Origins of the Stars and Stripes and Early Flag History
Wing day recalls 1777 congress action for the flag with thirteen stripes and a blue canton of thirteen stars, while tracing the flag’s evolution from St George’s cross to English, Dutch, and colonial banners. The piece follows naval and military uses, notable ships, and the influence of the Union Jack on early American flags.
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Continental Congress
United States
North American
St George G Cross
Ngland
Giovanni Cabot Crag
John Cabot
Pugland
North America
John S.th
Jamestown
Plymouth
Wiess
England
Scotland
Kiing Jones
United
James
Jacques
Rotterdam
Last India Company
America
New World
Liberty
Union
Washington
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Howard
Lee
Manley
Wassachusetts
Hopkins
Nancy
Rhode Is
Brandywine Trerton
Flags of the Revolution and the Stars and Stripes tale
An extended overview traces American flags from colonial banners and the pine tree flag to the grand union and the Stars and Stripes. It notes early designs, flag law changes, and John Paul Jones and navy practice, detailing star arrangements and 1818 standardization.
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Henry Mosler
New York
Yorktown
Yale University Press
Anton jJack
Treut
John Paul Jones
Philadelphia
United Colonies
Congress
Grand Union
Stara and Stripes
Marine Committee
Newburyport
Massachusetts Council
Isadelphia
Jones
Europe
Samuel Chester Iield
Congressional Committee
Navy
John Rogers
Navy Department
Army
Taft
Hua
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Home formulas for chick starting mash by HW Alp Poultry
Poultry experts explain how to prepare home chick starting mashes from common farm ingredients. Several formulas use ground yellow corn, soy meal, oats, alfalfa leaf meal, dried milk, meat scrap, bone meal, oyster shell and salt, with variations replacing ground wheat midlings or including milk as the drinking fluid. The guidance notes large flock numbers and aims to aid cost efficiency and chick health.
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HW Alp
Boentaliat College of Agricultura
WNU
Massachusetts Poultry Free of Disease Report
Massachusetts poultry flocks tested show all 180 held in the state are free of pullorum disease per a Massachusetts Experiment Station report. The finding highlights the ongoing effort by the Department of Veterinary Science at Massachusetts State College and the spread of disease free flocks across every county.
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Masachusetts
Massachusetts
Department of Veterinary Science
Massachusetts State College
Asassachusetts
When Hens Go Broody And Hatch With Incubators
When hens go broody they suspend production for at least ten days and often longer if frequent broody periods occur. Heavy breed layers brood frequently, historically selected to hatch with hens, but now bred to avoid broodiness so they lay while incubators hatch.
Poultry Facts and Egg Production Notes
Poultry notes stress pullet size and substance for strong laying in heavy egg production Khaki Campbell ducks are noted for hardy flesh production and early maturity for fall and winter eggs Australia ships eggs to Britain as a calorie comparison China’s frozen eggs once dominated the market. A medium egg weighs about 2.5 ounces and provides 25 calories of protein and 45 calories of fat, totaling 70 calories.
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China
Greatritalia
Australia
Britain
Quick Hitchup of Big Team Outfits
Farmers using big team outfits expect efficient power from 808,000 horses and mules this season. In a plowing contest with 17 teams of five to eight horses, hitching averaged 39 seconds per horse and unhitching 22 seconds per horse. Six and eight horse teams completed hitching in four to seven minutes and two to five minutes respectively, showing uniform speed across drivers.
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Colkies of Agriculture
University of S
Kinola
Sohasal
Ime
Ra'c
Chance for Profit in Raising of Colts
Extension specialist T Robbins of the University of Illinois says farmers can profit by raising colts on cheap feed in coming years as horse numbers shrink and prices rise. He notes few young foals exist in Shelby County and across the state, and suggests breeding to halt the long decline in horses, with only about 742000 horses on farms today, 57 percent of twelve years ago.
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T. Robbins
College of Agriculture University of Illinois
Shelby County
Stobbing
Many Farmers Lose Land Across the United States
The article notes about 6.8 million farms in the United States with 2.52 million early mortgages and high casualties among farmers. It estimates 2,200,000 farm owners become renters yearly, with one in every farmer demoted to renter status. The average farm spans 11 acres with mortgage roughly $7 per acre, and rising produce prices may narrow ownership rental gaps.
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United States
Fighting Hop Disease In Oregon Growers Fight Downy Mildew
Oregon hop growers press to beat downy mildew attacking crops for three years. Plant breeders, aided by spray and dusting methods, work to develop resistant varieties. The joint effort by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Oregon State Agricultural College leads the fight.
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Oregon
United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon State Agricultural College
Get Pig Raising Pointers from a Thrifty Farmer
A farmer with spring pigs that are uneven and undersized should seek a neighboring farmer practicing sanitary disease and parasite prevention. By comparing pig growth and health he will learn a better pork production method and how to reduce hazards while getting more pork from less feed.
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Jloards Dairyman
Lie detector tale and patent cure pills from old ad
An archived Cincinnati newspaper ad claims the first lie detector stemmed from a man’s rib and asserts no improvements exist. It also touts Dr Plores’s Pleasant Pellets as the original Ivergilla remedy, advertised 60 years ago to regulate liver and bowels.
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Sant Lun
The
Cincinnati Maquirer
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