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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1891
Page
6
Andrew H Ward invites readers to correspond on farming topics and to hear his free lectures in New England. The text discusses caustic lime, its use as a soil conditioner, and how calcareous manures improve poor soils, with notes on acid lands, woodlands, and the economics of liming as a soil loan.
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reports on nitrogen in manures and factory wastes, noting nitrate of soda acts quickly on grassland while leather or hair may show no effect. Availability varies with source, and identifying ammonite wastes in mixed fertilizers remains important for value and season-long uptake.
An 1880s Maine report notes farm mixing of chemicals for fertilizer can compete with factory blends. Connecticut trials showed comparable composition and better texture, with 20 to 25 percent lower costs after mixing. Suggests farmer associations could reduce prices and freight, with guidance offered by Maine or Ohio stations on material choice and formulas.
Richland farmer Mr. Gilbert relocated in 1876 turning 330 acres from timbered land into a dairy operation. He switched from Shorthorns to Jerseys, built silos, a large stable, and a creamery. After initial losses, he refined feeding, ensilage, and churn methods, achieving technical progress and long term expansion, including a 92 to 185 cow program and marketing ideas.
The author argues a farm can fail if fruit rots beside rails and offers a strategy: locate an apple orchard on a northern Ohio transcontinental line with access to major markets. Emphasizes shipping east to New York and Buffalo, and routes to Cleveland Chicago Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, with water options preferred for cheap transport.
The article describes feeding hogs on clover in summer and corn meal in winter, then slaughtering in December. Hogs are bled of excess stomach content, dressed quickly, salted dry, and placed on boards in a cool cellar. Meat is packed in a hogshead with thick salt brine for five to six weeks, then smoked with hickory until light brown. Freezing is avoided to preserve salt uptake.
Farmers are advised to buy and feed yearlings and calves for 1893 as cattle supply declines. National stats show a drop of 47 head per 1000 people, with ranches shrinking and herds thinning. An English cattle expert expects 1893 to bring record high prices, urging restraint on processing scrubs and emphasis on high grade stock.
A correspondent recounts a method from December 1874 to early 1875 for rapid potato production. He describes purchasing a city lot, enriching soil with large manure applications, deep mixing, early Rose seed potatoes cut to single eyes, shallow sand beds, moon phase planting, triangular spacing, and a layered soil and ash treatment before emergence.
The author notes heavy cranberry scald losses and suggests unlikely fungicide success. Recommends submerging bog roots in a sand layer to improve health, plus better irrigation and drainage. Some growers plan winter sanding to expand trials, aiming to revive profitability in muck bogs through soil modification rather than chemical control.
A Garden correspondent lists common weeds with their scientific names and seasons, detailing species from chickweed to Spanish needles, then presents a table of soil nutrient removal by major crops and residues, concluding with a view of soil debt and the need to replenish to maintain productive farming.
The article discusses linseed meal as fertilizer with yields of 66 percent from both liquid and solid waste, compares old and new process meals on nitrogen and nutrient content, and cites Ohio station costs. It then lists reciprocal trade with Havana, detailing barrels and cases of various foods and goods sent and received, noting year over year increases before discussing potato quality and factors affecting price. It also covers feed quality of cotton-seed meal, oats for horses, and sow and pig management, finishing with a note on shoddy consumption in Britain and the US.
Readers are urged to buy hollow ware despite high prices caused by tariffs and trust price setting. The piece describes quadruple plate sets from standard sizes, export discounts of 40 to 50 percent plus 6 percent cash, and a solitairé cream pitcher and sugar bowl offer. It lists prices for five-piece sets, add-on pieces, and a GoLoBe subscription plan with approximate totals and individual item costs, ending with purchase details to Tax Wrex r Gross, Boston, Mass.
Advice on wool demand in Argentina versus American wool prices, breeding mares after foaling, rationing and laxatives for animals, disposal of masonry waste near poultry houses, and curing measures for tree and soil health. Guidance on charcoal feeding, weather effects, water for trees, colt training, timothy meadow pests, and livestock management for Christmas markets. Also mentions pages about royal interviews and reaching European royals.
A Sheffield paper notes American admiration for aristocracy extends beyond lords. A writer in the Literary World cites an American who offered £1000 to secure a brief article from the Princess of Wales, yet failed to meet her. A New York man also traveled to London seeking the same, underscoring elite reverence.
During a severe drought in China a bannerman issued brief proclamations banning slaughtering animals for two days at a time. A later decree forbade slaughter of sheep hogs and similar animals and any sale of chickens ducks fish and seafood as well as onions and garlic. A magistrate’s cook was caught with fish and punished after runners ignored his protection. The two runners who enforced the proclamation were beaten and fined 200 cash.
In December 1877 Swinburne s Lochrine was cabled to the New York Times for 100 to publish next day. The editor delayed, proofs went to the Sun, then the Times wired for early sheets and published 14 columns of 18 000 words on December 17 1887. He paid 1260 for five hours. Another feat noted is the 1882 telegraphing of the entire New Testament to the Chicago Tribune.
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