Complete fertilizer guidance for hops and garden notes
An 1885 column discusses hop culture in New England, noting deep soil and balanced fertility. It cites Nesbit analyses, England's manure practices, and a NY ad for hop manure. It also offers practical garden advice on strawberries, hotbeds, seed variety selection, and a personal account of vegetable gardening costs and yields.
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Rushton
Awit
Giobe
New England
Nesbit
England
How To Secure Early Pease And Strawberries
Amateur gardeners seek earliest green peas while market growers focus on profit. Warm soil aids early sprouting. sprouted seeds yielded eight days earlier than unsprouted. Strawberries and raspberries offer higher per-acre profit than grains. Crescent seedling and Wilson are noted varieties with strong yields and market appeal. bidwell performance varies by region.
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Wilson
Areen Rolitice
Ducinda
Comberreach
Charles Downing
Longfellow
Cabbage varieties and planting tips for local conditions
The article discusses selecting cabbage varieties by climate and soil, warns against overreliance on catalog listings, and recommends buying American seed. It lists reliable standard types, notes newer strains, and explains soil, tilth, planting, and hardening. It covers pests, remedies, and potential profits per acre with winter crop prospects.
Onions From Seed Troubles and Causes
Readers face onions that grow greens but fail to bulb. Frost ends crops as necks stay thick. Likely causes include poor seed and land, late sowing, and weeds. Seed quality is crucial. seed from scallions or thick-necked onions yields poor bulbs and ripens poorly.
Onion Growing Advice From Seasoned Picker
The article extols scallions and onion farming with emphasis on careful selection, soil quality, and thorough tillage. It cautions against breeding from poorest crops, notes some lands thrive without manure, and stresses early sowing and weed control for full yields. It adds that onion roots go deep, so deep tillage and subsoil fertility aid growth.
Blanket warmers save newborn pigs in cold weather
A farmer explains methods to protect piglets from cold using blankets. By coaxing the sow to lie down and placing a horse blanket over her, warm air and heat from bottles or bricks can keep piglets warm until they suckle. The technique reduces losses and supports survival during lambing and farrowings.
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United States
Near Market Access Drives Profits in Orchard and Garden
A Philadelphia area marketman operates a four horse team year round to haul manure for extensive orchards and small fruit plots. Nearness to market yields top prices with direct-to-consumer sales, rotating crops, and heavy fertilization to maximize output on limited land. Experience, careful pruning, and combining orchard and garden work best, especially while trees are young. a ten year window is typical unless exceptional pruning is applied.
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Greer
Paris
Lenarmand
Mammoth
Carter
Vienna
Montreal
Casaba
Portugal
Philadelphia
England
Hebron
New Zealand
Acme
Conqueror
Trophy
Ininy
Seed quality and soil compaction aid corn germination
Director Sturtevant reports in the 108d bulletin that corn germination failure stems from fungus rather than cold. Key conclusions urge kiln dried seed, avoiding moldy kernels, and compacting soil over planted seed to improve stand, noting a Western planter’s soil compression can offset higher setup costs.
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Sturtevant
State Experiment Station
Principles of a Practical Water Filter System
A guide explains that filters must be accessible and renewable, or they degrade water quality. It cites six propositions stressing no stagnation, frequent renewals, and using fresh filtered water promptly. It recommends wood charcoal, spongy iron, bone charcoal, and air as purifying agents, plus constructing a large daily-use filter outside a cistern with a large earthen pot and corked outlet.
Homemade water filter model described in old hygienic guidance
An 19th or early 20th century instruction outlines building a water filter using cork, sponge, and layers of clean sand gravel black material and charcoal. It warns filters degrade and must be refreshed every two to three months with sand baked and charcoal removed. Boiling water after filtration is advised to kill potential disease germs.
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Pont
Nitrification sources and soil conditions in farming notes
The article outlines how soil oxidation of ammonia and organic nitrogen forms produces nitric acid, and lists key nitrification conditions: warm temperatures, moisture, alkaline carbonate presence, ample atmospheric oxygen, and organic matter. It discusses peat nitrogen, amide-like organics, and the role of lime and plaster in improving soil oxidation and availability to crops.
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Johnson
Hand Sowing Fertilizer Quantities Measured by Experiments
Professor Storer at the Bussey Institution tested how much nitrate of soda muriate of potash and other salts a man would scatter over an acre. Using half an acre as a base and doubling, he derived per acre figures with a laborer. A student later sowed nitrate of soda 194 pounds and muriate of potash 116 pounds per acre.
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H. J. Baker & Brother
New York
Storer
Bussey Institution
Is Soiling Profitable Debate At New York Farmers Club
A Syracuse Standard report quotes Mr Worker on soiling for farmers. He argues profitability depends on herd size and labor, noting small dairy setups near cities may not gain, as feeding with green fodder requires time and labor that may outweigh income. The discussion centers on the sailing system use and its economic viability.
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Farmers’ Club
New York State
Syracuse Standard
Worker
When Should Fillies Be Bred Early Maturity in Breeding discussed
The article weighs breeding fillies at three years versus earlier shows that early maturity is pursued across livestock. It notes heifers and ewe lambs bred young, bulls used young, and sows farrowing before a year. Though outcomes vary, well-fed mares and heifers may breed young if in good condition and cared for, with attention to pregnancy and lactation.
Sows as Breeders Often Stop Farrowing Too Early
Livestock note warns clumsy sows may crush young especially in larger breeds. Fatness and excitement at farrowing increase risk. suggests cutting litter straw to prevent entanglement and advocates sawdust use. Properly managed sows can breed into moderate age if they prove to be careful mothers.
Manure types and soil prep boost potato yields from manure and ash
The writer compares well rotted stable manure to fresh manure and other amendments for potatoes. Fine incorporation into soil, whether broadcast or in hills, yields best results. ashes and lime help when well mixed but heavy ash use risks scab. Poultry manure requires care to avoid crop injury. Thorough cultivation and adding organic matter like straw or bagasse improve soil. rich soil gives the surest potato crop.
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Ger
Evergreen pruning in April and pea soil preferences
Guidance on pruning evergreens, especially pines, in April to form leaders and shape conical trees. Notes that all evergreens can recover after proper trimming, with care to remove side shoot ends if they hinder leader growth. Also discusses soil suitability for different pea varieties and using brush as a plant support.
Garden and farming tips from an 19th century field guide
Practical notes on beans strawberries and row crops. Advice on staking supports using poles and brush, soil improvements like leaf mould and stable manure, early season sowings for lima beans and corn, grape and strawberry compatibility, walk construction with gravel and coal ash substitutes, and cautions about sheep prices and pasture use.
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Parker Earle
English Inner Man Diets for Rosy Cheeks and Robust Health
A Detroit Free Press discussion contrasts English eating habits with American notions of health. It notes five meals daily, breakfast at seven, substantial lunches, a great midday dinner, and tea and supper routines. The piece also includes health guidance on constipation, criticizing heavy pies, puddings, and buttered foods, and recommending simple whole grain foods, ripe fruits, vegetables, slow meals, and outdoors activity as a means to prevent chronic indigestion.
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit
America
England
Tanner
Paris
Phrenological Journal
Cruel Punishments in Mexican Mining Camps
In a Mexico mining town, a brutal system overseen by Don Luis uses police escorts and devices like the Bartholda, four foot iron bars and ankle shackles to discipline workers for minor offenses. An English observer questions the cruelty while Don Luis defends the regime as a control measure.
Pneumonia Advice From B V French Recommends Early Care
The article describes pneumonia prevalent in the city and north, outlining symptoms such as chills and fever, and urges prompt medical help. It offers home measures to relieve fever and support circulation, including heat, woolen bedding, hot applications, and mustard, plus aconite as a home remedy and simple food while avoiding cold drinks.
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B. V. French
Best Milk for Infants Requires Pure Quality and Care
For infant food milk must be sweet pure and in excellent condition. Milk from healthy cows fed on wholesome food yields best milk with moderate fat content. Over feeding under feeding or over stimulation degrades milk and charcoal filtering improves flavor and clarity, removing odors and offensive matter.
Sand replaces warm-water bottles and rubber bags
The text suggests using a bag of sand as a convenient warming or cushioning item. It emphasizes that the sand should be fine, clean, and thoroughly dried before use.
How to Make a Heated Sand Bag for Comfort
Instructions describe filling a small bag with clean sand and covering it with linen or cotton to stop sand from leaking. The bag can be heated quickly in an oven or stove, and the sand retains heat longer, giving a pleasant warmth to feet or hands compared with a hot-water bottle.
Constipation in Children Suggests Bran Bread Milk Regimen
Dr. V Poulain writes in the British Medical Journal that a tablespoonful of fine bran in bread and milk twice daily is the best method to combat constipation in children. He notes its usefulness for a te ay the child silica es and mentions warming the mixture before pouring it on the road.
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V. Poulain
The English Tongue Now Spoken by 100 Million People
From the Rehoboth Sunday Herald an analysis traces English growth from a few million speakers in Shakespeare’s era to about 100 million today. It contrasts English gains with German and French spreads across Europe and colonies, noting major use in the United States, Canada, and British territories.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Austria-Hungarian Empire
German Empire
Elgitsm
Switzerland
Unite States
Canada
France
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Switzersland
United States
Haiti
Algiers
India
West Indies
Africa
British Islands
Australasia
Patent medicines ad list 19th century remedies
An old advertisement fragment listing HMate's Honey cough cure at 25 to 50 cents, Glenn's Sulphur Soup for healing and beautifying at 25 cents, German Corn Remover for corns and bunions, Hills Mair and Whisker Dye in black and brown at 50 cents, Pike's Toothache Drops claimed to cure in one minute, 21 cents, and Dean's rheumatic pills advertised as a sure cure at 50 cents.
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Hmate
Glenn
Pike
Dean
Weekly Globe Class List Subscriptions Offered
Catalog of magazines and journals with subscription prices and terms. Lists many titles including American Agriculturist American Poultry Journal Atlantic Monthly Harper's and more. Specifies one magazine per address and requests start issue details for subscriptions.
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Sunny South
St. Nicholas Sanitarian
San Francisco Chronicle
Spirit of the Times
the Republic Avish-Amer
Boston
Airenron Tisahs Vaio Soaedents
Vick’s Floral Magazine
Westminster Review
Ae Wide Awake
Waverley Magazine
Watchman
Western Stock Journal
Wheely Globe
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Boston Workly Globe
William H. Yeomans
Gm Pian
Jersey
Wakefield
Henderson
Winningstadt
Fottler
Brunswick
Louisville
Stone Mason
Winpingstadt
Drumahead
John Hearn, Jr
Lippincott’s
Don Luis
Minner
Barthelda
Bartholda
Mexico
Chihuahua
Don Louis
Weekly
GLOBE
Wees
Kgeetyay
Arthur's Home
American Dairyman
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Naturalist
Manuels Asbaees
Army & Navy Journal
British Quarterly
Revie Blackwood
Brainerd
Beadle
Burlington Hawkeye
Boys of
Barlow’s Magazine
Babyland
Tieston Milot
Boston Medical
Christian Leader
Century Magazine
Cottage Hearth
Cottage
Country Gentleman
Connecticut Farmer
Chicago Advance
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Wes Temorest
Donahoe
Engineering and Mining Journal
Eclectic Magazine
Edinburgh Review
Forney
Bryssedts
Frank Leslie
Chimney Corner
Germantown Telegraph
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner
Godey
Golden Argusy
Home Circle
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Buzar
Harper's Young People
Shepsacse
Indiana Parmer
Independent
Internationa Review
Iowa
Homestead
Bya
le Francais
Lippincott’s Magazine
London Lancet
Coneinsee, de London
London Quarterly Review
Methydiatecossesvecesecitesss Orsersoes DO Magazine
American History
Mothers Magazine
North American Review
N. Y
Csceese
N.Y Sportsman
Ohio Farmer
Puck
Sarees
Portland Transcript
Philadelphia Medical Times
Practical Farmer
Pee Renee
Stenseeeteeeee Sud
Rideout’s Magazine
Rural
New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Selentine Amotiean
Rcreceree
Nes
Swan
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