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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
7
Commissioner Nesbitt outlines spring farming guidance in Atlanta for March 1 1517. Emphasizing careful plowing only on dry soils, fence and ditch maintenance, lime use, vineyard orchard and garden cleanup, corn planting methods, grasses and clover seeding, and cotton and hog management to boost yields and reduce disease risk. The tone urges disciplined field prep and timely planting across regions.
The State Agricultural Department denounces J. D. Butler of Champion Chemical Process Co as a fraud selling a worthless fertilizer formula. It urges farmers to beware and notes North Carolina officials offer approved formulas by writing to the department. It cites law penalties for untagged guano or cotton seed meal sales and warns manufacturers to comply.
Dawson Georgia resident Laura E Mims recounts a malignant facial cancer that baffled doctors until she used Ss S a plant based blood remedy from Swift Specific Co Atlanta claiming cure after three months and years with no return. The ad stresses cancer is a blood disease and promises free books.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying blood and enriching the body to fortify against disease. It claims Hood's Pills relieve nausea headache indigestion and biliousness, urging readers to buy from druggists.
This old advertising note claims Electric Bitters restore tired nerv ous systems to vigor. It states the purely vegetable tonic tones stomach nerves, stimulates liver and kidneys, cleanses blood, improves appetite and digestion, and purifies blood. Sold 50c or 1.00 per bottle at drug stores.
State Agricultural Department notes barnyard manure works best as a soil improver rather than a direct fertilizer. Composting beforehand with acid phosphate and potash increases value, reduces ammonia loss, and should not be applied at planting.
Syracuse veteran and three time Speaker of the New York Legislature, now 84, participates in a Constitution Convention. He praises nerve tonic in a letter to Dr Fenner from Albany dated June 20 1894, requesting the remedy to prolong his life. For sale by Dr J W Crum.
The State Agricultural Department says kainit has been recommended for cotton rust but needs more testing to confirm. It is best used with nitrogen and phosphoric acid and works best when paired with cottonseed or cotton seed meal rather than other nitrogenous manures.
The State Agricultural Department says cottonseed meal slightly outperforms whole cottonseed and crushed seed as a fertilizer due to nitrogen excess in cottonseed. Whole and crushed seed have similar fertilizing value. For large applications, apply fertilizer about 8 inches deep and mix well with soil. broadcasting is addressed in the next reply.
A cached old advertisement promises “The Best Salve in the world” for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever tester chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions plus piles with a money refund if not satisfied. Price is 25 cents per box and it is for sale by all druggists.
The advisory notes that if using readily available ammoniated fertilizers, divide a large amount into two or three applications across crop development for better results. For slower acting formulas, apply once at planting and split between planting furrows and subsequent rows. Also includes a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from O R Downey.
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