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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1892
Page
5
Reader queries to Ames Wilson, Ames Iowa, invite farmer input. Notes on farming methods include letting ripe crops mature, moving fences to graze rape, tiling wetlands, and sowing clover amid wet weather. The piece discusses land use, labor capital clashes, Merino sheep, and corn cultivation timing.
The piece discusses markets for sweet cream butter and ripened cream butter, noting limited eastern demand and possible but small future interest. It cites the 39th Massachusetts report on farm mothers, contrasting grit with chic, and mentions Rev. Nott as a son of such a mother. It ends by noting cross bred cows for cheese and butter as a goal.
A rural column discusses dairy cattle crosses focusing on milk and meat traits, urging pure blood on sires and limited crossbreeding. It covers weather impacts on milk transport, cream skimming, and winter feeding, plus grain and straw storage methods and the best shock methods for grain stacks.
The article cites Cornell professor Roberts, John Boyd, and Professor Sheldon on warming water and feed for cows. It notes feed savings from 12 to 14 percent and milk flow increases around 25 percent, urging practical trials where fuel is cheap and highlighting palatability and digestibility of warmed feed. It cautions against overcooking and praises long standing silage use.
The weed persists in many Iowa fields and lodges in wheat time. Early spring plowing or hoeing can kill patches. mowing allows revival. A hoed crop helps, plowing alone is often insufficient. Salt or kerosene are ineffective. Regular weekly root cutting can eradicate in a season, though rarely done.
The article advises cutting straw while one third green to boost fodder quality and preserve grain. It notes cutting earlier preserves digestible fiber, prevents woody straw, improves nitrogen use for ear development, and argues for valuing straw alongside ripe grain rather than waiting for full ripeness.
A practical guide on stacking grain to shed rain, detailing methods for oats barley rye and wheat. It covers technique, worker movement, bundle handling, weight distribution, and wind protection to keep stacks efficient and durable.
Farmers advised to sow yellow or white turnips on land unsuitable for corn to stretch a short crop. Turnips fed with corn fodder boost cow milk and butter, with July sowing recommended. Emphasis on storage, frost resilience, and pairing with silage to weather the season.
Farmersburg Iowa asks about testing milk using corrosive sublimate and rose pink to preserve daily samples for two weeks. The method includes daily Gill milk samples in Mason jars marked with Bell City stove enamel, rotating sample to keep it mixed, and testing the whole batch later.
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