First Fight of the Alabama and Hatteras at Galveston
In January 1868 the Confederate cruiser Alabama engaged the Union steamer Hatteras off Galveston. After a brisk battle at close range, the Alabama overwhelmed the Hatteras, which sank, while Alabama escaped with minimal damage. Blake and crew were captured. later Jamaica housed prisoners as both sides exchanged gestures of chivalry and band music united Confederates and Federals ashore.
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G. L. Kilmer
OON
Alabama
Galveston
Semmes
United States
Hatteras
Head
Petre
Blake
Col Vurs
Biske
Atlantic
England
Teras
Gulf
Leeward
Firng
The
Mar
Yucatan
Jamaica
Johnnie
Slong
Kingston
Greyhound
Long Island Cauliflower Growers Association Sees Growth
The Long Island Cauliflower Growers Association handles its crop similarly to last year with more members and acreage. It ships about 3,000 barrels daily to New York and Brooklyn and diverts surplus to Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cincinnati St. Louis and Chicago using iced rail service.
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Bow
Long Island
Long Islind Caulifower Crowers’ Association
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
T_ M
Suptendo American Ag- Sculturist
Breeding Pigs and Care for Young Sows
A veteran pig breeder outlines when to buy breeding stock and how to select sows. It covers choosing Chester White or crossbreds, breeding at eight months, early culling ideas, and the importance of quiet sows, proper pen setup, and careful farrowing management to prevent losses. It also warns on overfeeding and stresses exercise and clean dry bedding to avert thumps, chills, and scours in piglets.
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Chester
Wourd
Dairyman
Correct Feeding's Key Role in Breeding Stock Health
The Breeder's Gazette stresses investigating feed stocks and herdbooks to find faults in market and breeding stock. It argues mediocre feeding harms quality, urges intelligent, balanced diets, and calls educational agencies to teach rational feeding as a companion to breeding for improved constitution, fecundity, and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urs Breeder's Gazette
Hame
Fattening two old cows for beef versus milk payoff
A Rural New Yorker correspondent discusses feeding two mature cows weighing about 800 and 1000 pounds and weighs potential meat yield if grazed. Henry Ward Beecher’s anecdote on pig feeding is cited, noting feed costs versus sale price. Experts advise balancing grain and forage, weighing feed and products, and starting with four quarts daily of corn and bran mix, increasing gradually to eight quarts if milk remains.
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Ne Yorker
H. B. Co
Henry Ward Beecher
A Good Guernsey Sired by Perry Owners
A fragmentary note describes a fine Guernsey cattle record linked to Perry owners G. and Tathnan. The garbled text references a special record printed in an American publication.
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G. & Tathnan of
Perry
X.Y
Ontario farmer's wife charged with butter fraud trial
A Ontario farmer's wife faced a judge and jury on a charge of false pretenses after a shelved butter fraud case. The jury failed to reach a verdict and was discharged.
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Ontario
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Mococa
Sambo
Bec
Watiema
the Hatteras
R. A. Blackinton
Michiga
I. G. van Pelt
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