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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1917
Page
10
All communications for this department should be addressed to J F Upton in Winneganee Maine. For additional Farm and Home matter see page 11.
Former Maine Grange master G S Stetson of Greene voices strong support for the statewide road mill tax bill. He argues the plan funds trunk lines and market roads by a pay as you go approach, limits town maintenance costs, and safeguards agricultural interests while promoting road improvements across Maine.
Chancellor J. R. Day of Syracuse University told the New York Sheep Breeders Association meeting in Syracuse that agriculture should be added to school curriculums. He urged laboratories to study soil, expanded rural education, and cooperation to help farmers earn fair prices.
New York City milk considered below legal standard after skim milk is produced by removing cream then adding back a measured amount. Inspectors worry the practice shortchanges consumers by altering cream content and question legality of using separators on whole milk.
New England dairy agitation leads Waterville to form a milk producers association creating a central milk station. Each delivery team will serve a fixed route daily with no route duplication. The plan promises savings and marks a notable producer collaboration, awaiting practical results.
A veteran flock keeper argues that sheep are highly profitable and require minimal effort on a Maine experimental farm, contrasting them with other livestock. He notes owning more than 20 sheep previously and claims they bring steady returns with less hassle.
A man argues there is a lot of money in poultry and recalls investing heavily without taking profits. He adds that passion for the business, not just money, fuels success and applies to many ventures, though some may require less devotion.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports expanded sanitary control of milk in small cities across Illinois Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska and New England. The program aims to grow annually, improves cooling handling and storage, and prompts local authorities to adopt similar measures, while extending control of decomposed eggs and preventing spoiled shipments.
Mrs James A Tarr longtime Tops ham Grange member died last week after a lingering illness. She served as lecturer of her grange with zeal and efficiency and her activities will be affectionately remembered.
Dr. G. M. Twitchell of Auburn argues soil exhaustion from long-continued fertilizers can reduce virility of land. He urges increasing livestock to provide natural soil food and growing leguminous cover crops to be plowed under. Soil health relies on beneficial bacteria, fostered by barn manure and cover crops. Increasing livestock on farms, he says, will spark lasting agricultural prosperity.
The Maine Board of Agriculture advises on pig pricing and winter housing. It suggests selling fall pigs at four weeks old if unsold and wintering pigs only in good quarters to preserve value, noting pork prices are high and two dollar prices are too low.
Farmers should set clear prices by knowing the value of their goods. Don’t undercharge a small load of stove length hardwood when wood yards sell the same at higher rates. Determine worth by comparing market prices and your costs to avoid leaving money on the table.
In a speech before the American Bankers Association Milton W Harrison blamed the high cost of living on the lack of thrift among individuals. He cited estimates by Dr Eliot of Harvard suggesting 1915 spending on intoxicants tobacco jewelry chewing gum and similar needless items exceeded expenditures on food.
President F J Hagenbarth told the National Wool Growers Convention in Salt Lake City that the next census will show a 30 percent drop in sheep. He cited disease on eastern farms, hostile western laws, and future uncertainty as drivers of liquidation and a looming mutton shortage. He warned foreign wool competition will persist and a tariff may be needed to level the field. He described a world shift to near production and warned the industry rides a crest of prosperity amid tight wool supplies.
Local chapters of the New England Milk Producers Association held meetings across Sagadahoc County this week to organize the county group. Sessions were held in Richmond Bowdoinham Topsham West Bath Woolwich and Wiscasset with a county-wide gathering at West Bath Grange hall and another in Wiscasset scheduled for Friday.
A Maine column notes farm profits from dairy and forage, promotes home broom making, and discusses state funding requests. It cites George J. Jones of Turner with Jerseys earning a net profit of 92.64 per cow, and asks for $500 from the State treasury for Maine fruit show expenses and premiums. It also mentions skunk skin prices, the Maine Seed Improvement funding needs, and a Coffin resolution for poultry promotion grants of 1000 per year.
The note from Puck mocks a bachelor’s view on a wedding trip, joking about rotten weather and implying the bride or groom missed enjoyment due to poor conditions. The quip reflects gossip tone and social sniping.
A column surveys farming themes from profitability of sheep over dogs to the family garden as a growing trend. It notes Maine dairy losses, tampering with rural mailboxes, a 108 percent dividend in a New Jersey potato exchange, and gear for autos, seeds, and corn choices. It cites grain co-ops, birch wood prices, and a Mayfield to Bingham pulp-haul, plus a Maine University funding request and a Topsham Grange event.
Mrs. Fred Parks of Phippsburg, nearing quitting turkey raising, rekindles interest after reading Mrs. Guptill and Mrs. McFarland in the Independent. She plans to start with two turkeys and an extra tom to dispose of next season.
The Richmond Bee advocates creating a central market where farmers sell all produce for cash and market managers find ways to move goods without middlemen. The aim is higher farmer income, simpler selling, faster pay, and profits staying in local circulation.
The column reports on Marraseeket Grange in Freeport's 15th anniversary observance with Mrs. Patten and others. Frank S. Adams speaks while A. H. Donnell retires a debt note. It notes markets, poultry, and canning factory talks, local farmers gains and losses, and regional land sales including 8,000 acres in Allagash sold for 75000.
In a brief exchange Miss Effie expresses fondness for a sport as she speaks with Mr Scribner. The light dialogue captures a genteel tone and magazine-era courtesy.
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