26 Apr 1855
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Newspaper
Aurora Weekly Standard
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1855
Page
1
A farmer from Kinderhook proposes a remedy for potato rot based on mowing the potato vines early. He claims the potato bug, produced from vine shedding, causes blight and that removing the vines leaves only fresh roots. Trials reportedly show sound potatoes when vines are mowed.
This fragment recounts a notorious Arkansas gentleman near the Choctaw line who travels to New Orleans for clothing and hotels, then roams with a wide circle of companions including Kentuckians, Virginians, and Choctaw, spending and lending until he loses all amid a web of gamblers, loafers, and dealers.
A long, disjointed OCR excerpt recounts Thom the hand-loom weaver from Aberdeenshire facing poverty with a sick wife and children. It includes reflections on despair, society, and punishment, plus fringe notes on an officer’s column and a telegraph story about imperial sentiment and scripture.
A vignette portrays Ellen Howell and her husband Edward debating happiness amid wealth and simple living. Ellen finds true contentment in domestic duties and shared reading, contrasting Isabella’s lavish but less satisfying lifestyle. The scene ends with Edward reassured that love and home beat luxury.
The Indiana Farmer notes that early planted corn roots deeply and withstands drought better, arguing corn should be planted as soon as soil warms, ideally by mid May. It cites seasoned farmers finishing in April and claims early corn survives late frosts and regrows if cut, with caution about a uniformly bad season.
A note from Soil of the South recounts a young boy who saved potato eyes from peelings and planted them in a piggery corner. He harvested nearly a bushel of large, superior potatoes at digging time, surpassing crops grown from whole potatoes. The English observer confirms eyes-only planting yields better results in that district.
The Country Gentleman notes that skilled planning and favorable market prices can yield large profits in fruit culture. John Eicher of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, cites a northern Ohio farmer who bought 100 acres of poor land at 15 dollars per acre and planted peach trees. In three years the crop sale covered the land and trees and labor, and last season the farmer realized over 29 thousand dollars. The example shows how scarcity and high prices can amplify profits.
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