. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . Wesleyan Uni-\ersity, Middletown, Conn. —Preparing ensilage begun in thiscountry, though the Roman writers showthat the process Is a very old one. 1875.—R. W. Wilson, of California, plantedfifty acres in beets, onions, lettuce and car-rots for seed purposes. First systematiodevelopment of the seed-growing industryon the Pacific Coast. 1875, April l!th.—.\dvance, Hereford bull,bred by T. L. Miller, first bull recorded in.\merican Hereford His sire. Suc-cess, 5,031
. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . Wesleyan Uni-\ersity, Middletown, Conn. —Preparing ensilage begun in thiscountry, though the Roman writers showthat the process Is a very old one. 1875.—R. W. Wilson, of California, plantedfifty acres in beets, onions, lettuce and car-rots for seed purposes. First systematiodevelopment of the seed-growing industryon the Pacific Coast. 1875, April l!th.—.\dvance, Hereford bull,bred by T. L. Miller, first bull recorded in.\merican Hereford His sire. Suc-cess, 5,031, .an imported bull was recordedNo. 2. 1875. April 14th.—Sale of Shorthoras firstheld at West f^iberty, Iowa, by Mr. W. Eighty-three cattle averaged $611. 1875, .\pril 27th.—J. H. Pickrell sale ofil^horthorn cattle. Twenty-three sold at anaverage of $1,265 per head. 1875, July.—The famous Poland-Chinaboar. Perfection, 447, bought by Oliver Pad-dock, of Indiana, from W. C. Hankinson, ofMiddletown, Ohio. farmers began to skim theirmilk and sell only the cream to the CHAMPION HEREFORD COW at theLive Stock Show, Buenos Ayres, SouthAmerica, 1906. Exhibited by Senor picture was obtained by Mr. C. , Secretary of the American Here-ford Association, during a visit to Argen-tine. 1875, August.—At New York Mills, AlmonW. Oriswold sold thirty-three Shorthornsfor an average of $1,097 per head. 1875.—First important agricultural andlive slotii show .at Palermo, neat- BuenosAyres, in Souh America, given under theausjiices ot the Rural Society. 1876.—In this year I,. B. Harris, of TomCreen county, , drove 75,000 cattiofrom. Texas to Abilene, Kas., said to be thelargest number driven by one outfit duringthe great days of the cattle trail. driven in different herds or bands. 1876.—Boone County White Corn, one ofeight recognized varieties, originated Riley, of Thorntown, Ind. 1876, January 1
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