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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1884
Page
2
Beans thrive in rich loams with deep soils and benefit from careful planting and cultivation. A detailed guide covers seed varieties, soil preparation, manures, spacing, weeding, harvesting, and feed use, plus notes on related crops, storage, and practical dairy and livestock tips from 1884 Agricultural Station findings.
The article argues most profit from flocks comes from increased rearing efficiency. It cites low survival rates in poultry and sheep, notes English farmers achieving 150–169 percent lamb increase through feeding, and contrasts feeding strategies with market-ready fattening. It emphasizes thorough preparation and pasture use for profitable stock.
Grafting enables growers to raise their own trees, potentially hardier and longer lived, by grafting scions onto rootstocks. It discusses selecting year-old cuttings, stock improvement through double worked stocks, and the practical tools and steps for joining scion to stock.
Statistician Dodge's May report notes rising crop areas in locations with growing populations such as Ohio and border states, and declines in New England and Middle States. Virginia North Carolina and Kentucky see shifts from cotton to tobacco and grains, with forage crops expanding in Georgia Alabama and Mississippi. Oats lead in draught use while wheat prices lower harvests. Minnesota Iowa Dakota and others show flax and oats gains and overall grass cultivation up slightly, chiefly in the South.
The text discusses ergot in rye and other cereals, its symptoms in plants, and the varying physiological effects on humans and animals. It cites historical observations, debates on uterine contraction, and the progression to dry gangrene in extremities, plus notes on veterinary and medical authorities and outbreak records.
Historical notes describe wheat chaff with ergots causing horse disease including difficulty swallowing due to paralysis, hind limb weakness, convulsions, stupor, and dilated pupils. Strychnine given hypodermically reportedly restores power when anal sphincter weakness exists. Larger single doses yield dizziness, eye dilation, sleepiness, tremors, and unsteady gait similar to intoxication.
A new remedy for cut-worms was tested in a tobacco field. Leaves soaked in Paris green and water were used to cover plants and deter the pests. Worms fed on chestnut leaves and then died after exposure, allowing the field to be replanted without further trouble.
A farmer column discusses winter dairying to balance yearly labor, improve butter supply, and keep cows healthy. It covers calf timing, hog and sheep care, castration, docking, and wool quality, plus simple remedies for pests and crop guidance. It notes market prices for mutton and wool, underlines diversified farming, underdraining, and crop management.
The text touts Hop Bitters as a harmless remedy for overeating and drinking, claiming it ensures elegant appetite and enjoyment before meals and relief afterward. It promises a clear head, steady nerves, buoyant feelings, and happiness, with lingering pleasant effects after a Christian or sumptuous dinner.
U S Commissioner Raum found Hop Bitters contain hops and medicinal roots in quantities making it a medicinal preparation not a beverage. He noted a wineglassful provides a full adult dose of active medicine besides distilled spirits, bringing it under internal revenue tax as a medicinal bitter.
Five years of kidney and liver trouble plus rheumatism left the writer unable to move. The liver hardened and limbs swelled with water. After seven bottles of Hop Bitters, the liver softened, swelling reduced, and the author claims a miracle, credits a near grave outcome avoided. Buffalo Oct. 1, 81.
A workingman credits Hop Bitters with ending years of debt and illness in his sick family. He says a year ago he followed his pastor’s advice and all recovered. claims a year of good health costs less than one doctor’s visit.
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