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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1882
Page
2
Professor W C Atwater explains nitrogen in air and soil, its free and combined forms, how plants use ammonia nitrates and organic nitrogen, and how soil nutrients move through nitrification and fertilizer products to feed crops.
A two part piece describes humane rabbit trapping with the old rabbit gum, baiting with apples, and careful trap setup. It then offers D. D. Slade’s guidance on horse shoeing, foot care, shoe design, weight, nails, and hot or cold fitting, emphasizing proper foot preparation and minimal invasive trimming.
The article argues stone walls and fences are major farm expenses yet offer durability and utility. It weighs removing walls to reduce costs against practical needs for boundary protection, drainage, and neighbor relations, emphasizing varied farm conditions and capital limits shaping improvements.
Direct guidance on horse hoof management emphasizes daily cold water washing with a sponge, removing debris under the shoe or in the clefts, and avoiding oils or clays as replacements for natural hoof polish. It warns against cheap smith work and advises monthly shoe removal, rasping the foot to its natural level, no sole or crust paring, and correct shoe fitting to preserve healthy feet or aid recovery.
The article explains post harvest tobacco care including curing, avoiding moisture and heating, and careful stripping and sorting by color, quality, and leaf condition. It details packing into uniform bundles, labeling planters lugs and seconds, and maintaining uniform length color and quality across hogsheads for sale.
The World notes that successful planters value uniformity in color quality and length in tobacco bundles. It explains packing for shipment using boxes bales or hogsheads and cites Robert L Rayland advising tierces half hogsheads as the cheapest best method when selling in distant markets.
The Shorthorn and Hereford factions mobilize for a major beef cattle showdown at the Chicago fat stock show. Hereford interest rises, Shorthorn breeders organize a prep plan for a stronger, larger display and Ohio breeders form a syndicate to influence the 1882 show's quality and prestige.
A long discussion explains oil cake cannot be directly compared to corn as a feed. To profit, oil cake must be combined with carbon rich, nitrogen poor food such as straw. Tests show straw and linseed-cake mix yields favorable protein to carbohydrate ratios, while corn meal alone lacks bulk for cattle. A practical mix is 100 pounds straw plus 10 pounds linseed cake, approaching the hay ratio but with different bulk and nutrition.
The passage discusses the bulk impact on feed by linseed cake meal, its usual price of 35 to 40 dollars per ton, and its major export to England where it is valued for cattle and sheep feed with straw and turnips. It notes limited domestic quotation and general availability at feed stores, citing Farm and Fireside.
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