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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1895
Page
7
Ames Iowa letter from James Wilson editor replies to reader questions about farm and stock yard practices and market concerns at the Ames location.
A discussion on weather, crop rotation, and labor emphasizes cultivation timing, the value of green forage, and moist feeds like ensilage. It cites Utah findings on corn and oats for horses, Wisconsin cheese curing debates, and the need to keep hay land productive while supporting a thriving honest cheese movement.
The piece argues dairy districts should raise fine calves on skim milk with corn meal, predicting lower butter prices and higher beef prices. It cites Minnesota and Maine experiments showing feed affects milk fat and richness, challenging the belief that feed quality does not influence milk.
The article discusses Wisconsin dairy leadership under Governor Hoard and the Creamery Gazette in Ames promoting good dairy products for Iowa. It notes cattle market trends, weed damage in dry soils, clean cultivation by Sir John Lawes, and an Ithaca station bulletin on early lambs with Dorsets and Shropshires, including lamb weights, prices, and rapid early market gains.
The State Dairy School reports high demand from cheese makers and a shortage of skilled workers. A farm hand earns 18 a month plus board, while a trained student after months can earn twice that. Eight months of study yields three times farm wages, underscoring the need for thorough cheese making education to capture home and European markets.
The article argues grass supplies cheap growth for livestock, noting its high water content and nutritional value. It recounts Sir John Lawes experiments on wheat and weeds, leguminous plants, and native vegetation, highlighting how legumes fix nitrogen and affect soil health.
Advertisement requests a buyer for a property north of Main Street. Contact via INTELLI GENCER office or G. T. Stebbins at the college. The seller notes they will be in Ames on Saturday to discuss details.
The North Western Line announces excursion tickets at reduced rates to major American summer resorts. For tickets and information contact Chicago and North Western agents.
The Illinois Central Railroad offers a one and one third fare rate on the certificate plan for druggists attending the Iowa State Pharmaceutical Association meeting in Storm Lake from June 11 to 14, 1895. Attendees receive a return third-rate ticket with a signed receipt. James P. Morey helped organize, with J F Merry handling details in Manchester Iowa.
A special one fare round trip plus a 2.00 membership fee allows through sleeping and chair cars from Dubuque to Denver on July 5. Cars attach to the Central’s fast westbound No 1, continue to Sioux City then Omaha, then via Union Pacific Overland Flyer to Denver. Chair car seats are free and interested parties may request circulars from Manchester Iown with Denver excursion details.
The timetable lists eastbound and westbound freight trains including Denver Limited Overland Limited and Pacific Ex with arrival and departure times. It notes no passenger service except Sundays and lists trains arriving from the west with several numbered services and the station master Gro. W. Rogers.
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