Value of cooking feed questioned by farming studies
An analysis of experimental farms in New York and Ontario shows uncooked feed often yields higher cattle gains than cooked equivalents. Studies note reduced albuminoids digestibility from cooking and better gains from raw hay and corn meal mixtures. Trials emphasize practical farmer results and caution against costly steamers.
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Europe
New York
Connecticut Board of Agriculture
Real
Nea
Anand
Cookea
Cver Cloverhay
Maine State Agricultural College
Ontario
Guelph
Can
Making the Most of Manure in Hog Pens
Farmers overlook hog manure as a valuable fertilizer. Mix manure with bedding or add to compost, or spread immediately on ground to prevent loss. Feeding in the field minimizes evaporation, preserves nutrients, and feeds crops for years. Avoid waste by proper handling and absorption.
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F. D. Curtis
The
Tribune
Professor Atwater
Big Hyde
Ville
Atwater
Burrill
Arthur
G. C. Caldwell
the Tribune
Early cucumbers profitable in old days then cheap imports
W H Bull of Massachusetts recalls cucumber farming from May to August, noting early crops once yielded profits, later imports from Norfolk cut prices. He describes White Spine as best for all season pickling, seed saving, spacing, and care to avoid vine damage, plus handling for fresh market quality.
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Norfolk
W. H. Bull
Massachusetts
Abortion in Ewes Warns on Feeding and Manure
A Royal Agricultural Society report by Professor J Worthy Axe analyzes a Lincolnshire ewe abortion outbreak in 1883. It covers 50,000+ ewes, 12 percent aborted, 3 percent died, and links twin pregnancies to debility from forced root feeding and artificial manures. Recommendations urge cautious use of roots, steady dry-feed, open pasture shifts, wind protection, ample trough space, daily trough movement, and provision of salt and hygiene for diseased stock.
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Royal Agricultural Society of England
J. Worthy Axe
Lincolnshire
Axe
Goat abortion mystery linked to billy’s scent theory
The report notes one stable’s epidemic ended after initial treatment, while a second stable persisted. A second goat was added and abortions ceased, suggesting the billy’s strong odor may counteract the microbes causing abortion. The author cites cases and calls for legislative action to curb the malady.
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Ed. Beale
Advancing Farming Through Soil Fertility and Rotation
The article argues farmers benefit from scientific farming, soil rest and fertilizer use, and crop rotation to restore humus and plant foods. It cites Amherst grass field recovery with vetches and horse beans, compares manures to artificial fertilizers, and stresses protecting the manure heap while maintaining continuous soil growth.
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Amherst
A. Goessman
Massachusetts Agricultural Society
Beekeeping and crops boost honey and fruit yields
The article discusses planting red and black raspberries next to clover to boost honey crops, with raspberries aiding brood-rearing and offering light colored honey. It notes rape as a honey crop and examines Atwater's nitrogen experiments, weighing atmospheric nitrogen’s role versus fertilizer-derived nitrogen and electrical explanations.
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Acre
Ohio
Ammonia in the Manure Heap Theory and Cautions
Ammonia, a costly fertilizer ingredient, comes from nitrogenous manure and not directly from atmospheric nitrogen. When heaps heat, ammonia forms and escapes. to prevent loss it must be solidified or absorbed, with moist earth aiding retention.
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Chicago Stockman
Paiste
Salting butter and fish farming tips in one column
Seth Green, in Agriculturist, argues salt grain affects butter quality, warns against overworking butter with undissolved salt, and endorses fine even-grained salt. The piece then shifts to farmers’ fish culture, urging farmers to stock nearby waters, maintain ponds, and manage harvests to avoid waste. It highlights using ponds as natural fish farms and stresses regular water changes and feeding as needed.
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Anc
Y. Som
Newark
United States
Canada
Nelehnar
Seth Green
Butter making and salt quality critique in Rural New Yorker
The piece argues butter quality hinges on more than salt. deceit about salt used can erode trust and prices. It notes some makers deliver superior butter despite using ordinary salt, while poor judgment in production hurts reputation and future sales, regardless of salt quality.
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T. D. Curtis
New Yorker
Jso
Liverpool
New York
Calais
Rouen
Copenhagen
Hamburg
London
Garstow
Goole
Co-Operative Wholesale Society
Hketail
Massachusetts
Savings Bank
Renee School
Public Library
Arlington Co-operative Association
Lawrence
Old fashioned seeding yields lush hay field and debate on phosphates
A farmer praises old fashioned barn yard farming and large clover timothy seeding sown in April, noting five years of hay and the farm’s animals maintaining soil fertility without manure. The piece contrasts with phosphate mortgage farming and cites the English silage report and cost comparisons from Rural New Yorker.
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F. D. Curtus
Tribune
England
English Agricultural Department
Great Britain
Royal Agricultural Society
New Yorker
Eng land ensilage commission reports on silage value
The private Eng land ensilage commission reported to the Agricultural Department on silage as stock feed. Thirty eight witnesses were examined, and the 212 page book outlines advantages, experiments, and opinions on preservation methods, heat effects, and feeding value with calls for more trials.
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Ensilage Commission of
England
Agricultural Department
J. B. Lawes
Holland
Wheat area sowing patterns show fall decline across states
Reports from Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Missouri and Kansas indicate fall wheat sowing will not match last year with Indiana Michigan and Ohio up slightly while Missouri Kansas and Illinois fall. Prospects are generally favorable with varying carryover from previous crops and notable emphasis on soil renovation and dairy feed topics.
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Ohi
Michigan
Indiana
Ilinois
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
Illinois
J. B. Lawes
Lawes
Jersey
Monte
Accomack County
New York Cty
Anjou
Wilder
Sturtevant
Luther Witt
The Weekly Globe Club List and Subscriptions
A catalog of periodicals and magazines available for subscription, listing numerous titles across literature, science, farming, and general interest. The notice specifies limitations on sending multiple magazines to one address and requires readers to state which issue to begin with. It emphasizes that a yearly Globe subscription is necessary and clarifies subscription restrictions.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Henry M. Cross
Newburyport
Committee On Labor
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Great Britain
Carroll D. Wright
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Building, Mt Vernon Street
Saint Simon and Fourier
France
Robert Owen
England
Manchester
Rochdale
Sunday School Times
Sunny South
St. Nicholas
Sanitarian
San Francisco Chronic
Spirit of the Times
the Republic
Wick’s Floral Magazine
Westminster Review
Wide Awake
Waverley Magazine
Watchman
Western Stock Journal
GLOBE
Magazin
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United Kingdom
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American Dairyman
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American Art Journal
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American Garden
American Naturalist
American Agriculturist
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Burlington Hawkeye
Boys of New York
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Boston Pilot
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Sur
Christian Leader
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Country Gentleman
Connecticut Farmer
Chicago Advance
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Wee Demorest
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Detroit Free Press
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American Poultry Yard
British Quarterly Review
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Brainerd
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Forney
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Reas
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Chimney Corner
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Germantown
Telegra Green
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Home Circle
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Tlarper
Young Peep Herald of Health
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Home Journal
Indiana Farmer Independent
International Review
Iowa Homestead
Journal of
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le Francais
Lippincott
London Lancet
Edinburgh Revir
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Ohio Farmer
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