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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1894
Page
4
Farmer queries dash across topics from sheep dips to cattle itch and mange remedies. Advice favors succulent feed for milk and growth, with emphasis on early grass, spring work, and butter or lard rubs for mange. Sugar beet farming and nonsaccharine sorghum are discussed, plus comments on weather work, beef and calf rearing, and dietary water content in feeds.
The speaker argues against forced requisition by bands and rail workers, warning that taking property destroys liberty. Farmers support charity but oppose confiscation, questioning how far such acts could extend and whether crossing Iowa legitimizes demanding goods. They insist a lawful, voluntary aid approach beats forceful taking.
In Waverly Iowa questions about managing two year old sows with ten piglets are discussed. The piece weighs the profitability of early versus late maturing hogs, emphasizes green feed and clover pastures, notes moisture in fodder, and covers heredity, dehorning, and reversion in breeding. It highlights importing strong bloodlines and breeding toward ideal animals for long term Iowa farming.
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