Farm and Stock Yard Queries Addressed by Editor
Farm and Stock Yard section features reader questions answered by editor James Wilson of Ames Iowa.
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James Wilson
Ames
Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1896
Page
9
Feeding lambs and managing grain for profit
Farmers urged to feed lambs grain as soon as weaned to boost profits, comparing sheep to pigs. Advises using cheap grain, preparing lambs for market before New Year, and ensuring air for fermentation. Recommends soil amendments ashes bone meal and potash, cites Iowa Station lamb feeding reports and forthcoming articles after spring term.
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United States
Cana
Iowa
Ces
Farmers Seek Real Help From Next Congress
Voters should question candidates about rural needs including protection for farmers against imitations, fair commerce, and fair wages. The piece notes abundant hogs and cheap feed, low prices, and the risk of idle workers, urging cultivation timing and soil care to avoid crop damage amid wet conditions.
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Congress
Iowa
Feeding Farm Horsemanship Notes On Summer Diets
The article discusses summer feeding for farm horses, noting oats improve flesh better than corn alone and recommending oats with corn or mixed grains when work is light. It suggests green feed and new hay balance corn and can replace other grains, stressing oats’ value despite higher cost.
Iowa Station lambs shock Chicago market buyers
The Iowa Station lambs weighing 125 to 150 pounds under a year old surprised Chicago buyers who preferred lighter weights and leaner carcasses. Southdown lambs topped prices for being light, while buyers favored larger breeds for English exports. The station aims to test block performance but won’t export.
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Iowa Station
Chicago
Colorado
Mexico
England
Iowa
Feeding the farm horse and shifting tastes for lamb meat
The writer argues for greener feed over exclusive corn to keep farm horses cooler and aid digestion. Oats, clover, vetches, peas, and young grass replace dry hay when possible. The piece then discusses promoting fat in meat, urging a shift from lean mutton to fatter lambs and Western lamb varieties to match consumer taste.
Evils of Burning Stalks Emphasized in Agricultural Note
The piece denounces burning corn stalks this spring as poor management. It argues that using a stalk cutter and harrowing preserves humus and soil carbon, reduces losses of nitrogen and minerals, supports soil microbes, and prevents airless, compacted soil that harms root systems.
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George Carver
Wheat fed hogs cut fat from western markets outperform corn fed
Oregon Washington and Idaho dairies sent wheat fed hogs to Chicago that dressed about four percent leaner than corn fed hogs of the same weight. The piece argues Iowa can benefit by shifting toward a nitrogen rich ration and balancing bacon versus lard hog types to meet future market demand. It questions importing Florida razor back stock and emphasizes vigor, fecundity, and adaptability in breeding for the corn belt.
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Washington
Idaho
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Iowa
Denmark
Corn
Morton
Corn Belt
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