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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
TROUBLE CAUSED BY FUEL
Matter Which Automobile Owners
Should Find It Easy to Overcome,
and Avoid Annoyance.

Fuel of low grade and inadequate
heating of the fuel mixture rather
than a lack Of Improvements in car
buretors are responsible for many
poor conditions. Still, ignition sys-
tens Of modern cars do occasionally
give trouble, and those of older cars
bother much more frequently.
1t matters little how badly a motor
may miss until 1t is thoroughly
warmed up or until it is known that
the insulation of the spark plug ends
is perfectly clean. Here the missing
should not be attributed to faulty
ignition, but to the lack of vaporiza-
ton of the gasoline, to uneven dis
tribution of the mixture to the cylin-
ders or to some similar cause.
Should missing occur in a thorough
Ply warm motor, with clean plugs and
a well-regulated mixture, the fault is
probably really one of ignition.
Among the chief causes of skipping"
may be mentioned imperfect contact
of The points in the breaker box of
a magnetic or the interrupter of a bat
terry system resulting in failure proper
ly to open and close the circuit for
each ignition.
In most cases this is due to the
burning of the metal points so that
they do not make perfect connection.
They should be smoothed off with a
file or carborundum stone and the
parts so adjusted that the points sep
arate as much as the instructions rec
ommend-about one-thirty-second inch
usually. If the interrupter action is
sluggish, on account of its being dirty,
it may cause skipping.
Oil or dust in the distributor (the
part from which the cables lead to
the plugs) often causes missing by
permitting the sparks to jump within
it, instead Of at the plugs. Keep the
distributor clean and free from oil.
Loose connections at the battery, dis
tributor and switch, worn-off insula-
ton, rundown batteries and cracked
spark plug porcelains also cause spark
failures.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Gasoline Master.

This practice of running an automo-
bile with the top up when it is not
needed, is costly, according to tests
which l made, says a contributor to
Popular Mechanics Magazine. When
the back of the top cannot be rolled
up, the resistance is especially great.
Six miles more were obtained from a
gallon of gasoline with the top rolled
and covered, as compared with having
the top up with the back closed. When
going against wind, this extra pull is
heavy, and difficulty in making a hard
climb may often be relieved by low
ering the top. Using it only when es-
sential will be found to be a worth
while factor in reducing the gasoline
bill.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

that are built to conform to approved
methods of construction and furnished
with appointments Of a suitable char
acter are a necessary adjunct to sue
cessful farming, and the most economi-
cal that can be used. They will pay
many times 6 per cent on the differ
ences between their cost and the cost
of the makeshift variety.
Progressive farmers are planning for
the future. Farm buildings are being
arranged in a way to minimize labor
and save time, and with the thought
ever in mind, to insure the comfort of
the stock and the safety of the prod
ucts stored for use OF sale.
Location of farm buildings with re-
spect to each other in some respects is
a matter of individual preference, in
others it is a matter of definitely es-
tablished rules. The principle is that
all products should flow continuously
in one direction. 1t should not be
necessary to cart hay, grain or offal
back and forth.
Farmers, country contractors, archi-
tects and those in charge of agricul-
tural experimental work have col
Elaborated to produce the modern farm
building. The result is found In the
sanitary dairy, the use Of silage, better
housing of live stock, the general en-
ployment of labor-saving farm machin-
cry and building equipment. the con-
tinuous improvement in seed and stock
and the yield of both.
In farm building, Radford's stand
ard plank frame construction has been
the greatest boon and the source of
greatest economy of recent years. This
means of construction does away with
a part of the cost materials by using
pinch plank instead of heavy timbers.
A further and great economy is effect
ed in labor for the lighter timbers are
cut to pattern and placed in position
by a few men, instead of being elab-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
GAME OF BLIND MANS BUFF
Under the Name of "Brazen Fly" II
Vas Played by Young Men Of
Ancient Greece.

Blind mans buff was played long
ago by the young men of Greece, but
they called 1t "Brazen Fly" The peo-
pie of old England named it "Hoodman
Blind" probably because the players
wore he%addresses resembling hoods,
and the blind man turned ove his
face, while the others used their hoods
to strike him. Some called 1t Harry
Racket" and "HOodwink."
England has other blindfold games,
among them Is "Colin Maillard." Jean
Colin was a brave warrior who lived in
the tenth century. He fought in a bat
tie after both of his eyes were put out,
and so the game gets its name from
him. He was surnamed "Maillard,"
which means "mallet-wielder," because
that was the weapon he used.
The Germans call their blindfold
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
FARM BUILDINGS
NICELY GROUPED
Convenient and. Adequate Ar
Jrangement for Needs Of a
Large Farm.
HOGS ARE WELL CARED FOR
The Appointments and Practical Value
Of These Buildings Will Commend
Them to the Progressive Farm
er-Storage Space.

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, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer, he is. without doubt, the
Address all inquiries to William A.. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue. Chicago,
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
. The demand for better results from
farming do not constitute a theory or
a fad. The demand has been met and
the results are an accomplished fact,
demonstrated by the outcome Of work
on farms which is being carried on I'M
der improved conditions and guided
by the collective intelligence and
knowledge of the nation.
In the United States, as in the older
countries, necessity is forcing the
adoption and use of improved methods
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
COMMON CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Next to Overlooking Calf Is That OF
Feeding Milk Too cold-Feed
at Blood Heat.

Possibly next to overlooking the
calf on milk, the commonest cause of
trouble is that of feeding milk too
cold.
Feed milk at as nearly blood heat
COS degrees F.) as possible and re-
member that 20 degrees below blood
heat may result in a case of scours
with very young calves.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

(From the United States Department OF
Agriculture)
It has been almost universally con-
coded that the dog Is a friend to man,
but Bulletin 26O qualities that state
ment somewhat. According to the pub
LEGATION the dog is a true friend to
man only when properly controlled and
cared for.
For at least half q century scien-
lists have been insisting that the dog
Is responsible to quite an extent for
the spread Of many parasites and dis
eases to which stock and eve man
r susceptible. 1t is a matter of COM
mon knowledge that dogs are subject
to rabies or hydrophobia and that
they in turn may transmit it to other
animals and to persons. Some OF the
other diseases and parasites they may
transmit are hydatid, which occurs
both in man and stock gid, principal
ly confined to sheep; cysticercus, or
measles, in sheep; tapeworm, round
worm, tongue worm. fleas, and ticks.
Disease Spreader.
An interesting fact about some of
these ailments is that the dog is prac-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
FEEDS FOR
SWINE NOT FAVORED
Experiment Stations Have Found
Actual Loss in Practice, Says
Kansas Expert.

Cooking feed for swine generally is
not an advisable practice, points out
Ray Gatewood, instructor in animal
%husbandry in the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college.
"Much experimenting has been done
along this line" said Mr.. Gatewood,
'and practically all experiment sta
tons have found an actual loss en-
countered by cooking feeds.
with most feeds, cooking tends to
lower the digestibility, resulting in a
larger amount of feed being required
to produce a given amount of
gain. This raises the expense of pro-
ductiOn and cuts down the producers
profits.
"SOme feeds used in certain locali-
ties-such as potatoes, field peas, and
roots-have their palatability improved
and their water content lowered
by cooking, which results in a
larger consumption. These, how
ever, are not common feeds in Kan
sas. Cooking requires special ap-
paratus and of course takes time and
labor, all adding to the expense of pro-
ductiOn.
ut may be profitable to heat drink
ing water and water in which feeds
are mixed in cold weather, as
this will decrease the amount of feed
required to maintain the body temper
atfre."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
IMPORTANT "DON'TS"
IN BROOD MARE CARE
Regular Exercise Is Essential
and Hard Work Should Be
Avoided-Feed Literally.

(By DE. C. c. LIPP, South Dakota Agri.
cultural College.)
1. Don't fail to provide regular ex.
ercise for the mare heavy with foal
II there is no regular work, a run in
a lot for several hours daily makes a
good substitute.
2. Don't require the mare heavy with
foal to do such work as requires short
turning, especially in plowed ground,
deep mud, or snow.
3. Don't require the mare heavy with
foal to travel on slippery roads unless
she is well shod.
4. Don't neglect to feed the brood
mare well. She must eat not only for
her own maintenance, but for the de-
velopment of her foal also.
5. Don't feed the brood mare hay
or straw that contains traces of err
got. Such %precaution may prevent
trouble that fails to yield to medicinal
treatment.
6. A roomy box stall, light. clean,
and with a reasonable amount of bed
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

crete floor. The brood pens should
have also, a portable wood floor to
serve to insulate the animals from the
concrete. There is more cold in the
concrete than heat in the body of the
animal, so the animal is chilled in
stead of the floor being warmed. If
wood floors are not provided, an eX-
ira thick litter should be supplied.
The close study of the appointments
and practical values of these buildings
will place at the command Of the read
err some of the very latest and very
best ideas in farm buildings.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
PREVENT LARGE DAIRY LOSS
Contagious Abortion Costs Farmer and
Stockman $2o,ooo,ooo Yearly in
Dead Calves.

Every farmer and stOckman should
fight contagious abortion in his dis
trict, and do his part to save 100000
600 loss in dead calves and sterile
cows. The disease is ~preventable and
controllable. Isolate affected animals,
treat aborting cows, disinfect the bulls
and clean up the premises. This Is
good business for cattle Owner
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Cementinn Tires.

In cementing tires before building
three coats should be applied. The
first coat should be thin, because it is
a printing coat, just as in painting a
building. The printing coat must get
into the pores to form a foundation for
the succeeding coats, and a thin appli-
cation serves this purpose best. The
first coat should be brushed in thor
oughly and allowed 30 minutes to dry.
The second coat should be 80 per cent
heavier and given the same time to
dry. The last coat is a light one and
should dry from three to five hours.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26


ding is the best place to keep the
brood mare. If a tie stall is used, it
must be rOomy.
Z. Don't bed the brood mares stall
excessively. Too much bedding may
cause her to struggle when trying to
get up.
8. Don't confine the brood mare in a
stall that offers a place for her head
or legs to get caught, and cause her
to struggle.
8. Don't neglect to disinfect the foal-
ing stall thoroughly a few days before
the foal is expected, using seven table,
| spoonfuls of compound cresol solution
per gallon of water. Neglect Of this
may cos the foal's life.
10. Don't give the mare heavy with
foal a worm remedy unless advised by
the attending veterinarian.
II. Don't give the mare heavy with
foal your favorite collie remedy. The
foal is too valuable to risk such treat
ment. If the mare has collie, it is wise
economy to call a competent veterina-
rian.
IL. Don't neglect daily exercise as
a preventive of swollen hind legs that
often appear the last month or six
weeks before foaling.
10. Don't neglect giving her udder
attention. Daily exercise will do more
than medicine to reduce the swollen
and hardened condition that SO often
makes its appearance a month or six
weeks before foaling.
IA. Don't neglect painstaking care
and the exercise of common sense in
the management of the mare heavy
with foal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
First Prize Shorthorn Heifer.

dairy, for this Is most likely to be
deficient, and Il larger rating will have
velopment. Some stock shows and
fairs fix the ratio at SO per cent for
each but the rating given above seems
better. More emphasis is being placed
on the development of the dairy quail
ties of this breed, bringing it back to
its original standing among the breeds
Of the world-one of the best for
dairy purposes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Wampum Beads.

Wampum beads were made from a
variety of different substances, but
the one that was used in the greatest
numbers was the ordinary hard clam
or quahog, which is found from Cape
Cod to Florida. Roger Williams,
writing of the eastern Indians, states
that they "store up shells in summer
against winter, whereof they make
their money"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Character and Reputation,

There is a broad distinction between
character and reputation, for n may
be destroyed by SANDER, while the
other can never be harmed save by its
possessor. Reputation is in no mans
keeping. You and l cannot determine
what other men shall think and say
about us. We can only determine
what they ought to think Of us and
say about us, and we al only do this
by acting squarely up to u W con-
victiOns.-Holland.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
USE SHORTHORNS FOR DAIRY
American Association Representing
This Glass Fixes Basis at 60
Per Cent for Milk.

The question is often asked. in judg-
ing dairy, or dual-purpose Shorthorn
cattle, how much is allowed for beef
and how much for milk. The Ameri-
,an association representing this class
of cattle fixed the basis at 60 per cent
for dairy qualities and 40 per cent
for beef. This is a very good basis to
work from. More should be given for
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

robe rail. 1t is designed to contain q
great deal of whatever the owner may
desire to put in it without taking VI
any particular room.
a undoubtedly would appreciate q
suit of overalls such as have been de-
signed especially for garage work,
These have several distinctive touches
which set them apart from ordinary
working clothes and are calculated
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Road Clearance.

The road clearance of a car is the
shortest perpendicular distance be-
tween any of its parts (between the
wheels) and fiat surface upon which
the a is standing. Clearance is,
however, quite commonly taken as the
perpendicular of distance from the
lowest point of its axles to he ground.
A car, especially n Of very long
wheel base, when passing over a steep
rise or knoll, may strike an object nine
inches high, although the car has q
nineinch clearance.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
SILAGE IN PRODUCING MILK
Increase Of II Per Cent Is Seen in Test
Conducted by Ohio Expert.
ment Station.

Cows fed a ration composed largely
of silage produced II per cent more
milk and % per cent more butterfat
than those given n ration consisting
mainly of grain in a feeding test con-
Quoted for 121 days at the Ohio ex-
pertinent station. The silage ration
was also cheaper for milk production.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
CHIEF FACTOR IN CREAMERY
Much Of Success or Failure Depends
Upon Density of cream-Thin
Cause of BIG Loss.

The density of the cream is one of
the most important factors in the sue
cess or failure of a creamery.
Thin cream is chiefly responsible for
the abnormal loss of butterfat and
quality of butter and hence the low
price paid the patrons for butterfat.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Loves Redundancy.

Here's a fourteen-page letter from
Billy"
Fourteen pages, Felicia! And what
does he say?"
"He says he loves me. What did
you suppose he would say?"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

tically necessary to the spread of the
disease. Thus, in the case of hyda-
It'd, the dog becomes a carrier by feed
ing on the viscera of infected animals.
A tapeworm develops in the dog and
this produces microscopic eggs which
are passed out with the feces. The
eggs may wash considerable distances
and land on lettuce or other vege-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

to delight the heart of the amateur
who loves to tinker judiciously.
For fastidious motorists who don't
have a little door mat" Of just the
right size to be carried on the run
ming board during bad weather. The
man who wouldn't wipe his feet on
such an affair doesn't deserve to be
given a ride.
Another novelty Is a peculiarly
shaped lock designed to prevent auto
mobile robes and the like from being
stolen. 1t will fasten one or more
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

game "Blind Cow" and Mouse in the
Dark" Italians call it Blind Fly"
while N~Orwegians give it the name of
Blind Thief" and 1.-THE Poles"
We add the Buff" because of the
light blows usually given to the blind
man by the other players.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Idle Acres.

On most farms there is land enough
without taking into account the hooks
and corners, but to the thrifty farmer
there is special satisfaction in raising
crops where nothing grew before and
thereby adding to the value and at
Effectiveness of the farm home.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Grown Up.

Detroit, the home of the motor car,
now has a population Of about three
quarters of a million and is the fifth
city in size in this country. The cen
sus of 1910 gave it only 465, 766 in
hahitantS.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Hens Need Meat.

Meat in some form should be sup
Piled to the fowls. They need pro-
tein, and in beef scraps this is found
in good quantities. Good beef scraps
contain from 80 to GO per cent. 1t
should be well aired and clean.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Keen up Milk EloW,

To keep the COW persistently in milk
always milk rapidly and see that every
bit of milk is taken each time. 1t does
hot pay to turn the milking over to
careless and inexperienced hands.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Temperature of Water.

Wash water used in the churn
should be approximately the same
temperature as the buttermilk, or
within two degrees of it.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Thermometer Is Essential.

Don't try to make first-class butter
without a dairy thermometer. Preci-
sion in temperature is important;
guessing is dangerous.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

"Whom is Miss Oldgirl going to mar
ry?"
"a most appropriate choice. Hes
a dealer In antiques"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26

robes to the rail OF may be used to
hitch a robe to the filling cap when
the radiator is covered in cold wealth
er. Gloves may be hitched to the
steering wheel and %OvercOats or dust
ers may be similarly protected by fas-
tening them to various parts Of the
car.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
Cow Bred for Milk.

To realize the greatest profit, the
dairyman should have cows bred dis
tinctly for milk.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
FEEDING Of Dry Fodder.

Dry fodder should not be fed to the
cows during or just after milking. as
dust therefrom will fall into the milk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11
FOOD VALUE OF MILK AND
ITS RELATION TO PRICE
Hardships OF the Dnirymen That VIII.
In Time, Work Greater Hard
shlps on Consumers

An article written by Z. G. Hast.
tnf;a professor of agricultural. bac-
tcrio.ogy in the University OF Wis
consin. contains tic follow ing:
Milk Is our cheapest animal food.
The question why 1t is. may be asked.
The beef animal is raised and fattcned
tar fts meat alone. 1t may yield on
an average one pound of edible ma.
terial per day of It's existence. The
dairy COW is raised and maintained for
number OF years. During practical
ly three-fourths of her normal life
periods she furnishes each day six
times as much human food as the beef
animal quart OF milk IF
the composition furnished by your
much energy to enable one to do his
daily task as four-hfths OF Il pound
of beef CIR as much as eight eggs"
Quickly changing conditions has
worked n hardship on dairymen as we'll
as consumers. and In too many cases
the answer has been found in selling
out large part of the herd or even
the entire herd. For the good of the
dairy industry. the consuming pub
lie should realize this. and In this
time OF scarcity Of meat wheat and
fats. every housekeepcr should sub
sttute milk whenever and wherever
possible in their daily use. Why. Be
cause milk is a perlshahle product.
and must be used soon after received.
!. Is essential. or at least highly
desirable. food through the entire
growth of childhood largely on &C
count Of the quality of protein in It,
According to DR.. Taylor. professor OF
physiological chemistry at the Cniver-
sity OF Pennsylvania "a child ought
to have liter of milk a day for the
first six years. and a half-liter Of milk
from that time on to ftteeH as part
of mixed diet"
Again. IL milk is not used SO that
there Will he no surplus on the mar
'tet. IL Will be too true that the dairy
farms will be depleted. probably not
ara 1t will take not three months nor
sin months or even year TO get
standard supply OF silk. hut from three
to five years at q much higher cost
to all concerned. The practical man
eventually changes his type Of farm
ing and rapidly when one line OF in
dustry pictures bankruptcy to him
More conclusive proofs OF the fair
ness OF the producers towards the pub
lie is that ne hopes that conditions
will adjust themselves 70 that the
prices OF iced. such as cotton-seed
meal. bran and dairy feeds. will be-
reduced. thereby lowering tho cost of
milk to the public. He Is also trying
to lower the cost of producing milk
by the elimination OF "boarder cowe''
by increasing yield per COW by main
tanning the sanitary standards for
milk production laid down by the
Richmond Board of Health and through
more scientific feeding.