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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1897

Page

5

Wolves Rampage On Prairie Stock As Threat To Herds

Historian Lute Wilcox notes Canis latrans the west wolf hunts livestock at night, isolating calves from cow herds, breaking vertebrae with a single bite and slaughtering cattle. Field and Farm quotes Smith and McKerrow praising sheep profits, while states discuss bounties and eradication efforts across the west.

Great Prairies Canis Latrans Quay West Lute Wilcox

How to Ride a Swimming Horse

The article explains that a horse first struggles to keep its head above water and lift its shoulders, often raising its hind end. To stay in the saddle the rider should grab the mane and lean forward on the shoulders, keep knees tight to the sides, and hold the reins loosely to the sides while the horse swims, without touching its head.

Horse World

I Bought Sheep and Found Sudden Profit in Early Years

The narrator recalls the first bold move to buy rams and ewes at high price, the 21 lambs from twelve ewes, and selling some ewes to cover a note. He narrates fortunes rising with sheep, occasional small gains, and a long record of sheep owning and profits across years, starting from January.

American Horses Reach Nordic Markets In Profit

An American breeder, H. K. Brinnice, sent a shipment to Norway where large American horses attract attention. Nordic horses are small and wiry while American stock sells for 200 to 400 dollars each. A second shipment left New York, signaling potential for profitable future breeding of well proportioned 15.2 to 16 hand horses.

America H. EK. Brinnice Norway New York

Market Your Surplus Goods To Us Today

Solicit buyers seek surplus vegetables chickens eggs butter live stock furs wool nuts and fruits. Advertises best prices quick service and prompt returns guaranteed for marketed items from sellers.

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George McKerrow Mechanics Exchange H. Linman Tony Faust Anheuser-Busch Texas Street Shreveport Justice OF Peace Milam Street B. M. Burtch & CO Mitami Steker Q. Hollingsworth Milo Booher B. McCutchen T. L. Stringfellow, Casuhierr Spring & Milam Streets Y. G. Dreyfus & CO Corner Spring and Crockett Streets Eon M. Carter Glardein Shed Texas and Spring Streets Shreveport, la
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