History Of The Beef Cattle Industry In Illinois
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History Of The Beef Cattle Industry In Illinois
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Author : Frank Webster Farley
language : en
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Release Date : 2015-11-11
History Of The Beef Cattle Industry In Illinois written by Frank Webster Farley and has been published by UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-11 with categories.
Example in this ebook Topography of the Land "As a whole, the surface of the State of Illinois is nearly level. The prairie regions which cover a large part of the state are only slightly rolling, except in those places where streams have worn valleys. These are shallow in the eastern and the northern parts of the state, deepening gradually as the great rivers are approached. Nearly all the waters of Illinois find their way to the Mississippi river. Along this river, as also along the larger streams of the state, the lands are cut into abrupt bluffs or sharp spurs which, nearing the sources of the streams, gradually become softened into rounded hillocks, sinking at last into the low banks. Through such waterways as these form, flow streams usually gentle in current, often sluggish, and sometimes becoming even stagnant. Over a large part of the state, ponds and "sloughs", or marshes, formerly abounded. In these the water was renewed only by the rains that fell occasionally. Under hot suns these ponds, having neither inlet nor outlet, quickly became foul, particularly where stock resorted to them to drink and cool themselves, as they did almost universally throughout the state a few years ago, and do even now in some parts. "For years such ponds furnished the principal, almost the only, water supply for stock in large areas of this state. The constant use of such impure water greatly injured the quality of the milk and butter of cows, and doubtless had a baneful effect upon the health of the animals that drank the foul water and those who used the milk and butter. "With the drainage of the land and the introduction of a pure supply of water, came the disappearance of certain diseases of cattle and of human beings, particularly the so-called milk sickness and kindred maladies, and a marked improvement in the flavor and keeping qualities of milk and butter. Although the change thus far has been great, there are yet districts in which there has been little improvement in the conditions of the land, of the water supply, or of the people. Stock are still compelled to depend, for their water supply, upon streams and pools that almost invariably become stagnant in the warm and dry days of the latter part of summer each year." To be continue in this ebook...
The Economic Development Of The Beef Cattle Industry In Illinois
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Author : Robert Brice Braswell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
The Economic Development Of The Beef Cattle Industry In Illinois written by Robert Brice Braswell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with categories.
The Changing Illinois Beef Cattle Industry
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Author : Duane E. Erickson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Changing Illinois Beef Cattle Industry written by Duane E. Erickson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Beef cattle categories.
The Rise And Development Of Beef Cattle Feeding In Illinois And Iowa 1840 1900
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Author : James W. Whitaker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The Rise And Development Of Beef Cattle Feeding In Illinois And Iowa 1840 1900 written by James W. Whitaker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Beef cattle categories.
The Changing Illinois Beef Cattle Industry
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Author : Duane E. Erickson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Changing Illinois Beef Cattle Industry written by Duane E. Erickson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Beef cattle categories.
Cattle Kingdom In The Ohio Valley 1783 1860
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Author : Paul C. Henlein
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-12-14
Cattle Kingdom In The Ohio Valley 1783 1860 written by Paul C. Henlein and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with History categories.
The great beef-cattle industry of the American West was not born full grown beyond the Mississippi. It had its antecedents in the upper South, the Midwest, and the Ohio Valley, where many Texas cattlemen learned their trade. In this book Mr. Henlein tells the story of the cattle kingdom of the Ohio Valley—a kingdom which encompassed the Bluegrass region in Kentucky and the valleys of the Scioto, Miami, Wabash, and Sangamon in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The book begins with the settlement of the Ohio Valley, by emigration from the South and East, in the latter part of the eighteenth century; it ends with the westward movement of the cattlemen, this time to Missouri and the plains, toward the end of the nineteenth century. Mr. Henlein describes the intricate pattern of agricultural activities which grew into a successful system of producing and marketing cattle; the energetic upbreeding and extensive importations which created the great blooded herds of the Ohio Valley; and the relations of the cattlemen with the major cattle markets. An interesting part of this story is the chapter which tells how the cattlemen of the Ohio Valley, between 1805 and 1855, drove their fat cattle over the mountains to the eastern markets, and how these long drives, like the more famous Texas drives of a later day, disappeared with the advent of the railroads. This well-documented study is an important contribution to the history of American agriculture.
Economic History Of The Production Of Beef Cattle In Iowa
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Author : John Abel Hopkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
Economic History Of The Production Of Beef Cattle In Iowa written by John Abel Hopkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with Beef cattle categories.
Cattle Kingdom In The Ohio Valley
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Author : Paul Charles Henlein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Cattle Kingdom In The Ohio Valley written by Paul Charles Henlein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Beef cattle categories.
Present Methods Of Beef Production
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Author : Albert Nash Hume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903
Present Methods Of Beef Production written by Albert Nash Hume and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with Agriculture categories.
The Rise Of The Midwestern Meat Packing Industry
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Author : Margaret Walsh
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-09-15
The Rise Of The Midwestern Meat Packing Industry written by Margaret Walsh and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-15 with History categories.
The history of the meat packing industry of the Midwest offers an excellent illustration of the growth and development of the economy of that major industrial region. In the course of one generation, meat packing matured from a small-scale, part-time activity to a specialized manufacturing operation. Margaret Walsh's pioneering study traces the course of that development, shedding light on an unexamined aspect of America's economic history. As the Midwest emerged from the frontier period during the 1840s and 1850s, the growing urban demand for meat products led to the development of a seasonal industry conducted by general merchants during the winter months. In this early stage the activity was widely dispersed but centered mainly along rivers, which provided ready transportation to markets. The growth of the railroads in the 1850s, coupled with the westward expansion of population, created sharp changes in the shape and structure of the industry. The distinct advantages of good rail connections led to the concentration of the industry primarily in Chicago, but also in St. Louis and Milwaukee. The closing of the Mississippi River during the Civil War insured the final dominance of rail transport and spelled the relative decline of such formerly important packing points as Cincinnati and Louisville. By the 1870s large and efficient centralized stockyards were being developed in the major centers, and improved technology, particularly ice-packing, favored those who had the capital resources to invest in expansion and modernization. By 1880, the use of the refrigerated car made way for the chilled beef trade, and the foundations of the giant meat packing industry of today had been firmly established. Margaret Walsh has located an impressive array of primary materials to document the rise of this important early industry, the predecessor and in many ways the precursor of the great industrial complex that still dominates today's midwestern economy.