{"id":19019,"date":"2021-10-31T19:55:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T23:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=19019"},"modified":"2021-10-31T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T23:59:59","slug":"episode-468-power-eyond-belief-for1905-steam-tractor-and-40-plows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=19019","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 468   Power EYOND BELIEF FOR1905&#8230;STEAM TRACTOR AND 40 PLOWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote type=\"cite\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">EPISODE 468 &nbsp; &nbsp;POWER BEYOND BELIEF FOR 1905\u2026STEAM TRACTOR AND 40 PLOWS<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>alan skeoch<\/p><\/div>\n<div>oct. 2021<\/div>\n<div>(courtesy of friend Thom Norris)<br class=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote type=\"cite\" class=\"\"><p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"\"><meta charset=\"UTF-8\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\" style=\"page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm;\" class=\"\"><o:p class=\"\" style=\"font-style: normal;\"><font face=\"Calibri\" class=\"\">&nbsp;This is a departure from my regular Episodes in that I did not make the video but<\/font><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I think readers will be impressed. &nbsp; Congering the prairie was done by three steps.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>Two of the steps were quite disturbing to any thoughtful person. &nbsp;The third step<\/div>\n<div>is the subject of this episode \u2026 POWER !<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>1)<\/div>\n<div>First the land<\/div>\n<div>was cleared of its rightful owners\u2026the indigenous peoples<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>2) Then The great herds of buffalo Were slaughtered\u2026THEIR bones sacked like chordwood. They had provided food for those indigenous people.<\/div>\n<div>But they also got in the way of railway construction.<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>3) And only then could The prairie soils be turned over and harrowed\u2026.and that<\/div>\n<div>is where this story takes off.<\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote type=\"cite\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"WordSection1\" style=\"page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\">\n<div style=\"border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;\" class=\"\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\" class=\"\"><b class=\"\">Subject:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;Powerful Steam Tractor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\" class=\"\"><o:p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><o:p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\" class=\"\"><o:p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p class=\"\"><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p class=\"\"><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\" class=\"\">&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><o:p class=\"\"><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\" class=\"\"><o:p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><br class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\" class=\"\"><o:p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postie-attachments\"><a href=''><img src='https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/postie\/icons\/silver\/default-32.png' alt='default icon' \/>Untitled-attachment-00025.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 568px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-19019-1\" width=\"568\" height=\"320\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VID-20211009-WA0002.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VID-20211009-WA0002.mp4\">https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/VID-20211009-WA0002.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><br \/><a href=''><img src='https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/postie\/icons\/silver\/default-32.png' alt='default icon' \/>617f2df86c4b3.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=''><img src='https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/postie\/icons\/silver\/default-32.png' alt='default icon' \/>617f2dfbcdbd5.html<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPISODE 468 &nbsp; &nbsp;POWER BEYOND BELIEF FOR 1905\u2026STEAM TRACTOR AND 40 PLOWS alan skeoch oct. 2021 (courtesy of friend Thom Norris) &nbsp;This is a departure from my regular Episodes in that I did not make the video but I think readers will be impressed. &nbsp; Congering the prairie was done by three steps. 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