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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1894
Page
8
James Wilson editor of Farm and Stock Yard answers readers queries. Address responses to editor at Am 5 Iowa, providing practical farming and stockyard guidance.
The piece reviews 1892 dairy policy shifts and market barriers, quotes Mrs. Parrott and Prof. Morrow, cites Des Moines legislative gains for dairy interests, and analyzes feed practices. It discusses corn yields, hay prices, sterilized milk debate, and corn fodder preparation with emphasis on home production and farm inputs.
Farmers are advised to store fodder in sheds for ready feeding and to cut feed for efficiency. Milk, oil meal, oats, and corn are highlighted as tonics and supplements for calves, colts, and cattle. Cottonseed meal is praised for its high protein.
A prominent farmer advocate with long service on the agriculture committee faces leaving soon. The speaker urges a bold, cosmopolitan leader to guide farm policy, defend exports, and unite farmers across regions while stressing agriculture as the nation’s foundation.
Dear Sir asks about enrollment and costs for two months. The winter term begins January 2 with board estimated at three and a half to four dollars weekly, plus five dollar laboratory fee and five dollar breakage deposit. Total expenses at college should not exceed sixty dollars.
A reader compares cotton seed meal at 24 a ton with corn at 50 cents a bushel. Ground corn aims to match cotton meal cost per ton, suggesting cotton seed meal is cheaper for Iowa feeders with corn fodder and hay.
Letters discuss growing vetches and cow peas in Iowa summers. A reader asks where to obtain seed and how to grow green crops that mature before August. Respondents note moisture needs, blight resistance, and the value of cow peas for late-season forage, with interest in Russian Asian varieties.
The North Western Line offers reduced train tickets to Des Moines from December 26 for the Iowa State Teachers Association annual meeting. For full information contact Chicago North Western Railway agents.
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