The Morgan Horse and Its Enduring Fame
Correspondence on farm topics notes Justin Morgan and the Morgan breed. It covers ancestry with True Britton Arabian lines, shows off strength and speed, lists notable descendants and gait records, and outlines colt breaking and care methods for preparing horses for harness work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Justin Morgan
Springfield
Mass
Connecticut River
Randolph
True Britton
Vermont
Linsley
L. L. Dorsey, Jr
Louisville
Golddusts
Lucille Golddust
Karus
Hopeful
Aid Gloster
Dorking Fowl Traits and Manure Lessons for Farmers
An article surveys Dorkings and other fowl breeds noting five toes on Dorkings, their egg laying habits, table quality, and mothering traits. It also argues for saving liquid manure, cites Vermont official data on doubled crops, and discusses egg shipments and market methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brihmas
Farm notes on beans corn and Brussels sprouts cultivation
A rural guide covers raising beans with drilling and hand weeding, harvesting and thrashing costs, and quick market timing. It discusses corn after potatoes, crop rotation with various vegetables, and turning lawns into multi crop systems using fertilization and timely sowing.
Concentrated Farming and Soil Fertility Debate
The piece contrasts two farming systems the pioneer approach that exhausts soil fertility and a modern method that preserves fertility through soil management. It argues the need to sustain the land in older settled regions while the western model leans toward depletion. It frames keeping soil fertile as the era’s central question for enduring agricultural productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Garden Soil and Fruit Tree Care Principles
The article explains soil quality for gardens versus fields, emphasizing deep black soil rich in organic matter, balanced nutrients, and mulch to retain moisture and manage ammonia and potash. It covers autumn soil amendments, rotting manure handling, covering heaps with soil, and practical garden versus field strategies. It also discusses pruning and protection of stone fruits, and notes on new apple varieties Alexander and Amsden and pest management for currants, raspberries, blackberries, and gooseberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swale
Alexander
Amsden
George Huswann
Missouri
How to Italianize a Bee Colony with Pure Italian Queens
The article explains converting a hive to Italians by replacing the old queen with a fertilized pure Italian, noting Italians’ superiority, the queen as hive mother, and the shorter lifespan of workers. It cautions buying a tested queen over a cheap untested one and warns against dollar queens. It advises selecting quality queens from reliable breeders for lasting stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dill
Yorker
Italy
Fodder Crops for Pastures and Soil Fertility
Farmers seek fodder rotations to feed cows without occupying full pasture land. Fall rye can be cut May to June then ploughed and resown with oats, peas, or barley. continue with millet or corn for September use. Avoid dense sowing to keep soil fertility and feed quality high while using stable manure to sustain long term fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
Munroe Morse
N. E. Farmer
Brussels
America
If You Want a Good Income This Summer
An advertisement seeks summer boarders in The Boston Dax Ciwsk with payo details. The notice urges readers to inquire for lodging income during the season and lists terms for board and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dax Ciwsk
Payo
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Black Hawk
Dexter
Robert Bonner
Fanny Cook
Old Abdallah
Muambrino
Messenger
Stockholm
Duroc
Diomed
Old Red
Hambletonian
Ivaniel Lamber
W. W. Comee
Wild Lily
Jubilee Lamter
Lady Foxie
John Hall
Nonesuch
Aristos
Moulton
W. H. Arnold
Joe S
Aimon
Colonel Guerney
Njamin Franklin
Ella Doe
Peapody
Abraham and
Joho
C Gon
Alice
John Lambert
Karin Journal
Richigod
John &. Mead
New York
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
San Francisco
New York City
Ohio
West
Volaychaw
Allgemeine Hopfen-Zeitung
Cuxhaven
London
Toulouse
Bantaus
Pomnee
Uthera
Chaulas
Franklin Farmers’ Club
THE
Frult Garven
Forsyth
Apiaary
E. Thorne
Ohio State University
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