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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1884
Page
2
A detailed guide on orchard site selection, soil preparation, and planting practices. It covers soil types, drainage, composting, deep root pruning, mulching, spacing, and the importance of cultivation. It also explains pruning, grafting techniques, stock and scion selection, grafting seasons, and wax compositions for successful fruit tree propagation.
The article recalls how Prussian annexation of Strasbourg boosted fame through pate de foie gras made from 16,600 French geese. It notes historic cruelties of coops and the shift to modern methods, describing geese kept in a yard with a Germanized French proprietor overseeing hundreds of birds in a Strasbourg factory.
The Germantown Telegraph suggests alfalfa thrives in sandy New Jersey soils and dry Western regions due to deep roots reaching moisture. It notes potential as hay for cattle, as a feed, and as green manure, comparing to lupine and clover, and predicts new agricultural uses across several states.
An examination of sheep breeds shows evolution in British flocks from Leicester and Southdown declines to the rise of Oxford Down. Hampshire and Cotswold lines gain note for size and vigor, with Salisbury-area breeders and shepherds shaping a hardy future. Lambs command high prices, and Hampshire potential is praised despite occasional faults.
The author argues the Hampshire breed yields superior winter stock by retaining ewe lambs and selling wether lambs after winter. They claim autumn sales undercut by other breeds, and that holding lambs to ten or thirteen months delivers top prices. These points, presented as strong and distinctive, bolster confidence in the Hampshire’s bright future.
A historical note computes milk weight and product yields. It states a quart of milk weighs 2.14626 pounds and 46.6148 quarts equal 100 pounds. Four pounds of butter come from 100 pounds of milk and ten pounds of cheese are similarly estimated. David W. Lewis compiles a table showing milk value in 100 pounds, quarts, butter, and cheese for reference.
Farmers increasingly value hogs as core to farm success. The article urges swine farms like dairy and sheep enterprises, with fields and buildings tailored to hogs, and pasture feeding supported by corn. It discusses careful selection, crossing native stock with purebreds, and choosing breeds to fit farm resources and goals.
The article argues against specialization in farming, citing failures like M L Sullivan who bankrupted by focusing only on corn. It praises mixed farming with cattle, hops, and grains, noting cattle reduce transport costs, stabilize prices, and improve soil fertility. It cites J D Gillett of Illinois as a successful multi-species model and warns against commodity-focused districts such as wheat or cotton zones.
The passage discusses restoring soil fertility through long term, profitable farming. It assumes the operator is debt free and has credit to borrow for cattle, is a practical farmer, and has cattle experience to enable prudent purchases and management.
E D Smith of Winona in the Canadian Farmer outlines a 9 year plan for a 100 acre farm with 90 tillable, 20 hay, and 20 pasture. The scheme favors stable manure, mineral phosphate, underdraining, subsoil work, and annual crops from oats to wheat with clover and corn rotations. It favors cattle fattening and feeding to maintain soil nutrients while improving fertility.
An 19th century guide argues large scale poultry farming on specialized farms is feasible without big barns. It advocates many light movable houses for 30 to 50 fowls each, wide spacing, ventilation, easy cleaning, and frequent relocation to keep grass fresh, boost soil, and ensure clean water and security from predators. It notes grain and vegetables for feed, including sunflowers, beets, onions, cabbage, and a small silo, plus fall rye for green feed. It highlights constant care, regular feeding, early opening for arable foraging, and potential profits from eggs, spring chicks, and holiday demand for fowl products. A Welsh farmer excerpt adds cost figures and efficiency claims for 1000 hens managed with minimal attendance.
The Chicago Times notes that manure from many fowls greatly offsets attendance costs and improves pasture herbage. Forty head houses are cheap, portable, and rest on bricks. fowls must be fed grain but supplement with grass worms and insects.
Testimony mounts that alfalfa can feed hogs without grain or swill and yield excellent pork. Hon George W Buell of Greeley writes Stirling News detailing his trials in Colorado with fenced alfalfa pastures, hog management, and the potential to raise cheaper pork amid low wheat prices.
William C Whitman of South Turner Maine shares practical lamb raising methods. He buys 4 or 5 year old ewes in late summer, breeds in February, then feeds grain and roots as feed declines. Lambs sold in May, lamb profits cited from seventeen lambs. Prefers grade Southdown for lambs and mutton. stresses clean water and moderate cottonseed meal.
The article argues for diversified tillage and crop use to save land from poverty, noting rising wheat yields in England and the U.S. Maine State College studies suggest optimal cow rations for milk and butter economics, while flaxseed crops reach record highs. It reviews fertilizers' value, French milk production experiments, and fruit preservation affecting prices, with advice on feeding, grain use, and horse nutrition.
The article urges Washington Territory farmers to maintain systematic accounts to gauge costs and profits. It highlights labor and feed efficiency, winter stock care, pasture management, and the profitability of sheep, plus practical tips on feeding wheat, pasture variety, and poultry feeding.
A clergyman suffering for years from catarrh found a prescription that cured him and saved his life after other remedies failed. Readers may obtain the recipe free by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr J A Lawrence at 199 Dean Street Brooklyn NY.
A dense catalog of periodicals with prices and options for yearly or new subscriptions across genres. Prominent titles include Atlantic Monthly Harper’s and Century Magazine, with many gardening and scientific journals listed and notes on order conditions and addresses.
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