Petersburg collar era recalled by horsemen and gear talk
In a vintage feature, harness enthusiasts discuss the Petersburg collar by John Morrow and the belly band, backband, and draft gear for pulling heavy loads. Isaiah Hill argues drafts require strong belly bands, noting horses work hardest in grading and plowing, stressing good horsemanship.
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Florida
Petersburg
John Morrow
Baltimore
Wheeling
Isaiah Hill
Daya
Be Ye Not Uneven Yoked In Plowing And Harnessing
Indiana Farmer notes that in working farm teams the plowman should pair horses evenly by size speed and spirit and balance harness to ensure an even pull. It warns against uneven traces, cocked whiffletrees, and single lines, recommending dual lines or matched teams for steady, efficient work especially with sulky plow gear.
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Indiana
Effective San Jose Spray For Scale Control In Orchards
A California orchard remedy, the salt sulphur and lime spray, is detailed. Unslaked lime 40 lb, sulphur 20 lb, salt 15 lb, with water to 60 gallons. Ten pounds of lime slaked and boiled with sulphur. add rest of lime, salt, and boil. Strain and agitate during use. Effective for scale and fungal diseases, but must be applied only in dormancy.
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San Jose
California
New England
Local Market Prices and Provisions Ledger 1905
General market update listing cotton bids, coffee, sugar, molasses, tobacco, onions, beans, potatoes, cabbage, bagging, twine, grain and feeds, and hardware items with nominal values. Named items include Shreveport cotton, Louisiana rice, Triumph seed potatoes, Arkansas prairie hay, and various tools and irons.
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New
Louisiana
Leiter
Baltic
Pounel
Hisvlt
Siwar
St. Jaimma
Arkansas
Inventory of iron bound tools and wagon parts with prices
A fragmented listing of tools and hardware items including shovels chains sweeps singletrees and wagon parts with assorted prices. Items such as trace chains bull tongues grass rods and galvanized wire are priced, alongside rents and miscellaneous equipment costs.
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tHames
Kelly
Stuart Kemele
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TRON
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Aly
Ita
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Dinah Progress
Texas
Pracinic
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the East
Sceets
New Orleans
Arizona
New Mexico
And
Thorne
Third View-Press
Tree
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E.P Turner
Ceneral Durer and Tat, A
Dallas
Ted
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