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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1870
Page
5
The paper invites farmers and readers in Stephenson County to submit articles on any farming topic. Write plainly on one page side and date the pieces with a respectful note. Contributions should relate to local farming issues and aim to inform the farming community.
At a meeting of the American Institute Farmers' Club, Hi 1 Rendo, of the Hearth and Home, urged grass is the natural food for horses cattle and sheep. He advised cutting grasses when blossoms first open, with timothy and redtop about the same time, and careful curing to preserve nutrition. He outlined a swift daily cutting and curing schedule and cautioned against over drying. He also covered clover timing, measures to avoid moisture harm, and the importance of even sun exposure in curing hay.
A farmer converts corn into pork showing per bushel yields about ten and a half pounds of pork. It lists corn prices from 13.5 to 50 cents per bushel and corresponding pork prices per pound from 1.25 to 5 cents. It notes pork values per bushel when pork sells at 3, 4, or 5 cents per pound and their effect on corn per bushel values.
A crowd witnessed John Wight plunge from a mill window at Indian Falls Geneseo River on Sunday. He struck chest and face on impact, drowned, and blood ran from mouth nostrils and ears. He was about twenty eight. The item also recounts vaccination efficacy anecdotes and various unrelated notes.
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