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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1870
Page
4
A reader offers practical garden cures for the striped bug on cucumber and melon vines using sand or lime. It also covers managing plum trees through lime spray and a pear tree jarring method. D. M. Fisher recounts sheep losses from salt misuse, noting recovery after reintroducing salt.
The excerpt discusses potato planting methods and soil care, noting single large seed pieces yield stronger vines and that level, well-loosened hills prevent drought or cold damage. It also shares dairy and calf-raising tips from a Springfield Vermont farmer, including milk feeding to calves and oil meal ratios, plus veterinary and farm product notes on worm treatments and emergency liniments.
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