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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1888
Page
2
A Weekly Globe piece argues soil analysis shows current content not availability. It suggests sowing wheat on mineral-only plots tests nitrogen sufficiency, then using nitrogenous manure with mineral plots and crops like corn and potatoes to gauge phosphate and potash needs. Concludes that careful multi crop trials guide judicious manuring for soil richness.
In a Rural New Yorker analysis, bone derived phosphoric acid in mixed fertilizers is undervalued versus rock sources. Stations price insoluble phosphoric acid and nitrogen differently, pairing 5 to 6 cent bone values with 3 cent rock values, misleading farmers who rely on bone content. The piece argues farmers deserve source transparency and fair pricing. It also includes gardening notes from William Falconer on seed sowing and plant varieties.
The article explains that bone dust dissolves phosphate of lime in water as gelatine ages, especially with decomposition. It argues water dissolves organic-bound phosphates during fermentation, advising on soil fertility. It compares whether potash should be added directly or liberated from existing compounds with lime plaster or salt. It notes hop refuse as a hotbed substitute for horse manure and, when fed to stock, its manure is valuable for crops.
Practical guidance on choosing annuals stocks asters zinnias and sweet peas and how to obtain seeds from reputable seedsmen or mail orders. Tips cover club buying, saving costs, indoor sowing timelines for petunias vincas salpiglossus and verbena, and handling small or unreliable seed lots.
March garden notes cover seed quality, manure choices, and fertilization. Propagation via grapevines is outlined, with emphasis on soil, mulch, and timing. A seed list of varieties is provided, followed by guidance on packing and marketing maple syrup and container choices.
Garden notes advise sheltering hotbeds from wind and screening windy sides. Sow in hotbeds cabbage cauliflower celery eggplant lettuce radish and tomatoes. Prick out house started plants into hotbeds. Also sow low in hotbeds asters balsams Chinese pinks Chinese primrose cineraria.
The article lists bedding, potting, and pruning tasks for the garden including stock varieties like verbena and petunia as well as ornamental trees. It advises pruning in coming months, starting new bedding plants, sowing onion seed, and using shelter for tender beds during cold spells. It also mentions propagating gloxinia, tuberose, and dahlia by cuttings and notes windows should be screened for strong sun.
G M Doolittle explains wide frames with two to ten sections per frame as best for large swarms, enabling flexible tiering and easier surplus handling. He describes construction with boards springs and strings, usage timing from honey flow to season end, and maintains ample stores for winter.
A farm writer shares practical advice on growing sweet potatoes, noting success on clay uplands and recommending the short yellow Jersey variety. He advises producing own plants, timing beds for seed by mid April, and preparing manure before planting in hills or ridges for high yields.
A detailed method for preparing a potato bed using fresh manure, straw mulch, and a roofed frame. It covers manure depth, layering, packing with boards, soil selection, straw covering, roof slope to shed rain, warming tests, planting technique, thinning, watering guidance, and timing for transplanting. It also discusses oat varieties for Kansas and winter oats viability in northern climates, including notes on germination, frost tolerance, and feed quality.
A farmer explains soil prep for early potatoes in Indiana Farmer style. Use sandy loam with good drainage and rich manure, prepare hills early, plant carefully selected seed, and cultivate promptly to achieve early, robust yields. Stronger plants come from whole tubers, with origins in Shepherd's guidance.
Advice on sowing oats when frost is receding and ground is wet or snow covered. Sowing on rough ground requires harrowing. smooth ground allows broadcast sowing. Oats germinate on surface if left uncovered and can thrive after hard frosts, with surface roots anchoring plants. Planting timing aims to avoid mud and cold, with oats often a month ahead of common practice.
Clean cistern water requires pigeon restriction on roofs with lids for troughs and interior pigeon boxes. fatten unmated birds for roasting if needed. Keep windows closed or screened. provide clean dunking water in enclosed vessels. use rock salt blocks. keep a loft with gentle handling and hemp seed. remove rotten eggs and dead squabs. spread clover heads on the loft floor to encourage comfort.
The article argues feeding grain to cows on grass improves yield and soil fertility, urges Western farmers to invest in land productivity, and shares practical advice on cider vinegar, kerosene for fowl scab, green lettuce for broods, oat seeding depths, and soil compaction effects on winter-kill, plus cream churning efficiency and oats sowing timing. It cites experiments and practical experience for farming better returns and healthier soils.
In a Washington letter, the writer recounts seeing women ride safety bicycles, balancing on a rear bar with lively skirts and lace. A bicycle maker asserts women will popularize riding, predicting Washington will lead others in adopting two wheeled machines as 14,000 cyclers exist in the city and tricycles fade.
A speaker in a New York Graphic verse contemplates supplies and a private workspace as he plans a future epic or lighter poem. He seeks tools, ink, and tea, then wrestles with muse and timing, fearing failure yet hoping inspiration arrives.
A Chicago fourteen year old girl who did not know who George Washington was yet could recite the Chicago Baseball nine by heart, reflecting a curious contrast in local youth knowledge.
A historical notice lists many periodicals with pricing and subscription terms. It states that no publication will be sent for less than one year and that orders must include a yearly subscription to The Weekly Globe. It notes limits on sending more than one magazine to a single address and provides ordering instructions from The Weekly Globe, Boston, Massachusetts.
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