Practical farm and household tips from the New York Sun
The article offers preservation and laundry methods including quince preserves and raspberry jam with cider and brown sugar, starch uses, and ironing tips. It discusses butter washing at Vermont Dairymen's Association, and urges lime dusting to control saw flies, pine saw flies, leaf beetle grubs, flea beatles, and other pests, detailing application guidance and cautions.
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Tim. S
Ohio
Vermont Dairymen’s Association
Wilrth
United States
N. Y. Sun
Lime for Noxious Insects in Agriculture
An agricultural note extols lime as an effective, easy spray against many insect pests in larval stages and soil enrichments. It highlights asparagus beetle as an early spring threat and asserts lime dustings will thoroughly annihilate larvae and protect flourishing plantings.
Science in Farming and the Value of Knowledge
The article extols brains in farming over mere hands, arguing that science and practical knowledge raise yields. It highlights geology soil formations botany and chemistry as essential for intelligent cultivation and notes laws govern soil conditions guiding improved management and results.
Writings on Liebig and the value of agricultural science
The text reflects on Liebig’s role in uniting soil minerals with plant life and praises scientific inquiry as vital to agriculture and national prosperity. It notes the late emergence of these ideas around 1840 and cites the Western Journal of Agriculture on the superior value of knowledge over mere physical effort.
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Liebig
Berzelius
Turning Late Turnips Cultivation Advice and Droll Church Hat Comment
The article outlines timing and methods for late turnip planting, soil needs, seed rates, and spacing. It notes moist fall weather aids growth, warns against dry soil, and suggests drills two feet apart with thinning to four to six inches. It includes a humorous anecdote about a stuttering diner and a church hat remark.
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N. Y. Herald
Falling Chill Tonic Promises Fast Cure Without Doctors
An ad promoting Withort's Toxte Mrattiva Ix FALLING E claims to cure chills without doctor visits or prescriptions, offering cheap, safe relief for the poor and a way for the rich to enjoy wealth, with G R Finlay & Co as proprietors New Orleans and a Chicago firm marketing Shallenberger's Ague Pills for one dollar amid testimonial notes from Milan Tennessee February 22 1876.
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Withort
Mrattiva Ann
G. R. Finlay & Co
New Orleans
Fox Sabe Py
Deruccists
Josefh Lewter
Milan
Tenn
Shallenberger
Dr Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic Endorsed for Debility
Physicians advise moderate whisky for warmth related debility but many overindulge. Dr Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic offers a non intoxicating alternative with herbal juices and nourishing properties to strengthen the stomach and appetite. It helps those affected by sickness exertion or water changes and is sold by all druggists.
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Dr. Schenck
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