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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
1
California visit by L R Shepherd and wife noted as Hicks predicts September chaos with hurricanes earthquakes and heat. State board of control plans large purchases including 150 tons beef 15 tons bacon 7 tons ham and 15 tons liver. Liver price stirs comment.
Sam B. Jones, division passenger agent for the Northwestern, was in town yesterday morning and announced the annual excursion to the college at Ames on the 80th of this month with expectations of a large crowd.
A tramp told his pard a dream of being a millionaire but said he would not enjoy wealth. He joked about being sued for breach of promise, operated on for appendicitis, and mentioned for vice presidency before counting any sum.
The Cambridge canning factory reportedly runs 40 000 cans of corn daily, employing 150 workers. The industry, though seasonal, could spur town growth and Cambridge should be congratulated on its fortune.
Iowa counties adopt county poor farms as experimental plots to compare corn varieties. Tests plant many samples under identical conditions, showing 20 to 30 bushels per acre differences. Agricultural college aids setup, data keeping, and guidance for repeat trials across wheat and oats. Farmers urged to fund county farms as research centers for potential high returns.
Countess Bozia de Kleniewska of Niezdow Russia Poland, about 20, enrolls in agriculture at Iowa State College Ames. She explains family aims to educate all children to manage land estates, with twelve siblings. Her sister studies homeopathic medicine in Boston, and a cousin tours Iowa farms.
The past week brought normal temperatures with abundant sunshine and light rainfall. Corn advanced well with strong green growth, but light frosts at week’s end may threaten tender vegetation. overall no material corn damage reported. Reports indicate early fields harvested and general cutting of corn in the next two weeks. pastures and hay crops favorable. potatoes and late apples maturing.
The Dakota Journal claims abundant chicken dishes while Iowa boasts less. A local Ames observer saw a prairie chicken only from afar, and a columnist joke about Stevens of the Wimble don News allegedly eating many and growing wings.
Oscar E. Doolittle of Boston seeks details on a new potato growing method after reading of J. M. Olinger's vine potato. Capital notes adoption of new drill regulations for state militias and expected Iowa changes under Governor Cummins and Adjutant General Byers. Descriptive items on W. G. Wright’s partnership and local business moves follow, with reflections on life and politics from Exchange and Tom Watson.
J. R. Sage, director of the Iowa weather and crop service, states the value of products in Iowa for last year was nearly double that of 1866, illustrating the strong prosperity in the state.
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