Christmas gifts to a nation in Washingtons splendor and sorrow
recounts Washingtons 1776 Delaware crossing victory as a crucial Christmas gift, traces 1783 and 1784 memorials, and notes the 1777 Valley Forge hardships. describes the Ghent treaty as a Christmas gift, and mentions Kit Carson and Clara Barton as later national gifts to the United States.
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John Marshall
United States
House of Representatives
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
National Monument Society
Congress
Lindsey Carson
Barton
Oxford
Mass
Father Barton
Anthony” Wayne
Clara Barton
the Sanitary Commission
Army of the Potomac
Andersonville
Bureau of Records
Society
Michigan
Ohio
Mississippi
Johnstown
Spraying for Peach Leaf Curl Aids Next Year’s Crop
University horticulture chief warns Pomological Pathology officials that leaf curl disease can be controlled with fall or winter dormant sprays. A lime sulfur solution, 12 49 gallons per 100 gallons water, kills scale and leaf curl with one application, hitting every twig to prevent spring spread. Past outbreaks show weather and spraying diligence reduce infections. growers should spray every winter regardless of current prospects.
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W. Andersen
University of Timois
Wmervica
Bees Must Have Care to Survive Winter Weather
New York state loses about five million pounds of honey this season as Prof. George Rea warns last year’s lack of winter prep. Half of 1933’s bees died and cross pollination value far exceeds honey. Maintain hive insulation and 57 degrees inside. replace weak queens and destroy diseased colonies. leave ample honey for winter.
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New York State
George Rea
College of Agriculture
Rea
Grain to Dairy Cattle Feeding Rules From NC State
An authority at North Carolina State College outlines grain rations for dairy cattle by breed and milk output. Jersey animals under ten pounds receive no grain, rising by six tenths of a pound per extra pound of milk. Guernsey a fraction over half a pound per extra pound. Holstein four tenths per extra pound above sixteen. Ayrshire a little under half pound per extra pound above fourteen. Feed assumes access to good legume hay. poorer hay requires more grain.
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North Carolina State College
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Farm Notes on Chinch Bugs and Dairy Feed Trends
The item reports chinch bugs surviving underwater for 12 hours in all stages. It notes a new milk hormone curing tumors in animal tests and Paraguay selling seven percent of its cattle. It also covers potatoes as cow feed, weeds using more water on irrigated land, and possible bitter milk from moldy feed or udder infection.
Idea of Electrifying Farms Gains Momentum
At an Agricultural Engineers meeting in Massachusetts Prof. J A White reports New Hampshire leads the nation in farm electrification with two thirds of farms served. New Jersey and Rhodesland follow as progress continues though costs in thinly populated areas remain a challenge for transmission. Electric power is seen as beneficial for dairymen market gardeners and intensive farming while engineers develop new appliances to ease farm workloads.
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Agricultral Engineers Society
Massachusetts
J. A. White
New England
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhodesland
Montreal Herald
Parental Dilemma Over Young Nancy's Reading Taste
Mrs. Nyland faces a question of childrearing as her five year old daughter Nancy rejects juvenile books saying all the girls are goody goody. The New York Sun notes the clash between generations and concerns about influences from elders and cinema.
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New York Sun
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Daniel Boone
Stanley Vestal
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Kit Carson
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Parker
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