Tobacco culture and curing for profitable farming
The article outlines U S tobacco dominance, yields, soils, and cost per acre, then details manuring, seed, planting, cultivation, priming, topping, suckering, cutting, housing, and curing. It emphasizes soil health, plant vigor, and precise handling to preserve flavor and burning qualities, concluding with fermentation and packing.
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United States
Kentucky
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Florida
Wolf
Charleston
A. H.W
Why the United States imports eggs from Europe
The Sun notes cheap grain and lands make eggs easy to produce, yet the U S imports millions of eggs from Europe yearly. It cites 1881 110 million 1882 140 million and last year 150 million with this year expected around 200 million imports. It questions why American poultry breeders do not solve the shortage and asks for explanations from breeders of fancy poultry.
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United States
Copenhagen
Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury
Europe
Denmark
The Clobe Soil Tests Explain Fertilizer Needs
The Clobe describes soil tests priced to help farmers learn which of the three constituents nitrogen phosphate of lime and potash best fits their soil. Tests show effects of using each constituent separately and in combination to guide profitable crop production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew H. Ward
Weekly Globe
Soil tests and practical fertilizer experiments for farmers
The article explains applying soil tests with a frame and boxed samples to compare treatments, lists ten separate soil test formulations with their phosphoric acid, nitrogen or potash outputs, and costs, and argues that soil needs vary by crop. It urges farmers to adopt tests to tailor manure and avoid waste, noting benefits for corn wheat and potatoes and offering test packages by mail.
Montana Irrigation Ditches Seen as Lucrative Policy
General James Brisbin warns in Montana that irrigation ditches under state law grant strong powers, including eminent domain, perpetual charters, and land taxes. He cites a Billings ditch owned by Herman Clark, 35 miles long, 100,000 acres, costing 100000 dollars and yielding 50000 dollars yearly in charges, arguing ditch ownership may surpass land value in profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
James 8. Brisbin
Washington
Times
Billings
Herman Clark
Philadelphia
Know-How in Dairy and Farm Accounting
A essay urges farmers to track exact yields and inputs. It argues owners should know milk output, butter per cow, and feed consumption to optimize costs. A simple balance and notebook can save substantial annual sums.
Things Worth Knowing About Farming Profits and Timing
A reflective piece advising farming timing for various activities from planting to selling grain and feeding hogs. It argues best times align with market prices and life stages, notes typical returns from farming ventures, and warns against overreliance on risky investments like mining while promoting cautious, steady gains in farming.
Virginia's Natural Bridge Tall Tales From a Western Man
A Western man recounts wild yarns to a Globe interviewer about the natural bridge of Virginia and a notorious joke on Bill Rivers in California. He describes living with miners near Humboldt Bay, sharing campfire lies, and a bold claim about building the Virginian landmark before fleeing to another camp.
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Virginia
Globe
G. R
W. M
Bill Rivers
Californy
Black — Sands
Humboldt Bay
Nateral Bridge
Bill
Dyer
We All Speak Three Languages
Lord Coleridge argued in America that every educated English speaker uses at least three languages. He noted colloquial English in speech, literary English in writing, and an antiquated sacred English in reading the Bible.
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Academy
Lord Coleridge
America
The Young Man in the Proscenium Bok
A Buffalo Express item describes a man on stage as the embodiment of elegance. His vest hangs low risking a wardrobe mishap, the swallow-tail coat fits him, and his face shows quiescent suffering as if all pleasures have been exhausted and cannot be rekindled.
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Henneberg
Murton
Cyclopedia of Agriculture
Jennings
Morton
Foster
England
Professor F. H. Stover
New York
Buffalo Express
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ANC
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Leuchs
Germany
Ume
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Dabney
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Lragm, Neen
Bane
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Steer Tees
Awe Strvesers
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Frits
Ewer Voosvere
Eeneee Steere
Proscenium
Bok
the Weekly Globe
Boston
Maas
Ihs
New England
H.S. Berlin & CO
Eleventh St
Washington, D. C
Box
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homœopathic Chemists
London
Eng
Marston Bolus
Marston Remedy CO
14Th St
Franti
Vicor
Mannoop
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall
Mich
Mangold
J. H. Reeves
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