Sagadahoc Milkmen Joins New England Producers Association
About 30 Sagadahoc County dairy men and co owners met at West Bath Grange Hall on December 30 joining the New England Milk Producers Association. Attendees signed for $1 dues, elected Frank S. Adams and E C Patten as leaders, and formed district committees to organize local unions across Bowdoinham Richmond Bath Brunswick and Woolwich. The move aims to secure better milk prices and expand regional dairy farming.
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Sagadahoc
West Bath Grange Hall
New England
New England Milk Producers Association
Fred Wright
Bath
A. H. Donnell
West Bath
D. A. Merry
Elmer Rich
C. M. White
Bowdoinham
E. C. Patten
Topsham
W. M. Dingley
Richmond
Hiram Totman
W. A. Alexander
Philip Alexander
Fred Rackley
Richard Tarr
J. H. Strout
L. H. Lamoreau
Charles Lamoreau
Marcus_ Borgesson
C. O. Byker
E. Y. Shaw
Per
Frank S. Adams
Springfield
Mass
Association
Maine
Adams
Massachusetts
N.E.M.P.A
Charles M. White
Mr. White
North Bath
Leonard Lamoreau
Health hazards from dangerous destroyers of property
The text describes threats to health and property posed by dangerous agents, calling them major disease carriers. It emphasizes their destructive impact and public health risk.
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Hamlin
Dr. Hirsch
Arrowsic Turkeys Lesson From Mrs. Catherine McFarland
Mrs. Catherine McFarland of Arrowsic shares turkey-raising tips drawn from her season with a brood of 24 young birds and four older turkeys. She describes breeding mistakes, care routines, feed choices, roosting behavior, and the value of clean, well-ventilated housing, noting turkeys learn to roost early and can be rewarding pets and productive stock.
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Catherine McFarland
Arrowsie
McFarland
Sanford L. Farrar
Bath
Sagadahoc Poultry Association
Margaret Mahoney
Mahoney
The Happy Farmer and Rural Credits Story
The piece extols farmer happiness after a diligent season and urges regular barn checks at night and morning. It notes risks to livestock from neglect and suggests farmers in the region organize to benefit from the Rural Credits law.
A Good Living From a New Jersey Farmer’s Stock
Fred King of East Brunswick keeps four to five sows and several shoats. His farm includes about 25 sheep 2 brood mares one with foal a colt 10 cows and 10 heifers. A farmer with solid stock can enjoy independence and a good living.
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Fred King
East Brunswick
North Bath Porkers weigh in at fair showing
Ernest Ward's pig weighs 885 pounds and Owen B Rogers' pig 375 pounds at the county fair exhibit.
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North Bath
Ernest
Ward
Owen B. Rogers
Maine Farm Notes and Hazards Cited in Augusta Convention
Short items cover Maine dry goods dealers opposing mail order, a Nova Scotia man killed by a boar, hog price at 56.25 and 440 pounds dressed, apples sold for 2.50 a barrel, ice-house timing, and warnings about barn fires from overturned lanterns.
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Maine
Augusta
Farm Journal
Nova Scotia
George Prince
Brunswick
M. H. White
Bowdoinham
Fort Fairfield
Aroostook County
Portland
Guptill
C. A. Newcomb
Newbury
New York
Heard
A. K. P. Oliver
Georgetown
West Bath Grange installs officers in |Impressive ceremony
West Bath Grange held a Monday night installation with 75 to 80 in attendance. State Lecturer C. O. Purinton of Bowdoinham officiated, assisted by George Wright, Harold Hildreth, and Ruth Alexander of Topsham. Music by Morris Luce and Miss Kennedy. A clam stew supper followed, with Bodwell and several granges represented. The Christmas program planned for Monday will be rescheduled for next Monday night.
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West Bath Grange
C. O. Purinton
Bowdoinham
George Wright
Harold Hildreth
Ruth Alexander
Topsham
Riverview
Granges
Merrymeeting Grange Program Draws Crowd at Bowdoinham
Twenty seven members and five visitors gathered Friday evening at Merrymeeting Grange Bowdoinham for a varied program. Duet Charles Berry and Emily Rideout performed, Viola White read People Will Talk, Berry played violin, Worthy Master gave a State Grange report, Clarence Gould and George Purington shared a Sagadahoc Grange story, and Blackstone of Perham offered remarks.
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Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Charles Berry
Emily Rideout
Viola
Blackstone
State Grange
Clarence Gould
George Purington
Sagadahoc Grange
Bro
Perham
Maine
Aroostook County
Dromore Grange Holds Banquet After Officers Stalled
Past Master George D. Weston stalled the officers of Dromore Grange in Phippsburg Tuesday evening with Mrs. Marie Marco assisting. A jolly banquet followed.
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George D. Weston
Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
Marie Marco
Topsham Grange to confer degrees and install officers
Topsham Grange will work the third and fourth degrees tonight. Installation of officers is scheduled for Saturday January 18. New York egg dealers allegedly evading cold storage egg regulations aim to pass them as fresh, and other dealers may follow. Court rulings require stamping cold storage eggs.
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Topsham Grange
New York
Bath Market Shows Higher Prices for Poultry Dressed Hog
Prices in Bath hold steady with notable rises in poultry and dressed hog. Butter retails up to 50 cents with dairy butter and creamery products varying in quality, while eggs sit around 55 to 60 cents retail. Poultry costs climb to 30 to 35 cents per pound as supply tightens and stock losses loom.
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Bath
Boston
Rafe Lombard
West Bath
Portland
Woolwich
Cost of Living Then and Now Compared in Idle Times
The article recalls Civil War era prices such as kerosene at 50 cents a gallon and butter at 60 cents, noting households lived frugally and spent carefully. It contrasts that with today’s consumption, suggesting a shift from thrift to indulgence despite higher prices now.
Pigs and Housing Rules and Eastern Star Officers Installed
Pigs need clean dry winter quarters plenty of straw for warm nests and space for exercise to stay healthy. Pigs benefit from companionship and fresh hay. The installation of officers of the Eastern Star occurred Friday evening at Masonic Hall.
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the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Mighty Poor Beef Cow Seen in Winnegannee Village
A cow dragged through Winnegannee village Saturday appeared so weak she lay on the ground for a while. Bystanders helped raise her, and observers said she looked worse than any beef could taste, though she was headed for the butcher by some accounts.
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Winneganee
Hogs in Maine Questioned by State Commissioner
Commissioner Guptill in a quarterly bulletin states Maine hog farming may not be suited to pork production. He notes limited grain, short growing season, and long winters hinder profitable commercial pork raising in the state.
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Guptill
Maine
Sheep urged to expand raising for meat wool and land use
The Secretary of Agriculture urges expanding sheep farming to utilize waste land and boost meat and wool supplies as 800 million pounds of wool are imported annually. Gorham Normal School girls from Bath were detained here by the storm after traveling today.
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Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Gorham Normal School
Bath
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