Lost Tribes of Israel Still Puzzle Historians
A deep exploration of the fate of the ten lost tribes of Israel notes their disappearance after ancient Assyrian deportations. Despite theories linking them to Anglo Saxons or Native Americans, no definitive evidence identifies their descendants or final settlements. Major scholars have long debated whether traces exist in distant cultures or languages.
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Israel
Benjamin
Judah
Palestine
Jerusalem
Samaria
Samariy
Christ
Marcon
Assyria
Juhn
Autees
Americ
Roger Williams
Coton Mather
Wheeler Syndicates
Work Hours and Breaks in Late 15th Century England
During the March to September period laborers faced a 5 AM start and 7 to 8 PM finish. They received a one hour breakfast, one hour dinner, and a half hour for "conemete" plus a 30 minute slag break from May to August. From September to March work began at dawn and ended the same day, with returns restricted to night.
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Enghand
Mdilla
Rom
Unclear historic process described for converting corn waste to fuel
Fragmentary text outlines a method involving corn byproducts and sewage to produce gas and aging coating. Mentions husking bones and drying shredding rolling substeps, then gas capture in a small tank with a key. Credits Wythera and Dr AM Busw Uiluots with university involvement.
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Wythera
Ft 18
AM. Busw Uiluots
The
University of
Healthy Hens Need Winter Egg Laying Fuel From Buttermilk
An article explains hens require extra warmth and nutrients in winter. It notes buttermilk adds lactic acid milk proteins and vitamins to the daytime mash. A blend of wheat bran middlings cornmeal bone meal and dried buttermilk improves egg production in cold weather.
Straw Loft Ventilation For Poultry Houses
A cold weather ventilation method uses a straw loft with 12 to 15 inches of loose straw above the floor. Moist air rises through the straw and exits via end baffles, while fresh air enters through small top south windows. Tested at agricultural colleges and used by many poultry men, it dries the house while retaining heat.
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Poultry
When to Market Fowls From Turkey Flock
Ninety five percent of the turkeys are filled dressed and marketed during November and December. About seventy five percent of all the turkeys consumed are sold for the Thanksgiving and Christmas trade. A comparatively small quantity marketed at Christmas time is stored. Thanksgiving turkeys are usually not full grown or fat. The extra month’s feed gives them a better finish and they can be frozen and thawed bright and clear. This freezer stock is used by the hotel trade with some larger hotels offering turkey year around.
Breeding Fowls Need Exercise in Winter Months
Breeding stock in the interior should have outdoor exercise on suitable days during winter. After clearing a small yard area of snow and spreading litter, fowls benefit from short outdoor periods, gaining much by this outdoor activity for winter confinement.
Worms Threaten Poultry Profits At Illinois Experiment Station
An estimate shows two thirds of poultry sent to the Illinois experiment station for diagnosis are worm infected. Overcrowded houses and reused ground promote infestation. medicines fail to kill eggs, so a clean range is recommended as the best defense.
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Clinois
Fodder for Litter in Poultry House Quality
A fragmented note discusses litter materials for poultry houses. It mentions straw fodder shredded corn straw and wheat or oats as bedding options. Farmers seek clean, reusable litter to keep winter eggs healthy and content, noting waste straw and fodder as key components.
Housed Machines Yield More Work
An extension article argues that housing farm machinery increases usable work time. It notes rust protection, weatherproof sheds, and galvanizing as economical choices. Shed size should fit farm scope, about 1500 to 1800 square feet, with accessible layout and space for a light machinery gallery. Driveway width and height must permit loading grain or hay.
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Walter CG. Ward
Kansas State Agricultural College
Theil
Pruner for Brambles A Handy Winter Cleanup Tool
A long handled pruning hook helps remove old thorny raspberry and blackberry canes after harvest. It reaches the base easily and cuts cleanly near the ground, making the task quicker whether done soon after harvest or later.
End of Lime Spread Advice For Early Land Treatment
Farmers are urged to apply lime this winter or early spring to accelerate benefits. Spreading now lets lime work into wheat and improve next spring’s clover. Some use a manure spreader with straw to place lime accurately and prevent loss through spreader slats.
Commercial Trade Shorthorn Milk Leads Experiments
An English agricultural paper notes that Shorthorn milk ranks highly for commercial use. It highlights color, digestibility, and flavor, with a white to yellow tint, fat content between 3.5 and 4.5 percent, and medium fat globules contributing to flavor and digestibility.
Beekeeping Success Tied to Choice of Queen
Beekeeping success hinges on selecting good queens. A prolific queen strengthens a colony while an unproductive queen fails to build it. Choose stock free of undesirable traits like swarming and irritability, as these traits pass to offspring. The queen uniquely lays eggs that produce workers.
Caring for Dry Cow The Cave of the Dry Cow
The passage discusses the importance of managing a dry cow to influence future lactation. It warns against overfeeding after calving to avoid udder trouble and infection spread, and cautions that excessive grain could cause impaction.
Emancipation Debate and Atlantis Dream Spark in Diverse Notices
A string of items includes a satire on women emancipation from Dr Olga Stastny and a fantastical Atlantis city plan in the Gulf Stream, plus a quirky kitchen fire rescue tale. The pieces mix opinion, science fantasy, and a comic accident.
Frenchman’s bold plan for ocean city by Marseilles engineer
A Marseilles engineer Leon Foenquinos proposes a floating city ring to house 200,000 people anchored between the Old and New worlds. The circular steel ring would float on the ocean as a self contained urban complex.
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Leon Foenquinos
Marseilles
M. Foenquinos
Faithful to Duty Fires Up Chef Risking Life
Lester Bunch a Maflesto California restaurant chef endured a blaze in his kitchen and nearly lost his life while protecting patrons and his craft. Fire crews battled flames as the skilled cook acted to contain the inferno and safeguard the establishment.
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Lester Bunch
Maflesto
Calif
Nantes Carrier Uses River Loire Boats in Executions
During the French Revolution’s terror, Carrier of Nantes supervised prisoners placed in boats with movable bottoms. The boats were sent out on the Loire and opened midstream to drown the condemned. The saying notes that having a job matters more than a letter of recommendation.
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Carrier of
Nantes
Loire
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