Massachusetts Agricultural Census 1885 Highlights
The 1885 Massachusetts census on agriculture shows 42,026 farms with 40,112 owners and 3,242 hiring farms. Average farm value $2,459 and 86.61 acres per farm. land and buildings average $4,112.83. Statewide farming employs 46,109 dwelling houses and 50,275 barns. Worcester leads in farm product value, Boston second. dairy output rises sharply, milk production doubles since 1875, and barley, oats, potatoes, and other crops show mixed gains and declines.
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Care of Cows and Dairy Management in Spring Pastures
The article explains gradual dietary changes when cows switch to grass in spring, warns against feeding grain in summer unless grass is scarce, and recommends green pasture as the natural milk-cow diet. It notes using shorts and bran to supplement grass, increases in cream yield with hay mixtures, and cautions against overfeeding to prevent lowness and weakness, emphasizing balance and strength.
Bitter Cream Mystery and Suspected Fungus in Mill
A correspondent asks why cream turns bitter after skimming despite proper storage. The writer suspects a fungus in the mill or contamination via cows, water, or feed, noting potential remedies such as heating milk before setting to counter the issue.
Butter over beef? Jersey crosses pay in milk and butter
Waldo F. Brown argues butter costs less to produce than beef and that Jersey crossbreds boost butter yield. He notes his herd, bred from native cows with Jersey sires, yields about 50 percent more butter and milks nearly year round, with lower feeding costs for smaller cows.
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Philadelphia
Waldo F. Brown
Potato Culture Principles and Early Harvest Practices
A detailed guide on selecting soil for potatoes, emphasizing dry rich and loose soil, deep preparation, and good after-culture. It discusses optimal timing for early versus late varieties, planting methods, and spacing, plus an acre trial describing costs, labor, and yield of 560 bushels with detailed steps from ploughing to digging.
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Sis Ynss
Sane
Cdemmil Ubt
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Lesses
A. H.W
The Value of Sheep on the Farm
An observer notes that sheep husbandry sustains farm fertility and long term productivity. Farms retaining fertility over years are those with large numbers of sheep, boosting land value and overall farm output.
Sheep kept farms yield lasting farm value and pasture quality
An Indiana Farmer article notes farms that have housed sheep for many years stay productive, with bluegrass and pasture quality strongest on such lands. Sheep improve manure yield and farm condition even when market prices for wool and meat vary, suggesting long term profitability beyond annual margins.
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New York
Cio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nada
Kentucky
England
Scotland
Indiana
The Corn Plant and Silage Value for Land Quality
Rich land yields more corn and better quality forage than poor soil. Ensilage favors large fields with roomy plants and full ears. sweet corn shows lower feeding value. Leaves and husks hold most of the plant’s protein. stripping stalks raises feed value. Proper pruning and planting depth affect tree growth and future shape.
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New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Johnson
New Yorker
How to Grow Tomatoes in Perfection
A guide by C. L. Allen from American Agriculturist explains that tomatoes need rich soil and careful planting. Dig hills two and a half feet deep with a half bushel of well rotted manure, then a loam and manure mix. Space six feet apart, choose open warm sites, mulch when fruit sets, and expect six plants to feed a family of twelve.
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C. L.allen
THE TREES Self Evident Rules for Transplanting Trees
Instructions for planting and transplanting trees favor small stock over large. Preserve feeding roots, avoid heavy earth balls, and keep roots moist. Two workers, proper hole size, gentle handling, and careful soil packing ensure success. Do not wash away fine soil with water during backfilling.
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Bot.com
Garien
Forest
Noxious Weeds Seen as Outcome of Poor Farming
Elmira Husbandman correspondence argues weeds arise from large half tilled farms and overgrown fields. It urges thorough tillage and clean seed to prevent weed encroachment, noting thinning crops and broken fences worsen conditions and urging rapid, decisive cultivation rather than partial farming.
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Elmira Husbandman
The Farmer's Income Guide for a 180 Acre Farm
A reader asks how a 180 acre farm valued at 16000 can yield 6 percent annual net income. The plan divides 140 acres into a five year rotation of grain vegetables hay and pasture with careful manure management, includes dairy or beef output, and estimates a landlord net income of 1175 after all costs.
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F. P. Root
Husbandman
Rye and Pease as a Valley Farm Practice
An old farmer’s advisory urges reviving rye and pease as a mixed crop. Sowing together improves pea yield, provides strong forage for livestock, and offers early green feed when cut at blossoming. The piece cautions against fashionable crops and promotes soil adaptation and profitability.
Rye and Pease Sowing Advice from Mirror and Farmer
A fragment advises sowing a bushel of rye and one and a half to two bushels of small field peas per acre. The guidance appears in a Mirror and Farmer excerpt, reflecting agrarian practices of mixed cereal and legume cropping.
Valuable Advice for the Farmer in Natehells Era
Practical farming guidance on winter stock care, breeding, feeding, and garden practices. Emphasizes attentive management, dairying, beets for cows, soil health, and careful selection of stock and fruit trees. Encourages reading and modern methods for a prosperous season.
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Des Moines Register
Manus
New York
Victim to a Terrible Habit
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald item titled Victim to a Terrible Habit quotes a moral dialogue on habits and pride. It includes a wagging anecdote about tipping waiters and a collection of short Japanese proverbs and maxims about secrecy, hatred, curiosity, generosity, and prudence.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Not Used to It. Mr Timothy Sead in a New York dime restaurant
A humorous vignette depicts Mr Timothy Sead dining for the first time in a New York dime restaurant. He orders a mutton chop and fresh eggs while the waiter reacts with shouted exclamations. Sead brandishes his umbrella in a comic, feigned-fees moment.
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Puck
Timothy Sead
New York
May Training Armament Ritual at College Originated in Dunlap Bill
An obsolete college custom called the May training arose from a Dunlap inspired bill requiring every armed citizen to be equipped and ready for inspection on drill day each year. Neither students nor faculty were exempt from the mandate.
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Dunlap
Boroner Dilemma Stirs Texas Society
A fragmentary exchange hints at social tension in Texas society circles. Goslin and Miss Smith are mentioned amid talk of sailing and borrowed money, with innocent and embarrassed tonal cues suggesting a personal financial dispute or rumor within a local community.
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Valuable Books Giveaway Catalog for Subscriptions
A lengthy listing advertises free books with annual THE WEEKLY GLOBE subscriptions and outlines pricing for numerous periodicals including Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Weekly, Lippincott's, Garden, Prairie Farmer, and many more. The notice restricts to one magazine per address, requests start issue preferences, and directs orders to THE WEEKLY GLOBE in Boston.
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Arthur’s Home
American Rural Home
Andover Review
American Dairyman
Art Interchange Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
Suees
American Art Journal
Seve
American Garden
Sveeeecans
American Grocer
Scvevecass
American Agriculturist
Eeseeeses
Army&Navy Journal
Book Buyer Banner Weekly
Brainard
Burlington Hawkeye
Ballou's Magazine
Bee-keaper's Magazine
Babyland
Boston Mary
Ostka Shevsevde
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Decorator
Demorest’s
Donahoo's Magazing
Detroit Free Preas
Engineering and Mining Journal
Ncnse
Edinburgh Review
Farm, Field and Stockman
Fireside Companion
Frank Leslie
Germantown Telegraph
Phrenological Journal
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Pugites Sa
Green's Fruit Records
Gardner's Monthly
Godey
Lady's Boo
Argosy Bitar
Atesae
Rae
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazar
Sseesens
Harper's
Herald of Health
Eeeseveess
Home Journal
Indiana Farmer
Town Homestead
Journal of Microscopy
Lippincott's
London
N. Y
Medical Journal
Fashion Bazar
Msgo
Ccsececsavensdesces
N.Y. Sporteman
New Princeton Review
New York Witness
Oule Pacer
Puck
Practical Farmer
Prairie Parmor
Peterson's Lady's Magazine
Popular Science News
Popular Science Monthly
Presbyterian Review
Philadelphia Medical Times
Philadelphia Practical Farmer
Rideout's Magazine
New Yorker
Aceeseeeee
Saturday Evening Post
Scenssesbees
Scientific American
Eeesees
Salement
Sunday School Times
Scribner's Magazine
New
Watchman
CLOBE
GLOBE
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