Acreage Required for a Cow in 19th Century Dairy Farming
The article surveys historical estimates of land needed to support a cow. It cites Jefferson County New York dairy prizes on 16 cows with varying acreages, England and Belgium comparisons, Massachusetts Berkshire figures, and opinions from American Dairy men Association and regional experts on pasture requirements from about 1.5 to 4 acres per cow depending on conditions and seasons.
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Jefferson County
New York
Schull
Little Fats
Carinton
England
Belgium
Colman
Berkshire County
Massachusetts
Marrington
American Dairymen’s Association
X. A. Willard
Herkimer County
Agricultural Needs Reforms for State Agricultural Policy
The piece argues that Massachusetts spends heavily on agriculture yet gains little practical knowledge for farmers. It calls for expert-led, long term research and sustained State support for focused investigations, lectures, and milestones rather than showy displays and scattered experiments. It urges shifting from ceremonial promotions to trained specialists solving core farming questions.
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Tneir
Boards of Agriculture
Massachusetttte
Japan
Commonwealth
Frying Methods For Kitchen Use
A house wife explains two major frying methods. The first uses a shallow pan with minimal grease to sear food on both sides, effectively broiling via hot iron contact. Delicate items, like breaded cutlets and certain fish, require a deep frying pan to be submerged in boiling fat.
Frying Pan Tips and Home Cookery Fragments
A fragmented guide discusses using small shallow frying pans for quick small items like kidneys and fish, plus notes on fat temperature, testing readiness, and small kitchen hacks. It also mentions repurposing cans for decorative pots and hints at various recipes and utensils from a historical home cooking perspective.
Impregnable Armor Privy Improves Sea Defenses
An English inventor, Joseph Whitworth of Manchester, unveils an armor plate made of fluid compressed steel in hexagonal sections around a central disc. Tests show nine inch armor resists 250 pound shells, with only small fragments and a shallow imprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Whitworth
Man-chestar
England
Fragmentary miscellany hints from 19th century prose
A long fragmented text presents quips, proverbs, and satirical lines about envy, old sayings, and social manners. It includes references to a Paris exhibit, mocked culinary arts, and portraits of a aristocratic scene with a lady in a parasol and a Bovinian follower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil
Paudletin
Arnold
Paris
A Queer Custom in Munich Funeral Halls Exposed
A correspondent reports Munich’s three day funeral hold in which corpses are kept in special halls with wires to bells for a possible resuscitation. The survey found eighteen bodies, including seven infants, arranged in unnatural poses with bouquets, before being moved to coffins after three days.
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Munich
Thie
Dpaltimore
Origin of Genius and Roots of Famous Figures
The passage lists famous figures and notes their humble origins, from Origin of Genius to origins of Homer Virgil Shakspeare and others, highlighting trades such as weaver pastry cook and innkeeper. It then shifts to a medical advertisement advising Dr Jayne's Expectorant for coughs colds and bronchitis with warnings about lung harm.
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Columbus
Claude Lorraine
Moliere
Cervaniles
Homer
Herida
Demosthenes
Terence
Oliver Cromwell
Brewer
Hassard
Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Bishop
Worcester
de Foe
Whitefield
Gloucester
Cardinal Wolsey
Ferguson
Virgil
Shakspeare
Horace
Lucian
Woogarth
Dean Tucker
Oxford
Bishop Prideaux
Exeter College
Edward Halley
Jayne
Vitalized Phosphates advertised for nervous prostration
An advertisement from Tey W J Bostwick of Hartford promotes Vitalized Phosphates claiming to improve digestion and liver activity, easing headaches and irritability while boosting mental and physical work. It warns against unsafe preparations and touts a product line sold by druggists with varying prices.
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W. J. Bostwick
D. D
Glark Street
Hartford
F. Crosby
Sixth Avenue
New York
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Baguut
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Masten
Fred’ V. Rushton
Union Square
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Ade
America
Aston
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Chambers
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Jersey City
Bryan
American Institute of New York
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New York City
Peco
United States
Bryan Appliance CO
N.Y
Manheim
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Abraham Kline
Saeud Z. Eby Hayda J. Wabmady
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Eton
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Stauffer
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Hireh & Bro
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