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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1896
Page
17
James Wilson editorial in Ames Iowa discusses lamb and hog prices in Chicago, grain exports to Britain, Kaffir corn, soil moisture and irrigation practices, hog health and cholera, seed distribution, and farm management strategies. It includes advisories on harrowing to conserve moisture, corn planting, and stock feeding opinions.
Reader asks about a cattle disease with hind feet sloughing. Expert suggests ergotism from contaminated hay and urges stopping exposure, plus veterinary input. Also discusses potatoes for hog feed, finding raw or cooked potatoes similarly valuable to corn, with 4 pounds potato roughly equal to 1 bushel of corn for hogs.
M Crall of Busechinal Iowa asks whether to shell entire ears for seed or discard kernels at ends. Farmers disagree on the principle like begets like and how to select kernels for planting.
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