Joint Trespass Verdict Restricts Damages Against Defendants
In an action of trespass for private damages the jury found all four defendants guilty of joint trespass for assault and battery with a total award of 120. The court allowed remittit of the balance, directing judgment for 50 against all defendants jointly. The arrest of judgment motion was overruled.
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LA Crosse
Dita
W. Mosher
Snow
Cook and Montgomery
Lyndes and Lovey
Dfts
Ptf. Mey
Aernan
Cushing
Pickering
Verification of complaints need not state grounds when based on written instrument
In Monroe County in October 1860 a note based action verified by the attorney was challenged. The court rules a party must verify the complaint unless absent or the attorney has sole knowledge, though the plaintiff usually holds knowledge of payment. Supreme Court reversed lower reasoning.
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Skinner Agt. Greenyvan
Monroe CO. Grn. Therm
Ptf
Pt. Dt
L. van Slyke
Montgomery
Tyler
Supreme Court
Feeding sheep and cattle tips from Prairie Farmer
In this letter John Johnson advises feeding straw as fodder to sheep with 1 pound of corn or oil cake and warns barley and oats buckwheat as better options. He notes sheep can tolerate 1.5 pounds of oats or buckwheat daily, cautions about adulterated oil cake, and details feeding schedules, hay in last month, and hay and grain mixes. For cattle he suggests 4-5 quarts of corn or oil cake daily, prefers mixed meals, and stresses clean dry litter for stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
Opinion on verification when attorney holds note evidence
A judge discusses that a verified complaint may be supported by a note in the attorney's possession acting as prima facie evidence of indebtedness. The decision favors convenience for nonresident clients but warns it may obscure truth. The court, bound by higher authority, overrules the motion to strike the verification.
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Ptf
Supreme Court
Reader letters discuss feeding peas to pigs in 1860
A Trempealeau Wisconsin reader argues against feeding peas to swine citing shrinkage in cooked pork. An editor responds to letters about pig nutrition and the economic merits of peas versus corn or meal.
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Axcarra
Trempealeau Cp
Wis
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Feeding Horses and Hog Fattening In Rural NY Journal
From Voove's Rural New Yorker. Facts About Feeding Horses presents a reader query about using fermented grain to fatten hogs. The writer shares twenty-one years driving with road horses and ten years feeding hogs, noting initial praise for timothy and oats before considering red-top grass and potential health issues like heaves and crow fodder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voove
Exienp Moore
Lne
Timothy Day
Feeding Farm Horses On Corn and Straw: A 1860 Suffolk Practice
A farmer from South Avon recounts feeding corn to horses by soaking and barrelling, substituting shelled corn and later carrots, noting reduced hay use and better digestion. He argues suspended oats are unnecessary and praises fermented grain for fast-driving horses, urging readers to consult Lie Big's Animal Chemistry for rationale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid
Sayan
Liebig
Logging Cowboys Head for Pineries Ahead of Winter
A Jackson County Banner note reports many logging cattle have passed through on the road to the pineries. Loggers are described as serious about their winter work and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineries
Jackson County
Fruit trees around barns deter plundering pests at Saratoga
A Saratoga farmer urges farmers to plant fruit trees around barnyards and pig-pens to harvest fallen plums and other fruit, reducing curculio, as apples pears and cherries thrive with barnyard drainage providing liquid manure.
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Saratoga
Salted fence posts preserve integrity for decades
Santina Fence Pears of New Hampshire reports that thirty years ago he set fence posts and, upon inspection, they remain perfectly sound. He attributes this to boring each post with a two inch auger about three inches above ground, filling the hole with salt and plugging it up, about half a pint per post.
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Santina
New Hampshire Journal of Agriculture
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