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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
11
Topsham resident advocates turkey raising as Maine shows awakening interest. He describes experiences with stock, housing, feeding, and disease prevention, praises Miss Mahaney's dry mash, and notes demand for eggs and birds, urging breeders to start with quality stock and proper care.
A Maine dairy advocate argues that home produced cattle foods, especially corn and silo storage, can make farms self sufficient. He critiques high priced protein feeds and stresses palatability, variety, and individual cow differences. He urges one fifth of every dairy farm in Maine to grow corn annually.
A short reflective piece urges friendliness to gain friends and notes sulphur is used to bleach oats for seed and sale. seed oats avoid wild seeds and cost more. It counsels bracing after failure, keeping a tidy barn, and valuing social grasp from Grange life for its benefits. A pleasant word about neighbors is preferred over harsh talk.
A dedication of the Progressive Grange hall at Richmond Corner is set for Saturday February 17 with an all day meeting. The Grange reports growing interest and solid prosperity since the new hall construction began.
Dr G M Twitchell of Auburn urges every dairy cow owner to join the New England Milk Producers Association promptly. He says the aim is to secure a fair living price for clean milk, stimulate the dairy business, and rebuild the livestock industry as cattle numbers dwindle in New England.
Bodwell Grange held an all day session Saturday January 6 followed by a large dinner. Past Master Fred A. Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hosmer installed officers led by Master A. C. Johnson with Julia A. Johnson as lecturer and Emma Sylvester as secretary. Other officers include Fred A. Curtis overseer and Ceres Carrie Pye Pomona Mary Sylvester Mora Ruby Richardson and Myrtle Pye in various posts.
The Independent urges New England farmers to form farm loan associations ahead of district bank openings. Write to the Federal Farm Loan Board for forms, elect a loan committee, and prepare unanimous valuation reports by neighbors. Reputation in the community is key.
Dr G M Twitchell of Auburn urges buyers to run ten acre farms for max profit with 200 apple trees and strong small fruit and vegetable lines. He stresses deep soil prep, barn manure, cover crops, lime for grasses, and 100 bushels plus per acre from one acre while avoiding weeds and pursuing efficient cultivation for the small farm and the big farm alike.
A Country Gentleman reader with poultry-house experience notes that placing houses on posts two and a half to three and a half feet high increases running space and provides a superior storage site for manure, explaining why the method is underused.
The text outlines keeping a basement poultry run cooler in summer and warmer in winter, with a double floor and tight boarding on northeast and west walls. It recommends hinged boards on the north side for air circulation, open or netted south side, and a higher setup to ease egg collection when hens lay in the basement.
Potatoes hold at 2.00 a bushel after a 1.90 quote last week as Portland shipments arrive. Turnips 2 cents a pound, carrots 1.50 per bushel, parsnips 2.00, beets 1.50, cabbage 6.5 cents per pound, 1.30 a ton. Beans 5.75 to 7.50, eggs unstable with reports as low as 4.20 and up to 5.50. Creamery butter 42 cents, apples 80 cents to 1.00 per bushel, beef 13 cents, lamb 18–19, veal 13–16. Wood and hay prices listed. ad notes a Christian Science lecture at Columbia Theatre.
Farmers warned to watch for Gipsey moths as nests appear on Sabino and Birch Point in West Bath. D A Merry of Winnegance and H A Duncan report nests on cottages and trees. Eggs are yellowish and furry, about a teaspoon bowl in size, hatching in spring. larvae feed on leaves and evergreens. Spraying in spring may destroy overlooked nests.
West Bath Grange held a postponed Christmas gathering Monday night with plans for next Monday to work in the first and second degrees and the following Monday a grand celebration at the Grange Hall. State Master Thompson and Frank S. Adams are expected, a special program is planned, and remaining debt has just been canceled.
The Topsham Grange held the third and fourth degrees last Saturday evening with a large turnout and excellent work. Worthy Master Hildreth and officers express pride in the degree work. Tonight Past Master E C Patten will install the 1917 officers, an event expected to draw many visitors.
Post Master Fred A. Curtis served as installing officer at an all day session last Saturday for Bodwell Grange in Phippsburg. Mr. and Mrs. W. Hosmer assisted as officers were installed. A hearty turkey dinner followed. Bodwell Grange, though small, is active in Sagadahoc County.
Heavy rain delayed the Merry Meeting Grange annual installation to the following Saturday. Clarence O Purinton served as installing officer with Sister Viola White and Bro. E L White assisting, Horace Whitney and Mrs. Hortense Cannon aiding. A banquet followed with music, remarks, and vocal solos. officers installed include W M Albert Henderson and others led by George Hackett, Elizabeth Bishop, Charles White, Lysle Temple, Jakie Bishop, George Ferguson, Clarence Gould, Blanche Rounds, Margie Henderson, Ethel Hackett, and Alice Edgecomb.
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