Old Betsy and Fort Stephenson Save the American Flag
Elmo Scott Watson recounts the 1813 defense of Fort Stephenson near Lower Sandusky, where Major George Croghan and 160 men, aided by the six pounder cannon Old Betsy, repelled Proctor’s 1200 British and 3000 allied natives. The heroic defense preserved the Northwest Territory and the United States flag.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Fremont
Ohio
United States
George Croghan
Fort Stephenson
Louisville
George Rogers Clark
William and Mary College
Virginia
Boyd
William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
Croghan
Tippecanoe
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Meigs
Erie
Upper Sandusky
James Hunter
Benjamin Johnston
Cyrus A. Baylor
John Meek
Joseph Duncan
Edmund Shipp
Anderson
Proctor
Malden
Maumee
Harrison
Seneca Falls
Wells
Porthole
Elliott
Chambers
Dixon
Croghan Eng
Eliott
Shipp
Hunter
Short
Fort St Stephenson E
Alfalfa Proves Top Sheep Pasture in Illinois Trials
W G Kammiade reports alfalfa as a leading pasture for 699,000 sheep and lambs in Illinois. Experiments show an acre yields 24 dollars gross with seven ewes and twelve lambs for 100 days, plus 480 pounds of lamb weight per acre, while supporting ewes. Alfalfa acreage rose from 88,908 acres in 1919 to 288,000 last year, and the crop is credited with improved nodules, varieties, and farming methods.
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W. G. Kammiade
College of Agriculture
University of Minois
WNU
The
Agricultural College
Soybeans With Corn Reduces Corn Yield in Mixed Planting
Ohio agricultural experiments by H L Borst show soybeans planted with corn always cut corn yield. Mixed rows improve silage protein slightly, boosting feeding value, but overall gains are small. Dr Borst notes drilling in rows yields better results than hill planting. hogging down favors mixed planting over silage production.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
H. L. Borst
Borst
Soap Making on Farms Revival Reported by Extension Service
The extension service of the USDA notes a renewed farm soap making movement. Farm housewives in several states including Oklahoma Illinois Iowa Missouri Minnesota Colorado Wyoming Oregon Washington Wisconsin have adopted the practice to cut cash outlays and repurpose farm waste.
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Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Colorado
Wyoming
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin
Safflower Grown in U S Areas Could Supplement Flax
The USDA notes safflower grown in Egypt and India performs best in the spring wheat belt of Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska and Montana. Advocates say demand for safflower seed could replace some wheat acreage and supplement flax not replace it. Flax production typically covers about half of consumption in normal times.
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U.S
Egypt
India
United States
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Population Rises to 82 Million in 1933 Start
The farm population was 82 242 000 on January 1 1933 compared with 31 241 000 on January 1. The figures show a large year over year increase with rural households and farms contributing to the total.
First clue to real founders of civilization found
Prof Speiser of the University of Pennsylvania reports to AAAS in Chicago on excavations at Ur of the Chaldees. Bricks and plano convex pottery link the invaders to mountain folk from the northeast and Zagros region, possibly Alpine race, influencing early Mesopotamian builders.
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Tigris
Euphrates
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chicago
FE. 8. Speiser
University of Pennsylvania
Sherlock Holmes
British Museum
Abraham
Tower of Babel
Syria
Taluchistan
Zagros Mountains
Got Their Number
A heated exchange compares business magnates to biblical thieves. The dialogue portrays strong public anger at profiteering and wealth concentration.
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Cullturalalbum
Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Masa
Carl. Smith
Labbe Bldg
Portland
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