Marketing Produce and Subsoil Plowing in Agriculture
An article examines selling produce directly from the farm to customers as more profitable, illustrating a mobile marketing wagon with enclosed space, side drawers for butter and eggs, and a canvas top bearing the farm name. It also discusses subsoiling, arguing soil loosening to six to eight inches and noting few subsoil plows wear out despite limited farmer faith.
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Bex
Athe Farm Journal
Rome
New Corn Feed From Ground Stalks Gains Attention
The article describes grinding corn stalks into a fine powder with the pith removed for use as animal feed. It can be bagged like oats and stored well. Trials show muscle-building benefits and clean consumption by stock, with potential to reduce hay prices.
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Snalisis
Valuable Alfalfa and Its Rising Cultivation
The article traces alfalfa or lucerne from its western Asian roots to Greece Rome and the Americas. It notes its growing popularity in the west and New York State where trials show heavy yields of nutritious fodder. Feeding trials report cows nutrition improved and taste favorable, with alfalfa richer in nitrogenous matter than corn.
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Greece
Rome
Mediterranean
Mexico
South America
California
New York
West
Alfalfa Forage Yields More Digestible Protein
Mature fresh corm fodder fed at the station shows alfalfa forage with higher moisture ash and fiber but lower starch and increases nitrogenous protein by about 1.34 times. About 77 percent of this protein is in an easily digestible albumin form, and alfalfa may produce three or more cuttings yearly from fields.
Yield and food value of five forage crops shown in bulletin
A New Hampshire field trial reports that yields of five crops grown on marginal soils produced over 17 tons per acre across four cuttings. The bulletin’s visuals compare total yield, digestible matter, and digestible protein. Clover’s value for soil renovation is noted, with guidance on sowing clover with timothy or alone, plus German authority remarks on manure piles and preservation. The piece also cites grain shock methods for durability in wind and rain.
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New Hampshire
New England
Fawn Journal
Dwarf Essex Rape Tops Picks For United States
Farm and garden notes discuss the Dwarf Essex rape as a leading variety in the U S and offer cultivation tips. Advice covers fat stock shows in Ghicago November 9 20, tomato cultivation, manure readiness, plant lice control with kerosene emulsion, fall plowing to reduce wireworms, and lawn seeding with Kentucky bluegrass and red top with September timing.
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United States
Ghicago
Farm Journal
Alaskan lip ornaments mark age in marriage customs
A Philadelphia Ledger report describes Alaskan squaws wearing lip ornaments whose size signals age. It notes a Fort Wrangel family spanning four generations, with a daughter seated beside elders on a dirt floor while passengers land, and a large lip peg on the great‑grandmother.
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Forts Wrangel
Philadelphia Ledger
Self feeder for cattle diagram offered by J E Pilcher
J E Pilcher of the town contributes a diagram for a self feeder to the Breeder's Gazette. He explains it can be built on posts or on tun nels of 4 by 5, with 2 foot wide troughs and a bottom gap for corn. Side panels are slanted and spaced as shown in the drawing.
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Patten
Lota
J. E. Pilcher
Town
Feeding lambs in midsummer amid heat and pasture limits
The Montreal Herald advises a separate feeding plan for lambs born in midsummer. It recommends small, nutritious grain mixes such as linseed oil meal with bran or cottonseed meal, fed in modest amounts to boost growth without overloading the lambs. This practice reduces pasture use and boosts fleece value while aiding land health.
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Semmer
Montreal Herald
Lean Mest and Other Points About Hogs and Lean Meat
A Rural New Yorker letter from A. M. Lagrange discusses hogs Deroc Jersey lean meat superiority, feeding choices with clover apples milk middlings and cornmeal, and how to harden lard. It covers costs feeding pigs toward 150 to 200 pounds at five months and cautions about boar aggression after service.
Feeding Horses Not To Overload On Corn And Hay
The article argues against a constant diet of corn and Timothy hay for farm horses. It urges a balanced ration using alternatives like mashed meal and bran to replace part of the hay and corn for healthier feed.
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Horne
Proper Horse Feeding Based On Weights And Varied Rations
Mrs. W. W. Stevens reports experiences from a decade in the horse business noting that horses digest feed differently and require varied diets. She describes a self feeding barn system with shredded corn fodder and potato additions, plus monthly weighing to tailor rations for each animal.
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Norees Woods
Bey
W. W. Stevens
National Stockman
Fair Ground Standards And Construction Compare Joist Frames
The writer argues joist frame barns use less material and cost less than solid timber. Joist frames are quicker to erect and stronger when tightly fitted. The piece condemns freak shows at fairs and urges decency banning obscene entertainments while allowing legitimate attractions. It notes overproduction prompts trying alternatives.
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Bunko
Stefan
Adelina Patti Early Struggles and Spanking Tale
The anecdote recounts Adelina Patti’s willful youth at a Boston rehearsal where her mother Adelina Patti Sr punished her with a spanking. It notes Patti later earned $4,000 a night and began public appearances in 1852 under Max Mareizek’s direction, with early sharp bargaining from the young prodigy.
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Max Mareizek
Acelius Patti
Howard Athenzum
Boston
Mme
Bar3i Paul
Patti Sisters
Nerma
Amalia Pa Ag Afelgiss
Adelina
Norma
Mira Norma
Adelina Patti
Eliza Hensler
Tripler Balk
Abe
Simmenthal Cows Attract Noted European Pedigree
The Rural New Yorker outlines the Simmenthal dairy breed from central Europe praised by F. Sarg. It notes rapid growth, hardy development, strong milk yields up to 10,000 pounds annually with 5.2 percent fat, and suitability for work. Prices for a five-year-old yoke reach 225 dollars. prime markets are in Switzerland and Baden.
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New Yorker
Europe
F. Sarg
Germany
Simmenthal
Jersey
Switzerland
Baden
Cream and Skim Milk Sale Methods Explained
Mr J Bollinger, a cream and ice cream seller, describes his plan from The Rural New Yorker. He notes ice cream manufacturers return unsold cream, which hotels use for boarders. weather swings in season cause surpluses, solved by a ten can icebox packed with surplus cream for storage.
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J. Bollinger
New Yorker
Creamery practices and milk trading in a late 19th century era
The text discusses cream handling and ice cream making with careful freezing practices and cleanliness. It covers milk skimming, butter fat content, and a trade built on selling skim milk to workers and bakeries. It compares cream grades, prices, and the need for standardization, plus notes on cow feeding and a ginger beer recipe.
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Tim
Great Britain
United States
Bes
Fate
London Live Stock Journal
The Spirit Guides Paul in Corinth and Beyond
A devotional discussion on Acts chapter sixteen notes the Spirit directing Paul and his companions through openings and closures in Corinth and surrounding regions. It cites Aquila and Priscilla, early church work, and the role of faith over rituals while urging reliance on divine guidance for movement and teaching.
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