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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1902
Page
10
The department invites agricultural readers to share brief, practical paragraphs on farming experience and topics of interest. Submit concise, helpful remarks to the agricultural editor for this interlude, avoiding lengthy discourses.
An Oakfield Eagle excerpt turns on grim lines as a Woman, Man, Boy and Girl discuss killing birds for sport and for curl worthy feathers. The dialogue frames a dark, sensational tale of cruelty tied to local setting and characters named T and J.
The piece condemns cutting moth suppression funds and urges prevention. It cites New England Farmer on legislative errors, notes roadside grass theft and tidy owners, and praises birds for reducing garden pests. It argues organized effort and early action save money and effort.
An official report shows Italy’s olive oil crop for 1901 02 reached 3 150 000 hectoliters 83 213 550 gallons up from 1 790 000 hectoliters 47 286 430 gallons in 1900 01 and above the 2 930 000 hectoliters average by 1 360 000 hectoliters 35 927 120 gallons or 76 percent. The flaxseed sowing in the United States for spring 1902 ranges 3 500 000 to 3 700 000 acres, possibly the largest area ever sown. The National Provisioner puts cattle killed at 10 000 000 head with beef production at 6 009 900 000 pounds. hops consumed in beer making approach 50 000 000 pounds annually. Los Angeles hosts the country’s only snail farm for food.
A correspondent details potato bug activity across multiple fields and varieties. Early March plantings saw no Paris green due to the absence of bugs while warmer low ground showed higher hatching, and Delaware potatoes faced heavier infestations than Green Mountain and Early Rose on adjacent land.
Samuel L. Taylor reports on oat yields from ungrazed sown land versus plowed plots, noting three feet high oats without plowing and two-thirds crop on fertilized plots. He observes cane growth, corn with tassels appearing late, crow depredations on first and second corn plantings, and the impact of timing on hay and milk, ending with July 15 entry.
Satisfy the Boy on the Farm urges parents to invest in purebred stock to keep youths farming, citing future leaders who return to soil work. Potato Bug in Iowa reports a rare beetle pest feeding on grasshopper eggs, less harmful in droughts but a nuisance in large numbers, with control notes.
The cucumber industry centered in Farmingdale New York was nearly wiped out by blight years ago with yields dropping from 100 000 and 125 000 per acre to as low as 15 000. State experiment station officials introduced Bordeaux mixture spraying, curing the disease and making spraying routine. Fields are thoroughly treated weekly or ten days from vine fall until harvest.
The heaviest millet yield comes from the Japanese Barnyard variety with strong performance from Japanese Foxtail yielding about 45 to 55 bushels per acre. Japanese Broomcorn produces heavy seed but less total yield, around 40 bushels on average. German millet likely matches the German yield expectations observed.
In reply to Geo Lockhart of Tea Missouri, T C Brick reports Angora goats effectively remove brush ironweed ragweed and other unwanted growths in pastures leaving grass behind. He notes goats yield better returns for the money invested than other livestock.
A New York Tribune Farmer note by E P Powell cites coal ashes improving soil porosity, moisture retention, and fertilization uptake. Mulching with ashes helps trees and vines avoid root damage, suppress weeds, and deter pests when ashes and charcoal are reapplied annually. Downing’s thirty to forty year old advice is endorsed.
New Hampshire writer in Homestead argues Angora goats suit rugged New England lands for mohair, urging careful stock selection, good bucks, dry winter quarters, and gentle feeding. Notes adaptability from Texas and New Mexico, fencing ease, and potential as a profitable, family friendly farming enterprise.
An account from New Hampshire Agricultural Station Bulletin No 9 describes using carbon bisulphide saturated cotton in burrows to kill woodchucks and fill holes. The writer notes many burrows opened after treatment but most were closed by the method. The process aims to humane kill and bury the animal, leaving the burrow filled.
The library edition presents Washington’s Tuskegee Sunday talks on self improvement and work ethics. Getting On in the World urges constant learning, read dairy journals, seek knowledge, and anticipate employer needs to rise from humble tasks to higher positions. The volume includes thirty seven talks and highlights Washington’s constructive character.
A critical notice of Max O Rell work, praising his cosmopolitan yet sharp essays on society, humorists, and women's roles. The piece highlights his departure from past tropes, praise for his Ernest Renan chapter, and his witty aphorisms in Cupidiana, with remarks on his treatment of marriage and money lending.
KE Literary Hotel notes Onoto Watama’s new story A Contract and Leslie’s Monthly serials. Edith Wharton The Reckoning in Harper’s August issue illustrated by Henry Hutt. J M Barrie finishes a new Scribner’s novel told by a retired officer. Kipling Wireless promotes Marconi theme in Scribner’s. Eleanor Gates showcased by Century with Birth of the Prairie Girl excerpt. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as indigestion remedy.
The cotton goods market remains quiet with little change while woolens show strength as spring weights for men’s wear approach. Export cotton mills are steady, converters buy some fine yarns, and bleached and gray goods hold firm though some divisions lag. Fall River reports firm regulars at 8 cents with limited volume for August, and jobbers push new lines like Allen Venetian prints and Cocheco percales amid tight supply and plans for fall demand.
The tobacco industry shapes Cuban economy and culture as it thrives across most of the island. It is most profitable where the renowned Vuelta Abajo farms lie in the southwest, forming the heart of Cuba's tobacco production.
The article details Cuban tobacco farming on small plots near Vuelta Abajo, noting planting, drying, and the profitability of tobacco in Cuba. It describes farm sizes, labor, and the pride of Cuban tobacco, then explains cigar production in Havana, the role of readers in factories, and wide tobacco use across Cuban society. It ends with remarks on U.S. duties and nostalgia for annexation tied to cheaper tobacco.
Mrs. Roosevelt refuses $500 and rejects using her name for a magazine piece that lacks merit. The remark underscores her support for honest workers and her level-headed stance as the first lady of the land.
Lowell July 18 1902 notice states only J H Walker chairman W W Murphy treasurer and others are authorized to collect or solicit money or approve bills for the Veteran Firemen's Muster on July 31 1902 with a warning to the public that all others are impostors. Does not refer to Old Home Week souvenir solicitors.
Members of the John Street Church Lowell Mass are called to a vestry meeting Friday August 1 1902 at 745 pm to choose a chairman and vote on selling the church property including the edifice and fixtures. The deacons may be authorized to assign the 1840 lease and join with The John Street Congregational Society to convey the property. A committee may be appointed to consent to the conveyance for the church.
The John Street Congregational Society in Lowell calls a vestry meeting on July 21 1902 at 8 PM to select a moderator and decide on selling all real estate on the west side of John Street and south side of Paige Street including the church building and fixtures, authorizing deed conveyance. Bert L. Read, Clerk.
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