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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1883
Page
2
A fragmented farm record outlines ten acres of oats with inputs including nitrogen at Ae, potash, and phosphoric acid and a total CTOP cost. Outputs show 32 tons of straw valued at 5 dollars per ton and 900 bushels of vats at 4.53 dollars per bushel, totaling several hundred dollars in expenses and yields.
Fragmented accounting note shows figures for seed cotton and other items. Mentions a pro forma account with totals around 276 dollars and 95 cents, plus scattered percentages and quantities. No clear narrative or complete details due to garbled OCR.
An agricultural note outlines fertilizer needs and costs for buckwheat and straw yield. It lists nitrogen, potash, and phosphate quantities with prices, total crop costs, and per bushel calculations. The note explains buckwheat uses less nitrogen than the crop stores and compares fertilizer, labor, and straw values for different pricing scenarios.
The quince commands high prices due to disease-prone old wood. Propagate from healthy seedling stock, destroy diseased trees, and replace with new healthy seedlings. Keep trees single and inspect biannually. Use coal ashes or gravel around trunks to deter borers. If only diseased stock is available, planting is unprofitable.
The article explains two bed-formation methods using horse manure, either digging a pit or stacking above ground. It advises fresh horse manure, optionally mixed with straw, to maximize heating. It covers bed height, lining, frame setup, sash sizes, cross-pieces, insulation with hay, and timing for soil application after heating.
Garden notes advise light rich soil with mould, sow seeds in shallow drills three inches apart, sift fine soil over, transplant seedlings at three inches high to widen rows, watch for spindling growth, maintain near 65 degrees, sow cabbages and cauliflowers in cooler beds or cold frames, ensure air flow, avoid damping off, water Tepidly as surface dries, beds formed in New York latitude early February.
William C Strong surveys Japanese maples azaleas and several shrubs for climate and cultivation. He compares varieties like Atrosanguineum purpureum Azalea mollis and Cercis Japonica, notes hardiness, propagation by seed grafting cuttings and layering, and urges judicious planting for lasting suburban landscape value.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society meeting discusses plant propagation methods and varieties. Gains in grafting new shrubs and vines, observations on pale magnolias, variegated althaea and weigella, and opinions on layering versus other propagation methods.
Transplanting boosts tomato plants by deep soil rooting and vigorous growth. Seedlings from greenhouses, hotbeds, or windows are set two inches apart and buried to touch the seed leaves, forming secondary roots for doubled vitality. Early potato forcing uses warm rooms and sprouted seed to yield earlier harvests. careful planting and soil management prevent dwarfed crops.
The article explains why many cauliflower crops fail and assigns blame to stump-grown seed. It urges saving seeds from large healthy heads, autumn selection, cutting excess flower stalks and imperfect pods, and drying and storing seeds for planting next spring. Proper seed quality promises reliable, profitable yields.
A Connecticut correspondent asks for potato varieties likely to mature before the Early Rose. Buss Early Triumph tops Early Rose in speed but yields vary and eating quality is inconsistent. Advice favors Early Rose, Early Vermont, Beauty of Hebron, Clark’s No 1, or other reliable early types, plus hot beds or cold frames to start plants.
Practical notes on manure quality and fertilizer ideas, seed quantities, and planting guidelines for asparagus beans carrots celery cucumbers and other vegetables. It covers cow and horse manure values weed control with salt, seed rates per row, and detailed sowing and transplanting directions for a wide range of crops.
C E Hewes advises starting turnip vines in a sunlit barrel with layered soil manure and gravel for frost protection. Plant seeds from April for early vines, set out when ready, and sow pickles from mid June to July. Prevention by moistening with dishwater and maintaining mellow soil for best growth.
Agricultural guide from The World on selecting prime seed corn and soil preparation. Emphasizes testing germination, rich friable soil, proper manure incorporation, and broadcast fertilization. Summarizes trials from Connecticut University and New Jersey experiments favoring phosphates, potash, and nitrate mixtures, with potash essential for corn.
A detailed guide on building a stone boat, selecting bean poles from cedar, and improving seeds and soil. It covers pest barriers for canker worms, warming seedbeds, proper seed sprouting, and managing irrigation, manure, and night soil. Advice on horses and poultry, crop timing, and stormproof storage concludes with seed choices and daily poultry care.
An unknown Lewiston writer sends two vivid love notes to a local woman, dated January 17, claiming undying devotion and riches. The letters, copied for publication, mock the writer’s grandiose metaphors and elaborate promises, including standing on box toe calf skins.
Ralph Blackstone of Branford Conn fired at supposed burglars twice in one night believing a man in the cellar after a rooster was found dead and a churn of butter shot to pieces. The morning revealed two slain robbers and eight pounds of butter ruined by bullets.
The letter urges readers to mention when answering advertisements seen in this issue of the Boston Weekly Globe. It requests readers reference the paper to acknowledge source and support local advertising.
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