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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1878
Page
4
Farmers are urged to prevent washouts as spring arrives by providing multiple inlets and spreading runoff into small channels. Clear drains of leaves and trash, divert wash water from gutters to fields, keep streams small, and ensure water has an easy outlet to avoid damage.
The article argues Southern states will diversify beyond cotton, becoming agriculturally rich as winter dairy production grows. It cites Tennessee and Arkansas farmers sending butter to Boston, using Jersey cows on Blue Grass and Bermuda pastures to sustain cattle through winter and boost dairy output.
Studies show soluble matter and albuminoids decline as plants mature. Data from June to July on clover, peas, and grasses indicate higher percentages of fat and albuminoids in young plants, with notable drops as crops reach maturity.
The piece argues that farmers will not cultivate fallow crops in spring without a specialized harrow. It stresses the need for a machine to sow and loosen wheat and rye, to increase yield. It notes ground should be dry before breaking the crust, frost not essential, and endorses a sloped implement to mellow soil.
The American Poultry Journal notes hens to cocks ratios for multiple breeds and predicts good vitality and high hatch rates. It also cites Tloudan breed praise and Maine drought causing bay crop failures, cattle slaughter, and cheaper beef in recent months.
The article contrasts manhood and duty with economic strains on cranberry producers as a severe winter reduced fruit preservation and lower prices. It notes decomposition needed for manure and mentions oats imports to France and Germany and Britain’s 600 million pounds for foreign food last year.
A long list of kitchen tips and household cures covers food preparations and improvised recipes. It includes preserves, oxtail and oyster dishes, bread and cake methods, washing guidance, and temperance notes. Also offered are patient care tips for sickness, cooking tests, and moral reflections.
The piece traces early patent law from 1790 through later updates, noting Whitney's cotton gin and the rise in patent grants. It contrasts American furniture and woodworking exports to Britain with cheap machinery and native woods, and ends with a comic item about catfish and frogs predicting storms in California.
The process involves placing formed glass into a furnace or oven without remelting it and allowing it to cool gradually to prevent cracking from heat. In large works glass is passed through the oven on revolving trays designed for this purpose.
The text explains wetting bricks before laying to achieve thicker walls. It notes a twelve inch wet wall equals sixteen inches dry when bricks are set. It gives an old drilling hint to make large holes by drilling multiple small holes and filling gaps. It also mentions that Germany consumes half of the phe phorits of the world each year.
A French tailor's canvas trousers intrigue London two decades ago when Count d Orsay jokes about fabric as riding gear. Lord Chesterfield exclaims at the surprise look while the Count explains the bargain, hinting at clever tricks that lift a poor man's fortune.
The piece notes that horses and dogs form strict local governance when left to themselves. A dominant stallion in South America asserts sovereignty through force, while dogs organize into territorial divisions and clash violently if boundaries are crossed. Turkey and the Durica.
After the capture of Plevna Grand Duke Nicholas reviewed prisoners and eyed a prized Aral horse owned by a Turkish officer. The officer claimed it was already reclaimed by a Roumanian commander who ordered surrender. The Turkish officer produced a revolver, but the rider was revealed as a staff officer to General Skobeleff, who then had to surrender the horse and faced severe reproach and expulsion.
The notes mention a finn in Putton Texas killing fifteen thousand beeves and transporting two million pounds of beef, plus turtle and soups. They warn stagnant water harms land, advise peach fuel for western prairies, and note many wheat varieties and apples. Canada’s cheese and butter outputs rise sharply, oats composition, rye ranking, and New York farming acres.
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