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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1884
Page
2
The article argues agriculture as the nation’s backbone, linking agricultural strength to wealth, independence, and moral health. It champions educated farming, records of operations, soil science, and balanced fertilization to boost yields and national prosperity.
English farmers use rich feed for manure and deduct half its cost. The author urges valuing various foods by their manure value and presents a short table to illustrate how each food contributes to soil enrichment.
The article contrasts knowledge of better farming with action. It lists practices like wintering stock, maintaining machinery, breeding, crop rotations, clover and fertilizers, soil fertility, orchard planting, thrifty gardens, composting manure, tool readiness, and forest protection, noting the gap between theory and execution. It cites Indiana Farmer as the source.
An English naval officer devised a frame method to estimate wheat per acre before harvest. A circular form yields bushel estimates from grain on the frame, with figures per square yard and pounds per bushel, showing 2 oz yields about 10.08 bushels per acre and 6 oz about 30.25 bushels per acre, based on sixty pounds per bushel.
Experiments by John Spiers and Thomas Lawson explore phosphatic manures and potato and turnip growth. Spiers compares twelve tons stable dung plus phosphates and potash with large scale plots yielding Magnums, Reading Abbeys, and other varieties. Lawson extends to multiple farms measuring dissolved versus undissolved phosphates and nitrogenous additions across diverse soils and elevations.
The article notes a sweeping advance in dairy production over twenty years, likening it to a textile revolution. It cites improved breeding, feeding, cleanliness, and humane cow treatment as key drivers, reducing costs and boosting profits while warning prices may fall as efficiency grows.
Instructions on preparing ground for late cabbage, planting in July, spacing about three feet, manure or fertilizer per two hills, rolling and furrowing to cover, careful cultivation with a cultivator, mid October lifting and bed formation, winter protection with leaves and brush.
The article notes sheep and poultry profits rely on increased rearings. It cites low survival rates from eggs and hatchlings and reports English farmers averaging 150 to 169 percent increase in lambs over multiple years. It emphasizes feeding—linseed cake salt crushed oats and hay—as key.
The article notes distinct sheep breeds for mutton and wool with heavy and large mutton types and long fine and middle wools. It contrasts American focus on wool with English emphasis on mutton and critiques foreign wool competition and city-market quality, highlighting uniform flocks and buyers prioritizing herd turnover over marketable meat.
Farmers rely on sowed corn to feed cattle when pasture is scarce in August, but alternatives exist. Irrigating a few acres can create fresh pasture, while oats grown to full grain often yield cheaper milk with lower cost. A sequence of oat crops can bridge the drought period, though more land is needed, offering dairymen better returns than sowed corn.
The article explains that winter housing concentrates livestock and alert attendants catch illnesses early, while summer grazing leaves cattle to self feed and water, often for long periods. Regular inspections are crucial for high value herds to prevent losses, as extended gaps between rounds reduce oversight and raise risk. J T Durant of Lower Cabot Virginia raises brown Leghorns.
The piece offers practical advice on poultry dusting with wood ash and lime, feeding regimes, and hygiene. It covers phosphate use in turnips, potash with manure, wheat harvesting methods, and pasture rotation for sows, plus crop timing, celery trenching, and haymaking strategies. It also cites experiments from Columbia College and the New York Experiment Station and includes farm yields from Long Island and other notes on dairy cow aging and milk production.
A farmer advises that milk after the first calf reflects lifetime staying power, recommending fall calving for heifers. Proper care and ensilage help sustain milk flow, while spring calving may lead to dry udders by fall.
A dense listing of magazine and journal subscriptions with prices, including American Dairy Journal, Atlantic Monthly, American Art Journal, Army & Navy Journal, Boston Medical Journal, Journal of Microscopy, Harper's, and Leisure Hours among many others. The page catalogs various titles, some with premiums, and notes pricing for new or discounted subs.
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