Soot and bone black as farm manures in soil health
The article explains why residuary animal black from sugar refineries boosts new soils but not old, exhausted lands. It argues farm-yard manure supplies missing nutrients, speeds soil nutrition with ammonia from albumen, and helps cereals thrive on heath soils by neutralizing acids and delivering phosphates. It also advocates high farming, stock feeding, and manure production for better yields and profit.
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A. HB. W
M. Pasteur
Academie Des Sciences
Paris
F. D. Curtis
Philadelphia
J. L. Hayes
England
William Brown
Agricultural College
Guelph
Can
Canada
United States
Poland
China
Miami Valley
Ohio
Germany
Voelcker
Hamburg
The Case for Shared High-Bred Stock Among Farmers
A Rural New Yorker essay argues farmers should collectively invest in well bred stock to spread cost and increase returns. It advocates forming local stock cooperatives to buy a superior bull or ram, share daughters for dairies, and improve sheep and cattle through crossbreeding, stressing profitability and communal benefit.
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Jersey
Ayrshire
Fiy
The Needs of Eastern Farming and Manure Use
The article argues manure use raises farm profitability in the East, noting many farms underperform due to improper feeding and fertility issues. It claims yields could rise by about 60 percent with better fertilization and feeding practices, while acknowledging unavoidable hindrances are exceptions.
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East
Wong
Tiee
Thos
Epps
Practical Hog Killing and Meat Prep Guide From Historic Notes
Detailed methods for scalding hogs and removing entrails, with equipment needs, temperature advice, and handling tips. Also discusses meat yield economics, early maturity in cattle, and practical farming insights on beef, pork, wool, oats, and beekeeping, all drawn from agricultural columns and historical commentary.
Soil and pasture choices for sheep farming in varied lands
Farmers learn soil type and drainage shape sheep health and wool quality. Dry limestone and sandstone soils suit sheep best while potash-rich lands harm growth. coastal salt marshes help disease resistance. A mix of grasses plus mineral inputs supports nutritious pasture and strong fleece.
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Vermont
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Experiments with Subsoiling in Corn and Potatoes
On limestone ground with strong loam a series of subsoiling trials tested effects on corn and potatoes. Subsoiling deepened the soil while keeping sod at the surface to aid roots and create a sponge for rainfall. Despite a wet season, subsoiling improved potato yields and protected crops from flooding. corn showed sounder ears and better growth, though gains were smaller.
Buckwheat Lessons for Farmers and Millers
Buckwheat offers steady demand and easy cultivation with wide adaptability. In 1880 a national crop of 14.6 million bushels on 822k acres was worth $8.68 million, concentrated in New York and Pennsylvania. The grain can improve soil, support bees, and feed fowl, hogs, and sheep, while investors can profit by packaging refined flour for 25 to 50 pound bags.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maine
Canada
Chicago Tribune
Beef Demand Outpacing Supply Widens Market Gap
Despite twenty years of cattle raising advances, beef supply remains behind demand as population grows faster than cattle. The marketman travels daily with fresh beef in many communities where salt pork once dominated, reflecting broader dietary shifts as living standards rise.
One Way of Playing Poker Revealed in Portland Saloon
William Petty was arrested after a disturbance in an uptown Portland saloon. In his possession were two mutilated U S coins altered to hold a small mirror and springs to reveal opponents’ cards, a clever but illegal gambling aid. The devices appeared newly made, likely by skilled mechanics, not a novice effort.
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William Petty
United States
Petty
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New Jersey
Stailin
Colonel Curtis
Acs
Smithfield
Miles
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Chicago
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W'T
Tbs
New Yorker
Plymouth Rock
A. Eben
Breeders’ Gazette
West
B. F. Johnson
Indiana
Nee
Portland Oregonia
Y Jacobs
Berman Remeu
Ti Rt
Charles A. Voceler Co
A. Vogeler
Baltimore
New England Medical Institute
Laemont Row
Boston, Mass
the Weekly Globe
Weekly Globe
Boston
Mass
Peat
Macoenstal
Ieee
Garston Reredy
14Th St
Andes
Gokeroes
H.S. Berlin & CO
Eleventh St
Washington
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