Ferris houses and Howe’s Island Battle of Pell’s Point
Westchester landscapes and historic ferris family tied to Throgs Neck. Descriptions of old houses, country club routes, and Mayflower avenue landmarks backdrop a valley of colonial memory. The narrative also notes young Declaration signers born in the 1740s and 1750s, detailing regional origins and early American figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Middletown Road
Mayflower Avenue
Causeway
Lord Howe
America
Thomas Lynch
South Carolina
Edward Rutledge
Lynch
Rutledge
Thomas Heywood
Benjamin Rush
Elbridge Gerry
Thomas Jefferson
Arthur Middleton
Samuel Chase
Maryland
Benjamin Harrigen
Virginia
Woman in the Declaration of Independence Story
A long essay recounts how Mrs Richard Henry Lee’s illness on June 10 1776 redirected the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Her husband Richard Henry Lee abandoned chairmanship plans and rode to her side, enabling Thomas Jefferson to lead the committee and secure lasting fame.
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Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
England
Jefferson
Continental Congress
Virginia
Thomas Jenthis
Jones
Congress
Lee
Philadelphia
Rethinking Calf Value in Farm Wealth Accounting
An article argues calves should be valued only by the calf’s selling price at birth rather than a fixed yearly credit. It notes milk and feed costs, labor, and capital influence ultimate value, urging farmers credit cows with the calf's birth sale value before development costs.
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United States
Farm Layout for Efficiency and Tractor Work Rates
A U S Department of Agriculture study explains farm layout to minimize motion and time loss, comparing farm arrangement to efficient plants. It details house, shop, and barn placement for accessibility, plus notes on tractor work rates and daily acres plowed by various size outfits under Illinois corn belt conditions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
B. McCormick
Division of Rural Engineering
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
McCormick
Hainois
Farmers’ Bulletin
Corn Belt
Mlinats
Mr Pond Frog Leads Pond School Of Family History
In a tale of Grandpa Frog and his boastful kin, Mr Pond Frog demands formal respect and becomes a professor in a pond side Family History School. The class earns perfect scores as Frog youngsters study their lineage and fairy tales, guided by Mr Pond Frog’s engaging lessons.
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Mr. Frog
Daddy
Pond Frog
Grandpa Frog
Mr. Bull Frog
Mrs
Grandpa
Grandma
Mr. Pond Frog
New Pond School
Mr. Pond
Epich Kin Play Wif You All In Firecracker Dispute
A playful exchange frames a wager over a firecracker test. Kids agree to fair play and designate a watcher to decide whether the fuse is lit or safe, signaling a lighthearted community dispute in localized speech.
Method for Drying Up Cows Before Calving
Guidance for drying a cow six weeks before calving with steps to reduce milk flow. Begin by removing rich feed and allowing pasture or hay. Gradually reduce milk at each milking, skip milking, then milk every other day, finally taking little milk as needed. Depends on persistency and caretaker judgment.
Grain Ration for Cows Using Corn and Oats
A desirable grain ration for cows using corn and oats as a base combines 300 pounds of corn and cob meal, 300 pounds of oats, and 100 pounds of cottonseed meal. Feed at one pound per three pounds of 4 per cent milk produced, plus as much legume hay and corn stover as cows will eat.
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Papa
Howe
Pell’s Point
Old Causeway
Westchester
Tarm Lane
Sra Pet
Frog Family History
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