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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
5
The article describes a garden device to trim or cut creeping plants and vines without harming the remaining growth. It details a two section body with a sickle bar finger at the front, adjustable cutters, a ground wheel on a removable axle, and a bevel sharpened cutter wheel that aligns with a stationary cutter.
Agricultural notes discuss harrowing corn stubble wheat to improve grain yields, with timings, equipment, and fertilization. Advice covers top dressing with manure or nitrate of soda and phosphate, weed control, and converting stubble to grain. Also includes feeding cottonseed meal for dairy cows and a note on hand irrigation for strawberries in Ontario.
A historical column discusses irrigation by hand pump enabling large strawberry yields, a criticizing view of men's attitudes toward women farming, and notes on using nitrate of soda with early peas to boost growth. It also mentions a builder of wheelbarrows with greater capacity for hauling fodder.
The article provides a series of domestic tips on farming efficiency, barrow attachments, and thrift. It covers feed economy, avoiding waste, small farm profitability, care for gloves and spoons, hair care with vaseline, scented powder sachets for linens, and weekly plant care. It ends with mildew removal methods for foliage plants involving salt chalk and air drying.
Cleaning black dress fabrics with naphtha precaution and warm soap wash. alpaca and cashmere care. ammonia and alcohol to restore rusty colors. simple home games with flower drawings and quotations. gingerbread pudding and macaroons recipes. lobster timbale and bologna sausage directions. instant chocolates. wallpaper stain removal. sprouting branches in water for decoration.
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