Insoluble versus raw phosphate trial sparks farm debate
A Rural New Yorker column recounts experiments from 1870 to 1882 comparing raw South Carolina phosphate with superphosphate on corn, wheat, and clover. Results show raw phosphate rivaling or beating superphosphate in yield and long-lasting soil fertility, with caveats about soil type and testing.
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Liebig
South Carolina
Promner
Louisa County
Professor Atwater
Connecticut Agricultural Report
On Yorker
Cad
Sedditen
Navassa Sroapiavai Accard
Phos
Tom Lobos
Hints on Transplanting Fruit Trees for Best Growth
Practical guidance from Ellwanger & Rochester on preparing soil and pruning trees for transplant. Emphasizes drainage and deep ploughing, fertilizer on exhausted land, and careful root and branch pruning to restore balance. Describes standard and dwarf tree pruning to form a pyramid shape with buds near the base.
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Messrs
Ellwanger
Rochester
N. Y
Relative Value of Wheat and Corn as Farm Crops in Tennessee
An Tennessee exchange publishes E D Hicks figures comparing costs and yields of corn and wheat. It argues corn offers better profitability and storage value, citing farm experiments, Kil lebrew reports, and Department of Agriculture data to show corn yields and nutrient value exceed wheat, influencing crop decisions for farmers.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
E. D. Hicks
Stock Breeders’ Association
Hicks
Kilfebrew
Jousingault
A Few Points About Artificial Hatching
A short, practical note on incubator use and hen behavior. It argues many failures come from mismanagement or ignorance, emphasizing proper moisture, ventilation, and careful handling, and noting native hens regulate conditions differently than artificial incubators. The piece cautions against excessive drafts and overwatering and discusses how hens interact with eggs and chicks during hatching. It also mentions a typical nest temperature around 104 degrees for reference.
Loss in the Dairy and Its Effect on Butter Making
A dairyman argues that losses stem from poor cows, scant pasture, bad water, and rough labor, leading to unmarketable butter. He notes ordinary cows yield about five pounds weekly, Jerseys up to twenty, and prices range from twenty cents to fifty to seventy-five cents for premium dairies, implying higher profits with better stock and methods.
Improve Dairy Stock For Premium Butter Market
The article advises discarding poor dairy stock and replacing with top breed animals. Focus on proper care, nutritious feeding, and judicious mating to lift milk quality. Emphasizes breeding for productivity and using well fed bulls to improve butter and cheese output, aligning with butter market standards and prices.
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Durry-Hills
Milk and meal fed pigs show varied gain in Wisconsin trials
Wisconsin experiment station reports on feeding two Poland China pig litters milk versus corn meal soaked in water. Over 50 days total, milk-fed pigs gained more weight per feed than meal-fed ones, with milk efficiency affected by price. Calf tests show skim milk feeding plus oats and oil meal produced weight gains, but outcomes vary with age and feed mix. The study argues larger meals with milk may cut time to market and reduce winter costs.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Gay
New Yorker
How to judge a good dairy cow for small farms
Advice for small-farm buyers on selecting a versatile dairy cow. Emphasizes medium size, strong hindquarters, large milk veins, balanced udder, fine head with small horns, golden-yellow skin and hair, and a preference for cows that combine butter and milk qualities. Notes black cows may be less reliable for general dairy use.
Law of nature on animal growth and feed efficiency
Professor J W Sanborn asserts a universal rule that larger animals require more food per pound of growth. He cites calves, cattle, pigs and studies by Lawes Miles and Stewart showing rising feed need with age and weight, including early-m maturity evidence and diverse food measures such as organic matter and skim milk used for growth benchmarks.
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J. W. Sanborn
J. B. Lawes
England
Columbia
Manly Miles
E. W. Stewart
Clover and Wheat: Clover Best for Soil Fertility in Wheat Cropping
A Prairie Farmer excerpt argues clover rotation beats continuous wheat on worn soils. It cites turning under fall sown clover before wheat, two-crop successions in southern Illinois, and using manure when possible. It notes gradual fertility gains, profits rise with soil health, and advises sowing clover even in small patches and regular meadow care with seeds, grazing, and weed control.
Farm life and mind in harmony urged by C F Clarkson
An Ohio Farmer excerpt stresses agricultural progress must align with education and family welfare. It argues farming should foster happy homes and cultivated minds, not servitude to land. It urges parents to improve childrens surroundings, morals, and intellect for a noble manhood and womanhood.
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C. F. Clarkson
Iowa
Ohio
Uncleanliness in Dairy Highlights Filth in Milking
The Chicago Live Stock Journal is quoted to expose dirty milking practices. Describes milking forty cows through a single strainer over an hour, perspiration and dirt entering milk, filthy barns and foul odors, putrid rennet, and the need for strict cleanliness to prevent tainted milk from spoiling butter or cheese.
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Chicago Live Stock Journal
Care of the Pastures as a Permanent Crop
Grass should be a permanent crop in the fullest sense, lasting year after year and improving soil depth and thickness. It supports itself in the soil and adds fertility, as roots decay and decaying matter accumulates, enriching the soil over years.
Diet Rules for Horses and Humans in Work
The text argues against feeding after work and advocates rest and two meals a day. It stresses keeping horses dry, warm, and in pure air, with an hour noon rest, early morning feeding for digestion, and lighter evening meals to prevent disease. Fat is discouraged. muscle comes from work and proper feeding. exercise limits and seasonal adjustments are urged for health.
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Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & CO
Hommopathic Chemists
London
Hag
The Sheep Gad Fly and Its Grubs in Nostrils
Midsummer sheep huddle to shield against the sheep gad fly Gastrus ovis. Grubs hatch in the nostrils, cling to nasal sinuses, cause distress, then exit to become pupae. Preventive tar daub on noses or ploughing furrows aid defense. The grub is not fatal but harms flock health.
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Gadly
Tey
Sheep Farming and the Profit of Breeding Flocks
The article argues farmers should raise sheep for wool and mutton, noting the land-improving value and profitability. It cites dog losses as a drawback, urges starting small and expanding as experience grows, and stresses proper care and feeding to maximize flesh, wool, and manure benefits.
Best method for sowing oats found by three-year trial
In three trials the best results came from sowing oats broadcast at two bushels per acre on corn land or harrowed ground, then cultivating with a walking cultivator and rolling. Breaking soil with a turning plough was less effective and slower. N. J. in Indiana Farmer, Eldon, Missouri.
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N. J
Indiana
Eidon, Mo
What Farmers Can Do The Ten Votes That Rule
A New York Justice argues farmers hold ten votes to seven for all other occupations and could end railroad extortion, send ten farmers to Congress and state legislatures, make laws in all states, secure equal pay for hard work, and enjoy comforts now enjoyed by the wealthy if they unite and cooperate, or remain subdued prey to bankers and speculators.
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Congress
York
New England Medical Institute
Tremont Row
Lesson in Farming: Rolling Land Affects Wheat Yields
Mr Fitzgerald told Elmira Farmers Club that his wheat ground, fitted last fall, yielded poorly against a neighbor's crop. The neighbor rolled his soil twice, producing a sturdier stand and better yield. Fitzgerald's land remained loose and mellow. The contrast underscores compaction benefits for seed germination.
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Fitzgerald
Elmira Farmers’ Club
Husbandman
Phosphate trade slump hits South Carolina mines and workers
The article reports a broad trade downturn affecting phosphate mining in South Carolina, with English demand falling and over 2000 laborers left unemployed as plants suspend operations. It also covers a Newark New Jersey sheep dressing contest and various agricultural topics including crop rotation, manure use, weed control, and the Kansas Sugar Works project.
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