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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1860
Page
2
Extensive guidance on growing and processing Sorghum for sugar, including soil, fertilizers, plowing, seed treatment, planting, thinning, and pest control. Notes on harvesting, freezing, evaporators, and Cook’s method to refine sugar. Claims sorghum yields double corn per acre and improves milk in cows and fattening of livestock.
The article estimates syrup yield across the Northern states at 225 gallons per acre on average, with higher results up to 359 and 400 gallons. It notes defecated syrup sells around 50 cents per gallon, with some demand at 75 cents, and mentions bagasse as a potential printing paper ingredient after the Philadelphia Ledger used it. It cites 25 bushels per acre of seed, valued at 40 cents, and fodder around 1200 to 13800 pounds worth about $5.
The Ohio Farmer advises to lift evergreens with large soil balls around the roots and prevent drying by wind. Do not expose roots for days, or young roots die and most trees fail. Have trees dug at the nursery, pack with soil in a box, set out immediately, then mulch to keep moisture. careful transplants survive, careless ones rarely do.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent warns buyers to inspect root quality before purchase. He notes many trees with fine tops and weak, exposed roots are dug and sold, urging buyers to verify root health and hidden flaws rather than be swayed by appearance.
A historic Evening Post item recalls a Massachusetts church service where a stray dog, keeping time with the hymn, produced a dramatic postlude. The scene shows the choir finishing and the dog adding a final screech as the music ends.
A La Crosse Republican note urges citizens to favor high, north and west facing bluff soils for fruit trees. It argues trees die in rich deep soils on lower ground, while thin, high land near bluffs yields steady growth and shelter from winds, suggesting orchard expansion in bluffs.
A Minnesota man reports a larger wheat area than ever sown in the state with 300 acres of Spring wheat ready to sprout if rainfall comes. The remark appears in the La Crosse Republican.
In Patchwork Conver Cuar Howard Paul recounts a witty tale of a man just back from continental travel who was asked his opinion of Pompeii. He replies not very well citing the ruins as frightfully out of repair.
Humboldt told Von Base that during seven consecutive days and nights he performed magnetic observations. He stated he went to the magnetic every half hour and had no regular sleep during that period.
A London witness described himself as a penman and stated he penned sheep in the Smithfield market in response to questions about his department of literature.
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