Around the Farm A Vegetable Garden Guide for Spring and Summer
A detailed gardening column on sowing and managing crops from asparagus to hops. Includes timing for peas beans melons lettuce spinach celery onions carrots turnips and cucumbers, with soil preparation, succession sowing, and interplanting tips. Advises hoeing, earth-up methods, frame use for tomatoes, pest checks, and careful hop cultivation for a bountiful harvest.
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Jane
O'Rourke
Daniel O'Rourke
Notting
Laxton
Telephone
Telcom
Boston
New England
Ater
Hop Culture and the Hop Louse in Hops
A historical note on the hop plant pest known as the hop aphid or hop fly. It explains how the insect damages leaves by sap extraction and causes honeydew and black blight. It details the insect's appearance, natural enemies, and practical remedies including kerosene emulsion and spraying methods.
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Europe
Heema
Secret of Section Honey and brood chamber size in apiary lore
The article argues that proper hive size, notably a brood chamber around 2000 cubic inches, and strategic feeding of inferior honey in spring, drives more honey into section boxes. It cites Quinby and practical apiarists, stressing that keeping brood space free of honey encourages bees to store in the sections, yielding a larger section honey harvest.
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Toom
Quinby
Fondan
Asueen
Cultivation of Hops Highlights Best Practices
The article notes the hops cultivation section emphasizing the most approved aims and methods for successful growth. It outlines practical guidance and endorses standard techniques while inviting further discussion among growers.
Success With Turkeys in a Household Poultry Note
In this article the writer argues turkeys deliver vermin control without garden damage, contrasting them with chickens. It praises the turkey’s wild heritage, notes turkeys’ intolerance to confinement, and outlines practical husbandry tips including using a hen to rear young and a coop setup to keep poults dry and safe.
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Ts. P
Rs. P
Growing Flax and Related Crops for Profit in Indiana
A detailed guide urges farmers to cultivate flax for both fibre and seed, noting flax adapts to moist or dry seasons better than many crops. It covers planting rates, harvesting timing, retting methods, and fiber preparation, framing flax as a safe, growing American industry with strong local potential in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iniuna
Indiana
Turkeys Rearing Methods From a Small Farm
In Ohio Farmer, Stephen Powers discusses two distinct turkey-raising systems. One uses minimal feeding and confinement, with worms and dry grain, ample water, and delayed outdoor access, leading to high survival in some broods. The other, a neighbor’s lax method of free roaming, nests in stumps and piles, with scant care, still yielding some dressed birds.
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Washington County
Broom-Corn Culture and Varieties in the Midwest
A discussion of broom corn, noting its similarity to Indian corn but with thinner leaves and a top cluster of flowers. It highlights Tennessee and Missouri evergreen varieties, mentions a dwarf type, and suggests origins linked to Dr. Franklin. Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois are key producers, with cultivation guidelines and soil needs.
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Tennessee
Missouri
West
Franklin
China
America
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Broomcorn Cultivation and Harvesting Techniques Described
A 19th century gardening guide outlines stages of broomcorn growth from planting to harvest, noting tips on topping, ripening, and curing. It discusses plant height, stalk management, and methods to minimize seed loss while preparing mature brush for drying and sale.
Nasturtium officinale crops thrive near New York market
Farmers cultivate nasturtium officinale along streams near New York to profit from a flood-plain system. Gardens are laid in beds ten feet wide with five-foot alleys, flooded by stream water to saturate seeds. Once germinated plants spread, with careful water control, and crops can yield much more than other perennials.
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New York
Reagan Ponds
Faust ‘Eter Ft Derson
Angie
Philadelphia
Pd Waahe
Strij Im Ng
Sean Lees
Onan
Badcock
Stogumper
Wilcox
Almondsbury
Gloucestershire
Haney Walt
Girdled Trees May Be Cured With Grafts and Protection
Farmers can heal bark removal by packing earth to allow sap flow or attach thin grafts to bridge the wound. Protect the injured area with tarred cloth and grafting wax to keep air and water out. A noted apple tree and an evergreen showed full recovery with this method, preserving fruit and value for rare trees.
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Srat
Germantown
Home Garden Remedies from a Historic Almanac
A historic agricultural note suggests mulching bermuda lawns with thick organic layers and a ground barrier to prevent light and contact with soil. It also recommends saltpetre solution for cutworms, copperas glue for rabbits and mice, and warns about onion maggot with no certain cure, citing Professor Cook and broad orchard practice.
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Bermuda
Cook
An 1858 note on soil, crops, and farming practices
This fragment discusses mildew control, grape rot remedies, and copper stone sprays. It covers fodder timing and feeding methods, potato planting opinions, and crop yields. It also includes remarks on plant nutrition, curing green fodder, and general agricultural practices of the era.
The Wealthiest Negress Amanda Dixon in Atlanta Constitution
Augusta readers learn about Amanda Dixon the illegitimate daughter of David Dixon of Hancock County after the Supreme Court awarded her $400000. The piece outlines her rumored wealth lifestyle and plans, noting her two sons and observers' mixed views on her manners and future prospects.
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Augusta
Atlanta Constitution
Supreme Court
Amanda Dixon
David Dixon
Hancock County
Constitution
Amanda
Julia
Anz
Charles W
Pulet
Why the Proprietor Was Mad at the Taproom?
A Springfield News item recounts a saloon keeper angry after a barrel of beer burst loose. The proprietor shouted and fired men from the bar as froth spilled and a flood nearly drowned him, leaving him jittery and despondent at the near-disaster.
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Springfield
Why He Brought Home the Fence
An old barbed wire fence on Broad street near Lewis street is removed and replaced with a new fence. A Waterford man, drinking, tripped on the coils and injured himself repeatedly as the fence was uprooted. He returns home, his wife asks for explanation, and the tale ends with her quip about the fence and laundry.
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New London
Broad Street
Lewis Street
Waterford
Jane
The Crown of England Diamonds Valuation Report
The Philadelphia Call item inventories many diamonds in the crown including ten round stones valued at 67 500, two central diamonds at 10 000 each, fifty smaller stones at 500 each, four crosses with two diamonds each, twelve diamonds in the fleur de lis, eighteen smaller diamonds on arches, and one hundred forty-one small diamonds on arches and upper cross. The stones alone total about 500 000 in value.
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England
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Discounted
Two boys in Abilene Texas fly kites the elder asks his father to relay a message. The father writes Send some rain Yessup and the kite carries paper fragments and the signature Yes. Two days later a severe rainstorm arrives as the event is recounted in the Reporter.
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Benjamin Franklin
Abilene
Tex
Yessup
Tragedy in a Fall River Drug Store Pantomime
A quiet domestic drama unfolded outside Bennett's drug store on a Tuesday afternoon drawing a crowd. Two suited men in black, possibly brothers, grabbed each other in earnest combat while a tall woman dressed in black tried to intervene. The quartet exchanged directions before leaving, with one man clutching an injured ear and a yellow voice remark, leaving observers bemused by the odd scene.
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Fall River Herald
Bennett
Ian
Danbury Citizen Tied to Westport Notice
A Danbury resident known for leisure time in Westport featured in a handbill announcing a grand lecture by J at an old schoolhouse. The fragmentary notice hints at a temperance angle and the event being part of a local sequence of lectures.
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Danbury News
Danbury
Westport
Fragmentary Verse Refers to Arabian Ocean and Danutian Oversight
Fragmented text mentions Arabian and Danvutian elements, with stray phrases about a speaker and a reverberation. Several garbled names and lines hint at a court scene or religious reflection but lack clear coherent facts or context. The readable pieces suggest a literary or historical fragment rather than a complete report.
The Daisies Poem Of Youth And Morning
A poem extols daisies as bright humble flowers that symbolize youth and morning. It praises their innocence and beauty, celebrating how petals, light and love mingle with nature and memory across sunny fields. The speaker, M. M. B., offers reverent, timeless imagery.
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Says
Katare
Valuable Books Given Away Alert Across Publications
A list of magazines and journals with subscription details and pricing appears, noting that no publication ships for under a year and subscriptions must include a weekly Globe. Titles include American Poultry Journal Atlantic Monthly American Art Garden American Grocer and many more with varied prices and premiums.
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GLOBE
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art
American Garden
American Grocer
Ssseeee
American Agriculturist
Army&Na
Bagel
Banner Eekly
Uss Weseasaceés
Brainard
Hawkeye
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Domorests Magazine
Donahoe's
Detroit Free Press
Herald of Health
Hese Ieee Tecues
Ehpal Christ
GOH
Ccus
Ee Family Magazine
RLU van Sss Pvthzsab
Seers
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Engineering News
Edinburgh Review
Farm, Field and Stockman
Forney’s Progress
Frank Leslie
Forest and Stream
Seeve
Germantown Telegraph
Sree
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Godey's
Harper’s
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Young People
Home Journal
Journal of Microscopy
Essates
Lippincott
London
Bevon Amateas
Littell
Esse
Lan i Seove
American Huntry
Sehbste
Sseceeseees
North American Review
N. Y. Sporteman
New Princeton Review
New York Witness
Our Little Men and Women
Eosris
Peterson's Lady's Sa
Popular Science News
Eae
Fence Monthly
Presbyterian Review
Philadelphia Medical Times
Philadelphia Practical Paane
Rideout's Magazine
New Yorker
Acute
Evening Post
Scientific American
Sarieeey
Sunday School Times
Paganne
Piraes Dee
New Rons
Inks
Ban Chronicle
Wiekly
Ate of the Times
Bliceae
Texas Siftin Tina
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