Smokehouses and hotbed culture for lettuce on farms
A practical guide from an early farmer writer explains building two smokehouses of different forms to cure meats with creosote smoke. Details describe brick and wooden structures, ventilation, chimney, and a compact inexpensive design with a central table. The second part covers winter lettuce hotbeds, noting manure depth by month and use in December versus March.
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Olio
N. Butterbach
New Jersey
Handling Beef and Pork When Freezing Is Injurious
Summer warmth accelerates spoilage of beef and pork after slaughter. Let animal heat dissipate by air, avoid freezing pork intended for curing, and store meat in stages from 50 degrees to 36 degrees, then raise to 88 degrees. improper chilling traps heat, closes pores, and causes sour meat.
Orchard Experience Apples From a Waxen Rack on Wagon
An American Agriculturist correspondent describes a method to pick apples without ladders. A sixteen foot corn rack on a high wagon is used with bushel crates, allowing three workers to reach nearly all fruit by moving the wagon as they pick.
Farm Tile Drainage and Mushroom Growing Tips
Mauch tile has been used this year with emphasis on leveling and proper fall to prevent waste and costly repairs. Mushroom beds should be buried deep for summer growth, caves or mines may host crops, and genuine honey can be detected by brown coloring around cells. Shredding stalks adds fodder value, and irrigation is becoming insurance in humid regions. Agricultural notes urge surveyors, warn against slipshod tile work, and promote livestock health and meat inspections.
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Orange Judd
William Falconer
Kentucky
Farm Journal
Real estate transfers in Indiana County report
A summary of deeds filed in Indiana County shows Garfield Fire Clay Company transferring multiple Garfield plots to Robert B Bowser for sums from 55 to 550 dollars, along with numerous other transfers. Notable entries include J M Hazlett to Wm B Walker for 1000 dollars and James Simpson Sr to John S Clair for 5000 dollars, among many others. A Smicksburg one story house and lot is offered for sale with easy terms, contact G E Shaffer Plumville Pa.
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Garfield Fire Clay Company
Garfield
Robert B Bowser
Robert B. Bowser
Elliott Robinson
J. M. Hazlett
Young
Wm.b. Walker
Elizabeth C. Bartlett
Indiana
J. L. Orr
James Gourley
Brushvalley
J. G. McCrory
Annie R. Jolly
James W. Robinson
Salinburg
Anna D. Ralston
Blairsville
James M. Harvey
John Foss
North Mahoning
John Beobn
Emily Bowers
Banks
Philip Bowers
Lalu
Wright
Guardian
White
Adrian Jaelin
Alice Morris
R. M. Wilson
E. M. Greenwood
J. M. Barney
Blaireville
John Lintner
W. L. Davis
East Wheatfield
Bert B. Davis
Thomas H. Craig
East Mahoning
M. R. Laughlin
Homer City
Harry Flickinger
Frank FE. Seibold
James Clark
Emily Beringer
Oliver Fry
John Libengood
Barrell
Martin L. Libengood
Milton A. Greenwood
George Hicks
Neal
Sarah A. McGee
Willet
Nettie B. McGeary
John 8. Hastings
Myers
W. W. Brady
Washington
Axdella J. Peterman
Arcadia Land Company
Arcadia
John Wazniak
Dubie Thomas
Margaret Fleming
Smicksburg
G. E. Shaffer
Plumville
Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg Ry Time Table Nov 3 1901
North bound schedule condensed for the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Railway effective November 3, 1901 detailing departure and stop times for passenger service on the northern routes.
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Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
North Bound
Local Institute program at Strongstown January 18 1902
The Local Institute at Strongstown plans a full program including welcome by A J Farnbaugh and Reaponee Pearl Wissel. Roll call includes quotations from authors and debates on immigration with names of participants. Three minute talks feature Kipling Whittier Booker T Washington Eugene Field and others. The meeting covers topics What We Expect of Our Teachers and Recelved Foreign Immigration Should Be Prohibited with affirmative and negative statements. Business adjournment.
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Strongstown
A J. Farnbaugh
Reaponee
Pearl Wissel
Tope
Marie Altimus
Melvin Caraghan
James Conley
G. D Orver
Rudyard Kipling
Charles Hadden
Whittier
Agnes Byock
Booker T Washington
Vivia Frantz
Eugene Field
Kate Maley
United States
Harvey Wallace
A. F. Roser
Deny
J. B. Simons
Jobo Adams
Pennsylvania Railroad Schedule In Effect May 27 1991
Railroad schedule notice states that the Pennsylvania Railroad timetable or service schedule is in effect as of May 27, 1991. It outlines passenger train departures arrivals and route adjustments reflected in the updated timetable. The document serves as a public notice for travelers and station agents.
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G. E. Frantz
Pennsylvania
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Olymer Manufacturing CO
Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pa
Vogel Bros
Indiana Tailors
Sixth Street
McCreight’s Grocery
Joe McCreight
Church Street
Orphans' Court of
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A. P. Baker
Joseph Oehler
Burrell Township
Philadelphia Street
Gee
John L. Getty
Auphors
Orphans Conta Court
Indlaca County
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Baas Norge
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North Mahoning Township
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