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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1875
Page
7
A farmer details a method using copperas to treat seed corn, soaking two bushels in copperas water and rolling in excelsior. Planted May 1 on a sod field, treated seed showed even emergence, vigor, and no worm damage, while untreated sections suffered heavy losses. Copperas priced at six to seven cents per pound, costing about 1.2 cents per acre, with one and a half pounds per bushel claimed to plant five acres.
Alderney cows, named for the island, are now mostly sourced from Jersey. The breed is small with tapering heads and fawn color. Guernsey cattle are larger and redder. Milk yields high with three milking daily and no skimming butter, while cattle feeding practices, vraic seaweed enrichments, two vraic harvests, and strict island laws keep breeds separate.
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