Around the Farm on Fertilizers and Beets Gluten Wheat
The article analyzes bone meal versus stable manure nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash, exposing fertilizer overcharges by Pollard. It covers beet and wheat gluten experiments, nitrogen dressing effects, and soil chemistry for clover, lime, and potash, urging informed buying, home mixing, and careful crop rotation to improve soil fertility and farm income.
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Rugland
Harold
Toland
Massachusetts
H. M. Pollard
Perry Oil Cearer
Pawtucket
Connecticut
Rewer
Haven Fertilizer” &Ompany
Gsedians Eossee
Airee Stock Bridge
Pullard
Stockbridge
Connecticut Station
Gould
Charleston
West India Islands
Canada
Poetasi
C. A. Guewiann
Sayes
Montellier
Flour and Grain Board of Paris
M. L’ Hote
Agricultural Institute
England
M. ‘Ilmorto
Luzaney
Victoria
M. L’hote
Hiiropets
M. J Hote
Timothy
Cheap Root Cellar Above Ground for Winter Stores
Farmers storing large root crops can avoid cramped cellars by building an above ground cedar or frost proof room. Dig to three feet, choose 12 by 20 feet for a large cellar or 10 by 16 feet for 600 to 800 bushels, and use sturdy poles to frame the above ground structure.
How to Build a Simple Earth-Sheltered Storehouse
An Indiana Farmer article describes digging a shallow excavation and constructing a durable earth-covered storehouse. It explains placing first two foundation pieces on blocks, building a timber frame with notched cross poles, slanting the roof, and double doors. The structure is sealed with lumber, marsh hay, earth, and sods, plus a vent and chute, with an eight to ten year lifespan and similar utility to a $200 building.
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Indiana
Average Daily Ration Of A Short Horn Dairy Herd
Sir John B Lawes sets English dairy norms with a daily milk yield of thirty pounds per cow and a digestible nutriment table. The article compares this ration to American ones, noting Jersey butter production, and stresses recording cow weight, milk, butter, and food intake in tests.
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John B. Lawes
England
Jersey
Vernard
J. B. Lawes
National Live Stock Journal
U S Swine Statistics From Early 20th Century Report
The United States Swine Commission reports spring and mature hog classes with average dressed weights from 160 pounds for eight to ten month pigs to larger weights. Annual slaughter reaches about 30,000,000 hogs, yielding roughly 6.26 billion pounds of gross product and 4.725 billion pounds of cured meats and lard. Hog movement involves sale by live weight at railway stations with transport to yards or shipper.
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United States
United States Swine Commission
Teaching a Calf to Drink Lesson in a Stable
A humorous tale describes the chaotic attempt to teach a calf to drink. The narrator endures slips, milk, and missteps as the calf defiantly resists, leaving the farmer soaked and frustrated but determined to try again.
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Thealf
The Value of Clover in Soil Enrichment
An inquiry examines how clover enriches soil when ploughed under. It discusses nitrogen uptake, root distribution, and the mystery of atmospheric nitrogen contribution, noting that leaf intake from air is unproven while added nitrogen shows little effect on clover growth.
Orchard Ploughing Choices Based On Soil And Location
The Willamette Farmer discusses yearly ploughing options in orchards, weighing alternate east west and north south work, close ploughing risks, and the merits of maintaining an even surface. It notes drainage, root depth, and windfall issues, urging careful training of trees and high trims for ease of picking.
Culling and improving flocks advised amid wool decline
The Detroit Post and Tribune notes that low wool prices discourage sheep owners but argues it is prudent to maintain mixed farming. It recommends culling one fourth of the flock, keeping only well fed sheep with ample pasture, and using the downturn to buy and improve herds rather than abandon the business.
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Kentucky
East Indies
Minnesota
Dakota
California
Missouri River
Atlantic
New Mexico
Kansas
Oller
England
Europe
Detroit Post and Tribune
Regular Milking Prevents Udder Fever and Distension
The article argues that regular milking times keep cows calm, prevent painful udder distension, and avoid fever. It stresses the calf’s access, natural milk supply, and the dangers of delaying milking or neglecting postparturition care, warning that irregular milking harms secretion and can halt milk flow.
Hybrid Between Rye and Wheat Emerges From Experiment
A reporter notes a cross between rye and wheat on Rural New Yorker's grounds by Mr. Carman. Nine plants from a hybrid head show varied forms, some resembling rye, others wheat, and one grain unlike either. Carman plans further planting to seek a grain with best rye and wheat traits.
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Carman
New Yorker
Keeping Poultry in Orchards
A Western Farm Journal excerpt urges farmers to raise poultry among fruit trees. An orchard visit showed pasture-like weed control, vigorous tree growth, and abundant large fruit free from worms, as hens consumed worms and canker-worms. A six foot fence kept fowls in, with a three‑section orchard rotated to suit conditions.
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Western Farm Journal
Farming Wisdom for Springs and Stock Breeds
Practical agricultural notes on soil work, crop rotation, and manure use from hedgerow to field. Emphasizes timely ploughing, crop diversification, fruit bed planting, seed selection, and pasture efficiency with salt and moisture management for healthier yields. Contains plenty of named crops and farming practices.
Agricultural guidance on crops and fowl care from a historic farm journal
The excerpt offers practical farming pointers including strawberry crop timing, manure application between rows, meadow rest and fertilization, and caution on new oats for horses. It covers root spread, capon versus turkey meat, poultry housing, feeding with milk and meat, and management of breeding stock and sows for winter readiness.
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Maryland
The Weekly Globe Club List Recimen Savings Guide
The Weekly Globe offers a club list and money saving tips. Readers are urged to review sections labeled How To Save Money and Recimen for practical advice and featured offers.
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Andrew H. Ward
Waser
New Jersey
Homestead
Perry
Pollard
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
A. H.W
Valu Perriesy
Aeael
West Indies
Weir
Westlys Arthur's Home Magazine
American Dairyman
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
Ammoot
Kaeviecssorcvs
Army & Navy Journal
American Poultry Yard
British Quarterly Review
Blackwood’s Magazine
Brainerd’s Musical World
Beadle’s Saturday Journal
Burlington Hawkeye
Boys of
New York
Ballou's Magazine
Bee-keeper's Magazine
Babyland
Borgon Pug
BOS
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Demorest’s
Donahoe’s Magazine
Cesseere
Detroit Free Press
Engineering and Mining Journal
Eclectic Magazine
Edinburgh Review
Flora! Cabinet
Forney’s Progress
Frank Leslie
Chimney Corner
M’y
Germantown
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Good Words
Godey’s
Golen Alboby
Secesco
Household Journal
Home Circle
Harper's Magazine
Cseesserense
Harper’s Weekly
Harper's Bazaty
Harper's Young People
Cceeseseeeres Herald of Health
Home and Farm
Sessseesssevecees Household
Home Journal
Indiana Farmer
Independent
International Review
Town Homestead
Journal of Microscopy Journal of Chemistry
Lippincott’s Magazine
London Lancet
London Edinburgh Review
London Quarterly Review
Methodist
American History, Mining Record
Mother's Magazine
North American Review
N. Y. Medical Journal
N. Y. Fashion Bazar
Ase
Puck
Mululud
Journal
Princeton Rey
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's Lady's Magazine
Popular Science Monthly
Philsdelpaty
Rideout’s Magazine
Rural New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Scientific American
Sunday School Times
Sunny South
St. Nicholas
Sanitarian
San Francisco Chronicle
Spirit of the Times
the Republic
the Critic
Ccccececeeenereens
Vick's Floral Magazine
Westminster Review
Wide Awake
Waverley
Watchman
Western Stock
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