HORSE TROT MOVEMENT AND FARMS CROP NOTES
An historical digest reviews Muybridge experiments on horse motion revealing that horses may lift all four feet, with heel strike as ground contact and three feet off ground at times. It also covers corn lesions in horse hooves, shoeing adjustments, and the care of corns including trimming, padding, and remedies. Agricultural guidance discusses timing for mowing, grass height, and drying hay for quality.
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E. J. Muybridge
Stanford
California
Muybridge
Zoo
William Horne, M
Dixie Farmer
Timothy
The
World
Riley
United States Entomological Commission
Concord
Narragansett
The Best Time to Cut Grasses in Hay Making
Guidance on cutting grasses for hay favors bloom or preseed harvest for palatability and soil health. It notes exceptions like crested dog-tail and orchard grass, cites timothy directives, and warns that timing varies by variety, with practice often biased toward lower cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Best Wheat for Milling and Field Culture Observed
The article urges double ploughing and thorough drainage to improve wheat yields amid destructive pests like the fly and weevil. It notes weather variability, the advantage of early seeding and marketing, and discusses milling wheat varieties with a focus on gluten content and regional suitability, citing Minnesota Fife as top spring wheat.
Wheat varieties favored for spring growth in the northwest
The excerpt ranks several spring wheat types by quality and adaptability. Rio Grande Ching or mammoth yields well and tolerates weak soils, Canada Club is good when strength matters less, Lost Nation or Prussian Fife is weak and thick bran. Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Dakota regions are cited as key growing areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millers’ Association
United States
Union
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
Isconsin
Illinois
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Indiana
Ohio
Lancaster
Alabama
Boughton
Tappahannock
Jennings
Fife
China
Mammoth
Rio Grande
Fultz
Clawson
Northwest
Wisconsin
Canada Club
Club
Building Fish Ponds and Water Management on Farms
Practical guidance on creating and improving fish ponds including dam types, water sources from springs streams or wells, pond shapes, deep retreat areas, and natural shading. Advice covers using ravines, stream widening, pond networks, materials for banks, and safe water supply options. Also notes on pond coverage with sand gravel and the use of hogs to compact bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
Thorough Cotton Field Cultivation and Soiling Crops
Practical notes on May and June cotton culture stressing thorough cultivation, pest prevention, and soil nutrition. Emphasizes fertilization, root protection, and diverse soiling crops like corn, oats, and Hungarian grass to sustain stock. Includes grafting wax recipe and yardage tips for beans, potatoes, and fruit trees.
Fodder Crops and Green Fodder Yields for Dairies
The Rural New Yorker notes fodder crops for dairy farms. It discusses yields per acre for green fodder and hay, sowing times, and seed rates. It compares mangels and the Yellow Globe variety, and suggests experiments with doura sorghum as a potential future green fodder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
New Yorker
Daily Watch Prevents Sheep Losses in Flocks
The writer urges daily observation of sheep to catch early signs of distress. By noting each animal’s eating, drinking, and morning behavior, losses are reduced. Evening fullness can mask problems, but morning changes reveal illness as ears hang and vitality drops.
Observations On Sheep Health And Orchard Thinning
The text stresses monitoring individual sheep for signs of parasites and illness and separating or culling weak animals. It advises noting ewes at lambing, selecting productive breeds, and selling poor performers to the butcher. It also highlights salt’s value for stock and warns against keeping deformed or old sheep. In orchards, thinning fruit improves size and quality and strengthens tree vitality for future crops.
ONE DAY IN JUNE Roses and flowers speak to a child
A poetic piece where a child asks to spend a day outdoors with roses, pansies, daisies and winds. The verses imagine sunshine, river scenes, butterflies, and talking flowers, expressing simple joy and affection for nature and a loved companion.
Daughter of Brigham Young Denounces Mormon Church
In Salt Lake Tribune style, Dora Young rejects rejoining the church after expelled sisters accede to a lawyer dispute with church brethren. She blasts Brigham Young as heartbreaker, condemns Mormonism for wrecking women, and accuses John Taylor and apostles of betrayal. The two teachers retreat as Dora defends herself and her family.
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Brigham Young
Church of the Latter-day Saints
Mormon Church
Church
Dora Young
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Sister Dora
Uyry
Pure Morris
Mr. Morris
Prophet
Perdition
Dora
John Taylor
Fossil Forest Discovered at Edge Lane Quarry Oldham England
A fossil forest find at Edge Lane quarry shows about twelve trees up to two feet in diameter in good preservation. Roots intertwine in rock with fern fronds on stone faces. The site attracts many visitors and is dated to the middle coal measure period, though no coal is nearby. Professor Boyd-Dawkins of Owens College has seen it and says no similar sight exists in Europe.
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London Times
Edge Lane
Oldham
England
Manchester
Boyd-Dawkins
Owens College
Europe
The Lost Watch on the Melbourne Voyage
A sea voyage from the Mersey toward Melbourne becomes tense when Reginald Moore, ill with consumption, confides his watch was stolen from fellow passengers. Suspicion spreads as jewelry vanishes from all aboard, prompting a crew and passenger search plan. Moore is later caught in a water cask hoard on deck and is found in irons after the boatswain uncovers a hidden stash.
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Mersey
Bourne
Fife
Reginall Moore
Melbourne
Reginald Moore
Moore
Janet
Mr. Moore
Sina
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Cea
Providence
Paris Green
London
Paris
South Carolina
Democrat
Mila
Corp
Michigan Pomological Society
Maine
Mormonsg
the Globe
Boston
Mass
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