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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
6
Clorn is a vigorous feeder and responds well to liberal fertilization. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fertilizers containing not under 7 percent actual.
A short book from German Kali Works explains the potash plan and its proven farm results in the United States. Ely's Dream Balm offers a nasal cure, quickly absorbed, 50 cents at druggists or by mail from Ely Brothers in New York.
The bulletin reports 1896 corn variety test results from the station, describing two 1-acre plots, uniform soils and a nitrogen soda treatment, with twenty varieties ranked by yield. It discusses fair testing limits, year-to-year comparisons, and intent to compare over five years, noting Shannon’s Yellow and Cocke’s Prolific among top performers. It lists seed sources and presents fertilizer formula 1 for corn and related crops with usage guidance and soil considerations.
The Cincinnati and Florida Limited runs from Cincinnati to Jacksonville via Chattanooga and Atlanta with solid vestibuled service. It includes baggageman, first and second class coaches, Wing room and Pullman sleeping cars. Connections at Union Depot Atlanta for north east and west routes. shown by officials Green Culp Turk Hardwick and others.
A concise reflective line notes that readers may form their own conclusions when faced with a notable display. The remark implies strong impact on interpretation without stating specific outcomes or names.
Bulletin No 80 reports 1895 experiments showing shredded corn stalks convert hard stalks into a soft haylike feed. Farmers historically waste stalks left in fields but mechanical shredding yields roughage eaten by horses mules and cattle. The 1895 tests repeat earlier findings and note Bulletin 34 for more details and free copies upon request.
Condensed statement of results from 1896 advanced sheets of Bulletin No. 35. Provides preliminary findings on cotton varieties tested, outlining performance indicators and selection guidance for growers and researchers.
Publication delayed due to pro longed illness of the director. A test of varieties interests practical farmers as it avoids theory and gauges on the ordinary farm. Twenty varieties were tested on one acre of gray land with yellow clay sabsoil to measure productive yield and lint content.
The document lists names and addresses of seed purchasers for varieties such as Texas Oak, Strickland's Improved, King's Improved, Truett's Improved, Jones' Improved and others. It notes many seed firms and farmers across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Virginia, as part of a 1896 cotton culture experiment. A fuller report appears in Bulletin No 35, with free copies on request from the director.
An 1890s Lexington county farmer Rev. S J Riddle credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with a decade of sciatica and severe pain. After a fall in January 1894 his health improved dramatically, enabling horseback riding and easing his pastoral duties. Pills offered by Williams Medicine Co claim to rebuild blood and nerves.
The article guides amateur grape growers on pruning timing to avoid excessive wood, emphasizes pruning before sap runs, and cautions that neglect yields poorer fruit. It recommends compost, hen dung, wood ashes, and forest earth as fertilizers, plus barnyard tea for vines, roses, bulbs, and strawberries. It also explains a simple slips propagation method: cut five to six eye sections, plant at 45 degrees, firm soil, then reduce to one branch.
An old comparison of mail delivery with modern telephone use highlights the efficiency of breaking cords, contrasted with the quick remedy offered by One Minute Cough Cure for coughs.
Dr W A Wricut endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve to cure sores and an intestinal ulcer and speed healing. The ad claims miraculous action when used as directed.
The article notes the US dairy value exceeds 400 million dollars annually while egg and meat from chickens greatly surpass this. It cites about 17 million cows, one per four people, and states the US is the largest dairy country. It estimates 5 million cows provide milk totaling 254 gallons per person per year.
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