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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1884
Page
2
An 1880s farming note details potato culture, nutrition, and storage. It covers soil, seed selection, planting methods, cultivation, and harvesting, plus disease management including potato rot and blue vitriol treatment. It also discusses potato yields, economic calculations, and a brief apple orchard guidance.
Twenty five years of experience lead the author to assert that growing apples will pay farmers liberally. Home consumption of good fruit is profitable and apples offer a high return on capital invested. He sees little danger of market overstocking and expects continued demand for fine fruit, noting foreign demand for our Baldwin apples.
A veteran milk producer argues for producer influence in milk pricing. He notes the perishable nature of milk and explains how supply and demand govern prices, urging regulation of supply to meet demand. He warns that ignoring producer responsibility harms the market and accountability.
A long discussion argues that milk supply should respond to demand to avoid shortages or surpluses. Producers should cut or increase output with price signals, while dairymen who overproduce when demand is dull or underproduce when prices rise harm themselves and the market. A successful dairy aims to sell at fair prices without exploiting others, honoring economic principles over convention.
A historic compendium lists homeopathic doses for cattle ailments such as dropsy after rich feed, murinarian and colds, glanders with belladonna and dulcamara, and urinary issues with pulsatilla or arsenicum. It details five to six daily doses, alternations of aconitum, arsenicum, bryonia, and other remedies, plus specific applications for birth fever retention and afterbirth care.
Observations on strawberry care emphasize thorough soil prep and well rotted manure for best yields. The writer notes epicurean feeding, frequent attention, and that best fruit comes from careful cultivation. Additionally guidance on sheep breeding stresses purebred rams and pairing with top ewes to boost profitability. Covered yards in winter boost dairy cows’ milk if exercise is maintained.
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