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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1917
Page
10
All communications for this department should be addressed to J. F. Upton in Winneganee Maine. The notice mentions additional Farm and Home matter on page 11 and provides a telephone contact 301-W.
J F Upton of Winnegance Maine argues the state mill tax for road building should not be labeled a Grange measure. He cites proceedings showing mixed Grange support and questions about funding, distribution, and maintenance duties.
County Grange session features a lecture by Mrs. Ralph Rice on patriotism. The talk emphasizes love of homeland, civic sacrifice, and the flag as a sacred symbol, recalling Washington and Wayne and honoring the Battle Flags with moral reflection.
Mrs Frank St Hodgdon presents a threefold guide for child welfare physical mental and moral. She urges mothers to feed develop and train healthy children, emphasizes independent minded education that serves the community, and calls for strong parental example and home training. The talk links education and religion to civic duty and proposes Grange scholarships for needy youths.
Mrs. W T Guptill of Topsham reports healthy turkeys with no sickness this winter and previews a future piece on why she raises turkeys. A Dorset Horn Sheep Breeders Association bulletin features W B Kendall’s Bowdoinham ranch with 50 Dorsets. a Kippsburg dog incident injures a ewe but she recovers. The New York Department of Foods and Markets opens a bureau for market data and consumer guidance, and egg price controls cut cold storage egg costs citywide. A 50-pound cow, Segis Fayne Johanna, from Elma Center New York, yields 730.8 pounds milk in seven days, 50.68 pounds butter, illustrating breeding and feeding success.
The Grange lecturers gathered in Waterville led by State Lecturer C. O. Purinton. Mayor Boothby welcomed attendees as Waterville showcased hospitality. Speakers included W. J. Thompson Maine State Grange master Edward E. Chapman National Grange lecturer Ozzi Martin Vermont State Grange lecturer J. O. Roberts Maine Agriculture Commissioner and Mrs. George Ladd Massachusetts State Grange lecturer.
Miss Annie Williams slips on ice at Middlesex school and is replaced by Miss Ella Hunter. The piece also notes back injuries from heavy work, grange events, local teachers and residents, maple season forecasts, and egg production fortunes with hens and seed concerns in Topsham and nearby areas.
At the Woolwich County Grange gathering Frederick Wright of North Bath outlined crop ideas for Maine dairying areas. He cautioned seed potato shortages and noted high future grain and hay prices, plus labor troubles that may push farm product prices higher next year.
City residents seek country homes to shield children from urban street life and negative influences while rural families move to town to access city schools and advantages for their kids. The text contrasts urban and rural moves driven by education and environment.
A reflective verse image recalls soldiers marching beneath tattered banners, inviting tribute to the hosts of the dead and the reverence due beneath worn flags.
Sprout seed potatoes two months before planting in shallow trays at 50 to 70 degrees to develop short sprouts and roots. Carry crates to field and plant two to three inches deep in loam, with potash fertilizer. Early harvest precedes pest damage. Scott C Campbell of Phippsburg known for earliest potatoes, challenge possible.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that swine tuberculosis spreads from cattle and urges farmers to keep hogs away from cattle droppings and to boil milk. Do not feed carrion or putrid garbage. cook garbage and slaughterhouse waste. Tuberculosis patients should not work with hogs and the tuberculin test should apply to cattle on the premises.
An American Sheep Breeder article argues giving Mary a lamb keeps girls on farms. If she sells the first litter, she earns money and gains interest, leading to a second lamb next year and ongoing farm involvement.
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