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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1877
Page
6
The Larimer column invites Stephenson County readers to send questions on any subject for discussion. Include name and post office address to confirm good faith, but not published unless requested. Submit only one side of the paper per item.
The Poultry World advises choosing the evening after for setting hens. Young fowls may not be steady sitters on first attempts, so place them on artificial eggs for three to four days to test their motherly instinct before giving real eggs to hatch.
Farmers confront eight million tons of annual weeds raising concerns over crop yields and market sales. Experts advise repeated soil stirring for annuals and smothering for perennials to destroy weeds efficiently, underscoring labor cost efficiency at peak weed growth to maximize destruction with minimal effort.
The Massachusetts Ploughman extols Hungarian grass as a versatile forage crop for dairy herds. It tolerates late sowing into mid June or even July, thrives on warm mellow land with top-dressing, and can be cut for green feed or cured to hay. On marginal land it yields two and a half to three tons per acre, outperforming poor boor hay.
The advice urges choosing a farming branch that suits the individual, then concentrating effort. It stresses intelligence and a capable spouse, recommends marrying early, and highlights bread and butter as soil products, while valuing domestic and agricultural knowledge. It cautions against debt and premature wealth, urging practical farming focus.
The article cautions buyers to have enough money to stock a farm and pay a fair down payment with time for the balance. It warns against store debts and trades with neighbors for meat and provisions, urging self-sufficiency by raising one's own supplies.
The Living Age weekly numbers for mid June feature Wallace's Russia and mixed essays from Edinburgh Review the World of Fiction Church Quarterly and Victoria Magazine. Promotions from Littell & Gay Boston list an annual price of $8 for 52 issues or 64 pages, with a $10.50 option to include any American monthly or weekly postpaid.
Railroad timetable shows trains north to Sioux City via Freeport with passenger and freight services on Sundays and Mondays. Southbound services depart Freeport for Chicago with daytime and overnight rides. Officials Johnson, Mitchell, and Nett, agents assigned with revised schedules and ticketing points.
The Freeport line lists passenger and mail departures with freight and accommodation rates at 8 25 pm and 10 00 am, plus western departures at 1 20 pm and 12 45 am. Forreston to Rochelle and Mt Morris connections show night travel options for passengers.
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