Foraging Captain Seaton Takes Van Tromp Cattle
Captain Seaton leads a foraging raid into a Quaker village district to seize cattle for starving troops. He confronts farmer Gabriel Van Tromp and questions Luke Thistle about hidden cattle and possible deserters, using authority and threats to recover meat for the army.
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Douglas
Seaton
Gabriel van Tromp
Wick Ifagan
Fagat
Sventon
Monmouth Pines
Tlowe
van Tromp
Yan ‘Tromp
George
Snyere
Thistle
Roderic Douglas
Trenton
Gabriel
Luke
Luke Thistle
Whistle
Kirk Fagan
A Boy's Faith and Anecdotes From Edinburgh to Agriculture
A nostalgic column recounts Judge James B. Bradwell’s upbringing and a child’s prayerful claim leading to two prairie chickens. It also shares vignettes about Professor Blackie, Lord Pakington, and a cabinet council quip, plus agricultural notes on barn design, strawberry planting, and Swedish ducks.
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James B. Bradwell
Chicago
James
Bradwell
Elder Snow
Professor Blackie
Ildinburgh Strets
Practical Farm Lectures on Milking and Feed Practices
The article outlines methods for teaching boys to milk with careful cow selection, favoring cows that dry off naturally and avoiding stubborn or high maintenance animals. It covers pig feeding with skim milk and water, proper trough design, and avoiding sour slop, plus wagon wheel preservation with tar, and hog cholera containment. It also notes calves need fresh water, straw berry bed care, and lice prevention in poultry via napthalene-treated sawdust.
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