Turkey Association What One Woman Has Done 200 Turkeys With Out One Lost
Mrs Guptill describes the founding of the New England Turkey Breeders Association during 1916 1917 events in Boston Amherst and Concord Massachusetts. Miss Mahaney leads efforts to raise turkeys with demonstrations from Professor Graham and a focus on practice and knowledge sharing amid disease challenges and legal protections.
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Boston
Mechanics Hall
Association
Turkey Park
Concord
Mass
Miss Mahaney
New England
Maine
Bitter Milk Discussed By Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
At a Sagadahoc Pomona Grange meeting E C Patten of Topsham explained bitter milk arises in winter from cows in late lactation and slow cream separation. He said overworked churns or late fresh milk contribute bitterness, which tends to fade after winter.
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Sagadaho
Pomona Grange
E. C. Patten
Topsham
Railroads blamed as boycott hurts Maine farmers
A letter from EK A Rogers of Brunswick in the Maine Farmer argues the Portland Housewives League worsens farmer losses by boycotting a Maine potato product. The writer cites railroad mismanagement and express rates, recounting peach crop losses in New Jersey and urging action against perceived transport profiteering. He warns that railroads and express firms profit from perishable goods while farmers bear the costs. He also notes cabbage club root and a recommended lime treatment of five bushels per acre.
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Maine
EK. A. Rogers
Brunswick
Maine Department of Agriculture
Portland Housewives’ League
Housewives’ League
New Jersey
Binghamton
N. Y
Express
Bordentown
N. J
Farm hostess serves farm produced suppers to party guests
Mrs. Charles Moseley of Freeport offers home cooked suppers on the Portland road between Brunswick and Freeport. Mustard Seed Club members from Brunswick enjoyed a menu of soup chicken pie cold meat and ice cream, with nearly all items produced on the farm. The piece notes the gain of good retail prices for farm products once supplied by Sagadahoc Pomona Grange.
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Charles Moseley
Freeport
Portland Road
Brunswick
Mustard Seed Club
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Youth’s Companion and the Search for the Reason
A fragmented note questions the motive behind map aversion and hints at personal accountability. It interweaves the idea of being the cause or the reader’s influence on the map's appeal, suggesting introspection on why some readers resist certain navigational aids.
Maine Sweet Corn and Rural Factory Labor in Fryeburg
In Fryeburg Oxford County Maine B Walker McKeen notes in the Rural New Yorker that sweet corn farming grew before canning machinery. Husked corn was cut from cobs by a mixed workforce onto trays, with factory operations now largely automated except for the cutters.
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Fryeburg
Oxford County
B. Walker McKeen
New Yorker
Early Pigs and Pasture Practices for Spring Sowings
The article stresses early sowing of oats and rape for spring hog pasture and fall rye for the earliest spring pasture. It warns against neglecting sows with litters for three to four days after farrowing, noting risks of dead pigs if boars or other pigs are ingested and emphasizing attentive care to prevent losses amid rising pork prices.
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BE. Y. Shaw
Topsham
O.N.C
The Hay Problem and Quick Potatoes Boiling Tip
A farmer faces hay storage and stock challenges as cattle prices rise in Maine. With hay in surplus and markets weak, options include baling old hay for storage or waiting for prices to improve. The piece ends with a quick method to bake potatoes by boiling then finishing in a hot oven.
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Maine
Farmers urged to form National Farm Loan Association
In Sagadahoc County farmers are urged to organize a National Farm Loan Association to benefit from the Federal Farm Loan Act. Blocks and instructions have been received from the Federal Farm Loan Bureau and interested farmers should contact Z. W. Hyde, President, Bath Chamber of Commerce, at once.
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Sagadahoc
National Farm Loan Association
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Nhate
Z. W. Hyde
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Yellow Eye Beans Practice From Topsham Letter
A letter from A G Utecht in Topsham Maine dated February 14 1917 describes growing yellow eye beans. He notes dairy farming as his specialty but reports success with old fashioned bean methods using barn dressing or hen house litter, yielding 35 bushels per acre over five years and advice against commercial fertilizer. He values straw dressing and traditional cultivation.
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Topsham
Upton
A. G. Utecht
The Bean Crop and Farm News From Bowdoinham
Beans command attention as prices rise and planting plans begin in spring. W B Kendall recalls a 40 acre bean trial spoiled by relentless rain, while Arthur G Utecht and E S Edgecomb report strong yellow eye beans. Fire wiped out 40000 barrels of Aroostook potatoes. advice ranges from regular egg marketing to outdoor walks and poultry feed tips.
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W. B. Kendall
Bowdeinham
Kendall
Arthur G. Utecht
Topsham
E. S. Edgecomb
Bowdoinham
Dora Frisbee
Phippsburg
Florida
Maine
Scrapple Recipe from Rural New Yorker
The Rural New Yorker describes a Philadelphia scrapple method using a cleaned hogs head boiled until meat loosens, bones removed, fat skimmed, and the liquor returned to the mix. Meat, corn meal, and seasonings boil to a mush, set in a square pan, then sliced and fried in butter or dripping.
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New Yorker
Philadelphia
Adaptability as Happiness in Temperament
A brief aphorism notes happiness comes from fitting one’s temper to circumstances rather than relying on favorable conditions. It adds that true excellence lies in adjusting one’s mindset to any situation.
Legislative Budget Allocates Increases Across Agricultural Agencies
Kimball Bros. Co. promoting poultry supplies while lawmakers consider an agricultural budget. The governor recommended annual appropriations with boosts for Dairy interest, Bureau of Markets, Horticulture and Inspection, plus increases for the Live Stock Sanitary Commission and New England Fruit Show funding.
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Farmers’ Institutes and Dairy Conference
Seed Improvement Association
Maine State
Bureau of Markets
Bureau of Horticulture
Bureau of Inspection
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
New England Fruit Show
Lice Control for Poultry Demonstrated in Practical Guide
Successful Farming outlines methods to keep lice off chicks. Dust each bird with a mix of flowers of sulphur and carbolic acid between the legs and fluff, then apply three or four spoons to the mother hen. It claims all lice die in twenty four hours with no further treatment needed. An alternative uses lard mixed with flowers of sulphur rubbed under wings and on hens to coat chicks seeking shelter.
Keep the Hens Warm with Barn Litter and Straw
A winter method for poultry care suggests feeding hens with barn chaff sweepings and hay seed to warm them and reduce grain use. If barn litter is unavailable, baled oats and straw from grain stores are recommended as substitutes.
Poultry writer urges home use of eggs and milk
The American Poultry Association planner urges farmers to consume eggs and milk at home rather than selling everything for high prices. It argues that selling the last egg or cup of milk leads to higher costs for poorer substitutes like tea or hamburg steak.
Keep Bright Genius Humanity Rusts for Want 7ise
Incomprehensible fragmentary text yields no clear event or entities. No identifiable people places organizations or dates emerge to summarize into a coherent newspaper card.
Gardening in Elementary City Schools Gains Political Clout
C D Jarvis in a Bureau of Education bulletin argues home gardening directed by schools builds closer ties to life for boys and girls. He urges using city land for productive school gardens with trained teachers, to foster capable gardeners and thrifty citizens.
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C. D. Jarvis
Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior
Jarvis
Bureau
Community Organization for Promoting Swine Production
Farm notes discuss West loan associations and government loan banks, with pamphlet No. 54 from Indiana Experiment Station La Fayette on hog promotion, protection from hog cholera, and organization for livestock interests. Also notes New York lead in manufactured products by value in 1914 with women's clothing at 345 million dollars.
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West
Maine
New England
Indiana Experiment Station
la Fayette
New York
Federal Census Bureau
State Industrial Commission
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Turkey Association
W. .T Guptili
Topsham, Me
A. Rogers
Scrapple
Kimball Bros. Co
Auburn
E. W. Penley
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