Experiments on Nitrogenous and Nonnitrogenous Feed Effects on Lambs
A Cornell University bulletin summarizes a winter 1887 88 study of 100 Southdown lambs split into two groups. Lot I received nitrogenous feeds and show greater muscle development while Lot II fed non nitrogenous foods and built more fat. The report details rations, growth, digestion, wool weight, and financial notes on costs and returns.
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Cornell University
W. A. Henry
University of Wisconsin
J. W. Sanourn
Missouri Agricultural College
Gan
Avissacns
RaSh Dee
March
Principles of granular butter and clean dairy practice
The article argues for granular butter defined by 12 percent moisture and explains production steps to keep fat globules intact. It stresses sanitary dairy plants, clean floors, proper drainage, and hot water use to ensure pure, well-made dairy products and urges creameries and health boards to push cleaner facilities and better breeding for dairy stock.
Improving Dairy Herd Blood to End Wasteful Yields
The article argues Wisconsin dairy farms underperform due to disbelief in improved bloodlines. It urges farmers to invest in Holstein Ayrshire Guernsey or Jersey bulls, noting cheap thoroughbred bulls and the high return of better cows. It criticizes reliance on old stock and encourages decisive adoption for higher butter and milk output.
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Isconsin
Guy
Jersey
Guernsey
Fort Atkinson
Possibilities of Independence for Day Laborers on Farms
A Tribune piece argues laborers should become self employed by leasing small plots to grow cash crops. It outlines feasible garden plans including lettuce cucumbers and berries, with potential profits per acre and ways to sell produce locally, while stressing independence and using family labor.
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the Tribune
Evaporated Fruit Trade Centered in Rochester and Western New York
Rochester is the national hub of the evaporated and dried fruit industry. Within 40 miles there are over 1600 evaporators employing about 30,000 workers. The 1887 season produced around 12,000,000 pounds of fruit, valued near 2 million dollars, with Germany England Belgium Holland and France as major buyers.
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Rochester
United States
New York
Empire State
Germany
England
Belgium
Holland
France
Rance
Prize essay on crystallized fruit preservation by J J Pratt
The essay discusses preserving fruits in a crystallized or glazed form, presented by J J Pratt superintendent of the Sutter Packing and Canning Company at the California State Board of Horticulture meeting. The method draws growing interest as a new process in California.
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J. J. Pratt
Sutter Packing and Canning Company
California State Board of Horticulture
Cal
Preservation of Fruit by Sugar Syrup Curing Process
The article details a traditional method for preserving fruit in southwestern France. It covers selecting uniform fruit, scalding to extract juice, preparing sugar syrup, immersion, fermentation control, repeated heating for about six weeks, and finishing by gracing or crystallizing before boxing and shipping. The process claims to preserve fruit against decay and endure travel.
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Ifornia
France
Balling
Selecting and Preserving Seed Corn Methods for Drying
The Rural New Yorker advises selecting seed corn before full maturity to judge stalk and ear vigor. It favors thorough drying before cold weather, with artificial heat optional. Braiding ears or threading on wires aids drying. thinly spread ears in warm, dry space suffice. Cold rarely harms well dried corn.
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New Yorker
Preservation of unplucked corn in silos for feeding animals
The Agriculturist argues silos preserve corn better than field shocks, reducing labor and costs. It favors leaving ears with stalks, filling silos gradually to develop heat and maintain grain value, and feeding ensilage directly to cattle hogs sheep and oats.
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Agriculturist
Sowing Winter Wheat and Deep Ploughing Advice
The article urges proper land preparation before sowing winter wheat. It advises using accurate seed drills with fertilizers, emphasizes deep August ploughing to kill deep-rooted weeds, and describes team-dynamics for hard soils, rolling and harrowing until clods and thistle roots are broken, noting past misses and urging deeper ploughing after harvest.
Seed Quality and Timing for Fall Sowing
The article advises sowing clean high quality seed for wheat, rye, and grass in fall. It stresses that trashy seed reduces stand and yield, whether broadcast or drilled, and underscores sowing grass seed early to secure the best stand and yield.
Principles of selecting seed for best crop yields
The text stresses choosing vigorous seed with high vitality for strong germination and growth. It emphasizes quality seed, good soil preparation, proper sowing, and thorough cultivation as essentials. It notes the small cost difference with poor seed can risk results and that careful selection improves long term quality.
Prairie Farmer warns against trusting speculative price forecasts
The Prairie Farmer cautions leaders not to be gulled by speculative comments on grain prices. It notes a gradual price rise for wheat in Chicago, forecasts a further advance as farmers move crops, and cites European demand and frost risks as influences on grain markets.
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Board of Trade
Chicago
H. D.thompson
Duluth
Northern Pacific Railway
Europe
France
British Isles
England
Draining muck swamp for celery at Geneva
A. L. Kilter reports from Waterford Pennsylvania on draining muck swamps for celery. Two tile drains two and a half feet deep opened wet land to allow planting July 1. He foresees $400 per acre from celery this summer and shares steps to prepare land for onions or celery including rolling harrow use and winter frost to mellow soil.
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Waterford
Penn
A. L. Kilter
Experiments at Ceneva Outline Fertilizer Feeding Research
The State Experiment Station outlines a threefold program this season and beyond. It will study how fertilizers alter plant chemistry, analyze feeding stuffs including hay and grasses from varied fertilization, and assess mineral matter in feeds to show what is removed or returned to farms. It will cover cow and sheep rations, digestion experiments, and fat versus lean outcomes, with hopes to add representative breeds to the herd.
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Ceneva
State Experiment Station
Peter Collier
William P. Wheeler
Emmett Ss. Goff
M. H. Beckwith
E. F
Winter Feeding Yeed More Liberally for Farmers
As winter nears, farmers should use rough feed more efficiently. Many practical farmers waste fodder by feeding all hay, timothy, and clover to stock, with little to show for it in spring. The author urges smaller, targeted rations, shelter, and daily grain to add pounds and bone, reducing costly waste.
Stock management notes from Indiana Farmer
The Indiana Farmer urges farmers to improve spring stock conditioning. It warns that half fed, poorly cared for cattle fail to reach market value, as careful feeding and attention are essential to put on flesh before winter.
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Tess Hey
Indiana
The Pig in Clover and Early Fattening Ration
The piece warns against heavy grain feeding for young pigs and argues grass or clover as a base. It suggests a varied ration including potatoes apples beets pumpkins boiled and mixed with bran corn and oatmeal to build a hearty foundation before high grain feeding later.
Hops Growers Advised on Mature Picking and Curing
The NOP urges hop growers to pick only mature hops, ensure they are clean, and cure with open draughts. Do not close draughts during drying to avoid brimstone flavor and spoilage. Proper aeration prevents off odors and protects overall crop quality.
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New York State
Cellar Ventilation and Drying Tips for Warm Weather
The article explains that venting a cool cellar on hot days raises temperature and moisture. Open windows only at night when night air is cooler or drier. Use a vertical ventilating pipe and keep vents closed after sunrise. To dry damp air, place a peck of fresh lime in an open box. lime absorbs water and can reduce moisture in extreme heat.
Farmers Should Treasure Melange The Fence Post Preservation Advice
Parker Earle blends guidance on fence post preservation with poultry tips and crop notes. He compares methods including lime wash tar and kerosene with practical routine like daily poultry house cleaning and selective culling. He cites European harvest data, warns on wheat rotation and advocates rye, onion bed prep, row by row potato harvesting, and breeding for profit.
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Parker Earle
Russia
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Massachusetts Forest Wealth Shows Large Woodland Cover
A Massachusetts survey finds 6 percent of farm land forest primeval with total woodland at 1,389,601 acres or 36 percent of farms. Plymouth, Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk and other counties show varied percentages from 6 to 59 percent, with towns like Carver 85 percent and Boston 19 percent. The piece notes past overclearing dangers, but confirms ongoing growth in forest area across most counties since 1876 to 1885.
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Union
Old Bay
England
Lanas
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Hershire
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Hull
Scituate
Garnstable
Bourne
Sandwich
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Bristol County
Dartmouth
Freetown
Somerset
Norfolk County
Sharon
Boston
Providence
Boston, Bay
Narragansett Bay
Milton
Blue Hills
Middlesex County
Groton
Reading
Everett
Middlesex
Cambridge
Somerville
Berkshire County
Franklin County
Mt. Washington
Pittsfield
Erving
Conway
Woodland
Worcester County
Commonwealth
Douglas
Worcester
Hampden
Russell
Chicopee
Dukes
Martha's Vineyard
Hampshire County
Belchertown
Pelham
Forest
Amherst
Hadley
Ex County
Colwmn
Lynnfield
Saem
Marblehead
Nahant
Suffolk County
Winthrop
Suffolk Creaky
Chelsea
Nantucket
Dukes County
Old Bay State
Beion
Middlehoro
Wrymouth
New Salem
Carport
Rochester
Feld
Warwick
Washington
Douglass
Hancock
Williamstown
We Adore What We Don't Understand Judge Dialogue
A witty exchange at a ball features two dancers pausing in a waltz when asked if they adore the dance. The cavalier urges the partner to learn, provoking playful banter about the lure and difficulty of waltzing.
Valuable books giveaway catalog from The Weekly Globe offer
A long list of magazines and journals priced mostly around two dollars is offered for free to readers who subscribe to The Weekly Globe. The notice forbids sending more than one magazine per address and instructs readers to specify the issue to begin with while omitting specimen copies.
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