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Dairy Cattle

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…At an early day Mr. E. W. Steele brought to the county result to more care
some thoroughbred Jersey bulls, as that breed was
thought to afford the richest milk, although requiring and great
more care than common American stock. By cross
breeding, a good class of animal was procured—valuable
for the dairy and good for fattening for the market. The management
Shorthorns, Ayrshire, Dutch, and crosses were advocated
as favorable breeds for the dairy, the first for its rich milk _________________
and the size for which it grew for beef; _________________
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Vegetable Products _________________

…In 1882 Steele Brothers gathered twenty tons of beets _________________
per acre, the beets weighing from twenty to fifty pounds
each. Roots and vegetables of this class are grown _________________
extensively for food for the cows and dairy. _________________

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Figure 30:Jersey Cattle
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Figure 31: 1871 Depiction of New England Beet Roots
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