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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
6
The department invites Northern Middlesex farmers to share brief, opinionated notes for agricultural discussion. Readers with a few lines to say should write in. the agricultural editor will edit for this column. Long articles are discouraged. concise pieces are preferred.
A Bismarck Tribune excerpt presents a street scene with a canvas sign reading Men Wanted. An orator questions who creates jobs, and the sign holder replies that McKinley has cried Men Wanted across the nation. The orator suggests electing him to guarantee more idle men.
The piece surveys apple plum and corn crops, notes a large plum harvest and thinning need, and cites a New York arsenic spray risk to honey bees. It praises Middlesex North fair improvements for cattle housing, critiques judges’ delays, and discusses corn cost versus price with a claimed six percent net return, highlighting variability past yields.
The report notes that the actual yield per acre differs significantly from the previously stated figures, highlighting a gap between projected and realized production. No additional details are provided in the fragment.
The article notes include the country dairy product value at five hundred million dollars and millet as a drought resistant sailing crop. Worcester county reports malignant edema in cattle and the gypsy moth pleased with legislative wisdom. An editorial quips that crops bring fodder rather than gratitude and warns against roadside weeds seeding.
Samuel L. Taylor argues that during a severe drouth hoeing corn worsens the crop’s condition. He compares hoed and unhoed plots, praising sod ground and inaction as better for moisture retention, and notes corn on heavily manured fields performs poorest. He signs as a disturber of the faith.
A compendium of farmer writings celebrates corn as essential to U S history and wartime resilience. It cites the Illinois Experiment Station findings that shallow cultivation yields higher corn per acre than deep tillage, and warns that overcultivation harms root systems.
F. N. Haskins states farmers’ interests lack full consideration in the legislature. He says some lawmakers sneer at agricultural concerns, and urges farmers to recognize their stronger representation when they participate to defend their rights.
European and Japanese plums lack suitability as the national plum for North America due to inherent defects. The article notes flower buds of both varieties present issues that prevent them from becoming the national fruit, reflecting a debate on national produce.
Prof Goff discusses plum varieties tempering fruiting reliability in the Mississippi Valley noting European plums struggle with curculio and uncertain bearing, Japanese plums less reliable but potentially more family fruit. Prof Wheeler advises on ash applications: twenty barrels of unleached wood ashes weigh about 2400 lb and supply substantial potash, with harrowing preferred to plowing. use more if lime is needed.
At the Colorado Springs session of the Farmers National Congress J B Killebrew and G M Whitaker address dairy progress and the economics of butter milk and cheese. Whitaker outlines three manufacturing essentials the cost per unit of production and the need for sharper markets and regulation of oleomargarine to protect honest dairy business while forecasting rising demand and improved quality.
A Tennessee bulletin warns farmers about Johnson grass, praising hay value yet labeling it one of the most troublesome weeds. Expert J B Killebrew notes its dense fleshy roots and near impossibility of eradication once established, citing a salt trial failure.
A Rural Advice piece notes pride in farm animals and crops while warning that neglecting children harms progress. It urges farmers to give as much care to boys and girls as to hogs and horses, stressing future national progress depends on well raised youth.
Kitchen guidance for picnics with sandwiches and sweets, stressing hearty bread slices, varied fillings, and simple fruit or bottled beverages. Discusses maternal worries away from home, dangers of sun and tempting foods, and guardian angels ensuring children enjoy country air without overprotection. Includes potato salad without onion and potato salad ideas with anchovies, cabbage, pickles, and tomato jelly chicken salad.
In a deep pie plate place a bottom and side crust and fill with peaches peeled and halved. Sprinkle with half a cup sugar, sift a little flour over the top, add a few bits of butter and bake until the peaches are well cooked.
A simple chocolate icing method: in a saucepan mix a quarter pound of powdered sugar with grated chocolate, add a little water, and stir over moderate heat until the mixture reaches a cream like consistency.
Advertisement claims bad blood causes catarrh rheumatism and humors and that Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood, overcomes fatigue and loss of appetite, and provides a general cure for ailments.
Take three cold boiled potatoes and mash them thoroughly then fry with an ounce of butter pepper and salt to season. Stir in a teaspoon of good table sauce, add three well beaten eggs and cook until heated through. Serve with toasted brown bread. An excellent breakfast dish.
Syd ney Smith recalls Parisian salons as crucibles of thought and culture where free ideas, science, politics, and romance mingled. The piece reflects on salonieres and the vanished era as England's practical mind contrasts with France's talkative, revolutionary salons.
A dialogue snippet shows Gerald and Geraldine debating how Ananias earned his reputation as a liar. Geraldine claims he told Sapphira she was the only girl he had ever loved, implying a motive alleged in the tale.
An unlimited supply of hot water is promised at moment’s turn of the faucet with automatic gas shutoff. The Kenwood heater requires no boiler though it may be used with one. Office demo will show its advantages alongside a new Welsbach Mantle with higher brightness and longevity. First-class gas cooking ranges offered at cost.
Price of gas with discount for prompt payment and price of coke delivered at $4.50 per chaldron. No charge for meter usage or running supply mains into consumers' cellars. Orders left at the office are promptly attended to.
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