Ridgefield Monuments and Echoes of Valley Fight
A long reminiscence describes the Ridgefield monument by the Danbury road and the 1777 New England skirmish. It recalls General Arnold and Putnam, Tryon’s raids, burned mills, and the Keeler tavern’s rescue by winds and Providence. Washington and Lafayette figures drift through lore.
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Danbury
Ridgefield
Pendside
Keeler
Washington
Lafayette
Pickering
Comte de Rochambeau
Duc de Laucun-Biron
Oliver Wolcott
Treadwell
Jerome Bonaparte
Cass Gilbert
Cannon Ballhouse
Gilbert
Battle Echoes at Ridgefield and Revolutionary War Tales
A reflective account recalls Ridgefield during the 1777 campaign with Benedict Arnold directing American defense against British forces under General Tryon. The piece notes the uneven forces, the buried graves of both sides, and the symbolic monument carved to honor all, amid broader prompts of fidelity and survival in the Connecticut wilderness.
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Ridgefield
Priges
Mary Clcot
Military Ave
Washington
Lafayette
Benedict Arnold
America
Overnor Tryon
Connecticut
Danbury
New York
Compo Beach
Westport
Tryon
Redding
Mark Twain
Arnold
Disinfection rules forced for vehicles carrying livestock
The article describes federal supervision requiring cleaning and disinfection of railroad cars and other vehicles that transport certain livestock diseases. It notes state regulations, central supervision by the bureau, and that in the fiscal year ended June 20, the bureau supervised disinfection of 44,545 cars and many trucks.
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Bursa of
Aninis
Central
Merkers
TOTO
Successful fattening pen for poultry housing
A fattening coop with slatted sides to provide fresh air. After meals, draw a muslin curtain to create semi darkness and allow air flow. Slatted floors keep the coop cleaner by preventing manure from dropping through gaps. Farm Journal describes the design.
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Skats
Farm Journal
Different Crops for Silo Inclusion Guidance
Canada peas and oats reach silage stage as pea pods yellow and oat heads show ripening. Clover should stand until over half the blossoms brown for proper dry matter. Soy beans mature for silage when plants near maturity, beans well developed and pods yellowing. cow peas similar to soy beans.
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Canada
Seed Ear Selection Boosts Corn Yields
The Ohio station reports selecting seed ears from standing corn increases yields by about three and a quarter bushels per acre. Field selection targets ears with inborn merit rather than fortunate growing spots, noting superior seed ears come from three stalk hills on average soil.
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Ohio
Garden Pest Control From Soap Suds to Bordeaux Mix
Instructions from Missouri extension service describe methods to repel plant lice and other pests with soap suds kerosene emulsion or tobacco dust. Surface mulch and dusting help reduce beetles and aphids while copper sulfate Bordeaux mixture with arsenate of lead is advised for potato late blight and beetle.
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University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Silo interior painting linked to cattle deaths
A Hoard's Dairyman report warns against painting silo interiors with lead paint or oil paints. A reader cites his silo painted with lead paint that peeled, and after silage feeding cows suffered poisoning and seven died. A stomach analysis confirmed lead poisoning as the cause.
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Hoard
Egg Circle Benefits
A community egg circle aims to improve poultry strains and egg quality, handle eggs carefully to reduce waste, and pack a uniform grade of clean, fresh eggs. It seeks direct-to-consumer marketing, cooperative purchasing, and other member and community benefits as outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Culling Old Hens After Breeding Season
Farmers advised to dispose of unneeded hens after breeding season. Confine birds in a small space and feed them fully for two to three weeks to fatten them for sale at a profit despite high grain prices.
Coolidge Lerds Parade In Cambridge Event
Cambridge plans a parade with Gov Coolidge and military units planned for the 25th. President A Lawrence Lowel to attend the Harvard commencement as part of the day’s events. Saunders Theater to host related ceremonies.
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Coolidge
Cambridge
Mass
A. Lawrence Lowel
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Markets Show Mixed Prices Across Grains Livestock
Grain and feed items list varied prices for rye white and other staples with premiums on spring wheats. Livestock prices show ranges for steers cows and veal calves with hogs and sheep also quoted. Live poultry and fowl prices include per unit margins for fowls springs roosters and geese.
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Springs
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