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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1895
Page
8
James Wilson edits a Ames Iowa farming page urging crop rotation, better feeding, and beef prices. He discusses Merino sheep, cottonseed meal, dairy fat tests, and the need for sustainable pasture with July to September sailing crops and ensilage for winter.
Dairy Commissioner Boardman campaigns against fraudulent dairy products, pressing wholesalers and retailers to halt spurious cheese after notice. He cites Cornell whey experiments and urges better cheese making to reduce fat loss, improve quality, and support affordable food while noting weather and soil moisture affects crop yields and farming practices.
The Intelligencer outlines a program offering to pay a full railroad fare for travelers from home to Des Moines based on purchase thresholds. Buyers of $20 receive 3 cents per mile up to 39 miles, $50 covers 60 to 69 miles, and larger purchases may cover proportional fares. The plan aims to attract customers, noting tickets can be bought during conventions and that the store covers additional fares for families and multiple buyers. Also included are a series of property transfers and deeds involving local residents.
Harris Emery reports unseasonably warm weather with frequent showers across the state. Temperatures run 10 to 12 degrees above normal, rainfall totals 1 to 3 inches, crops benefiting, corn planting delayed but advancing, early stands good, some regions show wire worms and rye chinch bugs, little crop damage from May 3 tornadoes in the Northwest.
On May 21 and June 11 the North Western Line will sell excursion tickets at very low rates to many west and northwest points. For full information apply to agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway.
For sale pasture on John Kegley farm one half mile west of Ames with good water. Suitable for about twelve head of stock. Terms reasonable. Inquiries to W. C. Harrison on the farm. W. C. Harrison. 3-2.
Multiple transfers recorded by individuals and couples in Iowa land deeds. John Egness and wife convey to Butler and Erickson for 178.72 dollars. Larson ad Story City. Wim E Ruefly and others to A F Wingert for 200 dollars 12 by 140 feet in block. Mills ad Nevada. Ludvig Jackson and others to John Ruland for 5000 dollars described parcels in sections 14 and 15, township 85 range 22. John Scott to Mary Stott for 12800 dollars with extensive lot descriptions. Mary E Fish to Ann E Thompson for 400 dollars in section 29 township 82 range 21. I N Clink and Lucy Evans ged to Wto Lucy Evans for 3000 dollars in sw 26 82 21. M W Levy to W F Swayze for 3480 dollars in se 24 84 23.
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