Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Barnesville Gazette in Barnesville, Georgia

We have 1,947,233 pages in Georgia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Barnesville Gazette

Location

Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1885

Page

6

Special fertilizers and soil fertility discussed for farmers

In a Southern agricultural column the author argues for practical use of special fertilizers, outlining organic and inorganic minerals, their availability in soil, and methods to restore depleted land. He notes soluble, quickly available nutrients like nitrates and ammonium compounds, warns that many soils hold locked fertility, and discusses the broader Exposition context and eclectic exhibits noted in New Orleans.

Ant Norton Lowe New Orleans Georgia Mexico Prof Pilcher Atlanta Texas Brackett Iowa Idaho Florida North Carolina New York Cleveland South Africa London America New York City Persia New Mexico Tennessee Washington General Jackson Andrew Jackson Massachusetts Maryland St. Mary’s City England Charles Carroll Braidwoods Baltimore & Ohio Railway

Too Much Land and The Farmer’s Dilemma

A broad discussion urges restraint in overcropping and overfarming. It warns that large landholdings with inadequate labor waste effort, reduce crops, and harm future yields. Practical advice favors leaving land fallow, using weed litter to restore fertility, and expanding profitable stock raising while noting improvements in cattle and horse breeds and the value of properly managed manure and soil renovators.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Agricultural Department Ohio Morse Washingington City Dolly Madison Madison John Wethered Laltimore County J.D. Woodall Dorman B. Eaton W. H. Smith Middle Georgia Batsard U.S. Telephone Co Ind P. O Agency For Sale Dri Seeiet A Hallett Book Co Portland Maine T. A. Slocum Pearl At Ayer Ilutto Tex Arcercus F. Johason Dr.j.c.ayer &Co Lowell Mass Ludden & Bates Southern Music House Potomac Rio Grande Wideawire W. Ludden J. A. Bates J. D. Murphy Estey Organ Co Bargins Paganini Clear Grit Stifian le Cts Orguinetti Revi Nced Luppen & Bates Southerrn Music House Savannan, Ga H. Hallett & Co P. U Dus Scorr & Fintox Dunkirk, Incs Stinson &Co R. F. Lawton Macon Whiaker Alorang Barnesville H.P. Jones & CO Hillsbor Parx Mre Co Broadway
Search Courier

Search the Barnesville Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Barnesville Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication