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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1896
Page
8
James Wilson editor of the Farm and Stock Yard column offers readers a Q and A service. Write to editor James Wilson Ames Iowa with farming stock raises and related queries for practical guidance.
An Iowa farming digest stresses cheap grain and costly labor shaping feeding choices. It discusses feeding corn stover, clover stands, milk cheese versus butter, soil fertility from nitrogen and rock-derived nutrients, and the value of legumes, with experiments from Missouri and Iowa stations. It also covers moisture preservation, tree and cabbage growing, calf rearing, and kerosene emulsion for lice on cattle and sheep, including practical preparation and safety notes.
The text argues pros and cons of breeding bacon versus lard hogs. It notes European types differ from local stock, and emphasizes profitability of higher price bacon production, suggesting a shift toward the bacon type may be advantageous if breeding and feeding efficiency align with market demand.
A reader seeks practical guidance on cabbage cultivation for late crops. Questions cover seed sowing timing, ideal transplanting date, the best fertilizer for maximum growth, and overall care steps.
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