Farming and soil treatment for profit in New England
Andrew H Ward urges readers to write for farming discussion and outlines soil science for light sandy soils. He details peat and clay amendments, clover rotation, and manure substitutes, with calculations for crop nutrients and the value of clover roots in restoring land. Ward also covers pest control for curculio and cattle parasites using kerosene emulsions and lime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew H. Ward
Ward
New England
Gioss
Boston
Mass
Control of Insects Threatening Apple Orchards
Dr. J A Lintner, New York State entomologist, outlines insect pest classes and control methods for orchards. He warns of pear psylla and pear midge threats in the Hudson valley, recommends kerosene emulsion sprays, oiling rose bugs, bark borers, and careful timing of sprays to curb codling moth and other pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Farmer's Institute
J. A. Lintner
Albany
Europe
Hudson Valley
Rape Plant Proves Money Maker for Ontario Farms
Thomas Shaw of the Ontario Agricultural College describes planting rape to reclaim foul land and feed lambs. He notes 30 acres can fatten 500 lambs, two-crop potential with rye and rape, and favorable England markets for lambs, with Dwarf Essex as a top seed.
Clover seed: small cost, large soil payoff in farming
A discussion on clover seed value notes cheap prices and how half the planted seed can yield a soil-enriching ley. It argues clover sod boosts subsequent crops, with potato yields rising substantially and wheat viability tied to market price, highlighting the interdependence of crops and soil fertility.
Clover and Corn Iffed Crops Boost Soil and Stock Fattening
A discussion from The Cultivator explores crop rotation with clover followed by corn to boost soil fertility and cattle fattening. It explains corn fed to stock yields manure value and presents a ration of 15 pounds cut fodder and 15 pounds crushed corn daily, with notes on balancing nutrients and housing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inquirer
Prof
Stewart
Weak Colonies in Spring and Oats Bulletin
A writer advises delaying strong colony build up in spring and using swarms with queens added within 24 hours to maintain vigor. The article discusses a method to form nuclei from brood, manage swarms, and boost honey production. It also summarizes Ohio dairy and oat notes including 1890 yields and a hot water seed oats treatment to reduce smut while preserving grain vitality.
Building a Simple Early Seed Hotbed in a Family Plot
The article describes making a hotbed with four horse manure piles, fermenting layers, and a brick-lined pit. It details sizing a 6x3 foot bed for a large family, erecting sashes with drainage, and using soil mixed with well rotted manure. It covers temperature control, sowing in drills, transplanting, fresh air, and protection during cold nights.
Seeds for Hotbed Transplants Guide Garden Success
The article lists beets cabbage cauliflowers cucumbers eggplant lettuce melons peppers squashes sweet potatoes and tomatoes as crops for hotbed transplanting. It warns against overgrown plants and explains timing depends on seed quality hotbed vigor outdoor temps and spring lateness. Weeding and cultivation should mimic outdoor care for best results.
Creamery growth boosts American dairy prospects and profits
Output highlights threefold value of cheese over butter and a surge in creamery builds as farmers organize new creameries daily. Reports show higher butter yields and profits, with elevated New York prices and cost figures from the New Hampshire station illustrating narrowing costs per quart and improving efficiency.
Perils and prospects of the American corn crop
The article describes farm hardships from scrub pasture and weed overgrowth, notes the value of natural corn land with light manure, and discusses corn types, market prices, and storage guidance. It highlights Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Kansas as major producers, Chicago as the market, and mentions wholesale prices from 2 to 4 cents per pound with past highs.
Farm notes on September calving and hogs for profit
Maryland experiment station tests show cows calving in September and October yield 800 to 1000 pounds more milk annually than spring calving. Winter milk is richer when well fed, enabling butter yield from less milk. Hog numbers can rise with less labor. fattening pigs under 200 pounds boosts profit and feeds value back to the land. Seed potatoes should be kept near freezing to avoid sprouting. Mouldy corn causes horse lameness. discard mouldy ears and tips. bright timothy hay and oats remain best, with occasional changes beneficial. Potato quality varies with year and disease. better this year, less waste and rot. Europe demand supports prices.
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Thomas Shaw
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
England
Dominion of Canada
Buffalo
Salon
Ontario
Essex
Maryland Experiment Station
Kansas Experiment Station
Europe
Agricultural and livestock care notes and apple export update
The text covers sheep scab treatment using arsenic solution, pig nursing and sow milking, and general husbandry tips. It also reports Canadian orchardists’ optimism over the Canadian apple in England with exports near 600,000 barrels, Baldwin and Kings as leading varieties, and Annapolis valley as a key supplier. notes on twin lamb breeding and feeding to ensure healthy twins or single, with emphasis on ewe milk and managing feeds.
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England
Annapolis Valley
N.S
Ontario
Pius IX Not A Mason Says Grand Orient Records
A historical review concludes Pope Pius IX was not a Mason. Researchers debunk a 1839 Palermo lodge claim and show no palatable Masonic records confirm Mastai Ferretti’s membership.arguments cite misread documents, false signatures, and lack of lodge registers.
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Pius IX
Grand Orient of
France
Mastai Ferretti
Palermo
Intermediare Des Ober Peers Et Des Curieux
Pius [X
Philadelphia
Penn
Gregory XVI
South America
Quaker City
Havana
Martin Ves
Grand Lodge of the Orient of
Palmero
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
The
Orient of
Figaro
Buchanan Told Cochran He Would Be Last U S President
General John Cochrane recounts a 1891 letter detailing a Tamany leader's demand that commissioners be hanged and a claimed moment with the President. Cochrane describes witnessing the scene in the executive mansion and notes the President allegedly told him he would be the last president of the United States.
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Brooksip
McRris
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United States
Jonn Cochrane
Superstitions About Tea in Irish Customs
A colonial era tea lore piece explains kitchen divination: cream before sugar risks love. a forgotten lid signals a new arrival. a floating tea stalk marked as a beau foretells romance depending on its cling to the spoon. Spoon-balancing and bubble patterns predict marriage timing and weather.
Chilean War Echoes and a Chilean Traveler in Europe
George Alfred Townsend recalls a Chilean traveler in Helsinki and Stockholm who argued the United States as the wealthiest nation and discussed Chilean history from O Higgins to Montt. He reviews Clements Markham on the Peru Chile war, notes Chilean expansion and treaties, and warns of moral decline amid conquest.
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Wasmncroy
Chili
United States
Patagonia
Bolivia
South Temperate Zone
North American
Baltic Sea
Helsingfors
Stockholm
Chile
England
Europe
Poland
Moscow
Blaine
Peru
Castelreagh
Stewart
Pitt
Napoleon
Lord Nelson
Asturias
Spain
Ifs
London
Clements Markham
Markham
Santiago
O'Higgins
O’higins
Valparaiso
Bernardo
Chil
Bernardo O'Higgins
Lord Cochrane
Lima
Bolivar
Miller
John Quincy Adams
Atacamia
San Martin
Pans
Don Manuel Montt
Raz. Cruz
Montt
Lota
Tarapaca
Calama
Petantuy
George Alfred Townsend
Economy in Ducks by Francoise Cooking Method
Francoise purchases a large duck and tenderizes it through boiling and feather removal. She hollows, stuffs with heart liver and gizzard plus shallots butter and red pepper, ties a bouquet garni, boils wrapped, then serves hot with lemon garnish and simple butter currant jelly sauce. Green peas and celery accompany.
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Francoise
World’s Largest Boiler With 600 Tubes Tested in 1890
A massive Lancashire boiler tested in July 1890 at a New York electric lighting station features a vertical shell three quarters of an inch thick, 600 tubes of three inches diameter, and a heating surface of 6000 square feet. The boiler measures 28 feet by 7 feet, with other examples cited for locomotive and marine boilers to illustrate scale.
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New York
A Study of Cold Waves Across the United States
The article explains how daily weather maps reveal cold waves and warm fronts moving from the West to the East. It notes the 1891 autumn cold wave entry and track from Dakota to Florida, with coastal chill reaching Jacksonville and Quebec, and stresses the role of earth's rotation in driving eastward weather systems.
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United States
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
British America
Dakota
Texas
Mississippi
Atlantic
Jacksonville
New Or
Florida
Quebec
Earth
Uncle Makes A Dollar In Tax Pay As A Stranger
An Atlanta Herald piece narrates a gray headed negro man who overpays a tax collector, insisting his payment is six forty though the bill is five forty. He leaves with a receipt and a dollar in change, later joking that the dollar now belongs to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Herald
Stewart
Stuard
In Greenroom Exchange at Pittsburg Bulletin
Two chorus girls reminisce about historic and biblical events from Waterloo to Noah's ark during a playful, era reflecting exchange in a Pittsburg Bulletin theater feature. The dialogue evokes theatrical nostalgia and communal humor with lively anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Brussells
Waterloo
C.G
Tom Pompeii
C. G
Chris Columbus
Noah
Cain
Oddities and curiosities from around the world
A sprawling fanfare of oddities from many lands includes dueling Neapolitan noblemen who never read their celebrated poets, pipe dream weather lore, and strange customs from India and Europe. It notes curious facts on seashore duties, watch fashions, semaphore history, and transport trivia.
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Reading
Penn
York
Ake
Dense
Ariosto
Shorelless
New York
Platte County
W. D. House
Killarney
Dr. Post
India
Vatican
British Museum
Bond St
Europe
Asia
Africa
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Ohio
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Monarch
American Dairy Interests
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Chicago
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Puck
Manry
Carly Herd
Clingstone & CO
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Company
Henry Earlybird
Buchanan
Cochrane
John Cochrane
Tammany
Butler
Townsend
Paris
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Norristown
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Warsaw
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Novaya Praga
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Alaric
Rome
Germany
Trieste
Copenhagen
Yorkshire
Raed Notis
Jemima Arabella Brearly
Harrisburg
National
House of Representatives
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Nevada
W. J. McGee
Atlantic Seaboard
Elizabeth
Japan
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Virchow
Capitol
Washington
Low Countries
Scotland
Ireland
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