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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1887
Page
4
A Brooklyn Eagle poem laments spiritual blindness and seeks mercy Jesus, asking for sight to avoid mocking others pain and to stop wandering in darkness. The author contrasts light and night, sorrow and pity, pleading for illumination for the heart and mind.
In early Niagara County a pioneer family Danvers loses seven year old Pick during a spring search. Mohawk Kondiarock abducts him to Grand River but later brings him home via Chief Thayendamgea and Joseph Brant, earning Mohawk friendship for the lad’s kin.
Prof Milne notes worldwide interest in seismology with Alexis Perry’s Dijon catalog of 1837 works and Mallet’s British Association list of hundreds. East and West show similar attention including China and Japan. Post-mortems of drunkards reveal liver enlargement kidney hardening and stomach inflammation. Cicero quote ends the passage.
The article extols potatoes improving in quality since the Goodrich Seedlings, contrasts dry mealy varieties with coarser types, and cites experiments by Deherain on soil nitrogen under grass versus plowed fields. It notes nitrogen fixation from air and plant uptake, stressing grass-enriched soil versus impoverished cultivated soil, with practical farming implications.
A study shows 4 to 10 percent crop loss from smut in oats under normal culture. Soaking seed in blue vitrol copper sulfate overnight markedly reduces smut, with four ounces per gallon of water producing a nearly smut free crop. Dry and mix with lime before sowing. other treatments like copperas caustic potash fresh urine and strong soap also help, while seed from smut-free fields yields clean crops.
The article covers proper horse feeding and workload for Boston street cars, warns against excessive speed, and notes crushed oats as superior feed. It discusses lambing strategies in Montana, home ranch shelter for ewes, and saving weak lambs to double flocks in two seasons. Also includes a household section on bedding care and simple home remedies.
Nudel Soup blends milk eggs and flour into dough baked briefly and dried, then crumbled into stock. Salmon Salad mixes canned salmon with celery and a drizzle of vinegar, salt, pepper, and optional onion. A butter sugar batter with milk soda flour eggs and cornstarch yields a large baked dessert.
The Western Rural urges butter makers to improve quality and processes to command higher prices. It criticizes 7 cent country-store butter and warns that careless farming and uniform pricing hurt both producers and consumers. It calls for market shifts to central outlets and adoption of better methods.
A discussion on the value of the sitting hen for poultry breeders. It endorses careful nest setup, ample water, and suitable food, arguing incubators are impractical for small breeders and praising the hen’s reliability under proper conditions. Also offers tips on egg handling, coloring, feeding, and deterrents like Guinea fowl and a guard dog.
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