Interesting Facts About Horses and Farming in History
A Rural New Yorker piece discusses the love of horses and dogs among cultures and famous equines, then pivots to critiques of farming practices. It contrasts equine lore with modern farming methods and argues for nutrient cycling, manure use, and rotation to improve soil fertility and profitability.
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Olympus
Ambrosia
Euripides
Alexander
Bucephalus
Don Quixote
Emperorer Severus
Parma
Emperanga
Tie
Copenhagen
Strathfield
Theophylact
Julius Cesar
Leo X
Mark Antony
Argos
Diamandes
Mars
Horace
Popula
Caligula
William Rufus
England
Macedon
Julinnus
Aenus
What farming is and how to make it pay
The passage argues farming should focus on land management to sustain occupation costs, noting large areas may profit more from grazing and stock raising than cultivation. It suggests dairying fattening wool growing and similar activities could rapidly generate money on land suitable for permanent grass.
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Canada
New Yorker
Winter Barn Design and Sheep Breeder Union Formed
A farming writer praises large barns and underground basements for winter stock protection and labor savings. He advocates letting horses roam in yard basements, minimal stable motion, and straw-stack feeds. The piece notes a new permanent sheep breeders association formed by Ohio, West Pennsylvania, and West Town, with planned regular meetings and possible exhibitions.
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Ohio
West Pennsylvania
West Town
Harper's Weekly Notices of the Press
Harper's Weekly is praised as a leading illustrated periodical with strong editorials and fresh designs. Its wide circulation and influential cartoons are highlighted for shaping public opinion across political and social issues.
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The
Bazar
Boson Traveler
N. Y. Evening Post
Chicago Evening Journal
Hharper
Louisville Courier Journal
N. Y
Harper's Weekly subscriptions and club offers
Harper & Brothers advertise postpaid subscriptions to Harper's Magazine Weekly and Bazar at $10 for one year for one address, or $7 for two titles. Extra copies for clubs cost $1 each or $20 per six copies, with postage free. Back numbers available anytime. Annual volumes offered with cloth binding at $7 each or nineteen volumes at $525 per volume, buyer pays freight. Centennial Exposition illustration emphasis. Newspaper reuse prohibited without order.
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Harper's Bazar
Harper's Magazine
Harper’s
Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
Express
Harper & Brothers
Harper's Weekly
U.S
Harper’s Magazine
Harper's
Harpers Weekly
Ween
Our National Life
Harper & Rothera
Unquestionably the best sustained work of the kind in the World
A critic lauds a work as unquestionably the best sustained piece of its kind globally, praising its depth, consistency, and lasting impact within its field. The remark positions the work as a benchmark against which others are measured.
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St. Anthony’s
Harper's Magazine praised for popularity and literary value
Contemporary praise from major papers lauds Harper's Magazine for its widespread reach and adaptability to readers. It emphasizes variety artistic wealth and cultural impact, noting serial novels first appearing in the publication and its enduring quality.
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Boston Globe
Times
Brooklyn Eagle
Philadelphia Ledger
Harper's Magazine Subscription Offers and Publishes Sets
Harper's Magazine offers one year subscriptions with various prepayment options including postage. Deals include multiple-year plans, club offers, and discounts for bundles. Announced are complete volume sets, binding options, and an analytical index to the first Fifty Volumes.
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Athens
United States
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the Times
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H. J. Topky
Plains
Augers
Chiselna
NAWS
Washington City
Manson
Durang
Wa. H. Croox
U. S
Helphenstinge
Builders Hardware
Harper’s Weekly
Illustrated
Notices of the Press
Ayer
Dr. J.C. Ayer & CO
Lowell, Mass
Practical and Analytical Chemists
Harper & Broteer
Arlington
Staven
Empire Wringer
Jewelry & Clocks
D. C. Cornwell
Perkins Drug Store
Main Street
Topky
Athens, Ohio
mid-Ly
Agen
National Chrome Co
Phila
Henri Wilkon
Bilin Nason
B B. Ruswell
Cornhill
Heston, Mass
Hunt & Co
7Th St. Phila
Hilton & Co
Ler
P. O
St. N.Y
Manhattan Manufacturing Company
UG. A. Lumpkin
Reade Street
H. James
Chadavek & Vo
Knee Street
Philadelphia
Hildreth, Young & CO
Union City
Eric Co
KuLurn & Fuller
Chicago
Waters
Wavercoms
Broadway
N.Y
Horace Waters & Son
Honevor Paice
BBS West
Orne Pines
Lawson
Lawson Chemical CO
Cleveland
Roswell Washburn
A. J. Frame
Athens County
Beamin Frost
Br. B. Pierce
Kenpaamio Frost
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