Beattle Beer Display Highlights Boston Street Exhibition
Around the farm report notes premium Beattle beer from A J Libby of Oakland Me sold to J W Johnson Co of the Quincy House. The beer was exhibited on Brattle street for hours to many gentlemen who called it the finest seen in Boston in years. Twin cattle from Oakland known as the Shepard herd weighed 1583 and 158% pounds for one pair and 1947 and 1247 pounds for the other. Weymouth twins dressed 3104 pounds. A single load of 27 five rib cuts weighed 1128 pounds with six ramps 294 pounds and thirty loins 1987 pounds, totaling 3509 pounds. Beef sold at a fancy price, proving Maine can yield top beef like the Western states.
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A. J. Libby
Oakland
J. W. Johnson & Co
Quincy House
Brattle Street
Boston
Shepard
Centre Indiana
Ohio River
Root
Ninois
Henderson
New York City
Winter care of poultry and winter egg production
W. Fly urges careful winter housing and feeding for fowls to protect against cold and disease. He advises a light roof, insulated walls, raised floors, minimal ventilation, and lining walls with paper. Emphasizes varied grain diets, green matter, egg shell supplements, and skim milk to sustain egg production and profitability in winter.
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W. Fly
Fattening Lambs Advise Warm Quarters and Good Feed
Fattening lambs yields more wool and meat per animal, with wool values offsetting carcass weight. Warm, well ventilated quarters boost weight gain and reduce feed needs, while rough, exposed housing hinders fattening. The article stresses simple, sturdy shelter rather than elaborate barns, noting bricks or stone basements and upper floors can work if properly insulated.
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Petts
Proper lamb feeding and barn ventilation guidelines
The article urges clear signs in every stable to prevent frost entry, noting frost wastes food and worsens flesh loss. It stresses avoiding foul air as disease, ensuring ventilation with roof tubes, and maintaining lamb feeding pens near 55 degrees with a 10 degree tolerance while keeping ample pure air.
How to Prepare Cotton for Market
The circular from Messrs. Martin Hill & Co. urges cotton growers to gin dry to avoid green or damp cotton that hurts sale. Check gin quality, avoid rapid ginning, and pack colors consistently. Use six iron hoops, proper bagging, and sew bale heads with twine. Aim for 450 pound shipping bales with clear marks and duplicate bale tags. Insurance and proper storage are advised to prevent weather damage and losses.
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Messrs. Martin, Hill & Co
Truck Farming Principles for Location and Management
A veteran agrarian guide explains selecting a village locale near markets, manure sources, and favorable roads. Emphasizes soil, drainage, and land quality plus integration with poultry and dairying. Details cost of labor, manure use, and practical fencing, with notes on peas as a feed and soil-restoring crop and pest considerations.
Fodder and Crops for Profit at Tribune Author Talk
Waldo F F Brown of the Tribune discusses fodder husks and fodder yield feeding cows, then outlines crops found most profitable and tips to manage them for farmers seeking monthly returns.
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Hacre
Waldo F F. Brown
the Tribune
Absorbents for Winter Supply for Cattle
A farming column advises stockpiling absorbents to prevent liquid waste in barns. It outlines best materials including well dried muck, dry leaves, dried loam, and dry sand, noting drying, proper storage, and seasonal preparation to maximize absorbent efficiency and prevent ammonia loss.
Walnut tree grove plantings and timber salvage plan
A historical note describes starting walnut groves by dropping one nut per planting spot in fall, spacing 7x8 feet, with later plantations arranged 7 feet between rows and 2 to 5 feet within rows. It discusses thinning for valuable lumber, OL tax exemptions in Iowa, and a proposed cultivation plan with twelve foot driveways and 1000 trees per acre, outlining practical spacing and rotation with corn for efficient upkeep.
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Iowa
Walnut grove planting and marking methods described
The article discusses drilling and marking nuts for walnut groves, comparing dense and sparse planting, fall and spring sowing, and use of markers. It outlines drilling every twelve feet, alternating nurse trees, and combining drill and check systems with corn, squash, and raspberry intercropping to maximize yield while shading weeds.
Black currants rise as valuable fruit in old cultivation era
The article weighs black currants against red varieties, noting their past neglect due to cheaper returns from other small fruits. It praises their superior jelly, stew, and wine potential, hardy bush, prolific large berries, and disease resistance, citing Black Naples and Lee's Prolific as notable varieties with low trial costs.
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Lee
The Necessity of Nitrates in Garden Growth
The piece explains that nitrates supply nitrogen and enhance vigor in plants, with excess nitrates promoting foliage over fruit. It notes soil nitrification depends on moisture, heat, and base presence, and argues direct nitrate application can start crops earlier and more efficiently than heavy manure use, citing Joseph Harris and celery experiments.
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Johnson
Joseph Harris
Harris
Germantown
Fertility in Orchards Requires Returning Fertilizer
The passage notes that orchard ground varied conditions mean one practice may fit some orchards but not others. Continued cultivation exhausts fertility of rich soils unless fertilizers are reapplied. Frequent soil stirring and breaking up are mentioned as part of maintaining production.
Orchard cultivation and root safety in aging trees
A detailed note on orchard soil management from A. S. Fuller highlights benefits of disintegrating ploughing to aerate and moisture, warns against grain sowing in orchards, and weighs annual crops versus deep cultivation. It cautions about root disturbance in mature trees and stresses adaptable practices for soil and tree health.
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Fuller
Agriculturist
Pitting Cabbages for Winter Storage Method
An old farming practice describes a long three foot deep pit for cabbage. Cabba ges are layered with roots touching soil and straw between stems. Earth covers straw and boards shed rain. In spring heads emerge in good condition with minimal freezing. Neighbors adopt this method for reliable winter storage.
When to Begin Feeding for the Butcher in Ohio Farmer
A writer explains feeding cattle and sheep should start when the crop is mature and closest to its natural state. Early feeding yields less waste. delaying lowers relish. Six to eight weeks for sheep and ten to twelve for cattle suffices to prepare for the butcher. Feeding duration and content depend on selling plans and markets, with emphasis on good stock and careful handling.
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Ohio Farmer
Asdeater
Fall ploughing boosts early garden yields and profits
Fall ploughing prepares land for early crops like cabbage cauliflower lettuce and beets. Turning furrows dry and frost pulverizes heavy soils improving spring readiness and soil texture while lime and manure use save time and labor and raise market prices for early vegetables.
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Lts J
Bagging Grapes Slows Rot Improves Flavor in South Carolina
A Rural New Yorker correspondent reports in South Carolina that using 20,000 paper bags over grape clusters in a vineyard largely prevented rot. The bagged fruit ripened about a week later, with larger clusters and better color and flavor, though the bags made the grapes too tender for long-distance shipping.
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New Yorker
South Carolina
Husbandman
Celery Blanching Method Described by London Gardener
A London Garden writer details a surface blanching method for celery that outperforms the common approach. Plants start in a deep pan, are greenhouse grown, then pricked out in rich soil, hardened, and set in beds with manure and sand. Nine inches high, leaves tied, blanching lasts a month. Mulching with pulled hay and manure-water irrigation adds moisture retention. author lauds August–September displays and suggests the method could succeed in drier climates.
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London Garden
Composting bones into fertilizer using muck and manure
The article explains burying or layering fresh bones, blood, and offal with swamp muck or soil to create a compost heap. Regular supply from slaughterhouses can yield a valuable fertilizer after six months, with bones crushed and mixed layers of manure, dirt, and chomp muck to aid fermentation.
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Edwin P. Sellew
Cattaraugus County
Skim milk rearing calves yields good weight gains
An Ohio farmer argues skimmed milk fed calves produce solid, profitable growth compared with dam milk. With careful handling a calf can reach 450 to 1100 pounds by age two and 1500 pounds by 33 months, using skim milk supplemented with linseed oil meal grass hay and grain. Spring and autumn drop times affect maturation and breeding plans.
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Ohio Armer
Farm tips for fences, orchards, stock and feeds headline
Bushes along fences cause cattle to push and break them. Clean-kept fences reduce damage and foul seeds. Matched road planks improve bridges, keep sleepers dry, and last longer. Plant apple trees on arable land to grow cheap stock feed and improve yields. Propose melilot as a forage and soil additive. it grows where clover fails, cuts twice or thrice a season, seeds freely, and aids honey production.
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New York
Thorne
Ohio State University
Bee Journal
Leys
Mansbury
The Art of Book Buying and Bindings in Old Boston
A veteran collector discusses how book buying blends taste, rarity, and knowledge. He notes many buyers rely on guides, the lure of London bindings, and dramatic prices, while warning that extras and ill guided illustrate editions spoil value. The piece outlines popular collecting subjects, binding fashions, and the harm of vanity illustrated volumes.
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Lowndee
London
America
Cheney
Durand
Smillie
Andrews
Hutch
Ellis
Dickens
Charles II
Boston
New York
England
France
Mr. Hathaway
Messrs. Macdonald
Sanford and Cervi
Riverside P
Messrs
Matthews
Bradstreet
Bedford
Tout
Zalnsdorf
Padaloup
Thouvenin
Derome
le Gascon
Duseuil
Hayday
Roger Payne
Grolier
de Thon
Maoili
Payne
Weekly Globe Club List Guide to Subscriptions
A dense catalog of periodicals and magazines with prices and subscription terms. It lists numerous titles from American and British publications, noting pricing, premiums, and limits on sending multiple magazines to a single address.
Hale's Money and Potent Cough Cure Advertisement
An old newspaper ad lists Hale's Money cough cure priced at 25 cents and sold in quantities of 500, along with Glenn's Sulphur Seap beauty product in 250 unit packaging, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye in black and brown at 500 units, Pike's Toothache Drops curing in one minute for 25 cents, and Dean's Rheumatic Pills offered in 500 unit packs.
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Hale
Glenn
Hill
Pike
Dean
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