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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1888
Page
3
Dick Shelton leads a bold recovery of the Good Hope amid a night storm and a mutinous crew. Lawless, the old shipman, holds the tiller as arrows fly and the vessel fights sandbanks, wreck, and a hovering shore party while Foxham’s faction plots portside escape and Yorkist loyalties frame peril and oath.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a narrative moment on The Good Hope where a crew plans shore landing and a strong party to seize a captive. The text shows disjointed phrases about a pie near a house where Joanna lies and preparations to surface and surge the house.
As the Good Hope buckled through smoking waves many crew lie injured or ill in the bilge. Greenshere Cuckow and a sharp young companion remain able to advise Dick, who places them around the boatswain and then descends to the cabin where Lord Foxham is carried by his staff.
Fragmentary passage describes a tense coast defense scene with leaders calling for martial order. Guards protect homes farms and cattle, asserting private interests before national stakes. The text mentions English shores, France, and surmised conflicts as soldiers watch the coast in cold surroundings.
A seasonal plant guide cites Mina Lobata as a rapid climber with red to white tubular blooms, plus Japanese shrub Clematis like Prunus? and Anthemis Coronaria with double golden blooms. It notes Schizanthus, Pinnatus rosea, Prestii, Paplonaceous, Penstemon, Ager, Lychnis Flos Camp, Lobelia, and larger stocks as easy or ornamental choices with varied bloom times and hardiness.
A reader offers practical farming tips covering sweet corn timing weed control and bed readiness. Advice includes pruning grapevines thinning fruit bagging strawberries and using hellebore against currant worms. The piece also touches on early celery planting root propagation and safeguarding crops with carbolic acid.
The article notes ripened seed complicates gardening as young plants rival weeds. It urges timely hoeing to save labor, recommends pinning raspberry canes for sturdier growth, and suggests using fine wire to secure bags on grape clusters to prevent rot.
Practical guidance by T. B. Terry on growing potatoes with green manure and ash in hills, minimizing wireworms and fungus. Includes seed selection, planting depth, manure use, and quick hand-picking of potato beetles with organized team effort and improvised equipment.
A farmer explains three essentials for a paying potato crop: rich soil, good seed, and proper cultivation. He describes seed selection, row layout, harrowing, and hoeing, plus weed control and beetle management. He notes past yields up to 640 bushels per acre at $1.15 a bushel and discusses use of Paris green with early experiments and hand-picking as safer alternatives.
A detailed discussion on optimal hay making from various grasses including clover and timothy. It covers effects of sun exposure, timing of cutting, and the tradeoffs between early and late harvests, with expert opinions from Professor Armsby, Sanborn, and Beal on digestibility and yields.
A historical note on stacking hay urges using boards or timbers as a foundation to keep hay dry, with the middle kept highest and even tapering to the sides. It describes method details for loading from different sides, topping with long coarse grass, and mentions thatched stacks and hay caps six feet square with corner pegs or cords to secure corners.
Observations argue the Jersey breed yields incomparable butter due to century long selection. Proper feeding and breeding focus on butter output, not mere milk, with trained cows and judicious nutrition elevating profitability while avoiding forced overfeeding.
The article argues Jersey cows offer economical butter yield and broad market demand. It asserts Jerseys become valuable to ordinary farmers, boosting breed value, prices, and breeding interest as dairymen recognize their dairy merits and profit potential. It cites Market demand and breeder incentives as key drivers for wider adoption.
Practical notes for beginners on soil fertility and crop management for mangels from the Ohio Farmer. Emphasizes heavy manuring, early spring ploughing, drilling seed, thinning rows, and using salt. Compares varieties and timing, with notes on storage, frost protection, yields per acre, and feeding mangels to hogs for winter.
A farmer discusses best practices for corn cultivation to maximize germination and minimize weed growth. He details drilling, rolling, and packing, then using a wheel-driven cultivator to control weeds without harming corn. He notes weather effects, timing for cultivation, and the goal of preventing crusts and seed loss.
A historic notice describes economical poultry feeding using mixed meats vegetables and grains. It outlines boiling liver or beef with beans rice and linseed meat, adding ground oats bran meal and corn, with salt and bread soda, forming cakes or crumbled feeds, and including clover and bullock hood water infusion. It warns salt and water needs, and emphasizes ample clean drinking water.
The text notes dandelion leaves are delicious for greens while the roots have a medicinal value. It contrasts the edible greens with the therapeutic use of the roots.
The article describes harvesting greens and how to prepare them for eating. It warns against using unfamiliar plants, notes plentiful greens like dandelions and cowslips, cabbage sprouts, and horse radish leaves, and suggests washing thoroughly. It explains cooking greens briefly and cautions against overcooking to avoid waste.
The Germantown Telegraph reports on remedies to prevent oat smut tested by Maine stations and New York trials. Methods include soaking seed in copper sulfate solution, caustic potash mix, rastile Soap with lime, and strong pork brine, each for specified durations before planting.
The farmer explains that flax needs weed-free land and good cultivation to be profitable. Best yields come after corn, potatoes, or a summer fallow, with deep spring plowing when following small grains. He sows between May 20 and June using a broad seed, harvests about ten weeks after spring wheat, and prefers binding flax for better handling.
In a year long experiment four cotton varieties were grown on identical land. Duncan’s Mammoth produced 294 pounds of seed cotton, Allen’s Longstaple 180, Peterkin 388, and Simpson’s Improved 146. Lint output varied with Duncan’s Mammoth 50 percent, Allen’s 30, Peterkin 42, Simpson’s 25. Simpson’s dropped out early. others persisted.
The article discusses hive dynamics where drones are expelled when honey is scarce, queen production, and the role of workers in determining queen lineage. It shifts to sheep breeds with Shropshire favored for wool and mutton, Barberry cultivation, and the rise of dairying. It also touches on cow productivity and dairy stock selection, plus hardy asters and scented geraniums for gardens.
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