Preparing Bees For Winter Quarters In September
The article advises starting preparations by September and no later than October for winterizing bees. It covers brood management, feeding to induce brood when broodless, caution against unsealed honey, and feeding with melted granulated sugar. It details hive arrangements, chaff housing, moisture control, and safe wintering practices including stock protection and avoiding syrup feeding in winter. It also notes use of sealed honey frames or candy if stores run short and warns against disturbing bees in cold weather.
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Cae Nes
Ilinois
J. B. Olcutt
Best farm feeding from crops corn oats and rye
In Nebraska Farmer notes that corn and oats form nearly complete foods and gain most with bran added. Mixing bran through a cutter with meal or fodder improves value, especially with clover hay. Wheat bran with fodder, hay, and straw enhances nutrition and overall stock profit when feed is cut and mixed rather than fed separately.
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N. J. Shepherd
Ebraska
Rye and rye meal fodder options for horses cattle and hogs
A farmer weighs rye feed value against oats and corn prices, noting 55 cents per bushel offered by a neighbor. Guidance suggests mixing rye with oats or corn for driving horses and milk cows, using rye straw sparingly, and combining hay, rye meal, and bran for butter production. Specific ration formulas for Jersey cows and work horses are discussed.
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Iller
New York
Jersey
Pennsylvania
The Best Way and Place to Store Potatoes in Winter
Advice on keeping potatoes through winter stresses proper storage. Use ample straw and minimal earth with ventilated heaps, or clean dry pits, cellars, or outhouses with a slatted floor for air circulation. Proper preparation prevents rot. careless handling wastes effort and spoils crops.
The Wheat to Prevent Winter Killing of Wheat
A historical guide argues for autumn mulching top dressing with fine manure compost or slaked peat to shield fall-sowed wheat from freezing and heaving. Field trials show mulched areas yield plump grain while unmulched plots fail, with mulch also protecting soil from summer sun and aiding next seasons.
Apple Storage Tips Across Seasons
A Farm Journal article explains how to store apples year round by controlling cleanliness ventilation and temperature. It suggests using a thermometer and keeping air near freezing but above it, with boxes or barrels packed in dry material and covered by hay or leaves to prevent frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bashel
Farm Journal
Methods to Cleanse and Finish Cider Fermentation
The article outlines steps to properly ferment cider in large open casks until a surface scum forms, then skims and settles sediment. It advises scalding after slight fermentation using copper kettles or copper stills for larger quantities, then re-casking to cool and settle before final bottling. Scalding cleanses and stops fermentation at the desired point, producing a sweet drink, though it may gain a scalded taste. It warns against using mustard seed or chemicals to stop fermentation and notes vinegar quality would suffer if treated that way. When cask space is limited, fermentation and settling may occur in open-bung barrels, transferring from barrel to barrel as needed.
Pomace From Cider Mills A Valuable Waste To Use
The Pomace from large cider mills is treated as waste though its value is rising. The plan suggests pressing more juice from apples to produce two pounds of jelly per bushel and to save the pomace. A sluice or seed-washer could process the pulp for reuse.
Cider Jelly From Pomace Pressed After First Juice
A Rural New Yorker article details a method to repurpose pomace after pressing cider. By reworking pomace with hot water and repressed juice, cider jelly gains clarity and flavor, allowing more yield and stable preservation in wooden vessels. This process can revive sweet cider and cider partial ferm ents into marketable jelly.
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Rkural New Yorker
Birds Ravage Rice Crops Across Regions
A government report details how bobolinks, reed birds, and rice birds devastate rice fields from planting to harvest. Migratory flocks invade in spring and fall, with losses estimated at 2 million dollars annually. Bird-minders with guns kill millions, yet invasions persist despite partial preventive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake
Savannah
Hemlock Pest Proof Granaries Proposed by Old Reader
An 19th century letter argues for rat proof granaries built with hemlock lumber and tongue and groove ceilings. It details floor joists, wall studs, sliding doors, ventilation, and a hemlock lined cellar refrigerator to deter rats. The writer invites other methods from farmers and cites resinous hemlock as a barrier to rodents.
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Germantown
Pasture experiment shows mixed grass seed works in Boone County
Professor J W Sanborn from Missouri Experiment Station reports a 60 acre trial sowed with a mixed pasture grass seed in Boone County. Despite a tight budget, the blend yielded superior grazing to bluegrass alone, supporting cattle for weeks even through a dry season while other pasture remained unused.
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J. W. Sanborn
Missouri Experiment Station
Kentucky
Raes
Lavoe
Ibe
Paris
Beg Hove
Fmamo Chou
Boone
Melange of seasonal farming hints and notes
A compact farmer’s column covers hog feeding, ensilage, onion and celery storage, tree transplanting, winter bee care, and crop preservation. It emphasizes regular feeding, proper silo practices, fall planting and heelin, onion drying, home storage of potatoes and sweet potatoes, timber quality, and prudent winter hive management with concrete, actionable steps.
How to Care for the Eye in Child and Youth
An advisory article to parents and teachers on preventing squinting and eye strain. It stresses early care of infants, proper feeding, avoiding strong light, careful reading habits, and ensuring proper posture and lighting. It warns against overuse, seeks medical advice for eye issues, and advises selecting a reputable optician for glasses.
Always Room For One More Pete
A humorous Harper's fragment recounts a Mexican named Senor Don Rodrigo Hermanos Tobago El Rey y Pete. To simplify pronunciation and spelling, colleagues drop titles and lengthy names and call him simply Pete. The anecdote plays on the mismatch between formal names and ease of usage in social cards.
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Del
Jose
Don
Pete
Senor
Don Rodrigo
Jose del Armijo Hermanos Tobago el Rey Y
American girl paints animals amid Paris and Algeria links
Miss Strong, an American artist living at Cernay le Ville, earns by dog paintings learned from Van Marcke's free advice. She started in San Francisco, faced money hurdles, and moved to Paris to pursue art. She plans to study in Algeria, relying on local chateaux for subjects while describing her self made path and early hardship.
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London Star
Cernay-le-Ville
Seineot-Dise
Landseer
Animal Pond
Miss Strong
San Francisco
Paris
van Marcke
Ateliers
Algeria
Cernay-la- Ville
Oyster Firm Liable for Stolen Overcoat
Justice Hamburgher rules Boston oyster house liable for loss of overcoat placed with head-waiter. Max Siesel of Union City and attorney Joseph David sued Willoughby Hill & Co after coat vanished from the Boston oyster house. Court found the proprietors accountable despite posted disclaimers.
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Chicago Times
Hamburgher
Max Siesel
Union City
Tenn
Boston
Joseph David
Siesel
Sigzel
David
Willoughby, Hill & Co
Kersten
Remarkable hen in New Durham bakes eggs in oven
Washington's Line reports a Cambridge Daily Tur Gone discovering a hen in New Durham New Jersey that allegedly steps into Mrs Tracey's oven while biscuits bake. The tale claims the hen deposits its eyes, and the biscuits and eggs combine to form egg sandwiches in a playful, gossiping tone.
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Our
Washington
Cambridge
Tur
New Durham
N. J
Tuk Globe
Racey
Tracey
Remarkablie Condescension In Texas Justice Tale
In a fragmented reminiscence Matilda Snowuwall recalls working as a wash lady for Mrs Kurnel Jones on Kenison Hill. She says she left without quarrel claiming no harsh words were exchanged and that she merely spoke as two ladies would.
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Kurnel Jones
Kenison Hill
Matilda Snowuwall
Jess
Mout
Shirked Responsibility in Texas Siftings Poem Editor Debate
An anonymous contributor seeks to publish a poem but fears unjust suspicion if named. The editor insists on attribution, highlighting concerns about responsibility and potential reputational harm in the local paper.
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Texas Siftings
Spene
A Rival in Mer Affection
Polite clerk displays an item called the latest thing, Mrs. Rounder. The clerk notes if there is anything newer than her husband, he would buy it for curiosity, reflecting a light domestic vignette in town talk.
Dont fret John Youve still got me says Mrs Wiggins
In a tender moment Mrs Wiggins consoles John amid his hardships saying he has lost nearly everything but still has her support The dialogue emphasizes loyalty and personal resilience within a close relationship
Jumpers from Bridges Should Get Real Jobs
A Cambridge Daily remark condemns sensationalists who seek notoriety by leaping from bridges and monuments. It argues that if these seekers were forced to wear their “jumpers” and join work, the world would face fewer fools to discuss.
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Cambridge
The Life of Man and the Fear of Sudden Death
A long discussion on how excitement and strong drink affect longevity and heart health. It weighs fear induced deaths, ancient versus modern views, and examples from soldiers, sailors, and civilians. It explains how shock, blood flow collapse, and vascular paralysis can cause sudden death, with notes on posture and medical observations.
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Play Press
Daily Press
Scientific American
Greenwich Hospital
Great Britain
New York
Snug Harbor
Staten Island
D. B. Richardson
Alexander Bain
Valuable Books Giveaway Offers Subscriptions Bundle
A long list advertises free valuable books with annual subscription requirements. It names periodicals such as The Weekly Globe Arthur's Home Magazine American Rural Home Andover Review American Dairyman Harper's various titles and many others with prices and note that only one subscription from the list is required per reader. The offer excludes multiple copies to a single address and instructs on how to begin subscriptions.
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Arthur's Home Magazine
American Rural Home
Andover Review
American Dairyman
Art Interchange Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
Demorest’s
Csweeee Herald of Health
American Garden
American Grocer
American Agriculturist
Amateneters
Esse Syves
Army&Navy Journal
Book
Boyar
Banner Weekly
Brainard's
Burlington Hawkeye
Ballon’s Magazine
Bee-keeper's Magazine
Babyland Sp
Ssessereseeess
Boston Pilot
Ssseeseevee
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Csesee
Century Magazine
Christian Union
Dssseer
Cagsell
Christian Herald
Courier-Journal
Chantangqua Young Folks Journal
Engineering News
Edinburgh Review
Farm, Pield and Stockman
Forney's
Germantown Telegraph
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Godey
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Bagar
Toraedhln San Beta Lles Cas
Homekeeper
Home Journal
Indiana Farmer
Journal of Microscopy
Lippincott
Ittelf
Stantetenan Soo North Seite Review
N. Y
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's Lady’s Maga
Popular Science News
Popular Science Month
Presbyterian Review
Philadelphia Medical T
Philadelphia Practical Rideout’s Magazine
Rural New Yorker
Saturday Evening
P Scientific Ne
The dangers of intoxicants in daily trades
The article argues excessive use of alcohol and tobacco shortens life, noting brewers and tipplers as high risk. It compares occupations and cites that regular indulgence strains the heart, while nonusers tend to longer life. It also questions statistics on tobacco and life span.
Parisian Maid At Sea In French Romance
A speaker on deck admires a radiant English woman in airy dress as wind tousles her golden hair. He confesses love but she remains silent. A fellow passenger is asked who the damsel is and is told to try again, speaking French, for she is his Parisian maid.
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George P. Taggart
Halifax Fisherman Finds Champagne in Cod
A Halifax fisherman pulled an uncorked bottle of champagne from a large cod he caught recently. He and companions tasted the wine at a dinner afterward and praised it as excellent though it carried a noticeable fishy odor.
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Washington Post
Halifax
Town Topics Debate Spoon or Sip in Boston
A playful local quip notes that Boston locals prefer sipping soup over eating it, while outsiders might claim otherwise. The exchange theater includes the banter about proper phrasing and a cheeky nod to regional speech.
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Waldo
Boston
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