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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1892
Page
3
A discussion on winter cabbages as farm crops, detailing transplanting in June, soil preparation, and fertilization. It highlights Winningstadt as a top early header, lists late varieties, and notes risks of cracking. Also includes instructions on hayfork rigging and corn for ensilage practices.
A reader shares a low open sided wagon design inspired by Rural New Yorker ideas. It features three front wheels, four foot rear wheels, hinged cranks with eight inch springs, a lowered body, and spiral springs acting as equalizers. The 900 pound wagon reportedly carries loads up to 8,000 pounds with no bolster.
The piece discusses potato degeneration under common seed practices, noting historic varieties like Nashannock and Long John fading in prominence and the seedling origin of modern types. It also mentions sparse bloom in newer potato varieties and a horticulture aside on asparagus bed management and Beo Gleanings on pigments and bee longevity.
A gardening column reviews rose types, advising hybrid remontants over hybrids, lists a dozen good varieties with descriptions of color, form, fragrance, and autumn bloom. It also covers grapes and blackberries, notes hardiness, and adds short remarks on narcissus seeds, shading for forestry, oriental spruce traits, and peaches on plum rootstocks.
A practical chicken enclosure keeps brood safe while allowing scratching on earth. A Michigan farmer shares a method for growing turf with turnips and clover, improving grass yields and winter feeding. The piece also covers mangel wurtzel as a profitable late crop, and garden notes on asparagus, pumpkins, beets, cucumbers, and pest controls.
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