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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1917
Page
10
The entry records a hot day, fatigue from travel, and scarce meals, with notes on ice water, cold egg nog, and lingering peanuts. It then shifts to comments on weather, farming prices, and a brief rural-economic update including seed corn prices and a fluoride treatment for poultry lice.
Kennebec County agent A L Deerins argues labor costs dominate milk production expenses. He notes overfeeding and barn water access waste. lowering labor, replacing feeds, and using silage and clover hay can cut grain costs. He says choose efficient cows and balanced rations, and Maine grain self sufficiency remains unlikely.
A short farmers note argues every gardener should have a straw berry bed at home and hints at practical tips to come. The piece sets up a practical gardening discussion without finishing the thought.
100 head of rejected war horses to be sold at private sale weighing 1090 to 1400 pounds. Acclimated, broke and ready for immediate use. Horses and prices to suit everybody. Apply to Patrick Ward, Manager, Stock Yards, Yarmouth Junction, Maine.
Orono poultry expert Prof William C Monahan warns that close damp filthy houses reduce egg production and fowl vitality. He urges open fronts for sun light air and mite control with south facing openings covered by chicken wire and optional muslin or glass windows for better illumination.
Herbert Crosby of Dromore Grange Maine tests sweet corn varieties Early Minnesota and Crosby received through the Grange secretary. He reports 96 percent germination with 48 thriving sprouts from 50 kernels in favorable warmth and moisture.
Brunswick civic leader E A Rogers notes that every new automobile owner adds to the growing chorus demanding improved roads as a public expense and regional priority.
An article reflects on farmers buying produce rather than growing it, notes insect and disease pressures on apple trees, and urges roadside land care. It mentions Ohio allocating 200000 for a new coliseum for the National Dairy Show in Columbus next October and comments on egg storage and price cycles.
The article notes high wool and clothing demand boosting prices, a Maine farmer shows off a pure bred Percheron stallion at Elmhurst Farm Bath, and Canadian homesteads lure Americans. It mentions hay costs at $16 a ton in Lewiston and growing need for livestock as farm costs rise.
The Springfield Federal Land Bank reports a flat interest rate of five percent on loans to farmers. Borrowers may obtain up to 50 percent of land value plus 20 percent of insured improvements, with 5 to 40 year terms. Groups of ten or more borrow from $20,000 up, with individual loan limits sought at $25,000 if Congress increases it.
A collection of brief observations from Maine and nearby states. Notes on focusing one task at a time, seasonal labor in Maine and citrus work in the South, capital challenges in farming, upcoming letters from Mrs. W. T. Guptill on turkey raising, and suggestions on woodpiles beans and painting carts. Mentions Arthur Utecht of Topsham.
The article compares Maine and Wisconsin bean yields noting 35 bushels per acre in Maine versus 12 in Wisconsin. It extols sulky plows, Dorset sheep for double lamb crops, and grazing value of old orchards while urging planning, oats and barley as important Maine crops.
A New York committee reports that dogs are decimating the state's sheep, with numbers dropping from about 5.5 million in 1870 to under 500,000 now. It notes more uncultivated land, proposes a dog tax of 3 to 5 dollars annually, kennel tax of 15 dollars, and allows death for unlicensed dogs found at large with a five dollar bounty paid by the state.
Mrs. Ella Stockman of Auburn writes bee articles in the Maine Farmer praising a one frame observation hive. The glass sided hive sits by a window with a sash opening so bees cannot escape while observers watch at length and learn bee habits.
The Grange, a major farmers organization, champions brotherly love and a richer country life through education, social activity, and material progress. Members and those in country life report tangible benefits from its influence on education, social ties, and local advancement.
An Experiment Station bulletin argues the country church can revive and become a vital social and economic force in its community. It outlines methods to breathe life into rural congregations and enhance local life.
A food column offers a method to make a spinach onion bread soup using spinach onions stale bread and skim milk. It notes farmers in Maine lack spinach seasonally and proposes substituting onions and potatoes run through a chopper to salvage a tasty dish.
Feeding crops is compared to rearing livestock with emphasis on early growth. The text argues that initial flesh loss in calves and similar stock leads to costly recovery and poorer maturation, while ample feed and proper plant nutrients help plants outpace weeds resist disease and reach maturity efficiently.
The Skin eS Ot Reporter notes Fred Steele considered a purchase at Branch Farm but instead bought a Chev ewe sheep. The price of the animal was only slightly different from that of a ram, reflecting a minimal difference in cost between the two livestock options.
A government bulletin suggests a cereal puddling method using half a cup of cereal, half a cup of sugar, and three cupfuls or more of skim milk. Cook in a double boiler until thick and rich in protein. Thin puddings can replace cream on baked apples and similar dishes.
The article discusses sweet corn profitability for farmers near town markets. It highlights Golden Bantam as the prized yellow variety and notes a shift in buyer preference toward white corn while common yellow field corn is not sweet and unsuitable for market unless eaten green on non sweet corn farms.
The silk petticoat chain letter remains active. If you receive one offering a free petticoat to anyone making five copies, report it to your postmaster.
Herbert Myrick of Springfield Massachusetts publisher of agricultural periodicals and promoter of stock selling schemes sues the Rural New Yorker for 750000 in a libel action.
Prof Osler of the University of Maine says the hay crop is the most valuable but most neglected in Maine. Yields range from less than one ton to up to four tons per acre, with some farms producing two or three tons while the state average lags behind the nation at 1.1 tons per acre.
A call to keep and reread the Farm Department pages of the Indepen dent, urging readers to save the papers for future reference and use.
Boston shoppers pay 11 cents per quart for milk since April 1. Farmers receive a 1 percent price increase over last summer, reflecting higher dairy costs.
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