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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1884
Page
2
An early 20th century farming column details a poultry house design with dual ventilation and dust baths, plus a free nesting system and careful feeding that yields healthy hens and high egg hatch rates. It argues for intensified farming and living standards aligned with agricultural work to withstand price pressure and foreign competition.
Dr J B Lawes compares the cost of meat versus milk from a dairy of about thirty cows. He details daily feed, milk yield, and dry matter content, estimating nitrogen transfer and manure impact to show dairy farming may deplete pasture faster than fattening oxen.
The article argues that low farm prices frustrate farmers seeking profits, noting that machinery can raise costs for small East Coast farmers while West uses reapers and binders to save labor. It stresses the need for better living standards, smarter farming, and higher productivity to compete with cheaper foreign labor. It concludes that wealthier, progressive farmers will outsell others as prices adjust.
Secretary Chamberlain cites a Boston convention and Cincinnati follow up on fertilizer analyses showing wide variation among chemists using the same methods. The letter notes repeated misstatements and calls for full discussion among chemists, manufacturers, and consumers to settle how much trust can be placed in analyses of commercial fertilizers.
Practical fruit grower with fourteen years in the business explains keeping winter apples by gathering when they fall healthy, storing in a brick walled underground cave eight by eight by sixty, ventilated, with crates under trees, slat boxes for ventilation and space, and careful handling to minimize loss. Results show 2 percent unfit by February with profits from $1 to $250 per box.
In 1882 the author tested eighteen apple varieties to find the best keeper. Red Mountain Limber Twig Ben Davis Yates Shockley Turners greesy Wine Sap and Wineapple lasted until June, with Ben Davis and Yates the last. Wine Sap kept surprisingly long. cellar used for milk butter meat and wine making, proving a profitable investment and right for the season.
Farmers laud an excellent apple crop prospect the first in three years as trees bloom full but note risks from late frosts and dry weather. Advice covers thinning, manure, cultivation, mulching, and potash needs, with emphasis on proper tree spacing and wind protection to sustain fruit quality and yield.
Pears should be gathered when full sized and detach easily from stems. Handle like eggs and ripen in a dark, blanket covered room. Pack market fruit in crates and half barrels. extra specimens in shallow boxes wrapped in white paper. Early varieties mature faster. ship first class lots and reserve inferior pears for home use. Grange Bulletin.
Sunflowers and artichokes offer a valuable, reliable forage option for stock. Sunflowers yield abundant high quality grain, with Mammoth Russian noted best. plant in drills four feet apart with eight to twelve inch spacing, harvest when ripe to avoid bird loss, and feed in moderation. Artichokes, red and white, follow potato cultivation patterns, with beds lasting 3 to 4 years, yield 500 to 800 bushels per acre, and suit hogs, horses, cattle, and sheep as a nutritious change from corn.
The article argues that pushing cattle and swine to early maturity yields rapid gains. It cites first year gains of 1335 pounds for calves, then 885, 702, and 577 pounds in subsequent years, and notes high wintering costs under older feeding methods. It concludes that intensively fed young steers could produce profits far exceeding traditional wintering approaches, given sufficient feed and care.
The Iowa State Register notes a market shift as steer ages move from twelve to fifteen months. It urges farmers to push rapid growth, feed rich rations, and sell when ready rather than wintering for bone and horn. Emphasis is on grass or hay plus ample grain, quick exchanges, and avoiding slow, underfed stock.
Sugar markets hit a historic low with retail prices just over eight cents and wholesale granulated sugar around six cents. The drop stems from tariff changes, large beet and cane supplies, and Cuba trade shifts, while consumption soars. experts predict further declines before year end as Cuba exports dwindle and reciprocity talks with San Domingo surface.
A detailed discussion on preparing seed beds, weed control, soil conditioning, and fall growth for winter wheat. It covers timing for sowing, effects of soil moisture and frost, use of rollers and harrows, and the potential benefits of late clipping and pasturing to promote spreading roots and reduce winterkill.
A New Jersey horticultural paper advises on producing healthy orchards by inspecting nursery stock for apple lice and borers. It recommends dipping infested trees in hot water or using Paris green wash, then cooling, with alkaline lye washes as alternatives.
Long researchers weigh the grain value of oats against corn noting oats deliver less meat per weight but are favored for quick work and traveling horses. Scientists identify avenin in oat pericarp as an alkaloid affecting motor centers, possibly explaining price and performance differences and prompting new oat extracts whose medical standing remains uncertain.
A Southern Maryland farmer describes a local grain practice to save wheat from rain. After cutting with a reaper the sheaves are shocked in six to eight foot stacks, with tobacco sticks supporting a pointed cap. This technique kept his wheat dry for six to seven weeks despite floods and high winds.
An article discusses how shrivelled wheat, due to poor price, should be sold for feed rather than milling. It stresses the need for a standard to judge shrivelling, notes that shrivelled seed can still yield good crops under certain conditions, and cites a farmer case where poor seed produced strong results without fertilizer.
A simple explanation of stomata, the breathing pores on leaves, their abundance especially on the lower leaf surface, and how plants absorb air and moisture from soil. The text notes that stomata act as self acting valves, opening to release water vapor and closing to prevent loss, with sunflowers once giving off about three pounds of moisture in a day.
An veteran observer notes that fruit demand keeps pace with production, making orchard crops a safe bet. He argues tap roots are rare or non existent in mature trees except on very dry soils, and cites examples from tornados and land clearing to illustrate root depth. He warns that web worms are due to appear.
The article previews practical advice for orchardists and farmers, detailing worm nests on branches, removing small infested limbs, burning, and methods to prune and manage sorghum sugar forecasts. It covers strawberry bed care, radish sowing, brine storage for beans, seed selection, and mulching practices.
The article covers livestock care with emphasis on eggs profitability, stable cleanliness, and a stable diet. It cites Dr. J C Peters on disease linked to bedding and manure, plus advice on feeding oats for horses and ponies, mixed grains for pigs, and keeping sheep dry. It also describes lamb docking and castration methods used in Wiltshire England.
A dense catalog lists American and British journals with prices and subscription notes. It includes Arthur's Home Magazine American Poultry Journal Atlantic Monthly Century Magazine and many others with varying annual rates and terms.
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