Phosphate Use in Crops Seen as Cheaper Alternative
Historical overview argues phosphate rock and natural phosphates outcompete sulphuric acid treated superphosphates. It notes bone meal’s decline, soil chemistry, and the cost of acids, urging farmers to rely on impalpable powders and muck fermentation for immediate nutrient availability. It also lists seasonal farm tasks to improve efficiency and records.
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Sheffield
Liebig
United States
Isa
Early Onion Growing and Farm Road Advice
A dated piece on growing onions advises friable land, heavy manure, and fall plowing. It details manure types, seed costs, drills, weed control, harvest timing, and handling of scallions, with notes on labor costs and market pricing. It also covers road building on farms, prioritizing rough areas, use of rocks, drainage, tile drains, and gravel or sand road beds for durable, dry roads.
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Long Island
Red Wethersfield
Southport
Berea
Tipton
Indiana
October the Best Time to Build Farm Roads
Agricultural note urges October for road work on large farms, emphasizing durable farm to public road links. Recommends stone roadbeds 12 to 18 inches deep with gravel topping, and graded gravel walks with coal ash to stay dry and hard. Also covers gravel roads on ordinary soil, drainage, and using rocks to raise low, wet places.
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New England
The Market Garden Winter Work For The Season
Winter work focuses on marketing stored crops and caring for hotbeds and greenhouses. Prepare beds for rapid replanting, grow lettuce and radish seedlings for early sale, and keep cucumber and celery beds at low nights temps with inside hot beds for heat.
Raising Hogs for Market in Ohio Farmers
An Ohio Farmer column argues hog profits rely on proper feeding and improved stock. It urges breeders to invest in thoroughbred hogs rather than grade stock, notes a $10 boar as a foundation, and advises matching breed and age to market goals for six month fattening. It emphasizes shelter, water, feeding regularity, and stock quality.
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Ohio
Berkshire
Jersey Reds
Mixing Cream from Different Cows at Dairymen Meeting
A dairymen's meeting discussed whether churn time differs by cow and whether to mix cream from different breeds. It was generally agreed mixing cream from Ayshire and Jersey cows is poor policy due to Jersey milk globules.
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Jerseys
Jersey
Dairy Butter Quality Linked to Fresh Cows in Milking Rank
A reader reports differences in butter flavor and churning time between milk from fresh cows and strippers. Tests in a local dairy show cream from fresh cows churns quickly with good texture, while cream from strippers also yields fine butter but with quicker churns and consistent flavor. The piece discusses possible causes including calving time and cow condition, referencing Darlington Brothers trade practices.
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Darlington Brothers
Philadelphia
Astors
Vanderbilts
Orrow
Uuf
Winter Care of Poultry via Nutshell
Reader shares practical winter laying results from a mixed flock of Brahma, Plymouth Rock, and leghorn cross hens. Details include feeding schedule with wheat and corn, table scraps, water in a pan, no artificial heat, free range since October, regular house maintenance, and minimal losses. Pullets begin laying at six months. crossbreed hens average 9 to 12 eggs daily in December and January so far.
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Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth
The Flowers Simple Garden Growth For Simple Flowers
The piece urges cultivating old fashioned, simple garden flowers over exotic varieties. It cites a funeral anecdote to favor familiar blooms like balsam portulaca day lilies phlox and nasturtium. It advocates mixed plant beds borders with annuals and seeds costing about one dollar and promises striking summer beauty.
Farmers Talk on Cattle, Sheep, and Potatoes in 19th Century Almanac
The article discusses farm efficiency and cattle care, urging warmer stables, controlled grazing, and better feed to improve winter milk and overall herd health. It notes sheep underfed, rising potato prices, and contrasts American and European farming labor. It examines hedging methods, garden pests like the basketworm, and notes on cement floors for milk cellars and radish cultivation tips.
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New York City
Paterson
Europe
Great Britain
America
Mater Familia
Goff
Geneva Experiment Station
Farm advice on lambing, manure, and dairy profits from Farm Journal
The piece discusses feeding and housing strategies to maximize lamb value and manure quality, comparing autumn sales to spring pricing. It notes dairy expansion plans, keeping Jerseys, and preserving bloodlines with Merino sheep. It also covers udder health, drying off cows, and caution about cold exposure for sheep in winter.
When Has Timothy the Greatest Value for May
A Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station study on timothy hay at full bloom and later growth stages finds water loss accelerates after bloom, crude fibre rises in late cuts, sugars fall and starch rises with maturity, albuminoids fall and become less digestible, and overall weight gain after bloom fails to offset reduced quality. For selling, wait until full maturity. for feeding, cut at full bloom to preserve nutritional value.
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Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station
Ladd
Ropp
Garden advice and postal reform notes from a 19th century issue
Practical tips on plant care and farming outputs including horned worm control with hellebore and bone meal preparations. Guidance on manure use and winter soil conditioning, seed testing, seed purity checks, pruning advice, and disease control for plums. Also outlines United States Postal Improvement Association goals urging lower seed postage and more money orders.
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United States Postal Improvement Association
Valuable Books Giveaway Offer From The Globe List
A period list details a limited time offer on valued books and magazines. Notable titles include American Agriculturist American Grocer Harper's Weekly Household and Country Gentleman with prices and subscription terms. The notice warns customers no multiple magazines to one address and asks readers to specify the starting issue.
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Weeely Globe
el Arthur's
Mazino
Army&Navy Journal
Banner Weekly
Brainard's
Burlington Hawkeye
Ballou's Magazine
Bee-keeper's Magasine
Boston Pilot
Boston Medical Tournal
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Seers
Magazing
Christian Union
Panmieer
Sovceetees
Cassell's Magazine of
Arb
Secaves Do
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks
Decorator
Demorest’s
Donthoe's Magazine
Detroit Free Prose
Engineering and Mining Journal
Frank Leslie
Mt Herald of Health
Phrenological Journal
Practical Farmer
Engineering News
Edinburgh Review
Forney’s Progress
Forest and Stream
Germantown Telegraph
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Daseeesees
Godey's
Seeee Eeeres
Harper's Young People
Home Journal
Indiana Parmer
Town Homestead
Trish World
Journal of Microscopy
Pela
Reeen
Lippincott
Veageteee
Littell
Seoesss
London Sane Aia
American History
N. Y
New York Witness
Our Little Men and Women
Seth Veces
Puck
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's
Lady's Magazin
Popular Science News
Popular Science Monthly
Presbyterian Review
Philadelphia Medical Times
Philadelphia Practical Farmer
Ridpont's Magazine
Rural
New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Scientific American
Sunday School Times
Scribner's Magazine
New
Sunny Booth
Michelas
Eeesesevese
San Francisco Chronicle Reside
Init of the Times
Republic
Boster
Texas
Vick's Floral
Waverley Ma
Watchman
Sessesererseens
API
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Soimen
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UBBER
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Patent Office
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Fae Munte
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Boston
Mass
the Weekly Globe
Tink Tat Portant ‘Club
ORFER
Charles Scribner's Sons
Henry B. Corey
New York
Ecu
Jury
Lis Baly
Gavils — Uirves Mururaer
Recife
Vacum
the Weekly Globe, Boston
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