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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1893
Page
4
Farm and stock column invites questions and ideas from farmer readers. Queries will be answered by the editor James Wilson in Ames Iowa.
The discussion argues that market prices should guide judging of dairy quality. It notes the Chicago cow test shows higher fat in milk increases cheese yield only up to a point, with fat and casein relationships varying around three to five percent.
An article on dairy testing discusses feeding cows by weight,examines pasture effects on three cows of equal age and breed, and argues that weight alone does not determine feed needs. It cites digestion, age, heredity, and milk history as key factors in determining nourishment.
The Farmers Home criticises the stock used in experiments noting the Massachusetts station sold finished stock for three and a half cents while those at Guelph sold for six. The paper argues for duty free Canadian cattle and suggests Ames Iowa stock is equal or superior to Smithfield England stock by the block test.
The text questions the fairness of a butter beef price test at the World's Fair battle of the breeds. It argues the test is proclaimed absolutely fair yet contested by critics who claim those in charge controlled the arrangements and outcome.
The piece notes Wall Street is pressuring gold and hindering crop movement as western depositories hide money hoping for a premium. Congress will keep currency at par with gold and attack on demonetizing silver is avoided. Minnesota wheat growers face delayed cash sales as banks guarantee payments, while farm prices dip but may have bottomed due to Europe’s smaller crop.
In Marble Rock Iowa on July 27 the article discusses weed control methods for artichokes Canada thistles and morning glories. It recommends August or September plowing as a step but stresses careful cultivation, hand hoeing, fencing hogs, and close pasturing with good cultivation to eradicate weeds. It notes keeping leaves from forming as the key to killing these plants.
The article argues it is practical to winter all Iowa stock on corn fodder with hay exported to abroad. It cites a $45 million hay value and notes labor and low income as barriers. It recalls past success when light days prompted corn feeding and wintering stock on corn fodder.
The article notes a 37 percent stalk value and urges selling hay to Europe amid labor shifts as Colorado draws idle miners. It praises corn knives and corn sleds for quicker shocks, advises large straight shocks tied and stored ready for use, and highlights the need to cut up and shock corn efficiently.
The article urges wheat farmers with little livestock to buy heifer calves from dairymen who cannot raise them. It argues one cow during lactation can yield four to five heifers, then steer calves for beef. With careful breeding and milking emphasis, farmers can convert wheat into sustainable income and maintain year round work.
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