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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1892
Page
6
A farmer reader column discusses dairy cattle health manure management, pasture use, and crop planning. Advice covers avoiding manure pits, using liquid manure management, feeding oats with peas, early maturing oats, cutting hay for horses, and timely growth in lambs and colts with sheep and pig comparisons. The piece urges practical experiments and emphasizes timely forage, youth growth, and unity.
A farmer editor laments a misquote in agricultural prose claiming three-fourths f day is water after it is fit to mow away. The writer argues the proper phrase is three-fourths is dry matter and warns readers may misinterpret sloppy wording causing confusion among town farmers and less-informed contemporaries.
The article discusses feeding and management for piglets, stressing fence enclosures and yard paddocks. It questions Jersey milk vigor versus Shorthorn size, noting a mix of Jersey and Shorthorn traits with a focus on feed, breed habits, and large Jersey cows and bulls in Iowa raised on ample nutrition.
On the farm the sheep are used to clean up odd corners and grain fields. Lambs glean along paths and stubble fields with little damage to standing crops. Oats near harvest attract the flock, and old ewes and lambs benefit from fenced ranges.
A misty June in Iowa kept oats below normal while rain storms damaged fields. Harvesters worked hard as crops stood well headed, saved by favorable weather in parts, though yields remained uncertain across counties.
The author argues for minimal fencing while stressing movable barriers for farms. He notes oats fields feed spring pigs, calf value from cows grazed on wild land, and suggests dairies, ewes, and well bred young cows with good sires to optimize calf sales on hard-to-graze or wet lands.
The article argues for immediate fall plowing into frost with emphasis on stubble and sod lands. August plowing favored for faster decomposition, weed control, and pest reduction, while shallow furrows with disks replacing deep loosening are recommended to improve rotting and soil workability.
The article weighs saving ears alone versus ears and stalks in silos or shocks. It argues silage suits scarce labor or feeding milking cows, while shocks cost less when many stalks remain. It warns proper silo construction, dented corn, prompt filling, and covering with chaff or straw, noting waste in silos and that siloing can injure ears.
An exhortation on annual pasture overstock leading to forced sales. It notes overstocked acres drive many to sell amid crowded markets and poor stock, urging restraint and timing in selling well bred heirs. The piece frames seasonal pressure and mutual penalties among farmers for omitting care.
Farmers face drought risk as pastures fail and market prices rise. The piece argues growing a mid summer feed crop of oats and peas to fatten cattle and sustain dairy cows, suggesting sowing now for a middle of June cut, using acres to produce ten tons per field, and extending to hogs and horses. It emphasizes feeding strategy and early plowing, heavy manuring, and preserving breeding stock rather than selling at ranch prices.
August plowing gives the best fall benefits by allowing root and top decomposition for next crops. Plowing earlier in fall is better than later and sun exposure does not hurt the soil. There is no reliable way to remove red top from meadows. the recommended method is to plow and reseed, though it may not fully eradicate it. Red top makes good hay if cut early, and bluegrass sown with it can split the crop.
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