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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1881
Page
2
The article outlines improved methods for feeding and training farm horses from birth, emphasizing halter training early, box-stall separation from dam, and a structured winter diet. It argues careful management yields hardy, saleable animals, with notes on foal care, early weaning, and long term shaping of a stock horse.
Farmers are urged to inspect and test field and garden seeds during winter. Plan ahead by reviewing seed catalogs, ordering early, testing germination with simple setups, and counting tested seeds to gauge viability. This helps avoid losses from old or poor stock and informs choices against cheaper, lower quality seeds.
Instructions by W D Philbrick from New England Farmer explain making hotbed mats from rye straw in a carpenter’s saw horse style frame. Mats use tarred yarn, long clean straw, and tight half hitch knots, yielding about ten feet per day. Rat prevention tips suggest placing bread smeared with poison away from hens and cats.
A discussion on elevating common live stock through education, careful selection, and consistent breeding. It warns against pampering, emphasizes good care, and stresses that success requires intelligent plans, scientific insight, and avoidance of scrubs. Focus is on thoroughbred principles and the value of prepotency via measured inbreeding.
Orchard notes advocate pomace mulch from cider mills to enrich soil and suppress grass while retaining moisture. Quince culture discussed, detailing origins, varieties, propagation, and strong market demand. Practical tips cover soil, pruning, grafting, and pest protection to improve yields and profits.
An imperial German ban on American sausage spurs U S pig exports with favorable results for Western dealers. The note covers pig care, blotting of green manure, Angora goats in Texas, beekeeping, Berkshire hogs, salt on wheat, leather hardening methods, fireproof stones, and regional shifts in land prices and oil mill growth in the South.
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