High Character of the World's Fair Dairy Tests
Correspondence praising the Chicago World’s Fair dairy trials held May to Oct 1893. It details testing methods, profit-based scoring, daily milk sampling, fat testing by Babcock, and impartial committee oversight. The tests cost $73,000 and aimed to settle key dairy questions with Jersey and other breeds highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sime
Buchanan
E . Farrington
Illinois
Babcock
S. M. Babcox Orl. P. Roberts
Association of the Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
M. A. Scovell
Kentucky Experiment Station
I. P Roberts
Cornell University
Jersey
Guthrie Gun Advertisement Sparks Neutrality Clash
A Guthrie Oklahoma advertisement seeking 500 able bodied men to hunt geese with a Colt revolver and Winchester rifle drew U.S. officials’ attention. Col Robert McReynolds claimed rights to hunt geese on the gulf, insisting no law could stop him. The marshal warned of neutrality violations, but McReynolds persisted, sending Oklahoma fighters toward Cuba, with locals cheering the purge of surplus fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Capitol
Gulf of Mexico
Robert McReynolds
Washington
United States
Mars
Gulf
Grover Cleveland
Buck
Buzzard’s Bay
Oklahoma
McReynolds
Cuba
Uncle Sam
Live Stock Our Sheep Notes
Study your farm conditions and learn which sheep will thrive. If you cannot buy a small purebred flock, invest in a purebred ram and buy ewes later. Start right on a small scale. An experienced writer notes over 20 years in fattening sheep proves a regular system aids feeding and marketing. Near large cities, profit comes from fat lambs two to three months old marketed early. Next profitable is six months to one year, and ripe sheep of mature age will always market.
ROAD AND COACH HORSES PRACTICAL HANDLING ADVICE
A practical Indiana Farmer reader shares proven methods for breaking and handling road and coach horses. Break colts at three, use light farm work, proper bits, and a dumb jockey to keep heads up. Practice driving without harness to acclimate, then test with harness. Continuous, gentle conditioning yields reliably trained horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Harneas
Napoleon and Horses Revived Interest in His Mounts
The New York Tribune notes Napoleon’s fondness for horses and cites Egypt commands to seize Marmeluke horses. It states many were shipped to France, often Arab breeds, with one ship wrecked while fleeing the English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
New York Tribune
Egypt
France
Junot Ee Ee
Junot
Marshall of
New York
Alexander Bucephalus
Paul Revere
Concord
Virginia
George Washington
Thomas Ochiltree
Banks Seek Gold Reserve Shift Amid Greenback Debate
The piece argues against bankers plans to retire greenbacks and replace them with bonds. It urges Populist Congress members to amend the National Banking Act to back reserve dollars with legal tender greenbacks, expanding greenback value and limiting gold redemption. It defends a people’s rights stance and calls for constructive opposition to the bankers’ scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization of National Bankers
Brockton
Mars
Bankers’ Association
National Banking Act
Sound money debate and silver, a southern view
The author argues that money’s value lies in its redeemability for real goods, not as a measure of value. He critiques “sound” money theory, contrasts gold and silver dollars, and warns that demonetization or reliance on speculation harms the South’s prices and prosperity, questioning cotton’s real circulation impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Atlanta Constitution
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Napoleon and
Horses
THE
Greenbacks
Vacuum Oil Company
Rochester
N.Y
S.M. Harris
Moreton Farm
P. C
Bar
N.C
Malcom J. Wood
Wake County
North Carolina
A. D
Robert A. Wood
Malcom J
Ottolene
Nene
Startown Nursery
M. A. Thorneburg & Co
Newton, Catawba, Co
N. C
Farquhar
A. B. Farquhar Co., Ltd
York, PA
Sale Pemple
Kel
Wilson
Wilson Ear Drum CO
Amen
As Trust Bldg
Louisville
Broadway
Powell & Cement
Sneder
Main St
Cincinnati
Geo. H. Stahl
6Th St
Quincy
Agen
Aldres
Wich Stamp
Isaac W. Lamm
Raleigh
G. C
Moseleys
Mosfley & Partee
M- Rutner Apie
Guilford Stock
Evgey Serkshire
Fat Shickens
Riceslow
BE. Benbow
Kshige
Chyster
Stacy
Tuley
King
Boy R
Richmond Agriculture] Implemat Co
Richmond
Salem
Trs
Hubbard
Lok Sue
Durham
Page Woven Wire Fence CO
Adrian, Mic
South Meal Bol Gazette
Norfolk
Corteins
Securit
Plymouth
Essex
Etsey
Occoneechee Farm
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