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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1883
Page
2
New England farmers discuss pig fattening practices including pig selection, summer feeding with skim milk and fall apples, dry warm quarters, and regular measured rations. The piece also covers cider production, including equipment, packaging, jelly yield, and seed value, with notes on using crab apples and frozen apples.
Analyzes soil nutrient needs noting that nitrogen phosphate and potash are often deficient. Compares manure versus chemical fertilisers, outlining how dung supplies multiple elements but may cause excess potash for certain crops. Describes crop rotations to balance nutrients and cites composition data for farm yard manure and its relation to grain and potato needs.
A State Agricultural Society report outlines a major Apple Jelly plant on a creek with power. Apples are washed, graded, and steamed then pressed, boiled, and concentrated into semi syrup before finishing in storage. Emphasis is placed on cleanliness and continuous processing along a multi story setup.
The article urges dry fall as ideal for harvesting muck and peat to absorb manure, describes its wide farming value, and advises storage and use with stable waste. It covers corn stalk feeding, wheat sowing timing, soil settling, fall plowing, and rotation, emphasizing practical manure management and crop planning.
A long-run plan urging farmers to collect absorbents and shelter manure to improve compost quality and quantity. It argues manure waste can be cut by using muck dry earth and other absorbents in barns, henhouses, pigsties, and privies, with weekly sprinkling and regular turning. It stresses independence from dealers and better farm fertility.
The article stresses thorough autumn soil preparation for orchards, underdrainage in wet seasons, and deep, well-constructed holes only when necessary. It warns against overdigging and emphasizes long term care, early pruning, annual top-dressing, and continuous cultivation. It advises selecting productive, well-proved varieties and maintaining a steady supply for home or market.
The article notes wheat becoming a larger regional crop, historically limited to few areas. It discusses farmer persistence under the motto farmers that raise their own bread, changes in crop management, and shifts in planting times from August or late September to earlier sowing. It mentions soil preparation, seed bed, and impacts of weevils on yields and harvest timing.
The article surveys a century of wheat farming advance from manual plows to steam threshers and drills. It argues for improved sowing rates, noting common practice of one and a half to two and a half bushels per acre has persisted too long and warrants reassessment.
Instructions describe keeping potatoes just above freezing, away from light, with moderate moisture and good ventilation. Do not store in large heaps. barrels or bins up to three feet deep allow inspection. in very large supplies, earth-covered piles with straw and corn fodder help keep them dry and prevent rot or sprouting.
The article discusses pasture selection and soil preparation for grasses in Great Britain and other districts, noting careful regare, soil conditioning, water management, weed control, and fertilization. It contrasts ideal practices with widespread neglect leading to marginal pastures and land cropped for other uses before grazing.
An early warning notes borers in fruit trees, eggs laid on bark in June or July hatched now. Inspect trunks for holes and castings, remove with a knife or wire, and note tarred paper strips or preventative bark protection. Two main borers, round headed and flat headed, attack apple trees. look for bark discoloration and sap exudation as signs.
The article argues fall ploughing, if timed well, aids earlier spring sowing and reduces busy-season work. It warns against autumn ploughing when done too early or improperly, which invites weeds like quack and couch grass to thrive and harms subsequent crops. It recommends late autumn ploughing, continuing into winter if needed, to allow frost and thaw to improve soil structure, especially on well-drained or dry soils, while avoiding wet or packed clay soils that hinder spring work.
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