Native cattle spread through early American settlements
An old text traces cattle and horses to Columbus and later explorers, noting the spread from Devon ships to New England and Virginia. It discusses unimproved stock, interbreeding, and the emergence of native Eastern cattle, alongside practical horse-keeping guidance for tempering, feeding, and avoiding heat stress.
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America
George M. Rommell
Columbus
West Indies
Mexico
Texas
Plains
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Acadia
New France
Illinois
Virginia
Jamestown
Plymouth
Charity
New Hampshire
Denmark
New Netherlands
Holland
Delaware
Sweden
Carolina
England
Georgia
Devonshire
New England
Devon
United States
The Work Horse in Summer from Farmers' Review
An Iowa farmer resents advice to remove harness at noon during busy haying. The piece warns harness causes sores and skin problems, urges removing gear and washing, and cautions against overworking young colts in heat. It stresses humane treatment and gradual work for colts.
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Iowa
Things in Favor of Dairying: Potts Enumerates Twelve Benefits
Prof H W Potts outlines twelve advantages of dairying for Australian farmers. Benefits include lower soil fertility loss, compatibility with other crops, winter manure from dairy straw, income from by products, steady light labour for families, and promotion of thrift and punctuality. Cheese and butter offer low transport costs, strong world demand, and reliable export income. Dairy fosters household supply of dairy products, and in mixed farming dairy income is most dependable. Observers note prosperous farmers, fewer mortgages, and higher land values where dairy farming thrives.
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H. W. Potts
Promising Boy Admits Canoe Temptation on Trip
A twelve year old boy, allowed to go tramping by a worried mother who feared canoe use, writes a letter claiming he kept his promise. He notes swimming across a lake with Ned, and that he did not mind the canoe now. The note ends with affectionate regards to his mother. A separate opinion warns breeding animals must lack vicious temper and bad habits to avoid ill tempered offspring.
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Ned
George
Conserving Fertility and Weeds in Modern Farming
The article discusses soil fertility and weed control as twin farming challenges. It contrasts wasteful cropping with soil building via legumes and manure, notes nitrogen and fertilizer costs, and urges stock-raising to recycle nutrients. It also surveys sheep breeding, feeding, and management improvements, comparing American practices to British methods and emphasizing better feeders and pure-bred stock for higher quality mutton and wool.
Improving Average Sheep: Britain Visits Highlight Mutton Quality
Joseph EB Wing visits Great Britain to assess lambs and market meat quality. He notes progress in growing high-grade mutton, thanks to fine ewes bred in mutton strains and well-fed feeding regimens. He cautions that Merino influence lingers, but overall British flocks show improving production and flesh quality.
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Great Britain
Wing
Joseph EB
Gale
Models of Silos Boosting Farmer Adoption Across States
The silo, though long approved, remains rare in Illinois and similar states. Farmers and carpenters lack familiarity with silo construction, so models could spark adoption. Wisconsin showed models at Buffalo, suggesting patterns like Gurler and Cobb silos could aid renters and dairying communities. Encouragement of silo building could aid stall feeding and farm efficiency.
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Bor
Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Humorous Johnson Chat Stories From 18th Century England
A comic exchange between Dr. Samuel Johnson and publisher Andrew Millar about finishing his dictionary. Johnson jokes about Millar's relief at completion and replies to a remark on gratitude. He then reminds of a marriage proposal reply involving an uncle's hanging.
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Dr. Johnson
London
Andrew Millar
Mr. Millar
Journey Through Beit Netif and the Valley of Elah
Special correspondence from Jerusalem describes a summer visit to Beit Netif and the Valley of Elah near Hebron. The account recalls Abraham, the cave of Machpelah, and the site of David and Goliath with views of Shochoh, Jah and the Terebinth valley, noting hospitable sheiks, bustling threshing floors, and ancient landscape shaping biblical memory.
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Hebron
Abraham
David
Macpelah
Elah
Goliath
I Sam
Beit Netif
Jah
Mt. Schochah
Gaza
Ascalon
Israel
Shochoh
Bethlehem
Ephes-Damim
Bhochoh
Wady-es-Sumt
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Hoe
G. A. Williams
Putnam County
Iinois
Land OF Scripture
Jerusalem
Palestine
Jacob
Belt Netif
Tomb of David
St. Stephen’s Gate
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