Millet and Barbizon visit to the hamlet he immortalized
An 1849 voyage by Millet and companions through rain led to Barbizon near Fontainebleau. Millet, then with Jacque, sought a quiet spot on the forest edge and chose a hamlet ending in zen where he would stay decades, shaping his enduring connection to Barbizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millet
Edwin Watts Chubb
Barbizon
Mr. Chubb
Larbizon
Fontainebleau
Paris
Jacque
Night nap habits and steamboat rules quoted
A collection of short items: guidance on napping fully dressed with a cover to retain heat, Clermont steamboat rules enforcing cleanliness and bootless berths, a humorous anecdote about Frohman and Belasco, a quip about spouses reading habits, a witty exchange about marriage prospects, and a winter proverb. The notes reflect early 20th century newspaper brief item style with varied topics.
Livestock Notes Highlight Feeding and Breeding Standards
The note urges good feeding as foundation for livestock care and outlines strict selection of brood sows. It states broad and long ewes make good brood mothers, producing vigorous lambs, while daily hog-pen cleaning prevents neglect. It also notes rapid horse culling to meet wartime demand will sustain strong prices, and a flockmaster should inspect every sheep daily.
Sheep Need Shade in Summer Says Orange Judd Farmer
J M Secord urges constant care for summer lambs after lambing ends. Lambs on pasture with mothers receive grain, oats and barley meal, with a separate trough and medicated salt to prevent worms. Emphasizes shaded sheds and early morning grazing to reduce heat and gadfly impact. A pasture change can fatten both lambs and calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Secord
Orange Judd
Stomach Worm Threat to Sheep Health and Pasture Practice
The article explains internal parasites in sheep, especially stomach worms, and notes eggs spread via feces and infection from fresh grass. It advises moving flocks to fresh ground every 10 days to 2 weeks, rotating crops like fall rye and spring oats with forage legumes, and plowing to prevent reinfection while improving land value.
Watering advice and seed sowing guidance for alfalfa
Agricultural notes discuss alfalfa requires well drained ground and organic matter, fall seeding preferred for strong growth, spring sowing limits hay yield, weeds especially crab grass threaten stands, and manure helps soil. Additional tips cover feeding young calves with high protein rations and selecting grass seed with 95 percent germination to avoid weed seeds.
Shropshire Wether Highlighted Among Farm Sheep
Three main sheep groups are noted: middle wool, long wool and fine wool. Middle wool breeds focus on mutton with fleece value. Shropshires, Hampshires, Oxfords and Southdowns are common, with the Shropshire described as widespread and a splendid farm sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shropshires
Hampshires
Oxfords
Southdowns
Shropshire
Manage Sheep for Better Lambs and Feed
Farmer shares rotating pastures every ten days or two weeks and sowing rape to guard against drought. He notes oats mixed with fertilizer and feeding schedules, weaning at four to five months, and using grain boosts if ewes are thin. He stresses good ewe condition for strong lambs and advises dry feeding during wet season scours.
The Expected Foal From Farm and Fireside Advice
In late pregnancy the mare’s feed should cover both her and the foal. She should be exercised moderately and fed a double ration of grain. A hay mix of clover or alfalfa is recommended over timothy, with six pounds oats, three pounds bran, and one pound oilmeal daily. Be ready for foal arrival, as help may be needed urgently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hislop
Washington State
Inference and Memory in a Churchyard Lesson
A father and son walk past St Pauls churchyard and discuss monuments. The boy questions flat stones, and the dad explains they honor the dead. the exchange turns to a quip about "keeping the bad ones down." Then they recount other brief vignettes and curiosities from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pater
St. Paul's Churchyard
New York
Like Everything Else Dairying Is Hard Work
The article states that dairying is demanding and requires effort, comparing it to the broader challenges worthy of pursuit and implying dairy farming shares the grit found in other valuable endeavors.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
Fultion
Frohman
David Belasco
Charles Frohman
C. F
Belagco
Mr. Frotiman
New York World
Nell
Belle
Galtimore
Winter
Anderson
J.paul Jruebuck
Duke Street
Lancaster
L. Woerner
N. Broad St
Lititz, Pa
Br. D. Alonzo Long
Broad Street
Lititz
Warren S. Buch
E. Grant St
Hershey & Gibbel
Scriveners
Ind
Geo. L. Keath
Justice of the Peace Real Estate
Brunnerville
Howards. Young
East Orange St
Packards
Bostonians
LaFrance Oxfords
W. M. Grube
S.M. Huber
Hassler
Atotioneer Litiv
Penna
Stephen , Electrical
Kissinger
W. Marion St. Lititz, Pa
South Bpruce St. Lititz, PA
Charles I Landis
Aaron B. Hassler
Court of Common Pleas
County of Lancaster
Courts of Oyer and Terminer
County of
Court House
City of Lancaster
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
City of
Milyon Eby, Short
Long & CO
Detroit Free Press
Hashmir
Hunzas
London
John D. Bair
Blue Ball
Spruce Villa Dairy
J. C. Brubaker
Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
May Kissinger
Corsetiere
S. Spruce
St. Lititz
H. P. Gingrich & Co
E. Main St
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