings to avoid costly failures.
A historical note criticizes common chains used for skid prevention and describes an inventive substitute shown in a drawing. The inventor claims his device is attachable and, in brief trials, more reliable than existing chains, though many proposed gadgets have proven impracticable.
It describes a new tire chain system where the chain is fastened firmly to the tire reducing rattle. Each wheel uses half a dozen treads arranged in two tread sections joined by links. The design aims to prevent skidding on rough roads and is tied to farming business uses.
An auto public was pressed into service to build about three miles of three strand barbed wire fence. Posts were set, wire spools mounted on pipe, and the auto pulled and stapled the wire to posts achieving tight tension quickly. Popular Mechanics notes the efficient method.
In making sectional repairs dead mold should be tightened until the cavity matches the tire size. Then a quarter turn of the clamp screw provides pressure to ensure proper gum flow. This turn reduces air-bag strain but excessive pressure can buckle or bulge the fabric or inside surface of the repaired section.
Carry The Chalk. Don’t leave chalk out of your kit. Some should be shaken into the shoes each time you change tubes to help the tube settle and reduce friction, prolonging tube life.
Truck drive chains require careful adjustment. If too tight they wear quickly and if too loose the jerks when starting can snap the chain, risking premature failure.
A kitchen fragment lists various gelatin based desserts and puddings including Fig and Orange Jelly Spice Jelly Rice a la Creme and Chocolate Cream Pudding. Directions cover gelatin dissolving water soaking fruits and serving suggestions with cream and cake. The prose ends with a poetic verse by Agnes Lockhart Hughes reflecting on a mint garden and memory.
A broad guide outlines several canning methods including the oven method and outdoor boiler method. It covers steps like preparing sterile jars, sweet syrup fillings, and testing doneness, plus a campers’ technique and a variety of recipes such as cheese crackers tea biscuits English chutney and Belgian carrots with practical timings and safety notes.
The excerpt blends antiquated culinary tips with curious notes on fruit preserves and a peculiar Canary’s cremation. It includes peach pickle methods, asparagus cream soup, and a royal chutney recipe, all described in a period voice with scattered historical references.
Progress is reported in the Chesapeake bay hydroid fishery with material found in the Great Wicomico and Rappahannock rivers and the open bay. The Virginia commission of fisheries shows increasing interest and aids development of the fishery. A proposed defense scheme uses whirling disks fired from special guns to deflect torpedoes away from vessels.
United States Department of Agriculture experts advise building a multi purpose sheep and livestock shed modeled after Farmers' Bulletin 810 Equipment for Farm Sheep Raising. Designs include a 20 foot wide open shed and a 16 foot wide closed shed with ample light, ventilation, and detachable lambing pens.
Results from the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station report by RK C Ashby show self fed shelled corn with ripe pasture yields highest profit at 217.70 per acre with a feed cost of 5.01 per 100 pounds of grain. Various rations included 3 to 4 percent of live weight in corn and mixtures with alfalfa pasture rape pasture or tankage, yielding pork production per 56 pounds grain ranging from about 4 to 18 pounds across ten rations.
Practical notes emphasize light in barns to kill disease germs and tuberculosis prevention, enclosing orchards with woven wire fences for protection, and the importance of clean feed conversion. It urges farmers to take pride in their animals and to understand tree pruning for better results.
The report notes prices for barley at 85 cents a bushel and buttermilk at 55 dollars a ton, with hogs worth 110 cents a pound and milk at 2 cents a gallon. It explains profits measured as gross over feed costs, before overhead, and mentions one pig per total deemed unthrifty and removed. Despite overstatements about other stations, the results are said to be exceptionally good and above average for farmers, though not exceeding records at other experiment stations.
United States Department of Agriculture entomologists urge farmers to vigilantly monitor crops for insect outbreaks this season. Early detection and rapid action prevent losses to grain crops. conduct daily surveys during peak growth to stamp out infestations before they spread.
Market notes list various hides and pelts including dry hides and wool pelts with prices per pound and counts for sheep, lamb, buckskin, and horse hides. Also noted are green malted hides, salted varieties, and assorted leather goods with unit pricing and weight categories.
Prices for wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans appear with bid and ask figures alongside live stock quotes for hogs cattle and sheep. Dairy listings show butter prices and quality grades. The report outlines commodity values across Chicago and Kansas City markets with September and October futures mentioned.
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