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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
4
The article advises growing pumpkins in larger quantities, using careful varietal selection for pies, and spacing to avoid seed mixing. It discusses planting methods with corn, early ripening to avoid frost, and notes pumpkins’ value as cow, pig, and poultry feed when ripe and stored properly.
An expert urges Maine to restore sheep farming highlighting women-led flocks, liberal dog laws, and scalable operations. He argues 600 to 1,000 head flocks are practical, warns potato speculation harms agriculture, and envisions rebuilding Maine’s sheep industry with improved breeds and higher standards.
The article promotes automobile trailers as essential farm equipment protecting vehicles from wear and enabling high efficiency. It notes fifty makes exist and many farmers are adopting them, while emphasizing clean dairy barns and proper cow housing as part of modern farming practices. Wisconsin Dairy Food Commissioner George J. Sistas is quoted.
A compilation from American Farming covers clean milk handling, equipment choices, and storage tips to improve sanitation and value. It advises using closed pails, good strainers, prompt milk removal, and water cooling in transit. It also urges keeping cows content with bedding and clean floors, and notes corn planting timing and yields with a focus on profitability and a National Dairy Show exhibit.
An experiment described by Eastern States exposition officials shows a farmer starting with mixed grade cows in 1905. He bought a pure bred sire and kept careful records for ten years. By end of 1915 his milk fat production improved significantly, illustrating the value of selective breeding.
Bates announces a three week promotion pricing oil at 6.50 dollars per barrel. The offer highlights a temporary discount likely targeting buyers seeking lower crude costs.
Massachusetts farmer George L. Gleason shares thirty five years of experience with stable manures and commercial fertilizers. He asserts that combining both sources yields the best results and can double crop yields by using them together rather than one alone. He emphasizes liberal use of both fertilizers, noting cost efficiency in ordinary times and the indispensable role of each.
New England farm values rose about 10 percent in the last year per USDA census data. Unimproved land averages $45 per acre nationwide, up $5 from a year ago and $9 from four years ago, with ten and twenty year gains of $13 and over $30 per acre respectively. A $5000 New England farm gains about $500 annually in value. cover crops live stock and soil-building methods can raise farm worth further.
C. E. Baldie of Kennebec County Maine bought a Waterville area farm for 1000 dollars and transformed it into a valuable, productive property. He filled gullies, cleared rocks and stumps, planted 1000 apple trees and now harvests over 50 tons of hay yearly along with vegetables and truck crops. Heavy use of stable manure and commercial fertilizer boosted the farm’s value and output.
National Alfalfa Journal reports New England grew forty thousand acres of alfalfa last season with yields of eighty four thousand tons and values over a million dollars. Despite objections about short seasons and soil suitability, the total acreage shows substantial expansion across the region.
The margin of profit on fertilizers used is greater with potatoes than with most other farm crops. Organic matter and fertilizer play complementary roles. neither can replace the other. Fertilizers supply readily digested plant food to boost potato yields.
Lawrence K. Estes after a record 1914 yield completed a short course at Massachusetts Agricultural College to run a farm. Hoyt Quimby of Vermont plans college after high school. Cleon Hammond also prepares for college. They will return to farming after studies, signaling brighter agriculture and prosperity for New England.
Government Crop Reports for 1915 show increased acreage for sweet corn and tomatoes in New England, with Maine leading in sweet corn at 13,745 acres. Vermont gains over the previous year and overall higher yields are expected amid favorable markets and rising fertilizer use for early maturity and quality.
Prof F C Sears of Massachusetts Agricultural College urges planting apple trees now. He cites shrinking bearing trees, population growth, and rising apple use as reasons for rising profitability. Careful cultivation fertilization thinning spraying and pruning together with intercropping can fund orchard start up before trees bear fruit.
Frank A Gotch the world heavyweight wrestling champion and Humboldt Iowa farmer argues that sustainable farming yields better profits and soils must be replenished. His 100 acre corn crop last year exceeded 75 bushels per acre while oats yielded from 60 to 635 bushels per acre as proof of his methods.
O H Benson of the U S Department of Agriculture urges judging merit by the child and not the prize animal. The article profiles winners like Dewey Hanes Hoyt Quimby Jerry Moore Lawrence K Este Adore M Horin and others who show farmers how to increase yields through better farming methods.
M A Hawkins of Rhode Island State College urges farmers to prepare now for next fall’s corn show. The state board of agriculture offers 500 in cash prizes and total awards exceed 1000. He advises best seed and optimal planting fertilizing and cultivation. Several farmers have already entered.
A farmer urges better manure saving practices to reclaim 70 to 75 percent of nitrogen and phosphorus lost by washing leaching and heating. He notes careless handling wastes nutrients and cites the danger of manure heaps under barn eaves draining value from the soil care.
The text advises drawing earth up around vegetables to 1 4 inches, planting cucumbers and melons in raised hills, and keeping manure piles to control flies. It also includes a poem excerpt about a mouse and a lament on future prospects.
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