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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1894
Page
10
The article outlines potato blight affecting leaves stems and tubers with rapid leaf wilting and blackening under moist heat. It recommends Bordeaux mixture with Paris green for blight and macrosporium, corrosive sublimate for scab, and cautions on handling poisons. It also discusses irrigation guidance for orchard fruit crops and tree care.
The editorial argues that revenue bills originate in the House and the Senate may amend only advisoryly. It urges the Democratic House to insist on essential tariff provisions, reject Senate protection amendments, and align with pledges to repeal the McKinley Tariff when able.
A congressional debate on sugar tariffs questions the Senate schedule linked to the Sugar Trust. H O Havemeyer testifies the protection is far smaller than in the McKinley bill while figures from Gorman West Jones and Searles suggest minimal or half protection. The piece argues for a simple, free sugar policy and hints the House may reject the current schedule.
The piece argues that protective tariffs breed corruption, highlighting sugar interests as the wealthiest force behind favors. It notes earlier Republican papers in 1860 leveled similar charges at the Aldrich committee, now echoed against Democratic tariff managers.
A fragment questions whether people will trade goods at optimal terms and asks if Congress can know better than those directly involved what is best for them. The remark reflects skepticism about centralized planning versus individual choice.
The piece argues for early cutting of timothy and clover to improve feed quality and winter hardiness. It stresses dry cutting, proper storage, and using a tedder to speed curing, with advice on silos, dew timing, and rain avoidance. It also notes economics, preferring home feeding over selling for rail costs and middlemen.
Black Minorcas grow rapidly in popularity in poultry culture. Originating in England they are praised for utility and beauty. They mature early, are hardy, lay at five months, and are a non-sitting breed with large eggs.
A 12 foot square room can hold 50 or more hens in nest buses with privacy. A stacked nest box arrangement, 15 feet long and 4 tiers high, provides 43 hens with 15 by 18 inch compartments and front doors for feeding and cleaning. Ventilation should be front facing with clean, sweet air and strict cleanliness to prevent vermin.
The editor of Garden ing touts Valentine as the premier dwarf snap bean with round brittle pods that stay fresh longer. Valentine, Early Red Valentine, Extra Early Red Valentine, and a white seeded farm variety are grown, with sowing from April through August. A separate item notes the May 17 passage of a $800,000 agricultural appropriation bill for the Bureau of Animal Industry to fight pleuro-pneumonia, tuberculosis, and sheep scab.
Agricultural guidance highlights soil types best for sorghum juice, recommending light sandy loam for sugar content and cautioning against frost. It covers seed quality, planting in hills, shallow drills, thinnings, cultivation parallels to corn, and optimal harvest when seeds resist crushing to maximize saccharine content.
A Michigan correspondent outlines a hayrack style tomato trellis with 3 inch by 8 foot sides and crosspieces at 45 degrees. The Arkansas valley reader asks about using pump water directly versus reserving it. The reply favors a reservoir to apply large volumes quickly and efficiently, describing cheap embankment reservoirs and soil compaction methods to hold water.
A farmer praised hay caps sewn from cotton cloth and weighted at corners. House committee on agriculture reports all bills to eradicate Russian thistle unfavorably. Colorado sees black hull-less barley as a promising crop where rainfall reduces canal dependence. World beet sugar output now outpaces cane. Oregon station struggles to mature Lima beans after three years as season remains too short.
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