. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . steerWhiskers, exhibited by J. H. Potts &Sons. Weight at 1,048 days, 1,776 pounds. Cupid, a famous variety ofthe sweet pea, discovered as a chance sporton the seed of C. C. Morse & Co., ofCalifornia. 1894.—Gilbert II. Hicks placed in chargeof lirst government laboratory for testingseeds. 1894.—Ijord Roseberry won the EnglisliDerby with I,adas, by Hampton, in 2:45 field was the smallest in the liistory ofthe classic, there being only seven starters.
. Hale's history of agriculture by dates. A simple record of historical events and victories of peaceful industries . steerWhiskers, exhibited by J. H. Potts &Sons. Weight at 1,048 days, 1,776 pounds. Cupid, a famous variety ofthe sweet pea, discovered as a chance sporton the seed of C. C. Morse & Co., ofCalifornia. 1894.—Gilbert II. Hicks placed in chargeof lirst government laboratory for testingseeds. 1894.—Ijord Roseberry won the EnglisliDerby with I,adas, by Hampton, in 2:45 field was the smallest in the liistory ofthe classic, there being only seven starters. 1895.—The trotting reeortl for three milesof 7:16,4, in a race, was made by Fairy-wood, a bay gelding by Milbourne, dam byFairy Gift. 1895, February 11th.—I^argest receipts ofhogs in one day at the Union Slock Yards,Chicago, 74,551 head. 1895.— cattle shown at Birming-ham and Smithfleld. 1895, April 5th.—Horse and mule marketopened at the St. I>ouis National StockYards by John Kirk and T. T. Ruby, com-mii^sion salesmen, and A. Heiman, muledealer. .John Kirk held the first MR. A. HEIMAN, mule dealer, who—asthe only operator in the yards at the time•—established the great modern mule marketat the St. Louis National Stock Yards. 1895, July 24 th.—The Sioux City Stock Yards passed into possession of the Stock Yards Company. Col. I. , President, of Crawfordsville, Ind.:Mr. F. W. Estabrook, Vice-President, ofNashua, N. H.; Mr. F. L. Eaton, Secretaryand Treasurer, of Sioux City, Iowa.; Mr. Chesley, General Manager, of s-ioux The Board of Directors IncludedMessrs. John Ellis, of Kewanee, 111.; JosephC. Head, of I^atrobe, Pa.; Wm. Reynolds, ofMarblehead, Mass.; and Michael Cudahy, ofChicago, lU. 1895, September 10th.—^The steamshipSouthern Cross, 5,050 tons register, arrivedat London from Sydney, Australia, ladenwith cattle, sheep and horses. This was thefirst large cattle shipment of live animalsfrom the Ant
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