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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1885
Page
2
Agricultural discussion explains how plants absorb nitrogen, the role of humus, and how decomposition and fertilizers affect availability. It covers ammonia versus nitrates, and practical methods to save stable manure through proper handling, gypsum, acids, and soil covering to maximize nitrogen retention for crops.
The article reports persistent pests endangering onions, notably the onion maggot and cutworm. It details how maggots attack young stems, causing withered plants and costly replanting, while cutworms ravage crops at night. Remedies are limited, and crop rotation is questioned, with farmers urging better pest control practices.
The article urges thorough constant mulching for fruit trees as essential care. It notes nature covers trees with leaves forming a protective mold that enriches roots. Removing forest leaf cover deprives trees of their natural protection when planted in fields.
A Ohio Farmer article urges protecting tree roots year round with mulch. It explains summer mulching reduces weeds, preserves soil moisture, and aids gradual fertilization, while winter mulch prevents frost damage. It recommends coarse materials like horse manure and straw, notes risks of straw attracting pests, and advises reapplying if blown away.
Fifteen years of millet hay cultivation for dairy stock is detailed with a hands on method. The writer describes cutting with a light mower, letting windrows form, and raking and bunching with a horse rake to form cocks. Stages include quick turning and pitching to finish curing, then moving the cock to the barn after the island is fixed and opened.
The Tribune describes hay loading methods using a six-pecs fork and round loads, noting the loader’s technique and risks for workers. It praises the green hay, air drying, and reduced woody fiber, claiming strong emissions of efficiency across departments. It mentions Timothy loads per acre and cows’ appetite for millet hay, advising feeding millet alone and avoiding salt.
A veteran farmer argues that thick seeding for corn fodder yields poorer cattle feed than well spaced planting. He cites Ohio experiments from 1882 to 1884 showing one stalk every six inches in rows three and a half feet apart gives higher fodder and corn output, nearly four tons per acre. He warns dense planting causes poor curing and mold, recommending the six-inch spacing plan for best quality feed.
The article explains how nitrogen and carbohydrate levels shift with plant age in clover and timothy, noting higher digestibility in younger plants and the superior value of blooms in bloom. It advises starting mowing when clover blossoms brown and timothy heads shed blossoms for best hay quality.
A Kansas Farmer piece extols buckwheat as a green manure and soil renovator. It highlights its adaptability, rapid growth, weed suppression, and usefulness in preparing ground for strawberries and other crops. It also notes bee pasturage value and practical sowing timelines from spring to fall.
The article extols Lima beans as highly valued and delicious and offers detailed farming guidance. It advises sheltered, deep, rich soil and early spring preparation, with rows four feet apart and six foot poles per intersection. Manure is dug in to form a bed, beans planted shallowly, eye down, with 8 10 seeds per hill, then thinning to 3 4 strongest as growth begins.
A detailed practical account by a longtime breeder outlining gestation, kidding schedule, and herd management for Angora goats. The author notes 585 kids from 460 does, late kidding benefits, shearing timing, corral setup, kid separation strategy, and loss rates. Mohair output from 1024 goats totaled 8899 pounds, with price ranges cited for superior mohair, advocating pure-blooded bucks for best results.
Farmers should retain valuable sows and avoid culling proven breeders. Fattening and timely breeding planning determine future pig yields. Keep accurate farrowing records, separate sows before farrowing, provide dry airy quarters, and feed pigs to reach six months and 180 pounds or more. sales will occur regardless of market.
Practical guidance from a Maryland gardener on celery transplanting mid month soil and water needs. Advice covers radishes turnips lettuce strawberry pruning grape bagging rot remedies and fig culture with trenching and root care for winter fruit yield.
Agricultural tips cover raspberry and blackberry propagation, strawberry runners, rival weeds and insect control, hay stacking methods, seed handling for wheat corn and potatoes, onion and turnip worm remedies, mold and disease notes for celery and potatoes, bee feed recipe, sweet potato cultivation, and beef and dairy cattle breeding guidance with crossbreeding options and pasture management considerations.
The article divides hay asthma into constitutional and exciting causes, noting some individuals’ heightened mucous membrane sensitivity and how drafts, dust, perfumes, and certain fumes trigger attacks. It advises avoidance of dust, cold air exposure, perfumes, and excessive heat, plus living by rule, limited drug use, and cautious treatment during attacks.
A historic home remedy describes gathering horseradish leaves before frost, drying them in a sunny window, storing in a labeled paper sack, and using heated leaves with vinegar on affected skin to induce sweating. It suggests adding dry mustard for stronger effects and claims relief for headaches chest pain toothache and facial soreness without blisters, noting soothing but mildly burning sensation.
The article argues depilatories are largely useless due to lime content and shallow action. It favors tweezers for safety and durability, discusses causes of hair growth such as constitutional quirks and diet, and outlines invasive cures destroying the follicle by needle, heat, or electricity, noting accompanying pain and risk.
The text urges lime sprinkled on earthen cellars for vitality, remedies for swallowed fish bones with egg white and bread, regular dental care for children, and the value of ripe fruit during cholera season. It condemns neglect of health, promotes education, and extols cold water over alcoholic drinks for thirst, arguing health and sanity outweigh wealth.
Advice from the Cleveland Leader on proper forms of address for high offices. It explains respectful titles for the President, cabinet members, senators, and congressmen, emphasizing superiority of military titles and the social dynamics of flatterin g. The piece warns against casual terms and urges cautious, high-status language to gain favors.
Hale’s Honey marketed as a cough cure appears alongside a lineup of patent medicines. The list includes Glenn’s Sulphur Soap for healing and beautifying, German Corn Remover claims to remove corns, Hill’s Hair and Whisker Dye in black and brown, Pike’s Toothache Drops promising relief in one minute, Dean’s Rheumatic Pills labeled a sure cure, with prices noted in cents.
A compact catalog listing numerous magazines and journals with yearly subscription prices. The list names Arthur's Home Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Century, Country Gentleman, Woman’s pages, and many others, with price figures and occasional premiums or notes about premiums. It notes that only one magazine may be sent to each address and requests subscription start issue details.
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