Historic pageant to mark Philadelphia Founders Week
Philadelphia plans a October Founders Week pageant celebrating the city’s 225th anniversary with 40 floats and 6,000 costumed characters spanning three centuries from Native Americans to the English era. The event aims to surpass prior celebrations and features the Liberty Bell, Washington, the First City Troop, Robert Morris, and Jay Cooke in tableaux, with an estimated cost of at least 50,000 dollars and a 200-member planning committee.
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Thorough rotating system for high yield corn per acre
LP Andrews details a four field rotation to exceed 100 bushels per acre. He harvests hay then regrows a second crop, plows, sows rye, manures, applies lime and rock fertilizer, and plants corn with careful spacing. Seed corn is mixed from the best ears, tassels are clipped to improve pollen, and replanting is done as needed.
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Andrews
Arm Journal
Removable buggy seat aids extra passenger comfort
A Prairie Farmer note describes a simple removable third buggy seat. A stuffed cushion tacked to a board rests on the end and slips under the seat cushion. a hinged stick acts as a log to the seat and folds away under the buggy when not in use.
Hints to Help on Farm and Honest Living
Practical admonitions about safe harnesses, honest conduct, weed control, moral pennies and farming profits. Notes urge timely harvest, barn cleanliness, airflow, and finishing the day with a sense of a good day despite troubles.
The American Hen and the Narrow Goat Conflict
A fragmented report notes a clash over a supposed American hen and a goat scene. The text mentions Cuba and maljiion value, but details are unclear and names are incomplete.
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Cuba
Mending Split Posts With Simple Lever Method
The Farmer explains a method to close splits in fence posts using a short stout chain around the top post. Tighten and draw the post together with downward pressure, tie to the lowest post hole, bore a half inch hole, insert a bolt, and tighten sides. This repair yields lasting posts and prevents cattle from slipping through.
Good Roads in the Corn Belt Can Be Built
H. H. Gross argues that durable roads are feasible in the corn belt with proper drainage. Railroads will transport road material southward, and fertile land plus level terrain lower costs compared with Massachusetts. Farmers can fund road taxes as land owners, with coal cars returning filled.
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Mississippi Valley
Corn Belt
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H. H. Gross
Farmers' Good Roads League
Fattening Calves for Veal on Whole Milk
The article notes London experiments show calves fed on whole milk reach about 100 pounds live weight or 9 pounds veal in roughly a month. Feeding three times daily speeds fattening, but only when veal price is favorable.
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