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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1887
Page
2
The article urges early wheat cutting to maximize starch and gluten content for seed and flour, noting the doughy stage preserves nutrition. It explains the thin bran, heavier straw, and better nutrition for stock, with a mid stage for best results and avoiding shelling losses.
Article discusses optimal wheat harvesting timing based on straw whitening and head conditions. It cites Charles L. Flint and findings from Ohio State University about flour quality, gluten development, and bread-making implications when harvesting at different stages.
The guide advocates growing seed wheat on select land with thorough soil preparation. It recommends ploughing, harrowing, rolling, and mixing manure and bran to form a fine seed bed, then sowing with a drill at ten bushels per acre in two passes. It stresses choosing proven local varieties and ensuring clean, pure seed.
The article explains haymaking timing to preserve nutrients, noting grasses cure differently. It covers methods like windrows and cocks, stresses rapid drying, and warns about dew affecting clover. Advice includes mowing clover after dew, protecting stacked fields, and layering with clay and straw to prevent heating.
A farmer explains handling heavy clover by laying out land with stakes for even width and using a tail-rake from bent white oak to keep the mower track clear. Notes timing for dew and moon phases, and warns against cutting at peak heat to prevent wilting while discussing differences between upland and river-bottom clover and curing challenges.
Stephen Powers describes haymaking practices including windrow drying, making piles called cocks, spreading greens in light showers, and avoiding salt on hay. He notes lime absorbs moisture and improves hay quality, warns against salting, and shares methods to prevent spoilage and maintain nutritional value in various seasons.
W. H. Bull describes a rotation system to suppress weeds by alternating turf and garden crops. He details fall ploughing of turf for corn, cabbage on corn land, then potatoes, and subsequent crops like parsnips, beets, onions, spinach, peas, horseradish, beans, and tomatoes. Regular hand weeding and manure use accompany each phase to keep weeds down and soil fertile.
Farmers seek practical controls for rose beetle as a local, sandy-soil pest. Mrs. Chrismaman of Chrisman Virginia traces infestation to a swampy, limited area and urges locating its breeding ground. Methods include jar-and-beat techniques, kerosene, and careful dusting with substances when leaves dew, plus targeted planks and grasses to repel the beetle.
The article notes beetles drawn to certain plants and outlines a trial using Clinton grapevine lure, garden heliotrope and valerian as decoys. Valerian planted about 20 feet apart along grape trellises attracted beetles away from vines, with stems bent to sweep beetles into water to destroy them.
Garden guidance covers mulching gladioli with rotten manure in hot dry weather, early staking of spikes, and watering needs. It advises sourcing hardy ferns for shady home spots, collecting seeds through the season, and simple seed-cleaning methods. It also details seed bags, worm control, pruning after bloom, and using kitchen waste water to irrigate and fertilize plants.
Long account of the blueberry industry in New England detailing yearly shipm ents, main transport routes via Milford New Hampshire to Boston, crate types, and the Walton branch. It lists pickers from diverse backgrounds, notes on preservation and market dynamics, wage practices, and the relative profitability versus other small fruits.
The author describes trying a plant that would ground cover and flourish in fine soil. He mentions experiments with various blueberry varieties, noting some survive in swamps or pasture, and suggests it could be transplanted to many states from New Hampshire to Kansas.
Farmers can convert straw into valuable manure faster by turning and trampling the pile with pigs. Scatter grain, release pigs to mix, then recover the rich feed and manure as it heats. Frequent turning speeds fermentation, improves the heap, and preserves nutrients before they wash away in rain.
Debates on calf age for first calving split breeders' opinions. Denmark trials show three year olds produced more total milk and meat over time, while two year olds faced higher replacement risks. The piece argues mature, well conditioned cows calving young can delay but not prevent early maturity, stressing balanced feeding and health.
An essay notes hogs fed on good food, clean water, and warm shelter resist disease. Hog cholera is contagious and spreads via hogs, water, stray animals, dogs, birds, clothing, and possibly wind. It stresses keeping infected hogs isolated, maintaining cleanliness, disinfecting premises, and removing sick animals promptly.
Professor Riley of the Department of Agriculture travels through Oneida and nearby New York counties studying the hop louse. He finds hop damage can be curbed by timing insecticide sprays before the larval state and by removing plum trees that harbor the pests. The piece also covers onion maggot management, bark lice controls with kerosene and soap emulsion, and notes on manure, fertilizers, cattle sales, and soil improvement practices.
The article discusses swarming as a nearly inevitable issue for progressive beekeepers. It notes that complete swarming prevention is unlikely, but division can control swarm pressure. It advises when to divide colonies, manage space, and rely on existing bee literature to balance honey yield with colony vigor.
A humorous verse about a charming boot shaping romance, then a vignette from a printery where a man quizzes a clerk with a list of questions. The items reveal quirks of daily life and a playful narrator. The piece blends light poetry with a colloquial office scene.
A Brooklyn article traces a notorious Price family, led by David Price, as it details a history of crime and vice beginning in 1882. It chronicles repeated neglect, theft, and abuse, with children sent to hospitals and reformatories while the parents pursued wealth through begging and larceny.
A jumbled excerpt discusses descendants scattered nationwide and mentions a person living in Foughkeepgie. It hints that prevention beats cure and notes an officer named Acomb entering the office. The text queries training for thieves and refers to Brooklyn, Patera, Wing, and a history about crime.
The New York Sun recounts Mickey Finns aging billy goat at Stumpy Field. After escaping his rope he nibbles a sprig, endures a clash with Mrs Finn, and is muzzled. Boys pilfer fireworks powder, plan an explosion under the goat, but the fuse goes awry when the goat snacks the trail and ignites the charge.
The London Truth notes Rev. Muller founder of a Bristol orphanage has completed a world preaching tour after ten years away. At 82 he returns in splendid health with united congregations over a million people reached during the journey.
A Chicago Tribune fragment records a man seeking a house and evaluating a building. The readable passage shows his wary tone as he weighs location and condition, hinting at the practical questions typical of midcentury urban housing searches.
A fragment describes a resident disturbed by trains passing at all hours. The owner decries the close proximity to a railroad warding off sleep with thundering engines and screeching wheels. The scene mentions Mrs. de Cora and Mrs. bb, with Mrs. Jones defending the proximity.
Poem by Robert J. Burdette about a woman overwhelmed with trunks band boxes and bags seized in a tavern scene. The narration mixes metaphor and travel imagery as the boxes tower unattainable while a frightened room and wingless bird lull in the night. The voice shifts between playful bravado and mounting tension.
A list of magazine and journal subscription prices and rules appears, noting no publication sent for less than a year and no order without a yearly WEBBLY GLOBE subscription. The catalog includes American Rural Home Andover Review Atlantic Monthly American Art Journal Garden and many others with prices, plus a policy that orders to one address are limited and not all publications are furnished.
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