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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1883
Page
2
D Stickney of Otto Minnesota writes that laborers from New England should move west to secure land in the Northern states before government land east of the Missouri River vanishes after this season. He urges western settlement to access remaining lands.
The document outlines how lands are offered for sale by public auction or private sale, with two price classes. It details pre-emption, homesteads, soldier provisions, timber culture, relinquishments, desert and mineral lands, and specific procedures, penalties, and rights for settlers, including timber planting rules and patent procedures.
Instructions on sowing in February or March, using hotbeds or sunny windows, specific varieties like Early Jersey Wakefield and Fotler's, transplanting to boxes or pots, hardening off, spacing, and interplanting with radish lettuce and spinach. Includes other early vegetables and notes on dandelion culture and cherry pectoral for croup.
An archival description of the Florence farm owned by G. D. and A. R. Brown near Walpole station, Norfolk County, Mass. It outlines the 52 acre property, a 70 by 15 by 12 foot silo storing about 300 tons, feeding practices for twenty cows, and economy aims. It also covers pasture management, manure handling, and milk production data, with notes on costs, fertilization, and crop yields including wheat and corn practices.
In this Rural New Yorker essay, author Waldo F. Brown argues seed corn should be farm-grown and persistently selected on each farm to improve yield. He cites pedigree breeding, early maturing white and red varieties, and the value of consistent seed selection, noting premiums won for best acre of corn and estimating costs and per bushel prices at varying yields.
A reminiscence on early grafting shows how a nine year old learned the craft at home by rejuvenating an old orchard with scions and manure. Practical steps cover selection tools wax wrapping and grafting technique. The article also explains the apple maggot pest, its difference from codling moth, life cycle and control methods.
The text describes using one end of a silo as an ice house in warm weather to prevent ensilage decay. It notes removing fodder then covering the fresh surface with planks and a few inches of cover to protect the silage. D Philbrick cites New England Farmer as noting advantages over dry fodder for milk production.
The article reports a farmer noting premium results with a wheat variety in Es City. The grain weighed 107 grains per head, compared with 92 by a nearest competitor, yielding a 15 grain advantage. The farmer promises extensive experimental work and期待 to show very fine grain.
An old advertisement praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption described as scrofula of the lungs and other blood diseases. It claims it settles eruptions pimples and liver complaints and notes public favor despite forgetfulness of people.
A retired physician claims a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all throat and lung affections and nervous complaints. He offers to mail the recipe free in German French or English with preparation and usage directions from 149 J swee Bleck Reonerter WY.
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