Reclaiming Waste Places in New England Farms
The piece argues against reclaiming waste farm areas in New England until better use of current cultivated land is achieved. It stresses intensive cultivation over expanding acreages, notes regional limits due to terrain, and urges improving soil and management practices before converting rough or forested areas. It includes farm renovation examples and reflects on practical outlays and durability of old structures.
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New England
J. J. H. Gregory
Marblehead
Famers’ Institute
Bowdoinham
Board of Agriculture
Ely
Arena
Popastatic É
Svasops
Southegeo
Bone
Returning to the Country Farm Dream Realized
An essayist recalls growing up on a Western New York farm and returning after city life to salvage and rehabilitate a run down property. He details the costly improvements, the extent of work needed to restore fences buildings and grounds, and his evolving plans to use the farm for cattle and sheep fattening alongside crop production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ma Tyre
Sue Tarm
Hague
Wash Butter Instead of Working in Butter Making
The article argues that washing butter to remove buttermilk solids yields better keeping quality than mechanical working. It explains dissolving out impurities with water and weak brines, preserving butter globules, and achieving long shelf life through minimal moisture and cold storage. It cites Professor Arnold on membranous matter and notes potential labor and preserving gains from washing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
A Dutch Dairy Farm Observed Near Leyden
A London correspondent describes a Holland farm near Leyden owned by Van den Berch tenant Mr. Sosate. The Leyden region is crisscrossed by canals with wind or steam pumping to higher canals and back down as needed. The piece notes the landscap e and the farm’s roughly ninety acres and its orderly, model-like setup for visiting strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Ape
SoSate
van den Berch
Leyden
Dutch cheese farmer Hoogebroom's brick farmstead in Holland
A detailed tour of Mr Hoogebroom's farm notes a one story brick and tile farmhouse with hay lofts, a 70 foot cow shed for forty four animals, and a long cleaning rod system. It describes Dutch breed cows, cheese and butter making, Leyden style cheese with herbs, and seasonal farming labor. The farm yields about 400 pounds yearly from milk and cheese, with pigs hay sales and calves adding profit. Two carers and two workers, Belgians harvest hay, and frugal family meals foregrounded by tea milk and cheese.
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Acre
Germany
England
Blackberries Worthy of Cultivation
Granville Cowing of Muncie reviews blackberry varieties tested by the American Pomological Society. He notes Lawton as the first widely grown, Kittany as hardier but rust-prone, and Taylor’s Prolific plus Indiana and Wisconsin origins as most reliable west of the Alleghenies and along the Ohio River. Snyder ripens early. Stone’s Hardy is as hardy with good quality. Farmer’s Prolific and other noted types are discussed for flavor and vigor.
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Granville Cowing
Muncie
American Pomological Society
Kittatinny
Taylor
Indiana
Alleghenies
Ohio River
Snyder
Rce
How I Raise My Colts and Winter Feed Plans
A farmer details economical methods for rearing spring and fall colts. He discusses penning versus pasture, halter training by tying mothers, preferred weaning in autumn, and feeding rye, oats, and hay. He shares stall housing, care routines, and the goal of fast, thrifty growth with minimal cost, including rye as laxative and worming aid, plus gradual winter management and sale timing for best prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacer
Pastor Geets
Wisdom on horse raising from J. Woodman
In Yaisin a speaker urges common sense over childhood whims. He argues proper feed and care can turn a colt into a higher value than cattle, asserting a colt can be sold for 200 dollars while keeping cost similar to sheep. He cites experience from Michigan.
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Jeve
Eye Witter
J.oodman
Michigan
Guava Varieties and Cultivation Notes
The passage describes the Cattley guava and Chinese guava, their growth forms, leaves, flowers, and fruit. It discusses spacing, soil, and fertilization, suitability for fresh shipment, canning, and drying, and notes flavor differences and jelly suitability between varieties. It also mentions potential market issues and adulteration laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peri
Productive Fruit Trees In A 19th Century Orchard
An 17 year old Baldwin apple block shifted from corn to grass then rye and corn again, showing improved yields with steady manuring and cultivation. Some trees yielded 24 bushels autumn crop while others bore more after richer care, proving cultivation and especially Pancrae superior to neglect. Anjou pear trees planted later in dry upland soil with corn fodder show strong response to renewed ploughing and rye clover rotations, producing heavy crops and large pears without reducing size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pancrae
Anjous
Plums and Pest Problems in Orchard History
An old study notes plum culture facing centuries of trouble from insects as foreign varieties declined. It details curculio and black knot devastations, failures of spraying and jarring, costs of trying cures, and the shift from foreign to native plum varieties amid ongoing horticultural debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hovme
Plum varieties and grafting lessons from Midland farmer
A Midland farmer reports on plum tree results from grafting native and wild varieties. He cautions against rash conclusions, notes successful natives such as Caddo Chief and Parsons, and discusses issues with sprouting on peach stock and the spread of wild geese types. He lists several varieties, their ripening order, and advises patience and intelligent judgment in selection.
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Angston
Miner
Jane
Richmond
Parsons
Blackman
Newman & Moreman Bassell
Ayland Miner
Kelsey
Japan
Midland
Armer
Uniform stems in tree planting for cost and vigor
In tree planting, uniform, straight stems aid vitality and aesthetics across orchards lawns and belts. Keeping heads at uniform height reduces wind stress and transport costs, enables early fall planting, and favors nursery rooting by low, stocky stems though evergreen varieties require different handling. Dormant-bud forms shorten distance costs and preserve vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nores
Marketing Poultry in Poor Market Shape
A critique of live poultry handling and shipping methods. Crowded crates and dirty conditions cause bruising and thirst, while wire netting and overpacked pens harm appearance. Suggests humane, visible crates, better slaughter practices, and improved farmer effort to raise quality birds for better market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hural New Yorker
Old and New Strawberries Industry Review
An old and new strawberry briefing surveys popular varieties for market and home use. Crescent ranks high for reliability, while Wilson wanes. Cumberland suits home use but soft for transport. Sharpless, Windsor Chief, Phelps, Seneca Queen show mixed appeal. Jersey Queen praised for quality but poor transportability. Manchester strong bearer but foliage disease issues. James Vick and Captain Jack remain influential. Downing affected by rust. Kentucky noted as best late sort. New varieties Jewel Parry Cornelia praised. Prince leads among new sorts for high favor.
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Wilson
Cumberland
Windsor
Phelps
Jersey
Manchester
James Vick
Captain Jack
Arls Downin
Kentucky
Amon
Jewell
Parry
Cornelia
Prince
Ashes for Currant Bushes Praised by Worcester Grower
Mr. W. H. Parle of Worcester has mulched currant bushes with coal ashes for years. The ashes suppress weeds reducing labor and mainly deter currant worm, as worms dislike the ashes and avoid the bushes, yielding excellent results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Parle
Worcester
Worm control in gardens through mulching and ashes
An 1884 report notes soil cleaning and burning loose material can destroy worms and protect crops. Encouraging chickens to scratch beneath bushes helps reduce insect numbers, while coal ashes, when available, offer a simple preventive. A New York station attache cites mulched bushes suffering less damage than treated plots, with beesberries and gooseberries similarly aided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Experiment Station
New England
Farming Notes on Butter Prices, Bees, Potatoes and Stock
The article surveys rising butter prices driven by falling supply and seasonal lows, advises on rye as a green manure after potato digging, discusses movable frame bee hives and apple blossom honey, outlines cider making, potato varieties and market notes from Maine, and provides practical poultry care, roosters removal, and salt stock tips. It also touches sheep, horns in cattle, moss packing for vegetables, onion price dynamics, and winter rye seeding with timothy.
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New Jersey
Quincy
Maine
Washington County
N. Y
Yore
Beauty
Hebrons
Anc
United States
Stumbling-Blocks Puzzles Open to All Readers
This department invites all readers to contribute puzzles and answers in one-sided submissions. Include a stamped self addressed envelope for replies. Members of the Pastime Association may use this column and should address matters to L. H. Patterson in Danvers Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastime Association
L. H. Patterson
Danvers
Mass
No. 42 to 49 Puzzles and Charades from Sentinel
A collage of word games and clues including charades rebus and puzzles. Entries reference names such as JENNY GALE ALICE VERA and LART while listing No 42 through No 49 puzzles, with prizes and local notices from Taunton and Granitville and a political digression about Cleveland Blaine and party shifts.
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Laine
Cleveland
New York
Blain
Maine
Ten Butler
Iva Lockwood
St. John
Taunton
Mass
CoMannet
Answers and Winners in Three Weeks Special Prizes
Special prizes offered for perseverance puzzles with entries received by December 1 1885. Two dollars was given for per severance puzzle matters. Notes on postage and accented words indicate careful sending of postage.
Puzzler Medal Contest Opens With Weekly Standings
TrEr Globe announces a $10 gold medal contest for puzzle solvers in Canada and the U S from Oct 6, 1885, to Jan 10, 1886. Entries must include a stamp for replies, with prizes awarded two weeks after weekly standings. Maud Lynn leads. other solvers named include Leary, Foster, Stinson, Eastman, and Thompson among many.
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TrEr Globe
Mssrs
Barnard & Co
New York
States of
Canada
Sen Post Pit
Baltimore
Neererte Boiss
E. G. Leary
Potomac
Tees Thinker
Green's Landing
C. A. Foster
Cone Wap
J. W. Stinson
Rockport
N. R. Eastman
Banaue
Nellie F. T Thompson
Jason
N. H
Ellen M RE Dredes
Yen Anes
Umphrey
Amherst
Mass
Lavinis
Spaulding
Belgrade Mills
Worth
Clasell
Newton
Loui Yass Neaesy
Danvers
Pagina Urkland
Bridgeport
Pety
Northwood Narrows
N. Bis
Orland
Pease Mi i & O'Wonnell
Malden
Tyninster Ford
Hium
Pablook
Lavy Vera
Puzzlers League Plans and Reader Replies
Readers respond about puzzles and a forthcoming New England Puzzlers' League invitation. Messages praise, critique, and suggest a meeting at Young's Hotel on December 25, Christmas Day, with notes on stamps and puzzle details.
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Palermo
B. G
Brimfield
Ind
Cohanuet
Taunton
Mass
Leclair
Potomac
Lady Vera
A.M. Palmer
South Bridgeton
Rendfield
Stauip
Kismet Lanny Dah
New England
Young’s Hotel
A. Foster
New England puzzlers invited to Cambridgeport convention
Charles F. Deett of Cambridgeport Massachusetts is the executive. An invitation is extended to all New England puzzlers to be present for the convention, which will be a one day affair. Nearly twenty attendees are already assured. For details contact the committee or L Patterson president, Bromtem Danvers Massachusetts.
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Charles F. Deett
Cambridgeport
Mass
New England
L. . Patterson
Bro Tem
Danvers
Cleanliness or Godliness? A comic baptism anecdote ends in laughter
A muddled 19th century style exchange shows a Newman convert exiting a baptism scene exclaiming thanks to the Lord while others joke about his first bath. The Presbyterians and Baptists banter, concluding with a lighthearted quip that records campus or church life humor.
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Newman
Fragmentary tale of a missionary wedding scene
A garbled passage describes a religious setting where a chief and a girl meet briefly near a lane, walk to a preacher, who blesses them and urges them to be good, ending with a moral tone about a missionary. The text is unclear but centers on a cautious union under church guidance.
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Buffalo Express
Iris
When Mr. Morgan was Sat Upon
A fragment from a Cincinnati Merchant-Traveller piece presents a humorous exchange between Mr. Morgan and Miss Chestah about where they met, recalling Saratoga last summer with playful mispronunciations and a comic misunderstanding.
Woman fears cow milk souring during storm
A married woman in Evansville's upper city district panicked during a thunderstorm this week. Her husband had bought a cow and kept it in the stable. She rushed to the kitchen and told her cook to shut the stable door, fearing the cow would hear the thunder and cause the milk to sour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Mary
Yankees Abroad Under New Names
Paria Paper reports a Gascon and Provencal praise their native provinces with a folktale style tale. The Gascon claims a match dropped in Bordeaux regenerates a forest next year while the Provencal jokes that dropping a brace ton in Marseilles yields a ready-made pair of trousers in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria Paper
Gascon
Provencal
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Patent Cure Ads: Hale’s Honey and More Remedies
A compact ad list highlights Hale's Honey the Great Cough Cure priced 24¢, 50¢ for Hale’s product. Glenn's Sulphur Soup claims beautifying effects. German Corn Remover targets corns and bunions. Milk's Mait and Whisker Dye-Bik offers color. Pike's Toothache Drops promise a one minute cure. Dean's Rheumatic Pills billed as a sure remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Glenn
Pike
Dean
The Weekly Globe club list catalog and pricing
A fragmented inventory of magazine titles with annual rates and premiums, listing American, British, and regional periodicals. The chaotic OCR includes publication names, prices, subscriptions, and ordering notes, reflecting a Sunday or catalog page.
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Charles A. Green
New Yorker
Buffalo
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Esaw
Sarapore
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