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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1865
Page
2
A letter outlines a small scale pig-raising plan on 14 acres, detailing costs for pigs, feed, and garden waste. The author notes three six month old pigs, two seasons of kitchen slops and vegetables, then corn on the cob and shipstuff, resulting in 450 pounds of dressed pork valued at 90 dollars after costs of 900 for pigs, 800 for shipstuff, and 29.70 for corn.
The text describes a horse foot bruise from stepping on a stone or rail, advising cold water soaks, rest, patience, and aconite for pain, plus bran mashes and hay. It also notes bee moth eggs are round and laid in clusters on the combs, observable by lifting a young female to see ovipositor expulsion. Dr. Donhoff
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