Around the Farm Nitrification and Fermentation in Soil
An 19th century agronomy piece reviews the chemistry of soil nitrification and fermentation. It explains true causes, favorable conditions, and the role of ferments in forming nitrates, with notes on gypsum, peat, acidity, carbonates, and practical farming implications for manure, composts, and fertilizers.
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Wefkly Globe
Pasteur
A. Muller
Schloesing and
Muntz
Maller
The Experiment Stations and Agricultural Progress
The Hatch bill supports experiment stations in many states with about 570000 dollars annually for education in agriculture and mechanics and state programs. The text argues for marked progress in each branch of agricultural advancement from these investments.
Is progress in farming enough for farmers as a class
The Germantown Telegraph argues farmers must take a stronger interest in investigations that benefit their sector. It notes many farmers remain wary of scientific farming, but urges adoption of effective methods, regardless of naming, to ensure success for producers of essential goods.
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Germantown
Pasturing Wheat Experiment At Kansas Station
Advanced wheat pasturing trial tests grazing effects on winter wheat in field No. 3. A half acre grazed in spring fed 1.15 hours of steady grazing per cow, suggesting partial pasture for about half a month. Ungrazed and fall grazed areas yielded similar grain with slight straw rise and slower ripening. Caution urged: avoid grazing when ground is muddy.
Dairy Experiment Station Reports Dairy Feeding Outcomes
The fifth annual Wisconsin Experiment Station report details practical dairy findings by Director W A Henry. Results cover ensilage versus fodder corn, storage efficiency, digestion, milk fat, and butter yield, noting ripening cream boosts butter by 15 to 20 percent and dehorning briefly raises milk fat and causes a temporary fever.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
W. A. Henry
Warming Water For Cattle Studied At Minnesota Experiment Station
An experiment tested warm versus cold water for cattle in three periods from March to May. Six cows split evenly. warm water reduced intake and milk yield and increased water and food use. Period two showed weight loss in both groups, but warm water used more food and water and produced similar milk with less butter. Period three aborted due to illness. A second trial with four Swiss steers showed warm-water intake and growth differences, suggesting limited support for warming water.
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Minnesota
Food trials show mixed gains and losses in steers
The report notes some steers gained weight while others lost weight. One group fed more food and lost 18 pounds. another gained 14 pounds. A trial on warming water showed no benefit as warm water steers lost 14 pounds while others gained 46 pounds, with one steer not eating well. Other observations about the feed were carefully recorded.
German Hop Crop Understated Causing Price Rise
The German Hop Growing Association reports a deliberate underestimation of this season's hop crop, driving early price increases. Bavaria Württemberg Baden Austria Hungary Belgium and America likely produced or exceeded a medium harvest, while Russia France England Prussia Alsace Lorraine and others were below average. A 5,000,000 pound deficit is noted, but brewers’ reserves from prior seasons offset the shortfall. U.S. harvest also lags behind average according to Agriculture Department figures.
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Germany
Hop Growing Association
Bradatreet's
Bavaria
Wurtemberg
Baden
Austra
Hungary
Belgium
America
Russia
France
England
Prussia
Alsace-Lorraine
Department of Agriculture
The Potato Crop Tabulated Across Twenty Years
A historical table summarizes potato production and prices from 1839 to 1887, detailing year by year bushels, regional yields, average per acre, price ranges by state and territory, and cash value per acre. Key regions include Washington Territory, Montana, Idaho, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, Florida, Indiana, Vermont, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington Territory
Montana
Idaho
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
New Me Ico
Florida
New Mexico
Wyoming Territory
Pigeschusetts
Nebraska
Kentucky
Minnesota
Wisconsin
How to Get Eyes Turkeys Without Trouble Undressing the Goose
A Farm Journal style guide on poultry care details a complete approach to building a comfortable hen house, maintaining cleanliness, and providing hens with water, feed, and supplements. It covers housing, a mixed soft feed, mineral additives, and a winter rye run, plus notes on using Leghorns for egg production and keeping one cock for a flock.
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Hamburg
Farm Journal
Turkeys Raised With Minimal Care and Free Range
The writer recounts a spring 1887 experiment raising turkeys with little labor. Eggs were hatched and birds allowed to forage, with no daily feeding and reliance on the farm’s range. They thrived, were gentle, and cost little, thriving on corn meal dough, wheat screenings, and especially forage.
Goose Raising and Scalding for Market and Table
The text explains scalding geese for feather quality and market value, noting improved meat and feather yields, along with methods for scalding and cooling. It discusses downsides including pasture impact and weed growth, and concludes upland geese with limited water access suit markets best.
The Cheese Old-Fashioned Sage Cheese Recipe
A brief note on making sage cheese in New England using fresh green sage leaves and juice to flavor the milk. The method highlights using only half the milk and selecting vigorous sage to balance color and taste for a pleasing appearance.
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New England
Sage Cheeses Color Milk and Delight Consumers
A farmer’s wife method for green sage cheese uses green sage leaves and other greens to color milk. Juice is infused into warm milk, half the milk colored, then curd formed and pressed for a marbled cheese. The article notes small-scale use and potential factory prospects with proper mapping and equipment.
Winter Protection and Provisions for the Bee
In winter bees need stores, or they must be fed with care. If feeding is required, sealed honey is best. otherwise sugar candy can be made by dissolving sugar in minimal water and boiling briefly. Place candy on frames above the cluster, protect the hive with chaff or cellar storage, and ensure bees can access it. Candy feeding helps prevent dysentery and may aid colonies lacking stores, though honey is preferred late winter.
The Crops Review of the Leading Crops and Outlook
An agricultural summary notes corn shows unusual uniformity and overall gains despite August dip and early frosts. Wheat, oats, barley, and rye yields are mixed, with buckwheat fallen. potatoes may yield a record with acreage up, potentially reducing foreign imports. Potatoes domestic improvement expected despite earlier fears.
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Agricultural Department
Maine
Lane New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Michigan
Uhio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
The Cattle Industry and Profit from Early Slaughter
The article argues cattle investment is profitable when feed is affordable. It advises crowding yearlings to market at 24 to 27 months, or 30 to 33 months if feasible, noting land value and costs influence feasibility. Early slaughter lowers beef supply and improves quality, with yearlings and two-year-olds often sold as beef at Jessenit, given ample grain for growth.
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Jessenit
Beef or dairy production requires patient planning
The article discusses feeding strategies for yearling beef and dairy cattle, noting pasture hay can replace grain on cheap land and favorable climate. It contrasts beef and dairy ventures, advising investors to choose one path or combine carefully, emphasizing patience, foresight, and attention to detail for profit from six months to years.
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St. Louis
Two Daily Feedings for Cows Proved Sufficient
The Holstein Friesian Register notes cows can thrive on two or three daily meals. It argues two meals are convenient, especially in winter, and can match three meals in profitability if the feed is ample and proper. Cows quickly adapt, learning not to expect or crave feed at fixed times.
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Avenue
Winter protection for wheat and forage crops
Snow provides moisture to wheat leaves in winter, but uneven snow cover from cleared woods can harm crops. Mulching with straw before fall rains cease helps protect against wind, with even spreading aiding root and surface growth and preventing frost movement.
Value of cotton seed meal and cob meal for cattle feed
At the Pennsylvania College findings show cotton seed meal mixed with corn meal can replace more than its weight in corn meal. Waldo F Brown supports cob meal as equal in value to corn. He plans trials on horses and swine while noting cold frame care and the need for steady low temperatures to avoid encouraging growth.
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Pennsylvania College
Waldo F. Brown
T. Brown
Man With Indian Clubs Starts Thorough Athletic Training
From Puck: a man explains to an inquiring friend that he is beginning a thorough course of athletic exercise and believes club swinging is the best start. The remark reflects playful radical depiction of prohibition era sport satire.
Why Amber Commands High Price From Baltic Dredging
A New York Mail report explains amber’s high cost, noting its scarcity and difficult collection. Baltic deposits run from Russia to Denmark and Sweden. Dredging boats and divers extract amber, storing finds for payment. the Baltic vein also lies underground, with mines reaching deep below sea level.
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Baltic Sea
New York Mail
Nassau Street
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Baltic
Field Experiments Show Grass Growth Favored by Nitrogen Fertilizer
Experiments at the New York Experiment Station Geneva indicate grass nitrogen in its most soluble form best promotes grass growth this season. Other elements showed no clear positive influence though combined applications yielded modestly higher returns. In field mass nitroven produced the greatest acreage but no single element proved profitable. sodium nitrate in field F was the only fertilizer with a profitable return.
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New York
Geneva
Valuable Gardening Tips From an Old Seed Advisor
The article contrasts corn and potatoes about soil depth and moisture, noting deeper soil benefits potatoes while shallow, inverted sod favors corn. It cites subsoiling boosting potato yields, deep roots, and moisture needs, then shifts to dairy calves, post longevity, and other farm hints including cattle feeding, chalk in rations, and pest control.
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M. Mertens
Karnitten
Prussia
England
Surprise Proposal From Frequent Visitor Ends With Yes
A Detroit woman, convinced of a pending proposal after weeks of his visits, is astonished as Mr. Come Often proposes at around 11 pm. She expresses shock yet happiness, accepts on the spot, and contemplates her future with the man she believes to be well suited.
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Detroit
Treally
Subscriptions offer for The Weekly Globe and magazines
Readers are invited to subscribe to The Weekly Globe with discounted combined magazine offers. The list includes Arthur's Home Magazines, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Country Gentleman, Farm Journal, and many others with varied prices. Orders must include a yearly Globe subscription and cannot be for less than one year.
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News Journal
Weekly Globe
The
Globe
Arthur's Home
Atlanta Constitution
Herald
American Rural Home
Andover Review
American Dairyman
Art Interchange Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Agriculturist
Army &Navy Journal
Seve
Bagenes Banner Weekly
Brainard’s Musical World
Burlington Hawkeye
Ballon’s Magazine
Bee-keeper's Magazine
Babyland
Cleveland Weekly Plaindealer
Cincinnati Weekly Times
Century Magasine
Ohvati Dmn
Po Dielps
Mseasing
Mily Magazine
Oatve’ Ava Ohde Esau Serdaps
Country Gentleman
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Decorator and Furnisher
Demorest's
Donahoo’s Magazine
Detroit Free Press
Farm, Field and Stockman
Seereeseee
Forney
Frank Leslie
Forest and Stream
Germantown
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Godey
Harper's Aceasies
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bazar
Harper's
Ladies’ World
N. Y
N.Y
SDI
Newton Review
Peterson's
Lady's Magazine
Philadelphia
Farm Scientific American
Boston Medical Journal
P. Herald of Health
Louisville Weekly Courier-Journal
New York Witness
Peace LQ Phrenological Journal
Popular Science News
Popular
Naps
Peeset Rideout
Oes Francisco
Ena
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Home Journal Illustrated Companion
Irish World Lippincott’s Magazine
North American Revieweekly N
Weekly World
Onur
Scribner's Magazine
Christian Leader
Indiana
Parmer Town Homestead
Sceeneelves Journal of Microscopy
Life
Littell
Siaiabe
Ohio Farmer
Yankee Blade
Gueatyns
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Szpecweny Station
E. M. Shelton
Satio
Puck
Cdi
Ness
Wile
Yo Harisonely
Beenenedenee
Argu
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