Feemster family; Meridian (Miss.); Railroad travel; Thread; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Meridian, Mississippi (a ''miserable den''), to his wife, Loulie Feemster, telling her that he's staying there because the railroad engines on his route are all out of order. He plans to take the train to Mobile,...
Three stacks of corn for fertilizer experiment. Left = 150 lbs nitrate of soda, produced 44.6 bushels per acre. Center = no fertilizer, produced 37.1 bushels per acre. Right = 200 lbs of nitrate, produced 47.1 bushels per acre.