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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
8
The department invites Northern Middlesex farmers to exchange opinions and experiences in a concise column. Readers with brief, pithy lines are urged to submit for editorial selection, with long discourses discouraged to keep discussions sharp and useful.
Poem stanzas from Chicago Journal by Charles Lusted warn that idleness leads to rust and decay while effort preserves the mind and body. It contrasts sloth with diligence, noting remorse, toil, and the fight against creeping weeds that choke the soul. The piece urges vigilance in life.
The note warns about wild cherry trees harboring tent caterpillars and advises planting only when soil is warm. It claims cucumbers corn and beans need warmth, while peas and potatoes tolerate chill. At Middlesex North Agricultural Society fair on September 11 12 the children's department offers premiums over 50 dollars for flower and vegetable displays.
A Minnesota dairy official urges better cows over more herd size, stressing the need for the man behind the cow. The piece discusses alfalfa, clovers, nitrogen contributions by cover crops, seedless watermelon methods, and muskmelon cultivation with surface manure. It also notes Morse on dairy economics and Powell on gooseberries and orchard management.
A correspondent recalls asking Prof Maynard about covering raspberry canes for winter protection. After comparing protected and unprotected canes this spring, the guarded plants show far better growth, confirming the professor's advice on ensuring a full crop.
The note explains using chemical fertilizer with about 4 percent nitrogen 8 percent phosphoric acid and 10 percent potash to yield fair tomato crops on sod land at 800 to 1000 pounds per acre. It covers timing broadcasting versus hill application manure benefits soil humus and the use of nitrate of soda near plants after fruit set with two-week intervals.
A series of agricultural notes discuss tomato fertilization with nitrate of soda and tankage, suggesting specific per acre mixtures for good and poorer soils. It envisions a future where a six horse power farm motor greatly enhances plowing, mowing, reaping, and overall efficiency across farm tasks.
A Palmyra New York grower describes planting vines in dense mats using a 3 foot row spacing, smoothing with a barrow, and using a cultivator to narrow rows as vines run. Runner plants form matted hills around the original plant, reducing hard work while boosting fruit quality. The note urges efficiency amid labor scarcity. It also notes farmers forming protective associations to deter spring birds that eat insects, citing legal measures and cross-state cooperation to curb hunting.
In Arkansas station experiments melons were started in flowerpots April 18 and set in fields May 13 with seed sown then. Thirty four varieties were trialed, some hills manured with barnyard manure. Transplanted melons ripened first fruit about 21 days earlier than field grown, and manured melons matured earlier than unmanured in all comparable varieties by about 14 days for 23 varieties.
A Practical Farmer report praising whitewash as a simple, effective remedy against oyster shell bark louse and other scales on apple trees. It details Canada experiments by W T Macoun, lime milk mix, autumn application, and notes whitewash can clear scales and brighten bark, urging farmers to try the homely remedy over costly gas treatments.
The piece advises starting with a southeast sloping well-drained plot near farm buildings, enriched with manure and underdrainage, fenced and elongated for efficient plowing. It laments the old small kitchen garden near the house, kept weeded by hand labor, and notes plans to expand a 260 by 90 foot plot with rows for most crops, reserving a small space for radishes and lettuce while dedicating a side area for small fruits to allow deep plowing.
Grant Davis in Tribune-Farmer argues for crop rotation and modern tools to improve garden labor efficiency. He praises the Planet Jr horse hoe and a fourteen tooth cultivator, noting their ability to loosen soil, manage weeds, and reduce manual work. He warns against abandoning gardens due to labor shortages and urges adapting methods to stay productive.
Harper's Weekly examines John D. Rockefeller Jr. as a curious mix of wealth and piety. It notes his Bible class leadership surpassing other interests and compares his teachings with the family’s Standard Oil ethos. The piece suggests his views on diligence and thrift echo broad religious and business aims.
An 1870s era account by Ernest Horsfall Rydall in May Era extols California ostrich farming as simple and inexpensive. Ostriches reach maturity at four years and yield about thirty dollars in feathers annually. feathers fetch ten to a hundred dollars per pound. Keep costs match sheep, climate allows year round range, and birds can live about sixty years. Feeding on alfalfa, grains, and vegetables, they thrive with good care. claims of feeding on cigars and newspapers are exaggerated.
A review praises Hough's Mississippi Bubble novel for its vivid recreation of John Law. It notes Law's real life as a Scottish mathematician turned financier, his Paris bank scheme, the Mississippi venture, and eventual downfall. The work highlights Law's impact on credit systems and Victorian storytelling flair.
A dramatic Civil War novel from Virginia with the Clayborne family at its center. Father leads the Clayborne horse, a son serves in his unit, another in the Union army, and Flora Dowd spies for the Confederacy. Plot races from blockade running at Vicksburg to court martial and final Union victory, ending in a marriage. Published by Houghton Mifflin at $1.50.
Daniel Webster’s 1801 Dartmouth graduation centennial observance at Hanover New Hampshire is commemorated in a 124 page volume presenting Samuel W Mc Call’s Webster Centennial Oration. The abridged address reflects Mc Call’s reputed Congressional work and enriches the Webster bibliography. Published by Houghton Mifflin & Co Boston 80 cents. sold by G C Prince & Son.
The English edition of Pierre Foncin's history of France is praised as concise yet thorough. The translator emphasizes its foreign audience and ties to the Alliance Francaise which promotes French language study and accurate views of France. Summer courses in Paris run by the alliance attract increasing numbers of young Americans.
A Bangor and Aroostook Railway guide book titled In Pine Tree Jungles is praised as artful and well illustrated yet warned as dangerous. The verse promotes Maine’s lakes and streams, urging city sportsmen to return “over the B. and A” to hunt and fish, with nods to moose, trout, Katahdin, and a rustic Down East setting.
The Benjamin Franklin Debating Club held its weekly gathering in Vincent building. A three member committee was formed to arrange outings for the season. A debate on abolishing the jury system saw the affirmative led by James Riley and Arthur Conners, while John M. Cooney and John J. Coyne argued the negative. judges awarded to the negative. John J. Lonergan served as critic. The literary committee, with Frank Quill, secured Mr. Carroll to lecture on astronomy. members extended thanks and plan more astronomy talks with Carroll in the future.
Prices current from Yowell Retail Market dated May 14 1900s lists figures furnished by Mano and Co grocers J B Cover and Co flour rain D W Horne and Co coal Killpartrick ros fruit F S Putnam 15 Prescott Street fish provisions and vegetables.
The Billerica selectmen held a town hall hearing on the Lexington and Boston Street Railway Company petition for a double track through town. Voters present voiced near unanimous support. opponents offered limited objections. If granted, the project would reduce turnouts, improve safety, and permit cars from Lowell to Sullivan Square without transfers, with discussion noting limited impact on local lanes and possible price considerations.
Classified notice advertises two properties within three miles of town: a two acre country home with seven rooms, barn, fruit and berries, near electrics, priced at 1600. and a six acre farm over the Lowell line with fruit and poultry potential, near electrics, priced at 2700. Contact T. H. Elliott, 64 Central Street, telephone 908-2.
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