The Boston Lovers and the Barrel Escape of 1775
In July 1775 the Boston rebels plan to join Washington’s army. Patience Paye rweather and Colin Cabot face dangers as they prepare to marry and flee. Nathaniel Revere assists with a secret sneaching exit through Sneach’s fish house, concealing Colin in a hidden barrel for transport toward Marblehead and freedom.
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Boston
Washington
Cambridge
Roxbury
Bella
Oadon
Burgoyne
Howe
Clinton
Gage
England
Patience Payor Wwoather
Altete
Colin Cabot
Tarward College
Betsey Faneuil
Calin
Pat
Achilles
Knox
Boston Grenadier Corps
Flo
Sapmel Langton
Tudenes Fayerweather
Elijah Payerweather
Ma Knee
Ann
Fran
Fayerweather
Ike Pot
Paul Revere
Committee of Patriot
Ther
Gaya
Harry Gage
Colin
Stevere
Trish
Revere
Colla
Fbenezer Snoneh
Haddock
Boston Harbor
Snoach
Thay
Therm
Snooch
Calla
Tevere
Levere
Snofich
Townia
Nevere
Sneach
Colia
Morton
Winnisimet
Marblehead
Bluffa
Israel Woodbridge
Collin
Ty Woodbridge
Use of Poison to Fight Field Mice
Article discusses field mice control in clean cultivated orchards. It notes mulch attracts pests and protects them from predators, and recommends poisoned grain bait in glass bottles as a preventive measure. A mixture of powdered strychnine and buling soda is spread over oats and placed in self feeders under trees.
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Raton
Mixture as Substitute for Regular Oat Crop in New York
Cornell University College of Agriculture advocates using mixtures such as barley or oats with barley, oats and peas, or barley oats and peng as substitutes for the oat crop. These mixes offer feeding advantages, adapt to varied conditions, provide year-round employment, and can yield more digestible material per acre than oats.
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New York State
College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Sweet Potato Crop Surplus Mostly Local Use Across South
The South increases sweet potato output by about one-fifth with most of the crop for local use and limited market impact. Northern shipments remain near average, New Jersey totals drop to 1,430,000 bushels from 1,950,000 last year, while five-year regional averages stay near 1,060,000. Total U.S. production is projected at 70,282,000 bushels, up about 14 million from 1931 and roughly 18 million above the five-year 1924–28 average.
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New Jersey
South
New Yorker
Early plowing advised for grasslands to curb worm pests
Prairie Farmer warns that grasslands slated for next year’s corn should be plowed as soon as possible to control sod web worms, cutworms, and armyworms. Insects lay eggs on grass. when hatched the larvae hatch and overwinter as half-grown larvae. Early tillage destroys egg-laying sites and feeding areas for young worms.
McKean County Sheep Farmers Use Purebreds and Grain
County Agent W A Ross reports from four-fifths of McKean County sheep owners. Eighty-six point eight percent use purebred sires, eighty-eight point two percent feed grain, creeps for lambs five and eight percent, parasites drenched fifty-seven point four percent, tleka dipping four point zero seven percent, docking one point two percent, castration eighty percent, and paper twine for tying wool at one hundred percent.
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W. A. Ross
McKean County
Indiana
Agricultural Hints on Corn Pigs and Beef Cattle
Agricultural hints discuss corn for higher nutrients per acre at lower cost than oats or barley. Weed control by cutting before seeding reduces spread. Pig farming notes low investment and similar overhead for eight to ten pigs to wean. Vaccinate pigs to prevent cholera. Fat lambs and beef cattle offer market and manure benefits. Farrowing house cleaning steps include trash removal, floor scraping, and boiling lye wash with large water use.
True Fish Story In A Quaint Market Exchange
In a brief Louisville Courier-Journal quip a man tells Jos about a catch he made. He notes the fish cost him roughly five times the market price, highlighting a comic contrast between effort and value.
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Jos
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Old Fallow
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Alice
Boston Transcript
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Dean’s
Rotor
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