Around the Farm How Potash and Ashes Aid Orchard Health
An article explains potash removal by apple and other trees and the value of ashes as the natural fertilizer. It notes that old orchards suffer from nutrient depletion, recommends broadcasting ashes around roots, and offers substitutes like muriate of potash and phosphate rock plus soda ash for cost efficiency. It cites 1888 US imports of potash and soda ash as context for applying alkalis to orchards.
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United States
Turnip Experiments Question Phosphate Sources and Spacing
An Alabama station report on turnip fertilizer tests asks what plant nutrients are needed and whether raw or acidulated phosphate works better. Results show raw and superphosphate yield similar for the first year, cow and horse manure outperforming a fraction of commercial fertilizer, and best plant spacing at one foot.
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Globe
Alabama
Norfolk
A. H.W
Potatoes in Long-Term Romneystead Experiments
Summary of Rothamsted field trials over twelve years on the same land, led by Dr J H Gilbert, showing potato yields with various manures. Continuous cropping without manure or with nitrogenous manure depletes soil minerals, while superphosphate and mixed mineral manure improve yields. Nitrogenous manures boost immediate availability but still show limited gains without mineral nutrients.
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Rothamsted
Nice
Ireland
United States
Great Britain
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Mest
Denmark
United Kingdom
England
New Yorker
J. H. Gilbert
Lawes
Royal Agricultural College
Tash
Duck Culture Gains Ground in Poultry Industry
James Rankin, a Massachusetts poultryman, says duck culture now dominates a growing segment of poultry farming. Ducks, once thought inedible, are praised as a superior dish to turkey or chicken. Demand has surged, with a Boston dealer reporting near doubling of duck sales each season for five years. Rankin notes his ranch now yields about 10,000 ducks yearly and cannot meet orders. Earlier practice relied on ponds or coasts and fish feeding, producing coarse flesh, while inland methods improved quality and appetite.
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Rankin
James Rankin
Massachusetts
Boston
Long Island
Washton
North America
California
Lake Superior
Henry Stewart
Country Gentleman
Kate Sherman
Wellington
Rhodes
Elk County
Duchess of Gulliera
Johns Hopkins University
Kingston Harbor
Rock Spring
James Flood
San Francisco
Senator Evarts
New York
Hamilton
Brooklyn
Bell
Shamokin
Penn
Georgia
Wich
W. Va
Chicago
Massillon
Richardson of
Sondon
British Guiana
Buhl
Greenwood
New Zealand
London
Ohio
Lkvery
Dublin
Asia
Hindo Stanee
Prattville
Ala
Low Hawes
Birmingham
Paris
Belleville
Andrew Nagle
Hawkinsville
Sweden
Trout Farming Tips For Pure Water And Proper Feeding
Henry Stewart outlines trout preservation through clean cold water, stocked streams, and controlled feeding. He explains hatching trough setups, egg handling, and early care for fry, plus color descriptions, growth rates, and best locations. He advocates returning small trout to water to sustain stocks and urges protective laws for undersized fish.
Garden Growers Fight Early Crops With Pot Frost-Free Seed
Serene advice urges market gardeners to push early yields by starting lettuce beets tomatoes peppers and eggplants in pots and flats. Transplant when warm enough to gain weeks on outdoor sowing while beans corn and lima beans show similar early potential, guiding careful warmth air flow and window access for plant vigor.
Early Vegetables and Greenhouse Helps for Profit
The article notes risks in early gardening with oats, tomatoes, corn, cabbage and onions. It highlights planting dates around May 10 and June 1, frost risks, and methods like glass culture and hotbeds. Greenhouses and conservatories expedite early plant stock, aiding market growers and kitchen gardens.
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McCrear
Practical and Effective Way to Remove Stumps
A farmer describes a rig using an 80 foot pole and chains to pull stumps from a field. Across an acre with 120 tough stumps, he notes the system extracts five stumps per day at low cost, twisting out strong tap roots with two horses, at about 15 cents per stump.
When to Plant Corn and Farm Notes from Terra and More
Warm soil and air are essential before planting corn to avoid seed rot and weak germination. Do not plant too early even in May. test seed quality, prepare a well broken seed bed, and wait for proper warmth. Also notes on phosphates, clover, manure, and practical farm practices across regions.
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Earth
Nature
John M. Stahl
Indiana
Sorghum and Grain Care in 19th Century Farm Notes
Professor Henry advises planting sorghum in 8 to 10 seeds per hill two feet apart with rows three to three and a half feet wide, sowing with warm soil after corn. He promotes shallow soil stirring with a drag, limited hoeing, and weed control. urges careful seed oats and barley cleaning to prevent loss in hot, dry weather.
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Henry
Farmers’ Review
Canada
Hospitality in Maine Daub Is Noted
Jack Dirigo visiting home remarks on a daub he sees, calling it the toughest he has ever observed. The exchange highlights local humor about display work during a Maine visit.
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Jack Dirigo
A Pretty Paradox of Spring Flowers in Verse
A playful verse celebrates spring blooms with roses snowdrops primroses and pansies. It notes buttercups tulips daisies and crocuses plus woodbine lilacs and cowslip. The speaker marvels at red roses of June appearing with Easter bonnets despite cold weather and botanical doubt.
A Speedy Cure Puck
Mrs Gillypod groans with a dreadful headache while confined, as Mr Gillypod returns early from a dull afternoon to offer twenty dollars for a new bonnet. She gushes with affection and plans to shop downtown with her husband, eager to pick out the purchase.
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Puck
Mrs. Gillypod
George
Mr. Gillypod
A Very Cirlish Girl
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune piece quotes Willie recalling a playful dialogue with Gracie about kissing and a mother figure. The overheard exchange highlights social taboos and family dynamics in a light, humorous tone.
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Willie
Gracie
Oddities and Notices From Across the Nation
A long jumble of curiosities and local tidbits from many places includes a new Briar's Bust-Law paper in Blockton Indiana, a 4 cent buffalo paper, exhibitions in London, emigration counts for Iceland, Civil War desertion executions, Washington gender balance, and a mix of oddities from New York to Georgia.
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Blockton
Buffalo
London
Iceland
Washington
State Department
Uniontown
Penn
Tacoma
W. T
New York
Alexandria
Brooklyn
Bombay Zoological Gardens
Baraboo
Wis
Cleveland
New York City
John Wayne
Reading
Iowa
Georgia Exchange
H. W. J. Ham
Sam Veal
KR. A. Bacon
Rone
Harper’s Bazaar
Kansas City
Kan
Journal
Thomas ©. Henn
Tioga County
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Wellington
Eifel Tower
Georgia
Alexander Kiel
Lake Ontario
Elijah Bledsoe
Harrodsburg
Michigan
Milwaukee
Madisonville
Duke of Portland
Lady Cork
Dallas-Yorke
Duchess of
Katie Keimer
Scio
Atwood
Selden
Katie
Harrisburg
Canterbury
St. Paul
L. Butler
Louisville
Jor. Butler
Westphalia
Poughkeepsie
Han. Kennester
National Guard
Harriet McKay
Adventuress
New Zealand
London Police
Justice Seymour
Hoboken
N. J
Thames
Mart
British Guiana
Buhl
Clyde Sweeney
Cumming
Eli Perkins
Iits
William Shockey
Waverly
Oddities and marvels fill a bustling newspaper page
A collage of bizarre notes and curiosities spans accidents and science to odd wealth, from a surgeon repairing a scalp and a girl greeting her father at a depot, to a vast stamp collection valued at 350000 dollars and Sweden’s new glass with 14 elements promising unheard precision.
A Compliment Is Never a Chestnut
A brief humorous snippet from the Burlington Free Press phrases a playful exchange about thunder storms and attractiveness. The fragmentary dialogue hints at a lighthearted column or comic strip caption, with a side note about power and agents.
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Burlington Free Press
Daisy
Subscriptions offer for The Weekly Globe and companion magazines
A long list of magazine and weekly subscriptions offered with a cut price and free postage. The ad invites readers to request any missing title and promises combination pricing with The Weekly Globe. It lists numerous titles and prices, noting one year minimums and that orders can be sent for multiple magazines to one address.
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News Journal
Weekly Globe
The
Globe
Arthur's Home Magazine
Atlanta Constitution
Agents’ Herald
American Rural Home
Andover Review
American Dairyman
Art Interchange Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Apriculturist
BEG
Wiener
Army&Navy Journal
Banner Weekly
Brainard's Musical World
Burlington Hawkeye
Ballon's Magazine
Bee-keaper's Magazing
Bowker, Pita
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Critic Literary Reviews
Cleveland Weekly Plaindealer
Congregationalist
Cincinnati Weekly Times
Century Magazine
Christian Union
Cottage Hearth
Cassell’s Magazine of Art
Abe Danesnes
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Demorest’s
Donahoe'’s
Oms
Frank Leslie
Germantown Telegraph
Green's Fruit Recorder
Our Little Men and Women
Ohio Farmer
Puck
Phrenological Journal
Bouthern
San Francisco Chronicle
Spirit of the Times
Forney's Progress
Gardner's Monthly
Godey
Harper's
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Dagar
Harper's Young People
Hounehold
Home Journal
Sseseeessees
Indiana
Ccscceessssacvense
Illustrated Companion
Town Homestead
Scesseeses
Journal of Microscopy
Ladies World
Life
Locomotive Engineer
Louisville Weekly Courier-Journal
Lippincott’s Magazine
Littell
American History
North American Review
N.Y
WNBA
Hheesas Parte
N. Y
Critic
N.Y. Ledger
Weekly Post
Weekly Sun
Weekly Herald
Seereseveeserees
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's Lady's Magazine
Popular Science News
Popular Science Monthly
Presbyterian Baogs Incississess
Philadelphia Weekly Times
Philadelphia Medical Times
Philadelphia Practical Partner
Rideouts Magazine
Sooces
New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Fiebeweisagh
Boientit American
Seersee
Sunday School Times
Scribner's Magazine
Mew
Sunny South
Vick
Dadae
Waverley
Felend
Eloome
Yankee Blade
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