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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1883
Page
2
The article advises farmers to harvest potatoes and root crops before fall rains, protect cattle, and topdress lands. It covers composting, ditching, and soil chemistry while listing fertilizer prices and materials. It emphasizes conserving hay, feeding regimes, and warm housing to improve stock yields amid drought and cold.
Rev A E Sears outlines profitable fruit choices for evaporated production, arguing for limited varieties, better canning and drying methods, and a strong market via evaporated fruit. He compares sun drying unfavorably, praises the Plumwer dryer, and urges coordinated efforts to meet demand and resist price-cutting combinations.
The New York agricultural experiment station notes that chemical soil analyses cannot determine exact fertilizer needs for individual fields. It acknowledges potential scientific value in general soil character and changes from cultivation but rejects utility for precise, crop-specific recommendations.
The author analyzes California fruit production and labor shortages, arguing current output strains labor capacity and warns that expanding orchards without reliable labor will cause losses. He notes declines in Chinese labor, limited immigration impact, and cannery labor gaps that waste fruit. He urges reliance on natural population growth for labor.
The article protests the ongoing slaughter of dairy calves, arguing it harms long term profits by reducing future cow supply. It notes the farmer questions feeding costly milk for a calf worth less, and warns that scarcity of calves could raise meat and dairy prices as cows become harder to replace.
The article argues dairy farmers face penalties for slaughtering young calves and questions reform paths. It notes calves killed at six to eight weeks yield little, while mature cows could be valuable for beef and dairy amid rising demand, suggesting farmers may keep selling young stock to butchers despite potential future profitability.
A farmer recounts fifteen years of rye experience showing it as pasture value for cattle and calves. hay and grain yields, feeding quality for cows horses and hogs, and soil benefits from plowing under stubble. He notes good prices for straw and grain, and advises cautious trial on small acreage to assess returns.
The text outlines rotating pastures for dairy cattle with multiple fields, manuring, and growing fodder crops. It details crop sequences including rye oats peas barley tares corn fodder mangels beets millet and guidelines on seed rates and spacing to feed five cows efficiently.
Early spring hatched pullets are valuable for the farm as they begin laying in October or November and continue through winter with proper shelter and feeding. They yield large eggs and make strong breeders, whereas late hatchlings are weak and less productive for next spring.
This article argues harrowing spring grain is as effective as winter grain for loosening soil, destroying weeds, and improving vigor. It notes benefits increase with ground moisture, proper plant growth stage, and repeated passes, while stressing low cost and quick labor.
Director Sturtevant of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station argues there is no single factor more vital to increasing crops than seed quality and notes that experience shows humanity can effect this through careful seed choice.
Selection from the plant rather than the plumpest fruits yields superior seed quality. Preventing cross fertilization and careful selection from produced seed are essential. Hallett's wheat experience suggests plane-based selection outperforms mere plumpness, though optimal systems vary.
A talk argues that farming yields modest returns of 20 percent or more, with examples of 26 to 100 percent profits in farming, hop and poultry ventures, and cautions that mining or other ventures carry higher risk. It asserts land can provide steady, enduring income while mines may fail. debt-free farms are presented as safer, enduring wealth for generations.
The article argues that pigs thrive with outdoor air and exercise, producing healthier meat and less waste. It contrasts open pasture with confinement, noting natural feeding, manure benefits, and the potential to boost pig numbers by improving forage and corn fodder, suggesting outdoor systems yield far greater advantages.
Seed cotton economics in New Orleans aims at a $30,000 capex with $20,000 machinery. Eleven months yield about 10 000 tons of seed, 35 gallons oil per ton, hulls as fuel, and byproducts valued high. Farmers note rising cattle demand, improved breeding, careful soil and crop care, and poultry as a profitable yard-wide industry.
An early 20th century guide advises careful hand picking for tender skins like Red Astrachan and Norther Spy. It recommends pruning, lining baskets, avoiding shaking fruit, sorting and packing tightly with a screw press, and loading directly in the orchard to prevent waste and spoilage.
The article notes careful handling of barrels and fruit after packing, suggests storing in sheds or orchards briefly, and emphasizes harvest timing. Winter apples should hang for frost and leaf fall, while Rhode Island greenings may overripe if left too long. Baldwins ripen late and should be harvested late.
A Victorian colony farming summary highlights sunflowers as viable for acclimatization and industrial use, with high seed and oil yields per acre. It discusses soil needs, cultivation tips, and potential profitability, plus broader advice on dairying, lawns, hay, and stock to boost farm income and soil fertility while warning about certain risks.
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