Margare t Corbin, first woman on American battlefield
The article recalls Margaret Corbin the "Captain Mollie" who bled at Fort Tyron during the 1776 siege of Fort Washington. After loading her husband John Corbin’s cannon, she was wounded, captured under a flag of truce, treated, and later pensioned by the military.
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Margaret Corbin
Captain Mollie
J. P. Morgan
Highland Falls
West Point
Robert Magaw
Fort Washington
Howe
Fort Tyron
One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Street
New York City
Knyphausen
Mollie” Corbin
Hudson
America
Quakeress Lydia Darrah Helps Warn of White Marsh Attack
Lydia Darrah, a Quaker woman in Philadelphia, overheard a British council plotting a surprise attack on Washington’s forces at White Marsh. She warned patriots by crossing British lines to Frankfort for flour, then led a token return before the assault. Her actions contributed to the attack’s failure.
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Lydia
Washington
White Marsh
Darrah
Howe
Explosives Used To Rejuvenate Orchards
Experts advise careful use of dynamite to loosen soil around aging fruit trees. Place light charges away from trunks, at depths suited to soil, with dry ground, and dig out holes afterward in poor soils for manure and fertilizer placement.
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Leah F
Institute of Makers of Explosives
Fertilizer Boosts Long Run Farm Yields in Ohio Rotations
Long term Ohio experiments with a four year corn oats wheat clover rotation show applying 250 pounds of 4-16-4 fertilizer to corn and wheat raises yields by 12.8 and 14.8 bushels and increases hay by 750 pounds. At current prices this returns 1.92 dollars per fertilizer dollar, down slightly from earlier decades due to higher fertilizer costs.
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Ohio
R. MM. Salter
Fertilizer Guidelines For Small Farms And Legume Cropping
The article advises using 300 to 400 pounds of acid phosphate per acre on farms with regular rations and legume cultivation. It notes that more expensive fertilizers may not pay off unless clover or manure is scarce, suggesting a 4-12-4 as an alternative. It also covers lime for barley or peas on very acidic soils and inoculation for peas on land not previously grown successfully.
Controlling Grain Pests with Carbon Disulphide
Instructions describe using carbon disulphide to control grain moths and weevils. The chemical is poured over grain or placed in pans above the grain, with fumes settling at the bottom. Keep the storage area tightly closed for best results.
Pasturage Practice for Calves and Yearlings
Pasturage guidance notes calves and yearlings fed little grain plus silage or fodder and tegume hay with protein supplement should gain on grass and grain together. Continue hay until cattle adapt to pasture. this remains sound practice per Wallaces’ Farmer.
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Wallaces
Foot and Mouth Disease Quarantine Ends in U S
The United States reports the livestock malady foot and mouth disease wiped out once more with the outbreak no longer active. Officials confirm quarantine measures lifted and national animal health stabilized.
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United Statts
North Carolina Soybeans Prove Versatile For Farmers
By C. R. Hudson, farm demonstration worker notes soybeans grow vigorously and mature quickly. They supplement corn, grazing hay and seed harvests, improve soil, and withstand wet and dry weather. Plantings expand from eastern to western North Carolina as the crop gains national prominence.
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C. R. Hudson
North Carolina
State College
WNU Service
Carolina
Mid-West
Experiments on Livestock Feeding Compare Feeds and Yields
A study finds an acre of corn silage can yield more beef or mutton than other methods. Bean straw proves 12 percent more efficient than cane for lamb fattening, Sudan grass offers 19 percent protein when cut early, 4 percent more than alfalfa, and late cut drops to 7 to 9 percent. Russian thistles provide strong feed value for lambs, nearly equaling cane, and can serve as a fall emergency crop when cut young. Limestone with a protein supplement like cottonseed cake is recommended as an alfalfa substitute.
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Sudan
Alfalfa Follows Better Yields From Summer Fallow
In eastern Kansas a growing practice is to summer fallow alfalfa for moisture conservation and soil health. Ralph Ross of Valley township Linn county prepared a field in 1980. his first cutting last spring averaged two tons per acre. Kansas Farmer.
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Kansas
Ralph Ross
Valley Township
Linn County
Soybean Oil Meal Improves Hog Feed Value
Soybeans, despite high oil content, are less valuable as swine feed. Oil meal residue after oil removal offers a better protein feed. Oil meal averages about 42 percent protein and ash content is noted. Used with corn, soybean oil meal provides roughly two thirds the value of tankage per pound.
Agricultural Notes on Grazing and Weed Losses
Agricultural notes discuss early spring grazing before herd turning, weed-related crop reductions around 20 percent in the U.S., and movable trees or shrubs in fall or spring. A Marinette County farmer built a 26 by 40 foot sheep shed for 7.40 dollars using woodlot logs. Ohio has destroyed over 2 300 000 barberry bushes since 1918 to curb stem rust in wheat. Low grade roughage suits wintering cattle but finishing cattle need dry roughage. higher yields reduce cost per bushel, making low cost wheat the desirable crop.
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Marinette
Wis
Ohio
Not Hard Matter To Prevent Molting In Laying Flocks
Prof L B Weaver explains that molting reduces egg production and offers strategies to delay or avoid it. Start feeding pullets full dry mash, then wet mash with milk when laying begins, provide 18 hours of light, and offer abundant green foods like cabbage to keep hens healthy and productive.
Care of Birds Before and After Caporizing Cockerels
Guidance on caponizing chickens includes limiting to 10 12 birds per group and fasting before surgery. Post operation care involves moist mash and clean water, with wind puffs usually harmless for 8 10 days. Capons typically outsell cockerels covering costs and effort.
Feeding Molting Hens for Better Egg Return
Poultry guidance from Penn State specialists advises feeding molting hens a good laying ration with sufficient protein to support feather growth without losing body weight. If weight loss occurs, provide a noon daily mix of cornmeal rolled oats and condensed milk to aid recovery.
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Penn State Poultry Specialists
American Agriculturist
Poultry manure handling and egg production tips
Poultry manure should be collected from dropping boards stored under cover and mixed with dry earth or sand. To maintain high egg production, culling more than a third of birds in a year is unnecessary. Logan Leghorn Farm Parnell Mo owned White Leghorns won best pen in June with 145 eggs. Ohio flocks averaged 70 cents per bird. A healthy hen may produce about 80 pounds of manure yearly, showing flock value. Each winter short course student at New York State College of Agriculture handles a small flock for four weeks. Green alfalfa fed liberally has been recommended to curb losses from poor feeding. Regular litter keeping maintains sanitary poultry houses.
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Logan Leghorn Farm
Parnell, Mo
New York State College of Agriculture ,Is
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Delivers Fast Instant Relief
Bayer laboratories claim unique processing makes Genuine Bayer Aspirin dissolve instantly in the stomach and act within three to four minutes for headaches neuralgia and rheumatic pains. Consumers are advised to verify genuineness by the clear Bayer cross logo and the Bayer name on each tablet.
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Bayer Laboratories
Bayer
Portrait mix up by Thamas Bnudson and Miss Troms
A 1932 anecdote recounts painter Thamas Bnudson completing a portrait of Miss Troms who deemed it unflattering. Seven months later the portrait returned with the face of Thomas Mudge painted over hers and a note about “putting sense into her head.”
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Thamas Bnudson
White Man's Footsteps weed spreads in new lands
A fragment notes the common phintaja weed grows wherever settlers arrive. Seeds fail to float in air, their heaviness tied to the spread pattern. Indians called it White Man's Footsteps. The passage references five British species and pins non native status to the plant.
Great minds grasp small facts, if they want
A compact note suggests that intelligence shows in attention to minor details and the willingness to study small points. The remark frames diligence as a trait of thoughtful minds.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin touted for mothers and babies
A promotional piece claims over three thousand Pratt County births in fifty years under Dr. W B Caldwell Illinois practice. It extols Syrup Pepsin as gentle for constipation in children and useful for adults with sluggish digestion and headaches, urging readers to buy from any drug store.
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Pratt County
W. B. Caldwell
Illinois
Dr. Caldwell
No Doubt Teacher Willie what is an adult
Willie asks what defines an adult and answers that an adult is one who has stopped growing, noting humor in the idea of growth halting in the middle.
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Willie
The Confirmed Student
A dialogue fragment asks what a student will become after studies and answers “A very old man.” The line hints at reflections on aging and future identity rather than a concrete outcome.
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Molly” ‘Corbin
Lydia Darrah
United States
L. B| Weaver
New York State College of Agriculture
WNU
Ana
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