America s Oldest Married Woman and Other Tales
A fragmented 19th century newspaper column highlights Mrs. Mary J Blackburne, widow of Judge W H Blackburn of Martinsburg, as America s oldest married woman with planned Washington wedding. It also profiles centenarian Mrs Ferdinand Revac of Indiana and Mrs Reese of Poland lineage, plus a velling discussion and a canalboat captain who sails with a female crew in Newtown Creek.
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America
Mary J. Blackburne
Hanstortony-Hinckburn
Kentucky
Washington
WH Blackburn
Martinsburg
Bickburnt
Tarmen
Lincoln
Mas Blackburn
Che
Newtown Creek
E Womens
Sarah Jorenice
Plans for a brood sow house for fifteen animals
AL Lovejoy of Minds provides Breeder's Gazette with plans for a sow house to hold 15 brood sows. The design includes a 24 by 36 basement for feeding and brooding, concrete feeding floors, a central 4 foot wide alley, movable divisions, and multiple farrow pens. The layout allows access from the floor above and features a dirt or plank sleeping area and bedding barriers.
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AL Lovejoy
Breeder's Gazette
Draft notes on brood 80W hotar window and pen layout
The text describes window placement in south and north elevations of farrowing pens and mentions a loft over 6 feet and a ground door. It discusses possible divisions into farrowing pens, partitions, and a private feeding area. No clear events or named entities are present.
Care of the Morue for Wet Horse Legs
Instructions warn against muddy legs on horses to prevent mud poisonlog or keratitis. Dry and clean legs before leaving. do not log mud on legs overnight. Remove thick mud with straw and ensure thorough drying to restore circulation and strength.
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Stubbs
Hog farming notes on pasture, feed, and shade practices
The piece discusses hogs rooting in fields and the value of alfalfa pastures for feeding hogs, noting pigs stop their coats when needs are met. It advises on cutting corn fodder and shredding bay crop for feed, stressing shade as essential for hog comfort and suggesting core fodder can replace bay hay. It highlights economic sense in pasture use, fodder shredding, and seasonal feeding strategies.
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Prairie Farner
Duroc Jersey Hogs and Their Points of Excellence
The Duroc Jersey breed origin lies in New Jersey about fifty years ago as a popular red hog. The breed blends Tamworth Berkshire and other stock, yielding compact animals with moderate bone and good meat. They are hardy, active mothers, efficient converters of feed, and valuable for crossing to improve constitution and feed use. The two year old sow shown, owned by QC Walter & Co of Ohio, demonstrates the smooth type with heavy quarters and a large barrel, fresh from the St Louis fair where she won first premium.
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Jersey
New Jersey
Berkshire
Saya
Yorkshire
Poland- China
QC. Walter & Co
Ohio
St Louia Fair
Sheep pasture and breed advice from Prairie Farmer column
Farmers should provide good pasture and water for mutton and wool breeds. Hampshire cross rams are praised for rapid growth and vigor. use multiple rams per hundred ewes. Emphasis on grass first, then corn and small grains, to improve profits and flock quality.
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C. T. Plumb
Hampshire
Saya J. G. Massey
How to Reestablish a Pasture Plan
A pasture restoration method suggests abandoning crop production and sowing many grass varieties in liberal amounts. Select proven, soil and climate adapted grasses such as red top Kentucky bluegrass and alsike clover to ensure resilience and productivity.
Breeding for Mutton Selection of Good Mams Is Key
The Wisconsin experiment station reframes mutton sheep breeding to emphasize fertile, vigorous rams and excellent milking ewes. Choose ewes from strong milking families based on mothering records, not appearance, and feed ewe lambs oats and prime pasture to build weight and fleece. Maintain uniformity by using proven breeders year after year, replacing only for distinct faults or superior qualities.
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Wiscanwn
Angora Goats and Shelter Rules for New Farm Beginners
The shelter is only necessary in rain and goats should be left outdoors if they choose. Beginners on the north lose goats from crowding them in small rooms for cold. Kids stay in a corral a fortnight, then tied, then released near mother before going with the flock at 6 weeks. Any brush sustains them. monitor their condition and feed light grain if needed. Angora goats have a long coat prized for mohair, while the under coat is of little value. Angoras are praised for meat, though milking is said to be poorer than other goats.
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Aala
Calamus control tips from Walter S Ratliff
Walter S Ratliff of Indiana explains in National Stockman how to eradicate calamus from meadows. Use salt freely in patches and allow livestock access to mix with the saline solution. A strong saline solution or brine from pickled meat barrels works well. The plant cannot withstand nit and stock riping, so after a year or so patches fade and disappear.
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Walter
Ratliff
Indiana
National Stockman
Cure of Poll Evil and Treatment Steps
The text describes Bilster enlargements treated with cerate of cantharides and repeated blistering. In two weeks if needed, when pus appears the enlargement should be opened and washed. After cleansing, inject 10 percent solution of protergol twice daily.
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Blackburn
Ang
Ulacrouin
MetTeury
Maryland
Robert Metteury
Laporte
Ind
Uven
Ferdinand Revac
Heing
Hina
Volginyitz
Poland
Wermatien Uoine
Maria Vieschingky
Volgravitz
Reese
Conrad Chsappen
Dunkirk
Andrew Katschisky
Ferdinand Reese
Laporte County
Wadson Township
Duroc-Jersey Hogs
Nneep
THE
Ier
J. B. McCormick
Wayne
Holmes County
Nail Brosh
Brosh Peer
Brozh Berub Birra
Fredericksburg
OHTO
Court House
Mallat Sea Bocas
Wells
Senha
Medicine CO
East 13Kh St
Druezvists
Herald
Wooster
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