The Culture of Wheat In Early The Farming of Wheat Practices
An in depth guide on wheat types spring and winter, seed selection, soil prep, and manuring. It details sowing depth, broadcasting with the McKenney machine, seed vigor, and the impact of early harvest on yield. It contrasts feeding effects on hogs and soils, and notes the wheat crop’s soil depletion and need for rotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Hallett
Kempton
England
McKenney
the Tribune
Illinois
E. H. Clayton
Crystal Lake
Chicago
Kansas
Sterling and
Hutchinson
John H. Klippart
Fat deposit patterns in animals fed on fats and proteins
The article reviews experiments by Boussingault and Hoffman showing dramatic fat deposition when animals are fed fat or fatty foods. It discusses inward storage near intestines, differences between fat from food and that formed in muscle, and how albumin rich diets may marbelize meat. It notes variability with fattening foods and mentions oilseed feeds producing softer, oilier fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamgee
Lawes
Dunn
Wiltshire
Yorkshire
Letherby
F. N. Storer
New Yorker
Boussingault
Hoffman
J. Forster
Subbotin
Mockery
Leudis
Ducks the New Yorker Way: Raising in Suburban Ponds and Homes
The article extols duck farming as a profitable venture, noting Britain’s shift from wild to farmed ducks and detailing methods for raising ducks in small watered enclosures. It covers housing, water access, security, and care, comparing Aylesbury and Rouen breeds and advising on nesting and feeding practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Aylesbury
London
Engiene
Rouen
Onions Prize Essay
A detailed guide to successful onion farming stressing rich well drained soil and thorough cultivation. The author describes ground preparation with manure and ashes, sowing deadline, equipment like a Matthews drill, eleven inch row spacing, and careful weeding. Personal yields climb from 160 to over 400 bushels per three quarters of an acre, with notes on toping, drying, and marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Ruhlman
Heintzel
Vick’s
Starting an Orchard for New Settlers in New Lands
The article argues new settlers should establish orchards early on virgin soil, noting apples pears and other fruits thrive on fresh land. It advises planting in stages, keeping records of varieties, choosing hardy productive trees, and buying locally to ensure acclimation and better care, with guidance on managers, nurseries, and pruning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
New York
Oregon
Maine
Ender
New York Annual Agricultural Society
Henry E. Alvord
Houghton Farm
Orange County
England
Fruit Recorder
France
William Horne
Russia
Europe
United States
Indi
Russan
Louisville Exposition Prizes Boost Elkhart Carriage Ad
The Louisville Exposition awarded prizes on buogies and harness to the Elkhart Carriage and Harvess Manufacturing Company of Elkhart Indiana. They deal direct with consumers at wholesale prices and ship anywhere with privilege to examine before paying. See their advertisement in another column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Carriage and Harvess Manufacturing Company
Elkhart
Ind
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Andrew H. Ward
A. H.W
Far
Ani
South Carolina
Charleston
Navassa
Drs. Jackson & Hurnett
N. E
Cincinnati
Ohio
Iay
Martinsville
DRS. Jackson & Burnett
Deak Stes
M. A. Pastilles
Mr& L
Binkley
Drs. J
Tryabox
Eowly
the Weekly Globe
Weekly Globe
Boston
Mass
New England Medical Institute
Tremont Row
Krucit
Bowker Fertilizer CO
Epps
Boys
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Homeopathic Chemists
Lenudon
Eng
Gisekareye
H.S. Berlin & CO
Harrood
J. H. Reeves
Éwyty Jv
Ste
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