Blounts Method of irrigation In furrow system
The article discusses irrigation science focusing on Furree Bedlands system and Blounts method. It reviews water delivery through head ditches and furrows, notes simplicity for users, and compares California and Las Cruces explorations. It mentions encircling furrows and the Century Magazine illustration of a tree with inlets outlets and ditches.
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Blount
Caliorayer
A.b. Bivant
Agricultral College
Las
Two Little Assistants Framed from Farm Tools and Alfalfa Notes
A Country Gentleman correspondent describes a stout six foot cord tied to a corn tie for shock binding and a fruit hook of three sixteenths inch wire. Vermont alfalfa trials show rapid spread and multiple cuttings. Northern Seed Potatoes study finds seed tubers from Maine outperform homegrown in merchantable yield.
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Pennsylvania
Vermont
Cou
Rhode Island
Maine
Wool grades and Merino fleece classifications explained
The article details clothing and combing wool classes, fiber fineness grades, and the No 1 to No 3 designations. It explains how graders assess fleece by ends, not breeds, with notes on specific flocks and fiber terms like delaine and XXX, plus a Cincinnati Ohio Palmer reference. It also covers a professional discussion of Merino blood fractions and how different fleeces are sorted for clothing, combing, and carpet uses.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tommry
Southdown
Noah
Lincoln
Leicester
Cotswolds
Cor
Palmer
Charity as self denial in Catholic Journal
The Catholic Journal argues true charity lies in giving what requires self denial rather than distributing what one no longer needs or desires, emphasizing moral restraint and sacrifice.
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Catholic Journal
How Cheese Is Made in Detail and Its Nutrition
A detailed explanation of cheese making from curd to finished cheese, outlining the draining, heating, pressing, and aging steps. It describes the role of digestive germs, the transformation from hard curd to mellow cheese, and notes standard cheese types like cheddar and Swiss Gruyere. The piece emphasizes proper workmanship and the dairy maker’s responsibility to ensure a nutritious final product.
Curing Cheese Depends on Final Stage Care and Fat Tests
The curing stage determines cheese quality more than any other step. Skilled handling can yield skimmilk cheese with actual fat close to that of whole milk, per Dr. Veelcker’s analyses. Poor curing loses fat as sugars and lactic acid diminish, altering casein-fat balance and moisture.
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Veelcker
England
Dairy Notes and Creamery Guidance from Old Journal
Practical dairy farming tips cover milk handling, Babcock test adoption, and cooling practices. Advice cites Iowa creameries using test-based milk buying, teaches proper milk aeration, cooling, and carriage. Readers asked to prepare for summer by removing clabber, cleaning cans, and considering ice making innovations.
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Babcock
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Salt in the Air of the Sea Explains Ocean Winds
A French scientist reports experiments to prove air over the sea carries salt. Silver nitrate tests show salt particles form in windy coastal winds, then settle as winds die. The study suggests windy seashore locales provide more invigorating air, though the mechanism is clarified.
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Aserriain
Ohiy
New York Ledger
Washakie and the Sioux Chief Lead Native Valor
A lengthy 19th century narrative recounts Washakie at 92 leading his Sioux people, resisting deposition by younger chiefs, and quelling internal strife with a display of scalps. The piece contrasts his vigor with youth, cites a council scene, and notes allied historical reflections on Napoleonic wars and Paris salon incidents.
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Nindiy-tee
Tom Brights
Washakie
Boand
Wahshakie
Waeshakiy
Bhakte
Manny
Thera Peret
St Paul Plodser Proes
Fragmented dialogue about a baby's request for hair
A garbled exchange shows a baby asking for a lock of hair from a parent while a London news reference appears. The text mixes misheard speech with stray names and an unclear newspaper mention.
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