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Reports on the diseases of cattle in the United States made to the Commissioner of Agriculture, with accompanying documents. This book, "Reports on the diseases of cattle in the United States", by Horace Capron, is a replication of a book originally published before 1869. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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Horace Capron was born on August 31, 1804 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States. He was fifth in descent from Banfield Capron, who came to Massachusetts from England about 1674. His father, Dr. Seth Capron, served with distinction during the Revolutionary War. His mother, Eunice (Mann) Capron, was a daughter of Dr. Bezaleel Mann of Attleboro. In 1806 his family moved to Whitesboro, Oneida County, and in 1823 to Walden, Orange County, New York.
Capron received an academic education intended as preparatory for West Point. Failing to receive an appointment, he drifted into cotton manufacturing in which his father and older brother were extensively engaged.
In 1829 Capron was called to Warren, Baltimore County, Maryland, as superintendent of the cotton factory of James Buchanan & Company. In 1834 the governor of Maryland commissioned him colonel of the 32nd Regiment of Maryland militia, for his services in ending the labor riots which took place in the neighborhood during the construction of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
In 1836 he erected and became superintendent of a cotton factory in Laurel which later employed several hundred operatives and which under his management acquired a reputation as a model factory. Through his marriage he came into possession of a large tract of the Snowden estate and began farming on an extensive scale, applying scientific principles to his operations. He became widely known as a progressive farmer and took an active part in national, state, and local agricultural societies.
The death of his wife was followed by business reverses. Desiring to leave Laurel, he requested and received from President Fillmore, in the spring of 1852, an appointment as special agent over certain tribes of Indians in Texas, which appointment he held through 1853.
In 1854 he moved to Illinois and continued farming on an extensive scale, especially as a breeder of Devon cattle. In 1863 he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 14th Illinois Cavalry, serving with distinction during the remainder of the war. He was commissioned brevet brigadier-general of volunteers in 1865 and brigadier-general in 1866. After the war he returned to his farm in Illinois. On November 29, 1867, he was appointed United States commissioner of agriculture, to succeed Isaac Newton, deceased. He took charge, on December 4, 1867, as second commissioner and served with ability and credit. He resigned on June 27, 1871, to accept an appointment by the Japanese Government as commissioner and chief adviser to the Kaitakushi Department in the development and settlement of the island of Yesso, now Hokkaido. By his introduction of American methods, implements, live stock, and produce he revolutionized the farming of that country. In 1875 he returned to the United States and until his death resided in Washington.
His most important writings were Reports and Official Letters to the Kaitakushi (Tokyo, 1875); articles in various publications of the United States Department of Agriculture, including his annual reports as commissioner for 1868-71; and a series of articles entitled "On the Renovation of Worn-Out Soils" in the American Farmer, 1847. During his stay in Japan, Capron was honored with three audiences with Emperor Meiji, who took a close personal interest in his work in the development of Hokkaidō. In 1884, nine years after he departed Japan, Horace Capron was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun (2nd class) for his services in transforming Hokkaidō.
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Capron was a public-spirited man of outstanding character, high ideals, great personal courage, and of courtly, distinguished bearing.
Capron married, June 5, 1834, Louisa V. Snowden, daughter of Nicholas Snowden of Laurel. In 1849 his wife died. In 1854 he married Margaret Baker of New York.
