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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1885
Page
2
James Boyd of South Robbinston seeks guidance on soda ash use for muck prep, cost calculations for cords, and nitrogen content in decayed wood. The piece discusses composting manure with muck, neutralizing acid muck, and burning decayed wood, plus cautions on tobacco packing and storage.
Guidance on selecting cases with four boards and space for air flow, avoiding head rot by prying boards as needed. Emphasizes centering weight, avoiding overpacking, and maintaining even moisture to prevent oversweat and rotting. Includes stencil instructions, case orientation, gum role, and sampling methods for warehouse tobacco packing.
The New York Agricultural Experiment Station reports a long term potato seed trial begun in 1883. Largest and smallest tubers from ten varieties were planted and compared. Results indicate seed from more productive hills yields more, supporting hill selection for higher potato harvests and suggesting annual seed refinement to maintain vigor.
A detailed discussion on winter butter reworking warns against hand work, urging proper equipment and clean spaces to avoid spoiled flavor and health risks. It urges farmers to maintain clean stables, proper milk handling, and thorough salting, noting odors and heat transfer degrade butter quality. It also covers broader farming notes on cotton, drainage, and transitioning to tobacco, with practical tips for training draft animals using a specific harness and bit rig for better market value.
The New England Farmer notes that in very hot weather butter may melt in the dairy room air and that even with optimal conditions several hours of cooling could be unnecessary during summer.
At a New Jersey horticultural meeting, Professor Maynard of Amherst refutes a new disease, noting the yellows type and bacterial growth in stressed tissue. He describes soil treatments including acid bone phosphate, muriate of potash, magnesia, and nitrogen as needed, plus cultivation practices and mulch strategies to renew trees and boost vigor.
A farmer argues healthy hogs come from varied, ample feed and warm, sunlit pens. Pigs fed corn roots wheat middlings buckwheat bran and raw apples, with 800 bushels purchased. Emphasizes protection from cold winds to prevent pleurisy lung and bowel inflammations.
A detailed rural advisory piece on incubators and hen care for chicks, outlining proper handling, brooder setup, feeding, water, and temperature. It includes cautions on disturbing hatching hens, and practical notes on salvaging weak hatchlings. The section also reports on New England Farmer experiments showing tip kernels as productive for planting and concludes seed corn can come from any sound kernel on the ear.
Guidance on water, charcoal, greens, fruits, and meat for young chicks. Emphasizes pure water, occasional meat at three weeks, and small frequent meals. Warns against confined brooders in cold weather, notes rain hazards, and offers a warm rescue method for chilled chicks. Country Gentleman.
The article explains the challenges of increasing Carya species, stressing seeds as the true source, and notes suckers are unreliable. It guides transplanting long taproots on damp days, keeping roots moist, and planting nuts where trees will grow, with simple soil burial and firm compaction.
The column offers tanning methods from Isaac H. Bailey in the Shoe and Leather Reporter, detailing alum salt and saltpeter mixtures, skin fleshing, washing, and drying steps for soft fur. It also describes a vinegar and water soak with oil of vitriol and rain water for pliable hides, plus guidance on scraping and softening. A separate tip extols cabbage raising with rich foam and sandy soil, mentioning sowing early York and early varieties.
A compilation of fall and winter cultivation tips covers sowing calendars for crops like cauliflower carrots and beets, potato seed guidance, lawn and soil management, and practical notes on hog breeds and cattle care. It details seed choices, bed preparation, manure use, trellising ideas, pest control, and seasonal planting timing to optimize home garden yields.
A long historical feature explains the coca plant native to South America, its leaves used as hunger antidote, and the creation of hydro chlorate of cocaine. It traces discovery in 1860, early medical tests in ophthalmology, rapid adoption by surgeons, price fluctuations, and the shift from ether to cocaine as a preferred anesthetic.
A Louisville Commercial letter quietly mocks Mary Anderson by implying her feet reveal a carefully guarded, playful side. The piece notes her supposed ability to skip lightly into the English heart, contrasting with the notion of a stately Galatea.
The article describes varied comic valentines in current season sales. Caricatures include a man on a skating rink floor with roller feet and torn pants, a stodgy old lady through blue glasses, and a prankish old man whose frown shifts to a wide grin with card tricks.
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