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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
MILK STEAMERS COMPARED
More Effective Than Wire Gauxe
or Cheesecloth.

prepared by tho United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Clean milk depends primarily on
sanitary methods Of production, but
milk strainers as commonly used also
have a direct bearing on the quality
Of commercial milk. Certain kinds OF
strainers cause milk to appear clean.
but fail to remove all impurities. OF
all the milk filters In common use only
two-absorbent cotton and filter cloth
are reasonably efficient In actually
improving the commercial quality Of
milk. Even these filters must be kept
clean and changed frequently to in
sure satisfactory results.
According to reports from about
forty thousand farmers wire gauze
strainers are In more general use than
any other kind. but studies with the
microscope show plainly that the
meshes are much too large TO hold
back any but the very coarse impuri-
ties. One thickness Of ~cheesecloth or
other cotton cloth Is only slightly
more effective than a wire gauze
strainer. but when the cloth Is folded
to about eight thicknesses Its ability
to remove dirt In milk increases some
what. but is still inefficient al com
pared to absorbent cotton or filter
cloth.
Filter cloth, a specially made cot
ton cloth, smooth on one side and
fuzzy" on the other, was found rea-
sonably effective. This cloth can be
obtained from leading dairy supply
houses. The milk should be poured on
the fuzzy side. the fibers of which
stand up like the nap of,a carpet. and
m all but a small percentage Of
the solid impurities. The most effec-
tive strainer Of all, however. accord
Ing to the experiments, was a layer Of
absorbent cotton placed between two
thicknesses of cheesecloth.
At best straining milk Is a practice
that makes milk appear clean and
therefore more easily salable, but no
strainer removes either the bacteria
and Objectionable fiavors or the very
fine dirt. As a consequence straining
milk fails 10 improve its wholesome
ness to any noticeable degree. Clean
milk is best obtained by sanitary
methods which prevent, so far as pos
sible, the entrance of dirt into the
milk. This can be done best by hav-
ing clean COW in a clean stable and
milking with clean hands into ster-
ilized small-tOp pals.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

As this barn is laid out In the floor
plan that accompanies the perspective.
1t will accommodate 13 cows and 6
horses. The COW stalls are ranged
along one side of the building and
the horse stalls along the other. All
the animals face in. the feed alley.
wide enough to accommodate a wagon,
running through the center OF the
building. Over the feed alley Is a
carrier track for the feed carrier. The
track connects with the feed room and
runs directly to the HlO. placed at one
corner of the building. This carrier
enables the farmer to carry the en-
silage. small grain and rOughage d.
rectly to the managers. Along each wall
of the barn Is a litter alley. also
equipped with an overhead carrier sys-
TEN, the tracks leading to the manure
piles at either side of one end Of
the building.
There are reasons. and good ones.
too, for this interior arrangement. 1t
will be noted that the side walls of the
barn contain a number of windows.
These admit sunshine. which strikes
the gutter at the real of the stalls,
helping to purify the n They
also permit plenty of fresh air in such
a way as to not be Injurious to the
animals. On either side of the barn.
adjoining the doors. are vent shafts for
foul air. These vent shafts connect
with the ventilatOr on the roof. suck
ing out the foul mir and creating
enough circulation to draw In fresh
air.
The features named have been dis
covered by farm-buildlng architects to
he especially valuable in keeping the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
He Went TOO FAR
Baby Elephant Suffered for His
Mischievous Prank.
Trick That Was Too Much for Moth.
ers Patience to Endure Reward.
ed by the Equivalent to
Sound Spanking.

In a recent exchange it is stated
that elephants are amazingly like hui.
man beings In the way they discipline
their young. In proof it tells an anus.
Ing incident seen by a French traveller
In an extensive lumber yard in Burma.
While the adult elephants were
faithfully at work the youngsters
played about the yard. The elephant
that attracted the travellers particu.
lar attention was hauling, In her chain
harness, huge tree trunks from the
bank of the river. She had a heavy
load. a fact that her offspring did not
realize. Bent on playing a prank. he
wound his little trunk around one Of
the chain traces and pulled back with
all his strength.
Conscious of the suddenly increased
weight. the mother stopped and looked
around. She saw the youngster and
shook her head solemnly. but. paying
no further heed to his teasing, bent
again to her work. Meanwhile tho
little rascal with his mischievOus trunk
had lOOsened the ring that fastened tho
traces to the load.
While the mother vas straining to
set her burden In motion again, her
rascally son pulled with all his
might against her, and pulled so
sturdily that she was quite ava
that she had been disconnected from
her load. Then, suddenly, the young
Star LOT 90 NoturalIv apnruh thu
mother was thrown to her knees and
her driver hurled in a wide circle from
her back.
The culprit sought n huge woOd-pile
that seemed to offer him at least a
temporary protection. His mother,
with her iron harness Changing nOisily
behind her, kept close at his heels.
Although the little ones greater
agility gained some space for him at
the corners. his mother eventually
overlook him. The first blow of her
trunk drew from him a bawl of pain.
At the second he sank. quite humbled,
to his knees; and then he endured
without a murmur, although with
many tears. a sound thrashlng. Finally
the mother let him up. With tears
still streaming and with dropping trunk
he took his d%isconsolate way out OF
the yard.
The little fellow had won the con
plete sympathy of the observer. Con-
sequently he was overjoyed to witness
during the noon hour a touching rec
O%nciliation. The mother did all she
could to comfort the p%enltent little
sinner; she caressed him with her
trunk, cuddled him up against her, and
looked at him as If to say "YOu still
have a mother who loves you."-Our
Dumb Animals.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
LENGTHEN LIFE OF AIR BAGS
Clamp Screw Should Be frightened
Until Exact Size OF Tire 10 OBJ
tained-Other Hints.

The life Of an air bag can be greatly
heightened by observing the following
rules:
When the tire is placed in the mold
the clamp screw should be frightened
until the exact size Of the tire Is OBJ
tanned, and then given about one-half
turn. This slightly decreases the size
of the cavity and relieves the strain
on the air bag. In addition to giving
perfect results In the cure.
Never allow the bag to became fiat,
as this will cause cracks in the lining,
Inject a little warm water into the
bag each week In order to keep the
inside of the bag moist.
Don't pull the bag out by the tube.
Use the tape.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
NEW MAPS URGENTLY NEEDED
Assertion That Only About Forty Per
Cent Of the Country Has Been
Accurately Marked.

II will astonish most people TO learn
that only about 40 per cent Of the
100000 square miles of the United
States have been accurately mapped,
and that much of that will have to be
gone over again because Of the rough
methods originally used and because
Of typographical change since 1t was
done.
The authority for these statements
Is DIR. Z. Lester Jones Of the United
States coast and geodetic survey. says
the New York World.
That topography may change much
Is illustrated by the fact that Fire
Island entrance. Long Island. n. Y.
has changed its position four miles in
80 years.
In an article on photography In war
time L. p. Clerc of Paris suggests that
Geographical maps Of states or even
of whole countries a be prepared
from photographs taken from airplanes
far more simply and accurately than
by surveying.
DIR. Jones points out the limitations
of airplsne photography; this ear
scarcely yet help in measuring eleva-
tons, for example. but he says that In
testing the correctness Of present day
maps the airplane could be Of great
value. as IT would be quicker to send
4 through the air taking photographs
of the ground than II would be to
resurvey such vast treas
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
BABY IS LOST IN MOVING
Forgotten by Mother, the Child Is
Found Smothered in
Mattress.

Oakland. Cal.-Busied with getting
her furniture ready for moving to m
other apartment. Mrs. Joseph yalado.
placed her month-old baby on a mat
keep the baby warm.
The expressman failed TO see the
child when he rolled up the mattress
and blanket and threw the bundle into
the wagon. The child smothered be
fore Ii was missed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

animals healthy and productive. While
1t is not shown In this plan, every
farmer who has a water-pressure sys-
TEN extends 1t into his barn. placing
pipes so that they carry fresh. running
water to each stall. From the lndivid.
ua drinking cups at each manager the
animals have a constant supply Of
water. 1t has been shown that such
equipment increases milk production
more than 10 per cent.
Every product of the farm and the
live stock that every farm has on II
housed In weather-tight and healthful
buildings. Farm products are bring
ing high prices. not that they are out
Of line with the increased cost of pro-
duction. but are high enough so that
the farmer cannot afford to waste
them. The right kind of a house
means an increased income, as the
damage done by weather and rats and
other animals Is considerable unless
the barn and granary are so construct
ed that they cannot get In to damage
the grain. hay. etc.
Just now farmers are In excellent
financial condition to build the build
ings that are needed on the farms.
They will find that costs are higher
than before the war. but building
prices have not increased In so great
a proportion as the prices they are re-
ceiving for their products.
The cost Of the barn shown here will
vary In different localities. according
to local conditions. BY consulting the
local building contractor and building
material dealer II will readily be found
how much of an investment such a
barn as this will require. Also, these
building experts can give the pr0spec-
tive builder much valuable advice
about building.
Building a barn or any other farm
building that Is needed is good bust
ness right now. The cost will not be
lower for some years to come. and In
the meantime the farmer has a con-
venient. labor-savlng and waste-reduc-
ing building.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
0vERHEAT|NC IS
GREAT NUISANCE
Barney 0IdfieId Compelled to Pull
Up Alongside Track and
See Others Go BY.
TELLS HOW TO PREVENT IT
Carbon Deposits in Cylinders 10 Most
Prevalent Cause - Have These
Seraped or Otherwise Cleaned
Out Frequently.
(By BARNEY O~LDFIELD.)

Several times in the course of my
racing career ! have had to pull up
alongside the track or road and watch
the other boys speeding on to victory,
while l, by decree Of the great god
dess. Chance, was out Of it because
excessive Ov~erheating had burned my
engine up. So what l am going to
say in regard to the causes of over
heating comes, so to speak, from the
heart.
While Overheating Is more common
ly encountered in hot weather, 1t oc-
curs even in the coolest regions The
ordinary owner probably considers 1t
a nuisance, but little more. AS a mat
ter of fact chronic overheatlng con-
tributes enormously to deterioration
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

The song which Japanese workmen
sing when raising the rooftrees Of a
new building ranks with the purest
music In the world. according to
Henry Eichhelm. a Boston composer,
who Is spending a year in Japan
studying oriental music. He said in
Tokyo: The orientals have evolved
by the process of elimination a perfect
philosophy. a perfect art and a per-
feet music. III we could think as orr
entails think. we would realize the abb
solute simplicity and perfection Of
their art life" As he goes about
Japan he takes notes on the print.
tive music Of laborers and on the sound
Of temple bells. with. their beautiful
o~vertones. with the view Of making
them themes for his compositions.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

his farm along the lines that yield
him the greatest profit, has a fair
sized herd of cows-a dozen, or more.
II these animals are to be kept at their
most productive stage they must have
a comfortable %habItation In the winter
time.
A barn that is adapted to the needs
of a great majority Of farmers Is
shown in the accompanying design. II
Is a frame structure, set on a concrete
foundation of the gambrel-roof type.
The dimensions are 80 by 80 feet o
inches. In exterior appearance this
barn will make a fine addition to any
farm-building group. while Ii Is de-
signed so that Its interior Will house a
maximum number of animals and a
sufficient amount Of feed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
BARN FOR FARM
OF MEDIUM SIZE
Designed to Accommodate Fair
Sized Herd of Cows, and
the Winter Feed.
FEED ALLEY THROUGH CENTER
Pathway Large Enough to Admit
Wagon Means Saving Of Labor
Ample Windows Let in SUM-
shine and Fresh Air.
BY WIN. 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, for
the readers Of this paper. On account Of
MS wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer he is. without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
ford. No. 1897 Prairie avenue. Chicago.
reply.
Housing the live stock and their
winters supply of feed Is a subject
that is given more than passing
thought on the modern farm. No more
do four walls and a roof satisfy the
farmer. The four walls must be tight
and keep out the wind and cold; the
roof must be a real roof. one that will
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
DAIRY
FACTS
TESTING FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Every Preeautien Should Be Taken
to Prevent Contamination From
Older Animals.

prepared by the United States Depart
men Of Agriculture)
Calves may become infected with
tuberculosis at an early age, and any
effort to eradicate this dreaded dis
ease from the herd should not over
look the younger animals. Diseased
stock may undoubtedly transmit the
ailment to calves by association with
them in the same stable or feedlot,
and v by contact through a fence
which divides the younger from the
older animals.
The youngest age at which depart
ment Of agriculture veterinarians rec
Ommend testing calves for tuberculosis
is six months. In special instances,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

While gong to church I was detain-
ed by a friend. and when I arrived
there l was late. for the preacher was
already speaking. At the time of my
entrance he was saying. He who sim
meth shall fall" when suddenly I
tripped over a cane which a man had
carelessly put out In the aisle. I went
to my seat. red as a beet. among broad
smiles from the audience-Exchange.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

80 degrees below. Packs of gray
wolves hung on his trail. They kill
ed two of his dogs In an attack on his
camp. He killed them every day by
the dozen. This. Chappins believes.
saved his life, for the h~alf-starved.
desperate brutes Toasted on the car
casses of their dead companions.
q Faced Snow Alone.
A little farther on his Indian guide
turned back. The frozen desolation
that lay ahead struck him with panic
terror. Chappins went on alone. He
drove ahead two days in the teeth
Of q blizzard. His provisions ran low.
He lived on short rations Of pemmican
and tea. At the silver camp at Darnier
he obtained fresh supplies and "A new
guide and pressed on to the Hudson
Bay post ut Fond du Lac.
He found Peterson's body perfectly
preserved in the cold. dry air. There
were no signs of violence. Peterson's
diary lay open on a table. The last
entry. made March 20. 1918. read:
II am very sick. II would be hell II
I should die out here among the
drifts all alone"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
ParasoI a Mark Of Honor.

II was not until the eighteenth cen.
fury that the parasol became distinctly
an article of feminine costume. Large
and elaborate parasols have from time
immemorial been a mark of honor and
official dignity in the Orient. In India.
in 1877. when the then prince of Wales
made his famous tour. he was com
PEELED, that he might properly impress
the natives. to ride upon an elephant
and have over his head a parasol with
a frame of gold. and with a covering
stitched with precious Jewels.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

The average wagon load Of wheat
for the United States as a whole was
5lsbushels In 1906 and So bushels in
1918; the motOrtruck load in 1918 was
"a bushels. For corn. the wagon loads
of 1906 and 1918 were 80 bushels, and
the motortruck load of 1913 was 50
bushels. The cotton load for 1906 and
1918 for wagons was "a and 3.6 bales,
respectively. and for motortrucks So
bales in 1918.
Estimated Hauling Cost.
The estimated cost for hauling in
wagons from farm to shipping point
averaged in 1918 about 30 cents a
ton a mile for wheat. 80 cents for
corn, As cents for cotton; for hauling
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

verse comment, but the color arrange
ment, one may imagine. is relatively
unimportant 80 long as the ancient
white elephant remains the national
symbol. Indeed the rest Of the world
would hardly know Slam without the
white elephant. and a recent traveller
in Slam describes the care with which
these animals are maintained In
Bangkok. One may wonder. however.
just how seriously the white elephant
Is regarded by the energetic business
men of Siam who are now st~renuously
preparing TO improve trade conditions
with western nations.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Prize for Best Poem Divided.

1t was announced at Columbia uni
versity recently that the Poetry Soci-
ETY. prize of $500 for the best volume
of verse published by an American au-
thor during the calendar year Of 1918
has been divided between The Old
Road to Paradise by Margaret Wild
demer. and Corn Huskers.- by Carl
Ssndburg. The jury consisted of Prof.
william Lyon Phelps Of Yale. Richard
Burton and Sara Teasdale FIlsineer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Didn't Amount to Much Then

Elman was Boosting to his younger
brother about how smart he was when
he was a year old. Il could walk an
run an jump" he Dragged. IAN sing
a song"
An what was I doing thenr" in
quired Willie. did | run an jump,
toog"
"You couldn't do nothing" was FL
mans crushing reply. "when I was
a year old you was nowhere; you was
just a speck Of dust"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

In motortrucks or by tractors the av-
erages are - cents for wheat or corn
and IS cents a ton-mile for cotton.
The motortrucks generally in use
by farmers are not large trucks, but
small ones whose nominal capacity is
usually from one to two tons. In
quite a number of counties throughout
the country the trucks used for haul
ing are made-over passenger cars. In
some cases light wagons are attached
as trailers TO ordinary passenger cars,
and produce is taken to market in that
way. In North Dakota and California.
as well as other states. tractors. each
drawing several wagons. are used for
hauling grain.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Young Stock Running With Older An.
imals-They Are Subject to Tuber-
cuIosis II Any Of Older Animals
Have Disease.

however, numbers Of animals under
this g have been satisfactorily test
ed with tuberculin. The present regu-
lations of the bureau prescribes a dose
of two cubic centimeters Of tuberculin
for calves ranging from six months to
n year Of age.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Worn rireA

The slight gain effected by using
badly worn tires is much more than
Offset by the excessive deterioration
of the wheels. motor and transmission,
not to mention breakdowns or serious
wrecks.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Rear SIGNAL for Autos.

In a new rear signal for automobiles
pressing a button on the steering
wheel lights a red light and lifts a
semaphore, which is dropped and the
light changed to green when the but
ton is pressed a second time.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Trouble.

Many cars have no provision. aside
from a strainer in the tank. for keep
ing out dirt from the carburetor. Own
ers of such vehicles will do well to fit
q trap i'm the fuel line.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

protect the animals ana the feed from
rain. But what Is given the greatest
consideration Is the interior arrange
ment of the barn. Equipment that
will make the work of caring for the
animals easy to perform and will keep
the cows and horses healthy and capa-
BILE of doing their best work is a prime
essential.
A medium-sized farm, such as Is
found In the central West and other
sections Of the country, does not re-
quire a very large barn, unless the
farmer specializes in dairy products.
But every farmer. If he is to conduct
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Loose Bearing Is Dangerous.

A loose or worn bearing is very dan
gerous. As soon as a knock Is hearo
in the motor. stop and find out where
ii is. 1t is dangerous to run a motor
with any pounding in the bearings.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Maybe IL Wasn't Worth u.

Wichita Falls. Textile gave me
$40 for a kiss. and then took his money
back" was the complaint made to
the police by a pretty waitress here.
Officers looked up statutes to ft the
charge.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Very Ahectionate.

New YOrk.-James Walker does his
kissing with his fists. 81 sure do love
tina. woman. Judge" re said in court,
and that's why I just can't help beat
ing her"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Some Of the Causes.

There are a number of different
causes Of O~verheating, some mechan-
ical. some functional and others due
simply to the bad driving Of the OPP
orator. One Of the most frequent
causes Of Overheating is simply driv-
ing with the spark retarded. When
the spark is held this way the piston
is on its way down In the cylinder be-
fore the explosion takes place. OBJ
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
White EIephanta

Among the more conservative 81
smese the change Of the national flag
from red to alternate stripes Of red.
white. blue. white. and red was prob
ably a matter. here and there. Of ad-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12
Most Common Cause.

OF all the causes of ~Overheating un-
doubtedly carbon deposits in the cyl
inders is the most prevalent. as a
matter of fact, carbon deposits cause
Overheating simply because they cause
the explosions to come at the wrong
time, whereby too much cylinder wall
is exposed with the results that |
mentioned above. When the engine
Overheats. knocks and backfires, with
an OLE lOus loss of power. it is a safe
bet that there Is a lot of carbon in
the cylinders. The cure, of course,
is to have the carbon scraped or other
wise cleaned out at frequent inter
walls.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

viously more Of the cylinder wall IL
exposed to the heat of the name and
consequently the general temperature
Is raised.
Very often when a car Is driven up
a steep hill 1t is necessary to retar.l
the spark to keep the engine from
knocking. By the time you get to the
top Of the hill the radiator is boiling
away like a teakettle.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-12

Of the power plant. Make no mistake,
O~verheating. except for a local and
temporary cause, is something to be
run down and remedied.