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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1877
Page
7
A. D. Smith describes a simple method for raising young Brahmas, Dorkings, and Leghorns. He uses dry rice fed raw for the first weeks with daily cracked corn and rice, plus constant clean water, claiming gapes and related diseases are avoided.
A Country Gentleman correspondent recommends making small tapering paper boxes to place over plants to deter worms. Boxes dipped in gum shellac resist weather and last years. For cutting worms in corn, dust each hill with a mix of one third salt and two parts newly stacked lime as the corn appears, hoping to hasten growth beyond worm reach.
The Department of Agriculture reports wheat conditions across 868 counties in the winter region with 218 unfavorable, 650 average to superior. Grasshopper damage threatens Texas and Kansas counties, while Atlantic states show less frost injury. A Texas wheat-area rise accompanies dry autumns elsewhere lowering wheat prospects. A wash for orchard trees from William Saunders mixes lime, sulphur, and carbolic acid to improve spring application. Chickens need varied feed as confinement to one diet raises disease risk and deaths among young birds.
A dramatic tale recounts James Ballard's granddaughter Wilhelmina Franziska born after his March 1877 grandfathering, with grandiose promises of German and French goods, exclusive agency offers, and a sales pitch by a veteran merchant praising Ballard’s store and bargains across textiles, silks, and dry goods.
The General Assembly resolves to submit to voters on October second Tuesday 1877 a proposed amendment to Ohio Constitution Article Four and Article Eleven. It seeks to amend multiple sections and repeal others to reorganize the judiciary.
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