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Title: Hale’s history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Hale, Philip Henry, ed
Subjects: Agriculture Livestock
Publisher: St. Louis, Mo., The Hale Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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de by a four-in-hand of trotters,consisting of Damiana, a chestnut mare;Belnut, a chestnut gelding; and Maud V. andNut.spra, also chestnut mares; all sired byNutmeg. 1896, March 24tli.—Patent for a single-discplow granted to C. A. Hardy, and manu-factured by the Texas Disc Plow Co. 1896.—At Madison ..Square Garden LiveStock Show the Hereford steer Jack, ayearling, was grand champion. 1896, June.—Top native cattle at Chicagosold at .65 per 100 pounds, the lowest inaljout twenty-live years. 1896.—Mr. Arnold Oooper, of Richmond,Matal, South Africa, noticed grasshoppers tobe dying from fungus disease. The knowl-edge since used for destruction of the grass-hopper pest. 1896.—The Prince of Wales entry. Per-simmon, a son of St, Simon, won the EnglishDerby from a field of eleven in the fastlime of 2:42, St. Frusquin running second. HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE BY DATES. 67 1896, June 6(h.—The use nf harmlessooloringr matter in the manufacture ofcheese was specially authorized l)y law.
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JOHN R. GENTRY, 2:nL/2. 1896, September :i4th.—John R. Gentry,bay horse by Ashland Wilkes, paces a milein :i:n()V4, establi.^hinij a worlds record. 1896.—Buff Orpington fowls established asa distinct family in this year. 1896.–Vegetable eannlng on commercialbasis. Record for United States and Canada,o,5!l,1Sf> cases of tomatoes and 2,676,515cases of canned corn. Each case containedtwo do^en standard cans. 1896, October 1st.—^Iirst Rural Free De-liverj- Postal Routes established in thi.scountry at Halltown, Uvilla and Charlestown,W. \^a! Hon. Wm. L. Wilson was Postmaster-General. 1896.—T-o«est wheat. In June, 58% cents;highest, in November, 94% cen:.s. 1897, January 1st.—The West PhiladelphiaStock Yard Company succeeded the oldStock Yard Company, which had been Inbusiness since 1S76. Officers of the newcompany: Thos. B. Shriver, President; and.Foseph M. Harlan, Secretary and Treasurer.Board of Directors—Thos. B. Shriver, S. W.Allerton, D. H. Sherman, D. B. Martin, A.M.
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