Crops Across the United States Report Mixed Prospects
The Rural New Yorker summarizes crop reports from across the nation. Prospects vary by state with full crops in the West and Midwest, lighter yields in parts of the Northeast and South. Tobacco is expected to be short in several regions, while peaches and other fruits show uneven outlooks.
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Success With Strawberries and Mulching in Beds
The author visits large strawberry plantations noting Crescent as the top yielding variety on diverse soils and promising profit from clean beds and ample manure. He explains mulch use, bed preparation, and open-field practices, comparing Crescent with Sharpless Cumberland Jack and others, and discusses haying timing and labor economics.
The Hay Crop Policy and West Ohio Land Use
An Ohio farm policy article argues hay can be a viable crop on stubborn lands in central and northern counties. It highlights alder flats in Wayne County suitable for permanent meadows with redtop and timothy hay viable if properly sown and managed against late frosts and weeds.
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Washington County
Wayne
Wayne County
Timothy
Tobacco culture in New York State prompts new hanging lath method
Transplanting begins around June 10 and continues to July 10 with flat culture and hoeing between rows. Fertilizers include stable manure and bone dust, with debate over commercial blends. A new hanging lath system uses three vertical laths on a tripod to support tobacco during curing, claimed to speed labor and improve stalk quality.
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New York State
New York
T . Suan
Medicine Chest for Farm Stock From Royal Agricultural Society
Professor Brown outlines a domestic veterinary medicine chest with doses for animals including horse, ox, sheep, and dog. The list covers aconite tincture, alcohols, aloes purgative, ammonia liniment, areca nut, calves cordial, carbolic acid antiseptic, carbolized dressings, liniments, and various tonics and purgatives with specific administration amounts and preparation notes.
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Veterinary Remedies And Dosing For Farm Animals
A list of animal medicines and dosages including santonine for worms and turpentine as a skin stimulant. It describes preparations such as a gallon solution for mouth and nostril care, earthen vessels for mixing, and specific doses for horses, oxen, sheep, calves, and lambs with notes on application to skin and fur.
The Pasture and Manure: Why Pastures Thrive
F. D. Curtis argues that sheep manure distributes nutrients evenly and improves soil better than cattle, horses, or hog manure. He cites field examples showing how barnyard manure enriches thin ground, increases future yields, and strengthens soil against winter freezes.
Lucern or alfalfa promises advantage in New Jersey crops
Professor George H. Cook reports lucern or alfalfa matures early and yields heavy tonnage per acre, with drought and frost resistance. It can be cut three to four times yearly for five to six years, providing high quality hay and improving soil for following crops.
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Lucerne Clover Entered In Feeds And Yields Revealed
The article analyzes lucerne and clover as forage crops detailing per acre weights and values for plant foods and nitrate content. It cites experiments by De Paul Wagner suggesting lucerne should be cut soon after blossoms appear to maximize yield and quality for livestock feed.
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Beekeeping Tactics to Prevent Robbing
The article explains methods to deter bee robbing by maintaining strong colonies and recognizing robbing signs. It notes distinguishing old from young bees and those with honey, and suggests watching robbers’ behavior as they exit hives. A sentinel, grass, or dampness near the entrance can help deter intruders.
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Quimby
Practical pig farming tips from an old guide
The article outlines feeding pigs in small, frequent meals to maximize growth, warns against overfeeding and medicines, and suggests clean bedding and wallowing as natural hygiene. It advocates butter milk with bran as a nourishing drink and notes seasonal considerations for pig rearing and ready markets.
How to Preserve Pork in Brine for Summer Heat
The article explains brine preservation methods for pork, warning that fat and meat particles can rise and cause spoilage if exposed to air. It advises stirring daily or removing air to prevent rancidity, skimming off floaters, washing bottom salt, and careful handling to keep bacon and pork suitable for food.
Farming Notes of Interest On Colt Care and Hay Making
A farmer’s guide stresses early colt handling and steady growth for future maturity. It explains feeding during drought, proper hay raking timing, dew conditions, and keeping hay dry to preserve quality and palatability for cattle and horses.
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Poe
Beekeeping and farm notes on honey storage and livestock
A midwestern farmer column discusses honey storage in ventilated rooms and various nongraphic livestock tips. It covers beekeeping timing for honey extraction, dangers of damp brood combs, and winter honey preservation. Also advised are sheep care, poultry prices, pumpkin farming, and lime usage for soil and feed efficiency.
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Cost of curiosity how English seats priced for royal processions
An historic note traces price for viewing royal processions from Edward I through George IV and William IV. Early costs ranged from a farthing to a tester while George IV's coronation sparked 10 guineas in some houses and five guineas in ordinary homes for a view.
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Pin figure of a sharp observer in poem
A poem personifies a woman as a pin who pricks, critiques, and unsettles the speaker. The verse praises her sharp wit and keen observation while lamenting the discomfort she causes. The speaker longs for someone to tidy the world by removing this persistent pin.
Finest trout displays on Monday morning draw crowds
In Bangor the best trout displays are on Monday mornings with many fine fish shown. The author notes Saturday afternoon fishing luck remains a mystery and unfathomable.
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Bangor Commercial
Dress Sleeves Describe Unusual Fashion Detail
Report notes a dress with sleeves puffed from shoulder to elbow and glued from elbow to wrist, creating a unique, structured silhouette as observed in a local fashion scene.
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Harrisburg Telegraph
Shadow Alphabet on a Sleeping Train Awakens a Romance
An evening trip on a crowded express train leads Knox to test the deaf and dumb alphabet with a shadow hand message through lace curtains. A flirtatious night unfolds with a moonlit exchange, breakfast promise, and a surprising porter's revelation about a switch in berths and a missing ring.
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Old Dr Browbeat on the Word Lady in Medicine
A Chicago Tribune excerpt quotes Dr Browbeat ridiculing the term lady doctor. He asserts medical training makes doctors not ladies or gentlemen and mocks women calling themselves lady doctors in a pointed address to graduates. He jokes about marrying a daughter who calls herself a lady doctor to a preacher and keeping them on display.
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Boston as a Gambling Town in a Kansas City Journal Letter
A Boston gambling scene is described as a poker town with many clubs and over 100 small dives attached to low-end gin mills. The piece notes the aim to make gambling accessible to the poor, warns beginners about con men, and mentions a Harvard student allegedly breaking a gilt edge faro bank using the “prereaps” system attributed to Pettibone in 1866.
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Valuable Hogarth and Thornhill Panels Found in Greenwich Shop
27 oil panels discovered in a Greenwich butcher shop include sea war scenes by Sir James Thornhill and allegorical works by William Hogarth. Some panels bear Thornhill signatures. The house once housed Thornhill while painting the Sreeman Hospital ceiling. most of the wooden structure is now brick and the panels survived years under varnish.
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Lewiston's Amazing Steam Wagon Exhibition
A Lewiston inventor displays a steam wagon in a Canal Street building. The machine features a double cylinder condensing engine, a five horse powered boiler, 13 foot rear wheels, and a water tank under the bed. Inventor Mr. Fields claims the wagon could reach speeds near a mile a minute, given fuel and traction.
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Flower mission brings two sweet girls to Fitchburg depot
At the Fitchburg depot last Thursday morning two little girls entered with baskets of bright flowers and a wild strawberry basket. A card on the berry basket read For someone to make somebody happy with. The gesture evokes memories of home and distant hills for a homesick reader.
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Monkeys Open Oysters in South Burmah Islands
Observers note macaque monkeys on the Mergui Archipelago shore using stones to crack rock oysters at low tide. Affected to dislocate upper valves, the monkeys remove the oysters with fingers and sometimes mouth the brekip shell, selecting stones suited for efficiency.
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Fragmentary sea note on oyster rock expeditions and island behavior
A fragmented passage describes rock oyster opening methods and rough beach observations by a traveler. It mentions high-water marks, mud, and a monk choosing an easier method to open a rock oyster by dislocating the valves and breaking the shell near the attack muscle. It notes no specimens found on the beach.
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My Love Has Wings and A Hat With Wings
A fragmented verse from the Shoe and Leather Reporter notes a lovers tale of an woman described as angelic with wings. The piece interweaves metaphor with whimsy about flight and earthly tether as well as a blunt remark about Negroes and birth dates.
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