Sheep as a profitable investment for small farms
The article argues that investing in a small sheep flock requires little capital and yields quick returns through wool, lamb growth, and pasture benefits. It recommends starting with about 30 sheep on ten acres, avoiding old ewes, and notes rapid flock growth under proper care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro County
Southland
Lithia
Tampa
South Florida
Florida
Hillsboro
Grove
Best Treatment for Colic
Study notes colic in horses and cattle from feed changes and overeating. Recommends early saline or oil laxatives general relief, and for spasmodic colic, chloral hydrate with ginger in water. warns against laudanum due to constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Lewis
Oklahoma
Tobacco as Money in Early Maryland and Virginia
The article notes that enslaved people were once used as a unit of wealth and that tobacco functioned as currency in Maryland and Virginia before and after the Revolutionary War. It describes laws that defined tobacco as money and states salaries and taxes were paid in tobacco, reflecting an era when agricultural products served as monetary value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
Zenner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Letz Manufacturing Co
East Road
Crown Point
Ind
Pats
Cees
el NebaaerLe
Lafayette Ave
Detroit
Michigan
North Tampa Land CO
Marquette Bldg
Chicago
E Thomas
GC. E. Thomas Nurseries
South
C. E. Thomas
Illustrated
Marquette Bidg