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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1894
Page
4
A discussion from the Ames area urges readers to examine animals for parasites and notes sheep numbers in Britain versus locals. It critiques sterilizing milk, praises manure use, and reports on railway earnings, farm institutes, and grain feeding's farm economy benefits.
The piece notes Maryland seed grain use in manure piles to enrich feed for Western steers and nurture early maturing stock. It cites Eastern stations efficiency of 80 percent nutrient uptake and describes sowing grass seed in Iowa. Senator Bishop of Sioux County recommends using a roller to firm seed beds to improve stands and drought resistance.
A vivid column from Des Moines rails at dog skin gloves yet praises industrial diversification in Iowa. It notes Mr Bennett of Tripoli and farm writer John Downie visiting a glove factory, with high school girls sewing gloves earning fifty to sixty dollars monthly. Dog skins loom from pug to bulldog, supplying hides for fashion while labor is celebrated and rural roots praised. Dog harvest season nears as northern winds approach.
A correspondent argues for corn and clover to maximize hog feed in northwestern Iowa after flax, with oats or barley for school meals. New Iowa lands require earlier, deeper planting and thorough uppersoil cultivation to form a soil mulch. without this, poor germination and low yields follow.
Farmers are advised to sow clover early to establish a moisture conserving root system before drought. Deeply cover in new soils, with two to three inches, and avoid nurse crops. Thin barley or oats preferred, with early sowing and cultivation for good stands and future grazing.
Letters discuss feeds for hogs comparing corn and wheat pricing and outcomes. Corn favors flesh formation and fattening, while wheat favors growth and bacon fat limits, with considerations of market prices, feeding methods, and mixed rations for different hog goals.
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