Fort Necessity Dedication Marks Washington Origins
The article details the 1754 Fort Necessity siege that framed George Washington’s early military career and its commemoration during the Washington bi-centennial year. It links the fort to the French and British struggle for control of the Ohio Valley, notes Washington’s HMS role, Jumonville’s death dispute, Braddock’s later impact, and nearby reconstructions at Fort Frederick and Winchester with Braddock and Washington associations.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Washington
Uniontown
Fort Necessity
George Washington
Voltaire
America
Europe
North American
Mississippi
Ohio
Alleghenies
Presque Isle
Erie
le Boeuf
French Creek
Venango
Robert Dinwiddle
Virginia
Dinwiddie
Trent
Forks of the Ohio
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Home Government
Captain Trent
Forks
Will's Creek
Cumberland
Fort Duquesne
Coulon de Jumonville
Jumonville
Coulon de Villiers
Charleston
S. C
South Carolina
Williamsburg
George
James Mackay
van Braam
England
Edward Braddock
Ohio Valley
Braddock
Monongahela
Little Fort
Hagerstown
Fort Frederick
Frederick County
Sharpe
North Mountain
Winchester
John Dagworthy
Cows on Pasture Should Have Grain
Ohio State University extension notes feeding grain to pasture cows to boost milk yield. For bluegrass or timothy pastures use four parts corn four parts ground oats and one part cottonseed meal. Clover pastures may use ground corn ground oats and bran equally. Include silage during dry spells and consider emergency pasture crops like alfalfa soybeans sweet clover sudan grass oats and peas.
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Ivan McKellip
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
WNU
Ohio
End of Milk Fever? New Calcium Remedy Proves Swift
Research by the Missouri experiment station reports a calcium gluconate injection cures milk fever in 15 to 20 minutes. The method replaces air treatment, avoids udder infection risk, and reportedly does not affect milk flow. This discovery explains the disease as calcium deficiency and promises substantial gains for highProducing dairies.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Missouri
Wisconsin Agriculturist
Hold on to Good Cows for Better Dairy Profits
J H Frandsen of the Massachusetts Agricultural College urges farmers to retain their good cows, breed better stock, and feed generously. He argues eliminating scrub and aged cows may help, but current conditions support expanding milk, cream, butter, and cheese production with careful disease management. He predicts dairy farming can yield strong returns alongside other farm sectors.
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J. H. Frandsen
Department of Dairy Industry
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Piglet care and breeding tips from a farming manual
A farm manual notes that breeding sows may show aggression toward piglets due to large litters and limited milk. It advises trimming the piglets’ large canine teeth with tweezers or clippers to prevent injury, sterilizing the mouth with iodine afterward, and warns against pulling teeth as it leaves jaw wounds.
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Altea
EB. L. Quaife
Iowa- State College
Control of Worms in Seed Corn
No effective seed corn treatment for cut worms or grub worms exists. Best grub-worm control is crop rotation and avoiding sod plowing in a grub-worm year. Cut-worm control uses moist poisoned bait. recipe covers three acres with bran Paris green orange juice water molasses and pulp mixed and dampened before application at night.
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Paris
Wallace
Agricultural Squibs on Beetle Control and Harvest Practices
The note advises early use of Bordeaux mixture nicotine dust and calcium arsenate against flea beetles to protect leaves. It suggests clover seed harvesting with standard mowers and windrowers, drying then small cocks, and seed sharing among farmers. It mentions thinning as a modern orchard practice and cites Niagara county cost data favoring sprayed over dusted orchards. It also notes U S apple exports in 1981 and 50 years prior. Barnyard manure or fertilizer benefits pasture during winter rests.
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van Braam
Peyranee
Monongahela
Wills Creek
Mercier
Mackay
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Gen. Braddock
Niagara County
United States
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Butte, Montana
Land Office
Estract CO
Pearl I. Smithee
Dillon
Montana
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