Profit in Horse Raising on Farms and Clover Farming
A rural essay extols breeding fast horses and the market for large coach and draught horses, detailing costs and practices, contrasts professional and farmer efforts, and stresses English horse quality. It then discusses soil improvement with clover and bone meal in a Prairie Farmer style, emphasizing rotations, fertilization, and seed rates for oats and clover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Oime
England
United States
Red Clover and Dairy Practice from The Country Gentleman
A compilation of agricultural guidance on soil enrichment with red clover as a green manure, dairy efficiency via soiling cows for high milk and butter yields, and practical tips on churn temperature, butter texture, and labor-saving farm management. It highlights Belgium’s clover success, nutrient estimates, and a farmer’s claim that one boy can tend forty cows with efficient layouts and routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The Orchard Pest Battle in Early Spring Planting
The article urges early weed and insect control to maximize garden yields. It notes that rapid spring cultivation, careful planning of labor, and avoiding overextension protect crops from weeds and pests. It highlights managing moths butterflies and tent worm eggs in orchards by winter and early spring removal to reduce next year’s labor and losses.
Breeding and Care of Stock During Growing Period
The growing period shapes mature stock and requires full, balanced feeding. Underfeeding halves growth, risking starvation and death. Proper nutrition uses carbonaceous and nitrogenous elements, with green clover and grass hay as winter fare, supplemented by oats, barley, cornmeal, and oilmeal as needed. Summer feeding mirrors the same principles with fresh pasture, shade, warmth, and cleaner quarters to produce larger, healthier animals for farm use. Historical note traces early US stock arrivals from Ireland and Europe, including cattle, sheep, horses, and swine, and the role of trading companies in establishing domestic herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acre
Ohio
Essex
Feeding Farm Stock In Winter And Pork Fatting Insights
Overview of winter feeding for cattle and hogs from J D Gillette and others. Advocates open air rearing in the West with shelter and measured feed to balance cost and gain. Recommends stable feeding for Eastern farmers, regular meals, and varied diets including potatoes for appetite and digestion. Discusses pork production, choosing smaller pigs, nitrogen rich feeds, and avoiding excess fat. Also covers manure, straw use, and economic notes on corn prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Governor Bans Killing Domestic Animals Under Penalty
The governor issued an order prohibiting the killing of all domestic animals with death as the penalty for the principal offender, aider, abettor or accessory. Historical data note livestock counts: 1839 horned cattle, horses and sheep at 80,000. 1879 totals include 40,000,000 sheep and 12,000,000 milch cows among cattle, plus 15,000,000 horses, 2,000,000 mules and 80,000,000 swine in the United States.
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United States
Cotton Plant Adapted to Soil Types Across The World
An 1880s World excerpt explains cotton can mature on many soils if climate permits, excluding pure clay and shallow soils. It outlines three soil classes: alluvial river bottoms, black cane-brake loam, and soft argillaceous limestones. It details upland and bottom land yields by soil type, stresses thorough surface culture and weedless conditions, and urges early land preparation for decomposition of past growth.
How to establish a dooryard lawn with sod transfer
A Country Gentleman guide explains laying a lawn from sod is superior to seeding. It covers sourcing thick three inch sod, plowing and cutting slices, moist ground, rolling rather than pounding, and pursuing even texture with proper ground preparation, manuring, and summer work to ensure a dense, weed resistant turf.
What Farmers Should Know
The Toronto Globe suggests heating peas to 80 90 degrees to hatch weevils then die without laying eggs. Professor Comstock of the US Department of Agriculture recommends carbon sulphide for certain destruction. The note advises selecting poultry stock like Leghorns Hamburgs Polish Houdans for egg production and Brahmas Cochins P rocks Langshans for larger fowls. It also mentions cold frames for early mint and asparagus, and notes Merino sheep yield more grease to wool than other breeds.
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Toronto Globe
Comstock
Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Europe
America
Belgium
New Yorker
Jersey
New Jersey
Irish Farmers’ Gazette
Virginia
Ireland
Dutch West India Company
North America
Florida
Cabecca de Vaca
Texas
de Soto
Flanders
France
London Company
Britain
J. D. Gillette
West
Durham
Soile
Uae
Ieeaees
Warner
Z. B. Lakely
Selma
Ala
Mathers
New York World
D. A. Harevey
D. Ley
Washington, D.C
H. St. Warner & CO
Rochester
N. Y
Stomac
Hops
Dr.c
Hop Bitters Mig. Co
Toronto
Ont
Cross
Christ
F. W. McCleave
Boston
Mass
Sagen Dorph
G. A. Sagendorph
Broadway
Rer
Whitney
Whitney Chemical CO
Washington St
U.S.A
Spo
Long & Neiman
la Salle St
Chicago
Lineis
Ing & Weman
Thei
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