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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1873
Page
3
The paper invites farmers of Stephenson County to write articles on farming topics for publication. Submissions should be addressed to the misdepartment, be typed on one side, and fully explain the farmers' perspectives on local agriculture. Timely, relevant input sought.
Professor A J Cook of Michigan Agricultural College spoke on destructive insects and entomology. He described the codling moth, fall webworms, borers, apple bark lice, and cankerworms with remedies such as burning infested material, washing with soap, tar, hot water, and soil replacement. He urged establishing a State Entomologist and integrating the office with state officials.
In Cor. en Country Gentlemen the author details training steers from under a year old to walk evenly, using a light rope for safety, a small whip, and gradual instruction. They are first taught to draw, move, stop, and turn, then to back on descending ground with an empty sled, reserving plowing until four years old.
A Schodack New York farmer shares a potato growing method. Ground is plowed and harrowed, marked in three marks per pass, with potatoes dropped into the furrow and covered by a two horse coverer. Grass is checked by plowing under two rows, then harrowed, then cultivated with a one horse cultivator and finished with a shovel plow before digging.
In the Farmers Mosse Journal a writer praises keeping poultry in a quarter acre orchard. He claims 125 fowls deter insects, fertilize soil, and produce cash caps while reducing garden nuisances. The writer reports 100 fowls performing admirably, improving tree growth and ground condition, suggesting broader benefits.
A jumble of quips and witticisms from a 19th century column, touching on temperance, lawyers, poets, and political figures. It includes gibes about Mr. Greeley, jokes about a dumb man vs a deaf man, and light satire on the Baltimore Convention, with quick quips about ministers, suffrage, and fashion. The piece weaves short anecdotes and puns, preserving the era’s social humor.
A first person tale of a robin rescued from a cat, nursed at home on worm hash, and kept as a pet through seasons. The bird heals, returns each spring, builds a family, then leaves, teaching a wary lesson on human fidelity and bird life.
A dated plea argues that a child’s strong craving for candy signals a need for sugar and should be satisfied in measured amounts. It contends that unmet wants weaken health more than excess sugar, urging rational feeding to curb dental and bodily harm.
Public notices announce annual Bible meetings across Stephen County in August and September 1872 with dates, times, and hosting churches including Harlem in Harlem School House West Point Luth Church and Jefferson Evangelical Church among others. Remarks urge active faith, warn against apostasy, and quote moral reflections by C Foster County Agent.
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