Blasting Celery Planting Tips From American Cultivator
Home gardeners should stagger celery plantings from May to July. Plant early rows five inches apart with radish or quick sprouting crops between to free space. Space rows two to three feet apart and set additional rows a week or two later. In early July, first set of early plants will be large enough for blanching. use boards to shade as needed.
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Michigan
George E. Breck
Breeder's ‘Gazette
J. W. Newton
New Yorker
Home celery blanching by boarding and winter storage
Instructions describe building shallow wooden boards around celery rows to blanch and protect plants. Boards are banked and moved to successive rows as harvest progresses, with the final row stored in a dark cellar. A note references new irrigation claims but focuses on the boarding method for a nine month home supply.
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Calery
Carrie
Gays
Plowing and Tile Laying for Melon Patches and Varied Agricultural Notes
Instruction on shaping furrows, laying tile for melon and cucumber plots, and planting seeds. Includes remarks on ballot results for melon varieties and wheat for macaroni production, with notes on chick mortality causes and poultry care. Mentions American Agriculturist data and subscription prompts.
Striped cucumber beetle control tips from New York bulletin
A New York bulletin advises on preventing striped cucumber beetle damage to cucumber and melon crops. Methods include early frame or netting protection, spraying with London purple or Paris green, or applying dry poison mixed with plaster or lime, with repeats if pests persist. Tobacco dust and air slaked lime also help, and careful sanitation of stalks and removal of old growth reduce future brood.
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New York
London
Falconer
Glen Cove
Hackney mares and rape cultivation noted in era farming column
The article showcases Hackney mares imported for breeding, praising their form and lineage, and shares firsthand experiences with rape pasture for sheep and drought management. It discusses pig rearing, housing, feeding, and a call for better creamery patron education. It ends with a prompt to readers: Say you saw it in The News.
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Creamery
Henry Clay Pedigree and the Patchen Family Legacy
Waterville Turf Farm and Home notes Henry Clay foaled 1687, bred by George M Patchen of Brooklyn, owned in New York. Henry Clay’s sire Andrew Jackson traced to Grand Bashaw. Cassius M. Clay 1843 and Georges M Patchen linked to 2:30 stallions. The article outlines distinct lines from Grand Bashaw and Messenger, with Dolly Spanker cited in debates about Henry Clay’s bloodline.
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Waterville
Farm
Henry Clay
George M. Patchen
Brooklyn
New York
General Wadsworth
Geneseo
Andrew Jackson
Young Bashaw
Young Beshaw
Grand Bashaw
Pearl
First Consul
Granddam
Messenger
Tripoli
Richard B. Jones
United States
Pennsylvania
Bashaw
Anora Jackson
Island Black
Rale
Vermont
Black Hawk
Clays
Long Island
Black Hawks
Patchen
George M Patchan
Casing M Clsy
Henry Clsy
Congol
Grand Rashaw
Hambletonian
Harry Clay
Dolly Spanker
George Wilkes
Benny Clay
Blick Douglass
Jericho
Cassius M. Clay
Jersey
Kate
Clay
Grand Bushaw
Georges M. Patchen
Holstein Friesian and Guernsey Bulls Shown In Field
The article compares Holstein Friesian and Guernsey dairy bulls with illustrated examples. It discusses butter yield, cream richness, and dairy vs beef qualities, noting famous bloodlines and breed characteristics. It also covers creamery management, milk handling, and a Danish dairy expert’s methods for butter and cheese making.
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Guernsey
Levi P. Morton
Rhinelift
N.Y
Mme Nielsen
I Denmarx
Europe
Roya Family
Ras Sia
Urs Dairy
Txica
Dana
Handsome test floor and large rooms in new house
Describes a well finished dwelling with a spacious dining room, rear storage, and ample gas and heating. Notes stone or brick foundations, two coats of paint, clapboard siding, natural silver gray roof, and fenced front yard. Mentions electric belts and a $3000 cost estimate. Secretary Carlisle set to speak. dates and cities listed.
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Tastattrd Mabe Ee
Teocsata
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wier
Ohio
Central West
Hebron
Burbank
Burpes
Naples
Russia
America
C. A. Goessman
Massachusetts
Managuano
Florida
South Carolina
Germany
Philadelphia
State Board of Agriculture
Evans Park
San Jose
Bures
Euanne
Denmark
Denepele
Reamery
Throop
Gasetta
Jerseys
Creamery Journal
Boe
Sam
Consid
Rockford
Guermeys
Jerfeyr
Jerney
Goern- SY
Dairy and Creamery
J. W. Segar
Pecatonica
Ila
National
Batter and Cheese Makers’ Association
Arcitucture
Cinca ES
Currey
Carlisle
Covington
Mehpkis
Bowlig Green
Louiaville
W. R. Nicoll
Joumel
Manchester Guardian
Ping
Soushert
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