John Fergus Marries After Thirty-Year Secret Fortune
In a Scottish village John Fergus wed Mary McClashan amid gossip and parish tension. Joseph Ridhorn reveals his part in the tale, recounting Fergus’s long vanished fortune, the elder Peter Danks’s suspicions, and Redhorn’s quiet, discreet role as matchmaker.
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Salser
Es& Pee
Red
Kevin
Providence
Steno
Peter Danks
Jane McGlashan
John Fergus
Danke
Mr. Danks
Joseph
Joseph Itidhorn
Fergus Westiated
Joseph Ridhorn
Maister Percus
Fergus
Shale
Mr. Redborn
Fairport
John Forgin
Mr. Redhorn
John
Peter Brown
Giesen
Japan graft method aids apple cuttings in Australia
A Rural New Yorker description explains the cut graft or Japan method for rooting apple varieties. The lower end of the scion absorbs moisture and may emit roots while nourished by the root stock. Used especially for Northern Spy and other varieties resistant to Woolly aphids, it enables grafted trees to be planted on resistant roots after growth.
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Bir. Normand
New Yorker
Orthiary
Japan
Australia
Ameritin Bight
The Potato Question
Fragmentary manual on potato growing methods describing seed selection planting timing and care. It covers seed quality smoothness and eyes, planting depth, saving seed for future seasons, soil preparation, timing of tillage and weeding, and post harvest procedures. It ends with an offer to answer further questions about the potato business.
Peach Culture Techniques For Northern Growers
The peach, once a warm climate fruit, is now adaptable to northern regions through cultivation. It bears in three years, propagates by seed budding or grafting, with budding most common. The ideal site is high land sloping north on sandy loam with gravelly subsoil and good drainage. Plant like apples in spring, using one year or two year trees, prune hard in year one, shape in years two and three, then continually trim one fourth to one fifth annually. Thin fruit like apples and begin picking when peaches separate easily from stems. Begin persistent spraying early, continuing through ripening, and spray as needed after rains to maintain cover.
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Epriec
Dom
Bordeaux stock solution and spray mix for potatoes
Concentrated copper sulfate stock with water and lime is used to make Bordeaux mixture for potato pest control. To prepare 60 gallons, mix copper sulfate with water, add lime wash, test with potassium prussiate test drops, and adjust lime. Straining is emphasized to prevent loss. Add Paris green to deter potato bugs if needed. Begin spraying when vines are six inches high, repeat every three to four days. Caution with nitrate of soda due to strong effect. use marble-sized dose per 12 inch pot to rejuvenate weak plants and promote faster growth.
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Asa & Stock
Paris
Dehorning Chute Design for Dairy Cattle Utility
A detailed description from the Iowa Homestead explains a manual dehorning chute setup. It covers construction, hinge and latch strength, stanchion operation, halter use, and rear chute adjustments to safely secure large dairy cattle during procedures.
Danjah udder manipulation raises milk yield claims
A Danish scientist unveils the Hegeland method for milking that uses three thrice repeated manipulations per quarter to boost daily milk by about a pound and two ounces in butter, with after-milk fat around ten percent. Trials at Wisconsin and New York show modest gains and faster milking, though results vs careful stripping are not dramatic.
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Danjah
Wisconsin
New York
Old Milch Cows and Feeding for Longevity
The article argues that properly fed cows with balanced rations and ample surplus forage stay profitable into old age. It notes cows allowed to age without good nutrition decline, while Minnesota studies show increased milk capacity with correct feeding. The silo provides steady, digestible forage year round, reducing vitality wear and extending usefulness.
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Minnesota
Farmers’ Review
Salt and calf rearing tips for dairy cows in old article
Self-Salter discusses salt types for cows preferring common salt due to intake efficiency. It describes a simple sheltering device for salt, notes Hereford milking traits and calf rearing by hand to boost milk, and emphasizes early cow calf contact and balanced diet in the first days.
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Mary Jame Wileow
Ox McGlashan
Redbors
Joerph
Cannes
Maister Ridhorn
Naebody
Bordeaux
the Dairy
Animel
Iowa
Dalryeen
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