Potatoes Blight Ravages Dorset and Wiltshire Crops
Victorian readers learn of a widespread potato blight across Dorset, Wiltshire, and surrounding counties. Farmers report heavy losses from early September onward, with many fields ruined, yields halved, and pigs fed on boiled diseased tubers. Witnesses describe soil types, frost timing, and possible atmospheric causes, while officials note alarming mortality and public health concerns.
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Buckland Urges Peas and Beans as Potato Substitutes
Dr Buckland before the Ashmolean Society argues potatoes mostly supply water and charcoal, while oats peas and beans provide muscle-building nutrients. He endorses turnips field roots and peas broth as famine substitutes and urges laborers to stock peas beans barley oats and garden vegetables to avert hunger next year.
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