Potato Diseases and Prevention in Farm Practice
Practical notes on potato blight and macrosporium disease, with treatment using Bordeaux mixture and corrosive sublimate. Advice covers spraying schedules, adding Paris green to control beetles, and equipment like the Smapeack Sprayer. Also discusses soil fertilization, use of plaster and phosphates, and suggests seaweed fertilizer along the coast.
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Farmers
Tse
States Department
Gristiun
New York
Fertilizer Theory and Practical Farm Tools Discussed
An article reviews soil nutrition and crop needs, noting that fertilizer composition should reflect soil and crop demands. It cites leguminous crops and soil testing, then describes the Arkansas bulletin on the heel scrape and scooter, a shallow-culture implement. It also covers insect pests, plant diseases, and cow fattening practices for farm efficiency.
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Lecore
Bonnebuserrs Boeticairtrai Soviey Prieur Juris
Orone
Mie
Waporges
Peedak
Profesor Junéan
Maine
Diagram of a fleece packing L box with hinges and springs
A description of a fleece packing box mechanism. It details the hinges, side boards, center piece, springs, and grooves for twine. The box folds into a trough shape, with ends raised and secured, creating a flat surface for fleece placement and securing with hardwood hooks.
Horse shows and sheep shearing lore in old writings
A column explores the rise and fall of horse shows linked to fairs and expositions, notes their fashionable spread from Chicago to San Francisco, and predicts a decline as trends shift. It also describes a traditional sheep shearing method ribbing the sheep and recalls a parliamentary anecdote about Lord Hartington and Gladstone.
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New York
Fashionabies
London
Kentucky
United States
Chicago
San Francisco
Derbiea
Parvena
Cor
Gladstone
Lord Hartington
London Journal
Macmillan
Laying Out A Race Track From 19th Century Guide
Instructions detail laying out a mile, half mile, and third mile race tracks with stakes, wire measures, and parallel lines. It covers precise distances for stretches and turns, turning stakes, and ensuring accuracy before construction, plus notes on correcting excess length and measuring three feet from stakes. Also includes commentary on horse stock changes and breeding to meet future demand.
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Gommée
Gro Ean
Churning Cream at Low Temperature Advised
Enthusiast B. Gorler promotes churning cream at about 60 degrees for better butter yield. He devised a rapid cooler using a coil radiator with water around the cream, suspended above the vat. The device lowers cream temperature quickly and is operated by machinery for up and down movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL B. Gorler
Creamery Innovations And Co Op Growth In 1894
A detailed note on dairy technology and cooperative creameries highlights rapid cooling methods, the impact of temperature on butter yield, and the Bord starter for ripening cream. It profiles the Luana Creamery in Iowa with 300 farmers, recording 438,997 pounds of butter from 10,242,277 pounds of milk and 63.4 cents per 100 pounds. It discusses delivering cream by baby separators to cut transport costs and foresees widespread home separation adoption. It ends with a maxim about keeping milk and dairy products covered after cooling.
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Europe
California
Karge Co-operative Creamery
Luana
Is. ) Creamery
Leighton
Creamery Journal
Dairyman Carried on With Dairy Breeding and Grain Feeding
A dairyman recounts shifting from fattening cattle to dairy breeding over 14 years, detailing herd improvements with Jersey and Ayrshire lines, selective culling, and the use of grain feeding in summer and winter. He describes calf rearing, milk testing, and the Badger Rock teat method, plus balanced rations featuring skim milk, bran, clover hay, and grain to maximize milk yield and feed efficiency.
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New Yorker
Wonmer
Mick
Beaube
O. P. Goodrich
Breeder's Gazette
Glacial Cycles and Cold Epochs Across History
A historical survey traces recurring ice ages and cold periods in Europe and the Atlantic, noting episodes where ice bridged seas, river freezes, and extreme winters shaped climates. It cites Venice, the Adriatic, and events from 860 to 1929 as evidence of shifting polar warmth and heavier snowfalls, alongside commentary on social attitudes toward tipping in restaurants.
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Frewa
Cp Amin
Azein Teleg
Recvgt
Losg
Norway
Pweilen
Aeandiassia
Jand
North Atlantic
Europe
Adriatic
Venice
Dalmpatian
Fco
France
Rhone
Europ
Vomola
Oatend
Belgium
Havre de Gmioe
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Baltimore
Rancher Delivers Stranded Traveler to Whatcom
A traveling man stranded at Caster due to a late train hires a rancher to drive him to Whatcom. The driver receives 1.50 and is elated, noting his six weeks of poor earnings have finally yielded cash. The rancher’s family enjoys cows, chickens, wood, and comfortable Buddhas in good health, per Whatcom Reveille.
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Caster
Whatcom
Side
Moth Father and Baby Killed in Window Fall
In Sreasox Indiana on May 31 attorney Thomas Tyre fell from a fifth story window while cleaning his office pane. He landed on his baby in a carriage, killing both. Tyre died from a broken neck as the child perished instantly in the tragedy.
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Sreasox
Ind
Thomas Tyre
Tyre
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Carden
Vermont
New England
Arkansas
Taks Wool
Seswale
Sdainie
Denver Field
New York Herald
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