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Photograph of a Chester White pig standing in a pig pen in the early/mid 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that' an extension in meat production in Illinois would materially increase the cash output from her farms….'

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Photograph of 'high class "baby beef" bred and fed by D. R. Perry & Son, Sanford, IL [USA]' in the early 20th century.

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Illustration of a bunk in which to feed grain to cattle, with platform approach. In use by J. R. Fulkerson, Jerseyville, Ill. [USA].

Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from March 27th to April 4th 1846. The notebook starts in New Madrid, Missouri as Lyell travels north along the Ohio River, visiting Illinois, New Harmony, Indiana, and Kentucky. The index is located in the back of the notebook on 9 unnumbered pages. Notes are in pencil and ink and include field sketches. In the index, an X or ? is written in the left margin to mark certain entries.Contentwarning: Lyell uses his...

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Photograph of an open shed and feed storage that have been combined that was in use by E E Chester of Champaign County, Illinois, [United States] in the early 20th century.

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Photograph of a book cover, "Variations in Farrow: With Special Reference To The Birth Weight Of Pigs. By W. J. Carmichael and John B. Rice. Urbana, Illinois, May 1920" showing a sow nursing her piglets on a bed of straw.

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Photograph of the world's champion Jersey cow, "Jacoba Irene" (146443), with her milk yield and composition listed below. Owned by A G Auten, Illinois, USA in the early 20th century.