Phosphoric acid and soil fertility in farming practices
Farmers must supply inorganic minerals like phosphoric acid for healthy crop and animal development. The article reviews sources such as bone ash and phosphates, solubility issues in soils, and the impact of soluble versus insoluble phosphates on yield, plus notes on manure use, cultivation, and meat production economics.
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South America
Wales
Europe
Nevassa
Ashley
South Carolina
Fertility and Tillage on Soil Sustaining Crops
The author argues soil fertility can be maintained by returning part of the crop to the ground. Observations from Rothamsted show wheat year after year on the same plot produced about 2711 pounds per acre, suggesting plant food from soil solution suffices, and that adding back half the crop sustains yields indefinitely.
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Lawes
United States
Dr. Lawes
Wolffe
Professor L. B. Arnold
The
Tribune
J. J. B. Lawes
Rothamsted
England
Experiments at Athens on phosphate impacts in cotton
At the University farm in Athens Georgia experiments under the Department of Agriculture test the relative agricultural and economic values of different phosphates for cotton. The study compares soluble Progrenes lime reverted phosphate lime bone dust natural phosphate and guano, plus a nitrogen and potash mix. Results show all ten phosphates increased yield with larger applications, with reverted and natural phosphates generally paying, while bone dust and floats did not.
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University Farm
Athens
Department of Agriculture
Charleston
H. C
Tage Phys
Making Butter in Hot Weather
Advice to dairymen on keeping cows healthy and producing quality butter in heat. Emphasizes ample green feed or fodder and abundant clean water, plus careful milk handling. Recommends clean milking, scalded equipment, prompt cooling, and proper cream ripening before churning to avoid taint and ensure butter quality.
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Wopy
The Care of Young Clover and Orchard Notes
A detailed look at clover care through midsummer addressing moisture, weed control, and weed seed prevention. Notes on ragweed, Canada thistle, stubble, and grain residue. plus parasite findings on clover worm and long term benefits of good management for clover growth and soil fertility. Orchard case studies show how mineral fertilization and careful cultivation boost peach yields and fruit baskets across several ages of trees.
Growing corn fodder and sheep husbandry lessons
The article advises sowing corn with controlled row spacing to maximize fodder and notes that two-thirds of the field can be drilled in double rows for sun exposure. It stresses thrifty feeding for milch cows, the value of green ears, and careful weed control. It warns sheep require shelter, proper flooring, and notes sheep manure enriches land, with historic recollections of Merino flocks improving farms.
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Ken
Esquire Taylor
F. D. Curtis
Country Gentleman
New Jersey peach growers profit in early experiments
The fifth annual report of the New Jersey experiment station details high earnings by top peach cultivators. J. M. White identifiers note profits of up to 900 dollars per acre in four years and 18,000 dollars from twelve years’ plantings across eleven acres. Julius Johnson, who earned 18,000, uses wood ashes and stable manure with thorough cultivation, reports minimal yellows, and rapid returns from young orchards.
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W. J
J. M. White
New Jersey Experiment Station
Hunterdon
Morris
Julius Johnson
Holstein and Jersey breeds as premier dairy cattle
The Holstein and Jersey breeds are praised as superior dairy stock with distinct merits. Holsteins, once new to the U S, now rival Ayrshires for milk quantity and butter, and they excel as beef cattle too. Jerseys show record butter yields though produce less milk, emphasizing quality milk value alongside butter output.
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Holstein
Jersey
Mercedes
Jerseys
Princess 2d
Breeds of cattle and the value of dairy production
The article discusses Holsteins and Jerseys as principal milk and butter producers, noting the merit of crossing and selecting for desirable traits. It praises breed origins, detailing other stock breeds and their specialties, and asserts the milk and butter output surpasses national bank capital and major crops, highlighting dairy potential.
Profit in Raising Horses and Concentrated Breeding
The article argues that horse farming, once seen as hazardous and unprofitable, becomes profitable when breeders concentrate on one class, raise quality stock, and sell in carload lots. Isolated owners lose value. joined breeders can command higher prices through coordinated breeding and sales.
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Missouri
Summer Fodder Choices for Milk Cows in New England
New England farmers face drought risk and must feed cows at the barn when pastures fail. Barley and rye provide strong green fodder. green corn is controversial and often avoided. Oats improve when wilted or dried. Angarian offers solid green feed if seeded properly. Three pecks per acre recommended to yield fine straw and palatable forage.
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New England
A Hundred Million Dollars Richer
A comparison shows a daily saver amasses more over time than a high earner. It notes national wealth gains from reduced imports and rising exports, citing Bureau of Statistics data. If 3,000,000 farm families save ten cents daily for five people, yearly net savings reach 109.6 million dollars, per Prairie Farmer.
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National Bureau of Statistics
Mississippi Valley
Prairie Farmer
Wide Range of Farm Notes on Hoof Ailment to Butter Making
A farm column covers bog or blood spavin treatment, pig air disinfection, winter wheat vs spring wheat outlooks, potato and raspberry markets, cattle feed with sugar, pear blight control, sore shoulders in horses, ensilage benefits, tomato vine training, rye cropping, and dairy cream setting. It reviews manure use, barnyard waste, be it notes on wood preservation, canning beef, Dutch cheese with hydrochloric acid, and new butter washing methods. The piece blends veterinary tips, crop insights, stock care, and practical farm operations.
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Br. G
Caldwell
England
India
New Hampshire
Holland
Germany
Dakotas farms lure spur of eastern suitors women prove self reliant
In Mitchell Nebraska New York Sun reports vast western Dakota farms attract young women who run 160 to 200 acre plots with no male help. They endure unsolicited marriage proposals from distant suitors while stressing independence and financial self sufficiency despite persistent advances from men.
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Dakota
Eastern
Middle States
Illinois
The Weekly Globe Club List 1890s catalog
A long list of periodicals and magazines with prices and notes on subscription terms. Highlights include American Dairyman, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Garden, Popular Science Monthly, Prairie Farmer, St Nicholas, Scientific American, and many others. It notes that only yearly subscriptions to The Weekly Globe are accepted and that only one magazine can be sent to a single address.
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Eie la Arthur’s Home
American Dairyman
Sess
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
C.cssceeeeevees
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Naturalist
American Agriculturist
Sresveeses
Saturday Journal
Ballou’s
Bee-keeper's
Babyland
Boston Pilot
Boston Medical Journal
Rosebecess
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Century Magazine
Cottage Hearth
Connecticut
Ataigebeeter Ab
Chicago Advance
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Wweekly
Demgrest
Donahoe’s Magazine
Oenbacpen
Detroit Free Press
Engineering and Mining Journal
Edinburgh Review Floral Cabinet
Forney
Forest and Stream
S.eeeseseeeee
Germantown Telegraph
Green's Fruit Records
Gardner’s Monthly
Godey's Lady’s Boo
Golden Days
Home Circle
Iy Asanncan
Harper's Magazi
Harper’s Weeks
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Young Herald of Hearth
Ebeeee Home Journal
Acader
Indiana Farme Rennet Independent
International Rey
Iowa Homestead
Journal of Microscopy Journal of Chemistry
WAU Pupuict
Geen Puck
Portland Transcript
Prem
Princeton Review
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's Lady
Magazin
Popular Science Monthly
Philadelphia Medical Times
Practical Fart Rideout
Rural New Yorker
Saturday Evening P
Scientific American
Sunday School Times
Sunny South
St. Nicholas Sanitarian
San Francisco
Chron
Spirit of the Times
the Republic
the Critic
Vick’s
Floral Magazin
Westminster Review
Waverley Magazine
Watchman
Eataoee
Western Stock Journal
GLOBE
Noted Courtship in Territory Society
A fragment describes jealousy over repeated marriage proposals among single men in the Territory, suggesting such offers may be inevitable in a society largely composed of unattached men and not a drawback to the region.
Grant’s Honest Reputation Told By A Washington Lawyer
Nathan Paige, a Washington lawyer, recalls dining with General Grant who feared throat cancer. Paige swears Grant refused a $50,000 War Department scheme, choosing integrity over money. A dead friend owed $2,000. Grant’s decisive check settled the debt, confirmed by Paige’s bank inquiry.
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T. C. Crawford
New York World
Nathan Paige
Washington
General Grant
Grant
Mr. Paige
Paige
War Department
Feathered Fisherman Stirs Pond Carps In Ga. Gladly
In Woopsury Georgia on July 7 W. M. McLens shot an Indian hen by his fish pond. That evening fifty carp were found with many still alive in the animal’s stomach and were released back into the pond.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Woopsury
W. M. McLens
Hale's Honey the Great Cough Cure Ad History
An old advertisement lists Hale's Honey as a great cough cure priced at 25 cents and a 500 84. Glenn's Sulphur Soap promises healing and beautifying power at 25 cents. German Corn Hemover claims to remove corns and bunions. Hill's Hart and Whisker Dye-Lik and Brown at 50 cents. Pike's Toothache Drops promise a cure in 1 minute at 25 cents. Dean's Rheumatic Pills are advertised as a sure cure, priced at 500.
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Hale
Glenn
Hill
Pike
Dean
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W. H. Yeomans
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Holsteins
Philadelphia Record
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Michigan
Blunt
Weekly Globe Club
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Premiuz
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