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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
6
Northern Middlesex farmers invited to share brief, sharp agricultural notes for a reader column. Readers with limited lines are asked to write and have them edited by the agricultural editor. Long essays discouraged. concise, pithy paragraphs preferred.
M. E. Lucas in St Louis Globe-Democrat recalls the old kitchen lounge as a beloved friend. The speaker requests the past return for a kiss and familiar faces, then faces the sorrow of memory and the final sleep, dreaming of days gone by.
Editorial notes celery progress delayed by a cold wet spring with late transplanting. Rains keep vegetation healthy and lawns green while fields may yield a strong second crop. A grower reports spraying plum trees to save fruit as insect pests threaten crops and Bug Death is praised for safety and effectiveness versus Paris green.
The notice urges farmers to shade poultry during hot days and caution against mutilating surgery on horses. It notes gypsy moth spread in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and asks about experiences with pot grown strawberry plants set in August. Dairy tests at the Buffalo exposition through August first highlight Guerfi sey and Jersey cows for profit.
Describes a builder’s method for a fruit house over a cellar with 2x8 joists sawdust insulation and ventilation. Also advises on asparagus bed care including cutting seed stalks, salt application, and managing scattered seed to protect vitality and reduce nuisance.
The fish and game commission defies legislative will by instructing deputies not to arrest Sunday fishing violators, suggesting the body acts above Massachusetts law. Also discussed are animal welfare notes on hats for teamsters and the hogs requiring sunlit pens and sanitary design for better pork production.
A reader details a San Jose scale infestation on June berry bushes and fruit trees. They describe cutting and burning affected bushes, spraying stubs with kerosene, and worry about ongoing infection risk to orchards. The writer warns nurserymen and horticultural papers for underestimating the pest and stresses year round battles.
The farmer notes that while small trees are easily sprayed to control pests, large trees pose a challenge to reach all insects. He insists the fight must continue to protect orchards, even if it means removing old trees and replanting new ones.
The Mass. Ploughman weighs in on the Guernsey as a better general purpose cow, noting higher butter yields and beef potential but cautioning against overrating its crossbreeding value. He argues Jerseys remain strong for butter and milk, urging restraint in switching from proven Jersey or Holstein lines.
Professor M. B. Waite reports bees spread pear blight yet remain essential for pollination of pomaceous fruits. Experiments show blossoms infected despite netting, nectar carries germs, and blight does not persist long in dust or wind. He cautions against destroying bees despite their role in disease spread.
The article stresses that profits rely on midsummer tree care and the production of fine apples. It notes that large, sound fruit earns better prices, especially during hard times, and stresses inspecting each tree to assess past performance and thinning needs to prevent blemish and ensure mature fruit.
Massachusetts Ploughman advises careful fruit thinning to avoid overburdening branches. Remove small, undersized, or knotty fruits and adjust gradually as storms and rot develop. Use props to prevent limb breakage during winds and aim for larger, fairer apples.
A Rural New Yorker contributor warns against seeding peach or plum orchards for pasture. Cultivation is essential for fruiting. clover or cover crops ruin trees. Hogs may roam but must be fed and watered to avoid bark damage. use three foot high wire netting to protect trunks. The only acceptable seeding is August clover or winter vetch, plowed in next spring.
A detailed projection by Albert G. Robinson in the American Monthly Review of Reviews argues Cuba can become a leading supplier of oranges bananas pineapples mangoes and many vegetables to the United States. It highlights ripe markets for canning fresh fruit and starches with irrigation and capital.
The text notes Helen Gould feeling she has not earned a portrait for library benefaction. It chides church leaders and patrons who control pulpit Bibles and ministerial patronage, urging humility amid recognition debates.
Friday Mrs. Fred Mallalieu departs for Philadelphia to stay two months with relatives. Wednesday evening a Crystal Lake social dance drew attendees. A ball game is set for Saturday afternoon in Middlesex Village pitting Middlesex Village against the Young Unions.
Miss Abbie Ford enjoys vacation at Bay View as Ladies Circle and Woman's Alliance plan a tea at the vestry Thursday at 5 o'clock. Mr and Mrs Edward E Spalding return from Wood's Hall. Rev and Mrs Geo B Spaulding of Syracuse were in town Sunday. Spaulding, a Montpelier native, attends Old Home Week and hopes to meet Admiral Dewey and Commander Clark of the Oregon. He will return to research genealogical ties to Edward Spaulding who settled Chelmsford in 1655 with Rev John Fiske.
Lewiston visitor Miss May Staples vacationing with D E Atwood of Chelmsford. Concord visitor Miss Hattie Wheeler calls. Electric workmen shuttle Maynard to Gleason dale area while a line to Boston and nearby towns nears completion by Labor Day. Grange resumes Aug 20 after two meetings were omitted. Roxbury's F A Curtis visits his father, Mrs Joy of Amherst visits Geo J Stow, Susie Goding to teach Lower Village school next term.
West Acton reports Rev. Wm. C. Martyn preached with Rev. G. Easterbrook. Celette H. Hall recovering. Lake Nagog picnic on Wednesday. Eugene Nash and daughter Lucy from Columbia, Maine visiting F. C. Nash. Mrs. EB. Hall hopes to be out soon. Mrs. Reed and Miss Reed visit, bought home in Still River. Harding Armstrong vacationing at Herman Gould's. student at Bridgewater normal. Miss Reed of Bridgewater normal visits Miss Vera Knowlton. Warren Houghton improving. Mrs. Emily Hall Armstrong visits her mother. Mrs. E. F. Richardson recovering to visit daughter Mabel Teele in Bedford.
Residents and visitors in Billerica share travel news and social updates. Gilbert Morey and family return from Peak's Island. C H Hill and Miss Margaret visit Pocahontas. Mrs James Hale stays in South Billerica. several locals tour Boothbay and Prout's Point. visitors from Watertown Chelsea Hackley School and Columbus. Mary Wilson and Miss Osgood visit town. Proctor Favor's Nashua visit. Rev Mevis preaches in Orthodox church. Mrs Shephard ill in Andover. Judkins returns from Chicago. Staley family on vacation. Mrs Maria Bickford visits with Gertrude Hutchins. August 9 10 mark 90th birthday of Mrs Joseph White. town sends congratulations.
A tribute recalls a resident who lived and acted in Billerica for many years. Family, church and neighbors cherished her, with devoted nephews ensuring a comfortable home as age advanced. The piece notes her fondness for old haunts and home news, and marks her ninety years with verse and memories. No services are planned at the Orthodox church next Sunday.
A 19th century analysis argues that railway consolidation will segment by region before a coast to coast system forms. Eastern and western lines may merge later, with two systems north and south of the Missouri Iowa line and a gulf to grain route. No single Atlantic to Pacific line is likely anytime soon due to vested interests and competition.
An advertisement offers a two story house with nine rooms panteye bath steam heat and a carriage shed on nearly 10 000 feet of land. It notes proximity to two streetcar lines and a reduced price of 4500 to settle an estate plus several tenement and farm properties for sale or exchange. Fire insurance also offered by W E B Dodge at 23 Central Street.
40 acre farm near Lowell 412 miles distant with good tillage and pasture. 25 apple trees. House and barn in very good condition. Just placed in our hands as an opportunity. Easy terms. Price 1300 dollars. Call at once.
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