The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-26
Valuable Hints for the Farmer


which to kneel when you are planning
the garden ~ flower beds. They may
ave YOU n cold or rheumatism in your
knees, besides keeping your dress clean.
In look my over a lot Of discarded
clothing, ! found n suit Of men 5 clothes.
! ripped IL, pressed IL carefully. aud
dyed u a pretty dark red. | found I
had plenty Of goods 10 make "a warm
spring jacket Tor n girl nine years old.
For the clothes line. screw some
strong steel hooks into the posts or trees
where YOU wish 10 have the line, fasten
some two inch rings into the end Of the
line. slip these over the hooks and see
how nicely they work. You can take
the line In every time very easily. All
You have 10 do IN "a slip tho rings OF
the hooks md wind the line up. FIX
II up ~ aud surprise the women folks.
Last year we had excellent success
IN keeping hams IN good condition
through the warm weather. Before the
flies had u chance to deposit their eggs
IN them. We busted some cayenne pep
per into the hook end. wrapped the
whole ham closely in brown paper. then
in course muslin sewcd to ~ closely
Ias'ly we ave them coat ~ thick
w%hi'ewash and hung them where IL wn-
Good dTy aud dark. and the, d. not
even mold On the outside
10 can asparagus: Tie II in bundles,
each the size 90 ~ in n jar, aud cut Of
the stem end w that the bundles are
nm inch aud n half shorter than the Jar.
Lay them In a saucepan. putting in the
cut III ends also. Boil until they begin
To- br tender, hut not soft, Take out. un
tie. aud ~ into the jar. stem end down.
Set each jar on n perforated board in n
boiler. Put IN the small pieces cut Of
add "a teaspoonful ~ salt for each bunch
tn III" water w which 'hrN v' . 80 'ri
aud divide II among the jars, filling up
With boiling water till full Put On the
lids. hut not the mhbrfs, pour around
them hot water To the meek Of the Jar.
Bring ~ q boil, and then with less heat
boil steadily for half m hour. Take on,
one iaT NJ q time. remove the top, put
an . new uthhrr. after aciiliu". arl
screw on the top When all ARE done
20 over them and tighten the tops II
needed. Set upside down in paper bags
and put in a dark pldcc. Keep standing
IN their heads and 40 not shake more
than necessary.
HINTS FOR STOCN JNN ~.
There il more profit In q %QruntinR pig
than IN n squcalinp one.
In some eases IL may b" Necessary Ia
dissolve some EPSON salts in the feed
Re sure the sows are not cnnsiipated,
civ" roots, fruit aud oil meal in the
feed
There il q great shortage IN the hog
crop throughout the whole country. and
II eau nnly he replaced by keeping the
best brood W. and growing more pigs.
o You had better ~cour the feeding pail
han lose a calf from srours.
When you hurry about milk ing, the
COW feels uuromior'Hhl" ant .u't'H.
up on you q little. That hurts you and
hurts the cow ~ well.
Some folks get 10 he pretty good
gucsscts in determining the temperature
Of cream hut nobody ever came within
gun-hot of the thermometer in this re-
-pcct.
IN" root cutter o., nlm"t ,b ipd go u
sable machine on the farm. Tho life OF
many q valuable row would have been
saved IL the apples aud potatoes fed
hH'i h'cu guu through . rpp' |,.'''
II the feed gets shot l"i"r" i'
pasture il ready. II is better to buy NOR,
There l. NO economy in cutting down
the feed NJ the freshening rcriod.