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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1896
Page
6
An old plan with improvements shows an oil lamp driven hotbed that uses a two-tier box with earth seed beds above and a water tray below the lamp. The moist air and controlled flame heat the bed, with ventilation and night shutoffs to prevent danger. a kitchen version fits a window and avoids high heat.
New York artisanal dairies have opened wagons delivering eggs and dairy products with stamped compartments and dainty packaging for table use. The same eggs sold un stamped for kitchens fetch lower prices, while guaranteed stamped eggs command higher rates and steady orders to residences year round.
The bulletin reviews field experiments on Erish and sweet potatoes. It notes manure raises the scab stand soil rot, lime increases scab but reduces soil rot and makes potatoes round, and various chemicals affect both diseases. Sulphur shows overall best results. suggestions cover flour of sulphur usage with Irish potato seed and mixing sulphur with earth for sweet potato planting.
Flats help start onion tomato peppers and eggplant. Look for flat boxes from canned meat shipments or soapboxes cut in two. If unavailable, build uniform flats from one half inch lumber with four inch wide side strips.
Government census shows 24 states reported maple sugar returns totaling 33,000,000 pounds, down from 36,500,000 ten years earlier. Vermont leads with about 14,000,000 pounds, New York about 10,000,000. New Hampshire produces 2,000,000 annually, while Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and several others show rapid declines.
A Poultry Monthly outlook says grain is unusually cheap and eggs fetch good prices, making now an ideal time to start poultry farming. It advises practical planning, sourcing purebred stock, and visiting experienced keepers, while cautioning against warm oil-stove heating and overexpansion. It stresses keeping males separate from hens for better egg production and recommends turnips as a key duck ration to prevent overfatness.
The article outlines disease prevention in poultry focusing on food quality and sanitary conditions. It cautions against introducing birds with mucous membrane exudates, keeping diseased flocks separate, identifying and removing infection sources, and discouraging mixing birds from different flocks during the day.
A clipped London exchange piece weaves a satirical verse about a fashionable lady and a'stays, with a moral note on rising and falling passions. It includes Macaulay quotes and a witty dialogue between two authors and ends with a Scots-English pronunciation joke highlighting dialect pride.
Mrs Leonard credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a dramatic recovery from long standing urinary and kidney problems. She describes severe pain in the abdomen back headaches and dizziness followed by a period in bed. After using the pills she reports all urinary trouble gone and renewed vitality. She urges other women to try Doan's Kidney Pills. Sold by dealers 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for U.S.
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