The Value of Ground Bones in Farming and Top-Dressing Wheat
Readers are invited to discuss farming topics with Andrew H Ward. The article explains ground bone meal as a fertilizer and compares bone types and mixes with phosphate and nitrate of soda. It argues fine ground bone offers faster soil release and greater nitrogen content, details composition, costs, and experimental values from the Massachusetts station. It also discusses top-dressing wheat in spring with nitrate of soda and cites John Lawes and Prof Massey on yield gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Experiment Station
New York
Europe
John K. Lawes
London Times
England
H. F. Scott
Virginia
W. F. Massey
Scott
Prof. Massey
Albemarle County
Joseph Harris
New Yorker
Garden Guide On Asparagus Beetroot Cabbage And More
Advice on spring garden preparation and crop care for asparagus beets cabbage carrots cucumbers currants eggplants grapes and other plants. Includes soil fertility fertilizer timing hardening off under glass hotbeds cold frames and succession planting specifics for various crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chantenay
New York
California
Ohio
Grand Rapids
Wide variety of garden tips and orchard advice offered
The article advocates selecting strong varieties for onions peppers pears and corn, proper soil preparation and early planting, careful pruning and stock handling, thorough composting for rhubarb, safe home made spraying, and thinning for better pear and corn quality. It emphasizes manure use, proper storage, and systematic corn planting to improve yields, plus guidance on artificial manures and economics for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Alaska
Ohio
Erfurt
Fruit Variety List From New York Market Names
A catalog style scan lists numerous fruit varieties including apples such as Winter Yellow Transparent Baldwin Gravenstein and Tompkins, peaches like Hyne's Surprise and Crawford Early, plums including Gage and Prune, and berries such as Blackberries and Gooseberries. It notes regional mentions like Western New York Ontario Michigan and Tompkins County along with historic cultivars and pistillate Strawberry varieties.
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Baldwin
North'n Spy
Ph. L. Greening
Norbury lKusset
Alexander
Talman
King
Tompkins Co
Gravenstein
Alfani
Moat Bartlett
Oso
Gaftard
Louise 8
Tyson
Aeahease
Lawrence
Boussock
Winter Nellis
Louise Bonne
Very Seckel
Duke and Morello
Soe
Richmond
Windsor
Ian Gage
Oicard
Coe
Hyne
Crawford
York
Stump
Rome
Sicense
Seed corn cultivation guidance from Orange Juda Pariner
The excerpt outlines seed selection by testing grains, land management for corn, and spring tillage. It emphasizes soil preparation on black prairie loam, fall plowing, disc harrow use, and careful timing. Planting three to four grains per hill with check rows, and regular harrowing to keep the surface dry and weed free.
Factors Shaping Pear Flavor Through Cultivation and Ripening
The article explains how soil quality and cultivation affect pear taste, citing a St Ghislam tree grown in hard sod then turned to pig pasture yielding larger, sweeter fruit. It warns against letting pears fully ripen on the tree, noting flavor loss and recommending picking about a week before full ripeness.
Professor Robert Valentine on artificial manures and farm economics
The article reviews the comparison between cake and corn feeding versus artificial manures on 300 acres in Buckinghamshire. It discusses cost, dung value, crop outcomes, and the long term impact on soil fertility, citing Rothamstead and Woburn experiments and Sir John Lawes. It highlights that manure economics depend on balancing meat yield, dung value, and land fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Valentine
Royal College
Cirencester
Buckinghamshire
Journal
The
Royal Agricultural Society
Rothamsted
Woburn
Rothamstead
John Lawes
Milk Ration Formulation for South Carolina Dairy Herd
Prof Stewart outlines a balanced ration for 70 cows with 45 to 60 in milk using ensilage and cottonseed hulls. The plan mixes 50 pounds ensilage, 8 pounds hulls, 5 pounds bran and 3 pounds decorticated cottonseed meal per day per herd, with water and thorough mixing for three feedings.
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South Carolina Lunatic Asylum
W. B
Columbia
8. C
Cece
Prof
Stewart
Iowa Station Reports On Green Feed For Cattle
Experiments at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Ames Iowa led by James Wilson show cows eat about 75 pounds of green feed daily with grain. Green fed cows yield more milk than bluegrass pasture in midsummer and gain more in a dark stable than in shaded pasture. green feed balances as well as dry feed for weight gain. Acre yields: peas 15.5 tons, peas and oats 24 tons, corn 33.6 tons. second clover cut 3.1 tons. Cutting green feed twice weekly suffices if spread to avoid heating.
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Orange Judd
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
James Wilson
United States
London Financial News
Killings
Rhode Island
Pruning and farming notes on trees and crops from a historical column
The article discusses pruning peach trees after harsh seasons, stresses replacing unhealthy stock, and notes that well planted trees resist drought. It covers Egyptian poultry efficiency, manure use on gardens, horse coloring and conformation, grain exports, and farming guidance on soil, grasses, legumes, and composting.
Raspberry and fruit culture notes from an 19th century guide
The article offers practical farming guidance on pest control for fruit trees and strawberries, including canker worms and white grubs, and suggests using burdock or quassia tea. It covers soil health, crop rotation, and protecting lambs and ewes in early spring, plus sunflower varieties and seed yields.
Retaliation Proposed over Canadian Bond Transit
Senator Morgan introduced a bill to end duty free transit for articles through United States to Canada and British possessions in North America. The measure targets Behring sea tensions and faces strong opposition from Minnesota Dakota and Nebraska senators reliant on Canadian rail competition.
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Morgan
Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
North America
Great Britain
Washington
New York
Boston
Portland
Northwestern
Teller
Colorado
Alabama
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Seaboard
Woollen industry census shows declines since 1870
Washington March 9 census bulletin on woollen goods reports 1890 establishments at 2503, down from 2689 in 1880 and 2503 from 1880. Idle establishments totaling 271 with invested capital of 6.18 million are not included. Hands, wages, materials, and factory values rise since 1880.
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Washington
United States
Distinction Between Stylographic Ink and Ordinary Ink
The article explains that stylographic ink is strained to remove minute particles, enabling free flow from pens and easier washing. It notes it spills are less likely to stain fabrics, as the strained ink washes out in cold water, unlike unstrained ink which clogs fibers and stains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chikren
Antique or modern lowboy debate in a shop feature
A Sun reporter tests authenticity at a furniture dealer describing a genuine old lowboy. The dealer explains construction details, including a century old top and body and carved ball and claw feet, noting the leg is carved from a single block and not assembled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Inquirer
Sun
Antique furniture value rests in hand craft and aging
An in-depth look argues genuine antiques derive value from slow handwork and seasoned wood. modern reproductions imitate form but lack symmetry and true craftsmanship. It notes carved legs, animal feet, and Chippendale influences, plus the rarity of original colonial pieces and era-specific brass pulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legof LowBoy
Chippendale
England
Ork
Inlaid Corner and Fiddback Chairs in Antique Markets
Dealers in old furniture emphasize chairs as top sellers due to abundance and low cost. The article notes the rarer fiddback chair from a German model and English Chippendale era, with ornate arms and ball-and-claw feet. It catalogs a wide range of antique items commonly found in shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chippendale
Memphis mob lynches jailed suspects after jail raid
A masked mob of 75 broke into the Shelby county jail at 8 am and seized Calvin McDowell Tom Moss and Will Stuart from cells of 27 accused. They were taken to Wolf River and executed in a field, with reports of additional killings near the Curve and rising mob clashes.
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Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County
Calvin McDowell
Tom Moss
Will Stuart
Keeper O'Donnell
O’donnell
O'Donnell
Negro Department
Moss
McDowell
Stuart
Mississippi River
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Wolf River
Edge Dubois
McLendon
Question of Heaven and Hades Sparks Clerical Banter
Indianapolis veteran Andrew Wallace, longtime benevolent boards leader, recalls a chat with Dr. McIntire, head of the deaf education institution. The exchange riffs on cosmology and afterlife with Wallace joking that the church spire points toward Hades half the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Andrew Wallace
State Benevolent Boards
Dr. McIntire
Institution For the Education of the
Presbyterian Church
Wallace
Hades
Longest Wire Rope Span Used in Austin Dam Construction
The great Austin dam in Austin Texas uses a main cable 1850 feet long and 2 1/2 inches thick. A 4 inch steel rope handles hoisting and can lift seven tons to move material along the full span in about a minute and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Dore Uses Coat Toss to Clear Crowd in Verona Photo
Gustave Dore aided a Verona friend in photographing a scenic street by dramatically throwing his coat on the ground. The striking gesture dispersed idle onlookers, allowing the photographer to secure a clear negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Dore
Verona
Dore
Dove
Inks Through History and Durability of Black Ink
The article discusses the longevity of black ink, noting nut gall ink as the best enduring type. It contrasts aged manuscripts preserved for centuries with modern chemical inks which may fade within decades, pondering ink durability for future writers.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Iesle
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Green Mountain
Win- Delaware
Bell
Mooco
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Niagara
Alexandria
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Tyler
Gregg
Cumberland
Wilson Crescent
Haverield
Parker Earle
Sharpless
Lintner
Osweto Horticultural Institute
South Dakota
Senate
Census Office
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Lowboy
Peril
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