1842 Maine Farmer Citizen Science Print Clipping | Raw Vs Cooked Potatoes | Swine Pig Feeding | Antebellum Period | Ready For Framing

Antique Original 1842 Maine Farmer Citizen Science Print Clipping | Raw Vs Cooked Potatoes | Swine Pig Feeding | Antebellum Period | Ready For Framing

An 1842 Agricultural Newspaper Print Clipping Documenting A Controlled Swine Nutrition Experiment Originally Published In The Maine Farmer By Ezekiel Holmes. The Text Details A Three-Month Winter Feeding Comparison Between Raw Potatoes And Well-Boiled Potatoes Conducted On Four Same-Litter Pigs To Maintain Store Swine Conditions. The Account Concludes With A Nineteenth-Century Theory On Digestive Transit Rates And Features An Accompanying Editorial Note Debating Livestock Husbandry Practices.

In Good Antique Condition – Trimmed Edges, Foxing / Staining, Paper Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On The Clipping. Measures Approx. 2-3/8" Wide by 4-1/2" Tall.

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