Three Fungal Diseases of the Sugar Beet Studied
The bulletin by Professor B F Duggar reviews three major sugar beet diseases in New York. Beet root rot and leaf spot threaten crops, with causes tied to related fungi. prevention cites lime soil alkalinity and Bordeaux mixture. Beet scab results from prior fields. avoidance of previously contaminated soil is advised.
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New York
B. F. Duggar
Cornell
Duggar
Binghamton
Germany
Halsted
New Jersey
Seed Potatoes and Seed Growing Around the Ohio Station
The Ohio Station outlines seed potato growing and storage noting the seed's quality is crucial. Opinions differ on sourcing, with some urging northern stock and others favoring southern second crop seed due to slower sprouting. The station finds locality less important than storage and handling methods.
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Ohio Station
Ohio Experiment Station
Qaphaie
Seed potato storage and late planting plan explained
An Iowa Homestead style piece argues seed quality matters most for crop success, even more than seed origin. It describes late planting by May 1, careful sprout-triggering in summer, and yields from 200 to 300 bushels per acre in historical trials. It notes late planting lowers blight risk and that sprouted seed can reduce disease and improve storage. It also covers sheep trough design, rape pasture, manure for early potatoes, and celery seed germination caution.
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Ohio
Maine
North Carolina
Sarah Bernhardt Buys Books and Leaves Pass at London Shop
In London, Sarah Bernhardt visited a bookseller and bought books. She wrote a pass for two to her evening performance inside a Scott set, then tore out the leaf and handed it to the amazed proprietor. The incident shows her prompt courtesy and flair.
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Toso
Sarah Bernhardt
London
Scott
Sarah
American Rambouillet Sheep Breed Devotion in Breeding
The Rambouillet breed gains favor with stock breeders as a premier sheep, tracing roots to France 1785 and royal flocks. The Townsend Colby Rambouillet Farm in Colby Montana hosts prized stock, with 1500 acres, a railroad siding, and ongoing breeding here and across Montana Idaho and Dakota.
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United States
West
Rambouillet
L. B. Townsend
Townsend
Colby
Montcalm County
Mich
Montana
Idaho
Dakota
Texas
Mexico
Louis XVI
France
Spain
Germany
Cattle in the South plan to escape cheap cotton fate
R T Nesbitt a noted stock breeder and southern farm champion writes in The Southern Planter Richmond urging cattle growing as a remedy to low cotton prices. He questions feasibility markets and conditions that could make cattle raising a steady remunerative income for southern farmers amid meager returns from fatmax.
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R. T. Nesbitt
South
Richmond
Beating South Caribbean Trade to Supply West Indies Cattle
A editorial urging U S expansion into West Indian meat markets argues the region imports cattle and beef despite proximity. It notes Venezuela already ships beeves, and outlines crops and byproducts for feeding, plus calls for farm cattle to be bred up and cooperative funding to keep top bulls at home. It also discusses risks of feeding cottonseed to hogs and cautions against monkeying with the feed.
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United States
Cuba
Venezuela
West
National Stockkman
Farrowing Sows and Related Livestock Care
The Farm Journal outlines farrowing sow care after birth to prevent cold, with non stimulating feed for several days and small increases to support recovery. Overfeeding may reduce pig quality at 6 to 8 weeks, while udder bathing and cautious feeding aid recovery. Also notes vigorous brood mares, growing colt care, and a Kafir swimming feat using a head weight to maintain balance in fast currents.
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The
Farm Journal
Just Had to Say It Rich Uncle and Willie Quote
A brief humorous exchange with a quiet Willie and a bold reply about a bald head, noted in a Harper’s Razor style line. The quip centers on a child’s promise of a quarter from his mother for good behavior and silence.
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Willie
Harper's Razor
Cementing Stables and Walks By Practical Farmer Guide
A practical farmer outlines affordable cement work for stables and walks. Steps include excavating to hardpan, filling with stone or gravel, leveling, and establishing grade. Mix ratios for concrete are given, with stages of wetting the dry mix to build a solid foundation.
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Avya
Waldo F. Brown
Portland
Wet concrete flooring for cow stalls and barns
An elderly guide outlines concrete floor construction for animal housing. It details mixes, depths, and slopes for barge stalls, walks, hog and poultry houses, and cow and horse stables. Steps include tamping, sectioning, edging joists, and applying liquid stone topping, with moisture and care instructions for curing.
What Does Milk Cost and the Dairy End Business
The Boston Cultivator notes farmers disagree on milk costs, especially winter vs summer. Modern practices with basement barns and silos let cows calve in fall, making winter milk cover costs. Corn fodder and good pasture affect output. June pasture boosts milk, but summer feed remains essential.
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Boston
Juve
Clover Pasture and Manure Use in Dairying
The article argues that winter cow feed is cheaper when cows graze clover pastures and that cutting clover for hay or soiling yields more feed. It notes clover’s regrowth, multiple cuts, and the harm of trampling during grazing. It also discusses cow manure value and city versus farm manure economics, ending with a maritime anecdote about Maximilian.
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Paature
Geahey
Bearder
Jens
Ashe
Boston
Tricks Merchants Use To Save Credit
A London Answers extract explains how businesses manipulate timing and forged or unsigned checks to delay payments and preserve credit reputations. It cites cases of a firm delaying unsigned checks, a man faking illness to dodge bills, and a father and son in temporary trouble who finally settle after a continental trip.
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Busines
Jo Budtens
Nicks
Brighton
Drewnstance
London
Archbishop Ryan Causes Laugh With Grandfather Joke
At a reception in Philadelphia Archbishop Ryan, noted for his genial manner, joked about being the spiritual grandfather to a little girl seated with her father. The crowd laughed. Later he quipped that Bishop Prendergast would give a bigger blessing, prompting a staged pause before decorum returned.
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Ryan
Philadelphia
Prendergast
Mrs Moore and the Keely Motor Mystery
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Mrs Bloomfield Moore began funding Keely’s research about 1881 and withdrew three years ago after two experts visited Keely’s workshop and found nothing beyond known physical laws. It mentions Browning as a friend and cites an unfounded rumor she planned to marry the poet.
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Moore
Bloomfield HL
Keely
Philadelphia Ledger
Laying In Coal Joke Breaks the Morning Trace
A humorous exchange about an egg found in the coal bin. The wife notes the odd location while the husband replies that if hens lay in coal for us the price won’t matter, highlighting a rustic country joke on costs and the hens’ behavior.
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Thaxter
Iowa
New Yorker
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Essex
Crimeon
W. A. Henry
Tennessee
Swine Breeders’ Journal
Paine
Jason
Washington
National Aira of
la Patoma
Humane Society
Maximilian
Peerless
Great Southern Pig. & Mfg
Frederick City
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