Fertilizer science and poultry care from the farm editor
A Boston Globe agricultural column argues fertilizer analyses misstate value, urges full chemical disclosure of nitrogen and other constituents, discusses soluble forms, and notes peat composting to improve moisture and nutrient availability. It includes quotes from Professor Stockhardt and references Massachusetts reports, plus practical poultry husbandry on water, nests, and hen management.
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Boston Weekly Globe
Dana
Stockhardt
Royal Academy of Agriculture
Tharend
Magnesia
Massachusetts Agricultural Report
Goesmann
Bate
Ertilizer
Beets fed stock at three cents per bushel seen
A farmer shares a cheap method to grow wurzel beets for sheep and other stock. Using a Champion grain drill adapted for corn, he sows English Yellow Tankard seed on corn-width rows, thins to a foot apart, and harvests with a copes adze and potato digger. He estimates eight wagon loads from half an acre at about 500 bushels, with total costs around three cents per bushel.
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William Crozier
Liuse
Dolly Dutton
Tom Thumb
Marblehead
Triumph
Washington
Stowell
Canada Field
United States
Texas
Poultry Yard Care For Early Chickens And Sittings
The article stresses year round poultry care to ensure early chicks. It warns that improper sitters or neglect lead to failures, urges setting many hens simultaneously, and calls for extra fall and winter feeding to prepare hens for spring incubation. Generous feeding is advised along with warmth for reliable hatch outcomes.
Maple Sugar Maples Grow On Hills and Prune Well
An 1870s horticulture article extols sugar maples Acer saccharinum for sugar and timber, notes their adaptability to dry soils and rough hillsides, and details pruning after transplanting. It discusses seed propagation, proper seed collection, sowing in drills, soil cultivation, and using soil firming to improve germination and plant health. It also shares experiments with rolling seeds to ensure quick germination and warns against overdoing firming when conditions are damp.
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New York City
New York
Savannah
Mr. Jones
The Manure Heap and Liquid Manure in Farm Practice
A detailed examination of stable absorbents and their limitations, the merits of sand muck and sawdust, and the dangers of relying on absorbents alone. It discusses cemented pits, liquid manure, pumps, sprayers, and the economics of handling liquids vs solids, with advice on kelp use near the coast and corn cultivation practices.
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Kemp
What Farmers Should Know About Garden and Orchard Care
Practical guidance on growing asparagus, barley, strawberries, potatoes, and corn, plus grafting, fertilizing, and soil management. Includes notes on Stockbridge fertilizer experiments, lawn care in Newport Rhode Island, and care for apple, grape, and tree roots. Also mentions pig disease heredity, Texas cattle drive, and general farm practices.
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J. F. C. Hyde
The
Congregationalist
Thomas Harrow
Stockbridge
Europe
Ceres
Newport
R. 1
England
Hebron
Ohio
Vermont
Planting Sugar Maples for Profitable Groves
The article explains planting sugar maples in rough hillsides and poor soils, with seeds sown shallowly and mulched. It notes Vermont yields of about twenty pounds of sugar per season per tree, sixteen quarts of sap per pound, and that young trees tap sooner with proper pruning. It also suggests locust seeds may sprout from fallen pods and advises planting on untillable slopes to create ornamental, profitable groves.
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Vermont
Rural corn cultivation method praised by readers
The article discusses corn root safety and cultivation by rows one foot tall, arguing drills allow close cultivation with minimal hand-bowing. It notes objections to drill planting are weak, strains that straight rows enable horse-powered cultivators, and reports many readers tried Rural's method and approved it.
Consumption Cure Promises Backed by Scientist’s Testimony
An elderly physician claims a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all lung ailments and nervous complaints. He offers free mailed recipes in German French or English with directions. Also ads for Lydia E Pinkham’s female health product and employment for cooks and girls at 19 Winter Street Portsmouth?
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Easteia
Sam
W. A. Neves
Power's Block
Rochester
N. Y
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
V E. A
Winter Street
F. W. Kinsman
Drugeist
Augusta
Adamson
StuThwyly
Parsons
Johnson & CO
Boston
Maia
Bangor
Br. Dye
Voltall Belt
Marshall
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Andrew RF. Ward
Peter Henderson
America
Bashel
Andrew H. Ward
Cro
Gould
Adamsons
Frank W. Kinsman & Co
Eles
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
J. Bethamst
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