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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1887
Page
2
A compact outline by Samuel ZT Danae listing ten core ideas on soil and plant nutrition. It asserts rocks do not directly form soil, minerals in soil support growth, and the role of carbonic acid and carbonates in breaking down silicate minerals. The notes emphasize that soil composition and salt bases affect agricultural outcomes.
A Maine Experiment Station bulletin argues that using sulfuric acid to convert insoluble phosphoric acid adds costs up to 4 million dollars annually in the United States and may be avoidable by using fine ground phosphates priced 400 percent lower. The piece urges expanding experiment stations to educate farmers and reduce burdens from unnecessary acid use.
Special notes discuss the primacy of manure in agriculture, advising soil tests, correct nutrient delivery, and the use of alkaline salts, gypsum, and phosphates. It covers gypsum benefits, salt vs ammonia equivalents, lime interactions, and the need for complete manures. It also gives practical farming tips on feeding livestock, bee behavior, poultry care, butter making, and spring field practices.
The piece advises on starting early cabbage cauliflower and lettuce, plus egg tomato and pepper plants, using hotbeds and pit beds. It covers timing for a second hotbed, hardening off, radishes cucumbers and peppers, and stresses using fresh well moistened horse manure with leaves, thorough mixing, and avoiding rotted material for heat.
A guidance piece describes preparing hotbeds with steam heat, proper filling, and ventilation. It notes planting timing, shelter options, and heat management. It lists cucumber and lettuce varieties, turnips, radishes, and sowing costs, with opinions on seeds and storage.
Professor A J Cook argues maple syrup high values justify not making sugar in some localities. He details sugar making from syrup, notes boiling cautions, and describes method variations plus evidence on temperatures for different sugars. The piece then shifts to debate on breeding standards, warning that strict standards protect public interest despite harming private breeders.
At a New England farmers meeting reported by the Massachusetts Ploughman Mr Gregory favors fertilizers over stable manure in market gardening for flexibility. He cites an acre and a half of onions that thrived after fertilizer application and notes sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda used at 260 pounds per acre. He argues commercial fertilizers provide immediate food and work best when crops need quick growth, while endorsing using both in conjunction with stable manure as a reliable supplement.
Thomas D. Baird explains that stable manure remains essential but must be used sparingly. Forest leaves and mould compost outperform commercial fertilizers, boosting seed germination and yielding rich plant food. A homemade base of forest mould plus animal waste and decaying matter produces an effective vegetable fertilizer when kept moist and odor-free.
A contributor argues for a higher breeding standard for horses outlining foundations: stallions with 2.30 or better records and standard lineage, sires of multiple fast animals, and mares or geldings with 2.30 or better records. It lists pedigree conditions including sires and dams of high performance offspring and other qualifying criteria.
A grower describes growing seventy five cabbage strains from leading seed suppliers and European sources. He notes wide variation among strains, the cross pollination risk from nearby varieties, and the impact on market maturity and price. He calls for improved seed testing by experiment stations and better federal support to curb worthless seed and protect growers and consumers.
A reader describes a disputed method to remove long rooted stumps using blasting powder and a fuse. The plan involves bore holes in the stump heart, filling with powder, lighting, and blasting, then hauling the stump to the wood pile. He claims cost savings and compares to labor costs, noting risks and practical steps.
A country observation explains a stump removal method where earth is worked from one side then the other, raising the stump to surface as the hole fills. Labor costs run 60 cents a day, yielding $1 for peers and boy for eight stumps or $150 daily if twelve stumps are done.
A collection of General Andrew Jackson letters from February 27 1824 recounts family support in distress, Mrs Watson's plea near Nashville, and gratitude for providence and competency. Jackson writes about health, travel delays, and affection for Major Eaton, with references to church matters and wishes to meet in April. He signs as Andrew Jackson to his wife Mrs Rachel Jackson.
Wasumeron January 6 1834 Andrew Jackson writes of illness and relief care wearing a medicated bare skin device. He notes Congress hostility toward Taney and himself, asserts faith in God and republican government, and expresses desire to retire to Hermitage with his daughter and family.
A Washington Letter in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette recalls the Democratic cloak-room in the Senate where senators Bayard Thurman Lamar Garland Pendleton and others drank heavily. It notes Jim Kistio at the sideboard and quotes various mixes of Apollinaris water sugar mint sour mash bourbon and brandy. Garland defends his bare- liquor style claiming up from Arkansas he was taught to drink plainly without dress or flavoring.
A Syracuse dog on Davidson’s farm in Newcastle (Penn.) repeatedly rang a yard bell at about 11 pm. The animal ran between the door and the bell post, finally jumping onto a chair under the bell and seizing the rope with its mouth, causing the bell to clang in the clear December air. The mystery was later dispelled. the dog now sleeps indoors.
A terse exchange recounts a visit about a burglar alarm. The speaker admits discussing one earlier but downgrades interest, then mentions leaving a pocket-book in the barn at night and not missing a dollar for weeks, implying cautious tone and unusual habits.
In her performance of The Brat by Pape the beautiful rippling music evoked a picture of babbling water flowing along a meadow.
William T Hornaday recounts a staged buffalo hunt beginning September in Miles City and across the Yellowstone. He describes rail transport aid, rough wagon travel, a wreck, harsh wind and dust, and the soldiers’ drunken start. He details Montana's harsh climate, rugged terrain, and the bleak fate of buffalo carcasses along the route.
A poetic plea for reunion after savage battle, imagining seas, mermaids, and a ship at rest as the speaker longs to join loved ones beyond the waves. The verse blends war horror with hopeful, dreamlike sea imagery and farewell longing.
A long list of magazines and periodicals is offered with prices and subscription terms. The notice warns that no publication will be sent for less than one year without a yearly subscription to the Wreky-Globe, and that multiple names to one address will be returned. It also states no specimen copies are furnished and asks readers to specify the start time for subscriptions.
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