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Cedar Rapids Times in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Times

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1878

Page

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Wool and clothing self sufficiency in Iowa farming

A disputed plea urges Iowa to shift focus from feeding animals to growing wool for clothing. The author argues self sufficiency hinges on wool production, warns against importing wool for mills, and calls for expanding sheep farming to revive state woolen manufactures and overall prosperity. He cites farm diversification and notes current wool shortage harming local mills.

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Great changes begin with Eads jetties at the Mississippi mouth

An Arkansas Fort Dodge Gazette summary notes that deepening the river mouth to admit large ocean vessels could shift trade patterns across the United States. The writer predicts vast agricultural gains, expansion of packing houses, and westward immigration, with western farmers seizing the era while eastern farms suffer.

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SOWA AT FARROWING EPRROPS STOCK JOURNAL

A subscriber seeks an instrument to aid sows at farrowing. Proposed feeding plan includes ground oil in slop twice daily for a week or ten days before farrowing. The article notes no difficulty expected and mentions equal parts of draw and shorts.

Eprrops Stock Journal

Diminution of live stock in Great Britain and Ireland

The piece notes a decade of declining cattle and sheep numbers across Britain and Ireland, with Great Britain cattle down 7 percent since 1874 and Ireland sharp losses. It cites a 5.7 million cattle count, a 426 thousand drop in three years, and predicts possible halves by twenty-one years. Causes include farmer cash flow and disease.

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