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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1884
Page
2
In AROUND THE FARM a reader asks about a cow with bloody milk from one teat. Response suggests bruise or vessel relaxation, advising epsom salts ginger molasses in warm water, udder wash after milking, camphor spirits mercurial ointment elder ointment rubs, and keeping bloodied milk separate until cleared.
A long discussion on selecting phosphates for crops and mixing formulas for soil nutrition, comparing ground bones, Charleston phosphate, and acid phosphate, plus nitrate of soda as needed. Practical notes cover cost per pound of phosphoric acid, solubility, and soil testing. The piece also advises on blackberry and raspberry hardiness, winter protection, planting, and care for market and home crops.
The native hich blackberry is not reliably hardy in northern New England. Mild or snowy winters permit fruitful seasons, while extreme cold damages flower buds. Cultivated varieties vary in frost resistance. Spyder and Sable Queen show more hardiness with protection. Planting beside leeward snowdrifts and weed-tolerant, grassy setups improves winter survival and yield. Home fruiting is feasible with favorable locations and late varieties, though commercial production is limited.
A common diet item for dyspeptics is Koumiss. The article explains a home method from the Chicago Journal to prepare about a quart for fifteen cents. Purified milk with sugar and fresh yeast is fermented in a corked bottle at 60 to 65 degrees for six hours, then cooled in a ice box overnight. Drink when settled. avoid curdling. The method aims to refresh and stimulate with no reaction, useful for physicians to prescribe.
The article discusses profitable winter pig feeding by breed, weighing options between large hogs kept to two years and spring pigs killed at ten months. It compares Yorkshires, Suffolks, Cheshires, and other large breeds with small breeds, detailing feeding needs, growth, bone development, fattening, and optimal feed types to maximize lean meat and frame growth while avoiding excessive fat.
Scions for top or root grafting should be cut during the present month or before freezing weather. Sudden heat to extreme cold often destroys bud vitality. By scions I mean this season's growth at the ends of the main limbs. Keep the buttons all one way and tie in small bundles with tarred twine.
Instructions for keeping scions ready for grafting next spring. Use small boxes six to ten inches deep, place scions inside, nail across tops, bury open side down, cover with soil. For mid winter root grafting, cover ground with stable manure deep enough to prevent freezing so boxes can be lifted later.
The article argues pastures suffer from long neglect and limited fertilization. It favors adding bone flour and ashes to restore fertility, using manures, and reseeding with diverse grasses. It notes forest growth may replace rundown land and praises meadow mud and leached ashes for boosting yields, citing experts and historical sources.
A historical note details experiments by Reaumur Beaumur and Mowbray on boiling six common grains oats barley buckwheat maize wheat and rye to bursting and compares bulk gain and feeding economy for fowls. It discusses fowl preferences for boiled versus dry grain and notes rye is least favored.
The guidance advises placing goods in a dry barn or loft covered with straw or hay a foot or more thick to freeze solid. Keep them intact and unfrozen handling only if immediate use is planned. allow natural thawing to occur on its own.
A clergyman long tormented by a severe catarrh finally found a remedy that cured him completely and saved him from death after trying all known cures. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to De J A Lawrence 199 Dean Street Brooklyn NY to receive the recipe free of charge.
A narrator recalls a Tennessee mountain Civil War era memory. Union supporters defend a brick house in Laurel Cove from Confederate raiders led by Major Whichehalse. A mysterious Bill Shelby snatches a silver half dollar, but the family tragedy ends with the burning of the house and both parents slain, and the survivor sent north.
A catalog style listing shows magazines and journals such as Atlantic Monthly Harper's Weekly Garden American Poultry Journal and London Lancet with regular prices and premiums. Numerous titles appear in a long scanned inventory including Godeys Lady's Book Household Journal and Puck with varied pre discounts and promotions.
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