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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
6
A reader friendly note invites farmers to contribute short, sharp notes for the agricultural column. The piece laments milk surplus and perishable dairy products, suggesting cooperative marketing and producer control as potential remedies, while acknowledging the difficulty of forming a wide cooperative due to diverse producers and product quality.
Editorial surveys farm temperature guidelines for stables and cow barns, endorses skim milk in swine rations and optimal slaughter weight. It urges use of low wheeled wagons, horse forks, winter bird feeding, and notes a Tribune sample copy offer via the Lowell Journal. It emphasizes availability of agricultural content and pictures in the weekly edition.
A Worcester letter condemns the new milk producers' association as a failure and possible swindle. It alleges Briggs absorbed funds with little to show, notes scolding of directors by duped farmers, and questions any practical solution to balancing price and supply. The writer discusses Whiting’s view that overproduction lowers prices and warns that buyers may import milk, making lasting reform unlikely.
The item reports on the brown tailed moth reaching New Hampshire, excess scrub cows, outdoor horse stabling, favorable fruit buds and crops forecast, efficiency comparisons in rice farming, grafting tomatoes on potatoes at Purdue, a Connecticut farmer using apple pomace for stock, mowing potato tops to boost fiber strength, seed shortages and high fall prices for peas and beans, and regional value differences for Ben Davis apples between New England and the west.
A Minneapolis Journal note discusses rural pride and independence as urban traits grow. A French study claims ducks fed acorns lay black eggs due to iron in the shell, while boiled lobster shell reportedly yields bright eggs in fowl. Ohio State experiments show one bushel of wheat yields 13.7 pounds of pork and corn yields 12.3 pounds, with overall cost near $4.01 when market prices are used.
Shipping Live Fowls warns against suffocation from overcrowded coops and poor precautions while advising grading and separate packing for chicks and fowls. The Barnyard Problem urges absorbent bedding to combat filth and rain washouts, favoring shredded stalks. How to Make Cider Vinegar outlines a multi step fermentation using mother of vinegar with periodic cider additions and air exposure at 85 degrees.
The hog’s stomach is small relative to body size and digestion requires balanced nourishment. This edition cautions against relying on bulky feeds and urges selecting nutrient dense rations for hog production.
A Boston Cultivator note praises grain and succulent bulk foods for fattening hogs, warns against clover without grain, and cites wheat middlings with milk and raw beets as boosting thrift and pork quality. The Boston Globe laments vanished New England birdlife and the rise of Paris green sprays affecting crops and the countryside.
A field guide style note on pruning fruit trees grape vines and currant bushes in late fall and winter. Advice covers thinning wood reducing limb size avoiding overbearing varieties and how timing affects healing wounds with references to early spring midsummer and November cuts and methodical grafting tips.
A farmer can earn from $3 to $5 a ton from cornstalks, or $6 to $12 per acre, revolutionizing a new industry touted by the American Agriculturalist. The list includes cellulose for ship armor, varnish, smokeless powder precursors, heat and electrical insulation, paper pulp, fodder from leaves and shives, mixed feeds, and two types of poultry food.
The article argues for concentrating on one or two money crops near cities and towns. It suggests selecting crops suited to local soil and climate, ones the farmer understands and will study, to stay ahead of competitors. Advantages include focused effort, timely operations, and reduced distraction from mixed farming.
A producer must be highly intelligent in mixed crop farming, selecting the right soil and mastering soil preparation and cultivation. Competing farmers who innovate in production gain advantage, while failure to adapt reduces profits. Also essential is presenting produce attractively to draw buyers’ attention.
An agricultural note stresses grit in mash to prevent bowel trouble in brooder chicks and proper exercise. It urges gradually stronger feed, open-air conditions, and constant activity for good digestion and appetite. Thinning brood groups as they grow reduces crowding, aiming for first-class dressed 1.5 pound broilers selling for 75 cents to $1 in April.
Much milk requires much feed Millet is good to increase the flow of milk Do not breed from a cow that has aborted twice Don t use beef cows if you want to succeed in dairying Cows will not do their best unless well housed and fed Are squashes good for milch cows asks a subscriber Yes Don t expect for skim milk cheese the price that Edam brings No successful dairyman allows his cows to be chased by a worthless cur It is not always meanness that makes a cow bready it is frequently hungry If churning is done at too high a temperature the butter will not be perfect Milk should be aerated and cooled if it is expected to keep and please the customer When you think the cow has a hollow horn let the horn alone but feed to bring up the general system to a healthy condition Milking should be done as nearly at the same hour of the day as possible Cows do better when trained to regularity in milking While the people of Great Britain pay 50 000 000 for imported butter no American dairyman ought to be discouraged Farm News.
Maj. H J Scobell of the Royal Scots greys quietly secured bids across the West for 8820 mules at about 80 dollars each f o b New Orleans, plus 200 carloads of hay and feed. Mules traveled by fast rail from St Louis and Kansas City to New Orleans, then were ferried on steamers like the Manchester City and Hermes. Transport ships carried water, veterinary care, and mule shoes shipped from Troy New York, with 26 days at sea and 300 officials aboard.
After five months of work the new North Chelmsford school sits near finish. Interior work should wrap in about three weeks followed by dedication. The building features two floors with ample study spaces, a tower view, and gas lighting.
The annual meeting of the Chelmsford Social Library proprietors will occur at Miss Mary Richards home on Monday at 7:45 PM with the main agenda to decide on transferring the Warren fund and Adams Emerson bequest to the town as the corporation dissolves after books moved to Adams Public Library. A new granite cenotaph honoring Rev. John Fiske now marks his grave in the village churchyard, funded by the Fiske family, with inscriptions noting his long service from England to Chelmsford and his death in 1676. The town’s Unitarian sociable met midweek for a semi monthly supper and a lively “Pictures of Celebrities” event, with prizes awarded to Rev. Granville Pierce and Mrs. Wm. H. Hail for identifying portraits.
Prosperous herring season has enabled Scotch fishing girls in Yarmouth to journey 500 miles home to Peterhead by a special train. The consist included two corridor coaches three saloons and four luggage vans filled with their belongings. Their work apparel features knee high boots short skirts and oil stained frocks with no bonnets even in rain.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports shifts in how large industrials raise working capital. Commercial paper, once scarce after consolidations, is now freely sold on open markets at about 6 percent for single names. Banks vary in appetite for trust paper, with western and New York dealers dominating purchases. Trusts increasingly borrow in large sums from centralized sources, aided by strengthened corporate structures and preferred stock controls. Banks in inland towns benefit from this consolidation, while trusts seek to preserve credit and liquidity by selling notes publicly when needed.
A ladies' tailor calls himself a sartorial artist. He likely believes the moniker will attract women, and may succeed as they learn its meaning.
Reverend Jas Murdoch of Hamsburg Pennsylvania extols Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder as magical. He states five years of catarrh cured after first application and would not be without it. Sold by C EF Carter and F C Goodale & Co.
A fragmented note lists travel corridors between BWosterre and Albany with stops at Niagars Pass Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati and Ann Au coals Woat, outlining a regional corridor or timetable fragment.
Dr J Flanders announces a daily service with parlor and sleeping cars on the shortest main line through sleepers to St Paul and Minneapolis, with a single transfer to the Pacific Coast. Full route and rate details available at principal ticket offices.
Eastern District trains after October 22 provide routes from Lowell to Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket and Worcester via Framingham with connections to Albany and the west. A 6.25 pm service links to the Stonington line via New York city. Sunday runs include South Stonnington Mansfield Pawtucket and way stations. Peter Clark and A Kendall sign the notice.
Railroad timetable corrected for October 2 1899 listing trains from the Merrimack Street depot Lowell to Boston and other cities. It details numerous departure times and routes including Middlesex Street Station Lowell to Boston Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport and points beyond with Sundays and weekday variations and agents names.
The piece notes that those who demand the best and deem none too good have their office stationery printed as the phrase suggests, indicating a contrast between quality seekers and mass production. It reflects attitudes toward branding and executive taste.
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