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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1870
Page
4
A collection of tips and anecdotes on cabbage sweet potatoes and beets focusing on soil preparation cultivation frequency and pruning. Advises thorough cultivation at least twice weekly for cabbage and mentions potato beetles river deposits and fertilization implications. References farm news from Brown and Templin and Cambridge City.
An agricultural note explains sweet potatoes thrive in warm soils, require long seasons, and should be started in hot beds with careful transplanting. It covers soil prep, ridges, manure, planting depth, spacing 12 to 15 inches, and watering methods to prevent drying and baking, emphasizing evening planting and keeping plants clean.
The White Grub larva of the May beetle damages crops by feeding on roots, sometimes wiping out grain and grass fields. Eggs laid underground hatch in about two weeks, producing grubs up to an inch long that devour roots. Adults are chestnut brown, nocturnal, and feed on leaves, with flight producing a loud hum. Further remedies will be discussed later.
A garbled message mentions a person named Joanne Whene and a location at the North Pole. The text appears as a rough, cryptic exchange with a directive to start at the map’s top area. No clear event or outcome is evident.
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