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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1892
Page
6
The article outlines farming notes on sowing clover peas oats and corn to feed livestock in Iowa. It warns against letting pigs roam before ground warms and discusses bluegrass as permanent pasture, drought effects on grass, and pest issues like cutworms and squirrels seeking fallen grain.
The gardener should plow early in the fall to curb cutworm and squirrel damage and keep vegetation down during the moths egg laying period. He will not select a bare fallow.
Farmers will keep stockers on the farms until maturity instead of sending them to Chicago cold storage. A previous flood along Wolf creek washed waters over the bottoms for two weeks, killing clover and timothy. When waters receded, bluegrass quickly covered the ground and clover seeds survived, with white and red clover growing the next year.
Surface draining can prevent water spread on bottoms and save grazing and mowing land. Blue grass thrives where water drains quickly. prolonged moisture kills useful vegetation for farmers.
The essay recalls old harvests when May wet cold spells halted corn growth and rotted poor seed. This spring saw a wet spell before planting. If June turns warm as usual, corn can gain heat and reach a normal crop after five years of change.
The author notes dairy topics will focus on cow welfare and feeding, not just milk handling. J P Roberts cites manure values with sheep manure at 4.00 and cow manure at 230, questioning why sheep manure is valued higher given similar feed intake and digestion.
The Nova Scotia experimental farm reports clover yields of 1109 pounds of hay from 50 pounds seed per acre and 893 pounds from 25 pounds, noting this is the heaviest seeding read and suggesting eight pounds per acre may perform better depending on soil and season. Trial precedes work.
The writer discusses seed depth, preparation, and cover crops, arguing clover is a catch crop not a full-season staple. They note Holstein cows yield high milk with low fat, speculate on grain rations, and warn small fat losses in dairy byproducts greatly affect profitability.
The article argues corn as the best butter basis with beets and turnips as supplements and notes beets are less harmful than turnips or potatoes. It criticizes Klinefelter overviews and defends local farmers’ institute workers who volunteered, urging cooperation and proper use of legislature funds to support new staff without conflict.
A Brookyn Iowa reader asks about a twelve week dairy course starting December 1. The article notes Iowa pioneers selling out or renting, newcomers buying farms, and women increasingly joining farm work, including milking and butter making, with a push to educate women as strong agricultural partners and leaders.
Our correspondent could run a dairy after a winter’s instruction or wait longer if desired. Expense covers only board and $2 room rent. Numerous creameries in Iowa seek capable men. we recommend those who know their business.
The piece notes summer dairying yields higher profits due to cheaper grass feed, with cows fed well in winter performing better and Iowa benefiting from abundant pastures. It urges better cow breeding, feed, milk care, and market prices to secure a rosy outlook for Iowa farmers.
A Wayback Valley visitor joins a Wall Street cousin in town for a social visit. The rural guest sees a telephone and is shown how it works by the broker as a device to talk with Harlem. The cousin relays a misinterpreted reply from the wife, ending with a humorous miscommunication about dinner.
A tale describes rats building a fortress of toy o spines around their burrow. The fortification blocks a rattlesnake’s approach as the snake attempts to cross but is forced to retreat. Rats, led by a sentinel, exploit the dangerous barrier to defend their nest.
Mr Jephson, a trusted Emin expedition lieutenant, believes Central Africa offers commercial promise. He cites tobacco and especially cotton as staple crops, notes Emin Pasha’s cotton success, and argues Uganda could grow quality cotton to free England from imports. He backs a Victoria Nyanza railway, noting current transport costs from coast to the lake are five times cloth value.
A nectarine is a peach with smooth skin but is rarely grown due to heavier insect attacks. The fruit often suffers from fatal cures, though jarring the tree during ripening can reduce damage. Under glass, nectarines reach great perfection, with hothouse vines along walls and roof creating a striking display.
No chemist has produced brighter colors than those by Maine Indian basketmakers. They use ash logs for most material, maple for rims and handles, sweet grass from salt marshes for fragrance, and natural dyes from alder, birch, cedar, sumach, and maple bark to yield red, green, yellow, and purple hues. Lazily, logwood is used for black, redwood for ced, and rustic for yellow.
In Oxford County Maine communities rely on spool production as the main activity. Mills tap vast birch forests to supply timber for spools. hundreds of thousands of feet of logs are sawn into spool timber each year, sustaining local employment and industry.
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