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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1883
Page
2
A detailed exploration of farm capital needs across farming, stock, and manufacturing, arguing that agriculture can yield steady profits with prudent capital, market awareness, and intelligent management. It contrasts farming with mercantile and textile trades, notes emigration effects, and stresses market-driven farming, soil fertility, and diversification for long term wealth.
The article urges buying time in fall, not spring, to profit from winter keeping. It notes breeders spend on large flocks, and emphasizes selecting a single breed per farm for better appearance and higher resale value. It warns mixing varieties leads to misbreeding and lower desirability.
A horticultural analysis explains quince demand, regional success factors, and best practices. It emphasizes root protection, winter mulching, grass cover, and light but steady care to prevent deep soil freezing. Salt and ash manures are discussed with cautions on quantity and timing.
A reader discusses brine salting versus air exposure for butter, arguing salt is not always needed to preserve butter but that air exposure leads to spoilage. The piece weighs butyric acid formation, casein changes, lactic acid from buttermilk, and references Danish butter theory, with notes on practical brine preservation and consumer acceptance.
A historical guide urges timely picking before fruit falls, recommends ladders for high branches, and using grain bags as harvest slings. It advises sorting bruised fruit after a week of sweating, using clean barrels, and discarding damaged samples to ensure quality for market.
The article explains fattening turkeys on profitable principles. Feed from hatch to market with ample daily grain, avoid confinement, and prefer ground perches and an ordinary rail den. Emphasizes milk when available, varied feeds, and ensuring the birds eat as much as they can to maximize flesh weight.
Typhoid germs traced to a nearby privy vault contaminating a well. The water tasted normal and appeared clear, yet illness spread among drinkers. Farmers plan to use sand bedding and absorbents in stables, repurposing bags from commercial fertilizer shipments.
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