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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1889
Page
2
An essay urges farmers to combine scientific soil knowledge with practical trials to avoid blind experimentation. It discusses soil composition, the risk of relying on unexamined methods, and how specific amendments affect calcareous vs siliceous soils. Also includes guidance on peas, oats, hotbeds, and orchard work for season planning.
Agricultural guidance urges continued manure spreading and soil preparation this month for early crops, with caution to avoid over-wet soil and to plough deeply for pulverization. Potatoes may be planted as soon as land is ready, with drill planting favored over hill sets, and phosphates recommended. Onions should grow in fine seedbeds, with seed testing, moisture control, and careful rolling, while celery and other crops are timed for best emergence.
Spring prompts farmers to devote an acre near home to horse cultivated gardening. Plant potatoes by late June after season work, reducing grocer bills and boosting health. List includes lettuce onions leeks cabbage celery spinach rhubarb beets peas beans cucumber tomatoes squashes carrots parsnips turnips radishes and more. Galen Wilson Ohio Farmer.
A detailed review of apatite or phosphate of lime as a soil fertilizer, its solubility, and comparative value versus superphosphate and bone meal. It covers Canadian apatite being richer in phosphate of lime, methods to improve effectiveness by mixing with manure, and explains nitrogen nitrification and the role of various phosphates in agriculture. It also notes guano manure from fowl and the chemistry of nitrogen and phosphates in soils, with emphasis on insoluble versus soluble phosphates and their plant availability.
The article explains commercial fertilizers with emphasis on phosphoric acid content and the role of nitro gen. It compares guano and farmyard manure, notes phosphoric acid improves crops except legumes, and discusses application methods, soil mixing, and recommended depths. It covers composition of manures, the chemistry of superphosphates, and warns against unsafe home production with sulfuric acid.
A southern agricultural writer argues farmers must assess home supplies before buying fertilizers, noting no inherent clash between farm manures and commercial products. He warns against overreliance on manufacturers yet supports using standard quality fertilizers when needed to restore deficient soil nutrients and sustain crop growth.
The article explains wood ashes from beech as a representative sample containing essential plant nutrients except nitrogen. It cites 100 pounds of ashes yielding potash soda lime magnesia and phosphoric acid with modest costs, argues against disposal, notes remaining phosphate and carbonate of lime magnesia at 34 cents per 100 pounds, about $6.80 per ton.
American Agriculturist advises reviving run out orchards by feeding tired soil with manure and deep ploughing, laying lime or ashes, and removing loose bark and moss. It recommends scraping loose bark, washing trunks, and applying homemade soft soap as fertilizer, followed by renewed pruning to balance the canopy and seal large wounds with dark paint.
A report discusses E Tonks B C L Knowle Warwickshire lecture on Canker in Fruit Trees called the terror of orchardists and bane of many orchards. The reader attributes the cause to innutrition and other factors as explored in the talk.
A writer in Hereford shire Pomona argued canker roots in apples stem from soil deficiency rather than direct injury. He fed his trees complete artificial manure rich in soda and lime. After drought, pests, and harsh winter, treated trees showed no active canker and strong growth, suggesting disease arrest due to soil nutrient supply. Country Gentleman reports.
Hiram Hopkins of Buffalo shared practical butter making insights at the New York State Agricultural Society. He emphasizes ventilating, clean feeding, and ensilage, noting it costs him 44 cents per pound to produce butter sold around 36 cents. He details milk handling, ripening, churning, washing, and salting to improve yield, reporting from 15 Jersey cows last year he produced 4060 pounds of butter, 190 gallons cream, and 500 quarts of milk for 1742 dollars, with 1165 dollars profit after cow upkeep and noting carb food excess hinders progress.
The article reviews several preservation techniques for eggs, including liming with lime and salt, sugar-dipped heat treatment, wax and oil coating used by the French, and paraffin substitutes. It notes packing in charcoal, dry bran, and lime pickle options, plus transportation blends and practical tips to avoid lime taste and shell brittleness.
In a Country Gentleman piece Mr. D Tallerman maps England and Wales showing population area and fruit growing extent. He shows scarce local fruit and green foods and links railway charges to unprofitable cultivation and hindered expansion. He calls for better rates collection transport and delivery for rival railways and demands concessions before any new extensions.
In a terse scene, a judge gently addresses a singer nicknamed Miss Squawker. He says he hopes she won’t be offended by his forthcoming words, noting it has weighed on him for some time as she responds with sharp agitation. The exchange hints at an awkward, evolving interaction.
A Boston Cooking School demonstration led by Miss Ida A. Maynard covers broiled and bottled beef tea, oatmeal gruel, flaxseed tea, gluten wafers, and cream toast. The lesson emphasizes nourishing, easily digested dishes for the sick and offers detailed preparation steps and tips for flavor, texture, and safety.
A rustic verse mocks mankind for flaws and contradictions, arguing that the Lord made them all despite their foolishness. It notes men misjudge women and women can fool tall men, insisting human flaws are divinely created.
An elderly Providence man, troubled for 31 years by an unpaid 1857 freight bill of $16.50, returned to settle the full with interest.After debate over abatements the treasurer sought a partial settlement, but the man insisted on paying the entire $47.19, completing the payment and ending the decades-long remorse.
A satirical monologue mocks hunger and vegetarianism through a poor man's plight. It ridicules poverty and aging, imagines a 98 year lifespan with two years dying, and ends with a cheeky appetite for luncheon and a light, defiant view on life span.
Chicago News reports a frazzled Chugglesville postmaster enduring a taxing day. A window patron presses for mail timing while the postmaster laments political pressure over the post office, pleading for quiet as tension over Republican ire rises.
A dense list of periodicals with prices and subscription notes appears. It includes titles such as Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Country Gentleman, Prairie Farmer, Peterson's Lady's Magazine, and many more with varying annual costs and delivery limits. The text also states limits on sending multiple magazines to one address and instructions about specimen copies.
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