Around the Farm on Trotting Horses Delusion and Care
A rural column argues trotting horses rarely pay for farmers and detail why many promising colts end up misused and undervalued. It cites Dexter and Joker as examples and urges farmers to prefer sturdy work stock over speed, stressing proper breaking, humane handling, and economic breeding. It also offers horse care notes on diet, grass transition, and diarrhea management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joker
Dexter
Bonner
Hambletonian
New Yorker
Revellion
Propagating Artichokes for Cheap Pork and Stock Health
J Evans in Rural World urges farmers to grow artichokes as a low cost hog feed to produce cheap pork. He shares experiences growing artichokes for hogs and other stock, noting hay quality, feeding timing, and potential benefits for horses cows and lambs while cautioning that artichokes are not a proven hog cholera cure. He invites readers to share experiences and opinions on this economical feed option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Frowerson
J. ©. Evans
America
The Pear as Queen of Fruits in American Gardens
The pear ranks third in value among large fruits yet exceeds apples in cash output per tree. Pears are hardy and long lived, with varieties such as Bartlett urged. blight poses risk but overall production grows. Plant in warm loam, use saline manure, and sow Osage Orange seed in spring for hedges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Sheldons
Sedles
Merriawn
Pliny
Knicht
England
van Mons
Belgium
Wilder
America
Josiah Moopes
Tribune
Cucumber Pickling How To From Planting To Brine
Farmers ten miles from town raise pickling cucumbers as a second crop after teas or beans. Seeded in June to July, harvest begins August to September, then pickles are sorted into fine to course sizes for sale or brine preservation using hogsheads and a salt brine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickle
Sam Weller
New Jersey
Sickett’s Harbor
Chicago
Wrehouse
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
England
Northern Dairymen's Association of
Iowa
Northern Iowa Butter and Cheese Association
Lowa
The Dairy Future and Changes in Butter Making
The piece discusses upheaval in dairy business driven by trends, prices, and new methods. It argues many farmers chase profit, highlights butter and cheese production shifts, critiques skimmed milk and packaging issues, and emphasizes quality, market demands, and the need for sound dairy management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markt
West
Vermont
New York State
Ohio
N. E. Farmer
Ohio River
Maine
Califonia
National Butter, Cheese and Egg Association
Chicago
Training a Sheepdog and Orchard Techniques
Training a sheepdog begins at six months, on the road, with gentle verbal cues and prompt corrective actions. Use consistent movements with a wand, teach to circle flocks, drive behind, and bark on request, then reward with kindness. prune and graft trees, bud fruit with knife and spud methods, and practice pruning to shape evergreens and pines for symmetry, while noting hay and corn sugar analyses and the value of careful farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ain
Kenel
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Verxly Grose
Mass
Paris Green
Jabez Fisher
Masachusetts Board of Agriculture
Paris
Western Farm Journal
Alwys
Caulflowers
Berkshire
Sheen
Becnse
Damaras
South Africa
Brittany
Ireland
Waushakun
Marsacuuetta
Harlow
Starling
Scotland
Hodernexs
Durham
Ima
Pynim
Macmillan
Great Britain
Connecticut
Goessmann
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Liv Lkcker
Speel
Tae Boston Dany Glubb
Anpouncowens
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