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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1889
Page
2
In AROUND THE FARM, the article explains wood ashes supply all plant nutrients except nitrogen. It details contents per 100 pounds, compares costs to pure materials, and notes ashes boost grass and pasture yields, with salt increasing effectiveness. It discusses dissolving bones, potash lye, insoluble phosphates, and fertilizer market trends from 1885 to 1888, including station tests and soil improvement insights.
Aimed at farmers, manufacturers, and communities this piece argues soil fertility drives prosperity. It notes rich soil fosters wealth, cities, schools, and churches while wornout land throttles industry and thrift, urging informed, careful soil improvement.
North Carolina Farmer outlines methods to increase vegetable matter in soil. Comparing barnyard manure, peat, and especially growing clover as a cost effective fertilization strategy. Two tons first crop plus one ton second crop yields about $24 value, with roots enhancing soil matter.
The 1888 cotton return from the U S Department of Agriculture shows picking season six days later than last year due to later maturity and frequent rains. Marketed share averages 84.8 percent with state figures Virginia 8 North Carolina 84 South Carolina 85 Georgia 86 Florida 87 Alabama 82 Mississippi 82 Louisiana 83 Texas 85 Arkansas 84 Tennessee 82. The staple is shorter with more discolored fibre. Caterpillar and bollworm widely distributed but damage limited by insecticide. Seed sold at 16 cents per bushel near railroad lines, mostly by tenants. owners use it for feeding and fertilizing.
Cotton seed per bushel of 52 pounds has a manure value around 17.4 to 17.6 cents when split into meal and byproducts. One bushel yields meal worth about 16 to 16.4 cents after subtracting nonnutritive portions. oil mill separation adds roughly 4 cents per bushel in meal value. Best use is to exchange seed for meal and feed stock, yielding feed value and stable manure. grinding and drilling the crushed seed with acid phosphate is a secondary method, though not a complete manure due to excess ammonia.
An unsettled question among planters on optimal cotton row width. The article argues no universal rule due to soil and season variation, and provides guidance: with natural fertility and no fertilizer, three stalks per square yard with three foot rows and 1 1/2 inch plant spacing. with drill fertilization, widen rows to about ten and a half feet and increase plant spacing to match fertilizer amount for best per acre yield.
The Southern Cultivator suggests row spacing from four to four and a half feet under heavy fertilization to double yield, noting wider rows reduce cultivation costs but may not suit every year or land. Variety, growth habit, and local conditions govern the best distance, so farmers should rely on experience to judge.
The article surveys cream ripening methods for butter flavor focusing on John Boyd's air exclusion and lactic acidity, noting experiments at Cornell and by Voelcker, Arnold, and Babock. It also explains barley row varieties, arguing two-rowed barley yields better malt and diastase, with six-rowed now common but changing due to new scientific methods.
In investigations by Professor Armsby of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station, breed and individuality largely determine milk quality, while feed mainly affects the milk produced by a given cow. Rich feeds raise butter fat, but many factors influence cream yield. Feeding standards serve as general guides and must be adapted by experience. judgment is essential beyond fixed rations.
A Pacific Rural Press excerpt by Felix Gillet explains annular and shield budding on walnuts. It covers shoot size, base placement, and bark shield requirements, plus a personal method to tighten the bandage under the eye to avoid hollow spots and blind bucking. It also advises selecting 3- to 4-year-old rootstock, cutting back, and using the straightest shoot for the future tree while others supply buds.
Ontario farmers faced losses this year due to poor seed barley selection. The piece explains two barley types, two-rowed and six-rowed, noting that six-rowed barley often appears four-rowed on casual inspection, causing misjudgments and financial impact.
The piece argues that sheep can profit by focusing on large mutton breeds with dedicated care, shelter, and selective breeding as practiced in England. It notes English emphasis on carcass weight, high lamb weights, and intensive management, contrasting with American reliance on Merino and native sheep. It cites heavy live weights for rams and ewes under careful feeding, and urges adopting English methods to meet demand for high quality mutton.
Valuable farmer guidance on building and filling siloes. Details include depth for pressure, level bases, top filling options, hillside approaches, timber or masonry construction, air tightness with tar paper, planks treated with petroleum, drainage, and the importance of proper sizing, filling, settling, and weighing to maximize ensilage quality and animal digestion.
The excerpt emphasizes choosing convenient plank construction over screws for strength and continuity. It advises feeding out to minimize air exposure by cutting silage in vertical sections or using small silos with large herds, removing layers across the surface to preserve ensilage quality, citing Country Gentleman.
Practical farmers share a method for treating nail wounds in horses. Keep munatic acid on hand and, after removing the nail with pincers, apply acid into the wound, cover with cotton and tallow, and repeat the process each morning for a week. The method claims success on dozens of cases from heavy spikes to pennies.
A German growers’ weekly notes that diluted copper sulphate and lime spray, prepared as two gallons, can kill grape mildew and various garden pests. It claims the mixture harms snails, grass hoppers, potato rot, beetles, and currant worms, when applied to vines and crops.
The Germantown Telegraph discusses best practices for hatching eggs and chick development. It urges letting strong chicks emerge unaided, warns against early moisture, and notes temperature and timing details for incubators and hatched eggs. It also questions hen moisture origin and invites reader input.
A judge remarks on a passenger question as an employee explains a routine aboard a boat. The dialogue captures a casual, nautical exchange about actions during a voyage.
The speaker, addressing STREPHONA Eva Wilder McGlasson, contemplates Strephona's bronze-gold hair and the playful danger of a charming woman. He warns against laughing loves yet admits her allure, suggesting she blinds and entices with a sly mischief. He vows not to trouble his mentor with concern while confessing his fascination.
A fugitive slave in Washington during the war explains his past from Culpeper and asserts his former master was kind. The bystander quips that slavery offers a job, and the crowd laughs at the reply, highlighting pro slavery sentiment and the slave’s calm resolve.
A Washington Post piece notes a long standing caution about peanuts in streetcar cars and public transit. It reflects urban etiquette and dietary caution in crowded transport.
A miscellany of notes on diverse topics including a French bank staff photo policy, a Cal but fledgling infant name, a Rome N Y electric locomotive, costuming muff history, Virginia six dollar bills, Bible commandments in Nebraska, phonograph firms, ice notes from skaters, a mule that points birds, elastic iron ties, rare butterflies, Paris celluloid room, and various curiosities from Europe and Asia.
A mix of quirky anecdotes and oddities from small towns and cities across the U S. Highlights include a sheriff’s courtroom lapse in Indiana, a 60 mile long flame project in California, a cabbage stalk exhibit in Florida, a floating sawmill on the Wisconsin river, and a Hungarian Brooklyn maid who hid in a cupboard during a burglary scare. Plus notes on the Czar’s cross ring, an opera hat for ladies, and the inventor of Pigs in Clover.
A Buffalo student describes Harvard life with routine, meals, chapel, and study. He notes 7 to 7.5 hours of study daily, regular athletic training, and evenings for theater or rest. He warns against cramming, explains the pressure of recitations, and mentions Sunday church or campus services.
A Pittsburg Dispatch piece recalls a country town where a 23 year old girl, raised in homespun simplicity, sees a train for the first time. The family lives seven miles from town amid bare floors and homemade goods, content within their old gate and oblivious to the distant world.
A brief comic exchange questions anti drinking bills by imagining adding ice cream. A pretty girl responds she would sell kisses at ten cents to fund her own ice cream in a playful quip. The item reflects lighthearted humor in the newspaper page.
A scan of an old subscription promotion from The Weekly Globe inviting readers to subscribe to various magazines at reduced rates with a yearly commitment. The list includes titles such as Atlantic Monthly Harper's and Sacred listings with prices and terms. postage paid by the Globe. It notes a limit of one magazine per address and requests starting issue dates.
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