Iowa farm notes urge practical dairy and road work
The Ames agricultural column answers reader queries on butter making, hay quality, and the value of terms like protein, urging common language with chemists. It notes the spring term opens February 27 and praises Iowa farmers and state stations for dairy, feed, and breeding research while discussing road building, horse power needs, barn design, and weather impacts on herd growth.
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Sevsj
McHugh
Iowa
Shehan Stephen A. Douglass
Vermont
Blue Grass
Chicago
Prof
Curtis
College Farm
Senator Vale
Wilson
Norton
Mr. Smith
Holy Writ
Kent
Weather harms barn values in a single season report
A historical note states that recommendations exist but weather extremes can wipe out the price of a barn within one season, underscoring risk to agricultural property from climate events.
Questions Answered on Hog Disease and Feed Ratios
Rural Iowa readers report losses from a suspected purple fever in Poland China hogs tied to a World’s Fair exposure. Discussion covers contagion risk, isolation, recovery, and best practices for purifying pens and water, with recommendations against moving pigs until complete recovery. Also included are detailed notes on winter hay feeding and grain rations for horses and colts, outlining daily amounts and weight-based percentages to maintain condition and growth.
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HumBo
Iowa
Poland
West
H. A. Kennedy
Traer
Taft & LO
Dairying tips from Norway Iowa on milk preservation
C F Crow explains keeping milk sweet with low temperatures and clean surroundings. He notes an average monthly test of four percent and emphasizes feeding cows with corn, hay, bran, oats, oil meal, and silage. Corn fodder with bran or mongels improves milk production.
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Iowa
N. Vann
Ess
Lowa
Eich
Norway
C.F. Crow
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