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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1887
Page
3
The article argues corn feeding and pork production boost profitability on small farms, noting hog cholera as a major risk. It cites Drovers Journal on contagion from unsanitary stables, details Alexander Gardiner's Greenlawn estate practices, and discusses butter quality factors from Hoard’s Dairyman and farmer remarks.
Seed the clearings with bluegrass to create grazing land without plowing. In western New York this method was common fifty years ago and proved economical, avoiding stump removal costs. After several years, rotted roots allow easy plowing and ashes can fertilize the field. Forty-nine, West Virginia.
The guide warns against heavy feeding after a long fast as it worsens weakness and injures the horse. Owners should assess each horse and adjust rations. If a horse scour after drinking, offer small amounts of water more often and only a little wheat meal in the water if needed. If indigestion persists, a mild purgative may be given.
An early memory piece laments a farmer’s diet of salt pork and fried potatoes. The narrator recalls craving city access to strawberries and other fruit, noting youths’ appetite for green foods in spring. He recalls boyhood fruit treats like strawberries raspberries peaches with cream and stewed currants when harvests allow.
The piece weighs alfalfa against clover, noting alfalfa as a permanent drought tolerant crop but poorer hay and harder to start. It cites composition figures for water fibre ash albuminoids and carbohydrates and claims alfalfa yields about 18 tons per acre across three cuttings versus 15 tons for five cuttings of clover.
A trainer describes nervous horses as quick to alarm and prone to bolt. He advises gradual exposure to feared objects, letting the horse smell touch and observe, repeating lessons to reduce nervousness and build familiarity.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mambrino Patchen progeny sweep eastern races this season. Maggie B by Dr. Herr wins the 2.30 class with 2.22 1-4. McLeod by Hemill’s Patchen wins 2.25 with 2.21 14 in heat two. Lady Alert is by Mambrino Patchen’s son Mambrino Lance, underscoring the famed family’s strength.
Readable fragments outline timing for potatoes peas asparagus cabbage and other vegetables. Includes varied minutes by vegetable type and cautions on boiling water, heat and timing to preserve color flavor and doneness.
A Chicago Letter quotes a father opposing lavish weddings claiming happiness and finances are best served by modest ceremonies. He notes a recent bride received 225 gifts and argues such gifts create lifelong obligations and family expectations.
Digest of bread recipes including potato and milk loaves with yeast and rising steps. A piece from the New York Mail and Express discusses varied dietary advice for athletes, noting individual adaptation and listing easily digested and hard to digest foods with examples from meat, fish, dairy, fruits, and breads.
Eliza R. Parker describes multiple bread recipes including Sara-ristxa and Rye Breap. Procedures use warm water, milk, cornmeal, rye flour, and yeast with rising times, dough shaping, greased pans, and baking steps. Mentioned breads include healthful family staples and sweet loaves.
Reports from along the Great South Bay indicate bluefish sightings and catches. Alonzo Pearsall of ite is said to have landed a string of fish, noting five consecutive hooks and lines.
A nostalgic, anecdotal look at boyhood in a town setting, recounting mischievous misinterpretations of everyday life. Tales include a child insisting a grazing horse is a cow with a cab, a boy mistaking his baby sister for a doll by pounding her belly, and encounters with policemen and girls highlighting early curiosity and humor.
A humorous snippet recounts Willie learning of a planned new sibling. The nurse whispers to the child that a little sister was brought by angels, sparking Willie’s curious questions and a comical remark about the angels and a red cheek.
A San Francisco man pleased Healdsburg residents by purchasing a cemetery plot but sparked alarm when plans emerged for a liquor saloon on the site. The proposal prompted concerns among mourners about its impact on the sacred yard.
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