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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1882
Page
2
Colonel F. D. Curtis outlines a winter feeding plan at Kirby Homestead stressing mixed rations of straw cornstalks and concentrated foods. He details specific feeds for horses oxen cows calves and beef cattle, noting cost savings improved condition and the value of using straw for bedding and manure production.
The article notes a bright outlook for a home silk industry driven by rising demand for silk fabrics, expanding domestic mills, and a shift from imported silk. It highlights female labor, the Women’s Silk Culture Association, egg and worm tree testing, and growing regional interest, especially in the South and Southwest, with exhibitions fueling revival.
The Jersey breed gains fame for extreme butter yields driving top prices from $800 to $4500 as creamery systems spread. Breeders credit special bloodlines and Guenon indicators, noting larger butter globules aid cream rise. Jersey calves fetch strong market value and calves are fattened on cows in ve al dairies.
A 19th century note on grain feeding of cows and sheep, comparing green fodder hay and mixed grain meals to grass and hay alone. It discusses milk yield, butter value, and wool or meat profit, plus practical advice on full feeding, ewe vs lamb feeding, and careful management to avoid health issues.
Farmers debate universal protection for canker worms in apples and elms. Remedial methods include tree protectors filled with oil, tarred vapor, and tarred paper with rosin linseed oil mixtures. Protectors should be checked especially November March and April for grub movement, with wider tar strips to prevent bridge by dead bodies.
The article advises uniting weak colonies to form strong units and checking winter stores. It notes a strong colony wintered outdoors typically uses up to twenty five pounds of honey, though thirty pounds is safer, and recommends early honey gathering for safety.
The article advises selecting combs with less pollen for winter stores and extracting honey if unsuitable. It recommends feeding bees a sugar syrup made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, with early feeding to ensure sealing before cold weather. For outdoor wintering, build a protective enclosure around hives filled with dry chaff or sawdust, and provide a moisture-free dry cellar with controlled air exchange. In very cold weather, keep a clear passage for bees to fly when possible, and maintain darkness in a separate cellar section. Some apiarists prefer keeping bees in the cellar all winter.
A Lansing note discusses wheat spoilage from seven days of rain and argues securing grain in a barn or stacked stack protects against sprouting, must, weevil, rats, and price swings. It details two stacking methods, a floor-supported stack, and practical covers like coarse hay or a stack cloth, urging careful, economical grain securing for better returns.
Commissioner Henderson of Georgia urges farmers to exchange cottonseed for equivalent value in fertilizer or apply ammoniated super phosphate, arguing twenty cents per bushel is the minimum price to preserve soil fertility. He notes cottonseed meal’s rising value, suggests one to two parts meal to superphosphate, and explains ammonia release.
An aged physician, retired from practice, claims a vegetable cure for consumption and lung diseases, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe in German, French, or English with instructions free of charge to any reader who requests it by sending a stamped reply to W. AL NOYES at 149 Power's Hachesbers WY.
Renowned elocutionist James E Murdoch appears in Boston readings marking his first return since 1868. The 72 year old Philadelphia born actor recounted wartime service, stage work, and his shift to elocution, detailing his Cincinnati Zouaves aid and chaplain roles, plus anecdotes from Sheridan and Read.
A Camden colored man, unemployed and seeking a job, paid a black witch $2 for charms and misused powders and rituals on a warehouse floor. After failing to gain employment he followed further costly superstitions including a long walk, a cursed amulet, and sand ingestion. The witch was arrested for fraud.
Providence Star reports Nathan F. Dixon Jr faces a queer contested will issue to defend at Wisterly Court with Reynolds Green, a former associate, mentioned in the proceedings.
An advertisement describes Compound Oxygen as a rich air mixture without medicament, claiming it enhances life quality. It asserts no foreign substances are introduced and promises free information from Starkey and Palmer at 1109 and 1111 Girard Street, Philadelphia.
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