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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
7
Northern Middlesex farmers are invited to contribute brief opinions and experiences for the agricultural section. Readers with a few lines to share should write in, as the agricultural editor will edit for publication. Long discussions are discouraged. concise contributions are preferred.
In Boston Record the poet describes shorter days and damp evenings, fields yielding crops as goldenrod and mornin glory fade. Fire-bug lights the meadow, crickets cry, and rural scenes evoke nostalgia for coming autumn as city folk return home.
A western paper notes Johnson grass as a major nuisance, likening sowing it to a cyclone, suggesting ruin for farms and neighbors. Other items cite autumn straw around apple trees improving growth and color, while Maine push for Ben Davis apples faces local rejection amid demand for Baldwin and Greenings.
Reports cover soil liming and sorrel growth, transplant timing for strawberries, corn condition across states, Wyandotte fowl varieties, and claims about single versus double comb fowls. The Gardeners Chronicle cites abundant English fruit and cautions American shipments, plus a Nebraska man discusses autumn rose layering.
A description notes six inches of fine earth kept in place over a bed not removed in spring. The young shoots push upward through the soil, each extending roots as they grow.
The writer argues seed rates vary with soil richness, noting oats may need as little as one bushel on rich land and up to a bushel on poorer soils, while ensilage corn needs about one peck on rich soil. He cites past weather, aftermath, and long winter effects, discusses clover, barley seeding, and ashes and Charl ton rock fertilizer results, and ends with observations on orchard improvement using old hay around apple trees.
The New England Homestead argues the American farmer must cooperate in governmental affairs to secure full justice for his interests. It claims individuals working alone cannot accomplish much, but collective action can pressure the powers that be to take care of farmers, benefiting all people.
A London dispatch reports Irish Agricultural Board trials to electrify potato plots. Father Glynn of Athen Limerick wires patches with lightning conductors, yielding an 80 percent increase. Horace Plunkett notes potential revolutionary implications if results hold.
The article argues squab production can rival poultry by housing pigeons with ground access. It notes that confinement with ground contact yields better results, while total indoor lofts restrict air and natural behavior. It suggests open-air areas or hanging flyaways to balance confinement and outdoor exposure.
Contemporary advice asserts gentle, regular treatment calms nervous stock and preserves milk yield. Gentle handling reduces stress in cows, heifers, and horses, while rough driving or irregular routines cut milk and hinder quiet work. Also notes on preserving eggs show water glass method as effective, with care to avoid boiling damage and to use fresh eggs.
The Journal of Kansas City profiles A M Larson, a Dane who churns 1250 pounds of butter every 40 minutes and makes ten such sessions daily. It describes his process, from creaming in 300 gallon tanks to a 20 by 10 foot churn, salted by the carload, with Kansas’ Dickinson county cited as a top butter region.
The Division of Forestry reports many applications for the student assistant position this year, reflecting growing interest in practical forestry. The offer pays $25 monthly plus field expenses, though not enticing to those lacking true interest.
The notice announced many openings with 232 applications, far exceeding last year’s. Harvard and Yale yielded 100 applications, California 16, others spread across Atlantic states. Sixty one applicants were appointed to assist field experts in surveys and tree measurements across Washington, California, the Black Hills, the Midwest, Arkansas, the Appalachian region, and the Adirondacks.
A letter recounts water-witching with limber two-prong switches and peach-tree switches. The writer notes success in locating water after failed digging, citing a peg on a peach limb revealing water near 21 feet depth. He asserts belief in water-witching based on decades of observation but says only a few individuals demonstrate the method reliably.
The Mahdi berry, a raspberry blackberry hybrid raised by Veitch, shown this week. It bears a dewberry-like fruit with many fruitlets, ripening after raspberries and before blackberries. The plant is prolific, decorative, and likely commercially available in about a year per London Times report.
Authorities and dietetics deem ice cream an ideal summer food, preferrable with bread and butter fruit and cake for lunch over hot meats. It is a custard with milk, cream and eggs, nourishing even when frozen, seen in widespread downtown lunchrooms as temperatures soar.
Pills claim to cure liver ills biliousness and indigestion with easy dosing and operation priced at 25 cents. Includes general health claims and simple usage note.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece argues modern bank protection relies on human guards and mutual surveillance rather than walls and locks. It cites the American multiple watchman system, time detectors, and constant rounds to thwart robberies, praising Uncle Sam's early adoption and noting vaults like Washington's and the Bank of England's security approaches.
Allen Sangree reports on Paul Kruger during wartime noting his aging appearance pale skin and white hair. He describes his nervous demeanor sleeping habits late starts and strict 9 am forenoon to 4 pm working schedule with a famous five foot from the floor Dutch bed and punctual routine at the Road House.
Fine location for wholesale or retail business with 2400 square feet of floor space and railroad facilities in rear. Trinidad pitch lake asphalt paving soon in front. Wide street, excellent stand. First story to let $900 yearly. third story for printing office $356 yearly. Ped Cc I Coburn agent City.
Listings describe multiple properties for sale or exchange including a 64 Central Street house with 8 rooms, a Centraulville tenement, a Centralville cottage on the Heights, a blacksmith shop with substantial annual income, a 26 acre farm with electric line, a Pawtucketville cottage, and a summer residence near a pond. Prices range around 1200 to 2000 with easy terms and options to exchange land. Contact 88 Mt Hope Street for details.
An honest and vigorous man of good education is wanted to sell house lots on Minery land. References are required. Apply between 7 thirty and 9 o clock Friday Saturday Monday or Tuesday evenings.
Multiple farm listings in Lowell era ad. 16 acre model farm near Amherst with 7 room house barn, fruit trees, near depot churches post office and schools. Price 1900. Also 26 acre farm near Lowell with tools included priced 2800. Other properties include a Highland Club area residence at 3600 and a Belvidere two story six room tenement at 3500. Listings from Fish Plummer, 187 Central Street and 139 Central Street Lowell.
Wanted one woolen spinner with weaver who can find steady work by addressing L. N., this office. Em a22 6t.
Public notice calls able bodied sober men ages 21 to 35 for service in China Philippines Guam Alaska Puerto Rico and on ships worldwide. Applications accepted at 98 Court Street Boston 45 Merrimack Street Lowell and 587 Hesex Street Lawrence MA. Also Medici Cream advertised to remove freckles and discolorations mailed from Boston box 15.
Corrected timetable for June 25 1900 shows Merrimack Street Lowell Middlesex Street Low ell and stations west to St John New Brunswick with numerous departures to Boston Lawrence Haverhill Salem Newburyport Portland and other destinations including special notes for Sundays and seasonal adjustments. Officials D. J. Flanders and H. Taft endorse the schedule.
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