Dahlia Jack Rose Profitable Flower For Farmers Wives
Dahlia jack rose praised for profit with cutflower demand and long stems in drought, plus forcing quality and high market prices. A New Kind of Corn From China notes a tall plant with erect leaves and unique silks, suggesting crossbreeding could improve U.S. corn varieties and ties to early Chinese cultivation after Columbus.
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TL. K. Peacock
Berlin
N.ac
Sylvia
China
United States Department of Agriculture
Shanghai
America
Columbus
Hay Consumed by Animals From 3 Pounds Daily
A table summarizes hay consumption per hundredweight for various animals. Working horses 3.08 pounds, milk cows 2.40, young cattle 3.08, steers 2.84, fry cows 2.42, sheep 3.00. Estimates assume good fodder. poorer quality requires more hay.
Vermonter urges back to the farm amid beef price talk
A Vermonter signing as A Farmer from Town writes to a New York paper praising farm life and criticizing efforts to curb high prices. He notes readers’ varied comments on restoring cheaper living and expresses views on the beef trade and farm economics.
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New York
Back to the farm as remedy for labor woes
The piece argues that labor leaves farming for higher paying work and calls for higher prices to lure workers back. It suggests the ultimate consumer must sacrifice luxury to support farming, proposing investment in land and self-sufficiency as a path to stable living and food supplies.
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New England
Rebel
Lime Spreeder Built From Mowing Machine Parts
A New York farmer designs a lime and bone spreading device by adapting an old mowing machine. The axle becomes a cylinder for force feeding as collars and feed bars form a hopper. sides and ends use lumber and iron plates to prevent wear.
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New York
Mechanism Described for Hopper and Feed System
The description details a machine covered with heavy galvanized iron, a false bottom with a hole pattern, and a feed mechanism designed to slide toward ends to facilitate operation. It specifies a force feed aligned with holes to prevent clogging, a bolted connection to a wooden stick, and structural braces and draft irons anchoring the axle and hopper.
New Variety of Fruit Peerott From Yakima Valley
The peerott is a new fruit variety said to originate in the Yakima valley near North Yalgia Washington. Two independent workers reportedly reached the same results. It is a peach and plum cross smaller than a peach but earlier than both peach and apricot with a bright red cheek and yellow flesh good for early market sales.
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Yakima Valley
Yalgia
Wash
Eieh
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