Cow Peas Boost for Kansas Farms in 1899 Trials
Hon Win Taylor of Wyandotte county reports cow peas yielded 15 to 20 bushels per acre on upland plots. Wide row sowing with cultivation improved quality and forage value for cows, with three tons per acre of dry vines and peas estimated. Vermont and other seed purity notes follow, plus observations on hogs, tobacco pests, and apple evaporation topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanes
Kansas
Win Taylor
Wyandotte County
Coburn
Stats Board of Agriculture
Taylor
Tennessee
Ben Davie
Private Tiernan Court Martialed at Fort Runyon
Private Patrick Francis Tiernan, Troop K, United States Cavalry, reduced to private after a court martial convened by his colonel for drunkenness on Christmas day at Fort Runyon Mont. He had twenty seven years of service, previously a sergeant, now demoted and seen as a rookie by his unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Francis Tiernan
United States Cavalry
Fort Runyon
Mont
Tiernan
Crack Cavalry
Colonel Blake
Tiernan and the Brandied Rescue on a Prairie Blizzard
Private Tiernan defies orders to drink, journeys through a raging blizzard to aid Molly Blake and Carruthers, finds two-colt casualties, and uses a bottle of brandy from his saddle bag to revive them. Colonel Blake and his squad arrive at dawn, crediting Tiernan with saving three lives. Molly Blake gifts Tiernan a gold watch as a reminder of the failed yet honored promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joly Trooper
Tiernan
Joe Hooker
Blake
Molly Blake
Carruthers
Pest
Molly
Blakes
Patrick Francia Tiernan
K Troop
Seventh Cavalry
The Christmas Tree and a Mother's Joyful Memory
An enthusiastic mother extols the Christmas tree as a source of child delight and shared family effort. She recalls stockings, wrapped gifts, and small personal trees for each child and even pets, noting the enduring warmth of those memories despite the labor involved.
Her Christmas Greeting Wedding Invitation Harbored Within Poem
A fragmented verse recalls a Christmas greeting that turns into a wedding invitation. The speaker notes the invitation stains the mood, with lines about a weary face and a hopeful union, implying personal sorrow amid festivity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bellana
Mortivutture
Villewleure
Piertoulware
Vermont Experiment ‘Station
Vermont
United States
Saya
Oluvier
Maryland
Oaline
Burkett
Ohio Experiment Station
Milles City
Miles City
Eaeetie Tamara Spationans
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