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Farm and Garden |
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Animals |
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The demand for breakfast bacon has given swine a send off they could not have received from any other source. Read the newest thoughts of the time about quickly growing pigs for profit. |
1891 |
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Birds |
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This article suggests that even your chickens need a little extra during the cold winters. |
1891 |
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The Houdan chicken is often overlooked as a yard bird because of the wiry feathers that adorn its head. Here are some good words for the Houdans. |
1890 |
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Flowers |
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Abbotsford Pink and the Family of Dianthus The Abbotsford Pink is entirely hardy, is colored a deep carmine, marbled with white, has a rich clove fragrance, and flowers in the greatest profusion in May and June, and again in the fall months. |
1890 |
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Native flowers of Hemlock and Canadice Lakes Ellen Folts of Amanda’s Garden has provided this information about the native flowers around Hemlock and Canadice Lakes. |
2014 |
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Fruit |
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To one who contemplates setting a bed of strawberries the knowledge of the perfect flowering and pistillate varieties is necessary. Read an article of the time about growing strawberries. |
1891 |
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The quality of a strawberry depends on a few critical factors. Read an article from 1890 about the newest thoughts. |
1890 |
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Insects |
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Recent Developments in Apiaculture Beekeepers are by no means behind the times. Mr. A. I. Root, in his “Bee and Honey Guide for 1891”, briefly notes some comparatively recent developments. |
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Task & Technique |
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Here you will find a suggestion about techniques for growing more than one crop in a garden. |
1890 |
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Here you will find a suggestion about plowing techniques but one must know the land before beginning. |
1891 |
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Companion gardening takes advantage of individual plant features to help each other resulting in increased crop productivity. |
2014 |
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Here you will find suggestions about soaking hard woods before milling and curing. |
1891 |
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Vegetables |
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Why do some farmers drill in their corn while their neighbors are against the plan and in favor of check rowing? Read an article about the pros and cons. |
1890 |
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Read an article about how Sweet Potatoes were cultivated and grown. |
1890 |
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