Milk Goats And Angoras
Milk goats are highlighted as a key livestock asset for Europe and potential expansion in the United States. The piece cites yields from one quart to three pints daily, with German and Swiss practices averaging around three quarts. It notes Angora goats for mohair and Angora venison as marketable products and describes goats as farm cleaners that improve land value. The American milk goat Matita is featured as owned by Mrs. Edward Roby of Chicago with a herd of 100 goats.
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Italy
Germany
Austria
France
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George F. Thompson
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Legler
Matita
Edward Roby
Chicago
Angora
Angora Goats
Iowa State College analysis outlines ideal beef steer features
The analysis lists a short wide head and neck, broad shoulders, arching ribs, broad loin, deep body, long wide hindquarters, and well filled rump and thighs. It calls for lean meat with light fat for marbling, refined head and limbs, medium skin, soft hair, and trim body for good dressing percentage and profitability for feeders or butchers.
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Iowa State Agricultural College
Avoiding overfeeding in sheep breeding guidance
The piece stresses careful diet change to prevent losses from ticks and lice, notes that even good show sheep are common and that the best looking ram isn’t always the best breeder. It warns against selling culls unless to the butcher and cautions learning remains ongoing for shepherds.
Denver prepares for Grand Army encampment influx
Denver gears up for the 39th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment starting Sept d. The city forecasts record attendance near 100000 visitors. Churches halls schools and homes will host guests while bands and drum corps receive free meals and quarters with advance notice to Grand Army headquarters.
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Coffins Made At Home For Illinois Couple
In Selby township Bureau county Illinois an 82 year old man and his wife 78 lay in coffins crafted to their own specifications from orchard wood. The couple longtime central Illinois residents prepared the caskets themselves.
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Weather Forecast Update for Midwest Regions
The forecast covers Illinois and Indiana with fair skies and southerly winds. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin expect fair weather with variable winds shifting to fresh southerly. Iowa remains fair with southerly winds.
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Chicago Markets: Wheat, Corn, Olitz Prices and Livestock
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show Sept wheat around 0.80 to 0.85, corn near 0.43 to 0.44, oats around 0.26 to 0.28, and fats and meats trading in mixed ranges. East Buffalo buyers report slower cattle with hogs and lambs firmer, while calves hold steady amid varied car receipts.
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