Training Young Horses and Forage Advice for Texas
A writer from American Agriculturist discusses alfalfa cultivation in Texas, noting soil types, sowing methods, and seasonal harvests. It argues for mixed farming over single-crop reliance and highlights forage crops to feed stock. The piece also covers training of young horses, emphasizing careful handling, selection, and trainer judgment at Kentucky Stock Farm.
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Texas
Mantal
Kentucky Stock Farm
A Good Fence of Boards or Rails with Lap Joints
John Gould describes a cheap versatile fence using standard boards or rails wired to posts. Posts are spaced ten to fifteen feet, rails or boards lap across posts, wire is anchored with staples, nails protruding slightly bent to grip, preventing warping or splitting.
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John Gould
Worms by the yard practical tip for hens
A Mirror poultry paragraph advises obtaining earth worms in summer by soaking soil with strong soap suds then adding dry dirt and trampling to harden. Cover the ground with old carpets or boards to keep it cool and moist, followed by worms gathered for hens.
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Mirror
Bag Holder Illustration Cups Cattle Feeding Debate
The excerpt describes a three foot upright bag holder with an eight inch top gap and a twelve inch gap, a bottom measuring eighteen by twenty four inches and four nails to hook the sick. It discusses cooking feed for cattle, arguing nature provides grass not dried fodder and questioning if cooking cow feed imitates nature. A farmer notes cows kept on cooked food for ten winters remained vigorous into ages nineteen and twenty.
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James Myers
Fool
National Live Stock Journal
New Mood Pear Varieties Show Promise in Southern Trials
Experiments in the South with new Mood varieties from China and other regions suggest improvements over the Peento and Bidwell parents. Descriptions include Chinese Blood and Japan Dwarf Blood with early ripening, freestone flesh, and favorable cooking qualities. A Louisiana grower notes Japan Dwarf Blood as an improvement on Alexander, ripening earlier and similar in shape to a spinning top.
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China
Japan
Dayan
Louisiana
Alexander
Sowing Wheat Requires Proper Soil Condition Says Ameri can Cultivator
The Ameri can Cultivator advises sowing wheat only when soil is compacted and moist near the surface. If soil is dry or hardened by rain, plant shallowly, cover lightly, and avoid deep tilling. Delays are recommended until moisture and cooler conditions return, and feeding should occur while dry weather persists.
Parsley Preparation In A Dry Box For Winter Use
Instructions describe gathering washed sprigs of parsley, boiling briefly in salted water, draining, drying quickly on a sieve, and storing in a tin box in a dry place. Before use, warm water softens the parsley for serving.
Change of heart at Nubbin Ridge revival ends with Calvin Hicks
In Nubbin Ridge Sumner County Tennessee a revival led by Dave Henry pushes Calvin Hicks to stand and profess faith after a comical struggle. The scene features strong local characters and a lively crowd as the ex horter urges conversion and the stubborn sinner submits. The episode ends with Calvin becoming the chief exhorter of the Nubbin Ridge meeting house.
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Nubbin Ridge
Dave Henry
Calvin Hicks
Calvin
Satan
Dave
Old Dave
Heaven
Tom
Pever
Jasus
Nubbin Ridge Meetinghouse
Orne PL
Almanac Joke Triggers Silent Mental Collapse
A man bursts into a fearsome shock after reading a joke in an almanac. He sits rigid on a rock and is driven to a mad asylum by the strange joke. The piece implies the almanac jokes were sent to a Barnum-like show.
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Barnum
Erenter
Exaggerated Saratoga Gambling Tales Debunked
A New York Sun column questions sensational gambling reports from Saratoga and Long Branch. It recounts a New York player who won a small stake and left with about 1400, then saw the tale inflate to 15000 and beyond in other papers, noting the player has little prior gambling history.
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Saratoga
Long Branch
New York
New York Sun
Daly
Longe Branch
Society Weekly
The Royal Irish Constabulary Structure and Pay
The Royal Irish Constabulary totals over 1,000 armed officers with inspectors, district and mounted ranks, plus 2,400 servants and 9,600 noncommissioned members. Recruits must be over 18, tall, and physically fit, learning drill quickly yet serving a demanding two-year probation. Patrols range from three to six hours, with armed detachments by day and night. Wages vary by service length, from £30 to £70 1s, with boot and lodging allowances, barrack deductions, and pension scales tied to parliamentary acts. Uniforms resemble rifle regiments, with officers’ jackets distinct by five tags.
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Royal Irish Constabulary
Teo
Royal Irish
Weis
Eoybush
Oller
Po- Ceives
The Prosperous Dutch Portrait by Julian Hawthorne
A quotation extols the Dutch as contented and wealthy, praising their temper, food, wines, music, education, climate, and history. It claims Dutch marksmen built New York and shaped the United States, asserts Dutch population is small, and imagines America as Dutch if possible.
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Europe
New York
United States
London
America
Julian Hawthorne
Haicede and Tornep Speak of Brother Bill’s Fate
Haicede asks about brother Bill who went to Now brasky and was killed. Tornep says he was caught in a cyclone. Haicede counters that Bill was trapped in a smoke house.
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Haicede
Bill
Nowbrasky
Tornep
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Tennessee
Sumner County
Tenn
Peter Cartwright
Walt
Noah
David Danes
Beethoven
Irish Constabulary
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