Bran and breed facts mix in early 1900s stock notes
State Veterinarian Knowles reports no anthrax in Montana over the year yet orders one horse euthanized for glanders. British shipments and breeding stock movements are noted, alongside debate over bran use in horse rations and conditions for breeding mares. Observations on Shetland judging and American demand follow.
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Knowles
Montana
St. Paul
Chicago
Sioux City
Omaha
State
Selecting Breeding Stock For Safer Sheep Raising
It is safer to use beams and ewes acclimated to local conditions. No more than 20 to 30 percent of the flock should be kept for breeders, but careful annual selection yields satisfactory results. Breeding ewes from the farm or range mated to rams with local exposure improve outcomes versus importing animals from other states.
Breeding Sheep: Adapting Rams to Farm Conditions
C B Stuart argues for selecting range reared rams and ewes adapted to farm soil and climate. He warns against inbreeding yet stresses breeding stock must thrive on local pastures. Farmers should establish a breeding yard with careful selection to maintain strong bloodlines and prevent degeneration.
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Stuart
West
Kansas City Records Record Livestock Year 1901 Totals
Kansas City reported a record year in 1901 with 2 000 105 cattle 126 410 calves 3 710 404 hogs 080 078 sheep 3 057 horses and mules and 124 958 cats totaling 6 810 714 head valued at 180 377 684 dollars. Cattle reached 37 dollars per head calves 9 hogs 11 50 sheep 3 75 and horses 91 25. Prices compared with 1900 show gains. 1898 figures for cattle and horses are also listed.
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Kansas City
Angora Goats Offer Profitable Brush Clearing Prospect
The Angora goat is praised as a hardy, low-cost livestock that clears brush and weeds, browses high sand, and can be kept with less cost than sheep. Experts claim two years suffice to underbrush, boosting land value, with mohair output exceeding a million pounds annually and demand for Angora meat rising.
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W. T. McIntire
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
United States
Agriculture Department
Technics
Good Road Lessons Train On Southern Highways Tour
Special trains equipped with modern roadmaking machinery toured the Southern states teaching road construction. The North American notes record high public highway expenditures, widespread interest, and a Chicago led effort that spawned a second southern journey. The first trip featured earth excavators and multiple crews building samples in ten hours per half mile, drawing praise from the Illinois Central and southern railroads.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Atlanta
Greenville
Charleston
Port Huron
Mich
Michigan
H. S. Earle
Detroit
Ulnois Central Railroad
Moore
Southern Railroad
South
Washington
Southland
Clever plan improves gravel roads in Ray township Michigan
In Macomb County Ray township residents spearheaded a gravel road program led by Gil R. Lovejoy. The plan bought a gravel pit and had farmers haul gravel to roads, earning $14 a day in winter. Over years the township funded 1000 to 1800 dollars annually, yielding widespread improvements despite being rougher than machine built highways.
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Ray Township
Macomb County
Mich
Anys H. &. Earle
Good Roads Magazine
Gil R. Lovejoy
Roadbed Construction Details in Historic Report
A final layer served as a hindering element, yielding a hard smooth road surface. The road bed was crowned about twelve inches, with ditches constructed as carefully as the bed itself, reflecting meticulous early infrastructure work.
Bituminous Macadam Gaining Ground for Roads
A new form of long lasting road pavement called bituminous macadam, used in Canada as tar macadam, is spreading in New England and the Midwest. About 100000 square yards have been laid this year, with contracts in Ohio for three miles at 69000 dollars. It is smoother, more elastic, quieter, and cheaper than sheet asphalt, prompting calls for a state road commissioner and educated influence to promote better highways.
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Philadelphia
Canada
Hamilton
New England
Middle States
Middle West
Ohio Pavement Company
State Road
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Asphalt Trust
New Bedford
Lowell
Somerville
Cambridge
Holyoke
Goldsboro
N. CC
What Good Heads Will Bring
General Roy Btone argues that progress in rural areas hinges on infrastructure. He cites better roads as essential for schools, churches, male facilities, social advantages, and accessible markets, warning that without roads, these gains cannot be achieved.
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Roy Btone
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Prince William
Jdr
Prince
Alexander Galbraith
Janesville, Wis
Breeder's Gazette
New York
Scotland
England
America
London Live Stock Journal
Ladies’ Home Journal
Great Trunk
Hoad Roller
Pendleton
van Dran Bros
Golden Rule Hotel
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Pree
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