Hitching Devices For Stalls And Horse Care Tips
A Farm Journal illustrated guide describes a overhead strap hitch to prevent horses from lowering their heads to a post, enabling hitching without a halter. It also shares horse care notes on feeding bran for bone growth, avoiding overwork of colts, and general guidance on stallion work and mush feeds. A separate note outlines building a corn fodder barrow with measurements and assembly steps for farm use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridie
Er Cort
Bret
Qroted
Shire
Experiment Stations Information and Bulletin Distribution
Special returns from about half of the United States agricultural stations show farmers greatly value their bulletins. Stations offer free home delivery to residents and free copies to out-of-state applicants while supplies last, prioritizing local farmers to keep outside demand limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
York
Agricultural Experiment Stations Foster Farmer Reach
The Department of Agriculture explains that land grant stations publish free bulletins for all applicants and share results from stations. Stations resist private or individualized analyses and aim to help all farmers, receiving about $16 000 yearly from the federal treasury plus state funds in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partment of Agriculture
Washington
Tuee
Esch
Federal Treasury
Au Rieu
Agriculturise
Ensilage Silo Repairs and Floor Construction Tips
A New England Homestead writer offers practical advice to prevent silage spread with adjustable anchor poles and peg connections. It also describes a silo floor method using stone blocks and a clay topping to raise sills and seal the base for stability and drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermang Ensilage
New England
Shipping Hones and Harvest Potatoe Tips in Bee Journal
A beekeeper notes two complaints from a large honey sale about old cans and mixed grades. He advises using clean new cans and keeping amber and water white honey separate to preserve distinct quality. A Jour nal warns harvesting potatoes in wet soils risks scab, rot, or greening if left in ground too long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bee Journal
Fann Journal
White Navy Bean as Home Crop and Clover Pasture Advice
The article recommends white navy beans as a profitable home crop and notes beans can be grown in all regions. It reports on crimson clover for permanent pasture and gives seed ratios for red clover, alfalfa, and timothy. It also suggests a mixture of lime and air slaked lime on cabbages as a remedy for green worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Correct Walking in 19th Century Fitness Advice
Observers note how women walk in public and social spaces, contrasting elegant gait with awkward strides. The article emphasizes a precise, muscular, shiplike motion and coordinated shoulder turns, calling a long smooth step the secret of ideal gait in a science column.
No Watch Exactly Accurat
A fragment notes that no watch keeps exact time and that chronometers used in observatories and on ships must be regulated by tables to fix timepiece variations.
Pair of Holstein-Friesian Oxen Impress at Fairs
The Philadelphia Times reports J. D. Avery of Barklaud Massachusetts owns a pair of eight year old oxen with immense size and strength. The team weighs about 7 300 pounds and can carry 3 000 additional pounds. They are praised for symmetry, gentleness, grooming, and frequent show appearances.
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Philadelphia Times
J. D.avery
Barklaud
Mass
Avery
Pasturing Rape and Sheep Care in Cold Weather
A detailed guide on keeping flocks safe when grazing on rape pastures. It warns of bloating and death risks, advises gradual exposure, and recommends night shelter and fresh water. It covers cattle and horse care, risks of frost, and feeding schedules for lambs and breeding stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shaw
Regulating the Pitch of Letts in Bell Making
Albany Express notes the craft of bell casting aims for specific tone by shaping the thicker ring near the mouth. A cross section drawing of the bell shows a circle whose diameter sets the pitch, with a whiter metal near the edge compared to other parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Eypress
Self Culture First
The piece argues that personal development comes before aiding others and that true help requires self culture. It warns against presumption in giving what one lacks and notes that one cannot effectively lead or help if inner growth is neglected.
New Milk Refrigeration Idea Uses Ice Brine System
Professor F H King outlines a method for cooling milk by circulating cold brine through a refrigerator coil in an ice storage chamber. The design aims to reclaim melted ice water and use it to enhance refrigeration, with a diagram illustrating the setup and its cooling efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. King
Hoardé
Dairyman
Which Is Cheaper Separator or Deep Setting Creamer
The article compares costs of a farm separator and a creamer for 25 cows, noting initial prices, annual maintenance, and potential butter yield. It discusses power needs, labor savings, and the impact of cow breed on cream quality, concluding separator performance varies with milk fat content.
Milk Fat Content and Farm Creamery Practices Discussed
A historical note discusses fat percentages in skim milk from large milking breeds, fat content differences in various dairy processes, and shifts toward on-farm cream separation. It cites England and American dairy figures, mentions on-farm creamery setups, and the economics of testing milk and rewarding patrons by butter yield.
Butter Yield From Cow Tests Explained
The butter fat test shows the cow’s actual fat output and no fixed rule exists for butter proportion. Factors include cream making, butter maker skill, and moisture. Using 86 percent butter fat, add 15 percent to fat to estimate, yielding about 2 pounds of butter per pound of milk testing 1 percent fat according to standard experiments.
Alfalfa Quality and Cattle Nutrition Concerns
An older note critiques alfalfa hay for cattle fed late cuttings producing woody stems and poorer milk yields. It links alfalfa pasture to weak calf bone formation and torquish development, and suggests crop rotation including peas and White Dent corn to improve soil and feed economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Tye
Local Milk Trade Tensions Shake Farmers and Stores
A wandering farmer recounted a shift in milk trade as farmers faced high prices at the netening market while hotel vendors preferred shelling out cash to supply their needs. Farmers resisted, trading locally at 12 cents a pound for butter and continuing store exchanges despite rising costs.
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Wail Hanks
Beielberger
Fas
The Garest Book and the Reader's Quest for Insight
A critical reflection on annual book releases as vessels of knowledge and enlightenment. The author argues books should broaden the mind and invite readers into wider human affairs, seeking companionship, reform, and genuine understanding beyond mere entertainment.
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Garest
Bazehos
Ami
Wilon
Ares
Ivy Fashion at Grace Church New York Sets Green Scarlet Tone
Grace Church and rectory in New York City showcase luxuriant old English ivy that covers stonework and windows. The Ampelopsis begonia variety thrives with little care, grows slowly yet robustly, and is favored by several city churches for its hardiness and dramatic autumn color.
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Grace Church
New Yorks
New York City
Grace House
Kenilworth
Warwick
Rhine
America
New York
Marole Colegiate
Lady Jersey Enforces Ball Rule In Wellington Meeting
In an 1820s London party scene Lady Jersey, famed patroness, insists on the strict 11 pm cutoff. The Duke of Wellington arrives at the door and is told the rule stands, prompting her to send greetings and note the enforcement leaves no exception for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alnack
London
Jersey
Wellington
Arthur
Steid
Joris
Duke of Wellington
Corcoran Gallery Plans Expand with New Lome and Exhibits
The Corcoran Gallery of Art unveils a new wing at the William Wilson Corcoran estate with a grand entrance and atrium flanked by Doric columns. The space houses antique sculptures, bronzes, cloisonne, porcelain, glass, and electrotypes, along with portraits of historical interest. The collection emphasizes the donor’s tastes over a definitive survey, lacking Italian Renaissance works and featuring only a sprinkling of American pieces. Washington remains a cultural Mecca, and the expanded facilities are expected to boost growth in the collection.
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Corcoran
New
Lome
William Wilson Corcoran
Joan
Sill
Washington
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Maire
Henry Dreer
Philadelphia
SIG Oxen
Hamlin
Department of Agriculture
L B. Nall
National Saddle Horse Breeders’ Association
Louisville
Kentucky
Chicago
Missouri
Henry
Ents
Freling Ren
England
Holland
Britain
Tees
Egau
Wlauls
Cresuers
Ivy
Yio
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