Around the Farm Health and Profit in Small Poultry Keeping
An article advising small-scale poultry farming for households, arguing for limited yard space and clean, well-ventilated pens. It emphasizes feeding quality, controlled portions, and regular outdoor exercise, noting eggs depend on food and health more than breed. Practical tips cover housing layout, running space, and minimizing waste for better egg production and garden enrichment.
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Globe
New England
Tun Giose
Witttam H, Allen
Roots vs Grain Experiments with Phosphates at Ontario
Ontario bulletin summarizes five year feeding tests by Professor William Brown at Guelph comparing roots and grain for winter milk. It reports milk yield, costs, cow weight, and digestible energy, finding roots can nearly match grain in milk with lower cost, though grain provides more digestible material.
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Ontario Agricultural College of
Brown Thersee
Experiments with Phosphates in a Four Crop Rotation
Pennsylvania State College Experiment Station reports 1883 to 1887 trials on 12 limestone clay plots studying phosphoric acid forms. Across 56 single cases, three show clear gain, six probable, rest negative. less soluble phosphates may rival soluble acids on light, sandy, or peat soils, but caution urged for adoption. A few inexpensive trials on small scales suggested to test profitability before wide use.
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Pennsylvania State College Experiment Station
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Butter vs imitation fat fraud in dairy markets
A critique by Minnesota dairy commissioner Ives arguing oleomargarine from pure beef fat is a healthy substitute only when properly prepared. He contends imitation butter sellers mislead buyers, with over 26 percent of oleomargarine sold as butter, urging stronger national and state enforcement to curb deceit.
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Massachusetts
Ives
Minnesota
Seed color study shows yellow and light brown best for clover
Professor Menke tested clover seed color varieties obtained from Peter Henderson New York. Green seeds failed to germinate well while yellow germinated strongly producing healthy plants. Light brown followed yellow, dark brown and black declined as color darkened. Farmers may select seeds with more yellow and light brown to improve yields.
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Menke
Peter Henderson
New York
Germantown
Soiling Rye Yields High Digestible Fodder At Experiment Station
Pennsylvania experiment station bulletin No.5 reports four bushels per acre rye on good land during September October, with May June harvest for feeding. Cut before heads form yields up to 20 tons per acre, dry matter 4.2 tons, about twice pasture grass. Frear notes over 70 percent digestible when cut after heads form, showing high digestible substance per acre and suitability for milk production without extra nitrogenous fodder.
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Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Frear
Cultivation Reduced Wheat Yield in Kentucky Trial
A Lexington Kentucky experiment on 140 acre plots compared seven cultivated plots with seven uncultivated plots. Only two cultivated plots increased grain and straw. overall cultivation yielded less grain and straw, a surprising result for wheat growers to consider.
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Lexington
Do Not Buy Seemingly Reliable Seed Potatoes
A local note reports seed potatoes from Maine failed to sprout, while northern seed arrived in perfect condition and produced strong vines. The writer says their home seed sprouted and was broken back, yielding one bushel less from the row in the wet season.
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Maine
Turkey Breeding Requires Dry Soil and Careful Rearing
Turkey breeding demands a dry soil, a dry house, and separate runs to prevent harm from larger birds. Choose large-boned birds, avoid inbreeding, and keep one cock per season. start breeding at three years, and raise chicks with a balanced diet including onions.
Feeding Value of Cabbage for Dairy and Beef Cattle
A reader asks Professor E W Stewart to compare cabbage as cattle fodder with corn silage. The inquiry seeks per ton values for whole cabbage including heads leaves and stumps and for fodder leaves and stumps after head removal, in dairy cow digestion and fattening steer and cow feeding. The letter requests price comparisons per ton or per 100 pounds and notes available land for cultivation.
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E. W. Stewart
Cabbage fodder touted as cow feed and fattening staple
The Country Gentleman cites Prof Stewart on fodder cabbage white cabbage and stems. Cabbage feed equals sweet corn ensilage in value with higher nitrogen yet leaves milks flavor. Stems compare well with ordinary ensilage but lower nitrogen. Fattening steers can be economical at about 8.50 per ton. grated stems improve usage. Cabbage aids digestion and water content ranges 82-84 percent with varied per 100 pounds values.
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Stewart
Apiary Statistics Show Honey Prices Across the States
A summary from Gleanings in Bee Culture reports pricing for comb honey averaging about 19 cents per pound with some markets at 80 cents while many sell around 26 cents. Extracted honey averages a bit over 12 cents per pound with less price fluctuation. About 48 percent of honey was secured by reporters, quality split shows 66 good, 382 fair, 8 poor, season judgments split around half good to fair and half poor, with a generally better season than last year and limited feeding occurring this fall.
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Hebron
Hebrons
Maine
Ohio
United States
THE EVERGREENS Roots and Earth Balls For Moving Evergreens
The article explains that preserving soil around evergreen tree roots is crucial during transplanting, more so than for deciduous trees. It describes conditions for successful lifting, ideal soil types, and methods to prepare larger trees by trenching to encourage new roots, noting practicality for heavy or distant moves.
Manure and Mineral Effects On Wheat Yields At Rothamsted
Sir J B Lawes reports field results from Rothamsted showing unmanured plots producing about three bushels below their long term average while farmyard manure plots exceed their averages by over four bushels. Additional plots with salts of ammonia and mineral nutrients show mixed results with some losses and some gains versus historical averages.
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J. B. Lawes
Rothamsted
Ration for Family Cows with Clover Hay and Grains
Instructions for feeding jersey cows around 800 pounds to maximize milk and butter yield. Recommends bright clover hay run through a cutter, 12 pounds hay to 5 pounds cornmeal 5 pounds wheat middlings 2 pounds linseed meal, mixed with moistened hay and given in three feedings. Emphasizes individual cow judgment and salience of rich milk and cream.
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Jersey
N. Bb. M
New York
Congress
Vermont
Pen & Aidebooes
When and How to Sow Wheat in Spring and Fall
The article explains sowing timing for spring and winter wheat, noting spring sowing as early as soil can be worked and fall sowing for winter wheat to root well before freezes. It discusses seed rates, comparing 1.5 bushels per acre for winter wheat to about 1 bushel for spring, and mentions suitable cover crops for poor soil.
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New England
Melange of Agricultural Tips From Familiar Practices
A long extract surveys diverse rural notes from sheep care to wool preparation and pest remedies, plus fruit and vegetable storage and weatherproofing. It covers shepherding methods, a cricket pest control recipe, black walnut staining, celery storage in boxes, and practical tips on mortar for winter protection. The piece also notes dairy yields, milk to butter and cream ratios, and insights on buckwheat straw and nut oils.
Making the Best of a Bad Bargain
From Judge. Nuggsy the tramp debates taking or leaving the coat in a terse exchange about a compromise or bargain and its awkward outcome.
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Judge
Jim
Delightful but Upsetting. New York Sun reflection
A wife pleads to join a call on the Wigginses but the minister refuses to avoid a late discussion with Professor X about church and state in the middle ages and its impact on mankind. The wife warns the minister to avoid overexcited thoughts that would trouble him next morning.
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New York Sun
William
Wigginses
Professor X
Justice Department report outlines courtroom needs and marshals pay
Attorney General Garland presents the annual Department of Justice review detailing public crime statistics, Court of Claims petitions in French spoliation cases, prison conditions, and calls for a new federal courthouse and reforms. He urges a special appropriation to fund deputy marshals and notes current limits threaten court operations nationwide.
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Garland
Congress
Department of Justice
United States
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Ues
Attorney General
Boston Cooking School Demonstration Lesson Dishes Menu
A Boston Cooking School demonstration led by Miss Maynard last week showcased dishes including Sirling Bean Soup Broiled Partridge and Creamy Scrambled Eggs A jelly dessert with peaches and soft custard was prepared with gelatin peach syrup and leavening notes on egg quality and custard technique The next session Wednesday Dec 12 lists clams boiled partridges celery sauce and chocolate pudding with Jean Kincary credited
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Boston Cooking School
Jean Kincary
Oddities and curiosities spread across the globe in 19th century notes
A collage of fringe facts appears from Germany to Scotland and beyond. Topics include a 111 ton cannon, world maps proving a liquid earth, gold conversion tricks, and anglophone social quirks. References cover Spain, Austria, Turky, Lapland, and aristocracy, with notes on science, travel, and inventions.
Do Animals Count Sundays Aboard The Pasture
Discussion of whether animals can perceive weekly cycles. A cow case shows cows gathering at milking bars every Sunday morning for salt, suggesting time awareness. author argues animals may respond to recurring cues rather than counting seven days.
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Hudson
Popular Science Monthly
M. Dubue
What Does Mr. Wilcox Think
Ella W. Wilcox says she has tried everything and finds the only thing worth living for is domestic happiness.
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Mr. Wilcox
Ella W. Wilcox
Baby's Christmas Gift Poem by Carrie Warner Moorhouse
A verse about giving a one year old baby kisses and love at Christmas. The speaker notes the child would not understand Santa or gifts and suggests kissing the baby as the true present. The poem emphasizes tender affection over material toys.
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Carrie Warner Moorhouse
Two Strokes of the Bell in a Detroit Scene
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a conversation about bell ringing at a Rhodes House hotel. A grocer and a drum merchant dispute whether two bells are rung, while a porter confirms only one bell is used, but locals insist on two rings.
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Country Aunt Cautions Niece Over Dress at Party
A moral vignette from era newspapers features a country aunt warns Mirandy about attire while the niece defies judgment. The Norristown Herald notes a general belief that women cannot preserve fruit for a full year, reflecting home economy concerns.
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