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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1888
Page
2
The Tribune discusses cooperative creamery setup and milk collection methods, urging fair pricing for cream, uniform cow care, and disciplined rules. It compares centrifuge and separator systems, weighing costs, route efficiency, and the impact on butter quality while stressing early planning and local organization.
Ohio Farmer extols prickly comfrey a Siberian forage plant, detailing its perennity, high yields, and superior milk production versus sowed corn. It cites trials, expert opinions, and barnyard results showing five cuttings per season, potential tonnage per acre, and beef value boosts for cows.
A strong call for farmers to run their own co operative creameries. The piece argues unity defeats exploitation by speculators, urging shared profits to cover expenses, better hiring of drivers and butter-makers, and ending burdensome deductions by buyers on New York prices.
Instructions present from a long-running dairy writer on making butter by brine washing and salting. Steps cover early churn stoppage, brine extraction, strong brine salting at half an ounce per pound, and methods to temper butter by warming or cooling brine. Advice includes churn types, handling without bare hands, and comparison to dry salting.
A detailed account describes army worm behavior, larvae life cycle of about 25 days with five molts, and their seasonal brood patterns. It notes the worms travel in vast armies, cross shallow waters, and devastate grass fields, with control ideas such as wintering in old grass and using straw or coal oil to disrupt their march.
The article traces wool’s long use from early hides to clothing, notes sheep shearing as a skill earned by training, and describes proper technique, handling, and packing of fleeces. It laments reduced farming emphasis on shearing and argues against federal limits harming domestic wool production.
fragments discuss dusting grass with paris green mixed with Nour or plaster as a remedy. text notes it creates noise and claims it is one of the best remedies when applied, with persistent scl owed up.
The article advises cutting hay just before seed maturity to maximize seed-nutriment in the stalk. It warns against early cutting and late cutting that wastes leaves and shells seeds. Clover should be cut as heads brown, then cocked if not dry, with care to prevent leaves turning black from dew and to avoid over-drying. Clean pitching by fork is recommended to keep hay from bottom-damage when cocked.
Practical guidance for fruit growers on controlling aphides currant and gooseberry pests with tobacco water kerosene emulsion white hellebore and mulching. Advice covers plums berries vines pruning thinning and seedling care with emphasis on regular daily orchard checks and careful handling of insect remedies.
The article advises rotating cattle off pasture in June and feeding grass and clover cut along fences to extend July grazing. Properly used, this method can yield about ten extra days of grazing in July, with green oats as highly beneficial feed for growing stock.
An Agriculturist note explains sowing green fodder crops to supplement pasture. It covers sweet corn, ordinary fodder, early sowing windows, spring storage by cutting for green feed, and turnips and pumpkins as feed and medicine. It emphasizes proactive feeding before pastures fail and extending pasture use into late season.
Advice from Indiana Farmer on bee swarming practices. Notes cover provisioning for swarms, queen presence, and methods to prevent swarming such as shading, ventilation, and ample room. Guidance includes handling clustered swarms, uniting light swarms, hive placement, and methods to locate queens during hive transfers.
A Iowa horticulture address questions budding as overhyped compared with grafting. The speaker warns buyers of budded apple trees and explains grafting hardy root varieties, care for roots and cions, timing for cherry buds, fall cuttings, and using sand burial. He notes practical tips for peaches, plums, grapes, and shrubs and emphasizes early grafting work.
Practical guidance for horse care and handling in varying conditions. Advises slow start after riding, air checks, shelter from wind, shade in hot weather, and proper hames and blankets for cold. Recommends careful cooling after exertion and tailoring drying or washing to weather and horse condition.
The groom should avoid letting a horse stand in wet or cold water as it can lead to stiffness or rheumatism. Check hooves for gravel and foreign matter, supply water in moderation, then gradually feed hay and grain. Do not expose hot horses to water. if unavoidable, exercise, then rub and dry legs to the hooves to reduce risk of founder.
United States Fish Commission reports shad hatching at four stations Fort Washington Havre de Grace Battery Island and on board the Fish Hawk. Egg collection runs to late May or early June with totals surpassing 1887 by May 19. Whole season eggs exceed 200 million. daily river yields reach 12 to 15 million. Moving eggs and planting young shad in southern rivers will distribute about 30 million eggs this season.
Waldo F Brown promotes a cheap melon and cucumber vine protection. Four ground stakes form a six inch square enclosure covered with muslin netting secured by soil or stones. The portable covers fit 100 hills per hand and can store 1000 in a box. Also included are notes on superphosphate and phosphate chemistry and stray scientific anecdotes from Cornell and physiology class demonstrations.
A mother speaks of her daughter maturing with rapid pace and changing beauty. The verses marvel at the child’s height, grace, and growing likeness to the mother, while praying for guidance and protection as time advances toward an unknown future.
Curious medieval custom at St Ives Hampshire where six Bibles are bet by dice on the communion table. Six boys and six girls, overseen by Rev KE Tottenham, roll thrice for six Bibles, the smallest girl making the top throw. The practice, dating from 1687, stemmed from Dr. Robert Wylie’s bequest and Bible Orchard ground. The bishop moved the dice to a chancel step table, the vicar’s sermon this year hinging on the line From a child thou has known the Holy Scriptures.
Local dialogue recreates a garbled classroom exchange with phrases like wander terschool terday and watrergo, depicting students and a teacher trading curious slang. The scene ends with a vow to continue later as the group disperses.
Advises calm conduct when a hat blows away, noting someone else will retrieve it. Encourages restraint and dignity in public mishaps as a social courtesy. Reflects period tone and moralizing style.
John Lansdown, a London solicitor, receives a peculiar proposal from Robert Desmond Fitzgerald to inhabit a haunted manor for six months in exchange for a monthly fee. The eerie visitations begin with a violet eyed young ghost, who wishes him to pretend fear and haunt him, only to spark a romance that leads to marriage. The story ends with Lansdown and his wife seeking a quiet life, while the headless horseman remains on vacation.
A tall farmer escorts his sweetheart along Pearl Street when jeering youths provoke him. He retrieves her and delivers a firm lesson, then marches back with her hand in hand, leaving the crowd chastened and the couple undisturbed.
The Niha belief describes afterlife journeys through multiple deaths tied to lifespan penalties. Bechoe carry earthly shadows to cities of the dead, with wealth wasted as shadows, while wicked Bechoe face earth crushing rebirths. Cats decide fates, and only those with a male line may cross to the new earth.
A San Francisco Chronicle column muses on sensations as fleeting pleasures, likening them to vivid but brief experiences. It cites a young woman craving deep water for the thrill, despite lacking swimming skill, and the risky raft plunge proposed by a instructor. The piece playful reflects on the lure and elusiveness of sensational experiences.
A humorous New York Sun dialogue unfolds at home after church. A mother-in-law questions the daughter's return and John’s absence, while the daughter remarks the sermon was a trifle dry, eliciting pointed sarcasm from the mother-in-law about John's reaction.
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