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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1882
Page
2
The article advises pruning after leaf fall and thinning grape clusters before blossoming to direct vine strength to the best bunches. It recommends removing small and tendril-like clusters, explain sun exposure on leaves drives ripening, and suggests bagging grapes for insect protection. It notes timing in February and half-grown grapes for bagging.
A period essay argues soil tillage is essential during growth and praises hoeing between 50 and 80 best for nitrogenous turnover. It then promotes a second pig pasture on side-hill orchard land, with fences and movable hurdles to keep pigs on fresh green sward. It discusses crossbreeding for larger mutton and better quality using long-woolled rams and downs, and advises practical stock management to boost lamb production.
A farmers experiment from July to September 1879 shows wheat sown after early ploughing yields more both in quantity and quality than wheat sown after later ploughing. The article cites soil settling and nitrification as key reasons for the difference, noting a multiple-bushel-per-acre gain and sturdier stands on the early ploughing plots.
The article states that ploughing, attributed to Gerry, has been demonstrated as essential for achieving full crop yield, underscoring its value in farming practice and soil management.
The author argues pears generally benefit from house ripening rather than tree ripening. Northern and Southern varieties show no advantage from extended outdoor growing, and many pears develop rot if left to mature on the tree. Early gathering and slow ripening in a controlled place yield better texture and flavor. Guidance on timing hinges on color change, stem-detachment, and seasonal conditions.
The piece laments ignorance about what makes good mutton and which sheep breeds yield it. It ranks the pure Southdown as top, followed by various English Downs from Hampshire, Shropshire, and Oxfordshire. Despite wide breeding, demand outstrips supply in southern England.
An examination of Guernsey cattle argues they are a distinct, hardy dairy breed with strong milk and butter yields. It contrasts Guernseys with Jerseys and Shorthorns, noting larger size potential, superior milking traits, and the need for pedigree milking stock to ensure consistent production.
An agrarian writer argues for dry well ventilated sheep houses, shows his own flock kept under roof with large racks, and shares experiences increasing wool yield. Advocates integrating sheep husbandry with wheat farming, using turnips rape and hurdles to fertilize land and feed flocks, urging modern New England adoption of new feeding and cultivation methods.
Breeders believe a fleshy cattle breed can be trained for milking by selecting larger animals and well feeding the calves. The approach aims to make the breed suitable for tenant farmers, despite initial challenges in achieving milking prepotency.
The article argues that reclaiming worn pasture requires targeted bush removal and reseeding. It favors cutting bushes aggressively on limited acreage, then sowing grass seed with manure in late summer to establish spring growth, noting that frequent close cutting kills roots and thickens grass while avoiding broad, less effective sprout removal. Planting and fertilization are essential, especially on rocky ground where ploughing is difficult.
A San Francisco Chronicle reminiscence recalls September 1879 on New York’s Fifth Avenue Theatre stage where aspirants for dramatic honors tested their voices before K toyle. Gilbert, Sullivan, and the Pirates of Penzance tensions unfold as a tense clash with a stage assistant intervenes between a furious tenor and Gilbert, with Carte calling out.
The Pennsylvania Railroad adopts a simple blue print method that copies plans and outlines by exposing sensitive yellow paper to light. A fern leaf or drawing on translucent material is laid under glass and, after a sun exposure and a bath in water, yields a white-on-blue copy. The method suits railroads, iron works, shipyards, and architects, with framed heavy-duty setups and even electric-lit night printing.
A cosmopolitan observer discusses Boston roof culture and imagines transforming housetops into tropical style resorts with turfes, vines, and pavilions. He traces roofs from ancient Babylon to medieval churches, notes materials like slate and zinc, and predicts future rooftop prestige with airships making roofland fashionable.
The Ploughman argues for recovering rough ground by grazing sheep after cutting bushes and using cotton seed meal. He notes dogs protecting flocks, and suggests dividing land into half acre plots for pigs to clear tough growth in a single season, while acknowledging few farmers can adopt this method.
A Geneseo businessman in advanced consumption kept his pet dogs in bed to ease symptoms. The first two dogs died from cough and lung disease, and a third awaits the same fate, while the man allegedly improves. Local paper notes identity could be provided if needed.
A man on Dover Point Road captured a live turtle and sold it to the Kimball House proprietor. A drummer staying there asked to shoot the turtle, was allowed, and fired twice in the back yard. The turtle seemed dead but later moved. a third shot narrowly missed a spectator and grazed a leg before the creature was dispatched by other means.
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