Medium and Heavy Horses Demand Shifts in 1910s United States
USDA analysis shows farm horse numbers fell nationwide by 1914 with demand shifting to medium and heavy draft horses. Prices rose in Chicago from 171 to 252 by 1918, while general horses peaked at 352 in 1918. Southern markets favored “southern chunks” as overall farm horse value climbed from 55.47 to 111.46 by 1911 before sliding to 48 in 1919.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Idis
Atlantic Ocean
Towa
Missouri
Pacific Coast
Mississippi River
Coast
Arkansas
Texas
North
Pacific States
Chicago
Swan
Vth
Menee
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Oat Straw Serves as Feed For Light Work Horses
An experiment at the Missouri station found oat straw nearly matches timothy hay in value for horses at light work. For 1400 pound horses the rations included 15 pounds corn and cob meal plus two thirds of a pound oilcake daily, with oat straw performing closely to prairie upland hay per North Dakota findings.
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Timothy Hay
Missouri Experiment Station
North Dakota
Public mule sale at Washington Indiana livery barn
The undersigned offers at public auction at Sam Barnett's livery barn Washington Indiana on Saturday February 28 at 12 30 starting with a dozen or more mules including three year old mare mules black jins and bay jins ranging from 15 to 16 hands and several broke work pairs. Terms include six months at 6 percent or eight percent from sale date if unpaid.
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Sam Barnett
East Fifth and
van Trees Streets
Washington
Indiana
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid organization forms with officers
A Ladies Aid was organized at Pleasant Hill on Tuesday afternoon. The officers are President Mrs Chas Freed, Vice President Mrs John A Mumaw, Secretary Ethel Freed, Treasurer Mrs R D Arford. A Sunday School session meets at 9 30 a m and a prayer service is held Wednesdays at 7 o clock.
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Pleasant Hill
Chas Freed
John A Mumaw
Ethel Freed
Treas
R D Arford
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Chamberlain
THE
Odon Drug CO
Odon
Jno
B. Storrs
Alfred Schrolucke
Morgan & Morgan
Grant Keith
M. B. Ulrich & CO
Charge
U. B.church
J. W. McCurtry
U.P.C
Bethany
Draft Horse Sale
Stock Yards
John Weaver
Oqdon Realty Co
Newberry Road
Jersey
Durham
Shropshire
Poland
China
Will Farrow
Farrow
John W. Weaver
Auct. Odon Realty Co
Ladies Aid Society of the
Pleasant Hill Church
Funch
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