Erskine Dale Pioneer War Tale in Virginia Frontier
A white boy rescued by settlers near a Kentucky wilderness fort proves key in a siege against Shawnee attackers. As battles rage, the stranger lad earns trust, reveals a crucial past, and is hailed by a dying Virginian who recognizes him as his son.
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Kentucky
Jerome Sanders
Ephtoo
Dave Yandell
Jeromam
Nave
Jerome
Dave
Old Jerome
Mother Sanders
Bud
Stranger
Old Joel
Joel
Jeror
Lydia Noe
Glan
The Little King of Our Kentucky Comes Home
A Virginia estate scene opens with Colonel Dale in a riverside manor, a mixed world of English manners and slave labor. A bold girl encounters a mysterious son of a king named Erakine Dale, who arrives with a letter that reveals a surprising kinship.
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England
Colonel Dale
Wilds
Little Kingdom
Africa
Uot
House of Burgesses
Church
Church of England
Pre. King
Burgess
Williammsburg
Swort
Avery Whart
Virginia
Tam
Indy
Faroff
the Spectator
Yai
Burhari
A. Uttle Kingian
Kentucky
Erakine Dale
Hessian fly control urged with safe sowing dates
USDA urges wheat growers to observe local fly-free sowing dates to reduce losses from the Hessian fly. States with heavy past infestations coordinated with state experiment stations and county agents to set safe planting times, often after September 24 or October 1. Campaigns in Ohio and other states informed farmers through circulars, labels, school materials, and exhibits to prevent early sowing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Station
Manny
Ohio
Auglaize
Hfe
Mancock County
Malik
Farmers County
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Minolga
New York
Pennsylvania
Libette County
Handy Trough to Feed Hogs Tackles Unequal Shares
Paul Gorton reports a farming fix from Power Farming where a farmer nailed a wide board to one side of a hog trough. The board extends through the pen allowing even distribution along the full length of the trough, reducing mess and ensuring all hogs receive an equal share.
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Paul Gorton
Keeping Bees at Work a New Beekeeping Film
A one reel film titled Keeping Bees at Work demonstrates best practices in bee handling and disease control. It covers requeening, winter preparation, hive unpacking, swarm control and other management details. The bureau of entomology offers disease identification and control advice, and prints may be borrowed or purchased for about $37.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Bordeaux mixture and nicotine control potato leafhopper
United States Department of Agriculture reports two years of work showing Bordeaux mixture with nicotine sulphate as the best remedy for potato leafhopper. The spray is rapid but costly and requires thorough application.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Department: Agriculture
United States’ Department of Agriculture
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Erskine Dale
John Fox, Jr
Willoughby
Ma' Amy
Bordeaux
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