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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1890
Page
4
Agricultural report praises Japan clover as a superior annual feed improving soil, cattle pasturage, and milk yield. It details planting at a college field, rapid growth from July to November, deep roots, and its ability to reclaim poor pastures, with pastures expanding to hundreds of cattle on degraded lands.
Farmers face rising clover root borer damage. the insect, first noted in New York in 1578, now spans most clover regions and parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Adults are dark beetles. larvae bore roots, killing plants. Prevention urged: early plowing after harvest, crop rotation reduced to four years, tailored seeding and spacing, and ditching improvements to protect fields.
Practical guide notes that good farming hinges on coordinated operations such as draining plowing cultivation and manure care. It explains subsoiling failures in gritty or clayey soils and proposes cutting furrows to half a foot width to break hard ridges and pulverize mellow soil for better soil structure.
The article surveys unusual claims and curiosities from the American West and beyond. It mentions a sugar offer tied to local production, a grand aqueduct planned toward New York, and cultural notes on a Chinese minister’s wife reception. It also quips about Washington legislators, twelve to thirteen monitors, and Admiral Jouett’s defense plan. It closes with Mount Bamarekskope, Mount Thiers, Mont Blancs likenesses, and a Isle of Wight likeness of a lord.
The article discusses subsoil loosening and drainage quality, noting risks of shallow work, poor ditch depth, and badly routed channels. It stresses timely drainage to control spring wetness, cautions against farming when soil is too wet or too dry, and recommends winter work like fattening stock and building a durable tool-house. It also includes ad-like notes on Bright's disease remedies and various pastes.
Fraudulent and promotional medical claims dominate pages with merchants touting Dr Hulls Garsap arilla Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and other tonics. The clippings cite testimonials, railroad fare offers, and cures for consumption and bilious issues, emphasizing consumer trust and dramatic results while listing various providers and products in a packed, promotional collage.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a restorative tonic for overworked women. It claims to treat chronic weaknesses and female diseases, serving as a general and uterine tonic and nervine to impart vigor and strength to the entire system.
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