Berkshire hog trough and New Jersey breeder profile
A Rural New Yorker correspondent visits Willswood Farm in New Jersey praising Berkshire hogs for vigor disease resistance and early maturity. The article describes Seward's cast iron hog troughs and crate system to prevent fighting and ensure safe transport. It also discusses horse breeding advice urging breeders to match mares to market demand and breed for level headedness while noting the February and May lambs.
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New Yorker
Willswood Farm
New Jersey
Berkshire
England
Seward
Illswood
Willswood
The Original Morgan Horse and Its Noted Traits
Solomon Steele hailed the original Justin Morgan as a superior horse capable of outwalking and outrunning rivals. D.C. Linsley notes Morgan stood about 14 hands high and 950 pounds with a dark bay coat, straight coat, and a muscular, compact frame. The horse was calm yet bold, trained to all paces, and famed for his gentle nature with people and strong performance in walking and harness duties.
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Solomon Steele
Origal Morgan
Justin Morgan
D.C. Linsley
Vermont
Brookfield
Long Island
Silvertail
St. Lawrence County
N. Y
Morgan
Harness Horses Shine as Cheviot Breeders Convene
At the annual Cheviot sheep breeders convention members from across the United States discussed boosting wool output with one sheep producing as much as two. A leading horse trainer predicted 1894 would be a brilliant harness season with dashes for yearlings and multiple heats for 3 year olds and mature horses. Hog cholera remedies were listed, including hyposulphite of soda carbolic acid and castor oil, given by bottle to force drinking when needed.
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United States
Root Feeding Gains and Turnip Crop Details
A.N.K. Hyatt reports on a Wisconsin farm using turnips and corn fodder to feed 80 cows for 125 days, noting four-seventh of June milk yield from cows calved early in the year. He describes costs, potential yields, and the benefits to livestock, with praise for rich soil and dense turnip stands near Mr. Loomis's house and a comparison to butter quality.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
H. K. Loomis
Hiram Smith
The Message In the Glass and Curious Yacht Tale
A collection of mini features for children includes a science trick using total internal reflection to read inverted glass text, a comical yacht race in Central Park with two boy-owned vessels, a strange St Lucia plant that mimics flowers and traps prey, and advice urging American boys to pursue success with hard work and restraint.
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Central Park
Joe
George
Valkyrie
Viglant
New York Ledger
St. Lucia
Hog Feeding and Market Report Highlights from 1898
In 1898 a grower documents costs and gains from eight half Poland-China hogs, weighing 1 078 pounds for 51 20 at 44 cents per pound, plus 85 days of feeding 50 bushels of wheat, 10 bushels of corn, and later selling at 6 cents per pound. He calculates net returns after feed costs and notes water, acorns, and a woodland lot. The article surveys poultry, horses, and farming business attitudes with multiple expert notes.
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Evans
Tennessee
St. Louis Journal of Agriculture
Vermont
Electioneer
Don D. Dunnan
Chicago Inter Ocean
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New York
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America
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Broadway
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Isaac B. Munro
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Walter Lowneys
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