Old Betsy and Fort Stephenson Heroism in 1813
Elmo Scott Watson recounts Croghan and his 100 Kentuckians holding Fort Stephenson with the six pounder Old Betsy against Proctor’s 1200 British and 3000 Indians. The six pounder’s blast repelled a full assault, preserving the Northwest supply depots and deterring invasion threats.
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Croghan
Short
Bla
Stephenagn
Oslo
Req
Proctor
Hig
George Rogera Clark
George Croghan
Worth
Union
Prohibition Commentary by ED Howe on Byron and Truth
A critical excerpt reviews ED Howe’s critique of a prohibitionist work against Byron and others. The piece discusses allegations of women complicity in historical scandals, debates on honesty versus hypocrisy, and reflections on truth telling, virtue, and life choices. It cites Shaw and Sydney Smith while noting travel metaphors about choosing the right road and a posthumous note from Stierl.
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Byron
ED Howe
Benaut
Larely
Cakaroya
Cellini
Sydney Smith
Parla
Paris
Cpsches
Poultry Batteries Warned as Costs Outweigh Benefits
J H Bruckner of the New York State College of Agriculture cautions poultrymen against investing heavily in hen batteries until more facts emerge. A California survey found evidence insufficient to justify recommending the method.
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J. H. Bruckner
New York State College of Agriculture
California
How Properly to Candle Eggs to Protect Sales
The article explains backyard poultry guidelines for judging egg quality by candling. It covers equipment, distinguishing fresh from stale eggs, handling moldy or rejected eggs, and when eggs should be discarded or used in feed. It notes that blood spots and blood rings indicate eggs unfit for consumption.
Poultry Notes on Growth and Egg Production
Poultry notes report Bigga ate about 65 percent water in feed and five pounds of feed to grow a two pound broiler. Seneca County Ohio poultry raisers marketed 1,800,000 eggs last year. A White Plymouth Rock hen laid 205 eggs in 252 days at a western New York laying taste. A broody hen can be broken by confinement for three or four days. United States farm poultry income trails only cattle, cotton, hogs, and milk. Lincoln County Nebraska growers sold 700,000 pounds of surplus poultry for $181,000. An English note mentions an excess in ovary activity affecting hatchability.
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Seneca County
Ohio
New York
United States
Lincoln
N. O
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Wiliam Henry Harrigan
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Seventeenth Infantry
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Benjamin Johnston
Cyrus A. Baylor
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Joseph Duncan
Edmund Shipp
Anderson
Tecumseh
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Fort Melys
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Calmell
Harrigon
Wells
Ench
Harrison
Fort Stephensey
Tegume
Ola Betay
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Witfott
Chambers
Dixon
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Alipp
Shipp
Magsacre
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Bernard Shaw
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