Experiment to raise 700 bushels potatoes per acre tested
Rural New Yorker recalls the trial by Wilmer Atkinson with trench culture on an eighth of an acre plot. Deep eight inch trenches and wide 12 inch soil bands, with 1760 pounds of fertilizer per acre plus sulphur, yielded up to 1076 bushels per acre on one row, while the plot averaged 585 bushels. The report discusses soil type, dry versus wet conditions, and advises drainage and soil loosening for best results.
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New Yorker
Wilmer Atkinson
Farm Journal
Potato and Bran Feeding Costs Highlight Trench Method How-To
A Rural New Yorker Farm Journal debate analyzes feeding value of potatoes and bran with Professor Henry Hood’s ideas. It argues trench method for potatoes improves moisture retention, root growth, and tuber quality, contrasting it with traditional surface cultivation and crowding risks.
Bran question in dairy feeding sparks price contrast
In a Dairy discussion, Professor Stewart is queried on bran quality and cost. The writer compares three bran samples from St Louis No 1 and 2 coarse and No 4 Minneapolis fine with Milwaukee spring bran. They ask which offers best value vs oil meal or cottonseed and cornmeal mixes for dairy cows.
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Milwaukee
Professor Stewart
New Yorker
Stewart
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Small Can Method Improves Overnight Milk Quality
Observations show milk kept in small five gallon cans maintains better quality overnight than traditional bulk cooling. Small cans provide faster cooling with more surface area, prevent souring, and reduce stirring needs, as 22 of 26 patrons preferred the method while 3 disobeyed and produced tainted milk. Factory men and cheese makers are advised to try the small can approach for a year to see benefits.
The Forest Planting Method Described by Mr Douglas
The article explains a prairie tree planting system. Ground is prepared a year ahead, harrowed in spring, and marked in both directions. Workers in teams plant by following cross marks, with a boy delivering bundles of trees. Each planter presses the earth after setting the root, achieving about 4500 trees per ten hours.
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Prairies
Robert Douglas
Timber Scarcity in the Southern States and Shifts in Lumber
The article notes the dwindling timber supply in the South with early settlers clearing forests for farming and the impact of mills. It lists species such as elm, pine, white oak, poplar, red cedar, maple, ash, cherry, cypress, cottonwood, and willow, highlighting oaks, walnuts and hickories as valuable. It predicts red gum, cottonwood, spampore, and overcup oak will lead the region’s lumber industry, with red gum’s color and finish raising its value.
The Wheat and the Clover Expert Opinion Note
An Ohio Station discussion explores wheat and clover by an expert. The writer recounts a land trial with poor soil and northwestern exposure where winter-kill risk exists. Half an acre received a straw mulch of about half a ton to test if mulching helps, noting uncertainty about potential suffocation.
Experiments at the Ohio Station on Wheat Varieties
The Ohio Experiment Station reports recommendations from numerous wheat trials. Varieties include Hungarian Paytian Theiss Tuscan Island Valley Nigger among red beards and German Emperor French Prairie Michigan Amber Wyandotte red among smooth red. Martin's Amber Democrat Silver Chaff among whites. Seeding rates favor five to seven pecks for best results. Sow after September 10 south of the 41st parallel. earlier sowing for north. Seed depth shows limited yield impact. mulching needs more study. Thorough seed bed preparation is vital: plough early, stir and smooth the soil, ensure good friable ground, then seed for nature to finish the work.
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Ohio Station
Ohio Experiment Station
Michigan
Practical Farmers See Ensilage With Cautious Regard
Dr J B Lawes in the London Agricultural Gazette warns practical farmers have viewed ensilage skeptically, calling it a plaything for landowners. He notes silage losses exceed hay, especially with grass, and that fermentation may destroy grain starch. He doubts silage can replace roots or hay in favorable seasons and favors actual use only where hay is unreliable.
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J. B. Lawes
London Agricultural Gazette
Ensilage
London
Lawes
British Isles
The Fertilizers Use of Ashes in Gardens and Soils
Practical farmer notes show ashes boost soil loosening and orchard value when well incorporated. Ashes improve stiff soils and yield clean potatoes with broadcast incorporation, but hill planting causes scabby potatoes and over-application harms tender vegetables. Store ashes for best results and avoid direct root crop top-dressing.
Mow to Fat the National Bird In Time of Festivity
A fragment notes the approaching demand for the national bird for family celebrations and thanksgiving with farmers preparing as time nears.
Agricultural and economic observations from 1880 and 1881 censuss
The article compares Great Britain and United States census figures, noting livestock disparities and population scales. It also covers rope quality from hemp, apple pomace feeding, lawn care, dairy yields by calfing season, tobacco tariffs, sorghum ploughing, pumpkin feeding for milk, corn cob meal, timothy seeding timing, fodder processing, sheep tree bark protection, and profitable farm ditching strategies.
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Great Britain
Great Britaan
United States
Alvord
Senate
Sumatra
Professor Storer
Waldo F. Brown
Kansas City
Brown
Henry
He Danced At Her Wedding
A vivid poem recounts the speaker dancing at a wedding, confessing concealed passion while praising the bride. The speaker recalls the altar scene and the couple's union, describing a tumult of emotion masked by outward calm as they dance together amid astonished onlookers.
Human Muscle in Japan as Equines Are Scarce in Tokyo
The article profiles Tokyo as the capital of modern Japan where human labor powers most transport and farming. It contrasts Western fashion with traditional attire, describes jinriksha and street life, and notes the scarcity of cattle and horses. It highlights the vast urban spread, canals, castles, and the reliance on manual work for rice cultivation and city services.
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Tokio
Yeddo
New Japan
Mr. Worth
Bond Street
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Japan
China
Five Mast Governor Ames A Great Eastern Of Schooners
Watpororo Maine October 27 there is one shipyard in town building a five masted schooner named the Governor Ames touted as the first of its kind in the US. Leavitt Storer builds with 150 men working toward a December river closure. Owners include Oliver Ames and others from Easton Massachusetts and Boston. Dimensions show keel 252 feet and overall 266 feet with 1800 to 1900 tons, 3000 ton coal capacity, 9 hatchways, and 9 masts with heavy iron fastenings and advanced gear including a No 11 windlass and steam capstan.
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Watpororo
Pine Tree
United States
Leavitt Storer
Governor Ames
Oliver Ames
Fred L. Ames
Oakes A. Ames
Easton Mass
William T. Hart
John Goldthwaite
Willard Dalrymple
Henry C. Jane
Boston
H. Tingley
D. W. Davis
George Bucklin
John Heathcote
George H. Chase
Edward K. Morse
Er. G. Davis
J.B. Westgate
Fall River
A. Longstreet
Ohio
Albert H. Winslow
Taunton
Hon. . H. Stevens
Swansea
N. R. Davis & Son
Assonet
William P. Hood
J. F. Davis
C. A. Davis
Somerset
Ork
Ames
Mass
Ara
John W. Creamer
American Windlass Company of
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Timber specs for schooner Ames reveal vast oak and pine framing
The excerpt details extensive Virginia white oak and Georgia pine used in the Ames schooner. It cites floor timbers 13x14 with 17 inch moulding, main keelson 14x14 eight feet, 33 foot centerboard, 742 inch gunwale planking, and heavy 6 inch outside planking, highlighting superior material quality and construction scale.
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Ames
Moats and roads and silk threads mark a nation
The excerpt extols a country’s labor guided by human hands, boasting fertile soils, refined arts, and a thriving craft industry. It praises its long history, literature, theater, and poetry, noting growth and global demand for its curios and silk, while contrasting past isolation with later steam-powered progress.
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California
Obinson Crusoe
What Constitutes Success by Eviza A MARTIN
A reflective meditation on how beauty survives in adversity and how failures and struggles advance humanity. The author argues that growth comes from striving through hardship, not from an uneventful life, and questions who can judge another’s worth or wisdom.
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Eviza A
Martin
Origin of the Locomotive Cab
New York Sun recounts how Dan Fisher of Old Saybrook helped invent the first locomotive cab after a hailstorm exposed engineers to the weather. On the Minerva, Fisher and fireman sheltered behind the boiler, then built a canvas covered frame with glass panes to shield the crew, creating the first cab.
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New York Sun
Dan Fisher
Old Saybrook
New York
Samuel Dougherty
Harlem Road
Dan
Anyshing
New Haven Union
Minerva
The Fly Trap Catches Flies in Puck Dialogue
Quippy exchanges unfold with characters Cornelius Lovell Malcom and Corn in a playful scene. The shorthand dialogue hints at a comic misunderstanding and a nickname clash among peers.
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Puck
Mr. Lovell
Miss Malcom
Cornelius
Ethel
Pop
Governor Ames to be largest five masted schooner
The Governor Ames, a five masted centreboard schooner, will be commanded by Captain C A Davis of Somerset MA, with Leavitt Storer as master builder and J H Davis of Somerset as managing owner. Hailing port undecided, the vessel costs $75,000 and will be launched soon, promising a gala Waldoboro celebration for the slide event.
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C. A. Davis
Somerset Mass
Sam P. Wood
Ames
Leavitt Storer
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Waldoboro
Experiments in Love Light up Gas Flame
A playful verse depicts Tom and Sue testing a kiss as science. Their joking inquiry about gas flame flicker leads to a bubbly alliance. The curious couple enjoy flirtatious trials, humor, and a shared, upbeat tone.
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Sue
Tom
Free Wool for All Says a Boston Young Democrat
A letter from a Boston reader argues for free wool and protection for manufactured goods. He cites Florida sheep gains, cites U S Government reports on cattle and sheep profitability, and asserts that southern lands offer cheap grazing. He urges fellow voters to embrace free wool as beneficial to growers and consumers alike.
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Europe
United States Government Agricultural Report
Uncle Sam
Tas
Subscribe to The Weekly Globe and partner magazines
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