Stock Inspection in Chicago and National Rules
A 1903 overview from the Bureau of Animal Industry describes federal and state roles in livestock inspection, quarantine, and slaughter. It notes inspectors at abattoirs in 650 U.S. cities, with duties to prevent diseased animals entering markets, and details condemnation and disposal of unfit cattle, hogs, and sheep. It also discusses breeding quality, deterioration risks, and advice on maintaining vitality in swine through natural, exercise, and nutrition practices.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Boards of Health
United States
Chicago
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Commission
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Livestock Exchange
Nature
A. S. Alexander
Farmers’ Review
Cheese on Farms Decline in Factory Era Across United States
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a steady drop in farm cheese production since factory systems began about fifty years ago. In 1900 about 15,670 farms reported cheese, with California leading farm production at 4,249,588 pounds, and New York, Wisconsin, and Ohio also producing over a million pounds each. More than seven-eighths of farm cheese was sold from farms, averaging 9.1 cents per pound, with regional variances. The Twelfth Census shows a national decline of about 2.6 million pounds per year from farm cheese, even as total U S cheese output rose over 16 percent.
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Henry JE. Alvord
United States Department of Agriculture
North Central Division
North Atlantic States
California
New York
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Union
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Delaware
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
Indian Territory
North Atlantic
United States
Fat Beef Shifts in Market Demand and Breeding
A historical market analysis notes a shift away from overfat steers toward leaner, higher quality beef. It cites price changes for heavy cattle, argues for better meat‑quality education at agricultural colleges, and calls for breeding and feeding reforms to produce lean, tender baby beef with efficient finishes.
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Chicago
Prof
Kennedy
Iowa
Great Britain
Deptford
Shaw
Michigan
Alexander
Farmers’ Review
Deterioration of Swine
Deterioration of Swine discusses natural selection in animal populations, noting how survival of the fittest shapes strength and type. It contrasts wild and domesticated cattle, describing how stronger males propagate and weaker females perish, with human intervention occasionally culling aging or vicious bulls.
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Great Britain
Charles F Mills Named Chief of the Exposition
Springfield residents report Charles F Mills has been named chief of the Spycle Ltha Exposition. Details are limited as the notice appears to be partial and garbled.
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Qcharles F. Mills
Springfield, ML
Sypacle
Rf. Exposition
Sera No
The Cannon Cracker
A Victorian period poem by Mary Marshall Parks recounts a Chinese firecracker in a wooden box near a boy named Tommy. The cracker flees to a damp wood seeking safety, boasts of using his wits, and triggers a fatal explosion as a firefly provokes a spark, ending in many pieces.
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Tommy
Mary Marshall Parks
St. Nicholas
Trotting Blood in Farm Horses Sparks Reader Debate
A Farmers' Review reader critiques prior remarks on trotting horse reputation, defending trotting blood for carriage horse improvement while condemning chasing speed for money. The letter argues that farm work should take priority, noting carriage and draft horses add real value, while many trotting horses waste effort. It acknowledges trotting blood's potential when used for utility, citing M. J. F and claims the thoroughbred's hard work on farms.
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Farmers’ Review
New Treatment for Milk Fever
The Department of Agriculture issued bulletin No. 45 detailing a curative for cow milk fever. It shows a simple air infusion method via a milking tube, with sterilized instruments, and notes oxygen injections as an alternative. Both methods aim to treat the udder without introducing infection and may be used alongside gall et potash. The piece also discusses farmers’ slow adoption of scientific methods and the value of experiment stations.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Alexander
Farmers' Review
One Litter or Two For Pig Litters Per Year
The article weighs whether to raise one or two litters of pigs annually. It favors two litters when feasible, citing feed costs, skim milk from creameries, and the hand separator boosting fall litter profitability. It notes managing brood sows to avoid obesity and argues protein feed for fall litters should not be an insurmountable obstacle and fall litters can be timed for September.
Watch the Experiments Watch the Experiments Farmers
Farmers can profit by closely watching field experiments at experiment stations and pot experiments, though many farmers pay little attention. Professor Davenport told a Farmers' Review representative that it is hard to engage farmers with college experiments, so outreach through local experimental plots becomes necessary, yet uptake remains slow.
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Illinois
Illinoia
Thompson
Chicago
Ontario
Davenport
Farmers’ Review
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