09 Mar 1870
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1870
Page
1
The department invites farmers of Stephenson County to submit articles on farming subjects connected with Stephenson County. Submissions should be written plainly and printed on one side only for publication consideration.
J G Devore argues for manure economy and top dressing to boost wheat yields. He recalls experiments starting 1859, noting manured plots bred taller, thicker wheat, brighter straw, and earlier ripening. He urges farmers to save and reuse fertilizer, improve manure handling, and mix clover and timothy to sustain soil fertility.
Practical advice on barn rainwater use, wood drying, tool upkeep, and farm planning. Emphasizes stock and cart care, efficient haying, portable power, and better harvesting gear. Details include sharpening tools, drying wood, ploughing, sled construction, harness maintenance, pig killing pulleys, manure management, and storage practices.
Reports from eastern Pennsylvania warn of a deadly fowl disease called chicken cholera or liver complaint, with a two grain blue pill remedy for early cases. Also covered are wagon greasing myths, wheel care tips, and winter blanket practices for horses, urging consistent protection to prevent illness.
A miscellany of dialect musings and anecdotes from a railway car tale. It includes a leery dialect piece on language and miscommunication, a Stratford anecdote about meeting Squire Skinner’s daughter, a success story of a Bloomington student who built a furniture business, a playful railroad baby gag, a defense of traditional gender roles, an attack on reformers, and a Treasury export balance note. The pieces feature named individuals, towns, roles, and a mix of humor, aspiration, and public discourse.
A column of humorous snippets and quips touching on daily life love and manners. Jests about lies hollow earth theories witty exchanges with judges and doctors and light anecdotes about manners etiquette and social foibles from the era.
A promotional prospectus describes Vineland New Settlement thirty miles south of Philadelphia with rail access, 50 square miles of rich soil, farms from 20 acres up, and town lots. Prices start at 25 per acre with staggered payments over four years, plus five and ten acre plots and town lots. The tract features diverse soils, abundant fruit varieties, and convenient markets in New York and Philadelphia. The ad notes planned streets, shade trees, and civic institutions to attract settlers and investors.
The town offers a fine opening for various manufacturing businesses due to proximity to Philadelphia and a large surrounding population creating a strong market. The area is described as one of the most beautiful places in the country and highly suitable for a residence, with plans to develop it further.
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