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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1885
Page
2
The national reputation of James Vick guarantees value in a guide for farmers and households. It serves as a companion in the home, offering instruction in flower culture, lawn care, conservatories, and houseplant care. It covers floral decorations, aquatic plants, annuals, perennials, bulbs, hardy shrubs, and insect enemies.
A Townsendville subscriber asks how to stop milk leakage in a cow. The reply suggests more frequent milking to prevent overflow, noting that overfeeding or a very productive cow may cause leakage. If the issue stems from injury or poor udder development, little can be done.
The article argues for a diverse and timely vegetable garden as essential to family support from spring to frost. It stresses continuous succession planting, varied crops from asparagus to corn, and avoiding small patch plantings, with late-season crops prioritized to ensure food through almost all seasons.
Massachusetts weighs the 1884 Board of Agriculture report with focus on Goessmann’s fertilizer valuation, noting trade values favor manufacturers and mislead farmers. It covers seed depth for grain sowing, roller use, drilling, and effects of soil texture on germination, urging careful moisture management and soil conditioning for better yields.
Andrew H. Warp criticizes current fertilizer laws for obscuring the role of moisture in analysis and questions why governing bodies do not require disclosure of constituent quantities. He argues that buyers are misled and urges amendments to reflect true plant-food availability and prices.
Analyzing drought impact on seed depth in moist beds, multiple trials show shallow sowing often fails while deeper sowing from 44 to 1 1/4 inches yields sturdy sprouts when two days of steady moisture meets warm temperatures. Rain after sowing aids growth and top development, notes W L DeVoreaux in Country Gentleman.
The article advises practical methods to remove stubborn Bermuda grass and quack from orchards via focused tillage and mulching. It promotes timely weekly or biweekly soil work, manipulation near tree trunks, and mulching with well rotted manure or compost to smother regrowth and boost tree health. It also discusses lamb feeding, ewe milk production, and feeding specifics to enhance milk yield using oats, linseed meal, pea meal, and wheat bran.
A detailed from the garden notes on planting, ridge preparation, and cultivation for sweet potatoes. It covers timing from May to June, soil conditioning, ridging three feet apart, two feet between plants, shallow ploughing, drying, and the recommended tools. It also explains puddling roots with cow dung mixture, setting depth, weed control, and storage methods to preserve yield through winter.
A correspondent seeks ways to boost lamb growth when ewes yield insufficient milk. Fresh cow milk from a recently calved cow aids rapidly fattened lambs, while after months of milking it becomes unsuitable. If fresh milk is unavailable, mix in boiled flaxseed jelly for a laxative effect. A teaspoonful suits a young lamb. skimmed milk with flaxseed can keep lambs growing vigorously if warmed and not overfed.
A practical guide to rearing day-old turkeys emphasizing hygiene, staged feeding starting with boiled eggs and milk bread, progression to cooked grains, bone meal supplementation, and frequent meals. It warns against sour or uncooked foods and stresses keeping coops dry, shelter from rain, and returning birds to the coop nightly.
Advice from the Live Stock Journal urges strict cleanliness in dairy operations from the cow house to milking pails. It warns that unclean practices taint milk and butter, affecting marketability and consumer trust, and stresses careful inspection of vessels and proper udder hygiene.
The article explains that fresh urine contains urea and small amounts of phosphoric acid and potash, with ammonia forming upon air exposure. Ammonia binds soil, unlike urea which leaches. Fermentation depends on temperature, so urine should not be washed on soil or frozen ground. For households, store urine slops in a compost heap or absorbent barrels for later use.
Farmers and gardeners should firm the soil lightly over small seed to encourage sprouting and support seedlings, pressing only a few inches wide and not more than one to two inches deep. Avoid heavy rollers on broadcast seeding, as excessive firming damages ploughing benefits and may dry out shallow seeds in heat and drought.
A ploughman explains that firming the topsoil conserves moisture for seed germination. Moist soils require little pressure, while dry soils demand stronger pressing to prevent excessive drying. The operation must follow rainfall and local conditions, guided by practical experience.
The article urges cattle farmers to diversify fodder with oat crops for healthier stock and higher yields. It stresses sowing four bushels per acre to produce fine, sweet straw, proper curing, and avoiding smoky hay. Rust risk is noted, with guidance to harvest at the right stage.
A discussion from the Live Stock Journal on whether deep ploughing benefits green soiling crops like fodder corn sown at different times. It notes that true deep ploughing depends on prior depth, with six inches often deep for land previously tilled five inches, and that overestimation of depth is common. For corn, manure should be worked into the surface and millet may accompany corn for feeding. peas and oats yield good green feed and second crop clover can be fed as well. Clover is highly profitable and aids livestock.
Advice from Country Gentleman on farm poultry: variety in grain and a well kept, undisturbed environment boosts laying. Emphasizes home range, clean quarters, pure water, and access to farm grain including wheat. Notes free-range can hurt profits, while well-managed hens with winter feed add value to the farm.
Practical points outline fattening tactics for sheep, noting that top prices come from very heavy carcasses. It discusses weights for quality consignments, the shift from 100 pound wethers to 200 pound Christmas carcasses, and the choice between feeding lambs or mature mutton depending on market conditions. It emphasizes profitability and market timing for feeders.
Prairie Farmer advises close yarding for six weeks with heavy feeding but ample litter to prevent foot rot misinterpretation. After yarding, graze on rich pasture from September, then switch to corn fodder and a gradual rise in grain. Daily exercise, varied forage, and careful rationing prevent shocks and losses.
A reader shares practical methods for growing fodder corn to maximize yield and feeding value. Advice covers planting dates, row spacing, hill count, harvesting timing, cutting practice, and saving bundles with rye straw ties. Emphasizes later planting in warm soil, three cultivations, and harvesting when ears show ripeness.
Practical notes on fertilizer use with hen manure and ashes for corn and wheat, sow and boar aging, pig rearing, and optimum litter timing. Also notes on mercury soil treatment for phylloxera, corn emphasis when wheat scarce, and a method to wipe tent caterpillars using soft soap solution in tented trees.
An 19th century guide explains laying ivy on ground, selecting yeuns shoots of edera helix from walls, trench planting, soil amendments, and notch depth. It details spacing nine inches between rows, April or May planting, weed control, and annual May clipping for rapid regrowth and year round cover.
A guide to growing pansies through cooler months with nursery methods. Early autumn planting yields flowering stock, while seedlings offer continuous bloom with minimal care. Use rich soil, manure, leaf mould, river sand, and avoid repeating seasons. manage pests with dipped cuttings.
Lilac propagation is easy but excessive sprouts reduce flowering. Remove suckers and keep a clean stem or set of stems. After flowering, cut out old flower stems to prevent seed production and direct energy to forming next spring's flower buds. Trained plants yield a full bloom each year.
Instructions outline growing Smilax bulbs in pots with a late summer drying period, separating bulbs in September, and replanting with a soil mix. Details cover pot preparation with woven bones, leaf mould, sand, and loam, placement around the pot, trellis setup, and careful watering.
The plants begin to shoot up. Water may be increased but not heavily until growth is free. Many misjudge with overwatering which causes bulbs to rot.
The piece discusses meteors as iron-rich interplanetary scraps deflected by planets and heating upon atmospheric entry. It notes the lure of terrestrial dust from frayed meteors and compares reading information from light versus dust. It cites Sir William Thomson and the British Association's committee, led by Schuster, proving meteoric dust from Himalaya ice fields and Greenland.
A vintage advert lists Hale's Honey a cough remedy priced at 26¢ along with Glenn's Sulphur Soap for beauty 260 German Corn Remover for corn and bunion treatment Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye in Black and Brown 50¢ Pike's Toothache Drops claimed to cure in one minute 25¢ and Dean's Rheumatic Pills labeled as a sure cure at 60 cents.
A reading list of periodicals with prices and terms for the week. It lists titles such as American Agriculturist Atlantic Monthly Harper's and many others, plus ordering rules and a note that one year minimum subscription to The Weekly Globe is required and only one magazine per address. Includes prices, premiums, and start date guidance.
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