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| Cattle Feeding Industry. | Wallace's Farmer. 1913. |
| Thesis by Garver: "History of Dairy Industry in Illinois." |
| The Breeder's Gazette. July. 1913; Feb. 1894. |
| Lecture by Professor Rusk. |
| Chicago Market. | "Facts and Figures" by Wood Brothers, >Live Stock Commission Merchants, Chicago. 1906. |
| Report of Bu. of An. Ind. 1884. |
| The Prairie Farmer. 1887. p. 160. |
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| Bu. of An. Ind. Report. 1885-86. |
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| The Breeder's Gazette. July 16, Aug. 6, 1913. |
| Story of Tom Ponting's Life. |
| The Range Industry. | The Breeder's Gazette. July 16, 1913. |
| Farm, Field and Stockman. 1880. |
| Texas Cattle. | The Prairie Farmer. July 18, 1885. p. 452. |
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| The Country Gentleman. Dec. 4, 1879. |
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| Bu. of An. Ind. Report. 1885. |
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