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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1885
Page
2
A reader asks about propagating the rinseng plant ginseng via rootlets or seed and the best planting time. The Grose invites readers to share knowledge with the agricultural department for the paper. Ginseng exports are noted and future cultivation may diversify crops.
The piece blames a drop in sheep farming in New England on aging stone fences and widespread dog depredations. It argues fences collapse with frost and soil removal, while roaming dogs, especially those owned by villagers or tenants, decimate flocks. Reforms to confine dogs could aid agriculture and revive sheep raising. W. HY.
The piece advises buying sheep after harvest to secure low prices and better care leading to strong, even flocks. Merinos suit rough, hilly land and produce heavy fleeces with hardy traits, while Downs, Cotswold, Leicester crosses yield good lambs. Early lambs fetch high prices. crossbreeding and Merino influence improve wool quality. Americans could develop similar breeds with patience and effort.
A four year report on ensilage experiments at the State farm in Tewksbury. Milk from cows fed ensilage showed about one percent higher solids than hay fed cows with equal grain. A trial to produce sweet ensilage by slow filling failed as the mass heated markedly after a few days in a 350 ton silo.
A New England farm reports ensilage trial results across twelve acres of Southern white corn Marblehead mammoth and common field corn. Cows averaged 3100 quarts of milk per year with the herd thriving on silage plus grain, while beef prospects improve with summer-like feeding. Properly timed fillings and whole or cut corn methods yield high efficiency and reduced waste.
A historical advisory explains a contagious potato disease in western New York and other regions. It identifies the fungus Serpospora infestans, details how it infests vines and tubers, and outlines control measures including burning vines, boiling and feeding diseased potatoes to livestock, dusting sound tubers with air dried lime, drying the potatoes, and rotating crops for two to three years to stop spore spread.
In New York State and New England the apple crop looks fair though profitability depends on careful harvesting. Bruised fruit, improper packing, or premature picking could harm growers, so methods vary from staged straw piles to on-site assorting. Warnings emphasize leaving fruit on the tree until growth ends, avoiding wind damage, and selecting the best fruit for high prices.
A discussion on selecting top egg producers within flocks to improve overall laying. The author cites Plymouth Rock stock, noting two hens may yield substantially more eggs than others. By saving and breeding from the best layers over time, average annual egg production could rise significantly. The writer plans experiments and hopes others adopt this focus to boost egg yield.
Advice stresses laying in road dust and dry earth as disinfectants before rains. It covers winter poultry feeding, roop prevention, housing, and care for chicks and old hens, plus September apiary work, queen selection, and hive maintenance for productive, balanced stock.
Farmers are urged to sow wheat now to ensure strong growth before frost. Seed selection is limited but can improve yields. best seed may be saved from top field portions and cleaned. Treatments include brine float and lime or blue vitriol solution. drill sowing uses one bushel per acre, broadcast 5 to 6 pecks. Depth of 1.5 inches. soil should be well pulverized and manure applied or top-dressed and harrowed. In nutrient-poor soils, 200 to 400 pounds per acre of superphosphate is used where wheat is a specialty.
The Fruit Recorder advises readers on optimal fall planting for strawberries and other fruits. It advocates smaller plantings for home use and explains timing by region, noting September as best for fall setting of tens to hundreds of plants, with October and November also workable in mild climates. For blackberries and raspberries, fall setting is strongly preferred, with strategy to plant around thirty acres and protect with mulch before freezing.
The report notes that fall plantings reach nearly twice the first year growth of spring plantings. It forecasts that fall sets will produce about double the growth next spring, with 1887 expected to yield roughly twice the crop.
A Germantown Telegraph note explains a low cost method to build an ice house on sandy or well draining soil. It outlines a foundation with sleepers and packed sawdust, stud framing, space filled with sawdust or tan bark, and a roof of boards or shingles. Ventilation is provided by a floor hole with a small north facing door to curb sawdust loss.
The piece argues fall ploughing benefits summer crops by exposing soil to freezing to create finer particles, especially on stiff clay. It urges deep breaking to bring subsoil to surface for arable loam, burying sap-filled vegetation as manure, and stresses minimal spring disturbance to preserve turned under organic matter. It notes drift soils allow shallow stock-safe winter care.
This piece stresses reducing straw waste by saving and feeding straw to cattle and pigs, arguing straw has substantial feeding value and can cut costs when blended with nitrogenous foods. It covers proper pig feeding routines, the benefits of mixed rations, and the importance of exercise and green fodder. It also notes shelter for stock, lawn seeding, and practical farm tips on peat, sand, and straw management.
Practical advice from Waldo F Brown in Indiana Farmer on stacking straw for feed, bedding, and litter. Use six to eight pounds of mixed feed with hay to keep cattle comfortable, stack straw near the barn to dry and capture waste, and avoid leaving stock to roam. They suggest composting wet straw with manure, feeding hogs on the heaps, then turning and aging for top-dressing wheat or grass. Mulch wheat with straw to protect roots and fertilize soil, urging full utilization of sour straw as a valuable resource.
The article argues for fall sod ploughing with manure incorporation in November. It warns against rough, shallow turning and cross ploughing in spring, recommending even furrow lapping to preserve soil structure. Proper autumn work improves spring soil condition, aiding corn development.
Kansas Farmer urges practical pig husbandry with minimal waste and balanced rations rich in nitrogen, noting pigs prefer fresh food and uniform troughs aid fairness. Emphasizes grooming, cleanliness, and ample clean water to boost health and digestion.
A Prentice Mulford essay contrasts Paris boulevards with New York streets, urging urban tree care and root light access. He laments desecration of America's oaks, pines, and live oaks, cites Oakland and California Big Tree grove, warns against naming trees after transient political figures.
A Boston arrival visits a church and jokes that heaven sounds like Boston, provoking gentle laughter. The piece ends with a humorous tale about a newlywed couple who argue daily to learn each other, starting with whether a woman can do without a hat, ending with the husband climbing a hay loft and pulling the ladder.
A stout man jumped from a bob-tail car on Christopher Street near Third Avenue in Seventeenth Street area last night leaving the baby in the vehicle. Police and bystanders investigated the startling incident and ensured the infant’s safety.
An elderly man and a girl recruit hat supply from barbershops and alleys then ship old plugs to a Harrison street basement workshop. Bargains tempt gamblers who prefer silk tiles over five dollar hats as the hatman vows to restore battered toppers in eighteen hours. He buys worn hats cheaply from stores and alleys, selling them for a dollar to worn customers who cannot afford new headwear.
Hale's Money and Cough cure priced at 26c with 500.81L. Glenn's Sulphur Soap promises healing and beautification. German Corn Remover targets corns and bunions. Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye in pink and brown. Pike's Toothache Drops claim 1 minute cure. Dean's Rheumatic Pills labeled a sure cure at 50c.
A dense list of periodicals and pricing figures from The Weekly Globe. Includes titles such as American Agriculturist, Harper's, Garden journals, and many others with listed premiums and subscription terms. Concludes with notes on minimum subscription periods and address instructions.
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