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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
8
Farm women volunteer for wartime service by raising pigs caring for cattle and tilling soil, matching or surpassing male labor in efficiency and dedication, as national service expands.
The article urges maximizing leftovers in meals by using scraps of meat or fish with cereals, stale bread with vegetables, and leftover cereals in soups and gravies. It highlights saving fat trimmed from meat, repurposing skim milk and sour milk, and notes household waste reduction boosts the food supply.
A terse column of wry maxims critiques excuses for supporting Germany and urges timely courtesy. It muses on love, misfortune, and empathy, framing domestic manners as a social barometer. The wit contrasts personal responsibility with broader loyalties.
From one ton of old shoes can be extracted metals valued at 4.70, grease worth 7.25, animal black at 50, sui te of ammonia 22.50, totaling 45 dollars for about 15 cents a pair. The grease is a good lubricant and the animal black equals bone black in quality.
A USDA prepared piece stresses vegetables supply protein and minerals essential for growth and repair. Vegetables fuel the body, with potatoes equal in starch to bread. Their fiber aids digestion, flavor, and appetite, while varied vegetables ensure minerals like lime magnesium phosphorus and potassium are provided for skeletal health and blood alkalinity.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges urban households to keep hens in back yards to boost poultry production and provide cheap eggs during wartime. It notes yard size, soil, sunlight, ventilation, and keeper skill affect feasibility and output.
The Poultry Keeper outlines that a household needs twice the number of hens as people served, with a minimum flock of four. A four-hen coop needs about 20 square feet, larger flocks use about four square feet per hen, and space can be shared in common coops. For exercise and health, well drained soil and proper yard space are advised, with 200 to 300 square feet per bird if yarded. add a shed with wire netting if soil is foul, and fresh earth or sand to improve conditions.
A mother laments the pursuit of perfect beauty for her son. She recalls dedicating days to his care, schooling, and health, asking whether moral courage and honor are worth sacrificing his soul for flawless looks. The excerpt closes with a plea to a higher calling.
The piece extols storing facts as a valuable savings. It argues learning before age fifteen yields lifelong benefit, likening the schoolhouse to a fact factory. A reader favors a fat savings account of facts over dollars, noting that dollars earn interest while a prized fact may someday be worth ten thousand dollars.
The article notes the vast animal cemetery attached to the ruined summer palace in Pekin where polished elm coffins hold over a thousand dogs that were pets of former Chinese emperors and empresses, marking a historic royal animal burial site.
Researchers summarize 25 years of findings on Invar and nickel steel alloys noting expansion near one billionth per degree within near room temperatures, with exceptional samples showing under half a millionth per degree and even slight contraction. The material’s stability fades as temperature rises beyond 40 degrees, converging with Bessemer steel at 200 degrees. Switzerland builds a long serial tramway for tourists to reach high altitude.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a supplementary production program to meet rising demand for beef. Exports of dressed beef rose over three years, and shortages abroad may ease with increased domestic beef herd numbers where feasible. The report urges maintaining or expanding beef animals in suitable ranges and farms to meet future needs.
The text argues boosting beef output nationwide, especially in the South, by preventing calf mortality in winter and ensuring calves grow. It calls for larger breeding herds, more bulls on the range, selecting good bulls, reducing tick areas, cutting disease and predator losses, moving cattle from feed-scarce to feed-rich regions, increasing winter feed and shelter, and using roughage with more nitrogenous concentrates and less grain.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1917, this report outlines intensified efforts to boost sheep farming. It notes the deployment of sheep specialists in 12 states, calls for better state laws to curb dog killings of sheep, and urges boys’ sheep clubs, education in schools, use of marginal lands for grazing, and looser banker lending policies to support new flocks.
The high prices of mutton and lamb spur a push to keep more sheep on U S farms. Vast rough lands and overgrown fence rows offer good feeding opportunities. Avoid excess fat in sows before farrowing.
Farmers with established sheep flocks seek profits as the market shifts. Those paying current prices face slower gains, while guidance emphasizes steady feeding and avoiding fattening diets to prevent sows from cannibalizing piglets.
Edward W. Pickard reports on Allied and German moves in France Italy and the Baltic, including anticipated dual-front offensives, Italian and British support for Russia, and the Kaisers actions. U S efforts advance with Hughes leading aircraft investigations, Pershing's brigades under American command, and growing shipbuilding and war labor mobilization alongside a major U S War Savings stamp push.
Charles Piez of the Emergency Fleet Corporation announces a major expansion to the US merchant marine, with over 563 vessels due by February 1 1919. The fleet will include 440 wooden ships and 125 steel ships, built on the Great Lakes and Atlantic and Pacific coasts, totaling about 2,000,000 tons. Concrete ships, tankers, and a four way shipyard at San Francisco are also planned to avoid cold weather delays.
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