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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1843
Page
5
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The article advises ploughing stiff clay soils in fall and winter to improve texture and save spring work, warning against ploughing wet ground that remains muddy and unfit for proper breaking due to freezing and thawing. It stresses soil condition at ploughing for melioration benefits and timing efficiency.
Practical notes from the American Agriculturists Almanac describe a dry straw cone method to preserve sweet potatoes until June. It also explains using tan bark and sawdust as stock bedding, heat insulating material, and manure enhancer, warning against improper land application to avoid souring soil.
The article describes root grafting on young seedlings, using whip grafts at the root when plants are quar ter to an eighth inch thick and planted in nursery rows or permanently. It also covers grafting on root pieces up to about three quarters of an inch in diameter, with or without root separation, and notes that no composition is needed as the tying yarn remains intact. Larger roots may be cleft grafted with composition used afterward.
Farmers should winter crops and shelter livestock. Store corn, sweet potatoes, and Irish potatoes before frost. Build open sheltered housing with southern exposure for milch cows, sheep, and hogs, cleaning stalls regularly. Start feeding early, keep animals fat, and avoid overstocking for best results. Tennessee Agriculture.
The cruciform class includes vegetables like cabbage cauliflower broccoli sea kale turnip radish mustard and many garden staples. Botanists note all species in this group are non poisonous and even wild radish youth greens prove wholesome.
A potato digging plough on show at the Institute in New York is claimed to dig six acres daily or 1500 to 2000 bushels with ease, while a single worker with a pitchfork would harvest about fifty bushels per day. The device’s importance is noted as the potato crop exceeds the wheat crop in value in the United States according to the N. C. Advocate.
A letter from Doctor Thomas Sewall of Washington describes his European journey noting Florence as a highlight. He praises Italy for medical sights including an extensive wax anatomical cabinet the lymphatic preparations by Masician and long standing morbid anatomy specimens at a college museum.
An Italian innovator Sagato devised a process to petrify bodies into polished mosaic slabs while preserving form and color. He kept papers detailing the method, burned them in fever delirium, and died four years ago. Posthumous offers surfaced within three weeks of his death.
An extract from Mr. Wilson’s journal describes Konig Island near a mission on the Gaboon River. Parrots gather in a colossal cotton tree and voice loud nightly songs that resemble a concert. Locals say the birds imitate human speech, making killing or eating them nearly murder and cannibalism.
The Hon. George Robertson of Kentucky delivered an address at Camp Madison marking the nation’s independence anniversary. He recalls the Blue Lick defeat of August 20, 1782, noting settlers' losses and the deaths of Tod Trigg Harland and Boone’s son, later buried in fragments after the battle.
A narrator recounts steadfastness against wilderness odds with a God held by the noble band. It follows a brutal captivity saga at St Clair and a widow’s faith, culminating in Sir Walter Scott’s decline and burial at Dryburgh. The piece notes the copyright status of Waverly novels and legal protections.
A letter recounts Sir Walter Scott’s struggle to pay £300 900 owed to Constable & Co. and Ballantyne & Co. through literary earnings. It notes his 1826 warning signs, the 1828 dividend of six shillings per pound totaling about £40,000, and creditors who exploited his intellect. His private journal spoke of a dark path yet to stainless reputation if he died in the harness.
A Baltimore American excerpt discusses a Paris publication arguing slavery may seem preferable to certain French and English workers, comparing conditions in the United States, the West Indies, and major French towns. The piece challenges notions of liberty and the social machinery that binds laborers.
Rome announces eight new bishops for the United States. Rev Dr Reynolds succeeds the late Bishop England. Rev Mr Quarters becomes Bishop of Chicago. Rev Andrew Byrne is named Bishop of Arkansas. Rev Mr McCluskey named Coadjutor Bishop of New York. The last three reside in New York City. Rev William Tyler ordained for the new Hartford Connecticut see. Rev John Fitzpatrick named Coadjutor Bishop of Boston. All are from Boston.
An essay describes a broad swath of social ills including Sabbath breakers gamblers thieves highway robbers and murderers and notes that only a small number do not habitually use intoxicating liquors. The passage reflects moral concern about alcohol in public life.
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