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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1898
Page
6
Northern Middlesex farmers exchange brief notes on good roads saving costs, Amherst Experiment Station fruit varieties, herd standards, comfrey feeding claims, hog cholera limits, and practical farm tips. Authors urge concrete action over legislation and emphasize efficient husbandry.
A Maine Farmer letter argues grain is forage and should be threshed as a fodder crop. It says rye and oats serve as early forage, with oat hay valued when pasture is scant, and questions why anyone would leave grain unthreshed.
The Maine Farmers debate pest effects noting caterpillars may not harm pastures greatly yet warn that excessive milk production from cows near calving can damage udders. Butter prices shift from storage gains to lower current returns amid climate reports. J. H. Hale cites clover hay articles while peach crops face rain damage and forecasts shift. Hatch Station notes June 1 is behind schedule and peas may not be ready by mid June.
Farmers should prune and thin fruit trees to improve quality and longevity. Cited anecdotes blame neglect for pests like tent caterpillars. Advice covers corn planting, early weed control, hoeing, and packing fruits attractively for sale.
A compilation of farming insights covering raspberry varieties like Columbian and Shaffer's Colossal, outlooks for June, local value changes on properties, millet as pasture, and early guidance on controlling the tent caterpillar. Practical observations from American Gardening Maine Farmer and Country Gentleman accompany farm-wide cautions and recommendations.
A New York Experiment Station bulletin reports that Bordeaux mixture spraying on cucumber vines yielded strong benefits. Despite a bad season, early sprays increased fruit counts by about 30,450 and weight by nearly 100 percent per acre on Long Island plots. Spraying should begin around July 16.
A Maine Farmer column recounts a city railroad tale where a loyal older worker is passed over for a promotion in favor of a newcomer. The superintendent praises the young man for going beyond duty, learning details about the freight train, its origin, destination, cargo, and personnel, illustrating initiative and proactive effort.
A guide from Correspondence American Agriculturist on harvesting oats for best feed value. Cut when milk in the berry has hardened, cradle, swath a day or two, and avoid overdrying. Bind and set into shocks of ten, adjust caps with a stone if windy, then allow grain to dry a week or ten days before pulling in.
A Pennsylvania Country Gentleman note lists benefits of a three year crop rotation. It claims live roots prevent fertility loss, only one ploughing for three crops, more humus improves soil with farming, a solid sub-surface seed-bed for fall grain, reduced fertilizer needs by drawing on atmosphere and subsoil, clover roots loosen and drain the subsoil, benefits of a summer fallow, and weed and pest control advantages.
A. W. Cheever explains pasteurizing milk involves heating to 155 degrees F or higher, cooling quickly in air-free vessels, and maintaining 155 degrees for 20 minutes or more. Temperatures above 160 F may give a boiled taste. keeping milk near 40 to 45 degrees is difficult with ice water.
A nine year study of 2500 cows across 12 estates in Denmark shows feeding changes had virtually no effect on milk chemical composition. The alterations never produced abnormal rations or drastic changes in milk quality.
A long column chronicles Chin W. Hoey a Chinese native striving for citizenship and naval enlistment, efforts to aid soldiers with the Marmion hospital ship project, and local con artists. It notes reformers pushing state funding, reports on horseless carriages and steam fire engines, and shifts in Boston theatre appointments and cast.
An elderly Walnut Street resident and her daughter have spent days recuperating from a nervous shock after a late night disturbance. The mother, fearing burglars, blocked her window with a stick. it fell behind a sewing machine as she leaned over to reach it. The daughter awakened, thought a burglar was present, and found her mother unconscious over the machine. A frightened struggle ensued until they realized the truth, then blamed each other for the fright. The Philadelphia Record notes this tale and adds a line about tapestry production being slow, with artists making only a quarter of a square yard per year.
The article describes latest summer fashion accessories including belts or sashes, girdles, and decorative corselets in contrasting colors with gowns. Neapolitan horsehair braid shapes hats, while satin toques and turbans with spangled tulle or chiffon remain popular. A beige beige outfit with moss green velvet accents and a yellow straw hat with pink brown trim is illustrated.
A discussion on corsets argues that a stout woman appears more slender, but tight lacing does not improve her look or mobility. The piece contends that restrictive garments fail to enhance the wearer’s advantages and hinder movement.
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