Tobacco Fertilizer and Beekeeping Tips From The Farm Journal
Andrew H Ward invites readers to correspond and lecture across New England on farming for profit. The piece discusses tobacco fertilization using cottonseed meal, wood ashes, and nitrate of soda, weighing soil types, nutrients, and soil amendment strategies. It also covers beekeeping hive maintenance, moisture control, and hive cushions, plus asparagus bed preparation and trenching for planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew H. Ward
Ward
New England
Wasekly Gore
Boston
Mass
Prof. Wolff
Mondo Scer
Bees Safe From Winter Disturbance and Mice Intrusion
The article warns to leave bees alone in freezing weather and guard hive entrances against mice. It describes tinned entrances to deter intruders, feeding colonies with sugar paste when provisions are low, and a simple tin device to cut winter passages in combs. It also notes using a woolen plunger to remove cut comb pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conan Ae
Root feeding for fine wool from English flocks
Root crops provide digestible, laxative nutrition that supports nitrogen and fat formation for wool. English flocks use roots to maintain high wool quality. Canada excels due to root and pea feeding. Corn alone harms beginners. clover hay must be mold-free to protect fleece. wet conditions ruin wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Legum
Pars
New York
Ohio
H. Stewart
Farmers and fertilizer use in old practice
The fragment discusses farmers buying fertilizers, noting blind work and risk of neglecting home supply. It mentions a fertilizer supplier invite, a supper at a farmer’s home, and critique of how manure was scattered and valued. The text shows incomplete details and murky context.
Fertilizer waste and bone composting tips from Ohio Farmer
Farmers advised to save manure and stop waste as fertilizers flood the market. The piece urges systematic rotations and better tillage to cut losses and preserve home supplies. President Alvord shares a bone dissolving method using bones lime ashes soil and water staged in layered mixing pits with weeks of curing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Alvord
Maryland Agricultural College
Breeding Bronze Turkeys Requires Selection and Vigilance
The bronze turkey guidance warns buyers that age, size, and symmetry affect value and that inferior stock can be sold at high prices. Ideal seven to eight month old cocks weigh 20 to 26 pounds, hens 14 to 16 pounds, with plumage hints of gold, bronze, and purple. To maintain quality, keep some cocks for breeding, select the best hens, and introduce new blood periodically to avoid strain deterioration.
Skin preparation and curing method for furs
Cut off useless parts and soften skin by soaking in warm water for an hour. Apply a paste of borax saltpetre and sulphate of soda to the flesh side, wash and apply soap paste, fold and rest. Soak in alum salt and saleratus solution, repeat 13 hour soaks until skin is soft. Sand and polish inside, moths cannot be prevented. seal fur with thick paper to keep new moths out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan Anda
Insect Damages Hay Stacks and Barns Prompt Investigation
Complaints to the Department of Agriculture describe an insect causing heavy damage to hay stored in stacks and barns. A special agent tested a pyrethrum treatment on five tons of infested hay, destroying many larvae, but six months elapsed before full assessment. The insect appears to lay eggs on field plants and migrate into mows and barns, thriving on old dry hay. No parasitic enemy has been found to aid farmers yet.
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Department of Agriculture
Timothy
Entosmological Department
Lhonagh
Best Soil Mixture for Hot Beds Uses Moss and Sieve
Use sifted moss with sandy soil for hot beds. Moss dries then runs through a coal ash sieve. Mix, then cover four inches inside the frame. Add superphosphate and wool ashes per square yard. Create a porous moist seed bed. Transplanting improves as roots form a fibre network.
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Vick
Rise in fruit demand boosts local sales of berries
The author notes a sharp rise in fruit consumption with about 100 bushels of raspberries sold near home this summer, suggesting sales far surpass what could have been achieved fifty years ago in New York State. Demand grows fastest for peaches and grapes, while pears and apples also rise, and 60 varieties are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Grapes and home fruit garden plans from a lifelong farmer
A farmer details grape handling for two tons yearly, describes varied varieties from Isabella to Delaware, and advocates a diversified home orchard plan with strawberries currants raspberries and plums. He outlines a quarter-acre garden layout, loam preparation, and a 29 month planting record showing rapid yields of strawberries raspberries blackberries pears and grapes. He notes healthful benefits of certain fruits and cautions about seed size in some grape varieties.
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Utica
Delaware
Concord
Diana
Grant
Rogers
Arnold
Ricketts
Richmond
Morello
Montmorency
Jessica
Hayes
Iona
Brighton
Jis
Tassel Removal In Corn Plants Increases Grain Yield
An Ithaca Cornell study tested removing tassels from corn before pollen release. In 24 duplicate trials, tassel-removed rows produced more good ears and over 50 percent more merchantable corn weight than rows left tassel intact, while abortive ears were far fewer on tassel-removed plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Eggers
Sibley
Connere
Building a South Facing Hot Bed Using Manure Frames
The guide advises selecting a sunny, protected site for a hot bed with north or west screening. It describes a barn yard setup on fresh horse manure, layered 6 to 12 inches above ground, packed tight, with careful manure heating and periodic turning to maintain steady heat. It covers frame preparation, sash sizing, and using crate inserts for seed starting.
Spectacles to Make Horses Pick Up Their Feet
Historical note on a London spectacle device for horses to encour age high stepping by creating an apparent uphill path. The piece discusses horses near sightedness and training methods, plus broad agrarian tips on barley seed, fertilizers, and livestock diets.
Christ Before Pilate reproduced to famed accuracy
The article praises a reproduction of Christ Before Pilate and notes overwhelming interest and praise. It mentions plans to also reproduce Christ on Calvary, describes the scene and characters, and cites the artist corps and expense involved. It references CHMOND and the Weekly Globe letter about sparrow farming and farming notes on plant food availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Pilate
Chmond
Weekly Globe
J. D. Norton
Kansas
Farmers Guide on Poultry, Housing, and Crops Practices
The article outlines economical farm improvements including broiler investment, duck profitability, rat proof floors for chicken houses using ashes and lime, and yard management to reduce waste. It notes costs, ventilation, and water control, plus a January 1892 National Farmers Alliance convention in Chicago. It also reports on copper sulfate spraying to prevent peach leaf curl, Bordeaux mixture for potatoes, and the hardiness and dessert quality of the bessemianka pear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cate
National Farmers’ Alliance
Chicago
France
Quebec
William H. Siviter in Judge Novelty Lines
The speaker vows to stop singing unfamiliar songs and abandon flashy attire and behavior. He pledges to avoid causing disruption in public spaces and withdraw from bold social acts such as forcing others to stand or drawing attention in crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Siviter
Bear movement spurred by organist dispute and dad's claim
A confusing sentence fragment hints at a dispute involving a bear movement linked to an organist and a dad's actions. No clear persons or events are established, making it hard to determine a concrete news item or outcome.
Proof. New York Truth. Mrs Hicks remarks on shoes
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Hicks accusing and questioning about removing shoes, with a brief reaction about listening to phonographs. The text is clipped and lacks full context or resolution.
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New York
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Mapes
Bowker
William Ballantine
Farm Journal
The
Bee
T. B. Terry
Maine
Bangor
New York City
London
Ohio Bulletin
Mississippi Bulletin
Bermuda
Grand Literary
Wanamaker
Munkacsy
Christ Before
Europe
Charming Home Journal
Home Companion
Ladies Home Companion
Mus
Iite
Plato
Caiaphus
Bigot
Sma
Eaty
Res
Cesar
Go Xoner
J.P. Wakth
Wheeling, Til
J.a.miller
Dawist B. Rowixson
Elk Creek
Munkadly
Christ ON
the Redeemer
Golgotha
Mount Calvary
St. John
Redeemer
Ladies' Home Companion
Boston, Mass
Mr. Norton
Mona Island
William H. Yeomans
Columbia, Conn
Yehak
Deadwood Dick
West Side
Chicago Herald
Soanso
House of Worship
Mminister
Deadwood
Deadwood Vick
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