Insect Foes and Remedies For the Farm
A long farmers column details insect enemies attacking orchards and gardens. It outlines currant worm, canker worm, striped bug, rose bug, cut worm, tent caterpillar, and curculio threats, with practical control tips, devices, and preventative steps including lime, ashes, sulfur, coal oil, and burlap frames. It also covers strawberry grub, melon pests, cabbage worms, and salt-based methods for patches, plus cattle breeding notes and celery blanching techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Paris Green
Strawberry
The Dairy Breeding and Evolution of the Dairy Cow
The article traces dairy cow breeding from a simple milking animal to a highly engineered machine. It discusses increased calving capacity and milk output, selective breeding shaping form and digestion, and the aim to maximize milk and butter production while remarking that only a tiny fraction meet perfection. It laments owners not recognizing sustained breeding value and notes ongoing, long term work remains to reach an ideal dairy cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Bauer
How to Grow and How to Branch Celery
Celery needs rich, deep soil and constant moisture and grows best in cool, humid air. Seed in May, set plants four inches apart, then space final rows wide. keep soil deep and fertile, earth up carefully in September or October, and avoid soggy conditions during winter dormancy. Protect from slugs with ashes or rough surface. rings help upright stems. avoid over-darkening stems. harvest with care for best quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Gardeners’ Chronicle
Queens County
N. Y
Agricultural Society
Texas Exchange
Texas
Caldwell
Dodge City
Rap
South Carolina
Diet and tonics for horses in old veterinary advice
The text outlines daily tonics and a combined diet plan for horses, prescribing two drachms of sulphate of iron or four drachms of gentian in food. For tapeworms it suggests areca nut and aloes, with dosage adjustments based on the horse's strength, and a turpentine and water regimen for stronger animals, followed by aloes.
What Farmers Should Know and Do This Season
Practical guidance for hay timing, crop rotation, and garden succession. Early hay cutting improves feed quality and crop aftermath. plant garden seeds every two weeks for continuous fresh vegetables and steady supplies. Manage lamb worm risks by keeping lambs off pastures with old sheep dung and worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Live Stock Journal
The Business Boom Burglary Talk In Detroit
A Detroit Free Press interview with a noted cracksman describes a booming crime season. He laments labor shortages among burglars, notes widespread unlocked doors, open windows, and abundant silverware. He envisages $50,000 in ten days with two skilled partners and warns of rival thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Fort Street
Toledo
Chncago
From Atlanta to the Sea The Rhode Island Claimant
A Providence despatch dated May 27 disputes that Burnside originated the march to the sea. It notes a cipher dispatch of September 30, 1868, and shows Butler suggested the idea on February 20, 1865, via the Tombigbee river, predating Burnside and Sherman by months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Burnside
Halleck
Atlanta
Butler
Committee
Stephen M. Allen
Tombgree
Sven
Sheriman
Justified in Rising
A Baltimore scene on Calvert street shows a man forced to stand as a lady boards a streetcar. She reveals a three inch tack under his seat, prompting his rapid rise. He retrieves the tack from the window, then keeps his head out the rest of the ride while she inspects a framed advertisement at the far end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Green
Phe Pioughtman
London
Boeing
Nashville
Tenn
Baltimore
Episcopalian Service Too Many Collections
Fragment from a newspaper page shows a humorous exchange about Episcopalian services and too many collections. It includes brief ads and notices such as hair goods, Pinkham's remedy, and job placements for general housework at the Y. E. A. office, reflecting period advertising style and casual local chatter.
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J. P. Coates
Cinein Sti
Yue
W. B. Hutch
The
Horticultural Society
New York
Alan
Minsk
A. Robinson
Kansas
Peter Henderson
West
Ireland
England
Canada
New England States
New York Commission
Express
Rhode Island
Jones
Fogg
Medina
Hawaii
Inspecti A
the Globe
Winter Street
DR. Bullock
Bull CK
C.S. Roberts 'N
Provietor
Boston
GEO
Goodwin & CO
Hanover St
Masa
Foste
Eis
Tress
D.R.V.G. Mfg. Co
Syracuse
New York Depot
Crittenton
Fulton Street
Jel
Mount Mansfield Hotel
Stowe, Vermont
New England
Stowe
Vermont
Mount Manafield
Lowel
Concord
Northern
Vermont Central
Waterbury
Whitney
Whitney Chemical CO
Washington
U.S.A
Arkansas
Louisiana
Southwestern Immoration CO
Suthwest
William v. Anh
Address Trues Co
Augusta
Adacawas
San Rittera
Hop Bitters Mfg, Co
Rochester
Toronto
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