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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1884
Page
2
A concise farming feature presented under the byline AROUND THE FARM. Edited by Andrew H Ward offers practical notes on horticulture animal care and rural living with brief tips and community sketches.
A letter argues butter salting preserves by absorbing moisture and diffusing salt through fat, refuting claims salt harms butter. Stewart shares microscopic findings from two samples, describes his salt-in-butter process, and notes salted butter can keep months to a year and even improve flavor with proper mixing and packing.
Farmers in Columbia County New York hold field meetings to discuss grass land and hay crops. President Powell leads discussions on Timothy hay, cutting timing, manure or plaster dressing, and meadow pasturing, with wives sharing culinary samples.
An Indiana Farmer account details the corn root worm, a slender white grub whose larval attack targets corn roots from May to August. It explains life stages from egg to beetle, notes seasonal damage patterns, and suggests crop rotation and future experiments to find effective controls.
A letter urges farmers to read fertilizer labels carefully and match nutrients to crops. It notes a local dealer sold a phosphoric acid heavy superphosphate with no potash, harming hops and potatoes. The author explains nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash drive growth, emphasizes correct proportions, and warns against generic purchases.
Practical guidance on sowing corn fodder for feed and ear formation. Discusses spacing, drill depth, seed rate of one and a half bushels per acre, and interval seeding from June onward for succession. Notes early cutting preserves starch and sugars while late cutting risks crude fibre. recommends cultivation and weed control.
Farmers discuss best times to cut corn fodder for drying and safety. Opinions split on cutting before tassel development versus after frost. Methods include using a reaping machine for large fields, piling fodder in medium to small shocks, and allowing initial drying before binding.
A cautious Indiana farmer outlines hay cut timing based on seed maturity and dew. He stresses delaying until most seeds are ripe, sunny dry weather, no dew or rain that day, and swift handling to avoid spoilage. He notes summer rain patterns and rejects moon signs or weather prophets.
A long reader discussion from a dairy column argues for making July milk into high quality September cheese. It cites weather, nitrogen content, and cow nervousness as key factors, notes past Boston prices for February and July cheese, and urges farmers to pursue a disciplined, cool ripening regime to close the price gap.
English chemists Percy Frankland and Jordan studied gases released by fermenting hay. They observed carbonic acid as hay sweats, with traces of hydrogen and hydrocarbons, even after oxygen was depleted. Experiments in various atmospheres showed nitrogen evolution during fermentation, ceasing as oxygen was exhausted, then resuming when oxygen was added.
The piece argues few farms exceed 60 percent capacity and few 100 acres, urging surplus sales to fund improvements and stock. Jersey averages one animal per two acres, illustrating intensive farming. It advocates returning sons to farms, pursuing agricultural study over medicine or law, and boosting farming's prestige and profitability.
A cautionary notice lists harmful plants common in homes and gardens. Buttercups, oleander, wild bryony, laburnum seeds, caustic petals, and seeds of the calalpa tree pose dangers to children. Daffodils, water hemlock, water dropworts, and meadow hemlock can cause severe illness or death.
Farmers should milk first calf heifers regularly to train them to a steady flow. Allowing calves to nurse with mothers delays udder development and can lead to rebellious cows when milking starts. Early milking builds the habit for future years. milk should be kept up and drying off timed carefully.
A reader recounts bloat loss and describes prevention by soft food before pasture. Proposes a chalk and strong cider vinegar remedy, given in warm liquid form, praised for rapid relief and claimed to also ease a horse colic. Canadian Farmer note.
Mississippi forms a State Association to promote jute cultivation while thousands of Southern farmers plant it for seed. An intelligent Greek scout, Mr Menelas, after studying India’s jute, has grown it at Brookhaven, Mississippi, for four to five years and reports fiber quality matches India grown jute.
Discussion notes that jute fiber can be grown in the southern States with returns from 76 to 100 dollars per acre. It describes planting methods, growth time, seed size, and a machine by J. Albee Sutth of St. Louis to separate fiber. The process would reduce dependence on foreign jute, with a Hartford mill already producing paper from jute. Seed availability is via the Washington commissioner of Agriculture.
Get Ready for Turnips. Plough and harrow the ground to germinate seeds and kill weeds before sowing. Use cultivator and harrow again, thin plants to six inches, and apply ample seed to deter moths. Ashes may deter the fly, carbolic acid wash can help, and rutabagas offer a strong field crop with potash and super phosphate as fertilizers.
The article argues farmers should provide extra feed and a quiet stall for cows before calving, noting that neglect leads to calf loss and reduced profits. It urges outside pens if needed, better feeding, and humane treatment of both cow and calf, stressing intrinsic rights and economic gains.
Farmers report a shift to South Carolina rock superphosphate and bone phosphates priced at 40 to 50 dollars per ton with 13 to 15 percent available phosphoric acid. Through cooperative purchasing and state chemist verification, buyers claim less risk of deception and overall satisfactory results. The writer uses 15 to 20 tons yearly and notes mixed findings on seed and phosphate contact in sowing experiments.
A practical sheep raiser presents long notes on humane and efficient grazing. He emphasizes timely watering, proper movement, and early feeding to prevent stress and mismanagement. The guidance covers leading, shading, rest, night confinement, and maximizing range while protecting tender herbage.
The text urges preserving home grazing ranges during late summer months August through October to ensure sheep winter survival. It stresses keeping ranges visible as the main winter reliance so sheep do not need long distances from pens during storms.
The article argues that strict cleanliness and ventilation are vital for dairy success. It cites German dairies, often partly underground and kept at around 60 degrees, with brick floors, cement, drainage channels, and smooth whitewashed walls. Low pans, clean air, and odor-free atmospheres preserve milk and butter quality, noting similar practices in the eastern United States and the use of running water and wind power to ensure first class production.
The article notes Germany's beet sugar production dwarfs Cuba and cites rising output from 1870 to 1885, with a surplus export in 1883-84. It then shifts to American agriculture tips covering potatoes, vegetables, weed control, and soil management, plus livestock care and farm routines emphasizing efficient cultivation and prudent resource use.
A historic catalog note listing numerous magazines and periodicals with subscription terms. It details a No publication for under one year policy, one magazine per address, and instructions to begin subscriptions with a stated issue. An address field is indicated for sending subscriptions.
Advertising seems to push Hot Bitters with plain talk about merits to persuade a trial. The remedy is widely sold and praised in papers both religious and secular. Proponents claim the Mop Bitters use the plant’s virtues to create a medicine obvious to all observers.
The fragment notes a lingering illness rewarded by a Hop Bitters remedy praised by doctors who did little good. The reader is urged to be thankful for the medicine, reflecting the era’s reliance on patent remedies and local medical trust. The tone echoes common health booster stories of the period.
A grieving couple recounts years of illness in their daughter described as suffering from kidney and liver complications and nervous debility. They say after years of under qualified care the child found relief with Hop Bitters, a simple remedy they had previously shunned.
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