Varieties of Wheat and Its Cultivation Details
Agricultural article analyzes wheat varieties from ancient to modern times, focusing on white flinty wheat. It discusses origin, hardiness, resistance to Hessian fly, threshing improvements, sowing times, yields per acre, and optimal harvest timing for flour quality. Includes specific regional observations on New York soils and practices.
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Stigg
New Jersey
Spain
Tt Ia
Black Sea
New York
Rome
Oneida County
N. Y
Elisworth
Subsoil Ploughing Urges Deeper Roots and Better Crops
Deep ploughing releases subsoil nutrients and loosens soil so roots reach greater depths. Observations note carrots and grasses producing longer taproots and higher yields when ground is turned to depths of several feet. A farmer cites Timothy grass rising to two and a half tons per acre after five years with no tilling, seeding, or manuring and just allowing seeds to vegetate.
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Arong
Timothy
Delaware
The Herring Pie Marriage Plot Revealed
In a wintry Amsterdam household banker Brounker and friend Van Grote discuss his son’s desired match to Mina Berkenrode. Brounker hid a secret closet to spy on his wife Clotilda who is entangled with Colonel Berkenrode’s flirtations. A poison pie ploy backfires as Clotilda confesses a change of heart and reveals a key to the truth.
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Brounkern
van Grote
Brounker
Berkenrode
Amsterdam
Clotilda
Trey -Vetasat
Colonel Berkenrode
Berlkenrode
Net
Hal Hat
Pam
Vrow Brounker
Maurice Thad
Mina Berkenrode
Clotilde
The Scola and a Tale of Woes in a Marrige
A translated tale follows two lovers who marry amid bliss then clash over temper and drinking. The wife uses a potions water to quiet her husband, but the charm wanes, leaving them estranged until the water runs dry and a remedy fails. The piece shifts to a long essay arguing insolvency rates the risk of mercantile life, with a broader note on slavery and a frost harming crops.
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Sybil
Gexenat Drarsonn
Massachusetts
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Custom House
Boston
Massachusetts Bank
Dearborn
Patch on Both Knees and Gloves On
A reflection on poverty and virtue through a boyhood memory. The narrator recalls a harsh taunt about his patched clothes and gloves, using the motif to critique moral education, generosity, and social display. He ties the insult to later observations of parents, families, and public men, arguing that true dignity comes from moral training, not wealth or appearance.
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DA. Franklin
Shem
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