Poultry Farming Advice From Elmira Experts
A discussion led by A F Vanderhoff at the Elmira Farmers Club outlines practical steps to start and profit from keeping poultry. Key points cover henhouse design, breed choice for eggs, feeding regimens, flock management, and costs. Emphasis on brown Leghorns for egg production, early hatching, confinement to reduce garden damage, and careful budgeting to achieve profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. F. Vanderhoff
Elmira Farmers’ Club
Vanderhoff
Kout
C. F. Vanderhoff
C. Compton
W. A. Armstrong
John Bridgman
C.F. Vanderhoff
Ean W. Hoffman
G. W. Hoffman
F. Vanderhoff
Pennsylvania
McCann
W.A. Armstrong
Anderhoff
Severa
Market Garden Notes January 1688 Coldest Month on Record
The January 1688 period is remembered as exceptionally cold in the Market Garden area, with multiple days below zero and two to three weeks of severe cold. This harsh winter affected gardening and truck farming practices, shaping the season's challenges for growers and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arket
Ebloiia
D. Philbrick
Market Garden
Gardening and Truck Farming Guide for a Small Market
Inexperienced gardeners should specialize in a few in demand crops and expand as they gain experience. The author shares methods for early peas, beets, pickles, cucumbers, turnips, and sweet potatoes, plus practical tips on soil, planting, watering, and protecting crops for market or family use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Peter
McLean's
England
Waldo F. Brown
Ohio
Sweet Potato Culture and Planting Method
The article outlines ideal growing conditions for sweet potatoes a dry sandy soil with open subsoil is best and damp ground is poor. It details plot preparation markings three runner sleds a six inch furrow and the use of four quarts of coarse stable manure at crossings before placing sprouts.
Interesting Morgan horse breeding facts from a 19th century note
The article discusses Morgan horses, noting their Arabian origins, typical size from 14 to 16 hands and about 850 to 1050 pounds. It explains that trotters gain length and speed through crosses, that Morgan blood adds beauty and endurance but does not alone produce trotter speed, and highlights color varieties with bays and chestnuts being common.
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Morgan
Justin Morial
Woodmry
Sherman
Vid Gifford
Old Green Mountain
Hale
Green Mountain
Pigeon Farming for Profit Squabs on Any Farm Near Market
A historical notice explains profitable squab raising to farmers. It advises building a high loft, attracting pigeons with grain and codfish, and creating salt cat to lure them. It cautions on pest control, rat protection, and proper nesting, outlining setup and care steps.
Coal Ashes Fertile But Careful For Soil And Grass
A farmer teacher notes coal ashes improve soil by increasing aeration and permeability when carefully used as a mulch or soil topping. Fine, sifted ashes benefit heavy soils and grass, but must not cover leaves or hinder germination. stirring after rains is essential to keep air in.
America’s Export to England Forage Crops What Farmers Should Know
The report details two years of import data from the United States and Canada showing declines in oxen and bulls and sheep and lambs, with small increases in cows. It presents full totals for the last two years to clarify the shifts in agricultural imports to England and highlights the need for clear setting out of these figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
United States
Canada
Farmers Should Know From Michigan Agricultural College
Professor A J Cook of Michigan Agricultural College toured farms using silos and urged better storage. His silo design holds 70 tons ensilage and cost 126.88 dollars. Other notes cover frost prevention for fowls, lard purity concerns, green manuring, plant care, and dairy practices.
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A. J. Cook
Michigan Agricultural College
Cook
Michigan Farmer
Washington
Agricultural and Finance
Congress
de Muth
de Pauw University
Professor Roberts
Professor Arnold
Hoard
A First Class China Inn With Brick Walls And Kong Beds
A New Haven Register excerpt by J. B. Sargent describes a northern China inn with sun-dried brick walls, narrow courtyards, and two blocks. Rooms feature brick floors, papery windows, a kong bed, and a furnace under the floor. Travelers share space with mules and insects as cooks and drivers lodge nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Sargent
New Haven
China
Kong
Evin
Love and Death in a Quiet Embrace
Poem fragment contrasts divine love with mortality. A woman gazes upon a man, strength meets strength as she bows like a Lily to the sun. They are embraced as heaven’s gates open, stars fade, winds drift, and Earth forgets.
Valuable Books Given Away Offer From The Globe Daily
Advertises affordable subscription terms for The Weekly Globe with a large list of magazine titles and prices. States that no publication can be sent for less than a year and that only one magazine per address is allowed. Provides ordering instructions and caution about beginning issue, with mass catalog of periodicals and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wate
C. F. Vanderhoff
Ohn McCann
C.¥. Vanderhoff
John Bridman
F. Vanderhoffi
McCann
GLOBE
Arthur's Home
Andover Review
American Dairyman
Art Interchange Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Grocer
American Agriculturist
Artimateur
Army&Navy Journal
Newaubs
Book Buget
Cssvsecserss
Banner
Brainard's Musical World
Burlington Hawkeye
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Demorest's Magazine
Donshoo's Magazine
Decorator
Boston Pilot
Deeeses Ae
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Eeeees
Century Magazine
Aevest
Christian Seersenes Torns
Cotta E Hearth
Vseveeres
Caswell’s Magazine of Art
Family Magazine
Seevese
Sedans
Abe
Christian Herald
Os Sesees
Roc
Courier-Journal
Lasasares Oh
Detroit Free Press
Edinburgh Review
Forney's Progress
Frank Leslie
Germantown Telegraph
Nets Seco
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Eveeses
Godey
Herald of Health
Home Journal
Sandvebarc Biod
Indiana Farmer
Town Homestead
Journal of Microscopy
Te Cooee
Lippincott’s Magazine
London Co Narter
Littell’s Living Ee
London Lancet
American Hi Ory
Mining Record
North American Review
N. Y
Ee Journal
Phrenological Journal
Practical Farmer
Prairie Parmer
Presbyterian Review
Philadelphia Medical Times
Philadelphia Practical Far
Rideout’s Magazine
New Yorker
Pos Ss
Scientific American
Sunday School Times
Scribner's Ee Ba
N.Y
Peterson's Lady's Magazine
Popular Science News
Popular Science Monthly
Law
Henry B. Corey
Ll.b
New York Bar
Tle
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Rts Rig
Rae
Atlantic Seaboard
Dominion
Europe
India
Australasia
Argentine Republic
Denmark
W. W. Cooke
Vermont
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Ormantown Telegraph
Celia Thaxter
She
Sly
CNN
Ragayera
Minerva
Treceipta
Patent Office
Everybody’s Assistant
Weekly
THE
Weekly Globe
Boston
Mass
Ropp
Ihs
Suw
Scribner's Magazine
Lasting Cape XU
Mel A
Eisai Ithoss
Charles Scribner's Sons
the Weekly Globe
Tara Boston
TVAE
Iveje
Mosople
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