Sugar Beets as a Profitable New Farm Crop in New England
Andrew H Ward invites readers to discuss farming for profit and to host free lectures across New England. The article extols sugar beet cultivation as a leading industry, notes a bounty under a 1891 tariff, and explains soil, tillage, and crop rotation practices to maximize sugar yields. It highlights sugar beets as a versatile resource for food, feed, and potential raw sugar or vinegar, urging farmers to adopt deep autumn tillage, proper manuring, and crop sequencing to protect soil fertility and boost profits.
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Andrew H. Ward
Ward
New England
TurtseExty Guide
Boston
Mass
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Germany
Andrew H. Warp
Methods for destroying couch grass in farming
A historic agricultural guide outlines two principal methods to eradicate couch grass. First, shallowly plough after harvest exposing roots to sun, then harrow and cart roots to a compost heap, repeating through dry periods. Second, repeat cultivation into spring, then plant corn or use rape as a cover crop to suppress couch roots.
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Thomas Shaw
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Can
Shan Sher Cor
FOCKE
The Dairyman's Cow and Her Keep
A detailed guide on selecting the right dairy cow for profit, balancing feed, and environment. It explains the difference between beef and dairy cows, and how proper feeding, ration balance, and housing affect milk yield and costs. It also discusses long term hay, grain, and oil meal choices and evaluates creamery economics for farmers.
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William H. Gilbert
Richland
N. Y
New York
Brown
Ohio
Prosperous Fruit Grower Details Orchard Care in Orleans County
Virgil Bozue of Orleans County outlines his cultivation method in American Gardening. He uses 50 loads of stable manure per acre for pears and plums, plus 60 to 75 bushels of ashes or hen manure. Manure is applied in fall or spring, ashes in June or July, soil is ploughed in spring and fall, and trees are pruned to about half growth each year.
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New York
Virgil Bozue
Orleans County
Ilinois
Mr. Berry
Henry
Wisconsin
Arthur
Joseph Harris
Joessman
United States
Hatciagporinans
Amherst
Mass
Lansing
Mich
New England
Middle States
Osborn Foreing
Dakota
Golden Champion
Old Homestead
Llimas
O.io
Haverland
Crescent
Warfield
Greg
Ohio
Hilborn
Palmer
Snyder
Wheat Seeding Trials At Ohio State Farm Harvests Tenth Year
Experiments in seeding wheat began years before the experiment station and continued on the OSU farm. The 10th trial has just been harvested using two varieties, Dietz and Velvet Chaff. The land details follow the seedings.
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Ohio State University
Dietz
Poultry Farming Profits and Best Breeds for Small Farms
The Indiana Farmer outlines profitable poultry strategies noting Wyandottes for early meat, Guinea fowls as yard guardians with limited egg output, and peafowls as ornamentals with rising demand. It argues eggs are cheap nutrition, recommends Embden or Toulouse geese for pasture, and stresses feeding costs, flock size economics, and labor value in small-scale operations.
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Toulouse
Indiana
Twelve Great Classes of Plants Listed by Botanists
Twelve great plant classes are outlined with taxonomy notes. The Crowfoot family and related genera appear, including Columbine and Larkspur, followed by Black Snake Root and Anemone, then Virgin's Bower. The Mustard family or crucifers are referenced, ending with Water as a concluding term.
Sheep Profit and Breeding in Indiana Farming
At the Indiana convention J W Guilliams of Fincastle argued that profits come from a balance of wool and mutton. He warned against breeding for mutton alone, urged combining good wool with strong growth, and cited a practical example using 100 ewes and a good ram to show potential returns and grazing benefits. He noted sheep improve ground productivity and recommended 30 sheep per 80 acres with strategic pasture changes.
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Indiana
J. W. Guilliams of
Fincastle
Cotswolds
Shropshire
Ventilation in Bee Cellars for Winter Hibernation
The article advises keeping bees in quiet, minimally ventilated cellars during cold midwinter. It warns beginners about winter losses, explains that bees need little air when quiescent, and suggests only brief ventilation during warm spells or early spring.
Grafting vs Budding Myths in Orchard Care
A long excerpt from a 19th century farming bulletin discusses tree planting methods, soil depth, and stake layouts for setting apple trees. It covers orchard management, dairy economics, fertilizer notes, seed treatment, and early electrical growth experiments, highlighting practical agricultural guidance and cautions against overreliance on grafting for longevity.
Planting and Caring for Fall Set Pear Trees in Ohio Farmer Style
Instructions from Ohio Farmer describe fall planting of pear trees with soil mounding, proper root straightening, and slow backfilling. Mulch kept away from the trunk to deter mice. straw or litter used as mulch in spring. Recommend no trimming for 2-3 years, avoid planting too deep, and use boards to adjust sun exposure if limbs tilt.
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Ohio
Unrequited Affection in Detroit Gossip
A Detroit youth falls for a Northwest lake resort girl who refuses him. He saves her life after she falls in, demands marriage, she mocks him, and she drowns him in a second plunge. A boat rescues her again as he sends a bill for a new suit.
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Detroit
Northwest
Proclamation on Reciprocal Trade with Germany 1892
President Benjamin Harrison issues a proclamation detailing reciprocal trade terms with Germany under the 1890 act. The document lists articles admitted into Germany with duties per 100 kilograms and notes assurances from the U.S. and German representatives reflecting reciprocal tariff concessions.
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Washington
Germany
United States of America
United States
Waste of natural gas drives Toledo area factories away
Toledo dispatch surveys a gas crisis hitting northwest Ohio. Factories from Findlay to Norwalk shutter or cut back as Northwestern cuts off supply, boosting private wells and sparking wasteful flareups. Cities suffer power losses and insurance withdrawals follow widespread consumption.
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Toledo
Minneapolis Tribune
Findlay
Fostoria
Tiftin
Bowing Green
Baltimore
Northwestern
Van
Dayton
Celina
St. Mary
van Wert
Wapakoneta
Fremont
Norwalk
Bellevue
Sandusky
Bowling Green
Aote
Chicago
Oddities From A Curious World Of Facts And Fancies
A medley of curiosities ranges from English chess by telephone and a watch dealer’s remark on winded timepieces to a Victoria theatre troupe and a varying sunshine average. It notes long lived oaks in England, a Mauritius stamp marriage ad, Thibet’s Jangya copy in the British Museum, and the rise of divorces in the United States alongside odd customs and inventions.
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England
Mse
Teltet
Kado
Victoria
British Columbia
India
Mexico
Vienna
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British Museum
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United States
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Egypt
Rae
Clipstone Park
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British Isles
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Gelemos
Europe
Evangelical Confession
Brazil
Siberia
Harrisburg
Conn
Russia
Orloff
Serringham
Lanham
Texas
Missour
Richmond
Kaiser
Fulton
Callaway County
Japan
Dexter
Daugherty
Carterville
Hemet
San Jacinto Cal
N. B
Judge Gilmore
Columbus
Switzerland
Specia
Tonabota
Philadelphia Record
White House
Francis Joseph
Austria
Spain
Costa Rica
Bermudas
Henry Til
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