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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1883
Page
2
Andrew H. Ward declares the agricultural department will publish practical farm and chemical manufacturing insights. He promises to apply businesslike principles from domestic and international sources to boost profitability and advance agricultural practices for farmers and readers.
A farmer notes many pastures are worn and weeded, harming dairy quality. He urges stocking two acres per cow, improving grass without weeds, and using sheep with cottonseed or linseed cake to restore pasture. If sheep not possible, apply fertilizer under five dollars per acre and harrow to renew sweet grasses and white clover, boosting feed and dairy value.
Beecher and Spurrier present diverse potato culture methods. Spurrier urges sound, large sets cut into pieces with eyes, planted 9 to12 inches apart in 18 inch rows, with deep trenching and weed control. Knight favors whole medium potatoes, seed size, precise spacing, north south alignment, and extensive ploughing and manure practice. Across plans, emphasis on large seed, deep ploughing, manuring, drills 27 inches apart, and careful hilling to protect roots and improve drainage.
The article recounts a controversial claim that potatoes can yield 1000 to 1500 bushels per acre using bed planting and careful drainage, with Mr Barnum cited for experiments over 8000 bushels per acre. It describes A Robinson and Grazier plans, detailing drills, manure placement, ploughing, and seed preparation aimed at maximizing bulb formation, plus notes on expected Ireland and local crop results.
An English chemist analyzes two casks of ensilage fodder, revealing skepticism turned curiosity about packing corn and rye fodder for sea transport. The author details a half acre trial with winter rye and southern corn yielding about twenty tons, drought reducing potential. He envisions feeding cows from stored fodder and notes implications for New England agriculture and sheep production, urging Vermont farmers to experiment.
A letter from Edward Atkinson discusses feeding sheep with ensilage and cotton-seed meal to boost wool quantity and quality. He suggests year round succulent feeding could yield finer, longer staple wool while the manure from such sheep would enrich the corn land and sustain the ensilage crop. Boston, Mass.
Analysis from August Voelcker notes maize ensilage remained sound and mold free when exposed to air, unlike rye. Maize is higher in sugar, producing more acids that preserve it. rye ferments less and spoils faster. Observations compare Boston and Canada ensilage, with results on moisture, acids, and usefulness for dairy cattle in winter.
Practical guidance on storing celery and geraniums for winter, window garden setups for cuttings plus seeds, and lawn tree growth. Advice covers mulching, composting, and best fruit tree plantings. discusses profits in pear orchards, market-worth of summer pears, and labor-saving in horticulture. Mentions specific varieties and types of trees, crops, and poultry.
In a discussion from the Independent, K P Powell notes that local flocks vary greatly in productivity and temperament. He cites that one flock may yield the largest eggs and be highly orderly, while a neighboring flock can underperform during summer. He remarks that Leghorns Games and Hamburgs are not uniformly reliable across environments.
Sir J B Lawes reports long term barley experiments at Rothamsted comparing two plots 2A and 4A with identical phosphate and ammonia but different potash inputs. Potash absence lowers straw yield and ash content while grain remains similar, revealing plant economy under nutrient stress and climate impact on yields across thirty years.
An 1882 letter by Dr Charlies W Dabney argues that much so called Italian olive oil is cotton seed oil mixed with genuine olive oil, aided by a protective duty that collapsed the olive oil trade. Imports and exports suggest the law harmed olive oil and benefited cotton seed oil, urging domestic bottling and labeling.
The article argues fertilizers must be finely ground for quick plant uptake, citing tests comparing finely powdered to granulated forms and a French study on rock phosphate solubility. It also urges teaching agriculture in common schools, highlighting France's obligatory ag education and the National Grange’s push to adopt elementary agricultural study, plus practical notes on land preparation and poultry farming as profitable farm practices.
The article traces a decade of farmer realization that intermediaries overcharged on inputs and sales. It describes cooperative buying and selling, reduced tolls, and fear of ruin driving tighter producer and consumer ties. The core effect is closer direct activity between farmers and middlemen, with emphasis on smarter buying and selling.
A letter to the Raleigh News from Margarettsville North Carolina describes a newborn son of W Robert Vick and his wife. The child has six living grandmothers. The Vicks belong to Northampton County and connections trace to Reid Parker Bottom and Joyker families near Seaboard and Margarettsville.
Retired physician says a simple vegetable remedy can cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He offers to send the recipe free by mail in German French or English to those who write with a stamp and name this paper from W A Neves 149 Powers Block Rochester NY.
The most learned woman in the world is Miss Ramnabel a 20 year old native of India in Paris. She can read write and converse in twelve languages and excels in mathematics history and medicine as she studies to return to India to practice. She notes thousands of Indian women die yearly because they will not consult male physicians.
In Indianapolis Senator Daniel W Voorhees recounts his rheumatism ordeal and credits St Jacobs Oil with immediate relief and full cure. He calls the remedy remarkable and states his favorable opinion publicly.
A reader appeal urges mentioning seeing ads in this paper. The notice credits the Boston weekly for its advertising section and asks readers to reference it when responding to ads.
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