Co operation in farming and carbonaceous manures
Andrew H Ward invites readers to correspond on farming topics for profit and offers free lectures in New England towns, with travel and lodging as the only costs. The piece discusses carbonaceous manures, Lawes of England, soil organic matter, and root studies to show the value of rich, deeply cultivated soil for crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew H. Ward
Ward
New England
J. B. Lawes
England
Lawes
Lime and Its Application Across Ancient to Modern Soils
A detailed treatise on lime as a soil amendment, explaining its essential role in fertility, effects on crops, and mechanisms by which lime improves soil chemistry and nutrient availability. Includes examples from wheat, corn, clover, and potash interactions, cautions on misapplication, and considerations for practical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Green manuring and fertilizers in farming practice
Davis argues green manuring alone is slow and often insufficient to restore soil fertility, urging combination with chemical fertilizers. He notes soil variability and the need to adapt crops, warns against inflated claims, and observes cost and time factors favor integrated approaches. He cites practical feeding ideas for fowls and stresses warmth as crucial in winter farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Davis
New Yorker
Winter Feed for Hens and Pigs in Illinois Experiments
The piece discusses inexpensive winter hen and pig feeding strategies, emphasizing warm shelter, diverse rations including green bones bran and middlings, and the role of warmth in egg production. It reviews Illinois Experiment Station trials on corn feeding for pigs, noting gains, feed efficiency, and outcomes across multiple trials.
Poultry raising for women on Long Island venture
George J. Manson profiles two young women who built one of the region’s large poultry farms near Baldwin’s, Long Island. They detail starting with 50 lens, expanding to hundreds of birds and thousands of ducks, and warn that success requires health, capital, and hard work. They advise caution to women seeking easy fortune, noting profits vanish with mismanaged labor and middlemen.
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Ture
New York City
Dr. West
Heights
Brookslyn
Baldwin's
Long Island
Connecticut
George J. Manson
Feeding rations for milk and butter from New York station
FE W Stewart outlines six milk rations and six butter rations with precise ingredient blends including oat straw, cottonseed meal, linseed meal, and various hays and meals. He argues high constant work with cows reduces danger from exposure and short winter pastures, versus reduced rations.
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FE. W. Stewart
New York Experiment Station
Deficit in Wheat and Rye Sparks TradeAbolition Debate
The article notes a world deficit in bushels of wheat and rye and argues that removing German duties on U S wheat priced at 83 15 cents per bushel would create a market for any surplus. It emphasizes how tariff removal could unlock demand for increased supply.
Snow Rollers Move Snow in 19th Century Town
The usual method uses 10 foot long snow rollers in two sections on an iron arbor with cast iron end boxes. Six foot diameter rollers are covered with spruce logs, a vole runs between sections, and a four by five inch frame carries a seat for the diver and assistant. Four to six horses pull the machine, with seven rollers assigned to districts. No shoveling is done. teams pass on hard packed roads and snow blows over the sides as it accumulates.
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H. Stewart
Gent
Midland
Washington City
Dvrenforth
Texas
Dyrenforth
Willetts
Agricultural Department
Curtis
Meyer
Tts
Jupiter Pluvius
Hecos
Gen. Lyrenforth
Prof
Rosell
Midland Bank
Postrerghardy
Dyrenforth Pat
Rhode Island
China
Keeler
the Alleghany, Penn
Observatory
Glynn County
Georgia
White
Columbus
Ind
Singbilly
William Isintrigger
Catherines
Russia
Maria Theresa
Austria
Empire
Hnis
Anne of
France
Elizabeth of
England
Catherine Borgia
Marie Antoinette
Mary Stuart
Queen of Scots
India
Holland
Dutch East India Company
Germany
United States
Europe
Great Britain and Ireland
Sadanga Pond
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Del
Hawaiian Islands
Getano
Belgium
Greece
High Table
Asia
Caspian Sea
Italy
Joseph Lashier
Spokane Falls
Homer
John the Good
Nevada
de Spair
Chicago
Marco Polo
Kalamazoo
Michigan
California
Mayer
Mexico
Migene
Ken
Versailles
Job
Preservation of Potatoes by Sulfuric Acid Bath
A North Carolina Experiment Station bulletin outlines a method adopted by the French government to preserve potatoes for army use. Tubers are submerged for 10 hours in a 2 percent sulfuric acid solution, penetrating the eyes to about 0.14 inch to stop sprouting while leaving the skin intact. After drying, they can be stored, with the liquid reusable, and the potatoes remain nutritious for 18 months though they cannot be planted.
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Indiana Horticultural Society
E. Y. Teas
National Grange
Pennsylvania Experiment Station
State College
Centre County
Penn
Pennsylvania
Coliar
Delaware
Niagara
North Carolina
Horace Greeley and Hank Monk ride tale retold
A Nevada man at the Grand Pacific recalls Hank Monk as an overrated stage driver despite delivering Horace Greeley across the Sierras to Placerville on time. The story notes a rough, lengthy journey, Monk’s notoriety, a gold watch gift, repeated exaggerations, and a sharp rebuke from Greeley years later.
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Nevada
Grand Pacific
Hank Monk
Horace Greeley
Sierras
Placerville
Monk
Hank
Carson
Greeley
Horace
Hell
Chicago Tribune
Dyrenforth Rain Maker Fights New York Water Famine
In New York on November 15 the World's proposal to General R G Dyrenforth, famed as a rain maker, was fully and anxiously discussed as efforts to avert a looming water shortage continued.
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New York
R. G. Dyrenforth
Marie Antoinette Fashions in Winter Styles
The piece notes how the imperious Marie Antoinette inspires winter dress, praising restored brocades and the queen’s artistic attire. It highlights Paul de la Roche’s depiction of the ill-fated queen in prison days, describing chiffon fichus and lace trim as stylish adornments.
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Marie Antoinette
Paul de la Roche
Making a Rug from Carpeting for Long Life and Style
Good Housekeeping notes that a large rug costs more than a carpet but lasts longer and ends up cheaper. If budget constrained, carpet can be made into a rug with a border. Corner curling can be managed with weights and burlap linings for a short distance. A velvet rug sewn to match can hide seams. Multiple small rugs work if floor allows, though effect varies.
Very Long Days in the New Work Era
A narrated dialogue depicts a judge demanding nonstop labor from an employee named Patrick. At sunset Patrick reflects on the country, noting the endless work cycle as another sun rises while he contemplates the day’s end under a moonlit sky.
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Patrick
Pat
Begorra
A Frank Opinion Judge Conversation on Voice and Files
A brief dialogue between Amy and Sue centers on lengthening a voice to create merchantable files. The exchange suggests practical advice about breaking audio into proper lengths to enhance marketability. No broader context provided.
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Amy
Sue
Oddities from a Curious Era of Facts and Folklore
A collage of curiosities folds science whimsy and history from cat whiskers to post offices, silk depots, and ancient currencies. It lists wonders from elephants tusks to bees carrying dispatches, with notes on trains, dyes, and solar effects on tools, interlaced with brief biographical tidbits and dramatic numbers.
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Weekly Globe
Andrew H. Wanp
Andrew
Nure
Andrew H. Warp
The
Geneva
Narragansett Bay
Newport
Saturn
Poultry Foods
Illinois Experiment Staff
Champaign
Department of Agriculture
Ohio Valley
Middle States
San Joaquin Valley
Northwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Department
St. Louis
W. K. Curtis
M. D
C” Ranch
Dr. Curtis
Farwell
Illinois
Jared
Morris
Senator Farnell
Capitol
State House
Austin
Syndicate
Gen
Dyrenfo
Croton
West Washington
John . Eltis
Wis
Myers
Frankfort
Herkimer County
N. Y
Dyrentforth
Fort Hamilton
Governor's Island
Croton Aqueduct
Vermont
Marie Antoinette Fashions
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