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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
4
A long Q A article outlines a late fall to winter program to destroy Bermuda grass by shallow plowing, harrowing, and burning, followed by a clean crop in spring and smother crops like cowpeas. It also explains hotbed construction, timing, and heat testing, plus ammonia loss prevention and willow control methods.
Practical farming notes discuss enriching soil for fall cabbage with stable manure green crops and a full fertilizer, plus a nitrate top dressing before rain. It also covers safe distribution of Paris green for cotton pests and emphasizes selecting seed corn from the field for best ears and stalks to boost yields. The Bordeaux mixture recipe from the USDA is given for preventing mildews and blights with precise copper sulfate and lime steps.
The moths sent are the cotton moth, the forerunner of the cotton caterpillar. Wet weather favors caterpillar development and the writer expects reports of their appearance. upon first appearance active warfare should be waged against them.
A Georgia reader learns to plant a second Irish potato crop using mid-summer bedded seed pieces and Lookout Mountain as a promising summer variety. Lookout Mountain, likely from Northwest Georgia, is praised for keeping quality and vigor, suited for summer planting and seed production.
An advertisement touts dishwasher sales with high profit, claiming potential earnings of four thousand dollars annually. The pitch promises quick washing and drying and easy selling, urging agents in St. Louis Missouri.
Mr. Gilman Brown of 84 Mill Street South Gardner Massachusetts spent 375 dollars on doctors who gave up on his son after Typhoid Malaria and lung illness. A few bottles of Dr King s New Discovery restored his son to health and back to work. Trial bottles free at W L Carmichael Co drug store.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle notes that horse and wagon travel may be the deadliest conveyance, potentially killing more people per traveler than steam ships railroads or bicycles. The piece also cites uniform Japanese soldier measurements with little variance. It adds that patents are assignable by law, allowing partial or full assignment of an interest.
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