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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1870
Page
1
The piece argues that science means classified knowledge and that farming benefits from Rural Science and Rural Art. It urges Stephenson County to organize a Rural Science Association with a county-seat library and reading room open to all, plus discussions, addresses, and lectures to spread practical knowledge and boost profit.
A collage of humorous quips, sayings, and wry remarks about adultery, idolatry, flatulence, and social mores. The piece weaves in tales from Bridgeport, Oswego, Waterbury, and Texas, then shifts to weather lore and Gulf Stream science, ending with Humboldt’s praise of Cornwall as the Montpellier of the North.
An old farmer recommends inhaling steam from a sack of hot shelled oats to drive tar and feathers from horses. The method is linked to physician detoxifications and warm inhalations for ton sillitis.
Fisher notes a flock of Grade Southdown sheep declined after skipping salt. He reclaimed health by reintroducing salt, claiming no further losses. A Franklin Mass notice forecasts a very cold spring and dry summer east of the Alleghenies with no fully mature Indian corn in 1870.
The Gardener's Monthly argues asparagus may come true from seed just as peas or beans can. It notes that traditionally it is believed to propagate true only by root division, but suggests varieties could perform as well from seed.
The lightest draft Reaper in the world offers a six foot wide cutter with self-rake, hand-rake, or dropper options and a two wheel jointed bar mower attachment cutting four feet four inches. It performs two motions of fickle and is warranted to do good work or no sale.
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