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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1884
Page
2
The article argues beef and milk production can align in one animal. It notes water in milk, feeding effects, and seasonal milk quality. It cites Shorthorn dairy performance, past herd records, and urges selective breeding for strong dairy traits alongside beef. It highlights methods to optimize churn, temperature, and milk yield.
The article weighs dairy and beef aims for farmers choosing cattle. Jerseys excel at butter but lag in beef. Herefords are strong beef animals yet poorer dairy cows. Shorthorns approach a balance, with some lines rivaling Jerseys in milking. The piece questions if dairy and beef traits can be combined, citing Price and Professor Manly Alles on potential for dual-purpose cattle.
A concise two step idea argues improving poor soils boosts yields and community progress. It outlines costs of debt, crop rotation, underdraining, and strategic manuring, plus using clover or buckwheat plowed under to enrich exhausted elements. The piece emphasizes soil analysis and targeted nutrients for lasting improvement.
Ontario farmers should store and apply household and yard manures more wisely to prevent soil impoverishment. Excreta from a family of six could manure fifteen to twenty acres annually, while much liquid manure and gases are wasted. Composting with mould or muck and collecting dry earth can create a yearly supply. manure should be stored under cover and used to enrich fields and absorb liquid manure in barns.
The piece debates breeding fillies at two years versus delaying to three or four. Proponents of early breeding cite stronger development from nursing but warn of maternal strain and foal loss. Most argue three is generally safer, with conditions like pasture, grain, and light work influencing outcomes.
A call to flockmasters to focus on mutton production over wool, urging better winter feeding and use of ensilage. The piece notes current poor mutton quality harms markets, warns that switching to green feeds and roots can raise sheep health and meat quality, and urges immediate reform by individual flockmasters to restore consumer confidence and profits.
Parsley can serve as a useful ornamental in winter when grown in a keg with earth or in a plain box. It requires careful watering and a cool, well lit space below 60 degrees. Cropped parsley should be trimmed and stored. neat boxes can supply all winter, while exotics demand more care during cold months.
The article argues ornamental gardening should not overshadow parental duties. It notes winter flowers like parsley are useful, but stresses that women too absorbed in flowers neglect their children. It cautions love of nature should be guided by reason to protect the family.
A series of farm accounts from Georgia and Massachusetts compare costs and returns from poultry. Records show varied profits per fowl, with examples including ten hens yielding about 158.8 dollars annual and overall averages near 200 dollars per fowl from multiple farms. The reports stress careful housing and feed management to maximize earnings.
Expert advice notes that keeping cattle in a growthless standstill wastes feed and reduces future value. Heavier growth requires feeding an extra third beyond sustaining needs. storing steers through winter costs 10 to 15 dollars per head and can lose 100 to 150 dollars per ten head, whereas feeding more now would yield profit.
A committee report notes India will become England’s grain basket as wheat can reach Britain cheaper than American grain. Government or private funds aim to build or improve rail lines, with about 30,000 pounds to be guaranteed, and 4000 miles of railroad projected to link vast granaries with lagging districts, transforming transport and commerce.
The text argues that railway expansion in India will boost export of Indian grain to Europe, strengthening India's role in feeding England. It contends this shift alters English public opinion on dominion and policy, rendering theories devaluing India's importance untenable as India's cereals supply grows, eventually replacing the United States as England's bread supplier and reducing the risk of India slipping to hostile powers.
Consul Allen notes onions potatoes and tomatoes form almost all Bermuda production supporting most inhabitants. Onion seed from Canary Islands sown September to November yields March shipments, with white seed first and red seed transplanted later. Potatoes seed from Atlantic provinces, rows twenty inches apart, yield six to eight barrels per acre. Tomatoes planted October to December require brush covering to protect fruit. Land value ranges from £30 to £40 per acre with limited cultivable area. annual exports reach 850000 onion boxes and 45000 barrels of potatoes.
A rural guide outlines a celery culture method similar to English practice, with late July planting and spring harvest. Beds five feet wide, eight feet apart, raised by earthing boards, and two men earth- up to create ridge earth around rows. Leaves and cornstalks shield beds for winter digging, claimed to survive extreme cold and produce crisper celery than lifted stock.
An article argues that dairying, especially cheese and butter making, suits women best. It stresses women's natural taste, cleanliness, and the ability to teach others, urging that dairy skills are a dignified, efficient occupation for girls and young women.
A London dairy farm reports sugar as a powerful feed additive improving cow cleanliness and milk cream content. Farmers in the Midlands noted finer pig flesh. sheep thrive with molasses and water. At about four pence per pound in London, sugar presents a new stock-feeding frontier.
Practical guide for preserving and tanning sheep pelts for mats and warm mittens. Steps include hot soapy wash, alum and salt soak, drying, salting flesh side, and final scraping. Noting even wool trimming yields attractive mittens for ladies and girls with practice.
The London Economist notes a drop in wheat prices causing distress among growers. At 30 shillings a quarter, farmers face losses, risking a reduced wheat area if prices stay low. The piece argues no country can sustain growing wheat at a loss, suggesting prices may rise again. A quarter equals about 600 pounds per ton or roughly ninety-five cents per bushel.
The article covers horse care tips including feeding to prevent water foundering, salt in manger, and eye shapes indicating temperament. It also shares winter rations for work horses, care for young stock, and notes on dairy economics in Maine Penobscott county, with silo ideas, clover feeding, and butter production tips. It mentions Australia and Europe farming trends, churns, and tree moving methods.
A pragmatic farmer’s column covers cattle hogs and sheep care, feeding strategies, and winter housing. It notes costs of corn versus straw, emphasizes keeping stock dry and well bedded, and warns about diseases and losses from wet weather and cold. It cites 1883 sheep exports from Canada and U S during that period.
A fragment from the Weekly Globe Club List hints at upcoming society items and club notices. The readable text references members, local groups, and planned events with a tone of casual community updates.
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