International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1902?
Description:
Advertisement for animal feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Features the champion 4-year-old trotting stallion Directum and his record speed of 2minutes, 5.25 seconds. Also includes speeds for other race horses. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, who bought race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905
Description:
Poster featuring Edward B. Jr., a white Plymouth Rock chicken that sold for $500 with a score of 96.5. This image was used for an egg laying contest poster (see MDL identifier umn191745). International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Souvenir pamphlet showing the agriculture, natural beauty, schools, and economic development opportunities in the cities of Redwood Falls, Morgan, and Walnut Grove, all located in Redwood County, Minnesota
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1907?
Description:
Similar image to umn191729 without the advertisement. Protection Chief was an American Chester White Boar that won may contests. William T. Dever of Lucasville, Ohio, bought the boar from Willis Whinery of Salem, Ohio, in 1899. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1906?
Description:
Advertisement for livestock feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. "The world's standard animal tonic." Ad features world famous stallions Arion, Minor Heir, Dan Patch, Directum, and Roy Wilkes. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, who bought race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection: Dan Patch died July 11, 1916; Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Morrison County, Minnesota: The Domain of Better Farms, c. 1925-1926. Thirty-six page booklet with blue cover; black and white photos and line drawings included throughout; discusses the advantages of living in Morrison County. Title page says, ""Come to Morrison County. Prosperity Awaits You. In the Heart of Minnesota."" Topics include a brief history of the county, Agricultural Advantages of Morrison County, Climate and Health, Soil And ""The Lay of the Land,"" Queen Cow and the dairy industry in the county, Grain Production, Crop Statistics, The Grasses, Corn in Morrison County, Potatoes, Fruits and Vegetables, Livestock and Poultry, Educational Advantages, Transportation, The Lakes of Morrison County, The City of Little Falls, The Towns and Villages of Morrison County. Also includes small maps of Morrison County and the State of Minnesota. The Minnesota map is an Auto Road Map and shows paved road running through Morrison County. The last interior page is an Information Blank to be filled out by the reader and sent to the Board of Commerce in Little Falls to receive more information on purchasing farm land.
Morrison County, Minnesota: Its Advantages and Prospects, c. 1912. Booklet extolling the virtues of agriculture in Morrison County, Minnesota; meant to urge people to move to the county. Discusses agricultural crops produced in Morrison County. Includes a summary of agriculture awards won by Morrison County in the Minnesota State Fairs of 1908, 1909, and 1910. Author Frank B. Logan was in charge of the Morrison County exhibit starting in 1907. In 1911, he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Agricultural Department of the Minnesota State Fair. In 1913, he was appointed Superintendent of the Agricultural Department.
Morgan May's handwritten farm journal from February 9, 1861, through April 14, 1871. Morgan May, a farmer from England, was the first settler in the part of Washington County, Minnesota, now known as May Township. His journal provides a detailed record of the day-to-day operation of a large commerical farm including entries about the weather, crops, livestock, farm hands, implement and household purchases, barn construction, wages, travel and visitors as well as personal comments.
Annual membership card of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society issued to J. L. Nydahl and signed by Samuel B. Green (President) and A. W. Latham (Secretary).
Life Member certificated awarded to A. A. Johnson by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society . Signed by Samuel B. Green )President) and A. W. Latham (Secretary.)
Business envelope from Minnesota State Horticultural Society and business card of R. S. Mackintosh, Secretary of the Minnesota Satate Horticultural Society
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 7, September 1910. Cover features a generic photograph of cows and trees. Cover story: The Farmer, by Andrew French, Minnesota State Dairy & Food Commissioner.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 8, October 1910. Cover features a photograph of cows grazing beside a riverbank. Cover story: Dairying for Profit, by F. D. Currier of Nicollet, Minn.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 9, November 1910. Cover features a photograph of one white cow. Cover story: Successful Dairying, The Care and Management of The Herd on the Dairy Farm, by Geo. P. Grout, M. S. Assi't in Dairy Husbandry Agricultural Experiement Station, at University Farm.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 3, May 1910. Cover features a photograph of a man sitting on the back of a bull or steer. Cover story: Minnesota's Dairying Interests, by Prof. A. J. McGuire, An Address Delivered Before the Minnesota Live Stock Breeders Association.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 1, March 1910. Cover features a photograph of the Lynn Bros. Farm in Rice County, Minnesota. Cover story: The Iowa Dairy Special, A 2,000-Mile Trip For Advancement of Dairy Industry.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 4, June 1910. Cover features a photograph of cows standing in shallow water. Cover story: Cooperation in Denmark, An Address by Prof. Boeggild, of the Royal Danish School of Agriculture.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 5, July 1910. Cover features a photograph of three prize Dutch Belted dairy cattle. Cover story: The Advanced Registry Report, By Malcolm H. Gardner, Superintendent of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 11, January 1911. Cover features a photograph of Grace Greenwood 3rd Katy Spofford and twin bull calves, born Nov. 1, 1910, E. P. Miller & Sons, Northfield. Cover story: What the Dairy Cow Does, She is the Country's Best Friend When it Comes to Feeding the Multitude, address by Prof. R. M. Washburn of the Vermont Agricultural Society.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 12, February 1911. Cover features a generic photograph of cattle grazing. Cover story: State Dairyman's Ass'n Convention, Litchifield Entertained Representatives of Leading Industry of this Great State.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 10, December 1910. Cover features a photograph of one cow with horns. Cover story: Yellow Oleomargarine and Its Fraudulent Sale, Dairymen Must Make a Decisive Stand for Their Rights and Should Write the Facts to Their Congressmen and Senators and DO IT NOW.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 6, August 1910. Cover features a photograph of one bull or steer. Cover story: The National Dairy Union, Some Timely Notes From the Pen of Secretary E. K. Slater.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. V, No. 2, April 1910. Cover features a photograph of a cow with a lake or river in the background. Cover story: Minnesota's Farms, Rise of One of the Richest and Most Beautiful States, Address by Archbishop Ireland Before Minnesota Conservation Congress.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 7, September 1911. Cover features a generic photograph of cows grazing. Cover story: Cow Testing Again, Prof. Haecker Talks Very Plain on the Matter of 'Fatty Tests,' Warning Breeders to Go Slow.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 8, October 1911. Cover features a photograph of Lady Oak Fobes DeKol, owned by W. F. Schilling, Northfield. Cover story: Minnesota - The Bread and Butter State, by William E. Curtis.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 3, May 1911. Cover features a photograph of Pieterje Maid Ormsby, the Holstein cow which has produced 146.66 pounds of butter in thirty days. Cover story: New Minnesota Oleo Law, Oleomargarine colored to imitate butter cannot be sold without violation of law.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 1, March 1911. Cover features a generic photograph of cattle grazing. Cover story: Relation of Dairying to Soil Fertility, Address of Supt. A. D. Wilson At the State Dairymen's Convention Held at Litchfield.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 4, June 1911. Cover features a photograph of cows standing in shallow water. Cover story: State Breeders Meet, Governor Unable to Come, Large Number of Interesting Addresses.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 5, July 1911. Cover features a photograph of a Minnesota State Dairyman's Association's loving cup award. Cover story: Tuberculosis in Cattle, Paper Delivered Before The Holstein-Friesian Association at a Meeting Held in Syracuse, N. Y., June 7th, 1911, by Henry Baird Favill, M. D. of Chicago.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 11, January 1912. Cover features a photograph of the gilt-edge cooperative creamery at Owatonna, Minnesota. Cover story: The Albert Lea Convention [Minnesota State Butter and Cheesemakers' Association].
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 12, February 1912. Cover features a photograph of Lillian De Kol Albino, a typical Holstein-Friesian cow. Cover story: Thirty-Fourth Annual Convention of the Minnesota State Dairyman's Ass'n held at Wadena, Minnesota, January 16th to 19th, 1912.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 6, August 1911. Cover features a photograph of T. L. Haecker, father of dairying in Minnesota and principal speaker on Dairyman's Day at the Rice County Fair at Northfield, Thursday, Sept. 21st, 1911. Cover story: Filling the Silo, by W. J. Kennedy of the Iowa Experiment Station.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, No. 2, April 1911. Cover features Spring Brook Heilo Johanna King, Sire of Elwood Farm Herd, U. L. Lashbrook, Proprietor, Northfield, Minnesota. Cover story: Does Dairying Pay? S. B. Eason Writes Intelligently on This Subject of Vital Importance in The American Farmer.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. VI, Nos. 9-10, November-December 1911. Cover features a photograph of a Guernsey bull, Robiana's Standard, a leading sire of advanced registry daughters, owned at the Jean du Luth Farm, Duluth, Minn. Cover story: The Crookston Meeting, Eighth Annual Convention of the Red River Valley Dairyman's Association.
Minnesota Dairyman, Vol. IV, No. 7, September 1909. Cover features a photograph of a scene on the farm of Hon. C. W. Glotfelter of Waterville, Minn. Cover story: The Minnesota State Fair, List of the Cattle Winning Blue Ribbosn and Other Fair Gossip.