The Ball Game That Cost '22 Lives Recalled at Mackinac Fort
In Michigan a re enacted Indian baggatiway game at Mackinac Fort recalled the 1788 massacre when Pontiac's uprising threatened frontier forts. The piece details Fort Michilimackinac history, the players, and the tragedy that killed and wounded many, plus later military shifts through 1815.
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2Lmo Scott Watson
Chicago
Allster
Michigan
Walla
Fort Michilimackinac
Lune
Cématock
Mackinaw City
Mackinac
Fort Michiimackince
Pontiac
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Arlchilimackinac
Jean Nicolet
Radissop
Grosetliers
Jollet
Perot
Salle
Allouex
Yather -Marquette
St. Ignace
France
Riea
England
Michekinne
George
Ethrington
Thrington
Detroit
Perdon
Piice
Hays
Alexander Henry
Wawatam
Twan
Arma
Henry
Wawatim
Tamatte
Tracy
Hun Tington
Leslie
Michilimackinnac
T’arbra Crocha
Montreal
Michijimackinac
Sinctuir
Cornera
Amore Jean
Stara
Stripea
Henry Burdock
Pont
Butler
United States Army
Mackinac Wan
Michigan State
Paris
Comfortable Hens Better Producers in Poultry Advice
North Carolina State College poultry extension agent F Parrish urges farm owners to keep birds healthy and comfortable to boost production. He stresses mite and flea control, clean housing, ample feed and water, ventilation, shade, and culling nonproducers. Regular dusting or dipping and strategic pole cleaning help eradicate infestations.
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F. Parrish
North Carolina State College
Parrish
Thia
Laylog Sens Alao
Keep Poultry Growing With Nourishing Feeds
Colorado extension Poultryman G. Ufford warns that low prices for feeds drive growers to underfeed young chickens and poults. Underfed birds lay later and weaker, while grazing on grasshoppers and other feeds disrupts growth. Emphasizes bone meal minerals green feeds and ample water as essential parts of the growing ration for healthy development.
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Ufford
Extension
Colorado Agricultural College
Comb Dubbing Time For Breeder Roosters
Poultry keepers dub or cut the combs of breeding males to prevent frost damage and fertility issues. Best done in summer when birds are half grown using ordinary tailor shears in a series of cuts to remove the polota major base and the wattle. A feather or zinc sulfate can aid stopping bleed, but swallowing it must be avoided to prevent death.
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Country Gentleman
Ducks Laying Habits and Egg Production Mentioned
Ducks lay eggs in the morning and should be confined until ten o'clock to prevent loss. The white Pekin duck averages about 199 eggs per year and performs best in the first laying year rather than the second, when they are slower to start.
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Mountress
Mr. Tracy
Detroit
Nowa
Indiana
Jamette
Move the Feed Hoppers For Healthy Growing Stock
The article advises relocating outdoor feed hoppers for growing stock every few days to avoid ground disease. Moving them prevents worm infestations and coccal diseases by keeping the pullets on cleaner ground away from the broader house area.
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Delasourl
Feeding Costs for Working Horses in 1918 Era
The article analyzes horse feeding costs, noting wartime price effects and comparing grain, roughage, and pasture expenses. It cites Illinois and Greene county figures, with yearly feed totals around 2120 pounds of grain and 6000 pounds roughage for a 120 flag work year, plus pasture charges and regional price details. It also equates corn plus alfalfa timothy rations to oats plus mixed roughage and provides per hundredweight price data for corn oats alfalfa and hay feeds.
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Illinois
Janunry
Greene County
Specialist Says Young Sows Most Efficient
Extension expert J W Wulcher of Oslo State University presents results from ten gene tests on 1467 sows showing younger sows outperform older ones in litter size and weaning weight. Two-year-olds yielded higher pig production than older sows. after four years production drops sharply with age.
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J. W. Wulcher
Oslo State University
Flock Care Tips For Summer Pasture Visiting Farms
A correspondent recommends leaving handy tools near a fence post for quick sheep care during summer visits. Park a gasoline can, pine tar, and a pair of shears. catch and hobble a sheep if needed, then fetch the tools to tend wool and shed minor repairs. This method reduces trips and prevents larger issues on busy farm days.
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Saya
Allxourl
Jools Thant
Toola
Sugar Cane Mosaic Disease Resolved via Import Varieties
Federal plant experts tackled mosaic disease threatening US sugar cane after World War I. By importing resistant cane varieties, the industry saved itself from extinction and fostered a return to preoutbreak planting levels in the sugar bowl of the lower Mississippi.
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United States
Louisiana
Washington Star
Agricultural hints and crop rankings for Quebec and Albania
Estimates show forage and coniae grain crops comprise 1 percent of Quebec fold crop area while potatoes and wheat hold the largest acreages among cash crops. Apple scions from New Brunswick experiment station were sent to Albania, where apple twigs stored in a refrigerated room are planned as the foundation of new Albanian orchards.
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Quebec
New Brunswick
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Sault
Tindley
Chippawa
Baggatiway
Saca
Western Nawapaper Union
Fort Mackinas
Marquette
Sara Erg
Etter Cattin
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