Farm are Stock Yard
Ames editor James Wilson invites readers to direct questions to the editorial office in Ames Iowa.
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Ames
Iowa
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1896
Page
8
Wisconsin Dairy Notes on Milk Fed Calves and Beef Output
A Wisconsin farmer reports on dairy cow milking practices and calf rearing with skim milk. The Iowa Station tracks calf growth, feed costs, and beef finish, finding corn meal with flax and oat meals best, calves sold in Chicago at $4.85 per hundred, and an average gain of about 1.7 pounds daily over 26 months.
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Iowa
Chicago
Soil Moisture and Fertilizer Movement Guide for Crops
The piece explains how rainfall moves plant nutrients through the soil by capillarity and percolation. It warns that shallow soils and loose mulch increase surface evaporation, stressing timely shallow cultivation to preserve moisture and prevent root damage, with emphasis on maintaining a uniform surface moisture for heavy crops.
Urine as Quick Fertilizer for Iowa Farms
The article argues outlay benefits for fertilizing pastures with readily soluble plant food from animal urine. It urges proper barn floors and impervious sewage to capture urine, notes Bulletin 82 of Iowa Station on urine effects, and contrasts home feeding with external markets and the value of manure piles for soil enrichment.
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Iowa
Maryland Agricultural College
Chicago
Maryland
Virginia
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