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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1902
Page
8
The department invites Northern Middlesex farmers to share concise opinion pieces and experiences for interchange. Readers with short lines are urged to write in. the agricultural editor will edit for this column. Long discussions are discouraged.
A reflective poem recalls a climber who toils up a ladder, faces indifference and scorn, and is encouraged by a companion who helps him regain resolve, reminding readers that someone always toils below. The piece sits among agricultural notes urging freight rail repeal and farm practice tips.
Grange notes announce the Middlesex North Pomona grange assembly at I O O F hall Centralville Lowell on Friday March 7 with a program starting 10 30 am opening in fifth degree routine business 11 am reports lectures discussion and question box 12 30 pm dinner recess afternoon visitors welcome 1 30 pm song by Westford grange agriculture committee papers by Tyngsboro and Tewksbury members lecture by C C Rice Leominster supper by ladies 6 pm to .
A local evening fair was held under the auspices of the Ladies of the Grange with entertainment by the Boys Orchestra of the Truant School in Chelmsford.
J Anthony of Carlisle counters a January 1902 claim with a 1901 report showing 82 hens averaging about 20 eggs per month and a yearly per-hen net of 3.87 dollars. The notes cover corrected fruit names from Western New York to Bucks County varieties, bird protection, profitable poultry figures, careless potato culture, and cheap fertilizer recipes.
Farmers discuss market costs and safe manure timing for river-adjacent land. Then Prof Waite explains Bordeaux mixture standards: 6-4-50 as six pounds blue stone, four pounds lime per 50 gallons water, plus variations for dormant trees and peach foliage.
The article discusses disease transmission in orchards and asserts that proactive removal of diseased trees at first signs can halt outbreaks. It extols Bordeaux mixture for apples pears quinces and potatoes, noting benefits like darker leaves improved drought tolerance and higher starch in potatoes, while warning peaches and Japanese plums can be harmed by the spray.
Massachusetts horticulture committee members visited M A Patten's Tewksbury establishment on February 15 to tour eight greenhouses. They observed 125,000 carnation plants in one double house, with 1.875 million buds and blossoms total, and noted lavish varieties including Lawson, Governor Wolcott, and Majesty. Patten cuts around 100 dozen blooms daily, with summer output reaching 2,500 flowers a day. The display showcased meticulous care, extensive propagation, and excellent cultivation.
Professor M B Waite of the United States department of agriculture lectured to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on February 15 1902 on fungous diseases of fruits. He described pear leaf blight quince spot apple scab canker black rot of the grape pear blight and peach yellows with details on diagnosis causes and Bordeaux spray treatments and timings for preventing and eradicating infections.
Census statistics show Massachusetts farm income in 1899 at 34,033,564 with 7,719 farms on June 1, 1900 totaling 182,646,704 in farm property value. Buildings account for 45 percent and land for 55 percent. farm implements and machinery total 8,828,950. livestock 315,798,464. crops and animal products value 42,298,274. Farm product value rose 14,225,774 since 1890, a near 51 percent gain, driven by market gardens dairies and poultry. cereal and livestock roles declined.
The About the House department of the Lowell Weekly Journal invites Lady readers to send household recipes hints and suggestions for columns. Submissions can be addressed to the About the House department for publication consideration.
A reflective poem urging resilience after sorrow. It counsels tempering worry with faith and accepting uncertain tomorrows. The speaker asks to fold away fears and childish tears and, through coming years, remain glad despite past storms.
The piece muses on tastes like lemon versus some dishes, the value of a smile despite personal sorrow, and the hope it offers travelers. It notes smiles are a free gift and questions whether people should share more joy with others. It also considers sugar in meals and the idea that pure sugar and candy may be harmless in moderation.
A dated opinion piece warns of danger from oiling kitchen floors and soiled carpets. It muses on fashion's heavy garments causing discomfort, asks why mistresses should pay trainees, and ponders cake pan lining versus greasing and flouring with mixed evidence. It ends noting an unexplained mystery in baking outcomes.
Household hints discuss begonias as houseplants often failing due to heat and dry air and note signs of insect damage. Sewing advice suggests bias binding with multiple stitching rows to add body to skirt edges. A tip warns to shrink piques before waist or skirt use and describes preserving fruit storage with top down placement to reveal fermentation.
A vintage recipe blends hollowed cheese shells with a salad of celery and grape fruit pulp and white grapes, bound by mayonnaise. The dish uses reduced grapefruit and grape fruit to balance flavors, then fills the cheese shell for a cheese flavored presentation served with plain wafers. Also included is a Tea Ice cream method mixing milk egg yolks sugar salt tea infusion and cream, then chilled and whipped for serving.
Mothers clubs in tenement districts have improved children’s breakfasts from bread and cheap jelly to nutritious, affordable meals. Many families now serve fried sausage pork tenderloins fried potatoes and hot breads with syrup, raising concerns about winter illnesses and the need for guidance in other families.
A strict view on lemon extract argues it is more adulterated than others and that products labeled lemon rarely contain real fruit, suggesting prejudice against this flavoring remains unresolved.
A Good Housekeeping contributor describes DIY pantry tricks. A narrow three inch shelf stores baking powder salt pepper and small tins while a wall strip with small headed nails holds hangable utensils. Two rows of nails organize daily items and less-used tools helps prevent crowding.
Russian reports state the Aral Sea has risen since 591, now four feet above its 1874 level. The Orenburg to Tashkent railroad line was altered to prevent overflow, and the sea has risen at about four inches annually for the past decade, contrary to German estimates of three Méridional leagues sinking per year.
The fragment shows liabilities figures including capital stock paid in and surplus, with amounts such as 18,156.77 in undivided profits after expenses and taxes, 11,168.16 due to other national banks, 5,640.35 due to state banks and bankers, and 50,000.00 United States deposits.
Ledger lists loans and discounts, overdrafts, U S Bonds, stocks, real estate, internal revenue stamps, checks, notes of other national banks, and currency items. It details lawful money reserve, specie, redemption funds, outstanding national bank notes, deposits, and dividends unpaid totaling 50 950 66 with specific figures for each line item.
Fred H. Ela cashier swears the capital stock paid in surplus funds and taxes paid figures for the bank. The report shows national bank notes outstanding and deposits subject to check demand certificates of deposit and total liabilities. Notary Frank Coburn administers the oath on March 3 1902.
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