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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1860
Page
3
A farmer advocates applying winter mulch to fruit trees while ground is frozen, arguing it protects trunks and conserves moisture. He questions spring removal effects on early wood ripening and suggests using boards on supports to prevent trunk contact, reserving mulch for hardy varieties. He plans toplant more trees and asks for experience.
JC Young of Long Island reports from 1856 on cranberry farming for the Farmers Club of New York. Vines from marshes grow on upland, without manure or irrigation. moderate labor keeps fields clean. Initial sprigs were broom straw thin, now dense rows ten to twelve inches wide. Questions linger on row spacing versus full cover and scuffle hoe aids growth despite vine damage. Land is yellow loam with wells sunk 57 feet for water. no nearby streams for irrigation.
The article discusses cranberry yields from several plots over years showing variable but eventual returns. It notes a general three year cycle to full crops and invites Western correspondents to share experiences on high or low lands. It also reports Col Fairchild and associates buying cranberry marshes in Junean county and planning a large permanent operation with期待 sizable future results.
The article explains lead discovery by crevices in rock forming near east west lines crossed by north south seams. Miners assess surface pressure, cut north south ditches to reveal east west fissures, then shaft over the crevice. At depth the crevice widens into a opening where mineral and overlying earth yield lead in blocks or shoots.
The article explains mining through fissures in cliff limestone rocks, describing openings ranging from two feet to fifty feet wide and called first to nth openings. Miners drift through these passages but rarely go below the third, with depths from ten to beyond a hundred feet. Leads or lodes form where lead deposits occur in crevices, with east and west leads most profitable though north and south fissures sometimes hold insignificant quantities. The rock is primarily Clift Limestone, overlaid by clay, slate, and ironstone.
Mr Green the famous diver recounts his deep water observations near Hayti on coral banks stretching for miles. He describes smooth marble like seabed, coral columns up to 100 feet tall, pendant arches forming cathedral like arches, and coral towers reaching the surface. He notes pale colored shrubs and a sea fan plant catching his attention as water deepens.
The author catalogues a vivid underwater world with fish of every form and color. From gobies to sunfish, dolphins to sharks, creatures range from tiny minows to monsters, with heads resembling squirrels cats dogs and even a bull terrier, darting or barely moving in the shimmering depths.
A traveller describes approaching the tranquil crater of Vesuvius and peering into the fiery abyss. Heavy smoke, sulfur fumes, and rock-hemmed walls surround the vent as crowds feel tremors and hear roaring peat fires.
Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidt recently arrived at Stockholm and was greeted with enthusiasm. She plans to spend the summer with her husband and children at a villa near the Swedish capital.
J M Clark of Whitewater sold this year 700 sheep and 8700 pounds of A No L wool at 47 cents per pound, totaling 1759 dollars cash. The Wisconsin farmer urges others to follow the example and raise more sheep.
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