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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1877
Page
8
The article argues that manure benefits fruit trees, especially on rocky slopes where minerals in crevices feed trees as decayed matter accumulates. It notes that rockier land can require less regular feeding, while level land often needs regular manure. If vegetables share soil, manure is tilled in. otherwise many orchards topdress every other year when coo fruit is abundant.
The London Garden warns ama wir cultivators against overmanuring and favors weak liquid manure. Apply as buds swell in spring, stop by August to prevent woody growth, and adjust frequency by plant type to boost blooms, color, and fruit size without promoting excess foliage.
The text describes bot larvae in horses, noting they are imperfect insects that cannot breed in the stomach. It suggests prevention is easier than elimination, mentions yellow nuts on joints in August, and advises washing or scraping to remove them. It stresses farmers should learn the creatures’ history to manage exposure and treatment.
Instructions suggest filling a barrel or cask with charcoal at the bottom and horse manure as a base, then adding a cough water solution. Apply to plants twice weekly after set, avoiding leaves and branches, and dig in with a fork to promote growth.
The Santa Cruz Beet Sugar Company reports strong early results with a 1,000 ton capacity factory, producing about 1,040,000 pounds of sugar at 8 percent sugar content and an estimated yearly profit near 90,519 including byproducts. Authors note payment by weight, seed sugar dynamics, and seed planting effects on root sugar content.
Fremy and Deherain show two main causes for sugar beet richness decline after years on same soil: poor stock selection and excess nitrogen. They report soils of argillaceous, siliceous, and calcareous types differ little in sugar effects. A sterile soil with phosphate lime and nitrate potash yields roots 700–800 g with 16 percent sugar, while excess nitrogen harms sugar formation.
A housekeeper in town receives a cooked red lobster with a note: “Your husband would like to have this broiled for his dinner.” Lacking recipes she improvises by dressing the lobster in a doll’s clothes and placing it on his chair, turning the prank on him.
A country editor recalls a memory of a girl from early romance who, after a delightful evening, blows out the light with blissful trepidation, then draws the candle behind the door and kisses it in a humorous, if odd, display.
A New York Herald report describes the American Temperance Union gathering on Science Trail. Massachusetts man Mirjah A. Morse spoke on why he is a temperance advocate, urging women to persuade men to abstain and citing tragic cases and sobering statistics. He warned against weak pledges and praised virtue, urging renewed vows and action.
List of patents issued to Illinois inventors dated February 6 1877 furnished by patent solicitors in Washington D C. Names include Foss Corn Planter Wateska Jackson Lamp Chimney Cleaner LaFayette Lawrence Tanging Lamp Chicago Otto Lawn Mower Walker Feather Renovator Trevol i Barnard Book Support Dow Plow Tampico Needham Cultivator Rockford Petersen Pump Knoxville Seybold Gage Shogren Harvester Reel Sandwhich Adams Windmill Tower Elgin Blackington Dynamometer Gielow Nozzle for Hose Glidden Barbed Fence Wire Gottfried Beer Cooler Junker Wolf Drying Distillery Slop Munn Key Fastener Thompson Uppers Boots Shoes Thompson Head Dress Chicago Englewood M Thompson completions listed with locales across Illinois.
A clergyman urges John to become a teetotaler as he admits drinking again. They discuss self restraint and costs, then humor turns to how Jerusalem stayed clean because everyone kept his own door clean.
Rail schedule lists trains north and east from Freeport to Sioux City Chicago and St Louis with passenger and freight services. It includes departure times, abbreviations for days and services, and notes revised December 27 1876 with agents and managers listed.
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