Agricultural chemistry and soil fertility in farming practice
The article discusses soil fertility as a latent resource, the role of agricultural chemistry in sustaining land, and the limits of exhaustion. It contrasts old and new cultivation methods, the value of manure and artificial fertilizers, and economics of dung use, with data on nutrient losses from long-term dung applications and notes on crop nutrient needs, particularly for corn and potatoes, urging improved soil management and cooperation in farming. It includes a farmer’s diary on herd milk production and feeding, illustrating practical outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
J. B. Lawes
L.L. D
Stover
Connecticut
Charleston
A. H.W
Holstein Milk Record for Echo 121 1882–83
Holstein cow Echo 121, bred by Gerritt Miller of Peterborough New York, produced a milk record from March 20 1882 to March 20 1883. Echo was sired by Rip Van Winkle 35 and dam Crown Princess, both imported from West Friesiana by Miller. Mr A J Wright of Buffalo purchased Echo and later sold her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Echo
Ave
Ibs
Cece
Gerritt
Miller
Peterborough
N. Y
Rip van Winkle
Crown Princess
West Friesiana
A. J. Wright
Buffalo
Bir. M
Simpler experimental farming rules from Voelcker
Dr Voelcker of the Royal Agricultural Society urges that agricultural experiments be simple and definite. He warns against complex, multi manure trials and advocates targeted questions on nitrogen sources and application methods. He discusses soil suitability, plot size, duplicate trials, and accurate measurement of yield and composition to obtain practical, economical results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voelcker
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Woburn
Bristol Wagon Company
Field experiments prove value of long term manuring studies
The article defends multi year field trials over isolated season tests. It cites Woburn as showing single season results mislead, praises Lawes Gilbert and Voelcker for forty years of rigorous field and feeding experiments under royal and duke sponsorship, and argues such sustained work yields true agricultural answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
Lawes
Gilbert
England
Messrs. Lawes & Gilbert
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Duke of Bedford
Voelcker
Wholesale Fertilizing Materials Prices Listed by Type
A historical price roundup shows per ton and per unit costs for phosphoric acid, various phosphates, and nitrogen and potash products. Entries include Navassa phosphate, sulphate ammonia, nitrate soda, dried blood variants, bone meal and bone ash derivatives, ground bones, seed meals, guano, kainit, and kelp related supplies with percentages of ammonia and phosphoric acid noted. Prices range from about 4 cents per pound for sulphate ammonia to roughly 60 per ton for certain potash compounds, reflecting wholesale cash rates for agricultural chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navassa
South Carolina
Lobos
The Future of American Farming Proclaimed
The Rural New Yorker argues farming offers unmatched social progress and happiness. It praises farmers for intelligence energy and enterprise and urges sons of farmers to excel in rotation, stock breeding, and economic farming to maximize yields and profit. Agriculture is celebrated as a supreme human industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Sheep Bot Fly Plague and Brewers Distillers Waste Use
June to July sees sheep frantic with nosing and head shaking as a small fly deposit larvae in nostrils. Grubs crawl into frontal sinuses, harming sheep. tar smeared logs lure flies away. Separately, brewing and distilling wastes can feed dairy cows when properly handled, with examples from Germany and Finland cited to support their value as fodder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Missouri
Texture and climate shape soil fertility and farming gains
The article argues soil fertility hinges on proper texture allowing air and water flow, subsoil depth, and drainage. It notes climate and rainfall steer agricultural value, with emphasis on land drainage enhancing soil as a fertilizing agent and leadership by texture, structure, and season. It highlights orchard grass as a superior hay and pasture forage over timothy, recommending seeding rates and noting meadow oatgrass as valuable for winter pasturage in Virginia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.P. Morton
Agriculturist
England
Timothy
Virginia
The Case for Thoroughbred Sheep Breeding
The article argues that uniform, purebred flocks yield higher quality wool and better profits than grade or cross-bred stock. It cites experiences with merino and Cotswold genetics, warns against mixed breeding, and notes merino advantages in cold, feed efficiency, and market demand, including past shifts to coarse wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotswold
Atwood
Hammond
Vermont
Ohio
Boston
Points on Pear Culture and Orchard Care
The article outlines pear orchard practices through the early bearing years. It advises growing corn first year for protection, followed by hoed crops fertilized with well-rotted stable manure. Emphasizes careful plowing, avoiding harsh manures, and using wood ashes as a key fertilizer. Recommends deep cultivation with a one horse plough and vigilant protection of young trees from rodents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculturist
F. D. Curtis
Prof
Beal
Michigan
Chicago
Theo
Slosson
J. J. Thomas
New York
London Grocer
Germany
Why Always Timothy The Grasslands Dependence In New England
The article argues farmers repeatedly rely on timothy and clover in meadows, noting timothy dominates New England pastures and was once called herds grass in Pennsylvania. It explains timothy harms renewal when converted to pasture after hay, causing bulbous stem swelling vulnerable to trampling and leaf loss, and mentions farmers who alter a sow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
New England
Pennsylvania
Farm Wages Rise Sharply Amid Labor Shortage and Machinery Gains
The article argues that farm wages have advanced significantly over thirty years despite rising immigrant labor, noting that profits do not keep pace with wage increases. It credits improved farming methods and labor-saving tools for enabling higher wages, while stressing the need for intelligent, reliable labor and the farmer's responsibility to share wealth as agriculture supports national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Department of Labor
East
Land Value and Bearing Orchards in Property Deals
A Pacific Coast article argues that land suited for development at low cost becomes valuable when bearing orchards or other improvements exist. It defends owner values for productive, investment oriented land, urging fair pricing based on yield and regular interest. It notes unimproved land should be kept affordable to foster development.
Things Worth Knowing on Charcoal Feed and Pruning Tips
Charcoal should be liberally fed to fowls and swine in small lumps for health benefits. A sheltered trough of fresh charcoal aids confinement flocks. Lime in whitewash, with carbolic acid, helps control vermin. Air slaked lime deodorizes chicken houses. Oyster-shell lime supports eggshells. Pruning ornamental shrubs requires selective cuts by growth rate and flower wood, removing weakest shoots.
A Queen of the Stage Maud Granger Promotes Cure
The New York World profiles actress Maud Granger on her rise to stardom and recovery from illness. She credits Warner's Safe Cure with restoring her health and enabling a demanding tour from Chicago to San Francisco and across the East and West. Granger discusses the emotional demands of acting and urges women to seek health remedies to prevent suffering. She lists past roles and upcoming plans for Her Second Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Miss Granger
United States
San Francisco
Legion
Sam
America
Warner
New York
Brooklyn
Union Square Theatre
Boston Globe
Booth’s
John McCullough
Juliet Camille
Rosalind
Cicely Blaine
Rome
Antonia
Miraculous Escape as Infant Lands in Basket
An infant fell from a third story window at 732 Jefferson street and landed unharmed in an old woman’s basket. Oscar Oppenheimer and family praised Providence and rewarded the savior, Mrs Constanter of 219 Susquehanna avenue, who was peddling wares nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Solomon Strauss
Jefferson Street
Oscar Oppenheimer
Sue Signal Service
Oppenheimers
Constanter
Susquehanna Avenue
Steamboat With a Wooden Boiler Tested Above Falls
William Sutcliffe, a Paterson mechanic, builds a 16 foot propeller steamboat with a wooden ale cask boiler to be placed in the Passaic river above the Falls within days. The boiler, tested to 200 PSI, is top fired and draughted from beneath, a first historic attempt believed likely to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Paterson
William Sutcliffe
Passaic River
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Andrew H. Ward
F. C. Stevens
Country Gentleman
Professor Caldwell
Milch Zeitung
Finland
Fitty
Cuarles A. Vogeler Vo
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