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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1893
Page
5
The note requests replies from readers and instructs to address the editor James Wilson at Ames Iowa. It references Stocklard and mentions previous readers without detailing events or dates.
A farm paper discusses grazing timing, grain crops, and cattle nutrition. It cites New England research on corn stover composition and suggests shredding stalks for cattle. It contrasts gluten meal versus corn meal in dairy cattle and notes butter production relies on corn in Iowa.
Farmers planning milk cows should feed heifer calves differently from beef bull calves. The steer calf gains with strong, early feeding and grain, while heifers for milking should grow with a full rib spread and bulkier rations focused on stomach fullness rather than concentrated feed. Overfeeding heifers risks reduced milking performance.
An analysis argues that selecting for milking animals supports fertility and meat yield. It warns that overfeeding reduces fecundity and that easy keepers bred for meat may lose fertility, urging breeders to use milking dam lines and sons of milkers to maintain both milk and meat traits. The text also notes climate and soil factors for clover and alfalfa in dry regions.
The piece warns against overemphasis on dairying as oleo replaces butter and the northwest shifts to dairy with risks of low prices. It argues for balanced farming in Iowa combining dairying and meat making, noting other regions over-rely on single crops and the need for varied, profitable farm activities.
Aupurn Iowa March 7 outlines pasture options for hogs including oats rye and peas. Peas or oats best for cutting feed while clover suits self-sustaining pastures. oil meal benefits depend on grass type and cost. best winter feeds include pea meal oil meal or bran with clover pasture in summer.
Iowa letter asks how and when to sow alfalfa and which soils suit it. Nordblom replies alfalfa needs deep water access. on dry lands red clover is preferable. Iowa soils mostly unfriendly to alfalfa. prairie soils suit clovers and fit into crop rotations.
Burt Iowa February 27. A reader argues white clover enhances pastures when sown with timothy and bluegrass, especially in hot dry spells. He notes clover loosens sod, boosts bluegrass, and suggests reseeding if grazing is too heavy, urging better soil protection and consistent pasture maintenance.
George Angus answers a reader from Burt Iowa on sowing Alsike clover and timothy, whether to mix with grain, seed rate per acre, harrowing timing, and avoiding oats with grass. He advises 4 to 8 pounds of clover per acre, sowing grasses alone, and not mixing two grains unless proven to mature together. He suggests cow feed methods using oats cut green with corn meal for milk.
Local farmers request guidance on the best cultivator for corn. A letter argues mellow soil and early, frequent cultivation using a common cultivator, noting large toothed tools may not outperform small toothed ones and that weed control and soil airiness drive the practice.
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