Profit and Method of Forest Raising in Fifty Years
A speaker argues one acre of pine and larch forest can yield over fifteen thousand dollars in fifty years. He details planting in rows three feet apart, with 302 pines and 4418 larches per acre, staged removals for grape stakes, fence posts, and timbers, plus future value from remaining trees. He cites figures from Elgin Indiana and other eastern sites, predicting up to twenty five thousand dollars total from the plantation.
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Elgin
Eastern
Middle States
Europe
G. Marsan
Duke of Athol
E. ¥. Teys
Richmond
Indiana
A Successesn Farwen and the Independent Farmer
A Minneapolis Airmen note praises a farmer who can raise all essentials for his own consumption and forego buying. The piece argues such self sufficiency signals wealth approaching for the producer who keeps money in his vest pocket.
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Farwen
Minneapolis
U S Grain Production Projection and Distribution
It is estimated that total U S grain production for the current year will reach about fourteen hundred million bushels. Wheat makes up roughly five hundred million bushels and corn about seven hundred million. The grain is being gathered in the Northern States and moved toward consumption, warehousing, and export, utilizing all available carriage methods.
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United States
Reet Sugar and Farm Labor Advice From Rural Times
An extended rustic description of sugar beet processing at Chatsworth detailing the factory machinery and steps from washing to final crystallization, followed by guidance on securing reliable farm help. It argues steady, well-treated labor grows better crops and encourages owner-employee alignment.
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Chatsworth
Union
Mike
Pat
Caring for farm tools with paint and grease advice
The Cerman town Telegraph notes farmers lose more to poor tool care than wear. It urges timely paint, cleaning, and rust preventive grease from lard and resin. Coat tools after use, store in a pot, and they will stay bright when brought out again.
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Cermantown
Farmers and Carrie Brokers. Cattle tax ruling clarified
Washington dispatch reports Commissioner Delano ruled on cattle broker taxation affecting farmers and brazers. Those buying cattle for summer pasturing and selling to butchers as needed are not liable if not earning over ten thousand dollars yearly. The decision distinguishes real brokers whose regular business exceeds that amount for profit.
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Carrie
Delano
Washington
Stork
Stewart Buys 7000 Acres of Hempstead Swamp Land
Mr A T Stewart a wealthy New York dry goods merchant has purchased about 7000 acres of swamp land near Hempstead Long Island paying an estimated £60000 He plans draining the land laying out woods and residences to sell to New York mechanics and artisans enabling them to own homes and yielding him a handsome return.
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A.T. Stewart
New York
Hempstead
Long Island
New York City
Stewart
Curious natives worship plows as gods in Bombay region
The report notes that in the Bombay area some imported English plows are treated as sacred objects and kept in temples. It suggests farmers might imitate the practice by preserving their farm implements, but without prayer, as a form of respect and care for tools.
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Awona
Tudia
Bombay
England
Slabbering Horses and The Cloverseed Insect Theory
A letter argues horses slaver from a tiny, highly acidic insect in clover heads. The writer disputes seed and chemical theories, citing farmers who tasted the insect. He urges entomologists Dr Walsh Dr Riley Dr Tull and others to study the insect to prevent recurring horse slaver incidents.
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Walsh
Riley
Tull
J.B. Turner
Agricultural Report From Commissioner Capron
Commissioner Capron of the Agricultural Department will present the 1869 report to the President. It notes successful department operations, a break up of common seed distribution, and focus on foreign cereals and fibrous and medicinal seeds. He seeks about 17,000 for the coming year, including a small clerical addition, with output aimed at higher paid staff.
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Capron
Agricultural Department
Department Exchange
Congress
Black snakes kept in barn protect against vermin in Putnam county
A Putnam county farmer reports a pair of jet black snakes living in his barn for years. Vermin have vanished and chickens are unharmed. The short thick snakes are not racers or spotted types and are praised as humane pest control.
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Putnam County
Isis
Bing
Minking pails and hog care and farm notes blast
Washing and drying pails with hot water cloth prevents sour, yellow residue and smells. Feed and house pigs well with clean straw for a thrifty next year. A San Francisco note warns California wheat soil depletion. cropland yields drop in Illinois Iowa Missouri Minnesota. Old hay value steady. rotate crops and use waste for future needs. Reeves farm in Tennessee yields ninety bushels from one apple tree. Egypt’s vast land requires two hundred steam ploughs for cultivation.
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Tere
Peter M. Reeves
Washington County
Tenn
Quips and curiosities from a curious era
A collection of light verse, proverbs, and humorous anecdotes. It blends witty one liners about handwriting clocks and pigs with social jests, political quips, and moral reflections. Names like Fremont, Alexander the Great, and the Day penny paper appear among jokes about ministers, stammering, and a Boston female barber shop idea.
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Boston
Vineland New Settlement Prospect Promises Prime Land
Vineland in New Jersey offers 50 square miles of rich soil near Philadelphia with farms from 20 acres and up. Prices from 25 per acre, five and ten acre lots, and town plots. rail access, climate, schools, and civic improvements touted to attract settlers despite early railroad delays.
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Union
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Prich and
Thams
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