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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1882
Page
3
An 1882 Dixon column urges healthy foal stock from healthy mares and thoroughbred sires for best traits. It cautions against using wounded or aged animals and explains horse digestion order, noting hay should be fed before concentrated feeds to avoid digestion issues. It also covers safe nose rings for pigs and a cow kicking remedy using a body strap and a short stick.
A western stockman travels to larger cities to buy broken down horses at low prices and ships them home to recuperate them as a form of natural therapy. He selects horses not damaged beyond repair and sells after a few months of pasture and corn conditioning for two to three times his purchase price. He stresses top care for stock and highlights hogs, grain prices, and a spring corn drive as factors shaping local farming profits.
The article notes ten times more investment in short horn cattle than in Herefords Devons Galloways Polled Angus and other breeds. It praises short horns for early maturity easy fattening and best beef traits while criticizing long horns of Herefords and Devons and noting hornless Galloways and Angus are rising.
A French chemist proposes easy methods to spare horses from flies when stationary. Rub with concentrated laurel oil or apply a mixture of asafoetida, vinegar and water to deter, repel, and refresh coats without danger.
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