Timber as a crop on waste lands urged at state meeting
At the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture winter session in Greenfield on December 3, Hon. John D. Lyman of Exeter New Hampshire argued that pine trees can be profitably grown on waste lands. He cited experiments and examples showing rapid wood production, outlined planting densities, thinning schedules, seed sowing methods, and the economic returns from timber, shingles, and box lumber, urging widespread conversion of abandoned farms to pine forests.
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Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture
Greenfield
John D. Lyman
Exeter
N. H
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New England
Lyman
Acre
Pratt
Enfield
Fitchburg
University of Glasgow
Scotland
Earl of Athol
Varieties of Trees for Apple Orchard in Richmond County
J Me P of Laurel Hill asks for apple varieties to ripen monthly from June to October. W F Massey of NC State suggests lists by season: Early Red Astrakan Carolina Red June Yellow Transparent Early Harvest. Fall Mangum Bonum Maryland Maiden Blusha Fallawa lder. Winter Winesap Limber Twig Golden Russet Buckingham Grimes Golden Juna Juskee Nickajack York Imperial. The passage also notes cautions on health and hog care before devolving into unrelated care.
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Richmond
J. Me
Laurel Hill
W. F. Massey
Horticulturist
N. OC
Carolina
Bonum
Maryland
Fallawalder
Buckingham
Nickajack
York Imperial
Oats as Horse Feed and Its Nervous Effect
Livestock notes recall that oats may act as a stimulant in horses, with historical claims of avenine and a French alkaloid affecting nerves. Observations suggest whole oats preserve the grain's supposed nerve influence, while crushing weakens it. air may destroy avenine.
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Norton
Lanson
France
Lawson
Storer
Uses Of Dead Horses In Commerce And Industry
Dead horses yield hard white leg bones for cutlery handles and rib and head bone processed into bone black. Tail and mane fibers provide hair cloth, hide leather yields cordovan for boots, hair from hide cushions, animal oil used in insecticides. Phosphorus for matches from treated bone. ammonia from calcined bones. hoofs used for combs and Mikado goods. bones dissolved in acid to extract phosphate and produce glue.
Sleeping Places for Hogs Warn Cold Weather Hazards
The piece warns that wet or cold nights force hogs to pile dry materials and crowd together, risking overheated and frosty contact that can injure airways and lungs. It notes hogs scrape husks or stalks for bedding, die from respiratory issues, and highlights neglecting proper shelter as weather worsens.
The Cow and Her Home Addressed by John Gould
John Gould spoke before the Salem County Farmers Institute on dairy care and breed. He argued the cow gains value while other animals fall behind, urged 365 days of dairy productivity, and described a barned, economy focused approach with herd management and individual cow merit guiding feeding and behavior.
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John Gould
Salem County
N. J
Farmer’s Institute
Ohio
Beasts as mind readers in animal language study
The Hagenbeck lion tamer discusses animal communication. He believes animals use a simple sign language through proximity and expressions, noting dogs sense masters’ emotions and that animals may possess thought reading as a primitive sixth sense.
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Hagenbeck
Bees mistake color twins on Salcombe coast ramble
A London Spectator account recalls a Devon coast ramble near Salcombe where a bee, guided by color, mistook knapweed for a purple thistle. The bee corrected itself after landing, illustrating awareness of flower cues amid a cliffside bloom.
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Devon
London Spectator
Salcombe
John Lubbock
Bees and Nature’s Quiet Messages From the Wild
The narrator recalls encounters with knapweed and bees, describing a bee’s purposeful behavior around thistle heads and a fir wood campsite. Small insects display gentle, persistent signals, whether bees hovering near a sister or retreating into a bank hole as a home door.
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N. C
Alexander
Early York
Mary
Reeve
Crawford
Beer's Smock
Wilkins’ Heath
Salway
Chairs
Mr. Wiseacre
Hove
W.hl.peeke
F.D
Gedar St
New York
Aluatisn
Bobbitt Drug CO
Raleigh
Cts
Kitselman Bros
Ridgeville
Ind
Perean
Bambles
Ryne
Ghoemaker
Mammoth Illustrated
Jg Colum Abian
Wissaoe
Chicago
D. H. Tuttle
N. O
D. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit
Mich
Carolinas
Georgia
Seaboard
Air Line
Suthern States
Geo. L. Rhodes
Seaboard Air Line
Portsmouth, Va
John
H. W. B. Glover
T. J. Anderson
Angel of Liberty
Grover Cleveland
White House
Oklahoma City
Grover
Cleveland
Silveright Watchman
Washington, D.C
Southern Journal
Southern Real Estate Gazette
D. Landreth & Sons
Landreths
David Landreth & Sons
Philadelphia
Pennad
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