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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
6
A rural note from Northern Middlesex invites farmers to contribute brief, sharp paragraphs for agricultural discussion. It cites A A B Cavaness and Topeka Capital, mentions poultry labor concerns, duck and goose feeding with turnips, a houseplant fertilizer mix, and introduces the Crosne vegetable from Japan via France with a path to Washington for more information.
The editorial notes poor keeping apples with a baldwins barrel losing value since November. It questions cattle barn protection against cold winds as wise economy for food rations and suggests readers contact the Department of Agriculture for walnut tree growing guidance, inviting input from others.
The passage surveys varied agricultural claims across regions. It cites orange shipments of 16 000 carloads in southern California, corn yields from Prof J W Sanborn, Ayrshire cows praised by experts, and remarks on nitrate of soda improving acid soils. It also notes inmate behavior in poultry housing and quotes ex Secretary Sessions on corn as a dairyman’s gift.
An interested reader from Pepperell asks when and how to plant chestnut and walnut nuts, whether walnuts should be cracked before planting and how deep to plant, why nuts don’t sprout automatically, and how many years to bearing. The reader requests full cultivation guidance and timelines.
The Exchange notes that apple supply growth barely meets demand, predicting continued strong demand and fair prices for top quality fruit for years. It also contrasts French poultry farming with American practice, where up to 500 fowls per acre are kept and profit is emphasized, while in the U S hens are often cared for by family members rather than a formal flock enterprise.
A humorous anecdote traces a man’s ill fated attempts to make hens lay eggs. He tests diet lime sand and various tips from neighbors, a preacher, and a poultry journal, ending with plans for a bright ventillation enhanced coop and decorative touches to improve egg production.
Advice to continue apple tree planting remains sound but warns that only those fully committed to giving trees and land proper attention should attempt it. It may be reckoned that not more than one third of apple orchard owners...
In a contributor’s note, the author argues that neglect of orchard care leads to a flooded market and depressed prices. He cites example yields and profits, noting some small orchards netting $500 to $1,000 yearly, and compares seven acres yielding 605 barrels of Northern Spy apples on a neighboring farm.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson argues forestry is vital to national prosperity and welfare. He links forests to nearly all industries from mining to agriculture, notes wind flood drought protection and steady wood supply, and highlights farmer benefits in treeless regions. The piece lauds growing public support and urges stronger forest education and management through the American Forestry Association and allied efforts.
A Living Church exhortation condemns millinery slaughter of song birds. It argues millions of birds are killed yearly for hats, notes birds control pests, warns famine may follow if blood-stained plumage continues. Calls women to a stand against wearing bird skins.
A reader explains muck beds formed by decayed vegetable matter in swamps and meadows are a farmer’s gold mine. Mixing muck with peaty material and barnyard manure accelerates decay, boosting soil fertility. digging before freezes and spring floods allows efficient loading for barnyard use.
The text discusses using muck or peat with animal manure to reduce decay losses and retain gases, yielding richer plant food. It also describes the Campbell system of deep ploughing eight to ten inches with a packer in the furrow to create a moisture reservoir, loosening topsoil, and evidence from western farmers that this mitigates drought effects.
Consul Hughes reports from Coburg a Thuringia peasants method to prevent rot in winter seed potatoes. Lay tubers in a sunny place spaced apart, turn morning and night until green, then store in cellar. Treated potatoes resist disease and cold, sprout stronger, and yield larger crops when planted later.
At the London dairy show four prize dairy Shorthorns averaged 59.05 pounds of milk daily with 2.285 pounds fat and 5.4 pounds solids. The four prize Jerseys averaged 40.2 pounds with 2.1 pounds fat and 3.69 pounds solids. This steady result over 12 to 15 years suggests strong potential for breeders to import deep milking Shorthorns.
Aeneid of Virgil Aristotle works and the Talmud nearly vanished through destruction. Virgil wished to burn the Aeneid but executors were overruled by Augustus. Aristotle’s writings survived after being buried in damp soil. The Talmud faced repeated burnings. 24 wagon loads of manuscript were burned in France in 1244.
A long local feature traces the life of Toka Tom Moore born in Greenland in 1884. After loss and hardship he travels 800 miles to Baffin’s Bay, learns English in London, becomes a cabin boy in New York, and seeks naval service. Also advertised is Ely’s Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with one paragraph on its use and price.
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports United States officials confiscated a pound bottle of artificial violet ionone imported from Antwerp via Baltimore to a St. Louis firm. Valuation disputes led to confiscation as true value neared 645 dollars while declared value was 175 dollars. Ionone, derived from citral, is used widely in perfumes and is far stronger than genuine violets.
A Florida country town examined second grade teacher applicants and one colored woman wrote on female suffrage. She argues many suffer due to health neglect, improper meals, overexertion, poor clothing, and chasing fashion trends, urging attention to health and balance.
The June 1900 census will count the United States for the twelfth time. About 50,000 enumerators must complete data collection in 30 days, recording roughly 75 million people. In towns of 8000 inhabitants the tally must finish in two weeks, with interpreters allowed where needed. Enumerators are paid according to workload.
Writers oppose long quills on women’s hats, but history shows newspaper criticism fails to alter fashion. Fashion endures by female choice. if stylish, worn, if unfashionable, discarded, regardless of comfort. Women remain a law unto themselves in adornment.
In a Saturday Evening Post vignette Walter Wellman, famed Arctic explorer, jokes that if he reaches the North Pole he will simply return, since there seems nothing else to do. The quip contrasts with a merchant’s doubt about exploration’s financial value, and a tombstone maker’s quip about a Gates Ajar design. The Indianapolis Journal adds a playful aside about a lively serpentine dancer and a ratler.
A Lowell resident Mrs E O Adams of 33 Powell street credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending a long standing kidney trouble. She describes back pain disturbed kidney secretions and sediment and says buying the pills at Ellingwood Co.'s drug store cured the issue. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U S agents. Carter Sherburne also carries the product.
Corrected to October 2 1839 leave Merrimack street deport and Middlesex Street Lowell for Boston Lawrence Salem Haverhill and other towns with listed times across mornings afternoons and Sundays. Includes routes to Newburyport Amesbury Ports mouth Exeter Dover Rochester Somersworth St. Johnsbury and Montreal with multiple daily departures and Sunday limitations. Names D. J. Flanders and H. C. Taft appear as officials.
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