Trees and tombs in city and country graves
The essay argues for dignified burial grounds with trees shaping civic spaces. It contrasts neglected graveyards with well planted borders on estates, urging varied species like elm, cypress, oak, plane, maple, and pine to honor the dead and improve public grounds. It notes urban neglect and calls for tasteful landscaping as a mark of refinement and respect.
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Regton
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Soaking Seed Corn in Copper Water Opinion
A letter from Mr. J. Ellsworth of Ketch Mills Connecticut discusses the use of soaking seed corn in coppering water to prevent worms and notes that some readers have shared remarks on this agricultural practice. He emphasizes experience and practice in agriculture.
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J. Ellsworth
Ketch Mills
Conn
New England Farmer
Seed corn copper soak yields wormproof field gains
The speaker recalls soaking seed corn in strong copper water for about 24 to 36 hours last year. Every kernel became charred yet healthy. He reports no worm damage across seven acres and cites a yield of over sixty bushels per acre, noting this beat theoretical expectations and prior replanting needs.
Farmer reports yield gain from Indian corn seed selection
A farmer describes selecting seed corn for three years, noting stalks bearing three to six ears this season and two to four ears per hill. He claims the practice has increased his crop by several bushels and plans to continue the method, per Hamp Gazette.
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Prue Trees and Fruit Tree Economics Drawn
A Bucks County In telligencer writer argues farmers should extirpate inferior fruit trees and replace them with superior varieties. He claims it costs a dollar per thrifty young tree but avoids replanting inferior stock, a practice supported by Fowlsen and others.
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Bucks County Intelligencer
Amalgamation of Parties and the Saturnalia of Politics
The piece mockingly surveys the current US party chaos in Washington as leaders shift alliances. It catalogs figures from Congress and the Cabinet, notes changing loyalties over nullification, tariffs, and land policies, and closes with a South Carolina convention address on constitutional limits and the dangers of federal coercion.
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