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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1880
Page
3
The article describes the army worm pest invading fields and orchards, detailing its appearance, feeding habits, and rapid spread. It warns farmers to unite, burn attacked straw, roll fields, and plow ridges to destroy larvae, with methods like kerosene-soaked straw, and cautions about chemical use and neighbor cooperation. It also covers beetle threats to fruit trees and practical control measures.
Professor J A Lintner reports a remarkable rose-bug invasion across several Albany localities with millions of insects. The slender Melolonthid beetle, smaller than the May-bug, has been seen in Massachusetts earlier and is noted for feeding on roses and fruit trees, including grapes, cherries, apples, and plums, potentially spreading to other New York regions.
The article explains butter fat content in milk, fat globule sizes across cow breeds, and cream composition. It outlines how churning frees fat globules, factors for good butter, and difficulties in churning from improper temperatures, mixed creams, sick cows, or poor water.
The article explains butter making from cream, detailing ideal cream temperatures 58 to 60 F, effects of acidity, and how too cold or too warm cream affects grain and yield. It covers churning speed, methods from dash to modern churns, and techniques to rinse and preserve aroma for rich flavor.
The article debates how to maximize surplus honey while avoiding overstocking. It warns that rapid, geometric growth can flood territories, leaving pasturage insufficient and keeping weaker hives, and proposes a management system to prevent swarming and store honey efficiently. It suggests limiting hives to what the field can support and ensuring winter stores before expanding.
A guide on chick rearing contrasts using young fowls versus old breeders to balance eggs and breed quality. It covers early feeding, nest care, and watering needs for first weeks, plus notes on disease prevention and natural feeding. The piece also includes a detailed report from The Country Gentleman on G’s sheep operation, lambing, wool, market strategies, and costs, highlighting risks, shelter, feeding, and the effort required for profitable cattle and sheep farming in regional markets.
A Rural New Yorker tip explains placing two or three swarms in a new hive to double or triple the working force of each colony and harvest 150 pounds or more of surplus honey. It cites the old maxim large hives for surplus and small hives for increase.
In 1874 a sick Geneva office worker becomes a Colorado sheep farmer near Colorado Springs. He builds a growing empire of 18 ranches, 6000 sheep on 100 square miles, with water scarce and spring grazing central. The piece details ranch layout, staffing, winter housing, feeding, and daily routines of herdsmen, plus counting methods, water usage, and seasonal lambing planned for May.
The article notes several tons of winter rye cut for hay, reporting healthier milk and butter from cattle fed green rye, and suggests expanding rye fodder crops if dry weather persists. It discusses pasture management, field renovation with harrowing to remove obnoxious plants, and emphasizes using clean seed for reseeding. It also touches on year round strawberry culture and practical limits of flavor.
A nostalgic verse about a mother sewing infant garments with delicate lace and fine embroidery. It speaks of dreams, future kings, and the memory of a baby who passed away, reflecting on the tender work of motherhood and fragile keepsakes.
A detailed guide on painting silk with watercolors or oils, plus cushions and household ornaments. It covers materials, pinning silk to boards, design tracing, color techniques, and finishes such as screen decoration and parasols. It includes instructions for crazy cushions, scrap-bag ideas, and a comprehensive Dictionary of Stitches with basic cast on and off methods and hem-stitch guidance.
If you want summer boarders and live in a New England town send your ad address at once to The Boston Daily Globe by mail. Include a Laclose stamp to cover postage.
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