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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1897
Page
4
The ad argues no remedy can add inches to stature but Ayer’s Hair Vigor helps create favorable growth conditions by removing dandruff cleansing the scalp and nourishing hair roots. It claims roots must be present and promises to preserve natural color or restore gray hair tint.
Article discusses winter cover crops for southern farmers. It highlights crimson burr clover vetch and hairy vetch as winter legumes, notes land preparation steps, and recommends applying 300 to 600 pounds per acre of phosphate and kainit before sowing seed for renewal and hay or pasturage.
The Jackson Argus prints a free offer from T. A. Slocum M D of New York claiming a universal cure for consumption and bronchial and chest diseases. He pledges to send three free bottles of his new treatment to afflicted readers who write with their address and mention the newspaper.
The State Agricultural Department advises seeding at 15 pounds per acre and lightly covering with a seed roll. Winter crops provide green forage and ground cover, with reseeding possible after spring harvest. Crimson clover performs well on light soils and vetch has active supporters among adopters.
Mrs Y T Buck of Delaney Arkansas credits S S S with curing twenty five years of scrofula after doctors and potash arsenic medicines failed. She reports clear skin and permanent relief after twelve bottles. The ad claims S S S cures scrofula eczema rheumatism contagious blood poison and other blood disorders.
The fall Irish potato crop offers a good yield if managed well and sold effectively. Southern grown fall seed, kept like sweet potatoes, stores well, resists frost better, and sprouts earlier than northern seed, with stems that grow strong and green at frost kill. State Agricultural Department notes demand from truckers for fall crop seed.
A State Agricultural Department summary notes that one ton of chicken manure contains 67 lb nitrogen 41 lb potash and 43.60 lb phosphoric acid while well rotted stable manure holds 11 lb nitrogen 10 lb potash and 6 lb phosphoric acid. It warns against feeding damaged pea vine hay as fermentation can produce saltpetre irritants and mouldy hay is dangerous to horses and mules.
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