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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1881
Page
2
Dr George Bowen argues for scientific winter feeding in New England farms. He explains digestion, stomachs in cattle and horses, and stresses water access, regular balanced rations, rest between meals, and feeding order. He cites milk composition, daily schedules, and the value of roots, bran, and oilcake for thrift and productivity.
An overview of butter preservation from summer-made butter, detailing sound quality, air exclusion, and varied packing methods. It covers brined wooden packages, brine recipes with sugar and saltpetre, self sealing jars, and new butter canning, plus tin cans and palaitine coated designs. Also notes concrete packing steps, from tubs to jars, and cautions on flavor from wood choices.
The article argues ice is a natural winter gift valuable to farms, especially dairies, reducing losses and boosting product prices. It describes a simple, durable ice-house design using nine wooden posts, side planks, a rain-shedding slanted roof, a one-foot ice-wall gap filled with sawdust, and a final sawdust layer, costing only a few dollars.
A farmer friendly ice house plan uses a dry sloped site and a 12x12 foot stone foundation with a 6x8 inch timber frame. Finished with rough pine siding and small beveled rafters, it provides ample ventilation, holds about twenty tons of ice, and costs about $10 yearly including harvesting.
An Independent article argues winter farming labor is a national evil and urges farmers to retain workers year round. It advises preserving help through cold months, using winter for fertilizer production, sheltering livestock, and pruning trees, while highlighting yard design and aesthetic rural living.
A reader outlines pruning and planting a compact yard to maximize year round pleasure. Recommend two large trees, such as a chestnut and a maple, with selective removals of locusts, plus one hemlock and a Norway spruce for evergreen winter color. Add shrubs like lilacs and purple barberry, then roses and honeysuckles along borders. Emphasize natural tree shapes, thorough mulching, and avoidance of overtrimmed evergreens. Also warn against cheap trees and advise careful age and root-pruning for best future growth.
Practical methods for curing hams are outlined, focusing on achieving salt balance to preserve flavor and prevent hardness. It covers trim, shape, and packing for dry-salt and brine cures, including pickle strength, sugar and molasses adjustments, colorants, and curing times from four to seven weeks depending on ham size.
A short lesson explains how heat from food in animals and humans comes from the digestion of nutrients. Keeping shelter and warmth to prevent heat loss reduces food needs, preserves flesh, and supports weight gain, milk, or wool. Shelter and external warmth in cold weather are economical and profitable for farm stock.
A 19th century guide explains smoke preservation using creosote and specific fuels. It describes long smoking times, underground pipe systems creating a circulating smoke column, and the risk of rushing the process. It also covers insect protection by canvasing, wrapping in brown paper and cotton, lime wash with ochre, and storing cured meat in a dry dark room.
The article warns that mulched trees and those surrounded by grass face winter mouse damage. It advises forming a hard, grass-free earth mound around the trunk, at least a foot high, to freeze and block mice, and suggests tying thick bark or ark strips for protection. It also notes salt fish skin as an unverified remedy.
The article discusses rations for winter feeding, noting 0.75 to 1 pound of oilcake per 1000 pounds of live weight daily for maintenance, depending on local price and fodder quality. It lists nutrient percentages for linseed cake, cotton-seed cake, Indian corn, and middlings, comparing protein and fat content, and explains middlings as a meal-like byproduct finer than shorts.
A Practical Farmer column explains how winter soils free of water expand little, while saturated soils push fence posts upward and damage walls. It covers drainage, post design, sawdust usage for bedding and manure, and the effect of winter canes on fruit. It also notes dairy export declines, cotton seed meal use, hog health, and pruning tips for peaches, corn harvesting methods, tobacco sorting, and straw lumber.
Professor Caldwell notes nitrogen balance in farm rations, arguing oilcake with high protein beats corn for protein intake. He cites New Hampshire experiments suggesting lower protein may fit local cattle needs, but adding offcake to hay improves cattle condition in spring, especially when straw replaces part of hay.
A humorous take on weather debates features Prof. Tice of St. Louis recounting a neuralgia attack after lectures. He applied St Jacobs Oil to his chest, using a flannel to relieve pain. within an hour he was free of pain and continued his journey to Lowy, Missouri, with lingering effects.
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