Acclimating plants and seed transplant rules
The article discusses acclimating crops by soil climate compatibility, advising selecting seeds and roots from appropriate climates. It cites examples with cotton, potatoes, corn, wheat, and flax, noting limits of transplanting from south to north and vice versa, and endorsing practical selection of best local seeds over foreign sources.
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Gooper
New Jersey
New England
Louisiana
Joseph
Banks
Fingland
Cooper
Great Britain
Ireland
Nova Scotia
South America
Carolina
Cuba
Farmer's Reporters
Sketches of Ohio Apple Orchards and Fruit Cultivation
The sketch discusses apple orchards as a primary object for fruit raising, noting their early establishment and suitability for beginners. It contrasts earlier efforts with later attention to delicate garden fruits, and mentions Indian corn planting, ploughing needs, and the thriving growth of turnips, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and melons on fertile soil. The piece concludes with the image of a robust apple tree growth alongside sturdy, well-built buildings.
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Ohio
Ohio's early growth from frontier huts to thriving farms
Ohio's settlers describe rapid state growth from rough woodland homesteads to substantial towns. The Ohio Company party at Marietta in 1788, led by Rufus Putnam, built a stockade fort, cleared land, planted fifty acres, and welcomed new families. They faced few Indian threats as they toiled, advancing agriculture and community institutions along the Ohio frontier.
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Masietta
Cincinnati
Gualiiopolis
Lake Erie
Ohio
Western Reserve
Marietta
Rufus Putnam
Ohio Company
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Remarkable subsistence described by early settlers
The passage notes abundant subsistence from forests and rivers as settlers faced enemy threats. Gasme of all sorts abounded in the woods and fish in the rivers, while fields yielded ample returns for their crops with ease, highlighting a period of plentiful resources despite conflict.
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NL. Magazine
A Hurricane at Sea Through a Ship’s Turbulent Day
An eyewitness recalls a near Madagascar voyage on a clear dawn turning into a fierce storm. Porpoises and flying fish danced over a churning sea as a looming hurricane and thunderstorm struck, crew scrambling to reef sails and survive. Fear, faith, and awe shape the crew’s perilous ordeal.
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Isle of
Madagascar
Prayer and courtroom humor mingle in old newspaper piece
In a city court a stammering blacksmith witness debates settlement costs, while a preacher recalls gratitude for mercy and a humorist scene ends with a patient lad defusing a flogging threat. The piece blends devout reflection with comical courtroom anecdotes.
The Gentleman's Magazine Fashion and Portraits Preview
The Gentlemen's Magazine will be issued hereafter with seventy two pages per number, royal duodecimo format, eight to twelve full length colored portraits of gentlemen, latest fashions, minister's report on fashion, patterns for cutting garments, and illustrations. One volume yearly costs three hundred royal duodecimo pages and over forty full length colored portraits.
The Athenium Publishes Sixteen Years of Works
The Athenuim has been published sixteen years and enjoys wide patronage. It contains 1290 pages a year with small type and twenty four or more copper plate engravings. Price is five dollars in advance or six dollars if not paid within four months. Published on the first and fifteenth of every month.
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Athenium
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Mirror of Taste
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