Beekeeping Insights From D A Jones and A J Cook
The piece reviews D A Jones of Beeton Ontario a leading American apiarist with overseas bee imports and Cyprus and Syria apiaries. It highlights feeding during nectar shortage queen vitality young queens importance of early feeding and varroa-free drone management via perforated zinc at hive entrances. It also touches on honey extraction timing storage conditions and warns against damp cool rooms and overlong waiting for uncapping.
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Mr. Jones
Sbe
Jess
Messrs
Muth
Hill
Doolittle
Jones
New Yorker
Hygienic horse care and carrot cautions from 19th century veterinary thought
Dr Page urges against feeding after hard work and stresses rest and outdoor air for horse health. Two meals daily suit most labor, with noon rest superior to another feed. Carrots are debated, useful for old horses but risky for young ones, requiring moderation and regular exercise to avoid danger.
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C. E. Page
Medical and Surgical Journal
London Live Stock Journal
L’ Aviculture
Culture of Beans and Paying Crops for Beans
Culture of Beans outlines methods to maximize bean yields with modern manuring, crop rotation, and timing. It notes bean fertility impact, the shift from poor land plantings to 20–30 bushels per acre, and cautions on early planting, weed control, and harvesting speed using modern beetles.
Tile drainage and farm improvement tips from the era
A broad survey of farming practices extols thorough tile drainage for Western states. It claims benefits from flood protection to longer growing seasons, warmed soil, easier weed control, reduced erosion, and higher profits. Various related notes cover mulching strawberries, ash effects, celery setting, poultry guidance, and wood ash experiments. It closes with orchard lifespans, cattle prices, and August farming tasks.
The Poultry Yard. Good Breeds for General Use
The article compares fowl breeds for flesh and egg production, favoring the Houdan for balanced use, praising the Dorking for size and meat, and lauding the brown Leghorn for eggs and year round production. It notes the Asiatic fowl as meat focused, crevecoeur as smaller but fine flesh, with Dorking roasts highlighted.
Hansell raspberry variety hailed as early and shipper friendly
A New Jersey origin raspberry named the Hansell raspberry is described as earlier than black yellow or purple varieties, hardy with bright red firm fruit, and capable of 400 mile market shipping. Discovered on the Hansell Brothers farm in Burlington County, it was publicized by J T Lovett after growers witnessed ripened fruit on June 27. Wheat should be planted in mellow beds. early plowing enriches fallow land, while late plowing risks dry soil and poor fall growth. Harris grows mangels and beets in-field, selecting dry knolls and pit storage with leaves removed to shed water.
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New York
Illinois Horticultural Society
A. Bryant
Mr. Nelson
Illinois
C. Heller
Farm and Drainage Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
New Jersey
Hansell Brothers
Burlington County
Lovett
Hansell Farm
Harris
Olla
America
Misa Kate Field
Oscar Wilde
The
Architectural Association
London
J. A. Goteh
Mr. Gotch
Sumer
Big Stakes At Match Penny In Philadelphia
Brokers on Third Street watched a high stakes penny matching game after market hours. Two men increased stakes from five-cent pieces to dollars, culminating in a $12,000 loss by the lesser player who posted notes and left. The tale, spreading quickly, captured a street’s attention.
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Philadelphia
Third Street
Stock Exchange
Home Made Chair-Flowers and How to Paint Them
Practical guide from The Ladies' Department on making comfortable home chairs including springing, padding, and upholstery techniques. Also steps for painting flowers on plaques with daisies roses and other flora, plus decoration ideas for screens and decorative objects.
Retired physician offers free remedy recipe for lung and nervous ailments
An elderly doctor claims a simple vegetable remedy can cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all lung troubles and nervous debility. He says he will mail the recipe free in German French or English with full directions to anyone requesting it, by sending a stamped request to A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester NY.
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Ludia
Neomingth
A. Noyes
Power's
Rochester
N.Y
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A. J. Cook
D. A. Jones
Beeton
Ontario
Can
Syria
Cyprus
Frank Benton
Michigan Agricultural College
Mr. Benton
Ceylon
Indies
Benton
Palestine
Benson
Boeing
Brockport
White Bear
Windsor
Sleepy Hollow
Roy
Artificia
Yorker
Newton
Naples
Berlin
Clematis
Crewes
Hoerper
Buzar
Worth
Nostetter
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