Farm Fertilizers and Value of Cotton Hull Ash Proposals
An 19th century agricultural note weighs the cost versus real value of farm manures and commercial blends. It highlights analyses showing many fertilizers overstate value, cites J J Webb of Hamden's samples yielding higher inferred worth, and introduces cotton hull ashes as a promising source with soluble phosphoric and potash content. It also references Rothamsted experiments on nutrient needs, noting mineral manures boost potato yields more than nitrogen alone.
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J. J. Webb
Hamden
Conn
Connecticut
Rothamsted
W. H
Pleuro-pneumonia outbreak doubts in Calloway County
In Calloway County Missouri doubts arise over pleuro-pneumonia claims among cattle. The Drovers Journal cites broader outbreaks and accuses veterinary authorities of exaggeration. The piece urges caution, argues against mass scares, and notes quarantine may be wiser than widespread destruction. W HY.
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Calloway County
Drovers’ Journal
Jersey
Illinois
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ilinois
Virginia
Ill
Troy
New York
Journal
W. HY
Inorganic Fertilizers and Plant Nutrition
Analyses show plants need nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash plus small amounts of soda lime magnesia chlorine iron manganese and silica. Silica may be limiting unless soluble, quicklime can help, and lime serves to feed plants. Rothamsted experiments show mineral manures plus nitrates boost yields, especially with potash, phosphoric acid, and ammonia.
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Rothamsted
Farquhar of York Publishes New Illustrated Catalogue
A. B. Farquhar of York Pennsylvania, a leading maker of ploughs harrows cultivators seed planters threshers traction engines and horse powers, releases an illustrated catalogue of nearly 200 pages. He has been in business twenty eight years and reports strong demand for his implements.
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A. B. Farquhar
York
Penn
Farquhar
Parsnips Prove Cost Effective For Spring Cattle Feed
A farmer describes raising parsnips for spring cattle feed by leaving roots in ground over winter and harvesting as needed. Yields reach about 540 to 600 bushels per acre despite drought, with roots 3 to 4 inches thick. Proper manuring, sowing, and shallow tillage precede a spring harvest, and leaves are trimmed to prevent root spoilage. At 8 cents a bushel, the crop covers costs and provides substantial value beyond the manure benefits.
Blue Grass Merits For Pasture Use
Waldo F. Brown extols blue grass as a superior pasture, noting it ages well and does not require reseeding, starts grazing earlier than clover, thrives in winter, endures trampling, fatten cattle quickly, tolerates shade and rolling or thin soils, resists drought, and can profitably cover most farms including broken land when widely planted.
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Waldo F. Brown
Discarded field pea proves valuable for hog fattening and soil
The common field pea once ruined by pea weevils is reemerging in western New York as a profitable crop. Canada supplies seed. peas fatten hogs earlier than corn, boosting early pork markets. The crop improves soil, smothering weeds like quack grass and thistledown, with heavy clay soils most suitable.
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New York
Canada
Pease culture profitable crop with plaster benefits
The article explains sowing timing up to June 10 to avoid weevil, seeding rates of one and a half to two bushels per acre with extra to suppress weeds, plaster greatly boosts growth, and pease yield can reach twenty to forty bushels per acre. It compares peas to beans, notes soil mineral content, describes harvesting methods, and suggests feeding haulm to hogs.
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Canada
Reducing Fence Costs On Farms Through Better Planning
Waldo F. Brown of Indiana Farmer advises farmers to enlarge field sizes to cut fencing needs, use permanent centers with portable divisions, fence only against cattle on hog-dominated farms, and invest in durable materials. He advocates clover as a fertility ally, careful pasture of rough lands, and economical fencing designs like four-board or two-board barriers with properly spaced posts to prevent livestock escape.
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Thave
Waldo F. Brown
Indiana
Proper cultivation and weed control using a cultivator and harrow
The article explains hoeing and weeding strategies with a cultivator and Thomas harrow. It covers preplant soil preparation, sowing in straight rows, deep weed smothering, later cultivation between rows, and minimal hand weeding once horse hoes replace much of the manual labor. It notes over-wrapping soil can smother corn and advises allowing time between weed removal and subsequent hoeing.
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Thomas
Cultivation Rules for Weeds in Cornfields
A farmer outlines hoeing strategies to distinguish standing weeds from cultivated soil, recommending alternating days of cultivation, four passes before new planting, and sun exposure to weed death. The method aims to minimize hand labor while keeping weed control effective, contrasting pleasant work with potential unprofitability.
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England
Alsike Clover Helps Red Clover By Mixed Seeding
A farmer explains that alsike clover, less prickly to insects, increasingly replaces red clover in this region. Mixed sowing boosts red clover growth, extends soil cover, and supports renewal. Seed rates and field management details follow, noting timing, grazing, and rotation implications for permanent pasture.
Plant Ruta-baga For Winter Feeding On Any Soil
Farmers without silos should grow ruta bagas this season to feed next winter. Prepare dry seed beds, plow six inches, roll, and sow with a marker. Apply quick fertilizer, sow evenly, press soil, protect with ashes or soot to deter beetles, thin to two or three plants, and hoe regularly with horse cultivator.
Squash Cultivation Tips to Combat Bugs on the Farm
On farms squash is rare. striped and squash bugs kill crops. Plant late in June after rich soil and manure, row spacing nine to ten feet, seed drills foot apart, use superphosphate, and thin to keep only the strongest vines. Visit daily, pick off bugs by hand, and keep cultivator running.
Marblehen: Hard Shell Winter Squash For Bountiful Yield
Early growth shows sand around roots with ashes or plaster on leaves. Crookneck is the hardiest winter squash and often survives where others fail. Marblehen offers excellent quality with a hard shell and good storage until May. Gather the crop before frost.
How To Grow More Grass Per Acre On A Mixed Farm
The article advocates delaying spring seeding until after grain harvest, plowing shallow furrows, harrowing, and brushing seed into a firm. crosswise seeding improves coverage. Sowing in July or early August builds a hardy young grass that resists winter and yields a heavy crop.
Planting Strawberries In New England Climates And Timings
The article explains ideal planting times for strawberries in New England, detailing spring and summer options, root establishment, and risks. It covers transportation of plants, fall planting windows August to October, late planting risks, and spring planting urgency. It also notes pruning fruit stalks, and moving tufts from old beds to new plots with trenching for small plots.
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New England
Pruning Pinching Tips For Raspberry And Blackberry Rows
A vintage guide explains replacing staking with stocky self supporting canes. It covers when to pinch terminal buds on blackcaps and red raspberries, the effect on growth, and benefits of early summer pruning for stronger plantations and vigorous laterals.
Deep trenching in soil enriches crops and garden joy
Those with small gardens can double yields and improve quality by trenching soil to two feet deep, then backfilling with upper layers. The method, aided by digging forks, beats shallow ground and works well for beans. The piece urges broader adoption for this season.
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Spade
Gardener’s Monthly
Budding Time for Fruit Trees Through July
The period from now through July is ideal for budding fruit trees. The operation is simple and well described in our columns, so most readers with budding to do should know how it is done. A piece of bark from last year's stem about half an inch long containing an eye bud near the middle is applied.
Budding Techniques For Propagating Fruit Trees
The article explains budding using slit bark and bud placement on stock, tied with cord or basswood. It stresses selecting vigorous stock, using stock two to three years old, and bark that separates from wood. Budding is said to be more certain than grafting and quicker, with even children or farmer’s daughters able to perform it.
Root on land plaster boosts pea growth and yields
Hon F P Root claims land plaster gypsum greatly enhances pea growth, doubling output at times. He advises sowing one to two bushels per acre as soon as plants appear, noting peas deplete soil less than beans though minerals differ.
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F. P. Root
Nova Scotia Apple Sales Outpace American Prices
Nova Scotian reports show rising production and higher quality apples, with London auctions yielding better prices and larger quantities than American fruit. The piece urges U S shippers to discard low grades, emphasize sound fruit, and expand in foreign markets to avoid losing ground.
Santa Barbara Visit Describesearly Californian society
In May 16 dispatch from Santa Barbara California William H Thomes recounts a LA visit with Colonel Baker and Dona de la Guerra family, notes Laguna Rancho holdings, steamship voyage on Santa Rosa, and contrasts old adobe houses with Queen Anne villas. He praises climate hotels and local hospitality while detailing Monastery life, mission renovation, and local wealth.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Los Angeles
R. S. Baker
California
Laguna Rancho
Abel Stearns
Colonel Baker
Santa Monica
Newhall
San Pedro
Santa Rosa
C. B. Johnson
Maine
Santaarbara
Houges
George B. Tebbetts
Independent
Adieus
Sonpaecas
Mary C. F. Hall-Wood
Evening Independent
Anta Barbara
Meration
Monterey
Illiam H, Thomes
Weekly Globe Club List catalog page
A long reading list of magazine and periodical subscriptions with prices and notes. The list includes Arthur's Home Magazine American Dairyman Atlantic Monthly American Poultry Journal and many others with varying subscription costs. It states no shipment to multiple magazines at one address and requires a yearly subscription to The Weekly Globe.
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Arthur's Home Magazine
American Dairyman
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Naturalist
American Eee
Scresee
Army & Navy
American Poultry Yard
British Quarterly Review
Blackwoold's
Brainerd
Beadle
Burlington Hawkeye
Boys of New York
Ballou’s Magazine
Bee
Chimney Corner
M’y
Forest and Stream
Germantown Telegraph
Es Green
Fruit Recorder
Gardner’s Monthly
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Young People
Herald of Health
Witho
Indiana Farmer
Independent
International Review
Iowa Homestead
Journal of Microscopy
Journal of Chemistry
le Francais
Stude
Pi Lippincott’s
London
Lancet
London Edinburgh Review
London Quarterly Review
Methodist
Mining Record
Mother’s Magazine
North American Review
Coe N. Y. Medical Journal
N.Y
Fashion Bazar
Nupecty
N.Y Weekly
Swen Century Magazine
Cottage Hearth
Cottage
Country Gentleman
Connecticut Farmer
Chicago Advance
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Demorest’s
Donahoe'’s Magazine
Detroit Free Press
Ovose
Engineering and Mining Journal
Eclectic Magazine
Ceesseeses Edinburgh Review
Portland Transcript
Phrenological Journal
Princeton Review
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's Lady's
Popular Science Monthly
Produce Exchange
Philadelphia
New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Scientific American
Sunny South
St. Nick Sanitarian
San Francisco Chronicle
Spirit of the Times
the Republic
Waverley Magazine
Watchman
Western Stock Journal
eNo
GLOBE
Victor Hugo Belief In Eternal Existence Revealed
Paris Figaro describes Victor Hugo’s conviction that he would meet friends again in a future world and that he had always existed since antediluvian times. He claimed his soul carried untold hymns dramas and poems, and challenged atheists who denied his past existence.
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Victor Hugo
Paris Figaro
Earth
Hugo
The Legend of the Ages and Reincarnated Souls
The poet speaks on life as a twice written fairy tale and the persistence of a single soul through many incarnations. He claims many past Victors live within, from 1802 onward, and cites memory gaps between past actions and future existence after death.
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Victor Hauges
Victor Hugos
The Presidents Life Regular White House Routine
President Cleveland maintains a methodical daily schedule at the White House. He rises early, eats breakfast at 9, reviews letters, receives visitors before 1, hosts noon lunch, meets delegations, and takes an afternoon drive. Dinner comes at 7 with evenings devoted to conversation or business.
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White House
Washington Star
Cleveland
Patent medicines ad blitz with various cures listed
A compact 19th or early 20th century style advertisement lists Hale's Honey cough cure at 25 and 50 cents, Glenn's Sulphur Soap for healing and beautifying, German Corn Remover for corns and bunions, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye in multiple shades, Pike's Toothache Drops claiming a one minute cure, and Dean's Rheumatic Pills priced at 50 cents.
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Hale
Glenn
Hill
Pike
Dean
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W. H. Yeomans
Ra Nice
Alsike Clover
Timothy
Rochester
Pease
Nova Scotia
Nova
Anthony
South
A. J. Cook
Lazenby
New Jersey Horticultural Society
Meech
L. Jones
Charles Black
Joseph Harris
Ummer
Gia Bie
Southern
Shad
Don Orena
Anighters
Santa Barbara Mission
Don Noriega
de la Guerra
Noriega
de la Guerras
THE
Weekly Globe Club
Rical Journal
Lee
A.si
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