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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
9
This agricultural column invites farmers to share concise farm notes and experiences. It includes reflections on corn, manure application, fall ploughing, surface manuring, vineyard trimming, fruit tree care, and efficiency tips. A contributor from Billerica cites practical examples and costs, urging better use of garden and crop residues.
The editorial argues New England farmers should increase output and cut feed costs. It cites a Canadian sanitary study showing half the farm wells are dangerous or suspicious, suggesting similar concerns for New England water. Reader questions on planting walnuts are answered by J H Hale advising to plant hickory nuts where trees will grow, bury nuts about two inches, plant in fall, cover with a stone, and remove excess sprouts in spring.
The piece surveys farming practices and crop data. It notes manure application timing, crude petroleum as a San Jose scale treatment, large manure heaps and wood piles as signs of thrift, and corn yields by state. It highlights Kalamazoo celery, ram breeding, and fertilizer tests favoring acid phosphate mixed with muriate of potash for peaches.
In a correspondence note, a farmer reviews another growing season noting insects and pests that cut profits. He recalls wetter years 1897 and 1898 that boosted hay but harmed crops with too much rain and weed loss, stressing farming as a science and the value of timely action.
Experiments by Gilbert and Lowes show that without any carbonaceous manure soil yields of carbon in wheat reach 2500 pounds per acre per year, barley 2088, sugar beet 3031, mangel water 2129, potatoes 1752, and beans 992. Humus is not strictly required for carbon but provides nitrogen, making it useful and essential for non carbon reasons.
A compact note cites Farmers' Home Journal on sheep injury from silty forage and careless grazing, then urges care for farm aesthetics to improve home surroundings. It also notes an experiment in storing apples in kiln-dried sand, using dry storage in cool places to preserve produce alongside vegetables like beets and potatoes.
Hogs can aid orchard renovation by turning sod and mixing fertilizer into the soil. Use homemade or commercial fertilizer to help loosen the soil and improve root zones, then harrow or furrow the surface after thorough digging.
In Noc township, two elderly women living within two miles of each other for over 50 years have never met. One rarely leaves home and stopped attending church after a cited incident with a fodder stack, while the other remains a devout member who attends regularly.
Oats may be fed to fowls without limit but avoid feeding oats to hens after long fasts as they may gorge and damage the crop. Birds will not overeat when oats are freely available. one rat reports forty hens fed five bushels monthly plus other foods. Fowls receive commercial grits and bone meal to aid gizzard digestion. Oats help egg production.
A Field and Fireside article explains how to maintain year round egg production. It covers feeding to shorten moults, timing for fall laying, and the balance between corn and stimulating feeds like beer meal to profitably keep hens laying from November onward.
A guide on root cellar alternatives and methods to store winter produce. It covers potatoes kept in cool cellars or barrels with a sulfuric acid bath to prevent sprouting, and advises sealing and drying after treatment. Other vegetables like carrots parsnips beets and turnips should be stored in boxes or barrels with dry soil and top protection, near freezing temperatures and minimal air exposure to preserve quality.
A citizen recalls a market morning in Ottawa when buying 101 live chickens sent for sale. He notes he did not obtain the best or the worst birds, and observes existing coops or crates as part of the scene.
Prof J W Robertson, Canada Dairy Commissioner, reports a feeding trial on 101 chickens. The fattened group yielded three times more edible meat per trio than unfattened birds, with detailed weights for dressed and cooked portions and notes on feed costs per pound of weight gain.
Prof F M Webster of the Ohio Station advises fall and winter ploughing to curb white grub and wire worm damage next year. Grubs are young June bugs feeding three seasons. wire worms arise from slender snapping beetles. Lower, damp lands are most affected. heavy sod and late ploughing offer best prevention though not absolute.
A contributor from Country Gentleman recounts using common lead and oil paint on injured apple trees to speed healing and deter rabbit damage. He reports painting from ground level two feet up and notes trees painted alongside unpainted ones grew more vigorously. He claims rapid, lasting wound healing and healthier growth, citing oak limbs four inches in diameter healing over in eight years.
J Kennedy of the University of Illinois reports replacing bran with gluten meal lowers cost per pound of digestible protein to under four cents. With gluten meal at under $20 per ton delivered, three pounds replace six of bran, yielding milk production gains from each cow of one to three pounds.
On farms accidents occur with distressing frequency. Cuts, bruises, stings and sprains are common. Dr. Thomas's Electric Oil provides instant relief and is marketed as essential safety for every household.
Washington reports show Mr Grow defending the administration's Philippine policy amid House discussions on printing resolutions and President's message. Senate finance debates hinge on a Republican bill with Aldrich guiding passage after holiday recess, while DeArmond urges independence for the Philippines and a nonimperial stance.
The Senate confirmed a list of appointments including consuls M. J. Raehee Nebraska at Santos Brazil W R Davis Ohio Alexandretta Turkey P Lieber Ohio at Dusseldorf Germany R E Mansfield Indiana at Zanzibar EB Watts Pennsylvania Kingston Ja H W Harris Ohio at Mannheim Germany and E Banks Maine R Day Bangor F W Wignt Waldoboro Maine S P Nute New Hampshire J R Reed Iowa W F Stone Colorado H C Slussa Kansas W W Murray Tennessee Job Barnard associate justice DC A Clarke Massachusetts and member of the industrial commission.
Representative Moody recommended to the President the appointment of William H Jordan as collector of customs at Gloucester after consultation with the treasury secretary and both senators. They found no disqualifying objections and state the appointment will likely be made soon after the holidays. Moody also recommended Stephen Osgood for Georgetown postmaster. the current term remains until it expires.
In Washington on December 19, diplomatic circles discuss the rejection of Senor Quesada Cuban commissioner, despite President appointing him as an assistant to Brig Gen Wood. The Metropolitan club, a key social and diplomatic hub, denied his admission shocking many officials led by John Hay.
Washington December 19 The secretary of the treasury today received a number of applications from national banks for deposits of public funds. The larger number of these applications indicate broad demand for treasury deposits and reflect ongoing financial operations.
The treasury will transfer cash to banks on United States bonds deposits with a 93 percent allowance on 3s. The policy aims to shield the government from losses from excess cash over bonds and discourages banks from buying bonds when allotting funds to avoid driving up prices against government purchases of about 5 million dollars remaining under a 25 million dollar proposition.
Secretary Root plans sending four or five hundred troops to Cape Nome in the next spring to preserve order during the summer. I N Hibbard of Alaska explained the district's condition to Root and Secretary Gage. Interest grows as transport companies advertise trips and Hibbard estimates about 40000 people may visit the camps.
Washington December 19 state department asserts the United States has interfered in no degree with the difficulties between France and China and denies making any demand for explanations from France.
I C Moore national bank examiner placed in charge as temporary receiver of the National Bank of Port Jervis N Y. A December fifth statement shows capital 130000, surplus and profits 46511, circulation 51500, deposits 414391, due to bank 8386, borrowed money 588. Resources reported at 692601.
Admiral Dewey renews his request that Chinese who served with him at Manila be allowed to enter the United States without restrictions. The letter to Secretary Long has been sent to Congress for consideration.
Middlesex County reports a recovery at Assabet Manufacturing where labor rejoices as wage levels rise by 10 percent starting January 1. The mill, employing 800 workers, had faced reverses and reduced payroll in 1898, but the new arrangement restores higher earnings than before.
The mills and manufactories in Newton have not raised wages for most workers. Some plants maintain old scales, with notable exceptions at Nonantum mills and Newton Machine Company. On Jan 15 the directors ordered wage increases for operatives at these two firms, adding about 2 percent, affecting roughly 200 workers and costing about $2,200 monthly beyond current payroll.
Oliver R Rice a book canvasser well known in Middlesex county collapsed and died Saturday afternoon at George W Gilman’s residence while resting en route from the North Sudbury rail station to J Stanley Rice’s home where he was staying temporarily He had been canvassing and heart disease caused his death He left a brother a sister and a daughter and had long resided in Waltham where he worked for the American Watch Company
Rev. Ulysses S. Davis tendered his resignation Sunday as pastor of the First Baptist church in Marlboro. He has served four years and will depart April 1 to accept a Baptist pastorate in Dayton, Ohio. Davis hails from Pittsburg and was ordained June 29, 1894 in Belleville, Michigan.
In North Chelmsford the Worth Chelmsford Debating society held a vestry gathering at Second Congregational church to argue the eight hours for work eight for recreation and eight for sleep plan. Stewart Mackay Harry C. Twombly and Chas J Willsted spoke for the affirmative, R S Ripey Herbert L. Sprague and George G. Hodge for the negative, with the affirmative declared the winner.
In South Billerica the Hollad farm of about 35 acres was sold last week to Mrs. Bliza Grady of Wamesit Street Lorel. Edward Harrington & Co. handled the deal. The money figure is not stated. Purchaser will take possession soon.
The piece reviews top November books and art, noting popularity of George Ad. Fabes in Slang, and printing plans for the 19th edition. It mentions Tremain's public ownership idea for franchise corporations, and examines contemporary literature and art by Sargent Craig Allen and others. It also covers Bird-Lore’s new self-education plan, Town Topics holiday issue, and year-end cultural highlights with authorities across arts and society.
A calendar accompanies The Christmas Truth, a marvel of lithographic printing and fine design. It has three panels with a central thirteen inch high panel featuring a pretty girl’s face from McEntee’s painting, and side panels with embossed gold outined wild roses and holly. Printed on heavy cardboard, the calendar stands as a sturdy screen.
The Smart Set a Magazine of Cleverness will debut March 10 with a complete novel per issue, plus short stories and poems. It aims to entertain through clever content and to elevate writers by featuring rising authors, with striking cover design by Ernest Haskell.
New England geologist R B Laird presents evidence of a prehistoric race of giants in the west based on immense footprints found in Ariza and compared by photographs to a miner's foot. A resident guide from Williams, Arizona aided the investigations. The claim notes enormous animal sizes and suggests humans may have been similarly oversized.
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