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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1884
Page
2
Guidance on soils manures drought and planting for strawberries raspberries blackberries currants and related fruits. Details include soil prep, lime and chemical fertilizers, bed layout, pruning, runner management, mulching and winter protection.
In Maryland Farmer Mr. A P Sharp responds to a prior paper noting soda ash used to be made from marine plant ashes but is now produced industrially from salt. The process involves carbon displacing acid to yield carbonate of soda, detailing commercial decomposition and soda generation for agricultural use.
The fragment notes that acids are not bones and that bones remain unaffected by caustic soda, attributed to A H W.
Dietary live weight cited from girth and length measurements with carcass weight about five eighths of live weight. Agricultural notes discuss Charleston fine ground phosphate, mixing with muriate of potash, and the chemical reactions that improve plant nourishment at lower cost than sulfuric acid treatments. Also includes beekeeping methods, lawn seeding, and peanut crop economics.
The Agricultural Editor notes that hens peck each other due to hunger. Provide animal food twice weekly until worms and insects can be found. Dried brood meal at about $20 per ton is recommended as the best and cheapest option. tainted meat should be avoided to preserve egg flavor.
J B Lawes argues weeds rise from soil fertility and that crops use active nutrients from artificial manures. He compares yields with and without nitrates, noting weeds waste fertilizer but remain using soil nutrients, urging cleaner farming and selective manure use.
The article explains swarming as a persistent challenge in comb honey production and outlines a method to retard swarming by shading ventilating and providing surplus space. It details transferring the parent colony to a new hive, installing a queen excluding board, and guiding the swarm into the new hive for quick reestablishment.
The New Jersey State Agricultural Station reports three years of field trials in corn fertilization. At South Branch and New Brunswick, potash boosts yield but can cut profit. nitrogen and gypsum-like components show limited value, while phosphoric acid helps mainly with potash. Results vary by soil type, with overall profit tied to soil nutrients and fertilizer cost.
The article outlines ground breaking, furrow formation, and hole preparation for setting apple trees. It advocates puddling holes between rows, staking for erect growth, and spacing about forty feet. It warns against intercropping with grains and suggests interplanting grapes and clover to reduce borers.
The article notes adulteration risk in maple sugar and explains ideal weather for sap runs. It lists census figures for leading producing states in 1870 and 1880, showing New York and Ohio as top producers with totals around 20 to 34 million pounds, and estimates total 1880 output near 40 million pounds worth about $4 million at ten cents per pound.
A seed expert endorses Kentucky blue grass Poa pratensis as best for central and western states lawn lawns. He notes spreading root grasses like redtop Agrostis vulgaris as alternatives. More seed is needed to achieve smooth dense sod, with Rochester New York guidance recommending early spring sowing of pure unmixed redtop.
The article explains peanut pods form on vines above ground then tunnel into soil. It stresses soft soil, careful cultivation, and notes harvesting is the hardest part. Implements like vine lifters and a gin like device separate pods. frost ends growth, hogs often glean leftovers, and loose sandy soil may yield better profits than cotton.
A compilation of farming guidance covers fertilizer analysis questions, phosphate rock solubility, bone ash treatment, green crop ploughing, methods to kill seed corn smut, and dairy and poultry practices. It cites experiments, regional yields, and practical cautions for soil health and livestock care.
In Paris Mme Ledouble earns as a boy’s dressmaker while Jacques Dupin, famed model for elderly figures, has posed for artists for decades from childhood Cupid to Job and Saint Anthony. A man entered Laborisiere Hospital with a rope in his mouth after a failed suicide attempt, surviving. A street smoker’s cigarette end burned a man’s neck prompting potential tribunal action over dangerous discarded embers.
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