Farmers Topics and Animal Care Tips in Daily Practice
Practical notes on farm storage and hay making using ground-supported bays and mixed hay with mammoth clover and timothy. Guidance on animal illness care includes dosing with carbolic acid and aconite, turpentine in milk or oil, and maintaining dry quarters. Emphasis on prevention, disinfection, and seeking to save 80 percent of afflicted animals per Breeders' Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Brown
Shep
Breeders’ Gazette
Cold storage for apples and the ammonia method
A discussion from Orange Judd Farmer argues cold storage can prolong fruit seasons, with Prof Craig of Ottawa noting winter apples may not be necessary. It calls for central cold-storage plants in fruit regions using ammonia systems able to freeze meat and poultry while keeping fruit at 30 degrees, as ice methods fail.
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Craig
Experiment Farm
Ottawa
Canada
New York
Orange Judd
Hardiness of Winter Wheat in Flooded Spring
Winter wheat proves hardier than expected and endures spring floods if water flows away and outlets exist. Oats and barley fare worse, yellowing or rot when submerged. Tenderness of spring grain may stem from rapid growth, but winter exposure risks hardening the roots. Long-term stagnation with no outlet harms all grains.
Neste for Sitting Hens and Ground Nesting Benefits
The nest for a sitting hen should be on the ground when possible. Ground nests keep moisture from the soil to prevent egg drying and preserve the germ, as lack of moisture hardens the inner membrane and can kill the chick. Proper poulover management aids this.
Ancient Maine Apple Trees Remain Productive Through Centuries
The Maine Board of Agriculture notes old borer resistant trees still bear fruit. An English tub tree from York planted over 200 years ago bore in 1870, while another long-lived tree near Wiscasset Bay remained bearing until now.
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Maine
Maine Board of Agriculture
York
England
Wiscasset Bay
Early Potatoes and Prairie Life Across Illinois
Farmers may start early potatoes in hotbeds for two to three weeks growth before setting in open ground. The piece notes pollen needs for wild goose plum, wheat production efficiencies, road improvements with wide wagon tires, and careful use of Paris green for potato beetles. It also describes crossbreeding effects on chickens and fertilizer mixtures, then shifts to memories of early Illinois life, including a log-cabin hardship tale and frontier neighbors, wolves, and a terror-filled night with a buckskin breeches mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
New York Sun
Kingdom of Women Rules Smolensk Province
In Smolensk, Russia, a forty mile by forty mile area is described as a kingdom of women. The female mayor leads communal assemblies while men handle local governance when women migrate for work. The region’s finances are reported as excellent and the women enjoy plentiful pin money.
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Smolensk
Russia
Besjakov
San Francisco
A Vic tim of the Guillotine in Paris Novel Rage
In Paris a new novel titled A Victim of the Guillotine dominates street posters. The playful ad copy claims the work offers no more headaches, reflecting the era's taste for sensational crime themes.
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Paris
Trade Terms Drafted Between Student and Tallor
A student asks the cash total for the suit and is told fifty marks. He then asks about installments and is informed the price would be a hundred marks with half payable immediately.
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Linzgauer
You can no more break a man of his tad debris
A fragmentary line asserts resilience, comparing a stubborn man to a hen guarding eggs. The odd phrasing suggests an editorial or humorous aside without clear news context or identifiable subjects.
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Axwa Perenson
Latimer
Kansas
Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Blis
S. Dove Las
Timothy Hey
Illinois
Raleed
Bath
Bonde Street
London
Loseneree
Seintuiben Tkis
Catherine Etre
Gowan's Bay
Spesen
BK. Y
Bere Unter
Pond’s Extract
Heaven
Sapolio
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
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