International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for livestock feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for animal feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for animal feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The poster contains testimony from 87 farmers throughout the United States satisfied with the product. Satisfied customers include John Lien, Amor, Minnesota; A.A. Menzel, Hamburg, Minnesota; August Schmidt, New York Mills, Minnesota. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for International Stock Food animal feed that purports to make a hog grow to a large size. 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. Poster shows two sickly runts and their weight gain 3 months later, after consuming the feeder.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for livestock feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The feed is purported to be the "quick cattle and hog grower and fattener" and includes farmer testimonials in support of that claim. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for poultry food sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The feed is purported to cure and prevent disease and increase egg production. Varieties of chicken breeds illustrated around perimeter of poster. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for International Pheno-Chloro, an antiseptic and germicide prepared only by International Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The germicide is purported to prevent hog and chicken cholera and contagious human diseases, as well as germs produced by insects. Varieties of mites, lice, ticks, and flies displayed around perimeter of poster. Text from poster, "International Pheno-Chloro Greatest Known Disinfectant Antiseptic And Germicide." 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for louse killer sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The advertisement claims it is a disinfectant and germicide and destroys ticks and fleas on horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, etc. Text from poster, "Hens With Lice Lay Few Eggs. Use International Louse Killer. It Quickly Kills Lice." 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for hoof ointment sold by International Stock Food. The advertisement promises the ointment, saying it "will save your horse by keeping the hoof soft, elastic and tough." 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for gall cure sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gall Cure was supposed to be effective on gashes, sore shoulders, sore necks, sore backs, sore months, cuts and bruised heels. It was backed by a positive cash guarantee. The cost of a tin of the Cure was $0.25. 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:
1905?
Description:
International Stock Food Company poster showing Images as follows: steer with beef cuts illustrated, number 111; pig, number 124; horse skeleton, number 108 and horse, number 123. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for animal feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purported to tone horses, make cows produce more milk, speed growth, and cure or prevent diseases. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for International Stock Food Tonic sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The advertisement emphasizes the food is medicinal and lists a number of named medicinal ingredients. From the advertisement: "Any Chemist, Druggist or Veterinarian will tell you that the medicinal ingredients we use, when properly compounded will make a good animal tonic and aid to digestion, and is perfectly safe for all kinds of animals in working, growing, breeding, milking or fattening condition." 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for livestock feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Poster designed by Harry Millard. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for International Stock Food animal feed and its use as a hog cholera preventative. 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:
1902
Description:
Advertisement for feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Three testimonials from O.E. Countryman of Spencer, North Dakota, Oren J. Spalte of Pleasantville, Iowa, and John D. Marshall of Walton, Kansas, about the weight gain possible by pigs on the feed are included. "Schooley's Beauty" is featured on the poster, a Durock Jersey sow with a litter of 11 pigs. Text from poster, "International Stock Food 3 Feeds For One Cent Makes Sows Give More And Better Milk." 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for livestock feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The feed is purported to purify the blood and aid digestion in horses, cows, and pigs. "Won highest medal at Paris in 1900." 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:
1905
Description:
Advertisement for an egg laying contest that took place from October 1, 1905, to May 1, 1906. Contestants had to feed International Poultry Food to their hens. Prizes ranged from $5-$20 for children and $25-$100 for adults. 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:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for International animal feed that suggests greater cow milk production with use. The number 96 is in the lower left corner of the advertisement. 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:
1904
Description:
Poster of race horse Dan Patch, featuring his 1904 world record for the fastest mile by a harness horse (1 minute, 56 seconds). Includes list of all world records made by Dan Patch up to November 1904. Poster advertises the livestock feed produced by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage. Savage bought record breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Dan Patch would best this record in 1906 and set a new world record for the fastest mile by a harness horse at 1 minute, 55 seconds. 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
Promotional speech in English, citing personal experiences and statistics on the development of agriculture in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, the desirability for modern, scientific methods, and the need for experimentation.
The 1959 Dodge County Extension Service annual report contains two documents: 93-page Annual Report; 29-page Report of County Extension Workers. The Annual Report includes: Introductory Statement, Extension Organization, In-service Training, Program Planning, Crops, Livestock Production, Soil and Water Conservation, Forestry, Planning and Management of Farm Business, Far-City Forum, Safety, Community Development, 4-H Organization; Six location maps. Items of interest include: first time a budget was submitted to County Commissioners; fertilizer correlation plots; Dairy Princess is Evelyn Edmond; 10,000 laying poultry flocks; Civil Defense mass feeding lesson; 4-H club and member names; county and state fair results.
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
The 1957 Dodge County Extension Service annual report contains two documents: 31-page Annual Statistical Report; 114-page Extension Narrative Report. The Narrative Report includes: Introductory Statement (pages 1-5); Extension Organization Extension Committee, budget, meetings, organizational chart (pages 6-17); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 18-23); Crops weather, harvest, varieties, new varieties Forrest Barley and Minhafer Oats, Third Crop Show with results and program, Officers of Dodge County Extension Service Crop Improvement Association, soil fertility compared to bank account, fertilizer recommendations location maps Crop Variety Demonstrations, Corn Plots and Soil Testing (pages 24-36); Weeds and Insects displays, road spraying, grasshoppers (page 37); Hay and Forage Crops (pages 42-43); Dairy loose housing, County ADA officers, dairy testing, artificial breeding, disease control, outlook location map DHIA members (pages 44-49); Beef programs failed to reach the right people, feeding issues (pages 49-50); Swine, Poultry and Sheep Meat Animal Association officers, Sheep and Swine Day, Egg Show and Institute with results (pages 50-52); Soil and Water Conservation plowing and land judging contest (pages 53-54); Farm Buildings and Safety (pages 54-56); Community Development Farm Forum in Waseca, USFA, FHA, ASC, Veterans and Vocational Agriculture (pages 56-57); Home Program Council members Programs Include Reupholster, Family Life (85 cent luncheon), Salads, Breads, Clothing Accessories, Enrollment numbers, location maps of Project Groups, Training Center and Clothing Accessory meetings, Crop Show and Tea (pages 58-70); 4-H Clubs - location maps clubs and adult leaders, graphs of 10 year enrollment, enrollment by club, enrollment by age, by years in Club work, project completion, percent exhibiting at Fair and Demonstration Day, (pages 71-78). 4-H Club Organization Federation Officers, meeting programs, enrollment campaign, Junior Livestock Show with results, Achievement Banquet with awards (pages 84-88); Other 4-H activities some results (pages 89-97); County Fair new dairy barn, projects with results, livestock parade (pages 98-102); State Fair with results (pages 103-104); Other 4-H Activities (pages 104-109); Summary (pages 110-111); Outlook and Recommendations (pages 110-114).
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension