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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1879

Page

3

Cheese Making and Taste in World Cheeses Debate

A long discussion on cheese varieties and taste argues habit shapes preference across nations. It contrasts English, French, Italian, Swiss, and American cheeses at an international fair, then warns that market success lies in pleasing global tastes and improving digestion studies of cheese fibers and fats.

American Dairymen’s Association U'ica L. B. Arnold Jennet United States America Europe Gruyere Alps Neft F. E. Englehardt Syracuse Germany American Excelsior Salt Companies Bae Enulehardt New York

The Best Potato Varieties and Seed End Findings

A mid 19th century Agricultural note details experiments with seven potato varieties grown from different seed parts. Seed end eyes yielded stockier vines and larger yields, while stem-end seed produced later, thinner stands. Peerless led yields. double ground yield where potatoes came from previous year. Also discusses bean culture, hot beds, and early lettuce and cabbage seeds with practical advice.

Victor Illinois Sro Compton Ammount Rose Rankin Rose Eureka New Yorker New England Jack Frost Ohio

Sheep Classes and Lincoln Long-Wool Breed Overview

The article outlines three sheep classes long-wools short-wools and mountain sheep. It highlights the Lincoln as the foremost long-wool due to its heavy lustrous fleece and notes its prominence in the county and neighboring areas with many flocks largely of this breed.

Lincoln Heath Wold Leicester Lincoln Cotswolds Cotswold Hills Norfolk Cotswold Bakewell Teeswater Derbyshire Leven Kent Romney Marsh Scotland England London Shropshires Oxford Downs Southdown Hampshire Hampshire Downs Oxford Bedford Bucks Shrewsbury Stafford Birmingham Ireland

Manures And Apple Orchards In Focus For Farmers

Practical guidance on surface versus in-soil manure application, use of gypsum with manure, seed contact benefits, and the value of proper tillage for crops. Evaluates apple orchard profitability versus corn, stresses selecting productive apple varieties, and suggests top grafting to renew aging plantings. Also notes on sweet apples for stock and culinary use.

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Fine Cob-Meal Proves Nutritive For Livestock Feed

An 1870s agricultural report confirms finely ground cob meal yields high nutritive value, with water, fat, and carbohydrates in cobs comparable to top oat straw. It urges grinding cob meal as fine as possible, notes potash content, and warns against coarse grinding that reduces digestibility. Implications for New England farming include grain to cob ratios and soil fertility considerations.

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