Qualities for Table Fowl Yellow Legs and Skin Highlighted
Poultry manager Samuel Cushman at the Rhode Island station stresses hardiness and rapid growth as key for table fowls. He cites Cochins and Brahmas as hardy, with Hondans Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks offering quick gains, while noting yellow skin and legs are preferred in U.S. markets though European taste disfavors them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Cushman
Rhode Island
Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
England
France
New York
Philadelphia
Lessons for Farmers From The Prairie Farmer
A farming guidance piece warns against harsh handling of boys on the farm. It advises avoiding overburdening youth with tasks, privileging consultation, and resisting unfair expectations. It suggests allowing time for tinkering and rejects baiting work with hunting or fishing before chores.
Seventh annual convention reveals scope of agricultural stations
More than 500 people are employed across the stations to advance experimental agriculture. Annual bulletins exceed 40 million pages with mailing lists over 800 000. The work summary lists 71 directors 120 chemists 47 agriculturists 50 horticulturists 80 botanists 86 entomologists 22 veterinarians 14 meteorologists and other staff. Nearly 1 000 000 dollars is spent yearly from private state and federal appropriations to support the stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Jensen hot water oat treatment shows zero smut at Rhode Island station
The Rhode Island station used Jensen hot water treatment on all seed oats and found no smutted stocks during growth or harvest. The Cincinnati Price Current reports 1898 corn planted area at 72,950,000 acres, up from 70,626,000 the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen
Rhode Island
Cincinnati
Farming Under Glass In Winter Market Lettuce Crops
A Prairie Farmer summary notes trackmen grow lettuce radishes and cucumbers in heated low greenhouses. Annual cycles keep crops rolling from November to March with watercress mushrooms and rhubarb as possible add ons. A Massachusetts grower details two lettuce crops and one cucumber crop yearly with steam heat and timed plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Fattening Poultry Practice Described in Poultry Book
A poultry book outlines fattening methods for fowls in coops. It covers feeding: oatmeal and barley meal with milk and occasional dripping, plus gravel for digestion, and warns against oats and rice. It stresses regular cleaned troughs, constant water, ten day fattening, age 4–6 months, and coop dimensions with ventilation and light.
Beekeeping Talks on Hive Size and Comb Honey at Conventions
At the North American beekeepers convention the debate favored a hang ing frame similar to Langstroth for comb honey with some preferring eight or ten frame sizes. Ohio discussions noted Langstroth frames as superior or at least equal to alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Armstrong
R. F. Holterman
Ohio
Feeding 60 Cent Wheat and Michigan Farmer Views
A Michigan farmer argues feeding wheat can surpass market value, noting oats may rise, and wheat fed to horses hogs and poultry yields profit. He advises gradual adaptation, soaking or chopping, and highlights strong egg returns from hens, with a bushel of wheat producing up to $4 in eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Broiler Raising Profits With Incubators and Careful Prep
The American Agriculturist urges poultry farmers to add broiler production after busy seasons only if they invest in quality incubators brooders and dedicated work. Without proper equipment and discipline profits shrink. careful operators earn steady winter work and avoid overblown promises.
Beekeeping Tip Sealing Honey in Jars Maintains Clarity
A. I. Root explains in his ABC of Bee Culture that sealing honey in self sealing fruit jars and heating to about 180 degrees F preserves transparency and color. He warns overheating darkens honey and notes thick honey granulates less than thin honey, with cold promoting granulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Root
oat production estimates chart 1898 and 1892 figures
World oat output for 1898 is estimated at 2 050 000 000 bushels, compared with 2 267 000 000 in 1892 and a 2 316 000 000 average. George A. Smith of Frankfort named director of Farmers' Institutes. linseed meal digestibility details noted. cotton value cited against hay. Aroostook starch factories grind potatoes, producing over half of US potato starch.
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New York State
George A. Smith
Frankfort
Farmers’ Institutes
Aroostook
United States
Mulching Trees and Plants to Retard Fruit Maturity
Cornell University findings show fruit bloom largely depends on stored twig food, not root action. Mulching reduces twig temperature, with work noting careful, non violent application. heavy late spring mulch risks damage. strawberries show 2 days to 2 weeks delay, with 1 week often the practical limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
Ithaca
Bailey
Varieties of peonies and garden blooms praised in old horticulture notes
Garden writing extols hardy peonies in tree and herbaceous forms. It highlights Japanese Moutan peonies with large semi double and single blossoms in white to crimson, plus other seasonal flowers. An advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claims liver health benefits and digestive relief.
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China
Japan
Kosmofer
Maximilian
Pierce
Rose varieties and a nasal remedy listed in old notes
The text catalogs popular rose varieties including The Bride Madam Hoste Catharine Mermet American Beauty Mrs. John Laing and Souvenir de Wootton noting colors fragrances and uses. It also promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a local remedy for catarrh with claims of quick action safety and pleasantness.
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Madam Hoste
Catharine Mermet
John Laing
Pasque
Ely
Théo Draggiste
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World’s Dispensary Medicals Association
Buffalo, N.Y
C. J. Woolprings
Wortham
Texas
Ayer
J.C. Ayer
Bristol
Press Claims CO
John Wedderburn
P.O
Sumvaron, D.O
Incorporated
Capital
T . Walling
Potter
Boston
N.A. Reed, Jr
Chicago
J B. Campbell
WM. Kavanaugh
Little Rock
Ark
Rich
J F Turner
B. Harding
E.d Payne
Battle Creek
Mich
F. P Hullette
Arcade
Dexter Shoe CO
Spooner
Thames Street
Coal
Waldron & Brownell
Bradford Street
Wew Management
E. T Hathaway
Bexter Shoe Co
Mass
Estes & Lauriat
William H. and
Oliver
McGann
The
Gold
Dallas Mining: Company
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Jaws of Colorado
II” Officer
See
Treas
H.R. Lounsbery
Broadway
F. Miscot
Dway
Christy Exits Co
Fremont
Ohlo
Rker
Parker
COX & CU
N. Y
EPPS
Cwitl Service Gazette Acte
Thaa
James Epps & Co., Ltd
Hommopathic Chemists
London
Ream Bayl
Hayfever
ELY Brothers
Airiisht
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