The Riflemen of the Revolution The Pennsylvania Companies
In summer 1775 new rifle companies sprang from Pennsylvania backwoods towns led by Patents via Lancaster Reading and Bethlehem. Ethan Allen and Washington loom in the news as colonists rush to arms, marching from Sunbury to Reading Easton toward Boston. Captains Doudel Nagel Miller Cluggage Chambers Hendricks and Ross raise eager units, with two more companies authorized to form a battalion for defense of American liberty.
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New Windsor
West Point
Philadelphia Evening Post
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Tim Murphy
Sam Brady
Peter Bentz
Captai Lowry
Harvard College
Ross
Pennsylvania Riflemen and the Founding of a Legendary Regiment
The article traces the formation of a rifle battalion led by Col. William Thompson and Lt. Col. Edward Hand, detailing their diverse makeup including Irish, German, Welsh, Scots, and Native American members. It highlights notable figures like Sam Brady, Peter Pence, Timothy Murphy, and James Wilkinson, their march to Cambridge, and the unit’s evolution into the Army of the United Colonies, later the First Regiment of the Continental Army, with Hand’s brigade earning renown at Long Island, Brandywine, Germantown, Paoli, and Monmouth.
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Cambridge
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Army of the United Colonies
Congress
Hendricks
Arnold
Montgomery
Quebec
Lechmere’s Point
Hand
Long Island
Brandywine
Germantown
Paoli
Monmouth
Roughage Reduces Dairy Feed Costs Says NC Extension
The NC State College extension notes that roughage lowers dairy feed costs while boosting milk and cream yield. Plan hay and silage for winter, totaling about 1.5 tons legume hay and 3 tons silage per cow. if no silage, 2.5 tons hay. A trench silo enables affordable winter silage for farms with four or more cows.
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John Arey
Dairyman
North Carolina State College
WNU
Farm Home Needs Shown by Recent Investigation
An investigation by Purdue University’s agricultural extension division for 17 981 cases shows farm homes mainly lack sewerage, paint, and screening. Percentages cite 95 percent need safe sewage disposal, 55 percent new paint, 41 percent better screening, 31 percent miscellaneous repairs, 28 percent foundation work, 25 percent more closet space, and 14 percent better kitchen sinks, aiming to promote sound, attractive homes and reduce depreciation.
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Department of Agricultural Extension
Purdue University
Federal Housing Administration
Purdue
Variation in Butterfat Tests Puzzles Dairymen
Missouri College of Agriculture expert Chas W Turner notes wide daily and lactation variation in milk fat percent. Factors include feed milking interval weather animal condition season lactation stage and advancing age.
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Chas. W. Turner
Missouri College of Agriculture
Trees for Shelter Belts With Increased Interest
Farmers plan shelter belts around farmsteads using evergreen trees for best protection. Deciduous trees shed leaves and do not break winter wind. Species like Douglas fir, western yellow pine, Austrian pine, blue spruce, and white spruce can provide protection in five to twelve years with proper care.
Useful crochet design for six tumbler doilies set
A home craft offer describes a six doilies and six cup holders crochet set in simple stitches. Package 730 includes materials and instructions for 40 cents. illustrations only cost 10 cents. Address Home Craft Company, Department BC, 919th and St Louis Ave, St Louis Mo. enclose stamped envelope for info.
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Home Craft Company
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St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Millet and alfalfa hay form balanced horse rations
Millet hay provides nutrition but may cause joint swelling if fed alone. Combine millet with other roughages. Corn fodder offers more feed value than timothy, while alfalfa hay is highly palatable and excellent for horses. A balanced ration often uses alfalfa hay with corn fodder.
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A. L. Harvey
Division of Animal Husbandry
University of Minnesota
Care of Brood Mares in Foal Endorsed for Health
A Missouri Farmer authority advises brood mares in foal should be kept at moderate daily work to improve foal quality and ease parturition. Proper feed must cover the mare’s maintenance and fetal development with slightly higher protein and ash than a working gelding.
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