Geronimo Surrenders End Indian Wars End
The article reviews the surrender of Geronimo on September 6 1886 marking the end of major American Indian conflicts. It traces prior resistance from Opechancanough to Geronimo and recounts key figures Gen Nelson Miles Lt Henry Lawton and Capt Gatewood who negotiated the surrender at Skeleton Canyon and the fate of Geronimo and his followers.
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Geronimo
Nelson A. Miles
Opechancanough
Jamestown
King Philip
Pontiac
Little Turtle
Anthony” Wayne
Fallen Timbers
Tecumseh
Pontiac’s
Naiche
Sierra Madres
Crook
Ge . Nelson A. Miles
Fifth Infantry
Joseph
Lawton
Sixth Cavalry
Charles B. Gatewood
West Point
San Carlos
Miles
Gatewood
Martine
Ka-teah
Kayitah
George Wratton
Hostil
Skeleton Canyon
Arizona
Naidhe
Florida
Kateah
Alabama
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Western
Union
Proper pasture care to protect soil and feed
ETise cattle suffer from worn pastures and erosion. Keep pastures healthy to prevent topsoil loss, gullies, and wasted feed. Do not graze in dry seasons. mow weeds. allow seedings to establish. use temporary pastures like Sudan grass and cowpeas to cover the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Pastures Do Better When Allowed Breathing Spell
Tests by the Bureau of Animal Industry at Ardmore field station show grazing pastures with a breathing spell improves cattle gains. Two year old steers on native range at one per ten acres gained 83 pounds versus 157 pounds on alternate grazing. End-of-season forage was higher with alternate grazing. Barley supplements boosted gains to 297 pounds per head on alternate grazing and 227 pounds per head when added in the last 66 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ardmore
S. C
Water Needs of the Working Horse
Water requirements for horses depend on work and feed. Carbonaceous feeds use less water than high protein feeds. A 1400 pound horse at medium work drinks about 12 to 14 gallons daily, with timothy hay and oats using less water than alfalfa and grain.
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New Yorker
Feeding pigs how to add 100 pounds in ten weeks
Instructions describe feeding a 75 pound pig to gain 100 pounds using a ten week period. Total feed 340 pounds: 30 pounds fish meal or tankage 120 pounds corn meal 20 pounds wheat shorts and 170 pounds shelled corn. Slop mixture uses first three items while corn is fed separately.
Percheron Breed Origin and Traits
The Percheron origins lie in La Perche France with government guidance shaping their development. More Percheron horses are registered in the United States than all other draft breeds combined. Color preferred gray or black. stallions should weigh a ton or more and move with a quick active gait.
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la Perche
France
Normandy
Maine
Heard’s
Dairyman
United States
Agriculture in the Philippines Faces Grass Overgrowth Challenge
The Philippines remains largely agricultural with only 16 300 square miles of cultivable land out of 114 400. Coarse grasses regrow when fields are neglected making clearing difficult and reclaiming grasslands costly. As a result, many island exports consist of fibers and fiber products.
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Philippines
Darwin on Bumblebees and Clover in Oregon
An odd tale attributes a Darwinian explanation to failing clover in Oregon. The story claims Darwin blamed field mice and a need for more cats, explaining how mice allegedly threaten bumblebees in clover fields.
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Charles Darwin
Oregon
Darwin
Curious Wonders Reported by Collier's Weekly
The article lists bizarre scenes from around the world including an African native fish seen in a river from the back of a hippopotamus a Hindu musician tuning his drum with brazier heat and an Arabian camel venting anger by biting shaking and trampling a man's garment for several minutes.
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Collier’s Weekly
New Pressure Lamp Aims to Protect Eyesight
A new air pressure mantle lamp by W C Coleman claims to deliver 800 candlepower and daylight like light that is easy on the eyes. It burns kerosene or gasoline, makes its own gas, and promises clean, safe operation as an affordable home lighting solution. readers can request full details and illustrations by mailing a postcard to Wichita Kansas.
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W.C. Coleman
W. C. Coleman
Dept
WU-171
Wichita
Kansas
Smiling Boosts Appearance Despite Less Handsome Faces
A concise note claims smiling enhances looks regardless of facial appeal, asserting a universal improvement in perceived attractiveness when one smiles.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Ginia
Taklishim
Gila River
Maco
Go - Yath - Lay
Jerome
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Mangus Colorado
Cochise
Mexico
Ojo Caliente
N. M
John P. Clum
Ppeche
Clum
Sonora
Perate
Southwest
Natche
Natchez
Fronteras
Wilder
Bivaspe River
Gen
Lieut
C. B. Gatewood
Etise
Rai Naas
Barber SC
WNU
Hess
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