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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
3
Article by William A. Radford extols weather tight ventilated barns as profit makers. Describes a two story concrete stable with hollow clay tiles for insulation, central floating alley stalls for eight horses one side and seven the other, and an overhead carrier system for litter and feed to improve sanitation and labor efficiency.
A detailed description of a combined horse and dairy barn emphasizing cold resistance and fresh air without drafts. The 48 by 40 foot horse section houses 15 horses plus two box stalls, feed and harness rooms. the 61 by 36 foot dairy section holds 20 cows with calves, hollow tile floors, and central alleys for hay and silo transport. The design notes include water cups at stalls for constant access to fresh water, aiding milk yield and quality.
Dr. Fishent cannot diagnose the baby’s feverish temper and finds a strange X-ray. The stomach shows only common objects like nails and a rattle piece. A moment of insight links the mother’s claim that Pershing visited the city, prompting the boy to be considered for a Boy Scout path.
A humorous Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt portrays a delay as a secretary calmly explains 50 applicants for a pursermaid position while a wife tries to coax their baby to choose. The dialogue highlights bureaucratic patience and domestic humor.
An African hunting method is described where a hunter disguises as a bird to lure real birds. A Nigerian illustration shows Munshi workers in Bari attempting to mimic a bird, hoping to entice quarry with a feigned plumage. The tactic, while unusual, can yield success, though practice is required and danger may accompany the technique.
Description of a British campaign led by Colonel Law archieologiat describing a colorful war pageantry with a white clothed Feleal in front, a red headcloth rider, three banners, drummers, and a caravan of 2000 camels as bodyguard, amid a riot of colors and a marching war song honoring Felsal and family.
Attorney A E Harmen of Tacoma says among last year’s juvenile court cases not a single active scout appeared. With 700 boys in the Tacoma council, the claim suggests scouting's influence on conduct as examined by James E. West in Boys Life.
A vacationing newspaper man chats with a mountaineer about locating a distante resident, joking that local paper sellers often drink. The exchange hints at revenuer and bootlegging lore in a rural area, with old-time humor and suspicion toward outsiders.
A Birmingham Age Herald passage mocks a “hybrid mariner” as a landlocked seaman who helps at a floating hotel. The quoted character teases the sailor for preferring comfort aboard the Many Ann or the Liza Jane, implying he rarely sees the sea.
A man recalls visiting a friend whose house seemed to grow legs and move higher as it was raised for alterations. His astonished reaction, telling his mother that Bible’s house had grown legs, captures a humorous childhood moment of imagined scale.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a 1920 highway program vastly larger than 1919, with estimated expenditures of about 63 million dollars. It notes a tight material and railcar situation, urging early contract awards to secure supplies and prevent idle open-top cars and costly storage, as rail transport and labor must expand to meet the surge.
The Scientific American describes a cement rail system for roads invented by J F O Rourke of El Paso Texas. It outlines safety road making with spaced parallel rails formed from plastic material that can be molded or laid in sections. The roadway includes a central track with a plane surface and side tracks with wheel receiving rests.
A brief discussion urges light graders once or twice yearly and a light one horse drag after rains to smooth and compact earth roads. It claims such improvements move farmers closer to market and improve farm life, noting the earth road as the most common farm road likely to remain so.
Hoopeston report details the murder of Mrs. Sabina Cummings whose home was ransacked for cash. Daughter Mary Rehler found her mother dead after a heavy blow, with about 10,000 dollars rumored hidden in the house. Several suspects arrested, including the victim’s son in law Fred Butter, last seen with her.
A discussion on federal grain grades and their proper application by country buyers. It notes how accurate grading benefits farmers and elevators, warns against overgrading to appease buyers, and explains farmers can verify grades by sending samples to licensed inspectors.
The article from the United States Department of Agriculture explains that farmers gain by conducting systematic analyses of production and marketing. It argues a farm is a complex business needing proper income measurement, strong and weak points identification, and careful cost and return assessments to ensure profitability and soil fertility.
Lime may be used to good advantage on some farms. It is not for Save Vegetable Seed. Save seed of tested varieties of rag stables. Seed is going to be scarce and dear. Besides, you know the performance of the crops you reared.
The Agriculture Department notes many rodent species in the United States cause damage to food and feed crops amounting to about 300 million dollars. The report urges persistent concerted campaigning nationally to reduce losses and protect agricultural interests.
The text argues manure as a valuable by product from livestock and notes soy beans and velvet beans as related. It emphasizes the farm earning more as it grows wealth, with green crops and prudent budgeting as smart investments. It urges timely garden preparation and spreading manure.
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