. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . neteen head; average. $565; M. of Hillhurst. Quebec, eighteenhead- average. $683. Top price. $2,110. paidbv W. H. Dunwoody. of Minneapolis. Minn.,for the bull Imp. Golden Mist. In-cluding fifteen females by Geo. Harding fcSon. of Waukesha. Wis., averaging $ grand average for ninety-eight head was$ 1903, June 14th.—One thousand dollarspaid for a peony called Jenny , namedafter the Swedish Nightingale. Sold by of Canal Dover.
. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . neteen head; average. $565; M. of Hillhurst. Quebec, eighteenhead- average. $683. Top price. $2,110. paidbv W. H. Dunwoody. of Minneapolis. Minn.,for the bull Imp. Golden Mist. In-cluding fifteen females by Geo. Harding fcSon. of Waukesha. Wis., averaging $ grand average for ninety-eight head was$ 1903, June 14th.—One thousand dollarspaid for a peony called Jenny , namedafter the Swedish Nightingale. Sold by of Canal Dover. to C. WWard, of Queens. N. Y. This peony blossomsearly and is about eight inches in diameter. 1903, June.—^Kansas City Stock Yardsflooded by liigli water. Business suspendedfourteen days. 1903, June 15th.—Armour Packing Com-pany comiTienced operations at the St. LouisNational Stock Yards. 1903, June 15th.—St. Joseph Stock Yardsreceived fresh cattle, the largestcattle receipts for one day on that market. 1903, July.—History of Agriculture byDates first issued by Philip H. Hale. , LOU DILLON, 1:581/2 1903, July nth.—At Cleveland, O., LouDillon broke the worlds record for trottingmares by one-fourth of a second, going themile in 2:032. It was the second fastestmile ever trofted. Cresceus alone having abetter mark. Millard Saunders was In thesulky, and two runners accompanied thelittle mare around the track. She reachedthe first quarter in 0;31>4, and the half In1 :01?4. 1903, July 18th.—The first bale of new-crop Texas cotton was sold this day at theGalveston Cotton Exchange for $136, andbought by C. Kisenburg. It weighed 4 70pounds, and the price was a little less than?9 cents per pound. The bale was raised inZapata counly. one of the southern RioGrande counties, where cotton was notraised before this year. 1903, August 17th.—Record run of cattleon the Chicago market; 36,727 head receivedthis day. 76 HISTORY OP AGRICULTURE BY DATES. 190
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