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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1887
Page
2
Fall sowing advice covers seed bed preparation, proper drilling, and timing to boost yield and reduce seed. Articles discuss grain quality, screening seed, and risks of early sowing. The piece also reviews calf weight benchmarks, pricing, and profitable feeder strategies for spring calves and young stock.
Waldo F Own argues farmers waste fodder by leaving cornstalks uncleared and shows methods to convert stalks into usable bedding and manure. He details cutting stalks with simple tools, spreading waste in barns, and using wide feed floors to improve cleanliness and rotting, urging efficient cornstalk utilization before May.
Farmers should delay wheat harvest to avoid moisture loss and preserve gluten and starch quality. Experiments show no starch or gluten gains by early cutting, so harvest when kernels are ripe, dry, and easily handled, using sound glutinous varieties grown on dry good land for best bread quality.
An Iowa Live Stock Journal correspondent argues for rapid early maturation in calves to maximize profits. A practical feeder favors growing young steers for about 20 months, warns against feeding through a hard winter, and notes shifting strategies toward contracting and ready-to-market calves as the year progresses.
W H Manhattan Ill offers practical guidance on silo types from wood to stone and concrete, stressing airtight construction. It covers drum like balloon frames, cutting fodder corn at peak sugar content, methods to fill and compact silos, and the invention of sweet silage by English sprinter Fry. It also notes drainage, cover methods, and the value of rye and proper soil preparation for forage.
An agricultural note promotes sowing rye in mid August as a cover crop to improve soils, retain moisture, and support early beans and corn. It details successful results in drought conditions, vineyard applications, and notes on sowing timing, ploughing under, and potential alfalfa seeding on light timothy meadows.
The article advises sowing rye to provide green food for wintering stock and breeding stock. It notes many pastures fail to supply green fodder in winter and stresses the value of rye in both fall and spring for sustaining stock, though the text ends abruptly with a mention of keeps and breedsaw stock.
A seasoned Ohio farmer explains how a single breed and small flock, 26 to 60 hens, maximizes profit with minimal labor. He shares feeding routines, winter housing and nesting setup, and the value of consistent planning to sustain year round earnings.
A gardener explains storing parsnips in barrels with nine inches of space filled by potatoes to retain moisture. The parsnips are dug before ground freezes, packed with soil or sand removed, and kept until late spring. Sap sweetness increases by January 1, and autumn harvests ensure tastier, drier parsnips than spring leftovers.
Agricultural notes discuss growing Jersey heifers to calve in December, feeding to develop muscle without fat, and stages of ration including clover hay bran oats and wheat bran. Advice covers calving prep, digestion checks, and gradual feeding. Additional sections urge shelter for cattle and sheep care, pasture timing and the benefits of sheep manure for soil fertility.
Farmers are urged to save and properly apply poultry droppings as a potent fertilizer. Twenty five pounds can manure an acre of corn with effects rivaling top commercial blends. Mix droppings with dry earth or plaster, dry and store in barrels, then apply on hills of corn or potatoes for visible season-long benefits. Also useful for other garden crops and early market forcing.
Ragweed has become a major nuisance in newly settled lands, spreading across fields and pastures. Farmers are advised to monitor growth, implement timely weed control practices, and consult extension services for effective management strategies.
The article advises timing rag weed removal after harvest to give clover seed a strong start, noting rag weed is annual and dies with frost. It discusses wheat crop prospects abroad, dairy cow investments, insect blights in pears, and practical steps for transplanting, strawberry beds, borer control, woodchuck damage, and beekeeping in August.
In Bar Harbor, a washerwoman is reported to possess wealth totaling $76,000 amid questions whether the earnings are inflated by watered stock. The New Haven News notes the unusual fortune and its financial implications.
Judge Curtis concludes he loves this administration after all in a brief note. The line hints at shifting political sentiment and personal endorsement within the local coverage.
Providence Journal recounts Alfonso Terravecchia, an Italian monkey trainer with a seven monkey family in Cedar Street, and his frantic search for two missing five dollar bills after a trunk breakage. His pet monkey Tista watches as the money is recovered in part, while the rest remains lost and the animal is tied to the cellar wall.
Hartford Courant reports Prosecuting Attorney Chamberlain of Bridgeport opposes enforcing the muzzling requirement for dogs. He argues two conflicting laws exist and that muzzling non vicious dogs is cruel. He cites dog welfare, heat vs cold, and the dog’s need to perspire, urging restraint only for ugly or dangerous animals.
A Brunswick Telegraph note recounts a dog at risk during a heatwave. The 11 year old pet zigzagged, toppled, and appeared dazed then recovered after cooling and three bromide doses. A medical friend suggests sun exposure caused the episode, with rapid improvement within a day or two.
A nervous high-stepping horse refused to move along Central street as two men watched. After a theater crowd blocked the way, a man from the rear pushed the buggy steadily, guiding the horse into a forward stride. Onlookers noted the horse was green and unaccustomed to driving.
Captain N. R. Chappell lives at the Town Mill with a black mongrel dog not thought bright. The dog wandered after fish market errands, visiting Watch Hill and Mystic Island, then returning to the ship Ella and later the Block Inland. The tale suggests the dog knows more than people credit, as he has accompanied the captain on several trips and navigated home at times.
A Waterbury anecdote recalls a Southington resident who kept boarders and a small dog named Saleratus. While beans simmered she forgot soda and asked Bridget to add saleratus. A chorus of sharp barks drew her downstairs where she discovered the commotion and the missing soda moment.
In a tense kitchen exchange Bridget argues with a figure who admits plans to use Saberatus in a pot of beans as part of a troubling scheme. The improvised dialogue hints at danger tied to the dog named Saberatus and the muffled intent behind the meal.
Portland Argus reports Mr. Thomas, signal service officer, observed a large bird perch on the weather vane after the 100 o clock observation. The four to five foot avian, likely an enormous gray eagle, caused the vane to tremble and the bird to struggle with the spinning anemometer before flying southwest.
The 12 20 p m Bellows Falls mail train faced a repeated chase by a calf on the Mt Holly track. Engineer Pratt blew the whistle as the calf ran ahead then paused to stare at the coming train. Fireman and baggage crew pursued near Heathvale over two miles before driving the animal off the rail as amused passengers looked on.
The tale follows Harry who borrows a wire fly trap from a store and shows it at a barber shop. He extols its value to the barber who misunderstands the device. The trap breaks open releasing about a thousand flies that swarm the room, prompting a chase as the barber pursues the agent.
A large salmon about to pass Cataract Falls Sunday morning failed to clear the falls and apparently killed itself in the attempt. Witness M. H. Kelly, cashier of the Saco and Biddeford Savings, watched the dramatic scene and then captured the fish, which weighed nearly 16 pounds when measured.
When a Springfield man grew sick a young physician attended. A few days later the family dog also fell ill and an old experienced doctor was hastily summoned to treat it.
A Main street car line night scene unfolds with a conductor recalling a woman who asked a Maple avenue ride, a tense chase by a black clad woman on the curb, a driver’s brake shudder, and a prankish bell rope spoof as a passenger discovers the prank and exits.
An office occupant on Larned street leaves a boy in charge and a stranger seeks Mr Blank. The man wants to collect a $7 debt. The boy warns Mr Blank won’t be home for a week. the visitor says he will come back. The man concludes he has lost.
Hartford Times editor Henry R. Hayden notes that Travelers rules of Whist seem not in full accord with the game as played by the president. He recalls his habit of forcing his partner’s long suit and hopes the rules reach the Travelers president with compliments on the envelope.
The curled willow at Lavinia Barnard's Retreat avenue home is claimed to descend from the St Helena willow where Napoleon Bonaparte was imprisoned. In the past few years it has grown a branch from a genuine weeping willow, a botanical curiosity since no local weeping willows exist nearby.
John Wheeler of Troy faced severe salt rheum years ago and found no relief until he bought a copy of THE Boatom, a local remedy story from the Home Companion column noting renewed interest in printed cures.
A reader from Malden describes a home remedy for salt rheum using senna sarsaparilla ginger root calamus seed nutmeg and raisins boiled in water for three hours. The letter credits a Mr Wheeler with life saved by this treatment and requests wider use by others suffering the same condition.
A romantic verse by Harry W. Emmet from The Wasp expresses preferring a beloved over all worldly wealth and fame. It contrasts imagined royal riches with intimate companionship, asserting that bonds of love outshine grandeur and that one cannot live alone without the beloved.
A newspaper ad lists numerous periodicals and prices available for exchange with yearly subscriptions to The Weekly Globe. It enumerates magazines across subjects from farming to literature, notes that no publication ships for under a year, and requires a yearly subscription to The Weekly Globe with any order.
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