01 Jul 1843
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1843
Page
1
Advertisement text outlines subscription prices 1 dollar annual 5 dollars club of six 10 dollars club of twelve and payment terms post paid mail franked by postmasters. Advertising rates list one square up to twelve lines with 50 cents first insertion 25 cents each continuation weekly semi monthly and monthly rates with yearly 10 percent discount.
The article urges developing permanent pastures with southern grasses. It weighs candidates like Bluegrass Masket Bermuda lucerne and Italian Rye grass, sharing trials with Muskete and other species from Mississippi and South Carolina. It highlights Bermuda as a reliable perennial and calls locals to plant seeds this summer for broader experience and future stock improvement.
The National Model Farm near Dublin uses green cropping and house feeding to produce abundant crops and meat. It runs 52 acres with 22 cattle and 3 horses, feeding 90 people and supporting a training program for boys and teachers in scientific agriculture. The farm yields oats from 144 British acres and shows high returns under careful management, with rent and expenses under £400 yearly.
The passage outlines a healing mixture of chalk and vegetable matter to form a beeswax like compound for wounds. It also discusses grain rotation, Irish land value, and protectionist ideas on corn laws and employment, urging careful preparation of bark edges after limb removal.
The article explains how to gauge thunderstorm distance by counting seconds between lightning and thunder, notes lightning origins and sound behavior, and describes thunder as a powerful atmospheric phenomenon. It also reflects on human reactions to storms, from fear to awe, and the storm’s grand beauty.
A letter from Baker applauds the Georgia Journal for urging reform to shield wives from and debts contracted before or after marriage. The writer argues for Civil Law style protection, noting current laws harm families, and urges a state legislature to adopt means to secure a wife’s property for her and her children, with broader social justice in view.
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