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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1892
Page
5
The article urges prudent farm practices including mixed fodder with skim milk for calves, timely corn cutting, housing and feeding hogs with varied grains, and using silage cautiously. It highlights Prof Sanborns bulletin on hay quality, warns against overreliance on corn for hogs, and advises daily sheep checks and selective culling to optimize profits.
An Iowa dairy education lesson contrasts Danish factory butter with Irish family butter, praising uniform factory processes and creamery training. It notes Ames creamery success, Iowa farmer organization, and the cow as the key to prosperity, urging Irish makers to move to Iowa for better equipment and outcomes.
For twenty five years we have built corn shocks solid from the ground up with 144 bills in a shock. We defend the method against criticism and explain proper construction. A four gallon shock leaves space for snow. drying can injure if not built right. When shocks lose weight, station reports may reflect faulty construction. Start by laying the first armfall flat on a hill then lean the next until all hills form the shock. Proper wedging prevents wind collapse and keeps corn standing.
The article urges economy in feeding during a 2/3 corn crop with ample hay for wintering and higher corn prices. It recommends balancing corn with oats, oil meal, and clover hay, restricting waste, and prioritizing prompt gaining feeders. It also outlines organizing winter institutes with homegrown talent, involvement of women and youth, and keeping Minutes for editors.
A reader asks how experiment station bulletins are distributed. The Iowa station issues a quarterly bulletin of 15,000 copies for farmers and feeders, sent to those who request them with no refusals. About 14,000 names are on the list, with 1,000 copies remaining to be sent to applicants who ask.
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