Tecumseh the God of 2.5 at Annapolis tradition
A long article recounts the Annapolis naval academy rite surrounding Old Tecumseh the God of 2.5, the bronze statue replacing the original wooden figurehead of the Delaware ship, and its history from Tamanend to Tecumseh, with ceremonies, salutes, and a 19th century voyage visit.
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United States
United States Military Academy
West Point
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Academy
Navy
Old Tecumseh
Tecumseh
Delaware
Tamanend
Commissioners of the Navy
Gosport Navy Yard
Norfolk
Delware
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Lyceum
Department of
Cliss
United States Navy
Benjamin Franklin
U. S
Tripoli
Neptune
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
James Madison
Dewey
Washington
Closer Culling Low Producers
O B Reed argues for closer culling of dairy cows to boost profit. Dairy Herd Improvement data show removing the lowest producers raises per cow production and cash income over feed costs, with minimal impact on milk and butterfat output. He notes exceptions for family cows and stresses practical recordkeeping through dairy associations.
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O. B. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
U. S Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Dairy Herd Improvement Associations
Carrying Capacity of Five Pasture Crops Reported
A five year study from South Dakota State College shows sudan grass yields more feed from July 1 to first frost than four other pastures. Alfalfa white and yellow sweet clovers and native pasture offer varying grazing but do not fatten cattle as well. Second year results list per acre capacities for 550 pound steers: alfalfa two, white clover three, yellow clover three, sudan grass three, native pasture two.
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Townn Wall
Annapolia
Commodore Morris
Washington
Minion Tera
Leutenant
Secretary of the Navy
George Ebadver
Mr. Badger
Jack
Annapolis
J. W. Wilson
South Dakota State College
Simple Plan to Kill Pests of Squash Vine
A reader describes a pest control method for squash vines. If a vine wilts, a vine borer may have damaged the stem near the ground. Cover every second joint to form roots, protecting the plant as borers peak. Squash bugs resist poisons but can be trapped under shingles and crushed with eggs on leaf undersides crushed as well.
Black Locust Good for Posts and Poles
United States Department of Agriculture notes black locust offers durable ground posts stakes and poles with rapid growth on good soils and erosion control. It warns of the locust borer as a serious threat with few effective controls and highlights rising chestnut shortages spurring interest in planting brick locust.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Farmers
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
Nitrogen Not Favored for Buckwheat Plant
Buckwheat should be sown on land with low available nitrates, avoiding rich soil that causes excessive top growth and late fall vegetation. Drilling seed is most satisfactory, at about a bushel to five pecks per acre. Buckwheat has no soil building qualities when grown for grain.
Lime treatment helps sweet clover grow on sour soils
Agricultural expert L. W. Kephart describes a method to boost sweet clover on sour soils by mixing 400 to 500 pounds of hydrated lime with inoculated seed per acre and sowing it with a grain drill. The lime coats the seed, becomes available to seedlings, and enables roots to reach deeper lime-rich subsoil.
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L. W. Kephart
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm housekeeping tips and cropping advice from a farm page
Practical guidance on weed control, feeding efficiency, paint brush care, decorative plant boxes, potato spacing for spraying ease, spray booms for crooked rows, rotational grazing, pasture top dressing with new seedings, lime for acid soils, and financial notes on cutting farm trees with different diameters.
Tapeworm Woes in Poultry and Fly Control
G T Klein from Kansas State outlines fly and tapeworm risks in chickens. Prevent access to flies by sanitation, fresh light feeding, and daily washed vessels. Use targeted tapeworm remedies like kamala and nicotine sulphate only after worm confirmation and flocks warm in late summer or early fall.
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G.T. Klein
Extension Poultryman
Kansas State Agricultural College
Keeping Mash Sanitary Will Prevent Disease
Small contrivances help prevent disease by preventing access to mash hoppers. A revolving beard or stick above open hoppers turns when a bleed opens, blocking chicks from entering. Self feeders with projecting roofs serve the same purpose, reducing droppings, waste feed, and disease and parasites.
Desirable Weights for Many Chicken Breeds
Leghorn cockerels should weigh one pound at six to seven weeks, one and a half pounds at nine weeks, and close to two pounds at twelve weeks. Pullets should weigh two pounds at fifteen weeks, and three and one third pounds at twenty four weeks. Heavy breeds such as Rocks Rhode Islands Wyandottes and Orpingtons should weigh one pound each at seven weeks, a pound and a half at nine weeks, and over two pounds at twelve weeks. Pullets should average two and a half pounds at fifteen weeks, and over four pounds at twenty four weeks. These figures were obtained after many experiments at the New Jersey state college of agriculture.
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Rocks
Rhode Islands
Wyandottes
New Jersey State College of Agriculture
Poultry care tips for cleaner litter and flock health
Guidance on poultry management finds clean dry litter improves hen comfort on most US farms. It covers waste disposal risks from diseased chicks, feed mixes for geese, annual new-blood replacement, unrelated stock, duck egg incubation needs, moisture in hatcheries, pasture effects on yolk color, and early disease investigation to protect pullets.
Ant hill surveys aid locate mineral deposits in the west
Geologists studying ant hills in the Little Florida mountains New Mexico found evidence of buried fuel spar veins. Bits of minerals in ant hills show surface transport by ants and aid in mapping mineral deposits in igneous Idaho regions with quartz crystals.
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Ant Hills
Little Florida Mountains
New Mexico
Idaho
Emerson Quote on Farmer’s Role in Labor Division
A concise historical note attributes the saying to Ralph Waldo Emerson, praising the farmer’s glory in the division of labors as its essential part to create.
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Emerson
Lovers Rush In Where Hut Bands Fear To Tread
A concise proverb style line notes love as bold where traditional groups hesitate. The sentiment contrasts romantic urgency with cautious bands and social norms.
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