Santa Fe Trail bicentennial marks Southwest frontier history
The article traces the Santa Fe Trail era from Coronado’s 1540s exploration to 1806 when the Southwest began as a distinct region. It covers early settlements, trade with Taos and Santa Fe, Pike and Becket expeditions, U S treaties with Osages and Kaw, Bent Forts, and the trail’s role in Texas annexation, the Mexican War, and California’s conquest.
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John Dickinson
Sherman Cuncil Grove
Southwest
Atlantic Coast
Mendoza
New Spain
Pueblo Country
New Mexico
Arizona
Great Plains
Kansas
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
Tucson
Santa Fe
Onate
St. Augustine
Jamestown
Champlain
Quebec
Manhattan Island
Plymouth Rock
New Jersey
American Southwest
St. Louis
St Louis
The
Columbia
Pike
Texas
Missouri
Purcell
Taos
William Morrison
Kaskaskia
Til
la Lande
McKnight
Chambers
Beard
Chihuahua
A. P. Chateau
Julius de Munn
Mexico
Spain
William Becknell
Franklin, Mo
Turkey Creek
McPherson County
Council Grove
United States
Arkansas
Franklin
Independence
Westport Landing
Kansas City
Bent Brothers
Ceran St. Vrath
Bent
William Bent
Colorado
Bents
Sonora
California
Stephen W. Kearny
Fort Leavenworth
Variation in Iron Ore Content Across Regions
The article compares ore rich in iron across states Alabama Virginia Pennsylvania and Minnesota noting Alabama and Virginia ranges from 85 to 40 percent iron while Pennsylvania lies just under 50 percent and Minnesota around 50 percent. It explains phosphorus content magnetite magnetic separation and washing requirements for Clinton group southern ores and contrasts with Superior ores being richer in iron and easier to extract.
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Alabama
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Clinton
Great Lakes
Earliest Footwear: First Recorded Sandals
The earliest known footwear are sandals, among the first articles of what people wore. These primitive shoes reveal how ancient cultures protected feet and adapted to varied terrains. The find sheds light on craft and trade in ancient societies.
Footwear fashions in ancient civilizations and customs
The passage notes ancient Egyptians wore simple shoes with lavish adornments around 6,000 years ago. Greeks carved names of wives on soles as a compliment, while Egyptians painted portraits of their greatest enemies on sandals to mock and tread on them daily.
Long Corn Shuck Gives Protection
USDA researchers describe developing corn with long tipped husks to deter the corn ear worm and reduce damage from weevils. Efforts aim for husks long enough to deter entry yet allow silk emergence and full ear filling, using naturally varying strains as raw material for breeding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cocklebur Poisoning in Pigs and Cattle Warned
George H. Glover of Colorado Agricultural College states cocklebur is toxic to animals, with young pigs most susceptible. Only cotyledon stage plants are dangerous and mortality is low due to limited consumption. Feeding fats and oils may aid treatment.
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George H. Glover
Colorado Agricultural College
Sell Old Fowls in Fall to Save Winter Feeding
The article advises selling old hens in fall after laying stops to avoid winter feed costs. Pullets are the best winter layers, while keeping old hens adds expense. The aim is to have enough hens for hatching eggs, not just extra birds. Those buying baby chicks should keep only pullets and sell cockerels as soon as marketable.
Quality of Silage Timing for Best Harvest
The article advises timing for silage quality from crops. It notes sorghums yield excellent silage if not too green, and corn should be harvested when kernels are glazed and denting. Sorghums should wait until heads are mature and seeds resist crumbling. It states sorghum silage has less acid than corn when harvested properly.
Rye Pasture for Hogs in Cold Seasons
Rye makes a splendid fall winter and early spring pasture for hogs of all kinds. Fall pigs with rye pasture in winter use other seeds better than pigs without. Brood sows with rye pasture in winter farrow stronger thriftier pigs. Plant rye for pasture as early as moisture allows.
Spring Lamb Profit Guide for Farmers
The spring lamb is the most profitable farm product in recent years. To maximize profits, lambs should be born early and fed well. Farmers should begin breeding within the next four weeks to ensure strong spring lamb numbers this year.
Why Clover Cannot Be Spared on Farm
A historical farming note explains clover’s high value as feed with greater protein than timothy, its role in lowering milk costs, and its mineral benefits for cows. It cites lime and climate as keys to success, warns about seed choices, and urges liming when clover fails to flourish, especially for red clover responding to lime.
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Connecticut
Immature Blue Grass Best Pasture For Added Nutrition
Investigators at the Pennsylvania State College agricultural experiment station report immature Kentucky blue grass yields higher digestible crude protein than 44 other eastern pasture grasses. Climate and soil treatment with limestone and complete fertilizer boost growth. grass grows along roadsides lawns and near barns, but mainly in Greene and Washington counties for large pastures.
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Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Greene
Washington
Eradicate Thistles By Regular Cutting Advice
To eradicate thistles a sharp hoe or scythe can remove them now to reduce next year s infestation. Cut closely to the ground and repeat after two or three cuttings the roots will die and plants won t regrow. Controlling noxious weeds requires cutting before they seed several times.
Agricultural tips for 1926 crop yields and feed costs
Practical notes advise strawberry care for max 1926 crop, corn and soybean silage contrasts, and high protein feeds mixed from cowpeas and corn. Labor costs dominate farming expenses while cooperative silo use and early equipment orders are urged. Heat damage in wheat lowers flour quality and stems from damp storage.
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le Mine River
Marmaduke
Bernard Pratte
Augustus Storrs
Great
Thomas 9. Benton
Congress
Cimarron Desert
Cimarron
Benton
John Quincy Adams
Benjamin H. Reeves
George C Bribley
Thomas Mather
Neosho River
Misssouri
Pahus-ka
John Walker
Council
Xico Liseli
Beaver Soap Co
Dayton
United States Rubber Company
Bellans
Behosii
Scholl
Boschee
W. N. U. Cleveland
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