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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
1
An item from the New York Times advises on broken horns in cows where the outer horn is torn off leaving a bleeding inner core. Wrapping the exposed core with a tarry bandage stops bleeding and allows healing in days, though the horn will form deformed but new growth.
A nineteenth century American Agriculturist note by D. H. Thing prescribes giving a pint of a strong decoction of Eupatorium perfoliatum to sheep when they first stretch. The method, backed by forty years of experience, involves drying and storing the herb for use on land.
Fowls are subject to anthrax causing boils and darkened blood with black or bluish combs. It is highly contagious and usually fatal, so diseased birds should be killed and housing burnt. Clean the coop and give remaining birds saturated hyposulphate of soda solution daily, with little grain and no fresh greens.
A historical column urges farmers to replace easygoing methods with careful management. It argues diversification, thoughtful planning, and avoidance of adulterated goods, noting agriculture now rivals business in complexity and requires strategic thinking.
Seed potato cutting is debated among farmers and stations. F R Duggar reports in Farmers Bulletin No 4 that uniform compact pieces with eyes on each piece are key, with seed-end eyes germinating first and larger pieces boosting yield.
The report shows yield per 100 bushels from single eyes 114 with two-eye pieces 131 with quarters 139 with halves 129 with whole potatoes. Halves yield best if seed price moderate. quarters help when seed is costly. Select medium to large seed tubers of good shape.
Article discusses that natural swarms store more honey than divisions, especially in early days. Location affects workforce activity. distant divisions perform better. Best honey results come from allowing strong colonies to swarm, using empty combs, and limiting swarming to first swarms. After hiving, ensure ventilation and queen location. hire swarms quickly and watch for returning swarms.
The writer recalls visiting a Columbus state university greenhouse where Grand Rapids lettuce thrives in 100 foot beds. Seed sown in May, plants transplanted, and a harvest comes every six weeks. By March 10 red lettuce is sold out and markets pay a premium.
A visitor describes an Ohio creamery teaching modern dairy science from cow care to finished products. The facility is clean and bright with advanced electricity and chemistry tools, preparing students to produce high quality butter cream and cheese for paying customers. The speaker urges experiment colleges to emphasize honesty and resist fraud and deceit.
A collection of farm advice on sheep selection and handling emphasizing good seed oats, careful feeding for ewes with poor teeth, and the value of keeping a small flock. It also covers horse gear comfort, manure use in crops, and winter egg production through vegetables. It warns on udder care after lambing and notes iodine treatment for udder tumors if lamb is dead.
In Germantown a sleigh ride ended when Lem Altenius’s horse bolted into a telegraph pole, allegedly killing the animal. Officer Whartman ordered an ambulance, but the horse revived at Artemus’s stable and returned home unharmed.
A wolf roams seeking prey and encounters shepherds debating their grievances. He proclaims that when shepherds discuss their wrongs the wolf gains his rights, then seizes a lamb as the scene unfolds. This Ater: son Globe device reflects the fable’s moral.
Report notes thieves travel through granger states loading large wagons with wheat barley and other goods likely to be useful. Local authorities urge vigilance as the incidents spread across rural routes and farms.
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