Around the Farm A Garden Guide and Book Review
The article reviews a Cassell & Co. gardening volume edited by D. T. Fish, praising its clear steps for vegetables fruits and flowers from soil prep to greenhouse care. It highlights plant life details by Dr Maxwell Masters and its aim to popularize gardening for small plots with practical American relevance.
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Cassell & Co. (Limited
London
Paris
New York
D. T. Fish
Maxwell T. Masters
Organic Manures Use Of Sea Plants For Fertility
The article explains kelp, rock weed, eel grass and seaweed as organic manures for shore-adjacent farmers. Kelp and rock weed decompose fast and boost growth. eel grass aids soil structure. seaweed improves crops including potatoes, rye, oats, turnips and clover. It notes practical uses, timing, and regional reliance on sea manure in Block Island and Fisher's Island.
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Fisher's Island
H. Y
Care of fig threes in winter
A Swanwick Illinois reader describes a winter protection method for fig trees. Plant on ridges, cut longitudinal roots in fall, bundle branches, peg and cover with earth. With 2–4 inches of soil, trees stay healthy. in Boston latitude four inches may be needed.
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Swanwick
Boston
Martin Benson
Benson
Ninois
New England
Feeding Oil Cake To Calves And Fodder Notes From The Country Gentleman
A letter to the editor discusses oil cake as a calf feed, suggesting start with two tablespoons per animal at eight to ten days old, then gradual increases. It covers corn fodder, winter dairying, stable warmth, and feeding practices, sharing extensive on-farm methods and experiments including corn drills, steaming, and comparing costs and milk yield.
Swine Plague Inquiry From Spurta Briwrier April 5 1885
A farmer reports a swine plague affecting his herd. He describes a pig with hind leg lameness that worsened, appetite loss, and death, with two more afflicted. He requests remedies, noting good care, comfortable shelter, and a diet of milk potatoes shorts and cob meal. The message seeks veterinary guidance.
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Weekly Globe
Swine Plague Warning and Care Advised by Veterinarians
From limited case details it may be swine plague, a highly contagious disease studied for seven to eight years. Act quickly by isolating sick pigs, disinfecting infected areas, and using disinfectants and dietary additives such as scalded food with salt, sulphur, charcoal, pyroligneous or carbolic acid to curb spread. W H Y.
Raising Onions From Seeds Or Buttons For Best Yield
Indiana Farmer advises early spring planting of onions using seeds or buttons. Prepare rich soil in fall if possible, or early spring with manure, and sow thickly then thin. Use seed drill for even rows, space twelve inches, or three inches apart for buttons. Apply wood ashes, cultivate with a sharp rake, keep rows straight, and feed with liquid manure without touching roots. Maintain level, mellow soil for quick growth and profit.
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Indiana
J. B. Lawes
Scottish Agricultural Gazette
J. J. H. Gregory
Smmart
Doyenne
Giffard
Tyson Piapp
Bartlett, Seckel
Howell Sheldon
Anjou Lawrence
Winter Nelis
Josephine de Malines
Major Emery
Boston
W. H. Hills
New Hampshire
Maine
Rhubarb Culture as Pie Plant Market Topic
Rhubarb, known as pie plant, is a widely grown market product in many cities. It once provided a living for a family on a single acre, reflecting its historical economic value and steady demand.
sow Clover Seed In Early Spring For Best Clover Stand
Indiana Farmer advises sowing clover as soon as the last snow departs and frost loosens, aiming for shallow coverage of half an inch and practicing on a clean surface to learn even distribution. It recommends two passes over the ground and warns against heavy rains washing seed into furrows.
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Indiana
Strawberry Bed Management For Best Early Fruit
As soon as cold weather ends remove winter covering and loosen paths so fruit can be gathered without treading vines. Avoid heavy disturbance to current season vines or fruit may suffer. keep mulch to protect clean berries. For small plots, set new vines each year and till under after fruiting to reduce weeds. Early April plough and set by May 15 boosts establishment and summer growth with rich, well-mixed manure.
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Stewart
Alx
Stewartedvises
How to Raise Raspberries
This excerpt from the 1888 Michigan Horticultural Report by Ewart TH Scott gives practical steps for establishing a raspberry patch. It covers site selection on rolling clay loam, drainage, marl row spacing, planting depth for red and black-cap varieties, planting time, cultivation frequency, and canopy management including pinching tips and removing old canes after fruiting.
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Michigan
Ewart TH. Scott
Peninsula
Best instrument for pruning tall canes in Prairie Farmer style
The best tool is a pair of steel shears with one foot long sides and wooden handles. Use in late fall or early spring to cut back one quarter to a third of the new growth. For pruning, shorter canes are cut farther back than larger ones to maximize work efficiency.
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Whdreve
Robert
Perhapar
Tom
Bob
Lawn establishment hints from Samuel Parsons
Contemplating a new lawn this spring? Samuel Parsons advises ground prep followed by sowing Kentucky blue grass seed. Use six bushels per acre, roll the soil to pack seeds, roll often in the first season, and begin mowing when possible for thick, even growth, with possible white clover additions.
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Samuel Parsons
Kentucky
Practical Chicken Coops For Small Farms In Old Style
An article describes building a 80 by 12 foot poultry house for 100 chickens on twenty to 150 acre farms. It specifies a shed roof, south facing, chestnut posts, 2x6 sills, 2x4 studs, eight front windows, tar paper roof, vent windows, battens, whitewash, internal partitions, male bird barriers, a long central platform with roosts, and nest boxes beneath the platform for efficient year round egg production. It targets modest capital and handy farmers.
Beets for Stock Feed A Practical Home Gardener Tip
Farmers and stock raisers are urged to plant sugar beets now using manured ground and deep plowing. Sow rows 2 to 2.5 feet apart, thin to 6-8 inches, and transplant if needed. Beets store well and feed cows, sheep, calves, and hogs. yellow sugar or globe varieties preferred and seed costs about 50 cents per pound.
Harrowing Meadows Boosts Grass Yields Leads Farmers Toward Better Soil
The Journal of Agriculture notes harrowing as the most effective method to improve meadow yields by loosening soil, allowing air and moisture to penetrate. It urges using sharp-toothed harrows, applying fine manure, and renewing blank spots, with wheat also benefiting from the practice.
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Journal of Agriculture
The Flock in April Guidance for sheep care margins
The article advises in April to guard flocks against weather and feed changes as grass begins. It stresses gradual hay to grass transition, continued grain feeding, and regular yarding to maintain appetite and health after a winter. It notes April as a risk period if flocks are weak or transitions abrupt.
Sheep Farming After Weaning and Lamb Rearing Advice
The text advises managing grain and grass rations to prevent losses during a tough season. Ewes should not graze with lambs until the latter are strong enough. After lambing, ewes require care to regain strength and milk production. Feed linseed oil meal and cornmeal with hay and water, and teach lambs to eat solid food. Milk from ewes can be supplemented with skim milk from cows where available. National Live Stock Journal.
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National Live Stock Journal
Preparing land for Hungarian grass and seed requirements
The Journal of Agriculture explains best land for Hungarian grass is naturally loamy with some sand, mellowed and finely prepared. Plough early, harrow thoroughly, sow half a bushel per acre, and recultivate by May. late wheat may not need replanting. Hungarian seed should be cut when seed forms, hay quality improves, seeds ripen into fibrous hay.
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Acre
Journal of Agriculture
Ensilage debates and farm tips from the Scottish Agricultural Gazette
The article questions silage feeding efficiency, citing German trials and practical cautions on milk production. It lists farm guidance on acre calculations, cabbage care, insect control with alum wash, pruning, tree cultivation, ice-water cabbage worm treatment, seed depth, pear varieties, and methods for weed, pest, and compost management with various names and referents.
Castoria Ad Keeps Baby Comfort Since Olden Times
Historical ad copy recalls Castoria as a remedy for infant illness and childhood discomfort. It traces brand usage from infancy to motherhood, noting trust built over generations with repeated Castoria experiences. The slogan contrasts Castoria with Astoria and highlights family association.
Left in the Wilderness on a Lioness and Gorillas
Two boys stranded in African wilderness endure thirst malarial fever and perilful hunts. They kill a lioness to save themselves, survive a gorilla encounter, and finally glimpse rescue as the Nantucket returns to sea and signals fade.
Portugeze Brig and the Ruvuma River Quest
The young heroes endure a night of crushing disappointment after a failed hope to return home. They rise to breakfast amid heartbreak and fatigue as they observe depopulated riverbanks near the Ruvuma. A Native craft nears, its crew speaking a few Portuguese words learned from Mozambican traders, hinting at possible aid or new paths.
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Ruvuma
Mozambiq
Bob
Lom
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