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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1892
Page
5
Sarm and Stockhard invite former readers to submit ideas and questions. Queries will be answered. Address to the Editor James Wilson Ames Iowa.
The report notes per acre corn yields from Kansas soil parts, butter costs at 4 dollars for flour 40 dollars per person, and 957,654 pounds of butter and 4,515,005 pounds of cheese exported last month versus 579,796 pounds of butter and 2,456,021 pounds of cheese a year earlier. Wisconsin leads with skim standards while other states lag.
The 1891 secretary of agriculture report notes free hides suppress cattle prices and argues for protection of home industry. While some push early hog maturity, the piece urges longer grazing and less emphasis on fat pork and lard, favoring red meat.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington lists wages with board across regions. Eastern States 17.50, Middle States 1841, Southern States 21.60, Western States 19.21, Pacific States 14.56. Western wages appear a touch low though within farm labor ranges.
Lily Flag, a Jersey cow, completed a year of dairy work producing 10,954.03 pounds of milk which yielded 1,047 pounds of butter. Her lineage as a milker and her four gallons corn meal four gallons ground oats two gallons wheat bran one and one half gallons oli meal and four pounds clover daily indicate heavy feeding.
Miss Kate Sessions argues California needs better roads despite plenty of colleges and libraries. She says nations have more colleges than teachers and warns of a shortage of industrial education for workers.
The Iowa station bulletin explains a method to prepare kerosene emulsion by dissolving half a pound of hard soap in a gallon of water, boiling, then adding two gallons of kerosene off the fire and briskly agitating to produce a creamy frothy mass that can be diluted with water without oil separating.
A period of intense study and writing on farming across lands marks a shift as farmers gain unprecedented attention from legislators. Bright young minds pursue agricultural knowledge, hinting at lasting growth and hope for the sector’s future.
The Grange in New England seeks access to agricultural college funds after classical colleges have claimed the grants. The push centers on educating young farmers and securing suitable instructors. The debate emphasizes creating room for agricultural education within Congress designed colleges.
The article discusses pasture capacity per acre for grazing cattle, noting that one acre may feed a mature cow on well‑drained land with good grasses, while poorly drained or fence‑off slough lands yield little. It emphasizes drainage, grass vigor, and soil conditions as decisive for stocking.
The Ames creamery heats skim milk to 160 degrees to pasteurize and keep it sweet for calves after milking. This method avoids feeding full milk, prevents calf losses, and allows using oil meal while calves grow, with milk heated again before later feeds.
The speaker argues voters should consider workers’ interests over party loyalty and urges candidates to address tariff reciprocity silver and farmer relief. They press for action against trusts and packers and demand candor from politicians with explicit questions: will you work for reform yes or no?
Judging average town lands by the college farm, the State reports fairly good corn prospects. Uplands were planted May 10–20, a low bottom delayed until early June then finished by the 10th, with twenty acres to millet. Rolling prairies were mostly planted in May, and late May plantings on new tame grass sod may still yield a crop if heat is ample.
The article notes a Kentucky machine that frees blue grass seed from standing grass without cutting, enabling saving seed at low cost. Iowa saves little seed. demand grows in the West. Seed costs rise to two dollars per fourteen pounds in chaff, yet can be saved for ten cents a bushel with better methods. Careful harvesting could boost farmers' incomes through broader sales.
The piece notes a lean dairy year with low butter and cheese costs due to a cheap market in the East and Iowa benefits. It warns that storage and winter costs require careful planning, urging continued dairy activity as calves and pigs are raised and feed costs drop. Temperatures and ice logistics are crucial to maintain quality.
Data from 17 patrons shows fat percentages from 2.30 to 4.90 with pounds of butter fat used to compute pay. The note argues fairness requires measuring milk volume per cow, warns against overvaluing high fat with low yield, and questions wholesale culling based on fat percentage alone.
The piece argues that mid sized farms profit from mixing milk calves and beef while specialists, especially small dairymen, resist broader farming methods. It claims few farmers can sustain extensive dairy herds and emphasizes economic feeding with cows producing calves and steers underpinning prairie agriculture.
A farm writer analyzes a cloud of deceptive tree salesmen across northern Iowa peddling Nebraska grown fruit trees. He warns buyers to consult horticultural societies, scrutinize motives, and distinguish honest nurseries from liars who use flattery and tailored lies to extract money.
Bulletin No 17 from the Iowa station reports feeding experiments with four cows on raw beets or raw potatoes. Beets at twenty pounds daily produced high grade butter. twenty pounds beet feeding kept colorless butter absent. potatoes at ten pounds daily reduced butter grade and kept color and keeping quality poor. Potatoes up to fifty pounds daily were refused over time. beets were eaten readily while cows increased intake.
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