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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1879
Page
8
Cold and wet weather harms young stock and halts growth until warm weather returns. A rough pasture shed offers protection and a small supply of rich feed helps keep stock thriving. Farmers should consume all farm produce to keep land productive and maintain a ready market for grains and grasses.
A Nebraskan farmer notes hay benefits for hogs in rough feed. Use a hay cutter, cut short, mix with brand or middlings, soaked with swill if possible. Hogs take to it and it helps flesh gain, saving bran or shorts, especially in winter when fed with horse rations.
A sermon on farm tool care notes that exposed implements rot in ten years, wasting 10 percent interest annually. Keeping tools housed or under cover avoids sun and rain damage, saving about nine percent interest and extending life of equipment.
An American Agriculturist report cites Schuyler Nebraska farmer Hon J T Clarkson showing a method that inverts sod after shallowly turning it, then uses a second plow to lift deeper soil and fill gaps. This creates a fine seed bed and may improve immediate crop establishment on Platte valley prairie soils.
A method to cook eggs evenly by covering them in a dish with a satin pail and pouring boiling water over two quarts per dozen. Let sit fifteen minutes away from the stove. This yields a jelly like white and a properly set yolk, improving flavor over quick boiling.
R S Michner improves after a week of illness. Timber Claim on Sec 28 sold to W Johnson of Marshall Co Iowa and he arrives with family for possession. Geo Hand from Iowa visits family then plans homestead in Custer County. G B Dawson offers farm for sale to move there. Baskum Wins after fuss over selling to drinkers. locals consider him Constable duties. Elder Quillen’s horse kicks him. no serious injury. Wm Rasp loses a valuable horse last week. J Clem and Lady return from Saunders and Dodge counties. corn crop in Saunders is light. Some J A Green relatives from Missouri plan Neb home. eastward population growth may fill Nebraska soon.
The Young Folks Monthly is a 32 page magazine for schools with dialogues drawing lessons and more. Published by Mittox George in Chicago Illinois, it costs one dollar a year in advance and two twenty cash for a year of both this periodical and the OsckoLa Record.
Apply cream of tartar to the rust with a wet cloth and rub with a finger. Hang the item in direct sunlight. If rust remains after the first pass, repeat the process until it fades away.
The Western Rural of Chicago announces an improved appearance and engaging departments including literary and fireside content. Subscription price reduced to 1.65 per year with year end free for immediate remittance. A 3.00 cash offer combines Osceola Record and Western Rural through January 1st, 1881.
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