Petersburg National Military Park Dedication Chronicle
A report on the dedication near Petersburg Virginia of a new national military park that preserves fortifications and tunnels from the siege of Petersburg, highlighting its dual role as a shrine and outdoor military classroom with ties to World War I era campaigns and the Crater explosion. It notes the 201 acre park with possible expansion, and recounts key actions including the 1864 Pleasants mine and Fort Stedman assault, linking to Lee’s surrender and Grant’s strategies.
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Petersburg
National Military Park
Petersburg Nations Military Park
Fort Greig
Richmond
Confederacy
Lee
Grant
Appomattox
United States Army
Marne
English Channel
Argonne Forest
James River
Wise
Home Guards
Knotz
Jeffry Montague
Burnside
Forty-eighth Infantry
Ledlie
Pleasants
Mahone
Crater
Fort Stedman
New National Military Park
Montague
False Economy in Use of Cheap Seeds
False Economy in Use of Cheap Seeds advises farmers to avoid low price alfalfa and clover seed. It suggests slightly higher seedbed prep can cut seeding rates by up to 20 percent and recommends northern grown red clover seed with certification. It also covers home mixing and selecting Grimm or Ontario variegated alfalfa varieties with guaranteed origin.
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E. L. Wortiem
New York
Late College of Agriculture
J—Wny
Grimm
Ontario
Proper Harness Fit Reduces Horse Shoulder Strain
Nebraska College of Agriculture notes proper harness fit and regular cleaning prevent sore shoulders. A well fitted collar allows a finger and a flat hand, with hames snug around the collar. Draft point should be about one third above shoulder points. Typical workhorse consumes 3,000 pounds grain and 5,000 pounds roughage yearly, with higher needs during hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Dosing Wormy Lambs With Copper Sulphate Solution
Farmers are advised to combat common stomach worm in lambs by pasture rotation and copper sulphate dosing. Ewes receive 2 to 4 ounces, lambs 1 to 2 ounces, mixed as 41 percent solution from one quarter pound copper sulphate in three gallons water. Use a primary syringe or small tube, avoid lifting the sheep’s head to prevent choking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Clean Ground for Pigs
Axel Bergsten of Riley County Kansas tested a clean-ground hog-raising system. He split his herd into two groups, one in the usual lot and the other in an alfalfa field with an improvised waterer. Pigs on clean ground grew faster, five months old pigs weighing 50 to 75 pounds more, convincing him to farrow all sows on clean ground next year.
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Ferrero
Ledlie
Pleasants
Completon
Jacob Douty
Henry Rees
Leghona
Stedman
Grant
Meade
City Point
Lincoln
Army of the Potomac
Tarke
Tidball
Willcox
Artranfe
Wilbur
Fort Flaskell
Martrantt
Fort Ilaskell
Axel Bergsten
Riley County
Kansas
Introducing New Hive Queens For Stronger Colonies
Beekeeping guidance states new queens should be accepted during the honey flow while old queens remain until about three weeks before flow ends. Introduce the new queen and have her laying eight weeks before frost to rear winter bees. Replace waiting queens with young vigorous ones from good strains.
Inoculation Sparks Clover Growth on Sands Farm Pasture
Mr. Sands of Crown county Kansas broadcast dirt from a road slide to thin pasture spots. Ants appeared and soon the inoculated soil sprouted, leading to vigorous sweet clover growth as reported by Clapper's Farmer.
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T. J. Sands
Crown County
Kansas
Mr. Sands
Preserve Old Cabin Damaged by Flood and Farm News
Intermountain News reports native Daughters of Canyon County plan to move and preserve the 1861 log cabin of Tom Dick and Dave Johnson in Memorial Park with pioneer furnishings. Across Idaho and Utah fires, crops, lambs, and economics show varied rural impacts from floods, harvests, unemployment, and road work.
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University of Utah
The
University
Caldwell
Ida
Canyon County
Tom, Dick
Dave Johnson
Memorial Park
Homedale
Momedale
Rocky Peak
Boise
Idaho
Bureau of Highways
Oregon Trail
Georgetown
Lava Hot Springs
Pocatello
Burley
Bliss
Tota Falls
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Elmo Scott Watson
Henry Pleasants
Elliott
Petersborg
Ledile
Col
Griffin A. Stedman
Hartford, Conn
Eleventh
Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Federal Tunnel
Federal
Intermountain News
Emmett
Emmett-Payette
Provo
Ogden
Pres
Mulcahy
Ogden Rotarlang
Spanisi Fork
Logan
Smithfield
Tooele
Tooele Fair Board
United Air Lines
Porthust
Salt Lake
United States District Court
Aviiation Company
Cache County
Utah Stat Agricultural College
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