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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
5
Farm and garden notes advise burning smutty corn ears at husking time to stop disease spread and warn against feeding smut to cows or hogs. Redtop grass can be profitably weeded in spring, or sown with fall wheat, using a slant tooth harrow or seedbed prep, with 20–24 lbs per acre when sown alone.
Bean straw provides a nutritious change for cattle and breeding stock when introduced gradually. Ground refuse beans mix well with corn meal for hog feed. Honey, used for canning fruit, preserves flavor and longevity without cooking. Garden and orchard notes urge soil fertility, manure, green crops, and the use of specialized tools beyond the hoe for efficient farming and profitable orcharding.
A writer argues that feeds with identical chemical ingredients can vary in value due to how cows digest and utilize them. He cites corn cobs versus ensilage, protein pounds, and linseed meal with medical benefits, urging experiments to determine which forms of protein and feeds yield the most milk, beyond chemical equivalence.
A. B. Barrett argues in American Cultivator that clover with wheat improves soil fertility, aids lime use, and creates a mellow loam. Deep clover roots break hard clay, reducing erosion and improving drought resistance, making future tillable land more viable.
Advice on chick care stresses oats and fine grit for first feed and cautions against dampness for turkey chicks. Notes limits on egg-laying hens and warns mothering birds must be free of disease. Early chicks thrive with proper care. turkey hens should be confined in morning to prevent nesting in thickets. Mentions Stephanus Van Cortlandt as New York City’s first native-born mayor in 1677.
Gerard Fowke of Chillicothe Ohio, a noted scientist, completed a solo expedition from Yokohama to the Amoor river, descending to Nicolaevsk. He gathered hundreds of photographs and valuable data for the American Museum of Natural History, despite arrest and harsh conditions along the way.
A Louisville Times item recounts a district school scene where a pupil refuses to answer questions about Admiral Dewey saying she only knows Dewey and Corbett fought and she does not care who won. The article notes the popular professor’s amused story about fame in school corridors.
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