Rye and Oat Crops and Fertilizer Facts from A H W
A comprehensive agricultural note describes rye advantages and ergot risks, oats as a staple fodder, barley malting needs, and seed-bed preparation. It covers sowing depths, machine sowing benefits, weed and disease controls, and detailed fertilizer mixes to optimize yield and profitability across barley, oats, and rye, with cost breakdowns for ten acres and crop byproducts.
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Farley
BBC Oc Cass
Rss
Sacco
Charleston
Peat and soda ash as top dressing for grass lands
A letter to the Agricultural Editor discusses using muck or peat mixed with soda ash to top-dress grass lands. It explains potash, phosphate lime, and nitrogen contents, the neutralization of peat acids, heating and fermentation, and dosing guidelines for soda ash and phosphate to match or exceed barn manure’s effects.
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Weekly Globe
Coleraine
Mass
J.a.v
Charleston
On Farm Manure Economics and Cream Red Spots
The article argues manure can be produced cheaply on the farm, detailing costs for peat and phosphates and estimating $1156 per acre with farm-made material and labor. It urges manure use to improve crops and notes red spots in cream after setting are blood corpuscles.
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A. H.W
G. Keen's Mills
My. Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homnopathic Chemists
Au23
ThSuéwys
London
Eng
Butter or Margarine Debate Shapes Farm Policy
An editorial argues supplying pure butter is vital for farmers and butter makers while noting oleomargarine’s rise in cities. It urges country dealers to grade butter, expose inferior quality, and support genuine dairy products to outcompete margarine in the market.
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Chicago Tribune
Attention After Calving Advice for Calving Care
Observations on maternal behavior after birth describe the cow licking the calf and warming it with friction. Guidance covers feeding, water, a warm mash, milking timing, dealing with milk fever, and afterbirth retention risks, plus cautions on leaving cows out in cold weather and references to veterinary texts.
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Ucking
Sheldon
Market Poultry Farming and Local Marketing Tips
The article advises on locating a poultry farm near markets and suitable rail routes, noting Mountseaving and Willing Villages offer good markets. It discusses egg-raising profitability, seasonal methods, and the need for farm-supplied feed, stressing know-your-local egg prices and costs, plus the higher skill required for profitable marketing and year-round operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Duors
Profitable poultry and ramie prospects urged in farming guide
The article argues poultry raising, especially capons and dressed fowls, can be highly profitable with careful marketing and quality stock. It also praises ramie fiber cultivation in New Jersey and discusses orchard care, corn handling, and growing small fruits like strawberries raspberries and currants as small farm business opportunities.
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Ohio Palmer
Ile
Milk Industry Scale in United States Report
An essay before the New York Farmers' Milk Association estimates demands and inputs for the dairy sector. It cites 16 million cows, $2 billion capital, 60 million acres for feed, $200 million in dairy machinery, 700,000 workers, and 1 million horses. It notes yearly milk output of 6.75 billion gallons valued at about $10 million, with 50 percent of yield used for cheese and butter and extensive feed consumption across grains and hay.
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New York Farmers’ Milk Association
Mercy Ile
Plantin
England
South Carolina
America
New York
L Rd
Chicago
Bassila
Catrenddy
Dora Kinney
Wild Cat
Indiana
Wabash
Liana
Iida
India
Hoibay Chamber of
Viet
Orange County
N. Y
United States
Lllinois
Paragon Tomato Strain Developed By Seed Selection
Mr A W Livingston details a 30 year seed selection method to craft tomatoes with smooth solid fruit. He started with small fruit seed, isolated pollination, and over five more years bred Paragon then improved early Paragon, Perfection and Favorite. He shows seed stays true when unmixed and urges farmers to select seed for any crop to improve quality.
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A. W. Livingston
Aturst
Mr. Livingston
Shane
Wholesale prices of fertilizing materials in 19th century markets
Wholesale pricing lists show ammonia sulfate, nitrate soda, nitro phosphate and other fertilizers with per pound and per ton costs. The notes compare wholesale rates, discuss phosphate ore production, and advise farmers on using potash and ashes to improve orchard yields while detailing stimulation methods and commentary on agricultural practices.
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A. H.W
Sinton
Ceul
Wmimouia
Navassa
South Carolina
Charleston
Farm advice on feeding, care and farming methods
Reader guidance on livestock health indicators, regular feeding schedules, lamb and wool profits, dairy notes, tree care, fertilizer use, tick control in sheep, and efficient farm management practices from historical agricultural columns. Includes anecdotes on dairy, wool, wheat export, and practical husbandry tips.
Catarrh Cure Offered by Brooklyn Doctor
After years of suffering from catarrh, a patient reports complete cure by a known prescription. Any sufferer may obtain a free remedy by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr J A Lawrence at 250 Lehermer Ward Street Brooklyn New York.
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Marston Bolus
Marston Remedy CO
14Th St
New York
Tastankytap
Fanrood
J. HL Relves
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Andrew H. Ward
Globe Correspondence
Olieomar
Agricultural Department of Washington
Jamie
Core
Dany
New England Medical Institute
Shremont Row
Boston
the Weekly Globe
Krudit
South Carolna
Bowner Fertilizer CO
Epps
Stetter
Hostetler
Oweolay Free
Fulton St
Bkie
France
Pameu Olvials Ressedicl Agency
Fulton Bt
New Yorks
Mwfwyly Mhd
C. Fowler
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