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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1892
Page
4
James Wilson of Eston discusses pasture rotation and corn based feeds to improve hogs and cattle. He urges cautious use of oil meal for pregnant cows, warns against overfeeding roots, and highlights silage as a substitute. The piece covers seed quality, breeding, and practical lice control with kerosene emulsion, stressing attentive winter feeding for calves and stock health.
The article argues skim milk is a highly valuable by product for feeding livestock and balancing corn rations, equal in importance to meal, oil meal, clover, peas and oats. It notes value for colts, calves, hogs, and dairy cows, plus manure benefits and soil effects, urging economy in feeding and production in Iowa.
Questions answered from Brooklyn January 26 on spring plowing blue grass not plowed in 30 years. A.J. Ryan asks whether to plow now that frost is down enough for a four inch furrow. Notes frost depth and soil dryness, recommending timing based on conditions and use of heavy horses.
On spring plowing of tough blue grass sod using heavy work, three 1,600 pound horses may suffice with a first class sod plow. harrowing after plowing helps. A Farmers’ Institute meeting discusses feeding flax seed as an alternative to oil cake, ration balances, and practical Iowa trials. notes corn as main starch feed and flax as a partial substitute with cautious ratios for fattening steers.
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