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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1881
Page
4
The period of the year requires provision for all domestic animals with proper shelter and food. Build a simple, windproof leaf shelter from rails poles pine straw and leaves, open to sun, costing little and keeping stock warm and dry all winter.
Mr James Howard of Clapham Park Bedfordshire reports autumn potato planting experiments to the London Times. He describes two plots 45 yards long each with 97 sets per row, one dressed with soot and one unmanured, comparing yields to a spring plantings on March 29. Autumn unmanured yielded 1114 pounds per row versus 98 pounds in spring. autumn soot yielded 137 pounds per row versus 10 pounds in spring. A second test on an onion field produced 58 pounds per row from the autumn crop.
Mr. Howard reports autumn plantings on deep ridges yield 110 to 202 pounds per plant compared with 104 and 69 pounds from spring plantings. He notes 8 to 9 inch depths are necessary and flat ground improves results. Trials span two years near Boston with autumn advantage more evident last year.
A reader questions if government frauds in Washington are unprecedented and harming the Republican party. The piece argues past scandals under Grant and Hayes show a pattern, while urging honesty as the only lasting remedy. It notes crop loss estimates and price shifts for corn wheat and potatoes affecting farmers.
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