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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
2
directions for growers on securing asparagus plants and choosing between seed and plant purchases. Prefers one-year-old roots from reliable firms for quicker, longer lasting crops. Notes difficulty in distinguishing varieties and the impact of soil, recommending light sandy soil for early market yields.
The ideal potato soil is light with little resistance to tuber growth and rich in organic matter to stay moist but not wet. A sandy, well drained soil with ample organic material is preferred. heavier soils can be improved by drainage, farm manures, or plowing under green crops.
The article explains barnyard manure boosts potato yield by adding nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash and improving soil. It notes direct application invites potato disease, so best to manure corn or grass the year before planting potatoes.
Strawberry plants ordered from nursery growers arrive in lots of twenty five or fifty. Keep roots wet and leaves moist, cover with wet carpet, and label varieties clearly with stakes. Alternate rows of staminate and pistil late types for best fertilization or use staminate varieties only on small beds.
Poultry sheds should be kept lice free using kerosene emulsion and whitewashing. Whitewash brightens interiors and acts against lice. When body lice appear, dust insects powder under feathers at dusk and let birds rest on perches afterward.
A duck plant should sit on a railroad line in direct contact with city markets and near the station. Use poor land like Almbsc .17, cheap land, or reclaimed sites. Favor sandy soil and arrange buildings to drain well and keep labor minimal. Each department should be placed to save attendants' time and cut costs.
The Muscovy duck, also called Musk duck, has a musk odor in skin but not after cooking and is quarrelsome with other poultry. They lay fewer eggs, must be kept separate with clipped wings, and their meat is good when young. Dressing poultry for market stresses feeding to improve color. yellow-skinned, fat fowls fetch higher prices, best achieved by a corn-heavy grain ration for two to three weeks before slaughter.
Granulated oats with hulls removed serve as a top choice for rearing young chickens. Oats fed with skim milk after day two or three are recommended, and keeping them accessible is advised. Officials of the German state railways will start wearing helmets instead of peaked caps, aimed at a more military look.
Uncle Ben recalls a humorous ghostly chase on a lonely road. He describes a boy wearing stiff jean pants and a gingham shirt, chased by a mysterious swish that turns out to be his pant legs rubbing together. The tale ends with laughter at the mistaken fright.
The readable text blends a humorous mock complaint about being a laundress with recipe snippets for Popcorn Balls and Butterscotch, plus a short poem about The Boastful Acorn and mentions waistcoats of white kid embroidered in satin stitch. It resembles a miscellaneous 19th or early 20th century paper snippet.
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