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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1887
Page
3
Information for the plowman stock man poulterer nurseryman and housewife offers practical tips and market notes. Practical guidance on household tasks farm chores and everyday management presented in a period voice for rural readers.
A Massachusetts correspondent details a method to sow red top seed with mixed grasses by pre soaking four to six quarts of water per acre for 12 to 24 hours, then sowing damp seed to improve hay quality and quantity, noting success on dry hills and Randolph hill.
Farmers debate straw as soil amendment and its removal from fields. Experiments cited show little to no yield advantage from returning straw after removal, with some results favoring no straw return. English agronomist J B Lawes’ long term trials yielded minimal differences in wheat plots. Chicago Herald.
A Vick’s Magazine style note extols Nicotiana affinis for garden and indoor use. White blossoms stay open in water, emit fragrance, and bloom richly with ample watering. The piece favors natural bulb groupings, warns against scattering bulbs, and compares combinations with Geraniums Hydrangea and Coleus.
A farmer shares methods for raising turkeys with low labor, high yield, and fewer diseases. He credits keeping the same hens and gentle care for taming wild instincts, noting proximity to the house and a mother hen with two week old chicks nearby.
A Kentucky girl shared Albany Cultivator guidance on early turkey care. She details feeding from day-old egg custard to soft bread with milk, then grains and greens as they grow. Emphasizes dry warmth, learning to come home, and letting poults forage on grasshoppers for best health.
Corn is praised for winter feeding in cold latitudes. It helps animals stay warm and boosts butter yield in cows while also supporting strength in horses. Cats are mentioned as less effective than corn for cold-weather strength.
Farmers warned that fattening sheep and lambs this winter faces poor returns as stock dwindles and careful feeding is essential. The article notes the value of fattening, covered yards save feed, and proper grooming for horses, while stressing not to stint farm animals before plowing and seeding. It also surveys housekeeping tips for window cleaning and fabric care, including ammonia in wash water and avoiding soap on glass.
Prepared by the famous Chicago caterer Mr H M Kinney the article lists recipes and methods for consomme celery cream of celery cream of rice bisque lobster chowder and cream of barley with detailed steps on stock making boiling straining thickening and serving notes for each. It includes ingredients such as eggs carrots onions butter flour milk rice hard spices and Worcester sauce and suggests serving with stale bread or as a cream soup.
A nine year old adapts to a new school where boys and girls mix. She initially objects fearing discomfort but warms as she meets a kind teacher and a friendly boy. By day three she is excited, bragging about knowing all the boys and enjoying the social change.
A Philadelphia Record correspondent recounts the 1874 abduction of Gen. Cervantes, a wealthy politician, whose captors held him hidden under a floor for weeks. They fed and tormented him nightly, believed to profit from the ransom, until a stroke of luck led to his rescue. Other village tales of superstition and curiosity punctuate the piece.
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