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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
3
Dietary experts explain that thick soups and chowders can be a meal, boosting energy and supporting digestion. The piece covers energy comparisons of milk, meat, and fish soups, protein content, meat trimmings and bones used for stock, and methods to enrich soup with vegetables, grains, and croutons.
A WV Department of Agriculture experiment on 30 pullets since November reports an average of 52.5 eggs per bird in 20 weeks from November 1 to March 20. No adverse effects were observed, with hens eating the feed freely. The ration includes Scratch Mixture and Dry Mash containing cotton-seed meal, beef scrap, cracked corn, wheat, and oats.
100 head of rejected war horses to be sold at private sale. Weigh 1000 to 1400 pounds, acclimated and broken, ready for immediate use. Prices to suit all buyers. Apply to Patrick Ward, Manager, Stock Yards, Yarmouth Junction, Me.
Readers get practical advice on raising radishes and lettuce with early spring or late autumn plantings. Guidance covers sowing in rows, spacing, thinning, cold-frame or open-ground options, varieties for head and loose-leaf lettuce, and tips to ensure a steady harvest through multiple plantings.
A farming note discusses the variability of hen productivity within flocks, noting 10 to 15 percent may lay only one or two dozen eggs annually. It outlines methods to distinguish layers from non layers, including trap nests and observant selection, while urging breeders to refresh stock with new birds each season.
Mrs. Wot. Gauptil of Topsham was named president of the New England Turkey Association and its companion poultry groups. Members met in Lindive for organizational duties as the industry seeks stronger guidance and regional collaboration.
Advice on thinning beets lettuce onions and carrots to improve growth and spacing. Recommends spacing four inches for beets and onions three to four inches for carrots and greens, with emphasis on avoiding crowding to prevent poor quality and poor head formation.
The article advises pulling weeds after a good rain or thorough watering to loosen soil. It notes dry soil aids removal but can leave roots. hoeing between narrow rows is effective. Recommends cutting or pulling when the soil is soft and warns some roots persist, needing repeated effort.
Because a germ creeps into cabbage roots each season, growers should rotate land. The article notes the difficulty of finding fresh ground annually and suggests lime and salt mixed in soil at each plant site to aid growth.
A Bath mother recounts her daughter's recovery from kidney weakness using Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. F. W. Freeman of 12 Charles St. says three boxes cured her ten year old girl, improving appetite and color after treatment at Dougherty's Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY advertises the medicine.
The No. 3 ways at the Texas Yard began the keel of the largest ship yet. Bath hosts a destroyer crew member overseas and mourns Fred M. Coombs at a Sunday funeral. Local repairs improve shore scenery as old poles are removed near New Meadows. The Maude M. Morey schooner nears sea trials with measured dimensions. Farm work, Potatoes and turnips plans expand in Topsham and Bath. A Brunswick court handles forgery charges against James D. Halen. Amateur farmers share potato tips from Webster Corners. The Mengel river launch undergoes compass adjustment. Community veterans and artisans gather for memorials and construction. The knitting drive seeks afghans for Red Cross soldiers.
The community reports sales of Poultry Fountains and supplies at reduced prices, a June 10 memorial observance by Kimball Bros Co and the Pythian Sisters, and Liberty Bonds advocacy by clergymen. It notes ships, towboat use, yard improvements, club dinners, and a safety inquiry cleared of tampering, highlighting local industry and social events.
The fragmentary page reports a trout gift to John A. Leero from Hon A H Shaw at Moorehead Lake, a Poland Sprint House reopening, a 42nd season start, a large soft coal shipment to the Iron Works, and social visits in Lewiston Bath and Boothbay. It mentions high school standings in Bow Doina Interreholastic League, a funeral in Lower Middle Street, and neighborhood repairs at Penn Gas Coal Co with construction progress along the river yard and river transportation.
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