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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1885
Page
3
Agricultural Department Snell markets water melon seed and nutmeg melon seed under the brand Planters and Georgia Rattle. Seeds are praised for flavor and purity with a guaranteed product. Sold by G M Wuarrorero at No 5 Alabama Street Atlanta Ga.
A Georgian farmer laments postwar politics and education, arguing for industrial schooling and cooperative action. He questions cotton reliance, warned mortgages to 1 percent, and warns of foreign capital threatening land, urging farmers to unite and work toward true subsistence and self-reliance.
The piece argues for cooperative farming between landowners and Black workers, condemning violence and urging fair wages and skilled labor. It links racial tensions to labor disputes, rental system abuses, and calls for a just, mutually beneficial agricultural partnership amid regional economic pressures.
The article promotes rhubarb as a spring staple for farmers and markets. It advises planting Linnaeus rhubarb from seeds or divisions, spacing 18 inches, enriching soil with manure, and separating large crowns. maintain beds by removing flower stalks and expanding a bed to twenty to twenty five plants per family.
The Henderson strawberry named for Peter Henderson, a Jersey gardener, is praised as early, productive, and large with superior flavor. It urges all farmers to plant a bed, noting plants can be set in spring or fall, and advises on soil, compost, spacing, and winter protection.
A fragment describes strawberry varieties and cultivation methods. It mentions Kentucky, Crescent seedling as a top producer, Iron Clad, Lancaster, and May varieties, with notes on planting alongside soy and fertilization, and a focus on extending the fruit season.
An agricultural article warns against overhyped potato yields from patent fertilizers and endorses pure seed and careful soil practices. It highlights Early Rose as a top variety, notes Little Muddy may yield more per acre, and gives seed preparation tips. It also covers companion crops with oats and peas and cautions against weed neglect and miraculous growth claims.
Reports from Gainesville and Marshallville cite very good fruit prospects for plums peaches apples and grapes with abundant fruit crops expected. Farmers discuss stock farm potential while a cattle epidemic in Monroe County causes losses as water and feed shortages bite local herds.
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