The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-09
Roots for Iowa Stock.


49, IN an address said: The questl:ns
are prominent whether we can in'in-
t,;n the excellence Of imported ahlhals
without roots and whether pef1ecI
hoo,tb can be maintained easily " IN
out them in winter, and what can De
most readily and proftably grown 10
keen dairy COWS in milk during lep-
tomher and October drouths, sucf' Dis
,,,o had last fall. In order that the
CORNERS of Iowa might get some 1"cts
regarding root growing, we nave nee'
orou,;no different kinds during the two
2 wears we have been at Ames. la4uns
/ was rife whether the state coulo ~"
= sugar beets proftably. We have gro Hh
two crops under rigid rule and care'ul
e note-taking, and finl9 that the aver sc
= nov cont Of sugar in the beet was l4'l4'
: that the average tonnage per acre vas
st % that the highest tonnage per acre was
e % that clay soils give the highest per
cont Of sugar, that subsoiling gave the
re best shaped beets, that early piahe.rs
as &c overv way better, and that no 1er'u-
re izor we could buy gave us any benefit
RS We have had most success anu pl va.
ne from growing mangles for stock. lnss
he are healthy, hardy and yield we'll. my
,ro valuable for COWS, keep we'll, anu
49, are very acceptable to cattle VI an
Kinds The harder varieties OF turhiVs
are good for stock, but seem TO De liaI .
n insect ravages and do not uniformly
RS. oive the amount of feed per acre thaC
'is) mane]es do. The yellow turnlps so"h
in the fall on early potato ground or
nj IN early fall blowing, for early "lh.e
l fooding are valuable. BY care1uils
on, nrenaring new land in the IAN anu
the n1anting early we can grow the ni'n'
YER e,o with very little hand labor, ana VT
at oro convinced that it can be prohtapAS
the Given a. place in the Iowa farm System
TRY ~ o,,
tho Too Much Corn Fed.-People mor'
and more are demanding bacon ah'
homs that have not too much tat o.
ulty them. They want meat thaI has soo
rom nronortion of lean. We have nollce
the n the great butcher shops OF Cnlcas
hem .hot tho dealers have the hardest wor
abit y. oo+ rid Of the fat pork. This exces
riot s;uo fatness comes from feeding TO
pre- ouch corn. People think that 1t MAKE
rule M difference in selling hogs, Dut u
have market generally is affected. "n
wakes Irish bacon the best IN u
ID by world if it be not the food upon "hl'
rmer tha hogs are grown? Not having
tn it, Wv ~ indian corn, the Irish do u
hem go, themselves obliged to feed IL
'neS together.
J., nor
hers, Market Demands Lighter Hogs
Is. r,,oro was time when the market .
con- .ho ton nrices for heavy hogs, hogs u
ckens .n o,ahed between 800 and 400 poun
talk hut that day has gone forever. In
Pure has been a gradual decline 'hrousl
Venty- long series of years till now III 'he "
ckens, q 25o pound hog and in the east even
1895; 1ou &C 15O pound hog is the KIND
nd, II handed. This is to the advantage
The feeder, for he can produce that
- hog at less price. 1t is to the
'e".oa vantage Of the consumer because II
y and 80 ,,o+tino the lean meat he wa
red by sufei VI e0~
;timate ..oa c+ates Cavalry Horse
There are about 1000 horses in
poultry I rne.H ctotes cavalry service. They
It rates onls. Sasod at from 1925 to 5000 e
IS, just pui.na' saos Tho nrice 20 beyond
arming. oe'uon a;rootion A gelding is
ON the II ei,n.. .o .hot Glands a show OF
lex has onis lIo ond he must be very pc
poultry a'' 81, nn;nts Five years is abou
,me one III an 49,, 600 unless tine ANNA
lickens, ii u ..a,od exceptionally well.
r flocks oe'1 ---
nd that Name for IT.
in prac- ;r;rsed /
! to de- yindpipe,,' sa!a ul! ~ h;ovc,e,s
poultry What on earn ,,,, 10