08 Oct 1857
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1857
Page
1
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A farmer records planting on May 22 in a six year old field previously used for potatoes. Four seeds per hill, two hill rows of thirty seven hills each, spacing four feet. First heads appeared September 4, harvest began September 5. Yield estimated at 81,581 pounds per acre with stalks reaching eleven feet and thirty inches in diameter.
A letter details home sugar cane processing producing molasses from stalks and suckers, noting a crude hand mill, boiling, and a questionable taste. It reports varied results from different canes, mentions a Cincinnati miller selling $100 mills, and estimates future local production. Also included is a long comic sketch on a devoted husband and his wife, detailing domestic habits and social routines.
The New York and Massachusetts Democratic Conventions praised Buchanan's Kansas policy and adopted it in their platforms. The Illinois State Register endorsed the President’s pro slavery letter, claiming broad democratic approval. Additional notes discuss Captain Ashby’s actions on the Central America and local commentary on Brewster Hotel costs and a popular remedy for liver disease.
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