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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1883
Page
2
An extended essay advocates farming as a business, urging capital, labor-saving machinery, and organized co operation. It compares farming to manufacturing, endorses stock feeding, proper land use, and the dairy and apple drying ventures. It covers water power, local farmer cooperatives, Shaker efficiency, and livestock care including sheep feeding, water quality, and wind exposure effects.
The piece advises proper pasture management for sheep in summer. It stresses well drained nutritious grass, correct stocking to avoid over or under grazing, and the dangers of feeding sand. It recommends mowing or restocking pastures and dividing flocks by age and vigor, with supplemental grain when forage is scarce to prevent wool quality deterioration.
Professor Sanborn of Columbia College argues that early maturity is essential for profitable meat production. He cites data from experiments showing older, larger animals require more feed per pound of growth. He notes fodder waste and potential profits from better feeding, urging farmers to utilize corn fodder and wheat straw more efficiently. He emphasizes practical feeding trials and practical farming advancement.
An Iowa dairy stock breeders address to the Improved Stock Breeders of Iowa urges immediate national legislation to stamp out contagious pleuro-pneumonia. It argues Congress must act to protect livestock nationwide, notes unanimous Western and Iowa support, criticizes Senate inaction, and emphasizes cattle’s vital economic role. Also discusses milking capacity development and best feeding practices for dairy cows.
The excerpt shows a political ultimatum urging lawmakers in Washington to enact needed laws or resign, reflecting a demand for change from rural interests and hinting at a populist ultimatum from Iowa farmers.
Professor Stewart notes the cow as a major producer, arguing a breeder cow should yield about 6000 pounds of milk annually. A cow weighing 900 pounds would convert food into milk far exceeding its flesh gain, requiring ample nutriment and careful care to sustain such output.
Farmers Advocate urges careful culling to protect flock improvement. Sire quality often exceeds dam, so saving superior ewe lambs strengthens future brood, reduces management risks, and offsets temporary high prices. Rigorous exclusion of aged animals preserves growth and long term profitability.
The article discusses clover as a key growth crop replacing some chemical fertilizers and its role in U S agriculture. It notes seed production totals from 1860 to 1880, state contributions, clover hammering into hay and seed, extension of acres, and rising exports including Germany and France. It highlights census data on seed harvest, acreage, threshing and milling, with an optimistic view of future expansion and economic value.
The United States raises and consumes more pigs than any nation, supplying fresh food and exporting over 106 million dollars worth in 1881. Pigs maximize feed use, sustain pioneers, and profit from corn belts. German fears over trichina are disputed, as ministerial reports suggest German ham, not American pork, spread disease.
In the second annual sorghum report from the University of Wisconsin Madison experiments Professor Magnus Swenson finds Barry Amber the only mature cane among twenty six varieties. Fertilizers show little effect on sugar yield. Deterioration after cutting is rapid in warm weather. juice must be defecated quickly with lime. Syrup costs indicate four and a half cents per pound with an eight cent sale price. Sandy soil favors cane for sugar due to warmth and low organic matter. richer soils yield more but require careful tillage. Seed selection and vigor testing are stressed. early varieties prove best for Wisconsin given careful soil prep.
The article describes stripping stalks with a heavy tool, saving seed with a hatchet and plank, and drying heads on shelves to prevent mould. Seed heads can be fed to hogs, with byproducts like syrup and sugar skimings tested as pig feed when supplemented with dry meal or cane seed. Estimated syrup yield for 1882 in the state is about 600,000 gallons.
Hon J R Dodge criticizes Dr Collier’s discharge and sugar policy, noting the department’s compensation aims and the limited practical sugar trials. Wiley defends Loring, pledges continued support, and outlines plans to overhaul sugar machinery, with contract work and field trials set for the season. The piece condemns sensationalism, urges unity among farmers and officials, and highlights broader agricultural updates and sardine industry notes.
Prices for fertilizing materials shown in a fragmented vintage list. Sulphate ammonia 24 to 26 percent at 4 cents per pound. Nitrate soda 24 to 6 percent at 24 cents per pound. potash and phosphates with per ton and per unit ranges. Includes dried blood and bone meal figures, various ammonia contents, phosphate varieties, and related additives.
Practical notes on measuring river flow and stream depth using multiple points and velocity estimates. Tips cover well and cistern maintenance, sunlit bottom visibility, weather effects on wheat, grain pests, odors in hen houses, corn soaking for better digestibility, and historical wheat varieties. Includes agricultural ploughing and soil pulverization observations from Professor E W Stewart.
The New York Tribune quotes a jaded actor mockingly questioning how the public would view Mrs Langtry living in a grand hotel and traveling with a caravan. He cites the spectacle, the attention, and the gawkers as enduring puzzles in her celebrity life.
A twelve year neuralgia sufferer details three months on Compound Oxygen. She reports significant pain relief and urges others not to endure as before. The publishers Drs. Starkey and Palen offer free information and case reports from their Philadelphia address.
A bride and groom wed on a bridge linking Maryland and West Virginia as a late train lingered. The ceremony on the bridge, led by a minister with a lantern bearing best man, drew onlookers from both sides. The couple, both under legal age, then crossed back to West Virginia as the wedding march echoed over the water. One couple hailed from Harrisonburg, West Virginia.
A Philadelphia Times piece describes a simple brass embossing method. A brass plate on wood is die hammered to create frosted grounds and varied impressions. From a cheap brass sheet, skilled hands produce items worth far more, including card receivers and wedding mementos, while developing mechanical arts skills.
The advice links good health to enjoying life and suggests treating biliousness and constipation with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgetive Pellets. The note claims the remedy is mild yet certain in its operation and available from all druggists.
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