Kermit and Theodore Roosevelt Hunt in Asia for Polo Sheep
An account of Kermit Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr with George Cherrie planning an Asiatic hunt from Srinagar to Gilgit, aiming to acquire Marton Polle’s wild sheep, Ovis poli, amid the perilous Burzil and Pamir highlands. The expedition faces extreme altitudes, cold, and dangerous travel as winter approaches.
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Kermit and
Theodore
Asia
Kermit
Theodore Roosevelt
Marco Polo
Thiago Shan
Turkestan
Tor
Ko-Mi
Su-to
Srinagar
India
George E. Cherrie
Kashmir
Roosevelts
Cherrie
Marton Polle
John Wood
Royal Asiatic Society
Rockies
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Glacier National
Mareo Polo
Genoa
East
Mares Polo
Roosevelt
ST. RK
Africa
Brazil
Alaska
Manchuria
New York
Gilgit
Cradle Ceremony in English Parish Echoes Medieval Custom
The Blidworth vicar rocks a cradle in church to honor a 700 year old rite. The most recently born child is brought to Candlemas and dedicated to God, then baptized and placed in a cradle within the altar wall. The ceremony mirrors the presentation of Christ in the temple. Chivalry, from chevalier and caballarios, rose with feudal society to refine manners and uplift women, says the Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lowdnes
Blidworth
England
Bert Piby
Mars
Christ
Europe
Kansas City Star
Sanitation system for hogs boosts gains in Illinois
United States Department of Agriculture promotes a sanitation method for raising pigs. In Illinois, starting with clean farrowing houses and scrupulous sow hygiene led to bigger pigs, fewer losses, and faster market readiness. The program emphasizes moving pigs to clean pastures and keeping them away from worm eggs until four months old, with many farmers reporting substantial weight gains and higher profits.
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United States Tenarime of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Middle West
McLean County
NM Nois
University of Illinois
Urbana
Ele. ‘Ritensperser
Bloomington
Bureau of Animal Industry
Rape Superior as Pasture Crop for Pigs
Feeding trials at Iowa and Ohio stations show rape equals alfalfa in pig gains and efficiency when fattening on corn and tankage pasture. Alfalfa adds soil enrichment and hay, which rape cannot. When alfalfa or clover are unavailable, rape remains superior to blues miss pasture, especially after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ohio
Orchards In Need Of Repairs Across Fruit Regions
Orchard care varies across regions as many groves require rejuvenation or refurbishment. Some are not yet productive, others past prime, and several lack proper management due to neglect or ignorance.
Sweet Clover Vital for Alfalfa Soil Prep
Sweet clover prepares land for alfalfa by breaking hard subsoil with deep roots and enhancing soil with bacteria. It works especially well on poor soils. Follow sweet clover with a cultivated crop to maximize benefits.
Prevent Cows From Eating Garlic Tops
United States Department of Agriculture bulletin reports how garlic intake by cows affects milk flavor. After eating garlic, milk and inhaled garlic odor create strong flavors, peaking at ten minutes post feeding and fading over seven hours. Tests show reduction in odor as milking time increases. Copies of Bulletin 1826 are available free while supplies last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairying
Department
C. J. Babcock
Washington
Bordeaux Mixture Spray Will Protect Potatoes
Spray potatoes when plants are six inches high ensuring all leaves surfaces and stems are covered. Use Bordeaux mixture with half a pound Paris green per 60 gallons, apply as Colorado beetle eggs hatch, and repeat 3 to 5 days apart. Do four sprayings at ten day to two week intervals while growth continues. tests show profit from spraying.
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New Jersey
Trapping and Poisoning for Gopher Control
Extension entomologist Fred D. Butcher advises trapping and poisoning to control gophers at Iowa State College. Traps should supplement other methods, with special pocket gopher traps recommended. For poisoning, cut sweet potatoes carrots or parsnips into one inch by half inch pieces and dust with one-eighth ounce of powdered strychnine per gallon of bait. Drop bait into runways one or two feet from each mound and close entry holes after setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Butcher
Iowa State College
Farm Notes and Incubator Tips for Spring Planting
Spring offers prime time for nursery stock planting and weed control while advising readiness to meet sapple scal. It highlights the value of incubator room temperatures from 60 to 70 degrees and notes two thirds of seed corn tested at New Jersey College of Agriculture proved suitable for planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey College of Agriculture
Puzzles From A Fragmented Riddle Page
A collection of light riddles and jokes about fish cliffs mountains and vegetables. The page asks why flying fish are lite and why cliffs frown due to waves. It notes potato has eyes and cannot see and jokes that 5 is busiest letter because it appears in everything.
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John Dickinson Skerman
James Simpson
Chicago
Goa
George Ke Cherie
Eee Thor
Erithor
R. Lydekker
Mary Graham
Ronner
Renee Unce
Richmond
Jim Dick
Policeman
Mr. Pollcestin
Mr. Policeman
Bix Policeman
Serr
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