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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1898
Page
6
A farmer column urges concise contributions, notes wolves in the Dakotas and surrounding states, calls for unified bounty, cites Fringed-wing Apple-bud moth in Missouri, stresses breeding quality for profitable meat and dairy, and warns against wasteful thinning and picking in orchard tasks.
Two men in the New England Farmer discuss milking yields. Mr Pickering of Wewington New Hampshire cites a can a day for a year as good, while a Connecticut man suggests 8 percent quarts daily for 11 months. Vermont experiments show 27 cows yielding 6012 pounds in 339 milking days with 5.04 percent butter fat, but at costs the profit is slim. breeding is proposed as the path to 10,000 pounds per cow annually and higher butter output.
An investigator concludes sugar beet cannot be profitably grown in South Dakota. Iowa Homestead notes misnaming of butter. Brood sow milking capacity informs pig value and pasture reduces grain needs. Grass provides rich milk color. richness is debated. One horse buggies become common. two horse teams still preferred for light driving. American Cultivator urges strawberry growers to focus on quality over size. In Russia, 40000 cows wear colored spectacles to cope with snow. American Gardening cites seed potato guidance on harvest timing and storage to prevent sprouting.
The article argues thinning fruit trees remains difficult despite its importance. It notes thinning is time consuming and morally challenging, yet essential to control crop size. Experiment stations study thinning to guide practical balancing of yields and tree health amid general overplanting tendencies.
Professor J L Hills of Vermont urges home mixing of chemical fertilizers for horticulture saying ordinary commercial fertilizer is poorly balanced for horticultural uses. The statement highlights balancing nutrients to aid plants and improve growth.
In a farm diary tone the narrator argues for cutting grass by late June or early July to capture early hay. He notes cows prefer freshly cured hay, with green aroma and taste, and claims early cuts yield more milk. He dismisses claims of lacking heart in early cut hay and contrasts with mature, woody hay.
Farmers face rising feed costs and seed debates as Rural New Yorker readers urge reform. Iowa Homestead discusses thinning fruit for better yield, while stockmen push for wheat as egg feed. Milk regularity and udder manipulation are advised for steady production.
A farm article discusses strawberry blight as a hot weather fungus and recommends Bordeaux mixture spray from June 1 to September 1 as a preventive. It stresses thorough leaf coverage, not a cure. It also urges better hay for dairy cows, preferring early cut hay for milk, and suggests improving flavor by educating suppliers and relying on graders to maintain quality.
N J Shepherd urges thorough cultivation in the first four to five years after setting out, promotes mulching before summer, and warns neglect can doom young trees. He notes that keeping soil level, controlling weeds, and using clover if cultivation fails are key for orchard vigor.
Geese thrive with ample range and water and do well in swamps or marshes. Keep one gander for each goose or allow two to three females per male, with a favorite possibly emerging. With vegetables and adequate winter shelter, geese lay from February to March, 15 to 30 eggs, best hatched under geese though hens may fail to hatch.
A Homestead guide explains a method to preserve eggs by using a lime water solution. Mix water, lime, and salt then settle and draw off clear liquid. Add baking soda cream of tartar saltpeter borax and alum dissolved in boiling water. Combine with lime water, fill a barrel, and submerge eggs with water one inch above them, yielding about 150 dozen preserved eggs.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Cough Balsam with a sales pitch about coughing and wisdom, noting prices of twenty five cents for the standard size and fifty cents for a larger bottle. It lists Carter & Sherburne as the low priced drug store at Merrimack and Bridge streets.
Traveling gowns feature simple yet fanciful designs with detachable chemisettes for variety. Skirt and coat styles prevail with options like belted blouses or boleros. Fabrics such as covert cloth and glace taffleta are noted, plus garnet voile gown details with embroidery, moire revers, and jet buttons.
Judic Chollet surveys season trends with red costumes trimmed in black satin and velvet, large hats lavishly adorned with flowers and ribbons, and liberty silks for boas and pelerines. Foulards and mousseline fabrics dominate summer gowns while blue plaid tafetta and turquoises define a toque shown with ivy sprays.
The Boston Transcript notes diminishing belief in sea serpents at shore resorts and predicts landlords will compete with sensational yarns about possible appearances of Spanish warships off their shores this season.
A Chicago Record item recounts Millicent Arrowpoint describing how she saved money on her husband John’s wardrobe. By reorganizing his clothing, using a budget-friendly tailor, and teaching maid service, she cut personal expenses and funded chinchilla fur accessories, inspiring a surprised husband.
A Gaulois remark lauds a dentist as a true nature artist praising his work. The quip notes that even the false teeth are perfect jewels and that some imitations are so close they can ache, highlighting the satire of dental craft.
A 15 year old girl visits an ironmonger's in a comical encounter with a hasty clerk. The girl teases through corkscrews and Silurian note paper, insists on trying items, and ends by purchasing nothing after a sharp exchange about buying and window notices. She leaves with a tram ride, laughing.
Leigh Hunt recalls a scene with Lord Byron and Moore when a shower interrupted them during Moore’s imprisonment for libel against the prince regent. Moore adjusted his coat, blushed, and forgot his friend’s lameness, while Hunt quips the moment carried implied courtesy and awkwardness as the rain persisted.
In accordance with public statutes depositors are asked to present their books for verification between July 1 and August 15 inclusive. N. G. Lamson, Treasurer.
A petition seeks letters of administration for Grace B Coburn late of Lowell. Clarence G Coburn of Lowell is named as applicant without bond surety. Probate Court in Cambridge Middlesex to hear June 1898. publication required in Lowell Daily Courier weekly for three weeks. Witness Charles J McIntire Judge.
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