A Manual for Agricultural Chemistry and Fertilizer Tests
A Q&A column advises on starting agricultural chemistry study, selecting reliable fertilizers, and using soil tests in winter. It covers sampling, analysis costs, and how to evaluate nitrogen and other components, plus practical farming notes on feeding poultry for egg production and safe manure practices.
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Boston Weekly
J. du A
N. Polk
Johnson
Bawter
Chemical Feld
A. H.W
Feeding and Dressing Fowls for Market
Mrs. Fanny Field urges fattening fowls with a rich mix of baked potatoes beets and carrots with corn and barley meal and plentiful milk. Six to seven months old birds reach prime weight, while humane light and space improve health. Proper killing, scalding, and water temperature matter for sale value.
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Fanny Field
Arto
Starvat
D. W. Lewis
New York
Stabling Cattle in Winter Says Farmers
Ohio farmers report winter stabling pays in harsh climates. Shelter all stock and feed with hay straw corn fodder plus graft meal and oil cake to improve digestion and manure. Sheltering reduces flesh loss and boosts fattening while saving manure and urine as a profit factor. Corn meal for cattle is often unnecessary. refuse corn with straw fodder roots and oil meal cake suffice.
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R. Barnes
England
Mark Lane Express
Muckina
D. Ward
Ohio
Breeding for Eyes and Market Chicks Across Breeds
The Farmers' Magazine and Rural Guide discusses crossbreeding strategies to combine early laying with size and hardiness. It describes crosses such as large Brahma hens with Leghorns to yield larger, earlier-maturing pullets, then crossing with Dominique or Plymouth Rock for one-fourth Brahma, one-fourth Leghorn, and half the chosen breed. It notes Plymouth Rocks excel for market chicks and emphasizes breeding for eggs with early maturation and reduced sitting tendencies, advising specific crosses to achieve uniform plumage and reliable early hatch.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Plymouth Rocks
Farmers’ Magazine
Rural Guide
Frime Poultry for Market Drawn or Dry Picked Methods
Poultry growers should learn market demands across regions for drawn or dry picked poultry. Feeding regime before slaughter affects flesh quality. New York bans feeding 12 to 24 hours before killing. Methods include beak incision or neck vein bleeding to ensure bright meat. dry-picked birds fetch higher returns in Eastern markets.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Jersey Are Feaczing Large Profits In Preparing and Fattening Capes
Boston
Philadelphia
Bucks County
Thes
Marci
New York City
Ice houses and grapevines on the farm in old practice
A dense, practical discussion on building underground ice houses, drainage, ventilation, and seasonal cutting with rapid prep for a summer cooling supply. It also extols grapevines trained along trellises around a Brooklyn home, noting abundant harvests and minimal effort, plus methods for propagating cuttings and general farm improvements.
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Indiana
Vines Claim Any Ground Plant Grapevines Now
A persuasive note urges planting grapevines in any yard soil to secure a foothold for growth. It promises vines will climb structures and harvest sunlight and nutrients from air and earth, urging immediate action in Ely, village or country, this year or next spring.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Ely
A Baby Cuddled Up by a Bear in Forest Ordeal
A San Francisco paper reports Henry Flynn’s three year old daughter rode a horse to pasture, vanished, and survived a night in a swamp after a bear carried her partial distance. Searchers found her on a log across the swamp, the bear nearby and described as staying close, purring and guarding her until help arrived. The child bore scratches but was unharmed by the animal.
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Francisco
Henry Flynn
Inskip
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Andrew Hiward
M. Pierre Megiun
Entomological Society of France
Lord Walsingham
Montagu
Pew
le Pleasant
Fontainebleau
Fontaineblesa
Meiun
M. de Rothschild
Rambouillet
Frime Poultry
W. J. Beal
Aimilar
Holland
Parmentier
Guenon
J. B. Lawes
Rothalmatead
Bay
California
H. G. Abbott
W. F. Brown
Wright
Vermont
Sam
Stewart
Standard Sugar Company
Alvarado
Cal
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington Territory
Waldo F. Brown
Wilder
Charles A. Vogeler
Anoth
Ron
Bedimne
New England Medical Institute
Tremont Row
Mass
the Weekly Globe
Weekly Globe
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epp & CO
Hommopathic Chemists
Lenudon
Eng
H.S. Berlin & CO
Eleventh St
Washington, D. C
Sifters
Hostetter
Stomeach Bitters
Lectro Voltaic
Voirate Bet Co
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