California at 75 Anniversary of Statehood in 1850 Era
California marks its 75th statehood anniversary with reflections on the gold rush era and events from 1846 to 1849. The piece traces missions, exploration, the Bear Flag revolt, Sutter’s Mill gold discovery, and California’s rapid growth toward statehood. It notes the Monroe Doctrine and imperial interests shaping the region.
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California
United States
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Monterey
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Sloat
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Upper California
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Sir Francis Drake
Drake
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Mexico
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Sonoma
Mariano Q. Vallejo
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Sutter
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Earth
New Afghan Coinage Introduced With Amanta Units
Afghanistan unveils a new coin system led by the amanta silver unit valued near the Kabuli rupee. The amania and half amania coins join nickel pieces, with origins tied to Amanulla the ameer. Silver bought in India through a German firm and nickel via an Italian firm. stamps imported from Europe.
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Afghanistan
Cording
India
Europe
Maryland Flag Description and Arms Origin
Maryland’s state flag depicts the paternal coat of arms of Lord Baltimore with the first and fourth quarters showing six gold and black vertical bars. The design is rooted in the escutcheon of the Baltimore family, reflecting colonial heraldic traditions.
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Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Maryland seal crest description and beaver proverb
The excerpt describes a heraldic flag with a diagonal band and reversed colors, a quartered red and white field with a Greek cross, and a beaver noted as a symbol of industry that supposedly sleeps ten hours daily. It references the Maryland seal as a model for color reversal and design.
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Maryland
Cultivation and cover crops boost fruit farm success
A North Carolina State horticulture professor urges integrated soil care for orchards. He advocates clean cultivation paired with green manures like soybeans, cowpeas, and rye to conserve moisture and build humus, noting soybeans suit late-season plantings where moisture allows.
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C. D. Matthews
North Carolina State College
Matthews
Piedmont
Laredo
Garden Stuff for Table Use Every Day in Year
Tips on growing a year round supply of vegetables using a hot bed or cold frame to extend the harvest. Emphasizes location drainage southward slope fertile soil with humus, heavy seasonal manuring, deep plowing, tillage, weed control, and saving seeds from best plants for future seasons.
Ground Barley Equals Corn for Steer Feed in Idaho Study
Experiments at an Idaho station on two year old steers fed alfalfa hay with daily grain showed ground barley nearly matched corn. Both groups gained about 1.8 pounds daily, with barley needing 541 pounds of hay per 100 pounds gain and corn 525. A second group fed barley with alfalfa hay silage and barley gained 2.1 pounds daily, though silage raised feed costs by about a dollar per hundred pounds gain.
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Idaho Station
Weight and egg production in White Leghorn hens study
A New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station study of 185 White Leghorns links body weight to seasonal egg output. Birds around 4% pounds produced most eggs in winter and spring for pullets and yearlings, while 6 pounds yielded peak spring production in pullets. The report urges weight maintenance and grain feeding, recommending 15 pounds daily for 100 birds during peak laying, with mash to support production and weight.
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Insects Worry Gardeners and Calves Reach Weanling Dairy Tips
Garden pests threaten crops with cabbage worms potato beetles and aphids. Control by destroying breeding sites using arsenate of lead or paris green on certain beetles and by encouraging beneficial birds and crop variety moves. Calves should start on whole milk then transition to skim milk, with a precise schedule and a high protein grain mix, ample water, clean quarters, and dry bedding to prevent pneumonia, notes H R Lascelles Colorado State Dairy Commission field man.
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H. R. Lascelles
Colorado
Dairf Commission
Farm Advice for Livestock and Poultry Care
Farmers urged to treat cholera in pigs, estimate paint coverage, keep young animals fed, and use pure seeds. Notes on egg composition, shade and water needs for cows pigs and chickens, and humane feeding practices. Recommends hog oil from used crankcase plus creo sote dip to control lice. cull wool with black patches. promote the self feeding method for hogs and provide shade for poultry with trees or canvas.
Sprays for Flies Ought to Be Applied in Summer
Purdue university entomology department reports spraying a herd of ten cows for 90 days costs about 2 dollars with two or three sprays. Tests in Indiana dairy herds during 1924 found daily post milking sprayings most effective. odorous formulas worked best, sprayed over all body parts, and sprayed cows were calmer and milking steadier while fly numbers declined as the season progressed.
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Purdue University
Indiana
Dairy breeders urged to cut dairy production costs
Purdue expert Canan argues the major dairy issue is lowering production costs. He advocates improving dairy breeding as a key step. He notes that slightly less than 8 percent of U S dairy cattle are registered with major breeding organizations.
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Canan
Purdue
United States
Dairy Facts And Calf Management In Early Dairy Work
Good care before a cow freshens is as essential as after. Calves should be isolated ten days in a clean stall with fresh bedding, then group with other calves. A twin heifer with a bull is a free martin and usually sterile. bulls are fertile. Proper digestible nutrients are needed to maintain milk flow and the cow’s condition.
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