Old-time baseball: Atlantics vs Athletics 1866 championship
The 1866 second championship between Brooklyn Atlantics and Philadelphia Athletics ended 33 to 33 and was called after seven innings due to darkness. The description notes underhand pitching, a glove-less catcher, long bats, and frozen infield basemen.
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Atlantics
Brooklyn
Athletics
Philadelphia
Annals of
Pageant of America
Yale University Press
Origins of Baseball From Town Ball to World Series
A narrative traces Abner Doubleday’s 1839 ideas in Cooperstown that shaped modern baseball. It covers early town ball, Knickerbockers’ rules, the 1860s professionalization, the 1890s split leagues, and the first true World Series in 1903 with the American League claim to major status.
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Elmg Scott Watson
Bner Doubleday
Ballston Spa
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United States Military Academy
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Otsego Lake
Ossergo Country
New York
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Orst Association of Baseball Players
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The
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Gronklyn
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Johnson
Red Sox
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Plan to Reduce Chinch Bugs Through Crop Shifts
Milne Natural History Survey chief outlines a plan to curb chinch bugs by adjusting crops. Recommend reducing barley and spring wheat, maintaining oats and winter wheat, sowing legumes, and using soybeans if corn is threatened.
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Milne Natural Elistory Survey
TWXU
Drought-Ruined Grass Raises Livestock Poison Risk
A drought harms sorghum and Sudan grass forage by boosting prussic acid levels up to dangerous amounts. Grazing stock are at risk when the grass is green and stunted, but curing and proper storage can reduce danger. The Agriculture Department advises testing on a few animals before wider feeding.
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Sudan
Rapit
Department of Agriculture
Leafy Alfalfa Quality Highlights Leaf Content
An inspector emphasizes leaf percentage as a key alfalfa quality factor. Leaves carry about three times as much protein as stems, making high leaf content the most valuable and grading reflecting leafiness under USDA standards.
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Crader
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural woes and global livestock notes from a distant archive
Reports show soil erosion affecting 80 percent of Tennessee farms and a looming feed shortage across 1000 square miles in southwest Manitoba. facts cover sweet potatoes mischaracterized as potatoes, tariff levels for wheat in France Germany and Italy, a France France parasite research for alfalfa weevils, and global sheep populations led by Russia with over 121 million head.
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Aranitoba
Worms Will Check Hens Production
A Montreal Herald writer notes worms reduce egg production and stresses prevention through sanitation in poultry houses and yards. Regular cleaning, disinfection, and ground rotation are advised, with postmortems if birds show illness to confirm infestation.
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Montreal Herald
Hopper feeding of grain and mash gains favor in poultry farms
The article notes increasing use of hopper feeding for grain and mash year round, with stations reporting satisfactory results for laying breeds. It warns it may not suit meat birds, and explains wheat is avoided in hopper feeding to control costs. Reduction in labor and sanitation benefits drive growing popularity.
Cost to Produce Eggs on Ohio Farms
The state extension department reports farm costs to produce a dozen eggs across 211 Ohio farms ranged from 11.1 to 25.8 cents in the past year. Eggs sold for an average 23.144 cents per dozen, with 20 farms at 24.8 cents losing about 2 cents per dozen and 635 farms at 11.1 cents earning about 12.4 cents per dozen.
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Ohio
State Extension Department
Wholesale Culling In Poultry Production
The text notes two periods for wholesale culling of pullets. First, before they enter winter quarters and housing for pullets this year, and second, midsummer after hens complete production. Authorities suggest marketing up to 15 percent of pullets raised to maturity.
Small birds and egg size on range production
Price of eggs stays low while feed costs rise. The guide notes smaller birds lay smaller eggs and warns pullets on range should not fend for themselves to avoid a surplus of small eggs.
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Indiana
Packing and Grading Eggs Advised by Ohio Farmer Writer
An Ohio Farmer writer advises on egg packing and grading. Use good cases, cup flats, and fillers with excelsior pads on bottom and top. Pack eggs with small ends down, sorting by size and color.
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Ohio
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