How to Grow Potatoes by Prof Henry G Bell
Prof Henry G Bell outlines full potato growing instructions for spring planting. He covers soil types and preparation, seed costs and sizing, row spacing, and care from planting through harvest including fertilization and weed control. Planting timing spans March across the Mississippi Valley with variations by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain
New Yorker
Walter Raleigh
Mississippi Valley
Kentucky
Protect Young Apple Trees From Winter Girdling
Farmers advised to shield newly planted apple trees from mice and rabbits with a veneer wrap or coiled screen wire. Wrap is anchored with a wire, pushed into soil, and soil mounded to prevent burrowing. Veneer costs are minimal, about half to three quarters of a cent per tree.
Chick Heredity and the Inheritance of Traits
The article explains how parent stock affects chick welfare through heredity. It notes that well bred, healthy parents yield vigorous chicks while weak parents produce weak offspring. It discusses transmission of characters across generations, modifiers, dormancy of traits, and the imperfect nature of inheritance.
Shropshires Grow at Long Branch Farm Bowdoinham Maine
Long Branch Farm in Bowdoinham expands its Shropshire stock by purchasing 145 sheep from White Horse Farm Paoli after already acquiring 43 from Gifford in Vermont. The long established Altamont flock of Dr G Howard Davidson of Millbrook NY contributed to the sale. The aged ram Pinehurst Royal, imported for 900 dollars, is part of the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch Farm
Bowdoinham
Vermont
Gifford
Paoli
White Horse Farm
Altamont
G. Howard Davidson
Milbrook
N. Y
Fish Cutlets and a Funeral in Manchester
Aunt Jane shares a recipe for fish cutlets using halibut salmon or cod with egg yolk and bread crumbs fried in lard. The text notes Matthew McCormick of Manchester New Hampshire arriving on the Pullman Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs Thomas Mullaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Matthew McCormick
Manchester
N. H
Pullman
Thomas Mullaney
The Minister Who Feels Well on Monday
An old home remedy column suggests ministers feel better after weekend strain and promotes L. F. Medicine Co. of Portland Maine with a free sample offer. The ad links Monday malaise to diet and bowels and recommends taking the medicine to improve digestion liver and head clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F.” Atwood
L. F.” Medicine Co
Portland
Wisconsin farmer grows dairy profits on 80 acres
A Wisconsin farmer with only 80 acres boosted income by replacing scrub cows with grades and purebreds, upgrading barns, and switching to a corn and alfalfa cropping system. One acre of corn plus one of alfalfa now outproduces pasture, doubling milk yield and improving quality, enabling a higher price for a first-class product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Department
Food Supply of the Farm Home Campaign Urged
The Public Health Service links pellagra to diet and urges farm families to boost home food production. Recommendations include owning a milk cow, increasing milk output, poultry and egg farming, stock raising, and crop diversification to strengthen family health and reduce expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Department
State Agricultural Colleges
South
Bean yield brag from Robbinston letter to editor
In a Maine Farmer letter from Robbinston E C Brown contests L W Jones's Good Bean Story noting a superior yield on 15 square rods. He reports 51 1/2 bushels with wet spring and says a 150 square rod plot would have yielded 55 bushels, and claims several prior records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Farmer
L. W. Jones
China
Kennebec County
Washington County
Poultry Feeding and Breeding Versus Market Demands
A long note on winter poultry care emphasizes regular feeding and green material, with caution about overfeeding pullets. It cautions against ineffective additives, praises quality dry feeds, and discusses breeder emphasis on utility versus show. It notes varied results by breeders and the persistence of old feeding notions.
Farm Food Use Survey Finds Average $448 Per Family
The department surveyed nearly a thousand farms and found the annual value of food used averaged 448 dollars per family with 58 percent furnished by the farm itself.
Bath Man Repeats Endorsement for Doan's Kidney Pills
The Bath, Maine resident George L. Farrin recounts his kidney disease struggle from six years earlier and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving pain after three boxes. He reaffirms satisfaction over six years later, stating he uses the remedy when kidneys feel off and it delivers benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Farrin
Bath
George L. Farrin
Lower Middle St
Doan
Webber’s
Farrin
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Henry G. Bell
Fletcher
Castor
Chick
Shropshires
Maine
E. C. Brown
Robbinston
Chichester
Krand Villa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Centre Street
F. S. Curtis Bath
Cyrus W. Longley
New York
Bears
Gastoria
C. M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
Maine Central Railroad
THE
Maine Central
For Humors
Hall
the Hall Company
Wiscasset, Main
Fidelity Go Teust Co
Portland, Maine
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