Farming sketches show hillside furrows and silo design
The writeup describes furrow construction on a Missouri hillside pasture using a tractor and two plows at low fuel cost, with earth dams every 50 feet and 12 feet between furrows. It notes Michigan Experiment Station pruning methods that boost apple yields by removing center wood, and outlines a temporary silo using cribbing or wire fence with waterproof paper lining. It also covers irrigation from a 150-foot well with a 500-gallon pump, six to four irrigations per acre costing about $1.00, yielding 40 bushels of corn per acre on a good year compared with failure elsewhere.
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Mace as Symbol of Power Across Nations and History
The mace emblem of authority traces to ancient Rome and English parliaments, with U S origins dating to 1789. It has served to quell disturbances in Congress and is used by several states including South Carolina on formal occasions, reflecting long legal tradition.
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Names Behind State Names From Native Languages
A Smithsonian survey shows Indian influence on state names. Wyoming derives from M'chenwomink meaning water of the great bear. Nebraska from flat water to the Sioux. Oklahoma is Choctaw for red people. Missouri comes from Algonquin for he of the big canoe. Minnesota means land of the sky blue water in Siouan.
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Nicknames List for States From Indianapolis News
A writer lists multiple nicknames for U S states including Alabama Cotton Liz ard Arkansas Bear Bowie California Gold Hunter Colorado Centennial Silver Rover Connecticut Nutmeg Delaware Diamond Blue Hen Florida Everglade and many others. The compilation covers well known overviews and regional appellations.
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Virginia
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Washington
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Panhandle
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Wisconsin
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Badger
Wyoming
Pioneer
Karakul Fur Bearer A Longstanding Sheep Breed Story
A New York Herald Tribune correspondent reports on the karakul fur bearer, an ancient sheep breed from Bokhara near the Aral Sea. The piece notes 3000 year old mummies wearing the ram's fur, the breed's name from Karakul town, and its sacred status among Bokharan Mahamatans with pure karakuls kept by noble families.
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Medici Crest Secrets and the Three Balls Legend
London Answers Magazine explains the Medici crest shows six balls once, said to symbolize pills by physicians turned moneylenders. Edward IV allegedly offered Lombard Street for their trade, transforming the crest to three balls. The Medici started as traders and bankers, later ruling Florence and Tuscany.
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The Monroe Doctrine Origin and Evolution
The Monroe Doctrine, associated with President Monroe and his 1823 message, was shaped by Secretary John Quincy Adams. It holds that two distinct world spheres separate European and American influence and that European powers should refrain from meddling in American affairs, later expanding to a U S intervention role.
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Diller School News Highlights Letters and Absence
The school notes a bouquet from Glenn Roelf and cotton balls from Nancy Miller. Duane Nicholson misses Thursday due to illness, the first absence since starting school. Second graders with perfect spelling include Donna Jean Folkers Mavis Holle Five Garrels and Dean Moore. Third graders Duane Nicholson Dwaine Green Norma Lee Allen Patrick Cunningham study rules for the lost child and perform a Friday play The Lost Child. Nancy Miller leaves for California.
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Dwaine Green
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