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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1876
Page
4
Agricultural note describes mixing turpentine with hog slop in small amounts, warning against overfeeding. It advises half a teaspoonful weekly per hog and notes danger if given too much, suggesting turpentine be offered separately rather than in slop. B.D. L.
Many households cannot buy cattle but can invest in a colony of bees with hive space. Bees roam freely to gather forage and are not tied to the owner for punishment. A single healthy spring colony can double or triple in a season, yielding winter stores and a surplus for family use.
The text argues sheep husbandry is highly profitable with minimal risk. Early lambs, fat wethers, wool and pelts yield good prices, improving land and pocketbooks. It claims sheep can rescue poor farms and turn the earth to gold wherever their footprints are found.
Young chicks are injured by heavy dew and rain. Do not allow birds from one month to six weeks old to range in wet grass in the early morning or stay exposed on stormy days. Keep them in dry quarters with good feeding to ensure healthy chickens.
A collection of period recipes describing GELATINE APPLEs with simmered apples in a spiced syrup, Austin Cake with molasses and raisins, Summer Mince Pros with raisins and cinnamon, and CENTENNIAL Biscuit instructions to make a yeast-like corn mush dough then bake into biscuits. Some phrasing and measurements are archaic and incomplete.
A collage of quotes urges self help and hard work for the poor, noting that persistent effort opens opportunities and business men value educated youth. It cites an Illinois preacher living in a barn, Olive Logan on married spending, and a Norristown Herald anecdote on ballroom manners and propriety.
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