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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1892
Page
6
In Ames Iowa readers are invited to send questions to Editor James Wilson about farm topics. The piece discusses feeding value of crops like red clover on blue grass lands and notes that feed can influence milk fat. It compares butter fat percentages and dairy and beef merits of cow breeds, stressing practical farming over specialization.
A report from Ames notes Turkish red winter wheat outperforming other varieties on station grounds. The variety proves as hardy as rye and may yield about forty bushels per acre despite a weak germination and thin spring stand. Farmers are encouraged to consider profitable winter wheat cultivation.
Washington officials widen crop estimates while Iowa work is led by Professor Sage using census data and common sense. The Breeder's Gazette debate questions heavy draft horses for farming but defenders argue they are essential for sod plowing in September and the gear needed to harness many horses.
A Toronto seedsman visited Ames college to source Turkish red winter wheat now grown in southern Iowa. He purchased substantial stock for Canada, while Ames operations showcase a 600 pound daily butter output and a forthcoming cheese annex. Iowa swine breeders note a short spring pig crop and advise hog housing. Corn planting dates and soil conditioning dominate farm guidance from sixty nine U S experiment stations.
The article argues that immigration and natural growth will not starve land access as farms in Iowa remain affordable and profitable. It notes that tenant farming can be more successful than owning homesteads in new regions, cites Prof. Kent and Iowa Station Bulletin No. 17 on feeding sows and shoats, and concludes winter feeding is profitable but less so than summer feeding with eventual peak prices guiding sale of hogs.
Years ago Merino owners argued sheep should be kept for a special purpose. Since then the breed has developed high quality Merinos useful for both wool and mutton. One line remains pure bred but bred away from yolk, making a fine wool sheep and a better mutgon.
Bulletin No. 17 reports on Iowa state station trials feeding full milk and skim milk to stock. Milk boosted calf growth and cow yield, while stopping feeding reduced output. skim milk valued as by product for calves and pigs, with potential use for other animals at Ames.
Prof. Shaw argues in Breeder's Gazette that many dairy breeds such as Ayrshires Guernseys Jerseys Alderneys and Holsteins can also serve beef purposes with proper selection. He warns heavy pastures will fatten cattle and notes dairy breeds adapted to grainless systems may shift toward beef traits when land and feeding change.
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