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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1880
Page
8
County officials request farm and garden communications from every post office and precinct. They urge clear plain language and truthfulness and set a Friday morning deadline for submissions to ensure indication.
Farmers report that sowing early and covering seed deeply produced good wheat and promising corn. Drought damage was minimal where planting was timely, with corn stalks reaching twelve feet and expected yields of fifty to sixty bushels per acre. Soil moisture retention aided crops despite drought conditions. Plant early and cover seed well for reasonable returns.
The article discusses Pasteur's work on chicken cholera, describing the cultured virus in chicken broth, transmission via excrement, and the possibility of a tempered, vaccine-like virus. It notes inoculation outcomes in fowls and implications for disease control and spread.
The article notes rapid progress on the new Capitol building wing in Lincoln described as very fine when completed. It also mentions Plattsmouth bridge nearing completion and ready for regular trains by September 1 as Lincoln awaits celebrations.
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