Agricultural department open to farmer essays in Weekly Globe
The Weekly Globe announces a new agricultural section inviting farmers to write about current topics, practical methods, and stock management from Boston. It invites essays on sugar beet profitability, dairy cow winter feed, and winter hen feed, with readers urged to send communications to The Agricultural Editor. The piece also describes a linseed biscuit ration trial for cavalry horses, noting biscuits weigh about two ounces each, can be carried in large quantities, and proved superior to oats in camp trials.
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Agricultural Department of Tar
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Agricultural Department of Tay Grower
Weekly Globe
Boston
Mass
Boussingault
Maine
New England
Ceres
Argus
Breeding Percherons Shifts Workhorse Market Worldwide
The drive to breed large, well-formed horses rises across the United States and Europe as demand outpaces supply. The piece links rising prices for draught horses to railroads, industry, and war-era labor shifts, urging expansion of Percheron Normandy stock to meet global needs and to reduce foreign stallion dependence while noting improvements in feeding, stock care, and curing methods. It also covers salt use, hog fattening, and practical farming tips for winter stock management.
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United States
England
Ireland
Scotland
France
Belgium
Germany
Europe
Sugar Beet Cultivation and Tea Plant Experiments in Maine
A detailed account covers sugar beet culture on a 2.75 acre field, including manures, ploughing, seeding, weeding, and yields, with notes on Portland shipments and potential profitability for New England. It also discusses tea plant culture, preparation, and processing, plus manure management and barnyard littering for winter stock care.
Tea culture as American industry urges hopeful growth
William Saunders outlines tea plant culture and leaf curing for home and small growers. He notes tea thrives where rainfall is ample and warmth remains above freezing, with a favorable damp hot climate ideal for yields. Saunders describes a nursery-to-plant method and recommends shading seeds and sowing thick hay over beds to protect seedlings.
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William Saunders
Department of Agriculture
Washington
New York Horticultural Society
Flow to Secure Atmospheric Fertilizers for Crops
A historical article argues that the atmosphere provides key fertilizers carbonic acid in air, water, and ammonia. It explains plants acquire carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients through leaves, roots, and decomposition, and emphasizes using absorbents like fine charcoal and well pulverized soil to spread atmospheric fertilization. It also notes practical farm issues like barnyard mud and storage.
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Jethro Tuli
Froughman
The Noxious Weed and Foreign Invasion of Cropland
The article argues that most troublesome weeds in American farms originate from Europe, costing farmers time and money. It highlights Canada thistle, the oxeye daisy, and viper's bugloss as pervasive intruders, urging strict seed controls and laws to prevent seed spread, plus rigorous field management to reduce infestations and protect crop yields.
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America
Europe
Canada
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ile
Shenandoah
Vermont
Atlantic
Virginia
Chess
Jimson
Hints to Good Health on Brain Food and Imagination
The piece argues brain workers need special nourishment beyond ordinary fare, praising phosphates and whole grains while warning against overindulgence in pork and pastry. It cites brain growth in domesticated ducks and notes imagination can influence health, with a cautionary anecdote about a blood transfusion and a discussion of heat, induction, and the brain’s electrical aspects.
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Crichton Brown
British Association
San Francisco
Fragmentary OCR Summary of Unknown Note
Scrambled OCR text fragment references color and items but yields no clear event or identity. Unable to determine person, place, or date from available readable content.
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