Belmont Sale Shows Lime In New York Hackney Trade
O H P Belmont sold 21 horses in New York with average prices near 893 dollars. Rockingham the bay gelding brought 4200 dollars, bought by George B Hulme, while Leader the Scotchman sold for 4000 dollars to D Jordan of Boston. A pair roan driving mares fetched 1600 dollars as the sale wrapped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. P. Belmont
New York City
Mr. Belmont
Rockingham
New York
George B. Hulme
Leader
D. Jordan
Boston
Homemade sheep feeding racks offered in National Stockman
Mr George M Wilber showcases a versatile 8 to 16 foot sheep feeding rack with hay and grain troughs, built to save rough feed and keep wool clean. A second design by E L Horner yields a stationary rack for stock sheep and lambs, claiming 80 feet of lumber yields a 12 foot rack with dual troughs and a solid base.
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National Stockman
George M. Wilber
E. L. Horner
Horner
Dave
The Mule a Curious Yet Useful Beast of Burden
A Texas Stock Journal piece notes mules blend beauty and strength though not as swift as horses. It cites prices up to 3500 dollars, 40 dollars transport, 6 to 8 dollars duty, and 20 mules hauling 30 tons. It contrasts foreign breeds, endurance, and practical labor traits. A separate National Stockman reply discusses corn shredding and fodder processing by machines, using a traction engine and shredders, with 300-500 bushels per day cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
France
D. A. Bishop
Texas
National Stockman
German Inventor Promises New Illumination Revolution
Consul Deuster reports to Washington from Crefeld about an incandescent jet claiming to surpass 1000 candle power and offer cheap reading distance illumination. In Brooklyn a 60 by 17 by 5 foot boat with stern wheel is built for Klondike gold dredging, to sail from Seattle with hydraulic pumps and electric lights enabling night work. Ten Williamsburg men form Consolidated Mining to voyage in March toward the Yukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consul Deuster
Crefeld
Germany
State Department
Washington
Poillons
Brooklyn
Klondike
Williamsburg
Consolidated Mining Company
Seattle
Yukon
Sheep and Hog Feed and Lambing Timing Advices
Tried and tested notes warn cottonseed meal harms sheep and hogs while corn oats and bran suit horses. In the south ewes may lamb any time from January. in colder regions lambing is better in April May. raise own protein foods. clover cowpea hay plus bran is rich in protein. linseed meal helps diversify feeds. Sheep thrive on rich plains if kept dry. machine shearing by 1900s is likely universal. Montana shows a British machine system shaving near 100 sheep daily. Do not keep animals ripe for market beyond the day of readiness to avoid wasted feed costs.
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Montana
West
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W. M. Edwards
Optician
Knightstown. Ind
Owen S. Hill
Hill’s Drug Store
Carthage, Ind
The
Carthage Building, Loan and Savings Association
Jesse Henley
Planing Mill
E. Bufkin
Carthage
Ind
Herkless & Bretz
Shasar and Loans
Rushville
J. M. Stevens
J. A. Trisworth
Stevens & Titsworth
Sipe
Lor D. Gurrin
Jas. E. Watson
Guffin & Watson
Attorneys- At- Law
Ruth and
Main Streets
Gates Sexton
Will M. Sparks
Sexton & Sparks
Attorneys- At-Law
Indiana
Butler, Holden & Churchill’s
J. A. Sipe
Johnson Bros
Corher Main
Mill Streets
F. M. Sparks
Frank Wilson
Dr. Coffin
Henley
W. S. Johnson & Son, Funeral Directors
J. Hadley Hill
Notary Public
Parker & Parker’s Hardware Core
Hilms Hotel
Corner Mill and
Walnut Streets
J. H. Binford
Greenfield, Ind
Binford Block
F.G. Hackleman
Postoffice
Ohio
Illinois
Joseph E. Wing
Mr. Wing
Johnsons’ Corner
Stinger & Stone
Wilber Rack
Cormer
Cc. G. Clark
Sherwin- Williams
O. Sagoffin
FE. Odell
Main Street
United States Benevolent Society
Edgar J. Bundy
Scientific American Agency For
Caol Mae
Bya Akon
Scientific American
Plainfield Academy
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