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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
6
A reader seeks to place an advertisement in the East Oregonian classifieds to reach a broad audience. The note emphasizes using the paper’s columns to secure maximum exposure and funds.
A long report details the largest ever export of horses and mules through the New Orleans port from Oct 1 1800 to Nov 30 1801. Value totals reach £13,483,002 excluding feed, with $902,619 for feed, summing £14,476,270 and 140,060 animals. It notes the emphasis on shipping inferior mares abroad and discusses horse industry opinions, runaways, and prices at a Fasig Tipton sale including a stallion fetching $85,000.
The London Live Stock Journal questions American Agriculture Department livestock figures, arguing estimates are wildly inaccurate. It cites a 1200 census and a department total of 45,002,414 cattle, highlighting a massive discrepancy.
Farmers seek economical feeds rising on farm production proves best. Clover base cornster silage oats and cowpea gains cited as digestible concentrated options. Corn concentrates replace cottonseed and linseed meal for cattle and horses as dairy demand grows. Professor Massey noted pioneer in cowpea advocacy for the North.
The United States government is testing Angora goats six free miles below Washington in Maryland. Fifty-one animals were shipped to William C G Whitney's Black Farm near Boston, while 1,500 people were sent to a Ranch at Oakland Maryland. The Cedarville farm spans 1,000 acres in Prince George and Charles counties as part of efforts to study goats for brush and weed destruction.
The article surveys beef cattle head types Hereford and Short Horn from a United States Department of Agriculture bulletin. It describes ideal conformation, eye, nostrils, mouth and nerve energy as indicators of vitality, feed efficiency, and breeding quality, with commentary on how these traits affect digestion, respiration, and overall flesh and milk production. It also includes notes on bran feeding, Shorthorns in England, and a Dallas Farm and Ranch report on international cattle movement and market prospects.
A fragmentary report notes the exportation of cattle directly from a stated source and mentions Caithe Faporied in connection with the arrangement. Details are unclear in the OCR.
An historic account traces the Angora goat’s arrival in the United States beginning with Dr. James B. Davis of Columbia South Carolina, invited to Turkey by the sultan to test cotton culture. The sultan later gifted goats, misidentified as Cashmere, delaying industry growth. Subsequent importations from varied regions, including W C Bailey and others, expanded herds across the country, with a 1876 Turkish export ban and postwar dispersal fueling wide adoption. The piece notes ongoing expansion from Texas New Mexico Arizona and beyond, predicting a lasting, nationwide Angora industry.
In early descriptions women wore plated locks and braided hair extended with silk and stuffing to resemble long hair, with cases of silk creating umbrella like braids. The Chinese pigtail is noted as a modification of this traditional style.
A fragmented old note on rubies speaks of their value and power. It cites Elizabeth of Austria’s ruby, links virtues to banishing business and luxury, and notes calamitous color signals despite eventual restoration of luster.
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