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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1880
Page
3
Practical guidance for farmers on hay timing, curing methods, weather considerations, and hay shed design. Advises mowing when grass is dry enough, avoiding storm onset, and using sun and wind for proper curing. Details Timothy cutting, manure mulch, dew loss, and building economical hay shelters for weather protection.
A Washington report on boll worms details their life cycle from egg to larva and moth, with multiple broods affecting cotton and corn. It notes color variation, occasional cannibalism, and the shift of third and fourth broods between corn and cotton, plus weather effects and natural enemies like kingbirds mockingbirds ants and lacewings.
Guidance outlines poisoning timing after full-grown boll worms appear and moth flights increase. It cites simultaneous treatment for third brood cotton worm and boll worm, favors early cotton planting with late corn rows, hand-picking early corn broods, and ploughing strategies in north and south cotton belts to destroy chrysalis stages. The World.
Buckwheat should be sown between July 15 and 20 on light warm soils to mature before frost. Seed rate around two bushels per acre, harvest by cradle, and thresh in the field or on a tight floor to avoid dirt. Buckwheat smothers weeds, tolerates light soils, and is not exhaustively removing soil nutrients. used for ploughing under as a green fertilizer but inferior to clover.
Reports from Virginia and nearby sections warn of poor prospects for the tobacco crop due to cold windy April weather and severe insect attacks. Planters abandon fields, pests include a small black fly and cut worm, but the tobacco worm or Five Spotted Sphinx remains the chief threat, with females laying hundreds of eggs and larvae rapidly devouring leaves. control urged to protect valuable crops.
Communications from Islip describe army worm devastation of a forty acre rye field on J Neale Plumb’s farm and outline worm life cycle, natural enemies, and control methods. The piece also offers guidance on curing Hungarian fodder, oats, and rutabagas, plus crop management to weather shortfalls and improve cattle feed quality.
The article notes continued drought through spring harming hay yields and urges farmers to sow fodder crops to offset short hay. It highlights Hungarian grass as a promising option for warm light soils and mild cows, stressing timely sowing and adequate seed to ensure dense growth and easier fodder handling.
An Meadville correspondent urges on Swiss cheese production citing existing imports and regional suitability. The article describes the traditional American Swiss process, including milk heating, rennet, curd cutting, pressing in light elm hoops, curing steps, and the note that salt is applied during curing rather than at making.
The article describes lamb castration methods for lambs and rams, stressing early timing and safe techniques to prevent infection. It also covers cultivating peach orchards with thorough annual soil work, notes on army worms in poultry, sowing rye in corn, and Lima bean training to promote early yields.
A London Daily Telegraph piece extols Colombian ants that abandon nests when neighboring litter appears. The essay lauds their cleanliness zeal, noting how rivals’ rubbish triggers mass desertion, while praising their stubborn tenacity and moral virtues of sanitation. It contrasts ant discipline with human urban neglect, calling the ants a model for society.
A veterinary note explains flat feet and proper shoeing with a wide web shoe to distribute weight evenly. It warns against deep creases around the hoof and advises keeping the enamel intact. It also notes not to remove bars at the heel and includes a worm remedy using ashes fed with mash, repeating if needed.
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