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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1882
Page
2
The article weighs fall versus spring ploughing, arguing fall ploughing benefits include faster field work and aiding drainage while exposing pests and weeds to weather. It cautions on wet and dry conditions, suggests shallow versus deep ploughing by soil type, and endorses subsoiling and proper moisture.
A historical note discusses increasing oatmeal demand and the push for heavier oats. It compares weights per bushel between American, Scottish, and Canadian oats, and outlines culture, manuring, and seed quality as factors. It also summarizes oat meal production steps including cleaning, removing small oats and seeds, and drying in dry kilns.
A Wisconsin farmer stresses productivity as the primary goal in potato varieties. He warns against shy bearers, urges uniform size and appearance, and recommends testing every new variety for yield. The piece covers seed potato selection, health, and the dangers of planting chilled or diseased seed. It also notes propagation from cuttings and practical hotbed methods to multiply seed potatoes.
The World advises planting on cloudy days or evenings to protect young plants from sun scorch. It warns against taking cuttings after August 1 due to early cold injury before maturity. The method applies beyond hotbeds as nurserymen also use greenhouses for propagation.
The article explains autumn pruning to control growth and improve fruit quality. It recommends removing old bearing wood, shortening new canes, and protecting vines in cold regions. It promotes the annual renewal system and thinning to prevent overbearing while ensuring healthy foliage for maturity.
The article discusses soil improvement for pastures through irrigation in hills, drainage to keep firm turf, and top-dressing with manure. It notes cows absent at night hinder manure return, suggests shade sheds for salt troughs, and urges bush scythes and ploughs to control woody vegetation and white grass. It warns of Danthonia spicata spread and uses ploughing, fertilizing, and reseeding to combat it.
The article argues breeders should prioritize milk and butter yields and early beef maturity over cosmetic traits like color. It cites Jersey Guernsey Shorthorn and Ayrshire impacts, notes horns can be bred out, and praises Holstein and crossbreeding for dairy beef. It also discusses fodder preservation via silos and land reclamation to boost pasture, drainage, and grass yields.
The Tribuna notes that digging large ponds or pits to collect rainwater provides a reliable water source for cattle. By shaping a covered, cemented basin and fencing it from livestock, farmers gain summer and winter access, with shade and straw protection reducing evaporation and frost risks.
The grass crop is the most valuable crop in New England as urban horses push hay demand and prices up. Farmers near cities sell hay to buy fertilizers while some feed coarse fodder plus Indian or cotton-seed meat to maintain cattle. Some growers mix dry fodder with meadow hay and corn grain to enrich feed, claiming lower costs and preserved stock on the farm.
An agricultural note argues corn as a dominant crop, urging warm, moist soil and surface fertility. It recommends 15 loads of stable manure before ploughing, fall fermentation benefits, thorough land dragging, and timely planting after warm soils. Emphasizes moisture, dense furrows, and clean cultivation for high yields.
The piece advises frequent shallow cultivation to dry soil and strengthen brace roots, starting before emergence and again with a Thomas harrow, while avoiding deep root cutting. Stop cultivating when tassels are well developed to protect fertilization and ear maturation.
Advice on selecting corn varieties Dolly Dutton Tom Trumb Early Marblehead Triumph Washington Market and Stowell's Evergreen for small and large gardens. Recommends sowing staggered rows, drilling not hills, good manuring, and notes on squash and pea choices including Bliss American Wonder Alpha Champion of England and Lima beans with spacing and timing tips.
The article explains Kentucky blue grass also called June grass in New England, its habitat preferences, soil needs, and cultivation notes. It covers alfalfa soil requirements, depth of roots, why poor soils fail alfalfa, and a trial sowing with oats. It closes with practical farming tips on crop rotations, grafting for tree damage, and dual harvests the same year.
The article discusses trotting horse genetics, suggesting nervous temperaments in mares can yield top trotters when paired with stallions carrying trotting strains. It notes John Splan's praise of Rarus, claims his record surpasses other trotters, and compares heat counts. It also covers agricultural seeds and heifer calving intervals for milking habits.
A testimonial from CINNAMINSON New Jersey August 1880 details a nervous prostration case among school girls. After eleven months of Home Treatment the patient reports sleep, appetite, throat cure, stronger voice and physical vigor. Drs Starkey and Palen offer the Treatise on Compound Oxygen with full case reports free at 1109 1111 Girard Street Philadelphia.
Retired physician says a universal cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and other throat and lung ailments exists. He offers free by mail the recipe with directions in German French or English to any reader who sends a stamp and requests it. Address W A Noyes 140 Power’s Block Rochester NY.
Those about to purchase an organ should read James T Patterson liberal offer. He sells organs with four reed sets eleven useful stops including sub bass octave a and patent tremolo plus two knee swells in a walnut frame with gold bronze for 365. A stool and music book included. Cook and girls for general house work should contact the V E office at 19 Winter Street. Twenty girls good places at once, call after 10 A M.
A Baltimore dermatologist promotes Celery and Chamomile Pills for headaches nervousness dyspepsia and sleeplessness claiming permanent cures if no brain or spinal disease exists. He notes benefits for school children and brain workers and states the pills are not purgative. Sold by druggists at 50 cents a box depots in Baltimore with mail offers.
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