15 Aug 1878
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1878
Page
1
A Bridgwater letter from July 6 1878 estimates pasture costs per cow per season, including land at 25 per acre and minimal taxes, detailing feed options hay roots sugar beet pulp and grain. It analyzes milk output 2000 quarts yearly with profits from cheese butter and skimmed milk while highlighting manure value and the rise of oleomargarine as dairy competition.
A reader discusses bovine abortion experiences and opinions from July letters. He critiques Dr. Braffenburg's theory, notes hemp seed and pine tar use, suggests whitewashing stalls, and advises removing affected cows after a fall or injury. He mentions pasture spread and challenges separating cows, with Alexis referenced.
In this letters column milking claims nine half-blood Holstein heifers on a son’s farm produce sixty-five pounds of butter weekly from grass alone. The writer notes readers may doubt butter quality and proceeds to explain the herd’s efficiency with the herd’s grazing inputs and implications for dairy production.
Viator in Wallace's Monthly recounts a transition from old shoeing dogma to a philosophy of horse foot care. It credits Alexander Dunbar with uncovering how natural hoof growth and structure inform artificial shoeing, arguing outer conformation drives foot health and that traditional moisture and frog trimming myths damage the hoof.
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