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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1878
Page
1
The article compares manure effects on blue-grass, clover, and timothy growth across two fields, notes a simple pine gate construction, discusses prices of half-blood Norman and Clydesdale horses, and praises Jersey influence on prairie cows. It urges continued beef production alongside dairy aims in Illinois Iowa and the Mississippi Valley.
An Iowa farm essay urges adopting southern and English meat and sheep market ideas to boost local production. It argues for Dorset or Cotswold sheep substitute, Durham cattle, and spring to summer diversification to keep labor year round, reduce taxation, and grow fine stock for pork and mutton markets with Chicago demand. It calls for enterprising farmers to test Dorset lambs and better breeding locally.
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