Iowa farmers urged to share ideas with editor
Farmers across Iowa are invited to send questions and thoughts to editor James Wilson in Ames. The piece argues Iowa will win more first class premiums at the World's Fair, stresses the value of homesteads, and urges practical farming methods, stock choices, and crop neglect cures.
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Ames
Iowa
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James R. Waltz
Opra Block
Ames, Lowa
Morton under fire from Grangers and the cabinet
The text criticizes Secretary Morton for overstepping as agriculture’s defender while addressing banking, railroads, and commerce. It argues farmers must discuss money and policy, urges better cattle breeding, and urges dairy and beef breeders to focus on quality and market aims. It notes World’s Fair visitors and European agricultural teachers, and contrasts town and country youths in pursuing farming careers.
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Middle States
Better Hog Breeding Through Mature Sow Stock
Farmers should breed from mature sows and limit litter nursing to two months to improve vigor and disease resistance. The article argues that continual breeding from young dams yields weak offspring, while using improved stock and proper feeding raises maturation and profitability.
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Iowa
Cattle prospects and pasture advice for Iowa farms
A reader from Shapy Grove, Iowa seeks advice to convert worn out land into meadow and pasture. The expert recommends sowing clover, pasture promotion, early clover seed, barley as helper crop, and avoiding exclusive corn and hog farming, with clover mixed with timothy as pasture and hay.
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Shapy Grove
Iowa
P. M. Sullivan
Seed corn selection and cultivation guidance
A Seed Corn column advises Iowa readers on selecting ears for seed to steer yield toward corn or fodder. It notes variation among varieties, and suggests choosing ears to fit latitude and desired ripening, with examples from King Phillips, New England corns, and sugar beet breeding as a model.
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Manet Rock
Iowa
New England
Vilmorin
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