Farming practices and prospects in the western states in 1878
A lengthy discussion notes a piecemeal rotation system, heavy reliance on fall plowing and seeders, limited manure use, and variable crop recurrence. It comments on soil decline from repeated cropping, profits from stock feeding versus grain, and calls for cheaper transport, manufacturing, and farmer cooperatives to stabilize markets and renew conditions. It also includes a circular from the Agriculture Commissioner asking county correspondents for farm-year data on diseases, wintering conditions, wool stock, and crop profitability.
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Pentonera &c
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James
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Kk. H. McDonald & CO
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Gen. Agta Sin Fprayerseo
Cal, & Cor
Washington
Chariron Sta
Ney
Drucusts & Dealers
Cost of a Small Cheese Factory in Ohio
A contemporary estimates the cost of a small farmer built cheese factory. A single farmer or joint stock structure could milk around 100 cows. A two-story building about 60 by 24 feet would house manufacturing and curing rooms. Rough lumber and labor would total about 1300 dollars, plus 800 for vat and equipment, estimate 1800 for finishing costs. Overall cost scales with cow numbers, with a 500 dollar vat cost and 1500 for completion, based on the Ohio season’s builds.
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Ohio
Parner
My Washing Method From Rural New Yorker Advice
A detailed 19th century home washing method describes using spirits of ammonia and borax with rain water, boiling clothes in a boiler, and airing on Saturday to finish by noon. The author notes large families, no help in winter, and shifting wash day from Monday to Saturday, plus soap making tips and plant cleaning use.
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New Yorker
President elevates Executive authority to enforce law
A historic praise of the President as the minister of justice and messenger of right. The piece notes four years of wise policy, calling him a global icon from war and a blessing in peace. The column also laments missed signs of spring and a failed bird song joke.
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Justice
Philadelphia
Odd Tales and Bank Pin Folklore from a Sunday Ledger
The piece stitches anecdotes about a child who longs to be a minister, clergymen at a dinner, a shell-bark lawyer’s courtroom outburst, a lyrical dog tale, and a long quirk about Old Woman grocers and a boy who offers to join a bank. It blends humor with moral fragments, regional flavor, and assorted vignettes from memory and folklore.
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Shell-Bark
Lorrie Stepuen Girard
New York
Ank
St. Peter
John
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