Novel Feed Cutter and Mowers for Dual Use
The article describes a Nebraska inventor's dual function device that transforms a lawn mower into a clover cutter for farm hay, with a winter dismantled frame and crank. It notes steam-cut hay, bone meal as feed, and lists practical steps for using and reassembling the mower. It also covers humane care like bee watering, bone as an egg producer, and agricultural education programs at New Hampshire College.
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Ewall
Fred Cutter
Nebraska
Ingenious French Cultivator Impresses at Paris Show
A French inventor unveiled a mechanical cultivator with a digging cylinder and curved teeth that dig and turn soil while a four-wheeled carriage moves forward. The device uses a ratchet wheel and winch handles to regulate depth, with a chain tension system and lifting mechanism for ground maneuvering. Also covered are rural fertilizer experiments in Connecticut, bacon curing methods, crop storage tips, and a note on the rising number of hackney horses at the New York show, highlighting Matchless of Londesboro as a famed sire.
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Paris
Claitel
Irdine
America
New York
Arail
St Louis Republic
Famous Hackney Studs At New York Shows For Three Years
The article highlights renowned hackney stallions, including Matchless and Fashion, advancing in New York shows over the past three years. It details Matchless’s lineage, current residence at Shelburne Farm, and past awards, plus Fashion owned by Prescott Lawrence of Newport. It also discusses stable design improvements and general livestock housing and winter feeding practices.
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New York
Letow
Matehti
Landestora
Matches
Brongi
Henry Pairfax
Virginia
Feeding a sick horse grazing diet and remedies
Veterinary guidance outlines bran mashes carrots oatmeal linseed as core diet for ill horses with warm bran poultices, steam inhalation, and mild medicines to ease digestion. It notes carrots as valuable, oatmeal gruel for convalescence, linseed for mucous membranes, and grass teas as supportive. It adds practical notes on livestock like calves becoming yearlings and market values for carriage horses.
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Molésbou
Chicago Fire
USA
The Lawes of Gravity on Cedar Street
On Cedar street Alan held a rope attached to a barrel with about 600 pounds of iron chain. The barrel fell from a second story window, the bottom blew out, the contents spilled, then the barrel rose again as the man was knocked down. The incident illustrated gravity and featured a dramatic rebound.
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Cedar Street
Alan
Ct Paul Globe
Mean Thieves and Ginseng Frauds Across Paris Cab Case
A country merchant consigned three barrels of ginseng weighing about 300 pounds. Sealed roots were opened and partially hidden with 273 pounds secreted, yielding a large profit at 350 dollars per pound. The cunning scheme involved soaking and disposing of roots in water. In a separate Paris case, Louis Bourgard is alleged to have emptied cab cushions of horsehair and sold it, using the proceeds to cover cab fare.
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New England
Meyer
Mer
Desler
Onca
Lous Bourgard
Paris
Win
Ayrshire Dairies Crowned Best Milk Cow Breed at Fair
The Ayrshire breed wins top honors at the fair, outperforming Guernsey and Holstein in milk and butter yield per 24 hours. Observers note its steady fat content, ease of digestion, and weather resilience. Critics condemn cheese fraud in Sheboygan county, calling for stricter laws and honest milk supply. An England resident’s three marriages and Albuquerque, New Mexico's naming derive from historical figures.
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Ayrshire
Yiehiot
Dersey
Guernsey
Corese
DeLand
Sheboygan County
Vanderbilt
Wisconsin
Heard
Freezing Milk and Cream Rates in Butter Quality
A Creamery Journal letter argues freezing milk Two to three days old keeps milk near freezing improves butter ripening and flavor by slowing bacteria growth Yet over freezing risks tenderness and poor texture The writer cites a mild last winter and a difficult 26th thaw to support the view that colder milk can yield good butter when properly processed.
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Meldamhgmsr
Aida
Anne Teetet
Ameagh
A. Moldenhaver
Creamery Journal
Dairying Tips and Local Cheese News
A compact dairy column discusses testing milk quality and quantity to improve profitability, recommending the Bubenck and Babcock tests and careful culling of cows. It notes Canadian cheddar’s resilience and a light local joke ending with a subscription prompt for The News.
Rural road reform debate in New York Mail and Express
The piece discusses rural road conditions and reform, noting education campaigns and the roles of local farmers and taxpayers. It weighs county versus city funding, political dispositions, and potential impacts on trade and road quality, citing observations from New York sources.
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Coustry
Rawis
Cesvier
Chelr
Soa
Peos
Auatemary
New York Mail
Ea Press
North Carolina Roads Improve County Highways
Mecklenburg county residents embrace road improvements after initial tax opposition. Forty miles of stone road laid using convict labor and a Taylor system. Road congress speakers note social and economic gains such as reduced isolation, better markets for cotton, fruit, and vegetables, and easier transport of firewood and produce.
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Mecklenburg County
N. C
Tney
Convicta
Charlotte
Charloste News
Coorier
If Horses Could Talk and the Road Tax Burden
A fragmentary piece notes cruelty to draft animals and their strain from work. It recalls a broken bridge, a heavy road tax levy, and a drowning incident, reflecting hardship and public concerns about infrastructure and animal welfare.
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