Phosphate Solubility and Practical Farm Beekeeping Tips
The article argues carbonic acid and manure composting render phosphate of lime soluble cheaper than sulphuric acid. It notes farmers can improve soil solubility via natural processes and criticizes fertilizer makers' monopoly. It also offers detailed, practical hail hive setup and equipment guidance for beekeeping, including hive painting, frame counts, wiring, foundation, and swarm capture methods.
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Baron von Liebig
A. H.W
Two Trading Agriculturists on Ward Fertilizer Critique
W H Yeomens and Andrew Fr Ward are cited in The Weekly Globe for their views on fertilizers. The letters praise Ward's analysis, call for cost-effective home or rock-based fertilisers, and warn against reliance on costly manufactured mixes.
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Weekly Globe
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Maine
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Winter Bee-Keeping Hints for Active Hives
The article advises winter feeding for bees using warm food in a wide mouth bottle with a cloth strainer, inverted atop frames. It suggests wiring cloth between bottle and frames, feeding on warm days, and using an entrance feeder at midday to allow bees in and keep outsiders out. It notes broader winter tasks beyond feeding and comments on beekeeping’s mechanical aspects.
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Bocce
Proper icehouse practice for safe winter ice storage
In a Country Gentleman article W John Stahl explains that colder weather yields better stored ice but warns that poor water quality can make ice unsafe. He details packing methods, blocking, crevice filling, and topping with sawdust or hay, plus cutting and hauling techniques using simple tools and sleds.
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W John Stahl
Country Gentleman
Butter ration for a Jersey cow in a forced test
The article cautions against forced feeding to develop butter yield and outlines a proposed rich ration for a three quarter Jersey cow of 1100 pounds. It warns that digestion capacity must govern intake and describes a specific mix including corn meal, wheat bran, pea meal, and linseed meal to be fed with meadow hay, divided around milking times.
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W. Bs B
Drying Cows Off In Fall Cautions From Live Stock Journal
The piece warns that improper drying off kills udders and teats, urges careful management as cows transition to winter, and advises against leaving milk too long in the bag. It recommends daily milking in regular periods, watchful care for fevered udders, and maintaining or increasing feed for cows going into the dry period.
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Live Stock Journal
The Morse Liniments and Their Uses in Livestock
A discussion of popular liniments with recipes for ammonia, soap, and oil based preparations. Advises on correct strength and application, warns against strong stimulants for recent injuries, and recommends mild treatments first to reduce inflammation before using liniments.
Cooking Food for Hogs on the Farm
The article weighs profitability of cooking corn or corn meal for pigs. A large steam boiler cooking 200 hogs daily can rival small setups. a 500 dollar engine could pay for itself in under three months. Weather and proper housing affect results, with comfort and consistent temperature essential for winter hogs.
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Live Stock Journal
Root Harvesting Tips for Freshness and Storage
Advice on saving carrots beets mangolds and turnips before cold weather. Top leaves lightly, store in barrels or damp cellar with sand dry loam salt hay or straw to retain moisture. Covers depth two feet or slightly less. wilted roots lose value due to chemical changes and digestion, with expert claim of at least 25 percent loss.
Root storage tips for onions rutabagas and pits
Farmers learn to sell early to avoid losses from shrinkage as onions lose weight in storage. Rutabagas tolerate light frosts but should not stay in ground past mid month. Pit storage on a south slope with straw and earth protects roots and prevents odor in living spaces.
Profit in Beef From Slaughter to Market Across Weighing Steers
The Stock Grower outlines beef profits detailing a 1000 pound steer bought in Kansas City for 2.50 per hundred pounds and a 1200 pound steer at 34% cents per pound. It tracks costs from slaughter to retail, including carload economies and fifth quarter value, showing clear per head profits and criticizing packers.
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Kansas City
New York
Chicago
East
Feeding Experiments at Cornell on Two Yearling Heifers
The study compared a thoroughbred and a three quarters Holstein kept together from fall to January 13. Both appeared nearly identical in age and size. Weight records show Dena fed Jan 13 onward with hay cot ton seed meal corn meal and bran, while Estelle received ensilage for successive weeks up to 40 pounds daily.
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Dena
Reverted Phosphoric Acid and Potatoes Market Update
The article discusses reverted phosphoric acid values equal to soluble phosphoric acid and varying outcomes for crop growth. It also reports on potato markets with high prices, abundant Nova Scotia and German imports, and advice to farmers on pricing and storage. It includes farm notes on cattle, bran feed, and apple storage recommendations.
Plant roots unlock phosphoric acid in soil through acid excretion
The Germantown Telegraph reports that soluble phosphoric acid may injure plants but soil bases render it harmless when well mixed. Plant rootlets secrete acid to dissolve food, enabling uptake. Sachs shows young roots emit acid dissolving minerals, aiding phosphate action at absorption points.
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Mont Pericles
Germantown
Farming Advice on Breeding, Straw Value, and Crops
Practical guidance for cattle breeding ages and timelines, straw value and manure use, tree care with whitewash mixtures, and crop notes. Includes Clover versus Timothy hay, parsnip harvesting tips, plaster application rates, sheep droppings in compost, and pumpkin feed effects on milk.
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Prairie Farmer
A. R. Whitney
Henry Stewart
Storer
Barnyard Manure Yields Vary by Animal Size and Diet
A historical note explains manure amounts depend on animal size and feed. It cites conservative ranges from one half to two thirds of consumed weight, with daily yields around 140 to 175 pounds for an average cow when fully saved. Tables show yearly outputs for sheep cows horses and pigs, including dry fodder conversions and bedding adds about 26 percent, forming a general estimate of barnyard manure produced by each animal.
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Boston
Prince Edward Island
New York City
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Halifax
Action River
Old Dominion
Jersey
Bullont
J. N. Coleman
November Returns with Frosty Remembrance
The poem notes November's return brings chill winds and sparse pleasures like cider and starlit nights, while lovers and warmth fade. It ends with a hopeful nod to annual cycles as the almanac signals November’s arrival and memory renews.
Brutal Punishments in Morocco Exposed by Traveler
The account details severe penalties in Morocco including hand amputation and bastinado as a means to enforce imperial monopoly. An American visitor witnessed a prisoner scourged for curiosity about torture, prompting questions on official brutality and private cruelty.
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J. T. Alling
Not Sisterly You Know Chicago Quip Sparks St Louis Debate
A St Louis paper quotes Chicago critics saying Chicago sewage is not the worst thing to fear. It notes political chatter and urges Chicago to improve census returns. The piece ends by suggesting Chicago should not lecture St Louis on its affairs.
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St. Louis
Stockton boys learn needlework in primary schools
In Stockton California primary schools the two lower classes require boys to study needlework as girls to enable them to perform small repairs themselves.
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Rochester Democrat
Stockton
Cal
Will the Barn Lantern Do
A swinging oil lamp or lantern in the hallway is deemed the correct accessory not only for country houses but also for some of the most elegant in town.
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New York Mail
Tragedies of Niagara Told by an Unknown Witness
Harrisburg correspondent recalls three Niagara Falls tragedies witnessed across years. He describes the 1858 death of Eva De Forrest and Charles Addington, the 1864 rescue attempt that ended in a fatal plunge, and his own evolving resolve to return for a fourth visit amid lingering fear.
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Calf Occupies Newburyport Town House Amid Election Prep
Newburyport officials arrived at the Town House for a morning election when a calf barred entry through a window gains caused disturbance. After securing the animal, staff cleaned the hall and resumed the day, but a small fire from a discarded cigar caused urgent alarm before flames were put out.
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Subscribers urged to act as agents for Spare money ads
Agents wanted advertise holiday earnings by selling subscriptions. Readers are urged to consult friends, show sample copies, and request The Weekly Globe private circular from The Weekly Globe in Boston Massachusetts.
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Valuable Books Giveaway Promotes Subscriptions and Listings
A long catalog lists numerous periodicals and prices, urging readers to begin with a subscription to The Weekly Globe and to include a yearly subscription. It details hundreds of titles across science, literature, farming, and general interest, with varying prices and terms for new and renewed subs.
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