Formulas for phosphate use on crops in 1885 letter
W. H. Y. and Navartt Point readers reply with a table of crop named elements and suggested phosphate application. They explain calculating acre needs from crop composition, note onion ash data is scarce, and advise broadcast spreading after ploughing with harrowing for oats rye wheat buckwheat barley and for corn and potatoes applying a spoonful per hill.
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Ww. H. Y
Saemmonia
Stover and
Cob
Almmonia
Esia
Ilica Tee
Cultivation of broom corn in Minnesota long-ago letter
Graceville correspondent asks if broom corn can be grown in Minnesota and outlines profitable practices. The reply affirms suitability where soil is right, discusses varieties like Evergreen and Mohawk, planting, weed control, fertilization, and optimal shearing timing and methods for sheep, emphasizing careful handling, weather, and post-shearing care.
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Graceville
Minn
Weekly
Globe
G. B
Minnesota
Shaker
York
Groeneward
Soil Work for Crops Details on Hoeing and Brushing
The article explains field corn management with tops breaking before ripening, the technique called table, and careful cutting leaving stalks. It covers laying brushes for drying, housing, then options for stalk disposal such as ploughing, burning, or mixing with cattle droppings to enrich soil. It notes seed recovery from brush via an extraction cylinder for feed use.
Barns and Outbuildings by Orange Judd Company review
A publisher notes a 236 page volume on farm buildings with 250 illustrations. The book covers barns and outbuildings from elaborate to cheap structures, animal shelters, poultry houses, dairies, granaries, silos and root cellars, aiming to help farmers plan efficient layouts and cost effective construction. Frontispiece shows the Echo Farm barn. notable examples include Lyman of Mansfield and Valentine of Houghton Farm.
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Orange Judd Company
Broadway
New York
David Lyman
Middlefield, Conn
Lawson Valentine
Houghton Farm
Hungarian Grass For Dairy Use Promotes Hungarian Over German Millet
The Hungarian grass with black seed is preferred for dairy use over German millet due to more foliage, lower rust risk, and cleaner seed. Choose seed with the highest black seed proportion, ensure a fine seedbed, and sow on mellow, shallow soil. Implement clay-soil rotation with Hungarian grass and clover, applying entire winter manure.
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Anny Farm
Hungarian grass for dairy farms and soil health
The article outlines manure handling and field rotation to grow Hungarian grass and oats, detailing manure yields from dairy cows, timing for spreading, harrowing, and ploughing, and comparing soil impact and milk production. It argues Hungarian grass yields are higher per acre than oats, with better soil condition for subsequent wheat and notes practical farming approaches.
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Thomas Harrow
Ohio
Cattle buyers urged on proper bull handling and care
An advisory from the Live Stock Journal cautions buyers about handling young bulls after sale. It stresses gradual acclimation, avoiding isolation, using a single caregiver, and early ringing where possible. Gentle grooming and prompt but short punishment are advised to foster calmness and prevent useless loss.
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Ros
Live Stock Journal
Feeding and Potato Cultivation Methods for Cattle and Crops
The article outlines humane and efficient livestock feeding, urging regular meals, clean water, proper bedding, and ventilation to promote gains of two to four pounds daily in steers. It then discusses potato cultivation, recommending deep sandy loam with humus, preferred manure types, seed size notes, hill versus flat culture, and selecting seed from the best hills for better future yields.
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New England
Potatoes prove highly profitable with proper cultivation
The article argues that potatoes can yield 200 bushels per acre or more under favorable conditions and proper soil, cultivation, and late variety care. It estimates costs around 30 dollars per acre, with potential net profits near 80 dollars if a 200 bushel crop sells at 30 cents, and stresses frequent cultivation to avoid poor returns.
Scab Disease in Potatoes and Effects of Cultivation
Farmers note scab on potato skins is not new but has grown with longer cultivation and heavier manuring. Potato beetle damage makes skins more vulnerable and can delay maturity, while new land sometimes yields cleaner tubers though not reliably. Housewives may wash and cook unpeeled new potatoes as the crop is dug and dried in pits.
Preventing Potato Scab and Healthy Tubers
The Cultivator explains scab in potatoes caused by soil fungus and insect damage. Mineral manures and especially sulfuric acid containing fertilizers reduce scab, with careful mixing to avoid seed burning. Salt, ashes, and coal ash offer inconsistent results. Commercial potato manures provide strong protection, while early ripening varieties and careful leaf protection help on heavily manured soils.
Preparing for Growing Crops Postwar Germantown Telegraph Advice
The Germantown Telegraph stresses thorough soil preparation for crops. It urges thorough pulverizing of soil, timely ploughing, and use of harrows and manure or fertilizer to ensure seed germination and even emergence. It cautions against ploughing too early and promotes mellow soil for hand or horse labor.
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Germantown
Harrow over plough for early crop weed control
From the Journal of Agriculture a western farming note urges harrowing corn and potatoes before or after planting to destroy weeds and loosen soil. One harrower, used twice, can surpass five hoes or four ploughings, with less damage to young crops and quicker establishment.
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Journal of Agriculture
Seeding on Sods Shows Clover and Grass Catch Feasible
An experiment seeds red and white clover, timothy and red top on neglected meadow soil without ploughing. Early April to mid May sowing yielded good clover and grass catch on patches treated with ashes, wood and coal, loam, or spent tanbark, with uneven results overall but clear promise for small expense.
Soft food for young chicks aids growth over whole grain
The piece notes young chicks cannot grind food and thrive on soft foods sparingly mixed to avoid souring in the crop. It mentions stale bread crumbs with milk, johnny cake, brown bread, boiled rice, cracked wheat, and small cooked meat as aids, while suggesting gradual exposure to seeds and cracked grains as they grow.
Birds Will Eat Varied Food If Readily Available
The text notes that birds will peck at free food dropped for them, especially young birds that avoid soiled or improperly offered sustenance. It argues that offering variety in food improves relish and costs little more than providing one or two grain types. many breeders limit to two grains yet see no economy benefit.
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Lave
Early Potatoes and Farm Practices From a 19th Century Companion
Early potatoes should be planted when soil is warm and dry, with seed selection stressing only healthy, non chilled tubers and seed-piece sizing guided by soil condition. The piece covers horse breeding, sour land, pruning, mildew prevention, pea and oat mixtures, and practical dairy and crop tips with references to lime, manure, and pest control.
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Becase Sey
Vermont
Caldwell
Western New York Horticultural Society
London Garden
David Thompson
Michigan
Canada
Lima
The Flower Garden Vines and climbers in the home landscape
An illustrated guide extols climbing plants for shade and health, detailing wire trellis methods, prized vines such as clematis and Ampelopsis, and bold recommendations on growing, pruning, and maintaining annuals and perennials for trellises and porches. It covers planting times for shrubs and evergreens, and profiles the striking White Flowering Dogwood as a landscape highlight.
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Virginia
United States
Veitchii
China
Veitch
Calampelis Scaber
Brilliancy of Flows Emphasized in North American Tree
The article extols a tree for its striking blossoms and suitability for forests parks and gardens. Readers in indigenous regions are urged to plant one or two specimens but not to overfeed, keeping soil surface clear of grass and weeds within four feet of the tree.
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Our
Carolina
Japan
Cincinnati
Eastern
Middle States
Massachusetts
Florida
Mississippi
Michaux
Remedies for rose pests slug thrip and bug in June
The rose slug a large soft worm appears in June eating foliage and buds. Dust plants with airslaked sulfur or white hellebore. hand pick in morning. The rose bug half inch gray, also appears in June and is best removed by hand picking with a glove and washing into water. The thrip small brown to black hopper on leaf undersides damages roses. wash with whale oil soap or strong tobacco tea and wet underside. Paris green dosage mentioned but not verified.
List of Hybrid Roses Varieties From 19th Century Guide
A catalog of named hybrid perpetual roses including Charles Darwin Captain Christy Duke Nicholas La Reine Perfection des Blanches Das des Cazes. It describes colors from rich crimson to purplish scarlet rosy crimson pale peach bright rose and velvety purple, noting size double blooming fragrance and compact towers.
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Charles Darwin
Captain Christy
Rand Duke Nicholas
Poinsettia Care Tips From Old Garden Note
The poinsettia is a sensitive plant that drops leaves after flowering if not cared for. It prefers rich soil and warmth, and high water when growing. Insufficient nutrients or water turn leaves yellow and cause drop. After flowering, rest the plant with little water for two months, then refresh soil and propagate slips from pruned stems.
The Weekly Globe Club List
A dense catalog of periodicals and magazines with prices and subscription notes. It lists numerous titles such as Harper's, Century, Atlantic Monthly, Garden, Saturday Evening Post, and many more, plus instructions about subscriptions and delivery limits. The page reads like a reference of available reads and terms.
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Stre
Germantown
Teleg
Green
Fruit
Reco
Gardner
Godey
Lady's
Golden Days
Home Circle
Harper's Magazin
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazar
Harper's Young Herald of Health
Housekeeper
Home Journal
Indiana Farmer Independent
International Rev
Journal of Microscop
Journal of Chemistry
le Francais
Lippinecott’s Magazin
London Lancet
London
Edinburgh
Revit
Revie London
Revie Methodist
Amer Mining Record
Mother's Magazin
N. Y
Popular Science Monthly
Produce Exchange Bulletin
Philadelphia Medical Times
Practical Farmer
Rideout’s Magazine
Rural
New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Scientific American
Witt Nes
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Rura Ome
THE
Weekly Globe Club
Arthur's Home Magazine
American Dairyman
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Naturalist
Art Amateur
Army & Navy Journal
American Poultry Yarssences
British Quarterly
Revi Blackwood
Brainerd’s
Magazin Prem
Donahoe
Detroit Free Press
Edinburgh Review
Forney
Leslie
Ants
Remi
Tere
St. Nicholas
San Francisco Chronicle
Spirit of the Times
the Republic
TUG Crug
Espe Vick
Floral Magazine
Westminster Review
Waverley
Watchman
Western Stock Journal
Wsll
Webn Globe
Ierip
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