Household hints from early 1900s seed and cooking tips
A compilation of domestic notes including insect pests on potatoes, cottage pudding recipe, cod stock juice dangers in parsnips, setting hens cure, tomato seed selection, baked eggs method, antique lace chair cover, ginger pop recipe, and orchard renewal advice. Notable items cite the Detroit Post and New York papers.
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Geymor imMaine
Detroit’ Post
Bouis Globe
N.Y. Post
Doston Transcript
N. Y Herald
Seeding Grass Seed in Fall for Prairie Farms
Chicago Times notes fall sowing favors grass seed before harsh weather. Timothy and clover improve growth when sown with fall grain, while dry conditions hinder germination. If sown on stubble and moisture is adequate, a good next season's crop follows, with weed suppression and soil protection.
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Timothy
Swan
Chicago
P B
Chicago Times
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Draft of a Plow Sulky Explains Weight Transfer
The Ohio Farmer discusses the draft of a plow sulky and how weight transfer from soil friction affects furrow formation. A hoisted axle and wheeled design reduce drag compared to walking plows, promising more efficient work though practical details remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Fashionable dress trends and elegant autumn wraps
A detailed roundup of current fashion, fabrics, and silhouettes. Describes bare necks and bodices, velvet jackets, colorful laces, and hats with lace trims. Notes skirt shapes, traveling skirts, kilted styles, and new Parisian influenced wraps in black ottoman broche. Mentions fabrics like foulard and voile lingeuse, and forecasts for autumn textiles and accessories.
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Aera
Newmarket
Dré&S
Foulard
Rumchunder
London
Y. Post
Associated Dairying and the Creamery System Gains
The New England Farmer praises the creamery system for quality and uniformity. It notes inspectors pay by producers, single handlers, and strong market demand in hotels. It argues co operative or single ownership improves efficiency and profitability over farm dairy butter.
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New England
Boston
Massachusetts
Milk on Heifers and Young Cows in Milk Production
Discussion on how milk richness depends on growth and vitality in heifers and young cows. As growth completes herd vitality affects secretion, with milk becoming less rich as cows age and lose vigor. The piece cites the National Live Stock Journal and references census economics.
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