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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Wiring on Gasoline Engine.

motor. Adjust the coil according to
the following directions and leave it
alone and see that everyone else does
the same.
First, r.mOve the vibrator contact
screw marked V. Second, smooth the
point of the screw V and the platinum
surface on the vibrator spring with n
piece of fine emery cloth. Third, adj
just the vibrator spring so that the
hammer or piece Of iron on the end of
the vibrator spring stands One-six-
teenth of an inch from the end of the
coil. Fourth, turn in the contact screw
until it just touches the platinum con-
tact on the vibrator spring very light
ly, start the engine, If it misses tighten
Il very small amount at a time. If
there are several cylinders each with
Its own coil be sure you are in the
right one, until the motor runs with
out missing.-Farmers' Advocate.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

err than money. This trophy need not
necessarily be expensive. 1t should,
however, be something lasting, to
which the holder can point with pride.
Any breeder would be glad to possess
something of this kind, the true value
of which is in what it represents.
The securing of competent men to
act as judges is an important consider
alton. This problem probably can be
solved comparatively easily by taking
up the matter with the animal hus-
bandry division of the state agricul-
tural college or with the stallion reg
istratiOn board. Either of these bodies
probably will be willing to cooperate
with the local committee and furnish
efficient judges for the show.
Improvement In Quality.
When once established, it will be
found that the annual colt show will do
much to bring about an improvement
in the quality of the horses raised in
the community. These exhibitions,
held preferably at the county seat, will
afford possible prospective buyers an
opportunity to learn something Of the
class of horses being produced in the
locality, and the community will thus
be benefited by the fact that 1t will
eventually have established itself as
a market for horses that will readily
sell at good prices.
There Is every reason to believe that
the practice of holding annual colt
shows will become more general. The
fact that they have increased consid-
erably in the past few years is evidence
that they have not only proved popular
but profitable as well.
The movement through the country
today Is not for more horses, but rather
for better horses. Whatever the fu-
ture demand may be, the man raising
the better class of horses will receive
the higher price.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

ranged to furnish space for the live
stock, wagons and implements Of d
small farm.
The foundation Is well built of con,
crete, having the walls carried down
below frost, and up above grade SO
that moisture cannot get to the stills
and rot the wood. The floor Is of con
crete throughout and Is level and fin
ished smooth, with the exception Of
the COW stable floor. in which the man.
ger and gutter are formed. The smooth
concrete floor is easily kept clean and
is therefore an ideal floor in all parts
of the barn except in the horse stalls,
where the hard surface Is objection
able. In the stalls n wood block or
other floor may be laid over the on
crete, giving a construction which is
capable of renewal and is not subject
to settling. The concrete surface may
be made gritty in back Of the COW
stalls to prevent slipping.
The floor plan shows stabling for six
cows in one corner Of the barn, while
the opposite side is given over to the
horses. There is stabling for four
horses in the single stalls, and a box
stall Is furnished to provide space for
an animal which requires individual
attention. A harness room is built
handy to the horse stalls.
There is a small grain room and n
space for wagons or implements, with
n convenient doorway 1C feet wide.
The concrete floor in the implement
room is an advantage, since 1t keeps
the wheels of the implements in the
best of condition.
Overhead is a considerable storage
space for hay or other kinds of fod-
der. The NOW is nearly 80 feet in
floor, and this space is free from posts
or crosswise timbers. This NOW space
is ample for the small farm and will
be greatly appreciated by the farmer.
The NOW may be filled easily and
quickly by mean Of a horse fork,
which operates from the projection at
the front end of the barn.
The hay-carrier track is suspended
from the short collar beam close up
under the peak of the roof. The car
is one of the new varieties that work
so easily and freely that the oldtime
horse-fork troubles are forgotten. The
car rolls out on the track projection,
so the fork drops lightly onto the cen
ter of the load and the big forkfuls
are lifted easily, quickly and noise
lessly. The large upper doors are II
feet in width and 16 feet in height, n
size large enough to give free access
to a large forkful of hay without knock
ing against the sides.
The door sill reaches down to admit
forkfuls of hay with a lower hoist IN
til the NOW is well filed.
The perspective view of the barn
gives a suggestion which Is useful.
The round watering tank may be made
at the same time the foundation walls
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Preserving the Cars Beauty.

There are several good preparations
on the market put up in the form Of
wakes and pOlishes which are designed
to protect the surface of the body
he finish-from the action of water,
rain, dirt and even to some extent from
the suns rays. The use Of a good
body polish is recommended to bright
EN- up the varnish and make the finish
last longer, but be careful to select
n which does not contain objection
able alkali and acids. If the body is
waxed it does not injure it to dust off
with a soft cloth or cotton buster, al
though mud which has dried on should
be washed off.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Motor Industry Growing.

Just by way of comparison, here are
some figures on the automobile indus
Try. In 1899 the production of cars
vas 300, with a value of $4,75O,OOO
In 1903 the production was 1000 and
value $12,650,OOO. In 1915 there were
s92,61S motor vehicles sold, with a
valuation of 1901, 77S,950. In the
years 1907 to 1908 sales of cars almost
loubled-from $4,000 to $4,000, and
from then to 1912 the annual sales
we're a million cars, which this year
Is likely to exceed by 100000. One
statistician figures that on the basis
hat any person with an income of
$1,000 can own a car, there is market
sOr automobiles to the number of
100000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
WATCH SPARK COIL
IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT FIRE.
QUENT CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
See That It 10 Arranged According to
the Following Instructions, and
Leave It AIone-Then Motor
Will Operate Successfully.

An investigation of a large number
OF so-called battery complaints led to
the discovery that more than 80 per
cent of them were due to an improper
adjustment of the spark coil. The
first thing the average operator does
when his engine Is not running right
Is to adjust the vibrator screw on top
OF the coil, and then when no spark is
produced at all he blames the battery.
a half turn on this adjusting screw
will often increase the current re-
quired by the coil from One-third of an
ampere to n and a half amperes.
A poorly adjusted coil will cause ~
Great reduction in the life of the bat
terry; ca rapid wear of contact points;
90 unsatisfactory operation of the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

However, such a large classification is
larger amount of money necessary can
not be raised. The best plan, and the
most beneficial one, perhaps, would be
to hold an exhibition for weanlings and
yearlings only. If the community or
district has a fairly large number of
%purebred horses, separate classes could
be provided for purebreds and grades.
The question of having classes for
both light and heavy horses will de-
pend upon whether sufficient attention
Is being given to the production of both
classes.
Financing an Exhibition.
In securing the necessary funds to
finance such an exhibition as n colt
show a number Of different plans have
been suggested. In Minnesota one
show is financed by the stallion own
ers, each giving $25 in cash prizes, to
be divided among the colts sired by
his stallion. Another plan is to have
the County Horse Breeders association
or the various farmers clubs contrib
ute sufficient money to finance the
show, while still another scheme is for
the local bank or banks to furnish the
money for premiums and other ex-
penses.
However, the most popular and COM
mon method is to go among the bust
ness men of the community and secure
subscriptions in sufficient amount to
pay all expenses of the show.
All premiums should be designated
by neat, but inexpensive ribbons on
which are printed the name of the
show, the year, and the classes to
which they belong.
Suitable Trophy.
While the premiums in the individual
classes should consist of cash awards.
1t is suggested that the championship
prize consist of a suitable trophy rath-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

The remaining 9 per cent consisted
of such defects as chorea, general I'M
soundness, faulty conformation, and
scattering imperfectiOns.
These figures do not represent indi-
vidual stations, but indicate the nun
Der Of cases Of unsoundness. Fol in
stance, a single stallion may be af-
fected with two or more physical de-
fects and others with but one. A re-
port from all the states having stallion
license laws could not be secured, as
in several no record is kept, but the
figures given may be accepted as rea-
sonably offering an index to the most
common physical defects among pub
lice service stations.
In some of these states certain dis
enses and u~nsoundness ~disqualify a
stallion for service, while in others the
stallion may stand, but the condition Of
soundness must be noted on the IL
n certificate, a copy of which is re-
quired to be posted at the place where
the stallion Is being stood for service.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

good dairy cows have a large barrel
and a large capacity udder. The udder
should be attached high behind and ex-
tend well up toward the belly. The
width of the udder should be as great
as possible. One should look carefully
for the mammary development in the
dairy COW. This consists of large veins,
which extend along the abdomen from
the udder towards the front limbs.
The veins should be large, crooked,
branching out, extending well towards
the front legs and entering the body
Such a COW should pay her way and
produce the largest amount of milk
from a given quantity Of food.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

(From the United States Department o.
Agriculture.)
Colt shows are proving n great aiG
In stimulating interest in the breeding
OF high-class horses. Next to cOmmu
nifty horse breeders associations and
state stallion license laws there is, per
haps, no other factor that will so ma,
terially assist in the Improvement OF
the horses of the country. 1t is only
In recent years that impetus has been
given to this very important feature in
connection with the rapidly-growing
movement for better horses.
At the present time colt shows are
an annual event in many districts of a
number Of the states, chiefly where
stallion license laws are in effect. AS
an Illustration of the popularity of
these shows and the keen interest man.
ifested in them by the people of the
farming communities, it Is reported
that in 1915 no less than 25 colt shows
were held in the state of Minnesota
are held in the spring, but in a ma
JOrlty or cases the fall of the year Is
selected. The latter season appears
to be preferable for a number Of rea-
sons. At that time the heaviest part
Of the farm work is about over; and
with more time to spare, farmers will
take a greater interest in the event and
the object for which it is held.
Feature Of County Event.
These exhibitions are invariably held
Independent of the county fair, al
though there is apparently nc reason
why a show Of this kind could not be
made an important and outstanding
feature Of the annual county event.
In some instances these shows were
inaugurated with simply n class for
grade draft foals and have gradually
grown until the classification is almost
us complete as that of the state fair.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

called, involves the use of a number
of sets Of light, trussed rafters span
ming the distance between the plates
of the side walls, firmly tied together
and braced by the roof sheathing. The
gambrel shape is used for the roof,
and there are no cross braces from one
side of the barn to the other to clut-
ter up the haymow. Cross braces in
terfere with the storage space, and are
eliminated, since they are not needed
to develop the strength of this type
of barn. Another advantage in the
plank frame construction is found in
the ease Of construction. 1t is not
necessary to call in all of the neigh
bOrs to get the barn framed. The roof
trusses, which we're formerly heavy
and hard to place, have been replaced
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Main Floor of Small Combination
Barn.

by the light trussed rafters and thus
the greatest difficulty in construction
has been eliminated.
With the improvements in barn con-
struction there have been other notice
able developments during recent years.
Problems of ventilation and lighting
have been given serious consideration,
with the result that modern barns,
from the smallest to the largest, are
being equipped with efficient ventila-
ton systems and more and larger win
dows. Devices which save time and
energy have been placed on the mar
ket and are being used to help the
farmer reduce the tedious part of his
work to a minimum. The changes. of
recent years have even affected the
manner Of finishing barns. The use
Of red paint in barn finish, which al
most became a habit not long ago, is
slowly giving way to less conspicuous
and more artistic methods of finishing.
Barns painted light gray with white
trim, pure white with light-tinted
roofs, and In many other pleasing
ways, are now quite common through
out the country.
A combination barn built on the
lines shown in the accompanying illus
trations is a very convenient barn for
the smaller farms. 1t is a structure
30 feet by 46 feet designed in accord
ance with modern practice and ar
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
RetroQression.

"Your nephew, the horse doctor, who
once distinguished himself by clipping
with the two-headed girl at the fair, is
a candidate for the legislature, is he
not?' "Eh-yah! !" replied the venerable
Missourian. "WheL a Teller once gets
well started down the hill he just
nacher'ly goes from bad to worse, and
there amt no stopping him."-Kansas
City Star.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Oon'ts for Motorists.

Don't overcrOwd your car.
Don't load up with supplies you will
not need.
Don't start with q car that is not
In first-class running condition.
Don't try to do the impossible.
Don't race with locomotives.
Don't fail to take an extra tire or
two along.
Don't disregard local regulations,
even If they seem unreasonable.
Don't neglect to prepare for rain
and cold.
Don't forget safety first, last and
always.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
POINTS OF GOOD DAIRY cow
Animal Is Machine to Manufacture
Largest Amount Of Milk From Food
Consumed-Her Make-Up.

CBy r. H.. WILLIAMS. Department of
ZOna.)
The dairy COW Is n machine to
manufacture the largest amount of
milk from the food consumed. It
has been found that the cows which
make the most efficient milk ma
chimes are those with special dairy
points. The dairy COW should be
medium to large in size and show
considerable angularity in outline.
She should be feminine in appear
ance, have a rather long neck,
smooth shoulders, prominent backbone,
with open ribs, and II nice silky coat
of hair with mellow, pliable skin. All
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
BARN ADAPTED
TO SMALL FARM
Provides for the Housing of Live
Stock, Machinery, Etc..
Under One Roof.
HAYM0W MADE A FEATURE
Form Of Construction Enables II to Be
Filled Easily and ouickIy-AmpIe
StabIing for Six Cows and
Five Horses, With Har-
ness Room.
BY WILLIAM A, RADFORD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building work on the farm, FOL
the readers Of this paper. On account OF
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer. he is. without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
reply.
On the small farm there Is special
need of furnishing housing for the live
stock, machinery and other objects
which require shelter with as few
buildings as possible. This requires
the combination of several buildings
Into one building, or rather the use of
n building for several purposes. This
practice V a great deal Of space
and makes the farm more convenient
than it would be if a larger number
of small buildings were used, to say
nothing of the saving in construction
cost.
In eliminating some of the unneces-
sary small buildings, the saving is
available to improve the quality of the
larger barn. A type Of construction
must be selected which will furnish a
maximum capacity barn from a mini
mum quantity Of lumber. Recent i'm
provements in barn design have been
directed largely in the field of lighter
construction which provides strength
equal to that Of the heavier barns
from very much reduced sizes of lum-
Der. This type of construction is now
applied to the larger barns, but its ad-
vantage is even more marked in the
case of smaller barns because of the
fact that it furnishes an increased
barn volume at the same cost as that
of heavy timber construction.
The most noticeable difference In the
new type, as compared with the older
type Of construction, is found in the
roof design. The plank frame con-
struction, as this improved system is
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

sires to use the h%eadrest, he simply
attaches the curved wire to the band
on his cap and he has a device which
is not in the way and which is always
in position, no matter how much he
moves about under the car. The part
of the rest that comes in contact with
the floor is bound with rubber to pre-
vent its slipping.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Wanted the Real Thing.

Edith's grandfather had been dead a
good many years and his picture hung
in her parents room. One day she went
visiting her little playmate, whose
grandfather played with them and
amused them to their hearts content.
When Edith returned home she said
to her mother, II wish l had a grand
daddy that walks and not just one that
hangs on the wall"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
job is finished while the mixing tools
are on the ground.
Claims to Have Cure for Cancer.

1t is profoundly to be hoped that the
claims of DR.. Charles III. Walker that
cancer yields to treatment from sal.
enixum prove true. Sa,enixum is a pow
erful chemical, taken internally. and
in capsules, is said to have relieved
suffering in many cases and in Others
has effected an apparent cure. Cancer
has claimed it's victims by the thou
sands annually and advancing science
has hitherto been unable to find a rem
edy to check its ravages.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
PROPER TRAINING FOR C0LTl
Aeeustom 1t to Eating Grain Before
Taking From Mother-ShouId
Be Halter Broken,

We never yet have weaned a colt
but that 1t was used to eating grain
before being taken from it's mother,
consequently there was practically no
loss In flesh or growing, says a writer
In an exchange.
We also have each colt halter bro
ken by the time it is ready to be
weaned.
This thing of letting colts run until
two and three years old before putting
a halter On them is not good business.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Don't Overstrain 1Enoine.

You car readily see that IL you over
strain your engine, which you are GER
tain to do in breaking it in if you
score the cylinders, Dr. overhead the
motor, or a hundred and one other
things which generally happen within
1000 miles of improper driving, the
engine must come down, and always
something else goes wrong soon after
ward.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
FIGHT AGAINST IMPURE MILK
Only Way to Prevent Use Of Dirty
Cans Is by Careful Inspection
by the Creameries.

Death turks in dirty milk cans
wherever found. If the babies escape
poisoning it is by accident only. The
cheap milk cans are easily indented
when the tin begins to crack, leaving
assures for milk and water and acid.
Under such conditions, the tin peels
and falls off, and the can quickly be-
unfit for use. In the picture is
a load of cans, of which has been
In use for IL years and contained no
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Autos In Nova Scotia.

According to a recent report of the
provincial secretary of Nova Scotia,
},163 automobiles and other motor We
licles have been registered in the prov
nee since the act requiring the regis
ration of such machines went into eff
feet, of which number 266, mostly new
machines, have been registered since
September, 1915. 1t is estimated, how
ever, that there are considerably more
than two thousand automobiles and
motor vehicles at present in use in
Nova Scotia.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
To Avoid "Poppinu Back.D

Popping back at carburetor may be
due to lean mixture, leaky inlet valve,
short circuit, distributor wired up in
correctly, on interrupter shifted on
shaft. If there is much gasoline around
the carburetor, due to excessive prim-
ing, it may catch fire. Go over the
above points carefully. Fasten a fine
wire screen owe air inlet or extend
inlet pipe by flexible tube at least a
foot upward and away from carbure-
tor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
FOR WORKING UNDER CARS
Headrest That Can Be Adjusted to
Cap Will Do Away With a Great
Deal Of Discomfort.

Not the least of the discOmfOrts at
tendant upon doing repair work under
an automobile is the necessity of hold
ing ones head in a most firing posi-
ton. A simple, light headrest has
been designed which makes this dis
comfort unnecessary. 1t is intended
particularly for mechanics in garages,
who frequently have a good deal Of
work to do under ears. The rest con-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Horrible ThouQht.

Philip, being an enthusiastic auto
mobilist, though only four years old,
had heard a great deal of talk about
carburetors. One evening, lying on
the floor with his dog Bob, he said:
Bob got SO cross at the postman to-
day that he drowled and drowled till
l thought he'd drowl all the carbu-
retors out of his neck"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15

SiSts OF a piece Of
heavy wire bent
in the shape of n
rounded "U." It's
ends are slightly
hooked and can
be caught In holes
provided at the
ends of a curved
aluminium band
five C h e s in
length. This band
is intended to be
sewed to the back
side of a cap.
Whanarar npn do
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-15
Keep Milk Cans Clean.

less than 40 soldered holes, some Of
which were covered with lead patches
owe two inches in diameter.
The only way to prevent the use of
unsanitary and dangerous milk cans
is by close inspection on the part of
the creameries and condensaries and
city dealers. Cans should Re exam
ined frequently and all rusty or broken
vessels should be promptly con
demned.