Celery Culture For Early Seedlings And Planting
Celery seed loses vitality quickly and should be started in wooden flats or trays kept warm, with light watering. Sow in drills or broadcast, cover lightly, and turn trays daily. transplant to hot beds or cold frames as needed. Grasshoppers threaten young celery near meadows, control advised. Early garden work includes asparagus, peas, beets, onions, and rows marked for cultivation. Bordeaux mixture fights cucumber beetles, white hellebore fights cabbage worms.
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Sind Secas
Garden Notes Labor Saving Methods of Laying Out and Planting
The home garden near the kitchen saves steps and fresh produce. A long rectangle with three-foot apart rows suits plows and cultivators. Marking rows with a sled marker and stake markers speeds bed layout for radishes and beets while detailing drills and spacing.
MULES AND FARMING PROFITS IN THE AREA
An 1910s agricultural note argues mules are ideal for hard work and early maturity. Black mules fetch higher prices across markets, with sales beginning young and profits outweighing cattle and sheep. It highlights pasture efficiency, market readiness, and the rise of mule trade through farmers and correspondents.
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Missouri
American Agriculturist
United States
Massachusetts
Forced feeding limits in dairy cows and profit notes
An article questions how far forcing dairy cows for higher milk yields should go, noting health risks but arguing it may be necessary to improve breed value. It advises breeders keep detailed monthly production records with a spring balance, to determine which cows profit the owner and which do not, including milk quality checks.
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Beattie
Stovaltu
Shropshire
William
Dairyman and Farmer Moral: Best Efforts Secure Profits
A dairy and farming article extols diligence across farming, dairy, and feed practices. It discusses producing farm feed on site, cow care, and crop yields as keys to profitability, highlighting Guernsey cow records, cottonseed feeding effects on milk and butter, silage methods, and the role of oleo in dairy markets. It cites experiments and station findings, plus notes on disease campaigns and a planned Brighton Beach trotting race for four-year-old trotters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oleo Trust
Beard
Pennsylvania Dairy and Food Commission
Bend
Pennsylvania
Cassiopeia
Brighton Beach
Profitability of bran versus middlings for dairy cows
A Breeder’s Gazette correspondent asks which is more profitable for dairy cows feed, bran or wheat middlings. W A Henry replies that middlings offer more nutriment and generally more usefulness by weight, with bran aiding lightening the ration when corn meal is included, while middlings may be better if lightening is not needed.
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Breeder's Gazette
W. A. Henry
Markets For Farm Horses
The states of Pennsylvania and New England show rare good business in farm horses in convenient markets. Pennsylvania has purchased a vast number of such stallions in Indianapolis.
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Pennsyylvania
Nhia
New England
Indiacapolis
Too Timie Weds Amid Second Sight Belief
Too Timie recounts a first wedding walt with timely romance. Jewett wagers the bride now believes in second sight as New York hears tale of lasting union and faith.
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Walt
Jewett
New York Herat
Core of the Lamb From Birth to Weaning
Hints on keeping ewes in good condition for strong lambs and early weaning. Advice covers separating dam and lambs after birth, teaching lambs to eat, feeding oats or meal, maintaining cleanliness, early docking and castration, and spring dipping. Also notes on using greyhounds against coyotes, profitability of lambs, keeping stock calm, and care in teaching lambs to suck.
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Hartman
Ipport
Condion
Goats and ranching life highlighted in southwest notes
The article profiles Mrs. Mary Armer of Kingston Arizona, a leading goat raiser with about 1000 goats who buys and sells independently and has a goal to profit from goat farming. It also summarizes Missouri goat experiments showing goats as useful farm hands for land clearing and brush control, plus notes on fern reproduction and a dramatic description of the wildcat’s strength and behavior.
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Mary Armer
Kingston
Ariz
Southwest
Arizona
Armer
Ptt
Kansas City
Orin Pally
Missouri
G. A. B. Ellis
State Board of Agriculture
Ellis
Chicago
Gerald
Farrowing Guidance for Pigs From New York Tribune Farmer
The article advises on sow care after farrowing including a 24 hour rest, gradual feeding for ten days, and avoiding sour milk early. It emphasizes gentle handling, exercise for dam, selecting strong breeding stock, and housing pigs in pens with access to food. It notes feeding sweet milk and ground nuts, and keeping pigs away from the dam occasionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ake
New York Tribune
Single Blessednear and the Married Dilemma in Chicago
A brief note from the Chicago Record Herald comments on a saying about love and marriage with a wry tone. It hints at opinions on choosing love over wedlock and financial practicality in early 20th century life.
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Chicaco
Peter's Deliverance and James's Martyrdom in Acts Two
A Sunday School commentary recounts Herod's execution of James the brother of John and Peter's miraculous deliverance by an angel from Herod's prison. It highlights divine sovereignty, faith-filled prayer, and the fate of Herod, drawing parallels to Daniel and prophetic deliverance.
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Kroperes
Stearns
Herod the
James
John
John Will
Abel
God
Pater Algo
Peter
Jesus
Stone Stephen
Christ
Church
Anto
Bette
Heb
Himsel
Herod
Secord
Mary
Mark
Joby
Feter
Rhoda
Isa
John x
Amgel
Jerusalem
Daniel
Moon Visible in Daytime Sparks Child’s Claim
A playful exchange unfolds as a boy disputes seeing the moon in daylight. He finally concedes its faint presence above the trees, remarking it cannot be noticed. The moment captures a curious interaction about daylight astronomy.
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Champion
Sheffield
Evergreen
Hickox
Stowell
Mammoth
Guernsey
Millwood
N. J. Bowdateh
Framingham
Mass
Stadion
New Yorker
A.G.C.C
Germany
Farry & Son
Greenfield
Ind
London
Atchison Globe
Heine
New Halland
Aerittle
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