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Fattening Hogs and Temperance Reflections
A Maryland agricultural note recounts an eight to nine week hog fattening trial with two groups fed different rations of corn and mush, showing distinct weight gains and health changes. A Le Roy Gazette item condemns liquor sales on Sundays and praises temperance, with a somber obituary for Dr Kneely and a moral about grog money enabling home ownership.
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Maryland Agricultural Report
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SETH M. GATES
GERRIT SMITH
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Friend of Man
Siate Society
Executive Committee
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