Home Farm And Garden Tips From American Cultivator
A collection of household and farm advice including methods for toasting. horse judging by standing. lemon custard recipe. moles in strawberry patches. a no soda pound cake. rye use in Ohio gardens. gooseberries currants and grapevines in relation to shade mulch and bed placement. notes on fertilizer value of decaying wood and asparagus beds fostering grape growth. general practical care for fruit and vegetable crops.
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Ww. Y. Post
Cincinnati Times
Chicago Herald
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago Journal
Ohio
Aunt Dinah and the Camera Photo Prank in the Garden
A tale of Ben trying to photograph Aunt Dinah who resists, fears the camera, and flees inside as the children laugh. Aunt Dinah bitterly notes the war era dangers of photographs while offering wary warnings and a humorous, moral undertone.
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Aunt Dinah
Ben
Wade
Dinah
Miss Molly
Maasay Sakes
Edwin L Nicholas Win Lasselter Bynner
Dairy tips on milk, butter and cow care from the Farm Journal
The Farm Journal advises Jersey cows churn less and milk three times daily, notes washing butter in pure cold water reduces buttermilk and improves appearance, and recommends cool, ample water for cows in heat. It stresses pasturing cows for good water access and the dairyman’s discretion in handling hot day needs.
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Jersey
Farm Journal
Making Skimmed Milk Cheese in Rural New Yorker Style
Instructions for making high quality skim milk cheese from whole milk at 80 degrees, detailing milk preparation, rennet steeping, curd cutting, whey handling, heating stages, testing methods, salting, hoop use, pressing, drying, and long term aging up to sixty days, with notes on boxed hoop pressing variations and home production tips.
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New Yorker
Improving Flocks Through Diet and Digestion
The flock owner should continually improve flock quality without raising prices. Proper food selection and varied, palatable rations boost digestion, growth, and body form, yielding stronger lambs and heavier carcasses. Consistent full feeding is essential, as scant diets hasten deterioration and waste. Cholera reappears at seventeen year intervals, noted as 1432, 1849, 1866, and 1883.
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Leicester
Cotswold
National
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Fiat
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JE. J. D, Kingsley
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Peoria Steam Granite and Marble Works
Adams Street
Peoria
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Magneton Appliance CO
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Wm. Garretson & Co
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Missouri River
Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Albert Lea
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Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
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la Fayette
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