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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1895
Page
7
A roundup of farming advice covers water absorption for meals, wool and mutton markets, dairy school activity, and the role of manure in soil moisture. It discusses corn fodder moisture, ore cattle and hog feed experiments, cottonseed and oil meal usage, and the butter coloring debate tied to legal rules and market pricing.
Local notices and agricultural updates from the Ames area presented in a concise column style. James Wilson edits and answers reader queries addressing farming and stock keeping concerns for area readers.
The Iowa Experiment Station bulletin 24 reports on feeding of equally aged and quality heifers and steers under similar conditions to show heifer beef is as good as steer beef. It notes heifers sell for half the steer value and are often directed into low stock meat. The report highlights surprising pregnancy in open and spayed heifers and credits publicity from The Butcher's Advocate of New York for drawing attention and market price results.
A letter from Wm. Soule, former Iowa experiment station feeder now in Rome Texas, outlines profitable feeding with whole cottonseed mixed with ground wheat and oats. Bulls gain well on this ration, cows milk nicely, and roughage supports safety. cottonseed meal, while effective for fattening, risks blind cattle if overused.
A historical note lists five eclipses for 1895 including a total lunar eclipse on March 10 visible locally and a partial solar eclipse on March 25 invisible in the U.S. Also a partial solar eclipse on August 20 not visible here a total lunar eclipse on September 3 4 visible here and a partial solar eclipse on September 14 invisible here.
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