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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1880
Page
2
The article prescribes stable site selection with southern exposure, a six-horse capacity, ample ventilation, and a 60 degree goal. It details warming methods, routine care, feeding rules, and the balance of grass hay oats for workhorses, emphasizing bulk in feed and measured water after work.
A Rural New Yorker piece explains stable manure care, stack layering with straw and hay to preserve salts, and how muck and peat boost compost quality. It cites long-term success at fruit farms, yard and stable waste use, and recommends peat muck mixtures with bone dust guano and seaweed for productive soils.
Dairy experts discuss improving skim milk cheese by fortifying skim milk with fat and using lard or oleomargarine blends, amid debates over safety and taste. They explore glass milk packaging, opposed by higher costs and breakage risk, and urge clean, well-sealed tin alternatives to prevent souring.
The report notes a 21.8 percent change in butter output when switching from bran to meal, with cow weights favoring bran and middlings in this experiment. The professor questions whether the result is coincidental or driven by defined causes, noting seasonal factors and pasture conditions differ from June grass or hay, affecting heat needs.
The essay extols Texas sheep raising as the most reliable path to wealth for emigrants. Falls and adjoining counties near Waco are highlighted as the premier region after surveying two thirds of the state. The land is described as rolling prairie with timber, suited to ranching and settlement.
The article argues that cooking feeds like potatoes and corn increases pig growth and fattening. It stresses cooking and grinding as key to digestion, notes raw grains waste meal value, and weighs costs such as mill tolls, labor, and fuel in choosing feeding methods. It ends with a garbled line about cool hours and care.
A miscellany of rural tips from sorghum and sugar making to stock care. Reports on Maine beet sugar operations with 125 workers and 150 tons daily, beet pulp sales, and beet storage. Advice on pig rearing from a week old, grape drying methods, fruit cellar ventilation, and soil nutrient extraction by vines. Notes on winter stock management, silk culture outlook, hop production trends, Texas cattle costs, and a passing promotional line for housework ads.
A long promotional piece touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as a universal remedy for kidney liver and urinary disorders. It claims to purify blood, aid pregnancy related issues, and cites endorsements from physicians and publications. Sold at 1.25 per bottle, Rochester New York.
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