The Farmer's Horse and Russian Herds Across Lands
A rural column discusses practical horse breeding focused on the sturdy heavy draft type, favoring Percheron Norman crosses for salability. It surveys Russian cattle and disease, methods to start bulky horses, hoof care for corns and colic remedies, and notes France’s stock levels and horse types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Rst
K. Roth
Rindert
Asia
Mr. Roth
England
Wallace's Monthly
The Poultry Yard Breeding Hints and Advice
A guide warns against breeding only for exhibition and urges mixing dark and light plumage for true feathering. It advises choosing pure breeds like Brahmas for beauty and egg production, cautions on crossbreeding, stresses profitable, well-managed flocks, and discusses seasonal timing for rearing chicks with attention to climate and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Poultry Department
Cole
Early hatch improves Brahmas against disease and cold
Europe notes Brahmas hatch earlier fare better with lower disease risk and stronger cold tolerance, though local location and seasonal variations must be considered, per Country Gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
The Dairy and Jersey Cow Management Insights
Article warns against artificial coloring in butter and cheese, citing Professor Arnold and Professor Welsh. It argues coloring impairs quality and that alkalis and salts used to color are harmful. Proposes natural methods and urges cleaner production with improved practices and consumer education. Also discusses Jersey cows as superior butter cows, their management in Jersey and Holland, and contrasts with American feeding. stresses gentle handling and careful diet to maintain milk quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Welsh
Chicago
Northwestern Dairymen’s Association
Annatto
China
Europe
Western Farm Journal
Richardson & Co
New Yorker
Jersey
Normandy
Waring
Colonel Waring
Holland
Jerseys
le Cornee
Channel Islands
Iiet
Nce
Corn-Fed Texans and Western Stock Innovations
The article discusses Texas longhorns gaining through fenced farming and corn feeding, with Chicago sales at high prices. It covers breed improvements, cane sugar from corn, Angora goats fattening on sage brush, cows gnawing boards, black leg prevention, and field practices for sugar cane and related crops. It notes the windfall of live-meat exports energizing western feeding efforts and emphasizes soil, manure, and cultivation requirements for profitable crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Southwest
Chicago
Temotest Mountain Valley
Enallage of Corn Fodder and Mangel Wurzels for Farms
A historical survey on ensilage as a superior method to drying fodder, with experiments by Francis Morris in Maryland and J B Lawes on nitrate and potash practices. It covers amber sugar cane trials, mangel wurzel cultivation, potato varieties, sprouting potatoes, and practical farming tips for soil preparation, seeding, thinning, and fertilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Brown
New York Plough Company
United States
Francis Morris
Howard County
American Agriculturist
Massachusetts Experiment Station
Amber Cave
Horsehoe
J. B. Lawes
Pleury pneumonia hints to aid farmers and officials
A brief medical notice discusses pleuro-pneumonia in cattle, noting the disease remains a focus of interest due to government investigations. It argues the illness may persist at historical levels, warns of potential outbreaks from lurking infective material, and urges farmers to seek veterinary guidance when possible.
Agrarian murder and humorous scraps from a bygone issue
Mixed column of notes on lime and yard manure benefits on clay soils, farm jokes, a Kent countryside murder case involving Stephen Gambrill for harming an agricultural machine, and satirical quips about Parisian manners, a hospital scene, Lent length, a German-American soprano’s misfortune, Chicago poorhouse dinners, and a Columbus clockmaker’s intricate performance. The piece blends agricultural science, criminology, theater gossip, and social satire with dated tone and regional references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Florence
San Francisco
Paris
Stephen Gambrill
Gellow
England
Realizi
Aldershot
Arkansas
Clara Reinmann
Berlin
Louisville
Chicago
Columbus
Independence Hall
Washington
Christ
Peter
Lincoln
Swayne's Ointment Promises Cure for Itching Piles
An advertisement claims Swayne's Ointment provides a pleasant, sure cure for itching piles and related skin eruptions. It asserts relief for moisture, perspiration, worms under the skin, and scalp conditions, with a mail order price of $1.05 and a $30 North Sixth Street address for Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simone
Sean
Swayne
Mae
Counts & Boner
Dadirous Terters
Swayne Son
North Sixth Reek
Agalphin
Pduowan c
Goodwin &c
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Boston
Mass
France
Etting
Pennsylvania
Eia
Vermont
Hebron
Wee Aus
Auro
Excelsior
Western Reserve
Keystone
Brownell’s Eureka
Mit
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