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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
7
Agricultural notes describe using carbolic soap solution to destroy green fly on plants and advise on potato planting depth to promote tuber growth and sun exposure. It also covers grazing uses of rape and remarks on Alsike and red clover, timothy growth, and seed considerations.
The piece discusses hog nutrition, arguing grass and clover are costlier than grain for pigs due to their small stomachs. It notes hogs fatten on nuts in the South and that beets aid digestion, recommending sugar beets for limited beet intake to avoid reducing grain consumption.
The article discusses growing aquatic plants in tubs or barrels with specific soil mixes and sun/shielding needs, recommending pond lilies and Cape Cod water varieties for beginners. It also outlines strawberry variety selection and garden layout tips, then explains fire blight in pears and apples, its causes, spread, and that prevention is the only reliable defense.
A New England Homestead note by H E Van De man stresses pruning methods to prevent germ transfer. He advises cutting below diseased portions with a fine tool and inspecting trees in late fall or early winter, or before blooming, to avoid contaminating healthy wood during removal.
Readable poultry guidance covers chick care, feed, water, housing, and disease prevention plus a wartime anecdote about Captain Paget aiding mules at Guantanamo. It contrasts farm practices with a vivid naval-landing memory, mentioning General Miles and the Yale arrival.
A Detroit Free Press tale recalls Jones blaming his wife for a misfired plan to discipline the long time cook Mary. He bought an alarm clock to wake her, but the startled bed collapsed, tossing Mary onto the door. She insisted the clock had a hand in the mishap.
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