Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-19

from the surface Of tho ground NJ
planting timo. The next year , 20 3
scaffold limbs should be lcft, which are !
cut hack three TO ave inches from
the trunk. The third year cut on -
OF second years growth, and the
fourth yoaf thin out all unnecessary
branches. that Is for apple trees, but
for peach trees on the fourth year
prune tho ends on and 50 on every
year. because the apple fruits on spurs
and ihe peach on buds
Pruning OF Grape Vlnes-Each
cane of grape vine should be cut back
20 two or three vines buds each year.
ns the fruit Is produced on the new
wood
mir Cows--Chooae good COWS, II
milk IL wanted. The Holstoin Is the
best. and for cream any good breed Of
milk COW, but don't cross breed, get
good bulls; don't keep boarder cowsi
use Babcock tester and n a COW
don't test up az she should get rid Of
her
Beef stock-The Aberdeen Angus
Is largo, heavy, solid farm beef an
imai
"The Jersey is a great milk and
cream COW. ono In the demonstration
train gave 5000 pounds Of milk IN
| 400 days which tested per cent
1 Pumping plants--seveniy-i gall
Ions a minute can be pumped with a
l2ih horse power gasoline engine. Al
kali rises 10 the surface with water.
"Inslruments-rhe thormograph r.
an instrument that records tempera-
turo OF air and soil.
"Tne hydroEraph Il an instrument
that records temperature and relttive
humidity Of air,
II examined carefully and learned
the working principal of tho electric
frost alarm.
Il learned that cranks are not case
but are turned with n turning lathe,
and that patterns are made 20 cast
wheels. etc, and how the mould ~
made which moulds hot metal Into
castings.
Eggs can be preserved for a per-
Tod OF several months and be good for
domestic use.
II learned from the exhibitions on
the demonstration train that all kinds
Of cattle. hogs, poultry, fruit, Vege-
tables, hays ana grains can be raised
and grown IN our own new state Of
New Mexico
SECOND. I,nizo-s-c aslierlne 1saUgi9en.
starting on my tour Of inspection
the first thing called 20 my attention
. was a display Of many beautiful pie.
lures which wildly presented the adj
, vantnges Of good roads and the dis
advantages of bad roads, especially q
, the farmer.
Turning 10 the next display,
found an assortment Of papers which
! proved 10 be the original Roundup,
the Agricultural college paper
thought Il very credltabie TO tina
school
Next In order was the milk separ
! ator and Professor Garrison explained
how the cream and milk are separate,
! and creamery butter produced He al
50 told as that ton Of the separates
milk does not contain more than on
or two pounds Of butter.
Then came the milk tester whicl
was operated FOR AS and we learne'
that the government test requires
least three and one-half per cent o
raj. but that the best milk ran as hiEl
as six per cent fat.
"a model siio next attracted our a.
4 tenalon ana from a very interesiin
talk we learned thst a modern 81
z was an erection IL which green crop
are preserved. In an undricd ccnal
4 ton for fodder and that the presePva
< ton Of green food for cattle by par
2 tial fermentation In siios has becom
4 an Important feature IN agriculture
4 economy
& "Nexl we're explained the works
! mechanical engineering much
& which was too deep for me, but I AZ
4 glad To say I ala know the names {
. some Of them.
4 'Thtn the household economi,
q wero attraciively displayed and IN
4 sight Of 80 many beautiful pieces
y needle work made me anxious
, learn something of the art
8 Turning from this found tf
3 fruits and field products abundant
& and beautifully displayed. Lookin
\ al these 7 realized that our sand
plains would soon be tho garden
q the southwest.
j Everybody was especially intores
q "a IN the pumping plant which va
n Him operhtlon, and opposite this va
IL NlN IiNMNNM ANAN NAtNNN "tftNN tfAff'"
\ from the different parts Of the sta
3 which only awaited tho magic Of q
q pump
"a very instructive demonstrou'
\ was IN the display Of the pruned m
4 unpruned trees. II was very motto
y able that the prnned trees had stroi
2 healthy roots while the unprun'
Z trees had Thin, stringy roots. ] al
\ Ienrned that the care OF trees - qui
y a problem TO farmers. and heard oi
man say that he learned here Ia q
4 minutes what he had been trying
4 find out for the last Ave years
Last but not least came the ~
j stock among which were the han
8 some black Aberdeen Angus q
u white faced Hereford ana the gent
\ Iittie Jersey Then came tho chic
4 ems with their beautiful plumage q
! most attractive TO me were the VIII
& Orpinetons and the white Plymou
4 Rocks. while the pigs Ia the Scrip
lousy clean pens compelled admir-
u ton.
'In reviewing the above, go
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