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Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884

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Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884

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How do you build a flood gate that holds? This March 1884 number answers that and more: record corn crops, the sorry state of prairie roads, field experiments with Indian corn, and the case for specialty farming. Plus a report on the insects eating Illinois. Everyday problems, solved the way working farmers solved them.

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75 chapters

  1. 1THE CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.
  2. 2Drainage and Good Husbandry.
  3. 3Plan for a Flood Gate.
  4. 4Great Corn Crops.
  5. 5A Charming Letter.
  6. 6Prairie Roads.
  7. 7Experiments With Indian Corn.
  8. 8Specialty Farming.
  9. 9Field and Furrow.
  10. 10Insects in Illinois.
  11. 11Illinois Central Railroad.
  12. 12FARM IMPLEMENTS, Etc.
  13. 13Polled Aberdeen Cattle.
  14. 14Grass for Hogs.
  15. 15A Stock Farm and Ranch.
  16. 16Western Wool-Growers.
  17. 17The Cattle Disease Near Effingham.
  18. 18Camembert Cheese.

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