Orillia Unveils Champlain Memorial as International Affair
Bronze 80 foot high Champlain statue honors the Founder of New France in Orillia 86 miles north of Toronto. Unveiled on Dominion Day by Rudolphe Lemieux. depicts mission work and fur trade at its base. The piece by Vernon March weighs 110 tons.
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Amuel DE Champlain
Ontario
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Orillia
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House of Commons
Coureur Des Bois
Champlain
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Montreal
Quebec
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Sault
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Canada
Oregon
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Lake Champlain
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St. Louis
William Clark
Father de Smet
Methodists
New England
Jason Lee
Cyrus Shepherd
Flatheads
Marcus Whitman
Samuel Parker
Hudson's Bay Company
Lee
Whitman
Oregon Country
Oregon Trail
Samuel de Champlain
Pagan Days and Norse Gods Behind Weekday Names
The piece explains how English weekday names reflect Norse gods fitting into the Roman calendar. Mars becomes Tiu’s day, Mercury to Woden, Jupiter to Thor, Venus to Freya, with Sun and Moon days remaining obvious, while Saturn’s fate is uncertain.
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England
Tiu
Mercury
Woden
Jupiter
Thor
Venus
Freya
Saturn
Laeter
North Sea fishing engages over seventy thousand workers
More than 70,000 people along the North Sea coast are employed in fishing and allied activities, reflecting a major regional industry and employment base.
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North Sea
Record Earthquake Hits Japan in 1982 Loss Toll
The September 1 1982 Japanese quake, not the severest ever, caused vast destruction across a one degree square area. About 600000 houses were totally destroyed and 126000 partially collapsed. Deaths reached 90381 with 48376 missing and 108733 wounded.
Suez Canal Reports Near 15 Million Dollar Annual Profit
The Suez Canal yields an annual profit close to 15 million dollars, signaling strong revenue for the waterway. Officials emphasize steady traffic and enduring strategic value amid global trade.
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Suez Canal
Alfalfa Growers Faced With Seed Time and Cut Decisions
University of Illinois studies identify key alfalfa problems: seed variety, seeding time, and cutting time. Baltic and South Dakota No 12 lead yields at DeKalb and Urbana, with spring seeding and full bloom cutting giving best average yields.
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University of Illinois
Urbana
DeKalb
Baltic
South Dakota No. 12
South Dakota
Kansas
Turkestan
Illinois
Idaho
Impossible to Overfeed Heavy Layers in Flock
The article argues that flocks with good layers cannot be overfed because hens use grain to produce eggs and stay in good condition. It notes that beefy hens should be kept lean, requiring harder digging for each grain, with a fuller feed only near roost time to avoid waste.
Damage by Rats in Apple Storage Seen as Major Loss
Rats in apple storage damage fruit, seed consumption, and worth, making produce unfit for market. They also ruin grain, poultry, eggs, meats, and buildings, with losses often exceeding taxes. Much of the damage is preventable with proper control.
Legumes and Bloat Risk Highlighted by Feed Type
Legumes vary in bloat risk with alfalfa the worst offender. White clover can cause trouble in some years while rapid spring growth red and mammoth clovers increase bloat when eaten young and wet. Sweet clover is rarely bloating and historically viewed as harmless.
Feed for Each Fowl
It is hard to state exact daily feed for each fowl as appetites vary. Free range hens in summer eat green plants and require less mash. They also pick up bugs, allowing a slight reduction in animal food.
Grain for Work Horse and Suitable Hay Types
A work horse needs about 14 pounds of grain per 100 pounds of live weight each day. A 1600 pound horse in hard work can eat around 24 pounds daily, split into three feeds. Recommend upland prairie hay or timothy and clover mix as the hay.
The Value of Trees to Manila Maitiy
A historic reflection on tree importance listing nine roles from cleansing air and shade to medicine and wealth. Emphasizes trees absorb toxins, provide oxygen, cool air, shelter birds, beautify spaces, supply paper and wood, support employment, and aid water conservation. Recognizes trees as essential to homes, schools, cities, and forests.
Yellow Corn for Chicks Can Be Used Extensively
Heat and vitamin A are plentiful in yellow corn, making it superior to oats barley wheat white corn for chick feed. A suggested ration uses 80 lb yellow corn meal 20 lb wheat middlings 5 lb raw bone meal 5 lb pearl grit 1 lb salt mixed as a mash and fed dry, with liberal skim milk and clean water, plus direct sunlight.
Broody Hens Not Profitable for Breeders Says Study
Poultry specialists report it costs 18 to 20 cents a month to feed a hen while a hen laying 18 eggs monthly pays her way. Broody hens are usually unprofitable. keep them confined 72 hours in a cool, roomy coop and feed laying mash with water.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Bran and Middlings Usefulness in Animal Diets
Bran and middlings have similar chemical analyses with bran higher in fiber and lower in digestible carbohydrates. Bran is valuable for fiber tolerant animals, while middlings offer similar value but with less fiber. For hogs the middlings are preferable due to lower fiber content.
Poultry Breeding and Alfalfa Seeding Advice
Practical notes for farmers on keeping poultry records and ancestry for breeding. Guidance covers bundle sizing, green bone seeds, bone cutters, moisture needs for alfalfa seed beds, August seeding viability, and production cost control. Mississippi experiment station findings on using corrosive sublimate 1:1000 to sterilize against alfalfa anthracnose, eight minutes.
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Mississippi
Cleanliness With Milk Is Essential for Quality
The article emphasizes strict milking discipline to prevent contamination of milk and cream. Key steps include healthy cows free of disease, clean surroundings, a clean barn, daily manure removal, grooming before milking, udder washing, milker hygiene, dry hands, small top pails, prompt transfer to the milk room, thorough straining with clean cloths, and immediate cooling and separation of any foreign material to avoid taints and bacteria.
Do Thunderstorms Sour Milk According To Purdue
The belief that electrical discharges in storms sour milk is incorrect. Souring is caused by bacteria multiplying in warm, humid conditions that warm refrigerators and tanks, not by lightning.
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BE. H. Parfitt
Purdue Univerasity
Watering Calves Boosts Growth In Test
A calf feeding trial compared two groups. One lot received unlimited water twice daily, the other had no water. The watered group gained 1.86 pounds per head per day versus 1.82 pounds for the non watered group.
Cause of Stringy Milk Inflammation in dairy udders
Stringy milk results from inflamed glands in the udder. Incomplete milking is a common cause. Regularly milking the udder cleanly reduces inflammation. Injury can also provoke inflammation sometimes with no clear cause. Treatment focuses on reducing inflammation by gentle udder care and warm cloth applications.
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