Winter Bee Wintering Methods Compared by Experts
The piece weighs inside versus outside wintering for bees, urging preparation in the coming month. It notes benefits of multiple strong colonies, dry dark rooms, and regulated ventilation. cautions about timing in spring and dangers of dampness, with detailed hive preparation and cushioning using chaff or sawdust. It adds advice on feeding, insulation, and yard setup. It closes with seed recommendations for orchard grass and clover, and remarks on sowing timing and costs.
Orchard grass favored for permanent fields in western New York
A farmer compares orchard grass with timothy and clover, noting orchard grass’ permanency, early spring growth, and multiple hay crops on rich soil. It resists crowding, yet is less productive on newly seeded land, with best value for grain farmers rotating crops. In western New York grain dominates, shaping grass choices.
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Timothy
Redtop
New York
New Engad
Rover
Optimal seed rates for wheat show thick sowing taps yield
Ohio station experiments with eight plots measured seed rates from two to nine pecks per acre sown with wheat on September 23. Thick sowing slightly favored earliness while thin sowing produced the largest kernels, though weight differences were small. Ohio State tests over two years matched results, noting soil, seed-bed, kernel size, and pest risks influence ideal seeding.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
Lazenby
Blueberry hardy fruit for extreme latitudes great yield
The blueberry thrives in extreme northern latitudes where other fruits fail, tolerates 40 below, and ripens around July. It bears in clusters, is berry size like wild roseberry, bluish black, with a raspberry like flavor. Propagated from suckers, sets 2-3 feet apart in gardens and 6 by 6 feet for fields, yielding up to 100 bushels per acre.
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Prarket
Long Island
Maine
Eaton County
Vermontville
Paradise
Adam
Jersey
R. C. Kedzie
Covering with Evergreens for Winter Plant Protection
The article weighs pros and cons of winter coverings for tender plants. Dry leaves insulate but blow about. manure and straw raise moisture or look unsightly and invite mice. Evergreen branches avoid soaking, stay neat, air circulates, and help retain snow. A planned circular layout with cut evergreen boughs offers uniform protection. even leaves can be topped with evergreens for a tidy finish. Planting a few Scotch pine or Norway spruce trees nearby provides ready evergreen material and long-term protection for shrubs, fruit, and berries.
Barley and Hop Crops Show Mixed 1885 Prospects
A recent Argus article notes early August heat accelerated barley kernel ripening and reduced weight, while later rains hindered harvest and stained much grain. Jefferson district in New York shows multi year reduced quality and yield. Canadian and state crops likely lighter by 2-3 pounds per bushel. Western crop larger but stained and damaged, limiting market quality and acceptability for maltsters.
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Argus
Jefferson
New York State
Western barley and hop market outlook in Mohawk valley
Albany reports rising hop yields across Otsego and Montgomery counties despite bad weather. Mohawk valley growers push prices around ten to twelve and a half cents per pound with early bales sold to New York on commission. New York State hops praised for quality, and a Cincinnati buyer notes Mohawk hops yield superior beer.
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Albany Evening Journal
Otsego
Mohawk Valley
Montgomery County
Mapleton
Seth Parsons
Sharon Springs
Hall Brothers
Oneonta
Cummings
Schenevas
October garden notes bank celery and store onions
The article advises October banking of celery from largest to smallest for late use, minimal blanching to ease storage, and careful monitoring in warm weather to avoid waste. It discusses onions and root crops, storage methods, and the value of leached ashes for soil fertilization, with anecdotes from gardener experiences and references to experiments in lettuce heat distribution.
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New England
Lam
Providence
W. D. Philbrick
Feeding Strategies For Growing Cattle And Finishers
The article outlines balanced diets for growing cattle and fattening steers, highlighting clover hay as muscle forming and fat formers, the role of corn and oats as carbohydrate sources, and the importance of mixing hay with ground grain. It notes varying needs by animal type, age, and purpose, and provides example rations for 1000 pound steers.
Wood ashes as essential plant manure in Beech ash study
The author stresses wood ashes as a valuable manure and uses beech wood ash as a representative sample. One bushel of ashes represents a portion of nutrient content, containing essential minerals for plants and highlighting variability by wood type.
Rations for Crowing Pigs and Feed Experiments
Hog growers consider shifting from exclusive corn to mixed feeds including oats alfalfa and skim milk. The Iowa Homestead recommends a 16 bushels oats 10 bushels corn and 100 pounds oatmeal blend cost about seventy cents per 100. Eastern costs may be higher. Cats and pease ground together were once prized for starting fattening pigs.
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Iowa
Towa
Germantown
Pruning Orange Trees for Fruit Quality and Easier Care
Farmers in the valley are advised to prune three year old to mature orange trees before spraying next month. Remove small dead branches and crowded when touching ground, keep main limbs, and form an open inner canopy while the outside foliage stays dense. Pruning should favor fruit production over convenience, with most cuts on small limbs to encourage upright growth and healthy appearance.
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Orance
Kansas Agricultural College
Paradise
Great Western
Poland
China
Berkshire
Selecting corn varieties for early maturity and large ears
The text discusses careful selection over years to balance ear count and ear size. It warns that increasing the number of ears per stalk may reduce ear size, and stresses choosing a variety that matures early to guard against late spring delays. It notes the goal of large, well filled ears with substantial grain and a full cob to boost weight.
Best Ears on Prolific Corn Stalks Boost Yield Long Term
The Journal of Agriculture outlines selecting top ears from the most prolific stalks to steadily improve yield and ear size. By planting only the best ears and maintaining soil and cultivation, quality and earliness can be enhanced over years, creating a variety well adapted to local soil and climate.
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Journal of Agriculture
The quinine culture and other farm notes in brief
A long, mixed old-time farming digest covers cinchona cultivation details from seed collection to bark production, plus field and store practices. It includes potato timing, fruit picking care, corn handling, manure tips, hog and sheep advice, bean fodder, lime composting, quince mildew remedy, grape and berry expectations, and general prices and seasons.
Chock Full of Testimony in a NY Times Column
A brief courtroom vignette shows a judge questioning a young witness about the oath. The boy falters until a baldheaded lawyer instructs him on what to say, clarifying the testimony before it proceeds.
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N. Y
Concerted campaign against young merchant Winn Prann
A Connecticut Valley Advertiser item jokes about women delivering produce to the young merchant Winn Prann in one day and suggests adding Jamaica ginger to the gifts if the plan continues.
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Connecticut Valley Advertiser
Winn Prann
A Plymouth Rock Pulled Egg Feat At Seyms Street
A Plymouth Rock pullet owned by Hud son Andrews of Seyms street produced an unusual two egg daily yield. The egg measuring about four by seven inches yielded a perfect yolk when one end was broken, yet another egg of near normal size remained inside.
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Hartford Courant
Plymouth Rock
Hudson Andrews
Seyms Street
Keely the Motor Man Imposition Revealed by Investor
A Philadelphia capitalist recounts Keely’s career as a famed fantasy inventor. He alleges Keely uses vast scientific jargon to deceive backers, performing sleight of hand to keep capital flowing while promising grand but unreal achievements.
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New York Herald
Washington
Shadrack Nugent
Frederick
James Madison
Cleveland
Mr. Madison
White House
Treasury
Graff
Rockville
Montgomery County
Court House
Tor
Hemo
Philadelhia
Keel
Keely
Nius
New York
Mr. Keely
Monkey antics amuse eight year old visitor at Old Orchard
A Brunswick boy eight years old visited Old Orchard and saw a performing monkey. On returning home he was asked what he saw and replied with a humorous quip that he saw a little boy with a percent. The remark captures a playful moment from a local seaside excursion.
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Brunswick
Old Orchard
Frisbie Tender and True
A brief fragment notes loyalty to memory and faith in human heart, mentioning George and Eliza inkston with unclear context and no concrete events or dates. The readable portion preserves a sentiment of loyalty and remembrance amid uncertain details.
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Chicago News
George
Eliza Inkston
Hale's Honey and Other Remedies Ad Copy
An old advertisement lists Hale's Honey for cough, Glenn's Sulphur Soap for healing and beautifying, German Corn Remover for corns and bunions, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye in Black and Brown, Pike's Toothache Drops claiming a one minute cure, and Dean's Rheumatic Pills marketed as a sure cure with prices noted.
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Hale
Glenn
Hill
Pike
Dean
Weekly Globe Club List and Magazine Subscriptions
A dense list of magazine titles and prices for subscriptions, showing numerous American and British periodicals available through the Weekly Globe Club. Includes instructions on minimum purchase, delivery limits to one address, and requirement of a yearly subscription to The Weekly Globe with starting issue details.
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Bigesdathees
Thes Weekly Globe
Magazin
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