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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1891
Page
4
Rural Reading presents a guide to root cellars built mostly above ground with frost protection, wind shelter, and proper drainage. It details materials, dimensions, insulation, stairs, windows, and cost estimates from 40 to 75 dollars for a 300 bushel capacity, plus orchard grass and fodder notes.
The article describes a DIY panel with silk plush border and grasses, plus household tips on cleaning, deodorizing, and preserving fabrics. It also covers frosting eggs and a lemon vanilla glaze, and notes on early potato planting strategies and seed potato sourcing for July markets.
Prof. Jas. W. Robertson from Guelph Agricultural College offers practical dairy guidance. The notes cover cow health four days post calving, feeding, water, salt access, clean containers, milking hygiene, air quality, odor control, strainers, airing milk after milking, cooling in warm weather, small overnight quantities, proper mixing on delivery, and sheltering pails from rain and sun.
The 6 farm roller is a valuable implement for careful use to winter grain and prepare clover in spring. It firms the ground after drying and can deter small stones, but should not be used until grain is three inches high and not on corn ground until harrowed and softened.
A brief note on well arranged dried grasses and grasses from field and wood, praising their beauty and graceful arrangement in a domestic display.
The Garden discusses planting strategies for potatoes, favoring early varieties to escape blight rot and potato beetle. It notes late varieties stay vulnerable and that market crops commonly use late varieties, while urging early planting to reduce disease exposure.
A home cooking column provides old fashioned methods for making stuffed potatoes with chicken filling, boiling meats to retain juices, and preparing chicken soup. It also includes boiled corn beef instructions and a sponge pudding recipe with sugar flour eggs and baking powder.
In Pierre on January 13 1890 Seward of Watertown was chosen for speaker as the Senate and House debated Brown county election disputes. The day featured resolutions on election frauds and a slate of bills including education, taxation, immigration, and public land transfers.
Albert Myer reports a Japanese tuberifera plant to be tested in Minnesota potentially as staple food. The plant, named Stachys tuberifera or affinis sieboldii, forms many small knolla per hill, tastes like a sweet potato when boiled, and can be stored in sand or left in the ground. Frost hardy, it thrives in various soils and may yield large profits for farmers.
A Sunday School page discusses the Elijah story from First Kings eighteen, urging believers to repair broken altars, prepare firewood, and trust God for a divine answer. It contrasts human effort with faith and warns against worldly distraction while urging revival through prayer and readiness. It closes with a note on youth appetite and a humorous unrelated comparison.
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