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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
3
A 36 by 72 foot modern barn design is proposed with two rows of stalls, a central feeding alley, litter alleys, and carrier tracks to move feed and manure. It highlights cost savings, labor efficiency, and improved cow productivity with a gabled roof and integrated water cups for each cow.
The article argues that lowering costs and efficient barns raise farmer profits by increasing milk output. A well designed herd barn using natural elements like air light and water management can improve cow welfare and productivity by six to ten percent. The illustrated plan shows a 25 cow facility with calves and winter hay, highlighting labor savings and better help.
A 19th century note discusses a scientist’s view that solar and stellar ages are hundreds of times greater than traditionally thought. It cites evidence from aerophysics and rock radioactivity, arguing the sun’s energy and earth’s life span require revision to align with a prolonged cosmic timeline.
Courts have ruled the automobile is not a dangerous per se or in the same category as vicious animals. Kansas legislation is cited as oddly humorous, including a provision about trailing a safety rope and a lifeline during motion, reflecting evolving motor vehicle law.
Clean off carbon with a cloth dipped in gasoline or a brush may be used. Touch up the points of plug with emery cloth but do not touch emery to glazed porcelain as it scratches and causes soot. A cracked core must be replaced.
A curved end copper air pipe fitted to a compressed air hose injects a blast of air into engine cylinders to remove loose carbon. Constructed from aaineh copper tube and tire valve body, it guides air through the jet and requires only minutes to assemble, saving hours on overhauls per Popular Mechanics Magazine.
A compressed set of automotive maintenance notes covers overheating causes, belt wear, spark timing, and throttle response. It advises gradual acceleration, smooth braking, engine coasting to save fuel, and keeping spark plugs clean. Other tips include inspecting insulation wear, brake paste remedies, dry cell protection, carrying a flashlight, and securing thermos bottles to prevent breakage from vibration.
Narcisco Arellano orchestrated a life insurance fraud scheme seeking up to 1 000 000 and 250 000 policies. He disappeared for years in a Nicaragua mountain retreat after faking death by his own action. Robert J Barnes and A G Pickford led investigations to uncover the hoax and recover funds.
A new patented device allows light gasoline trucks to become road making machines at low cost. A scraper hangs beneath the truck on a lever operated frame mounted above. Operators use two men. one drives, the other handles the levers to grade, level, or raise the scraper as needed per Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Clutch planing often stems from excessive friction in the spring thrust bearing and occasional misalignment of flywheel and clutch surfaces. The text also notes oversize tire guidance, safe passing around street cars, and handling a short circuit by disconnecting a battery terminal. It mentions a motor truck with a horizontal fifth wheel acting as a turntable when jacked.
A St Louis demonstration showed sunlight through round goldfish bowls can magnify into a lens able to ignite curtains and carpets. As a result insurers raise rates for homes with goldfish kept near windows.
In Grafton West Virginia Joseph Peters and Thomas Simonds were sent to the State Industrial School for trying to wreck a Baltimore and Ohio train. The youths claimed they had seen wrecks in the movies and wanted to recreate the incident.
In Bedford Indiana Luther Lowe kept a pig in a hole for sixty days and gas as a pen. A ten pound pie reference appears in OCR but the pig survived, being found alive in a sink hole six days later after losing about thirty pounds.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture, this guide urges thrifty farmers to trap fur animals as cold weather approaches. It outlines which pelts pay best, regional variations in prices for skunk, weasel, mink, raccoon, fox, and mole skins, and advises on best pelting methods and tanning. It notes Oregon and Washington mole exports near half a million dollars and cites fur buyers lists and pelt preparation tips.
In districts infested with the alfalfa weevil earls cutting is necessary to control the pest. It is probable that more farmers cut too late than too early, risking crop loss and reduced yield.
A brief note explains curing alfalfa is pivotal in quality, distinguishing top grade hay from straw. The passage emphasizes proper technique to preserve leaf content and nutritional value, noting curing quality affects overall forage value and efficiency.
United States Department of Agriculture prepared the report noting ready honey demand. In Morgan County Kentucky the "Bee Woman" manages 150 hives and harvested about 800 pounds of honey in six months. Home demonstration agents train women in beekeeping to boost earnings and efficiency.
Soy beans are rich in protein and farming tips appear. A farmer meets a businessman before prosperity. Clean fences boost farm appearance by a quarter. Time and tide wait for no man yet time and care pay. Cats, peas, and cowpeas show mixed results against wild morning glories. eradication not dependable.
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