Cracker Liza and Alligator Hunts in the Everglades
A stray chicken leaves its home and a young girl Liza in the Everglades forms a bond with hunters Mr Lowery and Mr Danielson. They hire and train her for music while exploring gator guiding, with Liza’s voice drawing interest from the troupe and a future Northward education contemplated. A sudden hunt shows her skill as she helps defend the camp, and her charm grows as the men debate her prospects.
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Danielson
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Liza
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Arcisé
Mr. Danielson
Bror Fox Jumped With Moonlight Escape Town-o
Ballad recounts Bror Fox escaping moonlight night to town o where he captures a black duck. Ducks and geese react as Aunt Widdle Woddle alerts the community. John blows his horn, Brer Fox jeers from the town-o as he escapes in triumph.
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Edward A. Oldbaim
Century
Reading on Farm Stock and Cattle Care in Rural Advice
A historical note discusses dairy cow and sheep resilience, cattle injuries, feeding regimes, and shelter needs. It emphasizes early lamb benefits, breeding older sows, and cautions against selling young calves. It notes turnips for sheep, oats and clover hay as ration, and dry bedding practices for clean stalls.
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Ihaad
Milking by Machinery Ahead for the Farm
The article surveys inventions for mechanical milking and speculates that American ingenuity could soon solve milking chores. It envisions a future where a farmer milks cows while dressed for social events, glimpsed in an illustrated example, and hints at an upcoming milk tog machine.
Bolts for Farm Machinery Use and Replacement
A farmer with $200 invested in machinery can stock a small bolt kit for quick repairs. Keep four bolts each of three sixteenths one fourth three eighths and one half inch up to about 10 inches long. Have a box attached to the machine with these sizes for rapid replacements when threads are damaged or nuts seize.
Preserving Apples and Farm Notes on Cows and Lettuce
Surplus apples should be packed in boxes and buried for storage, using only perfect ripe fruit. Fallen or damaged apples are excluded to protect sound fruit. The wild cow yields little. bred dairy cows produce 70 to 90 pounds of milk daily. A French inventor claims a frictional machine using chamois and electricity. France runs 28 000 peasant schools teaching garden and fruit culture with state aid.
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France
Poultry Care Tips For Winter Flocks And Egg Yields
Practical advice on poultry housing sun exposure and winter feeding. Use southern-facing pens, ensure bright light, and provide separate hens from layers. Feed variety including clover hay meat milk potatoes cabbage and grain. Include warm quarters and caution on scaly legs and crude petroleum treatments. White eggs fetch higher winter prices with proper care.
Arctic Mosquito Populations Rise Beyond Swallow Range
Scientists report increasing Arctic mosquito numbers as insects extend beyond traditional northern limits of swallows and martins. The observation appears in a London Lane and Water feature, noting a curious title story framing the issue.
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London Lane
Water
Spotted Fields Highlight Poor Yield Patches In Farmland
J W Darrow argues in American Agriculturist that fields show reflective spots where crops underperform. He urges farmers to apply manure and drainage to turn waste into productive land and reclaim wet areas, while removing rocks and smoothing roads for better farming viability.
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J. W. Darrow
American Agriculturist
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