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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1885
Page
2
In a draft from Gardener's Monthly, old farm methods describe moisture control for tobacco sweating, case packing with hand alignment, and case dimensions for seed leaf and Havana wrappers. It covers moisture methods, layering, space, weaving tips, and sampling rules, plus celery cultivation, trench storage, bleaching, and cellar design for scale crops like celery and onions.
A lively portrait of Kalamazoo celery production describing its status as Celeryville, with 1883 shipments around 3000 tons and 1884 projected at 5000 tons. The piece notes 1500 to 2000 acres in the area, yields of up to 20 000 stalks per acre, wholesale prices 15 to 25 cents per dozen, Marshland as home to main producers, and a mix of native and immigrant growers. It discusses harvesting timelines, seed production, main varieties White Walnut and Crawford, and the value of celery to town health and economy.
The article urges early clover sowing for hay and pastures, noting biennial growth and potential ten bushels per acre rise in future crops. It discusses timing, seeding methods, soil conditions, and benefits for cattle, hens, and soil structure, citing journal guidance on best practices.
A farmer reflects on long practiced seed saving and market beans focusing on Lima, Cranberry, Caseknife and Giant Wax varieties. He outlines harvesting, drying, shelling, and selecting seed, plus greenhouse trials, pole selection, spacing, and cultivation methods to optimize yield and market timing. He notes prices for oilers and details planting dates from May transplants to autumn harvest.
A farmer compares slant cut poles with new seven foot poles set one foot deep using a crowbar. He describes a prior telegraph wire system, notes costly labor, and hopes for a Georgia seedsman’s Lima bean seed. Green beans yield about one bushel per eight poles, selling wholesale at 85 cents per bushel and retail at 1460 per bushel, with picking paid separately.
The cotton seed offers enormous value beyond lint as 40 percent of seed mass is oil and the remaining cake yields rich cattle feed. Crushing the seed can produce profit through oil and especially cake for fodder, while returning fertilizing elements to soil. Northern and Western farmers are urged to adopt fodder crops to tap this wealth, solving a balanced regional economy between seed producers and cattle markets.
Practical advice for farmers rearing hens for personal use. Instructions cover housing hens in separate rooms, timing hatches to April, and limiting early egg set to nine or ten eggs. Techniques include sun inspection, removing clear eggs, nesting in shallow boxes, feeding with chopped eggs, breadcrumbs, pink baked or dried foods, wheat and cornmeal, and maintaining clean coops. One man can manage a flock of 500 if properly organized.
A detailed, practical guide on building and maintaining hot beds for vegetables. It covers manure quality, depth, packing, straw content, and timing from January to April. Emphasizes fresh horse manure, depth control to prevent excessive heat, glass placement, and the necessity of careful heat management for two to three months.
The article surveys Bermuda as a major exporter of onions potatoes and tomatoes to New York markets. It details Bermuda’s crop cycle planting in fall seed origin and seed handling, yields per acre and packing methods, and notes high prices and land costs. It contrasts Bermuda with Florida Georgia and Virginia for early produce and cites Rural New Yorker as the source.
A discussion on soil fertility argues for balanced fertilizer use, praising stable manure while warning against overreliance on phosphates. It cites farmer practices, international experiments, and historical farm data showing higher costs and wasted plant food when relying on commercial manures. The piece references economic figures from English farms and oil cake exports to illustrate long term fertility concerns.
A winter method for moving evergreen trees from woods and swamps cites high success with hemlock and white pine. Trees are dug with soil, uprights secured on a sled or platform, and moved to a prepared site, with 80 pounds of earth for five feet and 200 pounds for ten feet.
A reader queries Taylor's Pro Mic blackberry and Snyder compared for hardiness and size, noting May 30 blossom destruction. The writer shares experience with Kittatinny, cane handling, winter cover methods, row spacing, and disease prevention, advising careful pruning, laid planting, and rusted cane removal.
A farming note highlights potash as beneficial for potato yields. One grower sold produce valued at 6200 dollars from twelve acres. A single hill yielded thirty one large tubers. He used a compost of hardwood ashes and oyster shell lime for seed, along with medium seed and well-formed tubers.
A compilation of rural instruction covering poultry management for winter laying, breeding, and egg quality. pruning and grafting best practices. orchard canker-worm control, salt weed science, and housing needs. It includes guidance on brooding chicks, selling early, and using salt for potato scab prevention, plus tree care and grindstone alignment tips.
Special to the St Louis Globe Democrat from Canton Georgia dated February 6 recounts a comic incident involving three Boston quarry executives John Shellman Edward Ammen and Henry Rondeau. While en route to Tate s they meet two barefoot country boys and are forced to dance at gunpoint for two hours before fleeing town footsore and weary seeking rest.
The piece argues boiler owners favor a cheaper alleged engineer at six dollars weekly over hiring a real engineer. It critiques the roundabout reasoning and urges direct, safe practice to prevent boiler explosions.
Ex Senator Dorsey visits Washington amid rumors of vast wealth from a New Mexico cattle ranch valued at 2 million dollars and fifty silver mines. He dissects Republican leadership with biting wit, condemns deception, and defends honesty, criticizing Blaine and Evarts while railing against party cowardice and religious manipulation in 1884.
An old Danburian famed for fishing is remembered in a tale. At Squantz pond he finds rival anglers occupying prime ice holes. He greets them with humor, asks if they caught anything, and asserts his prior claim to the holes with a quick retort about cutting holes last year.
A child asks what a calendar is as the mother explains it is a tool to tell time. The scene reflects a domestic moment from the Cincinnati Merchant Traveler dated December 31, illustrating how families described ordinary objects to children.
A portly marketman touts abundant variety and steady demand in the markets. Minnesota venison 18 to 26 cents per pound, bear meat 20 cents, Rocky Mountain antelope 20 to 26 cents, canvasbacks $2.60 to $8.50 per pair, red heads $1.60 to $2.60 per pair, black ducks $1.26 per pair, teal duck 75 cents per pair, beef and pork firm with large sales, fresh salmon 25 cents per pound, lake trout 16 cents, whitefish 15 cents, smelts 26 cents, bluefish 17 cents, English bloaters 35 cents per dozen, mussels 40 cents, halibut 25 cents, cod 8 cents, butter 35 to 40 cents, strawberries 2.60 per quart, other produce at usual prices.
An old advertisement lists various patent medicines and cosmetics including Male's Honey for cough at 25 cents, Glenn's Sulphur Soap for sealing and beautifying, German Corn Remover for corns, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye in black and brown, Pike's Toothache Drops in one minute, and Dean's Rheumatic Pills at 50 cents.
A historical listing enumerates numerous periodicals including American Poultry Yard Atlantic Monthly Art Interchange Blackwood's Magazine Garden and Naturalist titles, with pricing notes and subscription rules. It notes one year minimum and a limit of one magazine per address, advising to specify the starting issue and avoid specimen copies.
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