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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1888
Page
2
A writer argues farmers should plough in fall rather than spring to save labor costs, improve soil readiness, and boost yields on limestone subsoils. Discusses effects of wet winters, soil types, manure integration, and garden conditions, with tips on storage of produce and ensuring drainage for good quality fruit and reeds.
The article advises on preserving late green fodder as daylight shortens and weather cools. It recommends silage as weather-independent, but offers old fashioned curing methods: small haycapped cocks for various grasses, careful cornstalk handling to avoid overheating, layering with straw, and straw-encased or rafters-dried ensiling for corn fodder. It notes some inevitable discoloration but favors sheltered, stratified or stook methods to keep green color and palatability.
Spinach yields can span summer with successive sowings and thrive in spring as a greens luxury. For winter protection in harsh climates, thin seedlings to about half a foot apart and cover with straw or evergreen boughs. Sow from September 1 to 15, with timing depending on weather and frost risk.
Practical guide advises storing apples potatoes and cabbage to spring with other crops like grapes pears sweet potatoes and beets. Use a divided pit or dry cellar, keep produce clean and dry, and remove damaged parts to prevent spoilage until needed.
An experienced apiary keeper explains why September is the proper time to ready bees for winter. He outlines weighing honey frames to ensure a 25 pound store per colony, slow feeding with a division board feeder, and sealing stores near the cluster. Records kept on honey sections aid spring decisions. hives are protected with chaff and sawdust cushions before November.
Seed potatoes should be chosen at harvest for largest smoothest specimens to ensure like produces like. Careful seed selection reduces running out and improves yield and quality. Store seed in a dry cellar, ventilate, and plant the best tubers with thorough cultivation and progressive thinning, aiming for strong vigor and high premiums. The writer notes repeated success with Mammoth Pearl since 1450, with top showings at Fat Stock Show in Chicago.
Guidance on seed sowing, hoeing, and thinning advises two feet between plants for the portion to produce next year’s seed, with thinning to one stalk per hill. The main crop may use one foot spacing in hills and even closer in dense beds, according to Teagarden in American Rural Fayre.
N. J. Shepherd in Kansas Farmer argues seed quality drives vigor and yield. With rich soil, thorough preparation, and careful seed selection, crops avoid gradual deterioration from repeated seed reuse. Good seed yields more and better grain, while poor seed under favorable conditions still weakens growth.
The Department of Agriculture reports Sept 1 averages for crops led by corn at 94.2 with wheat 77.3 oats 37.2 rye 92.8 and tobacco 87. Drought in Kansas caused a drop in corn. The report compares state and regional conditions, notes frost in Red and Jim rivers valleys, and discusses evaporated corn markets and dairy implications.
A Victorian guide details making rich potting soil by layering sod and green manure, storing for year plus rotted manure, optional spent hops, water topups, then drying and grinding for autumn use. It notes lightening with sand or coal ash suits fuchsias begonias ferns and soft varieties, improving vigor.
Brad street surveys English hop prospects amid wet cool weather since August. Estimated English yield 200000 to 260000 hundredweights with consumption near 600000, implying half of demand must be imported. New York dealers contract interior State crops at 20 to 25 cents per pound, aiming for 26 cents for new hops. old hops drawing indifferent demand as American and European crops lag and the new season opens in October.
Important notes for farmers indicate American evaporated apples are sold largely in Germany. Attempts to clarify trade patterns and market impact are mentioned, with focus on crop quality, export channels, and potential for increased shipments to European buyers.
A man aboard a Dakota mixed train questions its slow pace. The conductor explains the delay caused by routing a two-year-old steer tied behind the engine to headquarters, fueled by the creed that stock moves bring in pay.
R H Hammond of Charlestown exhibited a remarkable creature at the cat show linked to the Eastern Maine fair. The animal appears half cat and half fisher, sleek black and able to dive into water like a duck, often seen at home splashing in the stream.
A 1888 Nye humorous sketch describes Dr Hunter arranging a charity base ball match between Allopaths and Homeopaths of Minneapolis. Nye jokes about umpiring under a sun umbrella, players sipping dilutions, and comical uniforms as he recalls the chaotic scene and fictitious player names.
The medical fraternity of Minneapolis stages a comic ball game with doctors in varied outfits. Pendergast Pemberthy Lannigan Millis and Bleeker star, while debates over rules, bases and outs mix with jokes about stomachs and courage. The event touches city life, real estate, and local pride.
Dr McBean takes a bismuth powder and stirs a curious scene as Dr Dixon enters in brown cheviot attire with ornate water chain. A clavicle ball misfired leads to a wild moment, then a high line drive profitably misplayed by a center fielder. The piece notes physicians’ common errors in handling a hot ball amid old fashioned medical talk.
A vivid tour describes the Washington Treasury’s security. Guards, armored safes, and a nightly staff of 34 watchmen protect nearly 600 million in gold bonds and silver. The piece notes pass access, reinforced vaults, heat of the armed patrols, and the perils of breaking in.
An uptown fire company foreman praises a European respirator for smoky or gas filled rooms. The mask uses a rubber mouthpiece, filters, and valves to allow breathing with little effort. Eyewear with rubber rims protects eyes, and a light weight system can supply fresh air via a tube in low oxygen settings.
Mrs Redwand of New Jersey questions a young man about a proposal while he recalls being kissed several times in a shy exchange.
Two veteran horsemen discuss breeding strategy at Mystic Park. They favor breeding good mares to proven stallions but warn against overworking lines. They foresee New England closing the gap with Kentucky and California and expect a two heats in three format to curb fraud. The Mystic meeting is viewed as pivotal for regional trotting prospects.
A dense OCR list catalogs many periodicals with prices and premiums. It notes a policy that no publication is mailed for less than a one year subscription and that only one magazine can be sent to an address, with instructions to specify the issue and start date for the subscription.
A fragmentary exhortation urges girls to tutor boys in obedience patience temperance reading useful books and avoiding vice. It stresses neatness cleanliness early rising industrious habits and polite conduct both in school and in public.
French papers explain to readers that Canada is a large body of water rich in fish and that the quarrel centers on the Three-Mile Limit. The issue concerns ownership of an island near the mouth of the River Montreal and its implications for maritime rights.
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