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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1892
Page
5
Readers are invited to send ideas and questions to the editor James Wilson at Ames Iowa for the farm and stock yard column. Queries will be answered.
Rural guidance weighs feeding, weather, and markets to raise beef and fatten livestock profitably. Emphasizes water access, gradual feeding, corn preconditioning, silos debate, and prudent stock choices for horse, sheep, hog, and cattle production. Mentions wheat prices, bran inquiry, cheese fat loss reduction, and market abroad for American meat.
At the Ames dairy convention visiting dairymen tested skim milk and buttermilk in the college creamery finding no fat in skim milk and about 0.1 percent in buttermilk. Minnesota experiments show barley feeding yields more gain than corn for pigs and barley and oats offer valuable feeding insights for farmers. The piece notes milk cleanliness aims, barley analysis interest, and attitudes toward tariff changes and McKinley bill features.
The piece contrasts farmer opinions on calf raising and calf economics, noting a small outspoken minority opposes calf development while the majority favor calves for dairy and beef. It argues the public voice will reveal who acted wisely.
The article argues feed duration ties to growth stage and animal maturity. It stresses weighing animals to gauge performance, warns against overfeeding, and links breeding quality to digestion and gains. It advises testing gains in the feed yard and using proven breeders to sustain profit.
Discussion covers hog housing with earth floors and cement floor options plus cleaning and disinfection needs. It also reports on dairy cow feeding showing clover improves milk quality and quantity and notes differences in feeding for steers versus cows and the value of diversified forage.
Discussion urges odor control in barns with cistern or absorption methods. Emphasizes avoiding winter manure storage, pushing young colts to grow strong with succulent feeds like oats and barley, and matching feeding to market demand for heavy stylish horses. Exercise complements growth, aiming to resist disease and ensure profitable prices.
The article urges using disinfectants and whitewash inside stock barns for sanitation and appearance. It notes wintering methods are changing and stresses a clean, comfortable, and odor-free stable to maintain animal appetite, prevent losses, and improve farm profitability.
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