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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1894
Page
3
The article argues rye often outperforms wheat on many soils by preserving soil nutrients and lasting longer on the same land. It notes rye straw can be more valuable than grain for farm use, and that rye is widely grown in Europe where it thrives where wheat fails. Prices rise when European rye crops partial fail.
A Farm Journal correspondent describes a multi purpose barn with woven wire partitions for poultry and separate pens for cattle and horses. The piece discusses the shift of poultry and dressed beef trade toward large packing houses, the rise of refrigeration, and the need for proper dressing for markets from Savannah to Boston. It notes Missouri and Kansas as major poultry sources and a 1894 New York law restricting barbed wire as division fences unless both landowners agree.
The article explains terracing as a low cost method to control moisture on steep sites, prevent soil washout, and add value to gardens. It notes how terraces create shelter, even heat, and allow easier building placement while transforming bare slopes into attractive, functional spaces.
An 1890s gardening guide describes terracing slopes with dry stone foundations and drainage. Walls five feet high can support cultivated fruit trees and even exotic grapes in favorable spots. Key details cover foundations copings outlets drainage and proper stone placement to prevent wall bulging.
The Rural New Yorker describes saving seed corn in Ontario with early husking and drying in slatted cribs. It also details a simple potato sorter using a slatted trough to separate small from market-sized tubers and notes Miss P. L. Hawkins graduating as Maryland Institute's first woman in architecture.
Mrs W C Whitney rose, raised by John N May of Summit NJ, prized at the World’s Columbian Exposition as a premier new rose. Cross of Souvenir d un Ami and American Beauty, noted for prolific bloom, fragrance, and large pink blooms. Also discussions on peach hardiness in Western New York Horticultural Society meeting, naming several hardy varieties and their traits.
The article discusses shrubbery condition for digging, leaf management by mulching, and pruning for roses to encourage new wood. It highlights Marguerite carnations, Wick's Caprice roses, white single dahlias, peonies, chrysanthemums, and florists’ budding practices, plus a fashion note on box plaited skirts.
The article outlines manure losses primarily through soil drainage rather than air, recommending shallow incorporation of manure into the soil. It covers fall surface manuring, Andalusian fowl breed traits, and cautions against overreliance on green manuring for certain soils while noting cost and practicality for farmers.
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