Growing Mushrooms and Storage Tips for Farmers
Mushrooms are a winter crop best grown in cool, dry cellars or controlled mushroom houses. Beds should be on the floor or in shelves depending on heating, with darkness aiding uniform temperature. Also notes on storing potatoes to avoid rot, seed potato costs, and a New Jersey study comparing dried fodder versus silage for cattle feed including milk and fat yields.
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William Falconer
Farmers’ Bulletin
New Yorker
New Jersey
Fessen
Cheap greenhouses for forcing vegetables in winter
An article outlines inexpensive forcing house designs that fit against a dwelling, using a lean-to frame and sash construction. It notes heating can be added with a central flue and chimney, enabling year round crops like radishes lettuce and strawberries, with soil and crop rotation to prevent disease. It also covers asparagus bed setup and aims to protect against Texas fever via tick control trials.
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Maryland
New Jersey
Dairycattle Display From New Jersey Herd Showcased
A New Jersey herd of Maite cattle known as Dutch Belts is described. The breed, similar to Holstein Friesians but rounder and neater, yields rich milk and is prized as pair producers. The cattle are also called Blmker cattle due to the white band on their bodies, giving a blanket-like appearance.
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New Jersey
Holland
Neighbors Share Silo Filling With Shared Machinery
Three neighbors coordinate silo filling during winter on a cooperative farm. They spread 15 to 20 loads of manure per acre over clover sod, planted Pride of the North corn three feet apart with 26 to 25 kernels per rod, and drill and cultivate six times. One uses a ten horsepower engine, another a cutter and binder, the third a cutter and elevator, with a flat rack wagon and level loading top aligned to the cutter feed table.
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Co-operative Plas
Abeve
New Yorker
Dutch Belt cattle and creamery topics at Stewellen Park show
A discussion of Dutch Belt cattle highlighting hardy, black and white banded cattle with pasture appeal at Stewellen Park, NJ, plus dairy farm classes from genuine dairyman to commercial operators. It covers creamery practices, butter making, ensilage, packaging, and market notes from Rural New Yorker and Creamery Journal.
Tapioca Sonfire Dessert Instructions
A historical recipe instructs to cook half a cup of pearl tapioca with a pint of milk until clear, add a cup of sugar and four beaten egg yolks, then cool slightly and flavor with vanilla. Fold in beaten egg whites, layer in a pan with candied cherries, bake twenty minutes, and serve immediately.
Corn Fodder and Docking Debates Highlight Farm Page
A homemade field derrick for loading corn fodder is described with wheels from an old mower and a rope system to move shocks to a wagon or husker. A critical critique of docking horses follows, condemning the practice as cruel and disfiguring. The page also covers farm lamb sales, sheep husbandry, and market questions about best practices, plus notes on breeding, horse quality, and codfish steak serving methods.
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Fleld Derick
Natioonal
Crib
A Sound Horse. Detecting Equine Defects and Unsoundness
This text outlines methods to detect temporary and permanent unsoundness in horses. It covers pre examination setup, rest and motion tests, gait observations, and systematic part by part inspection from head to tail, including teeth, throat, neck, limbs, feet, heart, lungs, and hips, with emphasis on comparing sides for symmetry.
English Walnut Chicken Salad Now A Classic Flavor
English walnuts added to chicken salad create a delightful combination. Boil peeled nut halves in salted water or the chicken cooking liquid until skin slips off. Cool, then fold into chopped chicken and celery with mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper to taste for a rich textured salad.
Music cabinets for sheet music storage and room harmony
A detailed discussion on designing and placing music cabinets in drawing rooms. It promotes dedicated sheet music storage units, fits with existing furniture, and notes two design styles, brick-green and French-influenced, plus care tips for piano maintenance and a brief fashion update on coats, plumes, and rings.
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Drew
Southern
S.d
Coltarr
Fort Worth
Victor A. Norgeard
Division of Pathology
Bureau of Animal Industry
Duck Im Lair
Rookwood
Stewellen Park
N. J
Professor Farrington
Rockville Conn
Creamery Journal
Elgin
Wilson
Great Britain
Union
AM Minnesota
London
Butch
Waruid
New York
Hethouse
Galen Wilson
Pmissor Davenwort
Boston Ceking School
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