Agricultural miscellany and farm practices reprinted
A wide range of rural topics appears, including pig market timing, seed potato care, horse breaking methods with a jaw rope, seed depth guidance, ancient manure lists, meat preservation and aging, horse balling techniques, and pig feeding trials. The piece cites byproducts from the Tennessee Experiment Station, cattle udder treatments, and an Italian army promotion note, all reflecting late 19th or early 20th century farming and veterinary concerns.
Advice on Pure Breeding and Cattle Care from Finland
Practical guidance from the Finnish Agricultural Department stresses pure-bred bulls, avoiding crossbreeding, keeping stock to feed, and pairing similar animals. It covers breeding records, milk yield tracking, calf care, feeding schedules, and sanitary measures for healthier cattle and sustained milk production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finnish Agricultural Department
Finland
Hull Association
Neil
Elie
Further Uses of Honey in Food and Drink
A historical note describes honey as a versatile ingredient beyond sweetening, explaining its role in bread, beverages, and medicinal uses. It details methods to prepare honey wines and cordials, with instructions on mixing, boiling, skimming, and aging, and offers several recipes including honey wine and lemon peel infusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigeson
Hall Tor
Auakins
Managing Bee Swarms Through Colony Expansion and Handling
Beekeepers face swarming as a threat to honey crops and must manage space and queen issues. Techniques include limiting brood, opening entrances, providing room, and careful queen manipulation to prevent loss of a hive while encouraging stores and ideal distribution of brood and honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. E. Sandbach
Journal of Horticulture
Besa
Bers
Wimg
Clunter Og
Academy
Brand
Bayer
Fertiliser needs for small grain crops in rotation
An agricultural note explains that small grain yields depend on balanced fertiliser use, with nitrogen, potash, and phosphoric acid required in similar proportions. It warns against overreliance on single nutrients and discusses how legume rotation, straw return, and commercial fertilisers affect nutrient availability and crop output. It also mentions two Highlander deserters surrendering at Pitlochry after marching through the Grampians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partiowawy
Andere
Estes
Feeding Pigs With Varied Grains And Byproducts
A survey of pig feeding practices emphasizes grain and byproduct meals to boost growth and pork quality. It notes Indian meal, bran, rice meal, and bean meal as options, with cautions on young pigs and husk content, plus benefits seen in Canadian and British yards using mixed feeds for lean meat and fat deposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley
Canada
Sree
Sugar Question Probed by Russian and British Viewpoints
A Russian journal comments on Britain's sugar policy, urging arbitration under international law. It argues the law supports arbitration as a matter of legal principle, opposing British diplomacy’s rejection of arbitration, while noting Russian insistence on legal rights amid Anglo Russian treaty concerns. The Daily News item notes a brisk literary quip about coal shortages and book sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersaming
England
Court of Arbitration
Birzhviys Vyedormosti
Novoe Vremya
Daily News
Death's Protection and a Convict's Escape Plot
In a fog shrouded village a convict escapes as a widow and her son Murray shelter a dying mother. A sergeant searches the house with a warrant while the condemned man hides and disguises himself as a guest. The widow dies as the escapee pretends to be a visitor, plans to flee, and a late revelation ties the Murray family to Exham’s prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooking House
Ching
Wan
Exham
Murray. L
de Stewart
Chrie
China
Murray
Mother
George
Hawking
Chris
Death
Hue Mither
Stewart
Alii
Murry
Awkins
Serge
Christopher Murray
Ami
Fraud Scheme Involving Sham Crawford And Humbert Tale
Paris dispatch describes a London music hall plot where a supposed Henry Crawford befriended two accomplices of Madame Humbert and a young Englishman. After a champagne spree they traveled to Paris, where a fake envelope scheme led to a loss of money and police pursuit of the purported Crawford and his confederates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Daily Telegraph
Lee
Henry Crawford
Madame Humbert
Humberts
Crawford
Firet Clnga
pseudo-Crawford
South Africa
Diplomatic Debate on Powers and Turkey Policy
A long, criticize overview of European power tensions regarding the Ottoman Empire. The piece discusses British policy toward Turkey, German and Austrian aims, and the balance of power in Europe with emphasis on the Mediterranean. It cites reactions in newspapers and quotes from diplomats about safeguarding law and order while avoiding entanglement in Balkan conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Fupire
Tipp
Ay Hinean
Dprouin
Amilias
Praghier Howe
Ubon
Eiremul
Sultan
Sidid Farrag
Pawer Betta
Finn
Berth Cree
Essa Serine
Darren Oly
Jarre
Lodpe Cube
Irene Spies
Aise
Turkey
Vindietel
Barag
Lapeel
Urruuaer
Aden
Europe
Erte
Ville
Rem
Aasima-Hangay
Tres Monts
Bulgaria
Sersia
Macrebonnar
Mail Bey
Balkans
Bossa
Austria-Hungary
Ie Mwahig
Foreun Alain
Thal Rusain
Little Bo Cherk
Pepe
Germany
Lord Salisbury
Kixveltt
Mediterranean
Lore Lansdowne
St. James
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Amenes
Abus
Ign
Gervaise Markham
F. Helv
Kron
Rom
St. Peterclure
Hazeia
Tennessee Experiment Station
Hound
Widlow
M. Emile Thierry
Journal d'Agrivallune Pireatique
Mike Fiver
Mo Rousel
Lacortie
M. Kyusel
Raygen
Haupiner
Berlin
Powis
Kniss
Henry Rhodes
Dresserville
New York State
Detroit
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Andrew Carnegie
Giuseppe Ottolene
Rome
Voskhod
Bia Brillant
Fay Mug
Ervaluts Robing
Strode
Sime
Grampians
Seaforth Highlanders
Fort George
Inverness-shire
Pitlochry
Sei Vale
Mr Shorty
Tost
Virginia
Valdes
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