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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1887
Page
2
Practical guidance on growing corn fodder with ploughing and drilling, using phosphate, and handling cut fodder for winter feed. Includes methods for sweet and fodder corn on sod, staging, loading, and storage, plus notes on potato cultivation, harvest handling, and cautions about raw potatoes for hogs and feeding safety.
Agricultural guidance urges heavy engagement with ploughing cultivator and harrow this month to ready wheat fields and improve hay yields. It stresses fertilization including nitrogen uptake, soil fertility through atmospheric absorption, and careful seeding practices with grass and turnip seeds. The article favors early reseeding, mineral phosphates, and prudent fertilizer use to boost next year’s crop performance.
A description notes potato planting on a large scale can be made comparatively easy with a planter that a man or boy can operate from a comfortable seat. The text emphasizes efficiency and reduced labor time for field work.
A long discussion on plowing before sowing wheat or preceding crops, stressing clover sod as a preferred predecessor, and recommending early ploughing to allow weed destruction, better seedbed, and more flexible timing. It covers harrowing, soil mellowing, and the role of green manure, plus sowing timing, seed depth, and manuring for wheat.
Large river flat farmers delay hay cutting to exploit overflow grazing and top-dress meadows. Drought stretches seven weeks with 90 to 104 degree heat, stressing pastures. clover resists, mixed farming proves valuable, drainage on black prairie soils noted, and careful stock management emphasized for seasonal resilience.
A farmer column discusses weed control and field practices for crops like melons and strawberries, plus notes on weed seed management and sun exposure. It also covers feeding hogs with buttermilk and cornmeal, citing nitrogen versus carbon balance and cost considerations from experimental stations.
The text discusses drying millet and Hungarian grass as harvest time nears with shorter days and cooler nights. It outlines methods to avoid sunburn and spoilage, recommending early cutting, shaking to prevent wilting, and heat treatment to dry leaves while avoiding dampness from rain.
An 1860s tobacco guide outlines when to begin cutting, stressing ripeness, proper tools, and experienced cutters. It details stick preparation, cutting technique, pile placement, and housing methods, plus cautions on handling and curing to avoid bruising and spoilage.
Beekeepers should act to protect white clover and basswood honey from dark contamination by removal before soilage. Do not remove honey during peak nectar flow. inspect June and July frames carefully. Preserve winter stores by extracting strong brood frames and leaving queen area intact. Minimize hive disturbance and smoke gently when handling boxes to reduce robbery risk as honey harvest ends.
Agricultural advice on budding berries and strawberry care includes tying strings tight with Roffa string, removing tight ties to avoid bark damage, and digging out white grubs from strawber ry patches. It also covers weed seed removal, straw shaking, and partial successes with winter covering and soil cultivation.
The article notes the poisoning risk to farmers during grass cutting and berry picking on low ground. It lists remedies once common in the period, including topical applications and practical cautions for handling suspected plant toxins.
Dr E H Jenkins gauges Af values for nitrogen potash and phosphoric acid in soils with figures for wheat bran pea posts buckwheat meal clover hay and more. the article covers ash utilization from wood fuel spreading on fruit trees dairy cow udder care and milk production, root pruning for transplanting trees, plowing efficiency and farm management tips, plus creaming and cheese making directions.
Josh Lawhead from Missouri leads his family through a tense showdown in district No 3 over moving a schoolhouse. A mob of locals hurls threats as votes are cast to decide the relocation, with opponents and supporters clashing and lawmen scarce.
Chicago Tribune recounts Captain Horace Bixby of the City of Baton Rouge describing his early river days and his role teaching Mark Twain to steer a steamboat. The piece blends reminiscence of the 1850s Ohio Mississippi trade with Bixby’s observations of Clemens and the river life of pilots and passengers.
A damaged text blends a reflective poem about life and fame with a long misread excerpt from an English literature exam. It mentions Isapel Horcuxiss of Woonsocket RI and references local exam papers with names like Raleigh Dickens and Paulina, suggesting critique of exam literacy and misinterpretation.
A fragment from the New York Commercial Advertiser describes a novel punishment of kissing, recounting a scene where a boy asks if he may kiss to make Frank B. stop. The narrator questions the idea while noting the event’s apparent success and the odd social custom involved.
A long damaged list lists numerous periodicals and prices with note that no publication is sent for less than a year unless a yearly subscription to Weekly Globe is included. It states cannot send more than one item to a single address and that orders covering multiple addresses will be returned.
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