Feeding cattle ration questions from Country Gentleman discussion
A reader asks if feeding corn meal with cottonseed meal pays when ensilage and straw are abundant. Expert guidance notes corn meal is a balance to cottonseed meal and suggests a daily mix of ten pounds corn meal and six pounds cottonseed meal, plus ensilage, with straw as filler. warns against overfeeding cottonseed meal and advises mixing all components so grain and fodder are eaten together.
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Corp
Texas Sugar Cane Varieties Grow Across Wide Regions
An article notes Texas as a large sugar producing state with one-fourth of counties suited to ribbon cane on moist fertile land. Sorghum thrives in uplands across prairie counties and many Eastern Texas timbered counties. Ribbon cane features striped stalks and varies in color and saccharine content while several varieties including red blue and pea green are described with differences in texture and sweetness.
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Acre
Cameron County
Texas
Brazoria
Cameron
Fort Bend
Leon
Matagorda
Wharton
Sandaase
Sugar Making In The North: Sap Boiling And Cane Syrup
The piece describes maple sap boiling and sugar production in the North. It covers sap transfer, cooling, and foam skimmed by children, cane beer from boiled cane juice, and beliefs about health benefits. It notes syrup yields, sugar granulation, and processing steps from juice to molasses to syrup. It also touches on cultivating cane in the United States, planting by eyes, and field preparation.
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Barre
New Sricans
The Canada thistle on western New York farms explained
An essay explains why the Canada thistle spreads on western New York farms and why frequent shallow cultivation defeats it. The writer recalls experiments with plowing and harrowing, noting fall plowing can help or hurt, and stresses careful, repeated cultivation to exhaust roots and reduce new shoots.
Winter Horse Care for Farmers with Failing Winter Work
The article argues large farmers cannot keep many teams busy through winter as in other seasons. It advises feeding good hay and grain, using corn with oats, shelter, and grooming. It condemns iron shoes, warns about hoof contraction and lameness, and suggests allowing hoof growth and occasional reset rather than shoeing constantly.
Winter mud causes sore heels in horses
The article warns farmers that winter mud and meltwater can cause cracked heels and swelling in horses, leading to lameness. It advises not to leave animals standing ankle deep, to dry legs thoroughly after work, bandage if needed, and treat hot cracked heels with acetate of lead ointment at night and glycerine in the morning to prevent further problems and infections like grease and fungal growth.
One Acre Berry Enterprise by William Fisher
William Fisher of Norwalk Ohio built a strawberry bed on an acre in Lawtey Florida among young orange trees. He planted 146000 runners, used a light sandy soil, mulched with piney woods grass, and faced a severe winter that cut yields. The first shipment to New York on March 11 yielded five quarts for 76 dollars. total net about 213.92 dollars after expenses. He harvested about 3000 quarts in total, with labor mostly by himself and his son.
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William Fisher
Norwalk
Lawtey
Vla
Piney Woods
Dividing Ridge
Gulf
Atlantic
New York
Fisher
Florida
Georgis
Orida
Stephen G’owers
Ohio
Armer
Grapevine Pruning and Trellis Methods for Better Bearing
The article compares pruning strategies for vines, favoring annual renewal of young wood and limiting fruit to what can mature. It describes horizontal arm systems, Fuller method, two-wire Kaitlin, and four- to six-wire trellises, with notes on laying down for winter protection and summer pruning to balance growth and future yields. It references varieties like Concord and HKivira Rogers hybrids and cautions on trellis height for practical harvest access.
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Jess
Devon
Knox
Pittshur
Concord
Easil
Ohio
General farm improvement guidelines from a 19th century survey
The article outlines practical farming advice: lay out fields for rotation, plan seasonal work, drain and manuring to improve soil, build shelter for animals and crops, use the best seed and tools, extend the season with proper land management, and maintain workshops, fences, water, and feed systems. It also covers choosing new homes, top-dressing fruit trees, outdoor repairs, and efficient winter cattle care.
Pest control tips for farmers in old stove-pipe style
The text outlines weekly face oiling for people, rat control by placing manganese and muriatic acid to drive rats from crevices without breathing the fumes, and maintaining farm tools with paint or crude petroleum to protect wood and surfaces. It claims the operation pays better than other cheap methods.
Protecting Young Trees from Rabbits and Bark Wounds
The article explains rabbit damage to young orchid trees during winter and offers countermeasures. It recommends making bark distasteful by applying waste meat parts from butchered animals, and, if bark is damaged, covering wounds with wax or cow dung cloth. It cautions against cloths or snow alone and notes pruning and vigor help prevention.
Preparing a Summer Supply of Wood
The text advises preparing a summer supply of stove wood now for ease and efficiency. It favors cutting green wood while weather is cool, sawing larger logs, and splitting with an axe. Light seasoned wood makes quick heat and fast cool down, with white elm and cottonwood as top summer fuels.
Handsome orchard trees and grafting tips for better stock
Reading tone guides buyers to select sturdy upright varieties like Northern Spy while noting some crookeder types such as Early Joe and Red Canada. The piece recommends grafting crooked sorts onto straight stock, wildlife pest deterrence with hawks, and soil mounds to protect young trees. It also covers seed germination methods for red cedar and cautions on insecticides and labor management.
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Canada
Buffur
Nells
Josephine de Malines
Samuel Miler
A. J. Cook
Paris
AsparagusAdvice and Farm Notes From Past Era
June-budded trees may rival spring stock in cost and performance. Water fowl need extra drinks in winter. Swelled legs in mares may signal disease. Change feeding to avoid harmful drugs. Harris debunks asparagus myths and soil nitrogen needs. Hazen reports farmer improvements and optimism in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Joseph Harris
L. T. Hazen
Alaska
New Hampshire
Vermont
Cons County
Eastham Nexus of Cape Cod History and Folklore
SANowicu January 7 Eastham stands as a beacon of colonial history with references to Thomas Prince and the old Eastham homestead. The piece notes historic land value, the ancestral pear tree from England, and the once-prolific corn plains while recounting early laws on bird control and marriage, the single Methodist parish, Ephraim Avery’s murder trial link, and the 1662 whales-for-salary pact. It highlights the Nauset language translation by Rev. Samuel Treat and the Atlantic side cable terminus near Nauset Light, plus remnants of colonial punishment and the famed Eastham Methodist camp meeting.
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Sanowicu
Cape Cod
Eastham
Thomas Prince
Plymouth Colony
Prince
Barnstable County
England
Nanset
Astham
Ephraim K. Avery
Fall River
Sarah Sornell
Teimbers
Providence
Old Colony
Plymouth
Yarmouth
Samuel Treat
Atlantic
Nauset Three Lights
Poetic Doodles and Witty Exchange in a Paper
A fragmentary verse asks about kissing and propriety, noting coyness and a cent price. A brief dialogue scene follows where a newspaper mocks a lifeless Grimes found in his house, led by Fogg and Henderson remarking on the oddity of the lifelessness itself.
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Fogg
Old Grimes
Fenderson
Interior of the Boston morgue inspires moral commentary
The Sunday Herald illustrates the morgue interior likely as an occult commentary on daily lessons to be good and happy hereafter. It praises its own merial influences and the paper's reputation among readers.
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Lowell Mail
The
Sunday Herald
Boston Morgue
the Herald
Lost Dog Run Over Story Sparks Silent Mourning
A muted tale centers on a dog named Miss Tuxedo believed to be beloved and sensitive after a car collision. The piece notes the incident without graphic detail, conveying community restraint and quiet grief.
Miss Boston and Miss Chicago Banter Over Garters
A playful exchange between Miss Boston and Miss Chicago centers on preferences for large eats and the practicality of garters without mucilage. The light dialogue showcases regional charm and sociable wit without heavy stakes. The piece captures period entertainment tone and city personalities in a brief, cordial banter.
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Boston
Chicago
What will follow the toboggan
A Plain Dealer exchange contemplates the dangers after a toboggan ride with grim references to bruises broken bones costly medical care and possible funerals.
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Plain Dealer
Quit Trying: Puck Sunset Cox Says He Quits Joking
Local figure Puck Sunset Cox states he has quit joking after a stretch of humor. The chestnut belt is cited as the turning point in his decision to stop making light of topics.
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Puck Sunset Cox
Chestnut Belt
Valuable Books Offered Free With Weekly Globe Subscription
A promotional notice lists valuable books offered at backward price with a one year Weekly Globe subscription. It names many titles from Harper's Young People to London Lancet and Puck, specifies bold editions in cloth, and limits orders to one magazine per address with yearly subscription.
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Globe
Globe Subscription Offers With Books and Discounts
Advertised deals include one year of The Globe for $3 or free with six subscribers and $6. Webster's Illustrated Dictionary option at six dollars for one year with The Globe or free for eight subscribers. Robinson Crusoe deluxe edition offered with The Globe for $1.66, with Thomas Brothard illustrations and Austin Dobson introduction. Agents receive standard cash commissions on combined orders.
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Globe
Robinson Crusoef
Thomas Brothard
R. A
Austin Dobson
Free Book Offer For Subscriptions And New Readers
To secure a free book send your subscription or renewal plus $2.20 and choose from titles including Guizot Civilization Smith Bible Dictionary Robinson Crusoe The Book of Fables Milton Prose Works and many others such as Oliver Cromwell Life of Oliver Cromwell Hawthorne Twice Told Tales and Dickens Cricket on the Hearth.
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Bacon
Locke
Eliot
Posey
Poe
M. Hs
Burke
Deenery
Hamerton
Saunas
Hawthorne
Vicar of
Wakefield
Bergs Eliot
Sores Longfellow
Liberty Milton
Emerson
Goethe
Wilhelm Meister
U.S. Navy
Paul
Virginia
Roger
Stors Samuel
Plutarch
Ols Thackeray
Maurice Thompson
Wee Cecil
Hieneewene Macaulay
Frederick the Great Lossing
Arving
Guizot
Robinson Crasoe
Milton
Milt
Liberty
Lamb
Elia
Oliver and Munchausen
Oliver Cromwell
Fox
Hood
Looke
Widow Bonett
Smucker
Child
France
Germany
Bunyan
Irving
Samuel
Dickens
Common Macauley
Frederick the Great
Gordon
Special Offers on Irving Works and Related Volumes
The Caxton edition of Irving’s Works four volumes with The Globe for one year costs five dollars or free for sixteen subscribers. Other sets offered include Chambers English Literature four volumes at three dollars with one year of The Globe or free for eight, Gibbon’s History of Rome five volumes at three dollars forty five cents with one year or free for nine, Hans Andersen Stories four volumes with The Globe one year for one or free for five, Dore Engravings for the Bible priced two dollars seventy five cents with one year or free for seven subscribers, Paradise Lost engravings two seventy five with one year or free for seven, Qiuper’s Leather Stocking Tales six volumes in three with The Globe one year for three sixty or free for ten subscribers. Redpath’s Illustrated History of the United States offered with The Globe.
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Caxton
Irving
Globe
Chambers
The
Dore
Quioper
Redpath
United States
Cancerous Growth Removed From Tongue at Home
Alfred J. Shipley of 31 James Street Newark recovered after galvano cautery removed about half of the right side of his tongue. The November 23 operation at his home, under chloroform with nine physicians present, used a silk needle and platinum wire heated to incandescence to sever the base, leaving a bloodless wound.
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Nature
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Charles A. Green
the Tribune
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Tuxedo
Puck
Standard History
Religious Books
Harper's
Sciesa
Home Journal
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New York Witness
Phrenological Journal
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Hepa
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Bostok, Mass
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Gibbon
Rome
Gatsot
Green
Schiller
Ius
Burns
Moore
Boott
Bryant
Longfellow
Durfee
Patriarc Banyan
Geike
Smith
Ln Lox
Josephus
Luther
Parrar
Andover Review
American Dairyman
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthlywadee
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Grocer
American Agriculturist
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Art Amateur
Army& Navy Journal Newcubs
Book Buyer
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Deslaeed Murtoal_ Wed
Treceen
Burlington Hawkeye
We Wees
Ballou's Magasine
Bee-keeper's
Renee
Babyland
Boston Pilot
Boston Medical Journal
Cass
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Owe Ee
Osassu's Magazine of Art
Ooo
Ovantry Gentiense
Aes Gee
Christian Herald
Curnal Ween Ewes
Chautauqua Young Pots Journal
Decorator and Purnisher
Demoresta Magasine
Prom
Donahoo's Vetees
Detroit Pree Press
Mining
Parm
Field and Stockman
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Aon Emeres
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Rollo Books
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