Glen’s Falls in the Apostrophe Era — Farm to table

This is the latest in an occasional series of posts based on local 19th century news reports before Glen’s Falls dropped the apostrophe from its name.

One might think of it as the 19th century forerunner of the farm-to-table movement.

Washington County farmers raised the hogs that Glen’s Falls meat processors butchered and sold.

Eastwood and Lorl of Glen’s Falls, for example, purchased a lot of 25 Washington County hogs weighing from 420 to 600 pounds each, for an aggregate weight of 11,095 pounds, The Glen’s Falls Messenger reported on Feb. 4, 1858.

“The hog business in the adjoining County of Washington appears to have suffered no abatement by the hard times in quality at all events. A big proportion of this Pork finds its way to Glen’s Falls dealers for packing and shipment.”

In other agricultural news, The Glen’s Falls Messenger reported on Feb. 25, 1858 that the Warren County Agricultural Society had 52 members, an increase from 10 members at the organization’s inception a year earlier.

Click here to read the most recent previous post in the series.