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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
6
Independent readers hear that butter and eggs vary in price with shortages and rising demand as summer boarders approach. Reports note good pastures and plentiful hay, while potatoes and other staples fetch varied prices, with speculation on a strong harvest year and market shifts.
Sagadahoc county Pomona grange considers setting aside a meeting day to boost dairying among local patrons. Maine pomological notes report 100000 to 150000 apple trees planted this year, sparking chatter Maine could become the Apple Tree state. A reader touts wood ashes as top radish fertilizer, while brown tail moth nests threaten gardens. A three year old girl was attacked by a mad gander in West Gardiner, the grandfather rescued her as the bird pecked at her. The Maine Central farming spectacle is planned for June 14 at Richmond and Bowdoinham, with evening events at Braunewick. University of Maine seniors defer statements after the baccalaureate. President Fellows declines comment. Pomona field day for Sagadahoc set for August 24 with local arrangement by the Grange.
Dr. G. M. Twitchell of the Maine State Pomological Society reports 100000 to 140000 apple trees set this year including 20000 for the Gregory prizes. Increased orchard work with spraying and fertilizing suggests a plentiful bloom and fruit crop across the state, with Baldwins as a noted exception in some localities.
A farmer cites a method using old flour barrels and blasting powder to deter crows from cornfields. Barrels are placed along edges, left inverted at dusk to inspire mist, then flashed with powder, later returned upright to repel birds. The note warns of a poor hay crop without timely rain in June.
Dr Twitchell says the fruit yield from trees and bushes this season is exceptional, signaling a notably bountiful period for growth and harvest prospects across orchards and gardens.
The Bath Guide announces its second issue with more practical information. Local notes mention Elmer Williams and Frank Perry returning from Boston and Charles H. Williams testing a new launch with a three horsepower Ketoeber engine. Other items report sidewalk work from Me Cutcheon Field to Lemont Street and residents like Bert Walker visiting from Boston. A health ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure for deafness linked to catarrh.
A vintage ad touts Mas. Winston's Seurnise Sir as a long trusted remedy for children. It claims the syrup eases pain and is harmless while urging readers to buy from Mel Winslow's scything syrup and pay twenty five cents a letter.
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