New Year Reflections On Time Youth And Age
An extended meditation on New Year as humanity’s time to mark progress, with contrasts between youth's hopeful future and age's memory laden past. It links calendar systems, historical milestones, and personal memory to the theme of renewal, inviting readers to envision a new era while honoring ancestors and loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Germany
New England
United
Yorktown
Etory
Hope
Spain
Abou Hassan
Haroun-el-Rashid
Earth
Mohammed
Mas
Escorial
Granada
Peninsula
Columbus
Scipion
Hannibal
Carthage
Rome
Asian
Moses
Spice Islands
Burns
Suwanee
David
Barzilla
A New Year's Thought on Devotion and Reward
A New Year's reflection asks if faithful service to God warrants reward, balancing motive with divine approval. It ponders whether anticipation of God’s positive regard should shape effort, noting imperfection in motives yet urging sincere seeking of the final when well done.
New Year Resolutions Reflect On Fresh Start
A editorial piece discusses New Year as a symbolic starting line for self renewal. It argues against loud proclamations from vanity and notes that sincere resolve comes from genuine intent rather than public declarations.
Legumes and Minerals Boost Crops in Rotation
Illinois farmers advocate legume crops as the nitrogen source and soil conditioner. F I Mann cites clovers and soybeans as key to high production, explaining bacteria-plant chemistry, mineral feeding, and the benefits of feeding legumes minerals to grain crops.
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H. A. M’keene
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Farmers’ Institute
F I Mann
Iroquois County
Mann
Disease Symptoms in Poultry Refer to Head and Throat
The author notes a poisonous fungus growth in the blood prevalent in fatal diseases and explains fowls rarely perspire, causing many illnesses to manifest in the head throat and lungs. Therefore, focus on respiratory and cranial areas to identify symptoms.
Selecting the Seed Corn for Best Start and Storage
The article argues seed corn quality hinges on kernel nourishment, not just germination. It advises field selection with environmental context, delaying harvest to finish kernel storage, and thorough drying with controlled air to preserve vitality and resist frost and mold.
Orchard nitrogen use and harvest care guidance
The piece advises sowing a catch or cover crop like oats or crimson clover to supply nitrogen, warns that late September cultivation risks spring frost damage, and stresses stopping cultivation to let sap retreat. It notes selecting fruit varieties for home use versus market, cooling apples promptly after harvest, and cleaning fallen fruit before snow.
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