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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1892
Page
5
A farm column invites reader ideas addressed to Editor James Wilson Ames Iowa. Notes plantings mangels beets carrots pumpkins when land is ready and urges simple seed corn tests. It argues for clover to enrich soil and discusses mutton sheep and pricing of corn for dairy and growing stock.
The piece urges readers to express support to their editor or risk losing the column. It argues public interest will ensure continued writing and notes that grass grazing in June could reduce losses of young colts. It also advises Stallioneers to delay entry to favor reader interests.
Editors ponder whether Chicago dealers will secure potential profits by forwarding twenty five cent corn to feeders in the east or keep profits by feeding it locally. The question remains unsettled as cribs await decisions.
Those good farmers found in every neighborhood are scientific farmers applying matured judgment that is science. They may deny this, but it is the case and they are the best neighborhood instructors.
The excerpt argues that feeding cows grain rations until pasture fully recovers pays off, preventing milk flow drop. It warns that skipping grain may reduce milk production during the summer as pasture comes back.
Iowa farmers are rapidly learning about soils and conditions to boost yields each year. Deep plowing, better seed beds, and improved stock are emphasized as livestock imports have restrictions. Rain and wet springs will favor oats barley and wheat, while corn may suffer in dry spells.
An article discusses proper drainage methods for farms, emphasizing deep fall and clay protection to prevent silt buildup. It compares cattle breeds, favoring milking cows with beef qualities, cautioning against all milk or all beef extremes, and notes Iowa’s naturally large cattle due to fertile soil.
An Iowa farmer argues dairying prospers when cows feed on farm produced grasses and grains. He claims Iowa conditions beat eastern states, with corn as the mainstay and all elements grown cheaply on the farm, boosting butter quality and production.
A discussion on Gov. Hoards special dairying plan in Iowa asks if 75 Jersey cows on many farms can be supported by seven milkers per herd. Authors warn of a manpower shortage, noting typical 160 acre farms would misfire in supplying enough milking labor statewide.
A reader seeks guidance on improving cows with full blooded dairy beef breeds. The piece analyzes suitability of Shorthorn, Red Polls, Holstein, and Ayrshire for Iowa soils, compares milk and beef traits, and discusses dairy farming trends, labor needs, and regional differences among Iowa, Wisconsin, and Dakota farming practices.
Advice for farmers on delaying planting and drainage. Emphasizes using tile drainage, timing tillage to June, and managing water to protect timothy and grasses. Notes corn fields require different treatment in dry seasons and urges conserving moisture through evaporation control.
The text argues for delaying colts to June to match grazing after mares have grassed and stresses improved early grass nutrition. It notes five years of surface nitrogen storage due to limited rains, leading to unusually fertile surface soil and greater leaching after heavy rains, with moisture not yet reaching deeper drainage.
Two Tartar princes near Astrakan face a serious case after raiding a Russian landowner and taking booty. Their father and grandfather refuse to testify against them and choose to die, while the princes must answer in court. The piece contrasts harsh Moorish traditions with modern law and includes a contrasting anecdote about a penniless worker unable to buy a lemon for a dying husband, highlighting the value of small coins.
Cape Colony diamonds feature in a major display at the mines exhibit. De Beers will show stages from pulverizing blue earth for washing to finished stones, with hundreds of tons of raw and unpolished material, a washing plant, and erododolite in view.
California poet Fred Emerson Brooks met Gen. Sherman in San Francisco and sought to adapt the march to the sea into verse in the style of Sheridan's Ride. Sherman urged him to keep to the fame of Read's poem and allowed the idea. Brooks wrote and read the poem at Memorial Day exercises in Boston where Sherman attended the year before his death.
A convalescent woman in a grim tenement recalls hardship and rumors of a husband’s infidelity. She mentions struggle with coal shortages and fragile comfort, while distant memories of better days contrast with current poverty and unwanted visitors.
Two Frenchmen agreed to a duel in the air over a contested preference by Mile Threvet. Each pilot launched near half a mile high and fired at identical balloons. One shot missed. the other struck the rival balloon, causing its collapse and the deaths of the two occupants in the car.
In a Virginia plant a iron plate and a Bessemer steel plate were buried in a moist loam mix with soda salts. After 32 days iron lost 0.84 percent and steel 0.73 percent. after 28 more days iron lost 2.06 percent and steel 1.79 percent, showing steel resists corrosion slightly better in this test.
The Mexican pulque is described as the worst drink on earth. It is the juice of a tree, tasting like spruce beer at first, but after fermentation it becomes extremely intoxicating with a putrid smell. An American cannot drink it without holding his nose and will stay drunk longer than with any other beverage.
In New Zealand the Rev Hugh Price Hughes insists his M A should appear after his name. A deacon read aloud a notice saying the pulpit would be occupied by the Rev Hugh Price Hughs Ma on Sunday. He quipped the old lady would deliver a telling discourse.
Bobby and Harry, aged 8 and 9, arrive late from school. Their mother asks why. Bobby, the usual spokesman, explains they stopped to watch two boys fight, revealing he was one of the fighters with his brother Harry second.
Local church notices list Methodist Episcopal Baptist Congregational United Brethren Christian names and service times. Pastors R W Smith T M Rickman F J Douglass Byron Clark J K Hester appointed with Sunday schools and midweek prayers noted.
The document lists city officers Parley Sheldon Maxwell Maxwell and Chamberlain with several names. It names councilmen G H Maxwell M K Smith John Lanning L M Bosworth H M Templeton and James Hutchinson among others.
G A Underwood attorney and counselor at law operates in all Iowa state courts and U S District Court for the District of Iowa. His office is located over Union National Bank in Ames Iowa.
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