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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
6
A crowded late market update lists prices across metals like copper and spelter overseas, tungsten concentrates, wool, linseed, and potatoes, plus Chicago live stock quotes for hogs, cattle, and sheep. It also notes butter and poultry values from Kansas City and New York cotton prices, with seasonally varied futures and regional grain values.
War time demands push railroads to haul more cargo with imperfect loading. Improper spacing and bracing cause serious spoilage of peaches, pears, plums, and other perishables, while ventilation and refrigeration lapses boost decay. Proper loading and ventilation are essential to prevent losses and maximize car capacity.
The notice warns that food and perishable goods must be packed properly in freight cars to prevent food loss and wasted car space. It stresses protecting money and national supply by careful loading of shipments.
Investigation by the United States dairy division with Purdue university shows that in 1915 16 hired men did nearly half the work in northern Indiana's Chicago milk district. By 1916 17 many men left for war or higher wages, and women and youngsters now perform over half the dairy labor. Remaining men work more at dairies, aided by their families to grow crops.
The text compares a wellmanaged bee colony to a well maintained machine and a poorly run one to illustrate energy waste in beekeeping. It notes high energy loss in inefficient hives, and praises a skilled beekeeper who performs correct tasks at the right times to maximize output, while cautioning against overextension of the analogy.
Weeds waste moisture and plant food. Red clover remains our key legume for the general farmer. Alfalfa grows steadily and aids vegetable crops. Straw and fodder with alfalfa and cottonseed meal make inexpensive beef. Backyard rabbitry is common and productive with good animal care.
A study notes Civil War draft ages and heroic young soldiers who earned medals. It details youths under eighteen and even ten, including Brig. Gen. John Clem and others like Robinson Murphy Orion Howe and George Lidman, plus Sheridan era scouts Archibald Rowand Jr. and feats that shaped the Union effort.
A veteran recalls a tense dawn near the Battle of Fredericksburg as he and a colonel blunder into Confederate lines and barely escape. He notes he was not commissioned but served as a personal aide and endured a few wounds before the war's end. Another story follows a Vermonter who, amid McClellan's Peninsula campaign, is sent wandering through mud until a local directs him toward what he deems hell, then remarks he is nearly there.
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