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Americus Weekly Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1890

Page

7

Okefeenokee Swamp Land Sale Sparks Debate In Georgia

The piece argues Georgia legislators misvalued Okefeenokee swamp and adjacent state lands, urging wider bidding and highlighting a potential legal hurdle from prior gifts to Confederate orphans. It notes the area may exceed earlier estimates and warns the sale at 12.5 cents per acre risks undervaluation, while calling attention to political and historical context in Georgia.

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Cotton Seed Hulls Fatten Cattle Rumor Spreads In Albany

Albany News reports on J R Forrester testing cotton seed hulls to fatten beef cattle. He claims steers gain bulk quickly, fattening cost under five dollars per animal, with hulls plus a little meal and daily seven cent feed costs. He forecasts a South wide adoption and potential Albany shipments of Western style beef.

Albany News and Advertiser News and Advertiser J. R. Forrester Atlanta Forrester Aleek South Kansas City al- Bany Albany

A Suggestion to the Alliance on Stock Improvement

A county and township alliances can improve stock by pooling funds to buy fine blooded bulls stallions and boats for common ownership. This shared expense would boost profits and enable farmers to access breeding stock they could not afford individually. Senator George backs efforts to defeat the bagging trust and proposes federal support for ramie or jute decortication research with a $100,000 authorization to fund experiments and free use for the public.

George Secretary of Agriculture United States

Auction House Plan Fails Then Offers Deep Discounts

Merchants and farmers considered plans to buy wholesale from auction to cut costs, but midstream failures led to a change. The vendor now offers domestic goods at dramatically reduced rates, with sale prices from factory costs and promises of refunds if items are misrepresented. Country merchants are urged to price before ordering elsewhere to save money.

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Flavoring Extract Flavorings Marketed by Coon's Pharmacy

Readable text notes flavors lemon and vanilla extracts made from fruit, advertised by Coon's Pharmacy located at 429 Cotton Avenue. The fragment suggests a local drugstore listing flavoring products and address.

Coon’s Pharmacy

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