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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1878
Page
4
The author contrasts harmful old remedies for broody hens with a practical approach. Instead of neck wringing or ducking, place all broody birds in a roomy coop with a young cockerel to break their mothering instincts and prevent flock reduction.
The article advises using foundation as starters in surplus boxes, noting faster acceptance and time savings. It states foundation starters yield more perfect, straighter comb than natural starters, and recommends six to nine square inch starter sizes. It adds drone foundation is preferable for surplus boxes since bees rarely deposit pollen or brood there and boxes can be placed near the brood nest.
A farmer extols mulching benefits for small fruits highlighting reduced evaporation and soil cooling. Salt hay is common near coasts but any material that protects soil and keeps it mellow and porous is effective. Bog hay straw corn stalks chips and even small stones have been used successfully though sawdust is discouraged.
Farmers note that modern hay and grass crops deplete soil nutrients. English hay two tons removes 62 lb nitrogen 70 lb potash 18 lb phosphoric acid. Clover hay 2.5 tons withdraws 175 lb nitrogen 110 lb potash 32 lb phosphoric acid. Successional crops without manure risk exhausting land.
Advice urges making roads on the farm early to avoid washouts, noting spring work yields firmer soil for hay and grain harvest. It claims sheep pasturing reduces cut worm damage, suggests flaxseed for horse cough, and praises camphoretted water and camphor gum pills for gapes in chickens.
An early article urges frequent opening of doors and windows in living spaces and unblocked chimneys to ensure proper ventilation. It warns that closed rooms with stuffed chimneys and sunless beds breed poison and disease, leading to unsound sleep and debility.
The text discusses indoor air quality noting that ventilation keeps air pure even in cold weather and warns gas burning requires extra fresh air in shops. It also includes recipe fragments for Cream Privs Inside Cream Saravooa Potatoes Puppine and Cops Breap with basic methods and ingredients.
A French Academy paper by M. Ladureau argues pure wool contains no mineral salts when properly cleaned. Renouard's tests show ash averages around 0.645 g per 100 g, with most salts including potassium and soda. An article on the physiological effects of baths notes warm baths dilate skin vessels and raise temperature while cold baths stiffen muscles.
The Popular Science Monthly notes many animals once common are now vanished or dwindling. In Britain bears wolves Irish elk and beaver decline. in America deer moose bison mastodon and other large beasts fade. Globally the dodo moa and moas ilk disappear while apteryx nears the same fate.
A collage of jokes and ad blurbs from a 1873 newspaper page includes puns about cows and milk men, schoolroom quips, a quip about arson inventors, and a grim jailhouse retort. Also appears are testimonials and medical ads for Holloway products and a malarial remedy, with dates and places in New York and New Jersey.
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