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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1843
Page
5
Advertises subscription pricing at one dollar per year for a single subscriber with club rates of six at fee and ten dollars for twelve. Also lists reduced advertising rates per square, with cents per insertion and continuance, plus a ten percent yearly discount.
Subsoil plowing raises soil depth for roots, improves drainage, and creates a porous, friable seed bed. It requires strong teams, proper drainage beforehand, and careful depth control to avoid waterlogging on retentive soils. Firms like Ruggles Nourse & Co and Prouty & Mears supply suitable plows. soap suds are praised as manure for gardens.
The Germantown Telegraph reports Isaac Newton of Delaware County Pa has found a salt and plaster mix to combat cut worms. He claims repeated seasonal use has yielded complete success, noting simple preparation and effective results.
Instructions describe using one portion of salt to four portions of plaster mixed and applied to corn after emergence. Caution advised to avoid sprinkling the plant itself with the mixture.
An early agricultural note suggests collecting lean ducks and keeping them unfed for a day, then releasing them into wheat fields at evening to eat slugs quickly, after which the ducks are fattened for market. The method emphasizes duck efficiency over manual slug gathering.
A remark before the American Institute notes that agricultural revival began in Flanders about seven centuries ago. The soil, once barren sand, has improved and its growth is said to exceed England's. Flemish farming rests on a grand maxim: no corn without manure, no manure without cattle, and no cattle without root crops.
Practical maxims on farming discipline. Do not overwork horses after a full meal and avoid debt. Nourish land with manure, grow winter fodder, and work soil in season. Keep promises. a farmer’s word is valuable. Emphasizes self reliance, thrift, and prudent timing.
A Civil War era duel scene unfolds on a green lawn as Frank and Wilson fire at close range. Frank is fatally wounded from a lung perforation, collapsing in gore while Glendenning and others react in horror and sorrow. Randolph calls for departure after the fatal shot.
In spring 1759 two riders pass New Kent Virginia, one a youthful officer believed to be George Washington, host shapes a dining welcome but departs with dispatches. The narrative traces Washington’s courtship of Martha Custis and her influence at Mount Vernon, their family losses, and her role during the Revolutionary era.
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