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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1879
Page
8
The article advises gathering surplus small potatoes turnips carrots and similar crops not fit for market. Boil mash and mix with scalded corn or oatmeal and occasionally beans for laying hens or young birds. Cooked food half the time benefits fowls in small quarters or large runs and saves feed costs.
Swints or Pigs describes using wheat bran middlings and soap in pig feed. The narrator notes faster growth when pigs were fed house slops rather than barn scraps, recounting a rat-like animal turned out of the pen that improved after eating house slops. The farmer claims two hundred pigs thrived on this swill plan and reports a rapid positive change after adjusting the mix.
Practical guidance on proper orchard setup and tree planting. Emphasizes variety selection, soil preparation, correct hole size, root spreading, pruning, watering, staking, mulching, and ongoing care. Warns against neglectful handling such as delaying planting or planting in poor sites. Includes tips on soil drainage and enriching ground year to year.
Notice of tax sale by the Polk County Treasurer listing unpaid 1878 taxes on land and town lots in Osceola County. Sale to be held November 8 between 9 AM and 4 PM at the county treasurer's office, with adjournments as needed. List of parcels with tax and interest amounts attached.
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