Evaporating Surplus Fruit and Bean Feeding on Farms
A guide explains evaporating surplus fruit with small and large evaporators, noting six to ten bushels per day as common farm capacity. George T. Powell’s 100 bushels per day unit costs under $1000 and yields 650 pounds of dried apples per 100 bushels, with six workers needed. Beans are recommended for fattening oxen and pigs, with specific rations and cautions for horses, mares, and young animals.
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George T. Powell
New York
Horse bean as rotation crop and feed in Europe
The horse bean is not a market crop but a valuable rotation plant. It requires 21 to 28 weeks to mature, prefers moist deep soils, and is best grown in Kent England and North German Holland clay lands. Yields range 22 to 60 bushels per acre with 40 to 60 in Kent, and it aids new pastures and hay lands while leaving soil mellow and weed-free for subsequent grains.
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Scotland
England
Kent
Holland
Germany
New England
Barrow
Coun- Man
Noted Scientists Aiding Agriculture Study
Studying Agriculture. Some of the most noted scientists in the world are devoting themselves to the study of the problems connected with agriculture.
Wedding Guests Called Down at Gold Coast Feast
A Gold Coast journal notes a wedding and subsequent feast where most gentlemen reportedly refreshed themselves avariciously. The piece warns such behavior does not reflect well on gentlemanly principles and urges avoidance of a repeat on future occasions.
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Gold Coast Journal
What Cotton Takes from Earth
An ordinary cotton crop pulls from one acre more than 26 pounds of chemical salts. It withdraws about nine pounds of phosphoric acid and more than nine pounds of potash. It takes over one pound of sulfuric acid and nearly two pounds of lime plus magnesium, with other salts also removed.
Miner Delivers Dry Land From Flooded Callente
In Nevada's arid Meadow valley floodwaters covered Callente townsides leaving streets submerged. An old miner to reach the hotel carried water receptacles yet declared his aim was to take back dry land to the arid country, illustrating the flood’s odd toll on the area.
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Kenneth C. Kerr
Salt Lake
Great Meadow Valley
Nevada “Arid
Callente
Dnenvar
Water Needs of the Dairy Cow Highlighted
The text explains cows require ample water for digestion and milk production. It notes milk is about 87 percent water and emphasizes constant access to pure water, with intake varying by feed type and daily volume.
Dairying Tips: Feeding, Water, and Milk Quality
The article stresses feeding cows with roots beet pulp and vegetables for succulence, notes silage is often too dry, and warns dairy profits rely on good milk and butter. It advises clean barns, proper washing of teats, and using pure water, with butter working duration depending on temperature and hardness.
The Milk Scales in Dairy Management
The milk scales act as a continual nudge to milkers guiding attention to daily weight variations. Observing these changes links them to feed quality, weather, or care, fueling study and improving outcomes. Scales reveal poor cows where suspicion existed before.
How to Sell Honey by Sample in October and November
The writer advises selling honey directly to customers to avoid commission, calling October and November ideal. He rides a bicycle with samples of comb honey extracted honey and beeswax, visits leafing grocers, guarantees quality, and promises safe delivery to secure sales.
Malige in Comic Valentines Case Reaches Stage
The Philadelphia comic valentines case advances after a February sending and a demand by the recipient’s lawyer to bring the sender to court on criminal libel charges. The parties involved include the complainant and the defendant, both women by marriage.
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Philadelphia
Comtc
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia Libel Case Warns Against Anonymous Valentines
The court refused to quash an indictment over a libelous valentine accusing the recipient of being a scandalmonger and mendacious. The judge said such anonymous insults circulate as libel once sent, signaling possible deterrence for future malice.
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Agaea vI Sterhess
Philadelphia
Valentine
Illustrating the Point About Reciprocity
A dialogue imagines reciprocity with a be careful tone. A boy questions if doctors get paid for visits, prompting a simple confirmation that visits pay the doctor. The exchange highlights a basic financial exchange in care.
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Pop
Poultry Feeding Rules Vary Across Successful Farmers
The Orange Judd Farmer notes that poultry health depends on adequate palatable food rather than strict rules. Practices differ: some use mashes of bran and middlings or corn meal, others feed no mash or vary grain, with bites of beef scraps green bone or daily amounts chosen by the keeper.
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Orange Judd
Teacup Reverie Echoes Through Banter on Tea
The passage recalls opposition to tea as well as praise from Johnson, Thackeray, Shakespeare, and Lamb. It portrays tea as daily solace and social ritual, linking it to morning, noon, and night, and to tranquil landscapes and poetry.
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Lake
Samuel Johnson
Thackeray
Shakespeare
Lamb
Sixpences on a Tombstone at St Bartholomew’s
Sunday morning 21 widows from St Bartholomew parish West Smithfield go to the churchyard after service to gather the annual sixpences laid on a parishioner’s tomb. The custom, tracing to Saxon times, was revived by Mr Butterwick and involves climbing a step ladder to reach the raised graveyard on the wall.
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St. Bartholomew
West Smithfield
Butterwick
London
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