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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1902
Page
10
Northern Middlesex readers are urged to share short, pithy farm notes for the agricultural discussion column. Readers with a few lines to AY L should send them for the editor to edit, avoiding long-winded discursions and aiming for concise exchanges.
A rain soaked loft scene unfolds with bats, swallows, and weathered beams as a weathered weather vane creaks above. A boy lies hidden amid meadow hay hearing echoes of songs never sung, blending memory and dream.
The Maine Farmer voices national concern over the Massachusetts Agricultural College decision to remove Prof. S.T. Maynard, praising his work in fruit culture and warning of broader impact. The column covers Mr. Rogers field tests on potato sprays, cold wet harm to Aroostook crops, and Maine strawberry varieties Glen Mary, Sample, and others highly regarded by grower E. W. Wooster.
A foreign agricultural journal says the world’s largest incubator is in Australia, built on the hothouse principle with a capacity of 11 440 duck eggs or 14 480 hen eggs. St Louis is the chief distributing point for early and late potatoes in the United States as the South’s early crop arrives in solid train-loads. The California orange crop fell by about 3 000 000 boxes from last season, while some varieties hit record highs in New York. Kansas’ 1901 product value reached 195 254 652 dollars amid a 90 000 000 bushel corn shortage. Bananas worth 4 227 000 dollars were imported duty free in nine months.
In a correspondence piece a reader laments vast woodlands replacing pasturage, noting motorized farming and changing labor. He urges brush control over tree planting on highways, worries over lost agriculture, and recalls days of shared farm work and family harvests.
E A Rogers of Brunswick Maine argues for Bug Death as a superior potato insecticide over Paris green. He cites efficiency, yield increases from one third to nearly double, and lower labor. He invites readers to test side by side and report digging results. He discusses haying showers and fair pay considerations for farm help.
A discussion on appendicitis links meat diet to inflammation per Dr Champoniere and warns against excessive beef intake while praising vegetables. It then summarizes Raspberry tip experiments showing pinching can reduce yields and advises careful pruning to avoid excessive bud development. Additional notes advise packing goods in convenient packaging for better market acceptance.
A discussion on the diverse packaging of crates, boxes, and baskets used to ship produce, urging standard sizes to simplify market reports. It also reviews squash varieties Hubbard and Marilehead for home use, corn choices by season, milking practices for dairy workers, and notes on raspberry yields and fertilizer use.
A 1903 Agricultural note explains grape root worm life cycle from grubs under roots to adult beetles and June to July leaf feeding. It recommends soil cultivation to keep roots exposed, banking soil toward vines, and spraying foliage with disparene or arsenate of lead between June 25 and July 16 to control both underground grubs and above ground beetles.
An editorial argues the need to strengthen the appeal and effectiveness of agricultural colleges. It notes low farm-home support and few graduates, blaming unity gaps between administration and core agricultural instruction, and condemns voices belittling agriculture as a misnomer. It calls for action to elevate agriculture as a respected college focus.
Wm H Stinson argues that true agricultural colleges will win farmers’ faith when their name, faculty, and terms reflect practical training and mutual understanding. Once colleges gain confidence, patronage and attendance will rise, with larger, liberal support for graduates in the field.
Middlesex County parish announces Rev. C. E. Fisher of Lowell will deliver a sermon at the Dunstable town hall next Sunday at 2 30 PM. Sunday school assembles at 1 30 PM. The service and school are open to the public. Clergy urge attendance.
The feast committee of the grange will be ready to serve ice cream and cake after the entertainment on the evening of July 3.
The first cars ran at 3 PM with two carloads of Wakefield Park residents invited by Col. Charles F. Woodward, builder of the first street railway here. The Boston and Northern line extends as a branch to serve Montrose and Wakefield Park, promising notable local convenience.
The funeral for Miss Josie Emily Le Baron daughter of Mr and Mrs Jos eph S Le Baron of 478 Massachusetts avenue was held Monday afternoon at her parents home Arlington. She long served as chief operator at the Arlington central tele phone exchange and later at the Cambridge central office. Rev S C Bushnell conducted services at Pleasant Street Congregational church. Pallbearers were Reuben W Le Baron Frank H Le Baron Arthur L Bacon and Harry Grush. Interment followed at Mt Pleasant cemetery with numerous floral tributes.
The Chelmsford Baptist society held its advertised lawn party at Mr Felch’s grounds despite a cool evening and poor weather. The North Chelmsford band of 22 pieces conducted by Hubert Bearce performed, with ice cream and cake from Harry Dutton’s served on the lawn. Riley Davis, recently ill, has partially regained consciousness and is thought more hopeful.
West Acton notes cover a Tufts graduate sermon at Universalist church, Wachusett Sunday School turnout in Fitchburg, Grace Richardson solo at the Baptist church, and a large Ladies Benevolent Society gathering at Frank Knowlton’s with lanterns and strawberries. It lists engagements, graduations, travels to York Beach, and various visiting relatives, plus church meetings altered around the Fourth of July.
Wayland district police heard from John Galiber, a farmhand for Samuel Russell, that Monday night he was robbed of 750 dollars. He described Anthony Doleskie alias Anthony Tabechakski, a Russian Jew and new farmhand at Russell’s, who disappeared from the premises between Monday and Tuesday.
Galiber recalls Doleskie arriving at Mr Russell's from Lynn where he lodged and found work. Doleskie carried about seven dollars and a trunk held seven dollars and seven hundred fifty dollars. Doleskie reportedly saw money placed in the trunk and has since been paid small sums from his own seven. He is said to carry a leather valise with a brass lock and clasps. He is new to the country and cannot speak English. Galiber claims seven hundred dollars in gold and fifty dollars in bills were missing.
The body of Mr. Russell, father of Addie and Carrie Russell, was brought for interment from Vermont. Mr. Whitcomb Hoar, brother of Silas Hoar, died June 25 at 73. Funeral at home, interment at Littleton. The strawberry festival drew about 100. Rev. W. C. Martyn preached on Put on the whole armor of God. A fire destroyed farm buildings owned by C. H. Veasie. contents saved. A Boxboro town hall dedication poem by Lucie C. Hager recalls old halls and new. The town celebrates with a festival, town meeting, club, and grange.
The About the House column in the Lowell Weekly Journal invites Ady readers to send household tips, hints, suggestions, and thoughts for publication. The department is ready to receive practical ideas at any time.
Poem recalling a childhood home in springtime. The imagined street and cottage evoke memory and longing, contrasting lively nature with a silent, emptied dwelling. The speaker grieves a lost home while lilac scents stir dreams of a former, cherished place.
The piece muses on how homes need shed space to store items that won’t fit in kitchens, noting refrigerators often lack proper space and the risk of secondhand wear. It warns against folding beds for sleep and offers practical tips on bread dough, plus praise for modern enameled cookware and attractive china. It also comments on wedding gifts and the abundance of specialized spoons.
A parchment will dated April 14 1648, by London merchant Thomas Hodgkins, was found behind a richly embroidered tablet belonging to Mr Fuller of Yateley. The will may yield thousands for the poor of Ridge parish, Hertfordshire, now in the vicar's possession. Also notes Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a stomach remedy.
The latest lightweight motor adaptation is for lawn care. An English firm has released a motor mower said to work well. This innovation is seen as preferable to powering a piano crank or a gramophone.
The text notes cultivating mint to accompany roast lamb, praising its appeal and usefulness. A few sprigs planted in a small patch of earth grow quickly, becoming valuable for the housewife. It suggests nurturing an acquaintance after introductions and enjoying mint with meals.
Recipes describe cusk a la creme and escaloped rhubarb from American Kitchen Magazine. Cusk is a saltwater codlike fish. bake in layers with white sauce and buttered crumbs. garnish with parsley or watercress. Escalloped rhubarb layers bread crumbs and rhubarb with sugar lemon juice and raisins baked until brown.
A humorous exchange from Chicago News and Ohio State Journal features Mr Figgit and Mrs Figgit debating dinner habits. The husband is said to be devoted, with Mrs Figgit noting she even lets him sit on her soft pillows.
A how to guide explains pie crust technique detailing shortening temperature, mixing with flour in chunks, cold water binding, and rolling without kneading. Tips include using bottom crust trimming, layering sugar and flour on the bottom, butter on fruit, and avoiding soggy or tough crusts.
A new industry uses electricity to crack and winnow nuts for confectioners. Nuts are fed lengthwise into crushers, shells cracked, kernels sorted by size and quality, then shipped to bakers or confectioners. Kernels are stored cold to stay fresh, with women preferred for their delicate touch. Nuts from South America and the United States, including pecans and walnuts, supply this growing business.
Mme Cambon, wife of the ambassador, demonstrates flattery by complimenting the taste of American women in dress, a tactful gesture highlighting cross cultural fashion perception.
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