21 Mar 1866
Page 8
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1866
Page
8
Farmers argue which crop should anchor their year with cotton favored by high prices but risked by pests and labor shifts. The piece urges growing grain for home use as a hedge against failures, warns against overreliance on cotton, and notes looming spring peach frosts and protective smoke methods.
A fragment from South ern Cultivator on keeping fruit safe from frost through smoky fires and moisture. It cites trials in extracting frost in fruit and preserving crops during April. Also lists maxims from Jacob Strawn’s biographer on farm labor, efficiency, wage fairness, and timely work. Includes notes on compost heaps and manure management with practical winter prep tips and wood gathering.
The article describes a leather dressing using soap, beeswax, neatefoot oil, alcohol, ivory black, gums to make a glossy coating. It warns to wash and oil the harness for longevity and notes fowl husbandry tips recommending ample space, better feed, and a six foot picket fence to deter hens.
A farmer rooms a bear in his stable to shelter a calf for the night. A butcher had bought the calf and planned theft, but the bear captured the thief during a chaotic moment. The farmer and a guest restrained the scene, then released the butcher unharmed after a comic misadventure. Also includes jokes, recipes, and short humorous anecdotes from the period.
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