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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1893
Page
5
Fragmentary notice invites former readers to send queries to the editor James Wilson in Ames Iowa. The brief mentions stock yard and seeks responses to circulating questions.
The piece discusses Iowa practices in beef and dairy management, pasture use, and hog feeding. It critiques grass grazing timing, seed beds, and soil pulverization while noting shortages of skilled butter makers and issues with counterfeit butter and corn usage.
The article urges quick spring planting after frost to maximize yields. It notes corn can be planted earlier than usual with well kept seed, while small grains grasses and roots benefit from early sowing. It stresses a short season and that July tests farmers. earlier planting tends to yield better crops while late planting risks poorer results.
A treatise argues against cow calf suckling and milking by hand, claiming it harms cow milk flow and temperament. It links animal husbandry to inherited behavior, noting dogs, horses, and domestic animals show instinctive traits from ancestry. The piece also discusses human heredity and mental traits across generations.
Describes how cows and calves interact during milking. The calf is removed first and the mother calf bond is noted. It suggests nature teaches the calf to avoid suckling, though breaking the habit takes time after teat contact.
The piece argues farmers oppose taxing for road bonds, faulting corporate towns for poor village roads while country roads fare better. It urges town leaders to take initiative using steel brick cement or gravel to set a model for surrounding rural areas.
The article credits T. M. Sinclair & Co and the Canadian Packing Co for bacon hog guidance. It argues corn keeps costs low and weight up, notes Danish hogs and nitrogenous grains affect fat versus muscle, and says balanced rations with price discrimination on sale could improve bacon quality and market returns.
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