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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
6
The editor invites brief, pithy farmer notes for this department to share experiences, opinions, and agricultural interest. Readers with short lines are encouraged to write and have them edited for publication. Long discourse is discouraged.
A reflective poem from Zion's Herald recalls angels visiting a city with gifts for the needy, yet people ignore the divine messages and favor the quack and the clown. It laments missed grace between morning and night and wonders why finer spirits go unheard in a world preoccupied with trivial concerns.
An editorial advocates nitrate of soda as a cheap, effective nitrogen source for early crops like peas and beets, noting its immediate availability. It warns against caterpillar damage and urges landowners to cut wild cherry breeding sites. It also cites New York trap shooting and praises President Angell for defending animals, calling for support.
The New England Homestead predicts a favorable berry and apple outlook. Spraying with Bordeaux mixture may curb black knot, but pruning may be needed for severe disease. US winter wheat area on May 1 was about 28.3 million acres, down 6.7 percent from last fall but up 7.7 percent from last year’s harvest. Hawaii sugar production rose from 225,828 tons in 1896 to 289,544 tons in 1900. Oregon wool clip reached about 18 million pounds in 1900, with 1.5 million from the Willamette Valley.
Readers are urged to send brief notes on experiments across crop types. Amateurs seek guidance from experienced brethren like Taylor, Carr, Tolles, Trulls, Fosters, and Fisk to learn from practical trials rather than personal errors. Keep submissions concise and to the point.
The Black Knot is a fatal disease for plum trees with no true cure. Prevention includes careful pruning and burning of affected parts. sacrifices may be needed to save other trees. The best time is when trees have no leaves to spot knots. A recent state law prohibits live pigeon or bird target shooting, with fines up to fifty dollars or thirty days in jail.
The Rural World urges calf raisers to study balanced rations that build bone and muscle during growth. It warns that ignoring intelligent feeding leads to losses, and suggests testing feeding laws by raising calves on varied rations to prove outcomes.
An essay advocates agrarian education focused on judgment and principles over technique, arguing that understanding why land is tilled matters more than how to farm. It notes that syndicates in France bring practical farming know-how to the poor and avoid political influence, while urging humane hunting ethics in Adirondack deer hunting.
A writer shares years of experience addressing farmers questions about fertilizing, chemicals, and proper application. He warns that reliance on worthless products or improper use leads to poor results and urges readers to seek sound guidance.
A Maine Farmer piece emphasizes broadcast mixing of nitrate, phosphates, and potash for all crops, arguing for thorough soil integration over hill dropping. It warns against seed damage and advises timing with moisture or pre-storm, plus benefits of green manure and composted manure for corn and grass lands.
The 1900 Yearbook reports the department’s work across divisions with thirty-one articles by department staff. It opens with the secretary’s report and includes topics on Smyrna fig culture, weather forecasts, agricultural education in France, forest extension, tobacco exhibits, rye and wheat prices, mountain roads, forest diseases, rabies, orchard pests, poisonous range plants, hot waves, potatoes as food, macadam road materials, Southern Appalachian forestry, and commercial pear culture among others.
A up-to-date farmer combines good education with constant study of farming. He works on fertile land or land suitable for high cultivation, aided by modern roads, mail delivery, and telephone. He reads daily papers, engages with neighbors, attends farmers institutes, and participates in local farm groups. The lifestyle includes family education, summer outings, and social organizations. Wealth and fame bring little peace. a model country home provides lasting contentment.
Robley D. Evans recounts an opium experiment aboard the Chinese station. He describes smoke inhalation, seasickness, and lasting nausea after three puffs, concluding the episode cured his urge for opium. The passage appears in A Sailor's Log from Appletons.
In Forge Village town hall this evening an orchestra and glee club from Groton school will perform to benefit the Forge Village Mission building fund. Master Clifford S. Griswold of Groton school will oversee the program.
Two long time residents of Sudbury have died within a week. Elizabeth Cum misky McCann, eighty, born in Ireland, lived with Luke McCann for about fifty years and was buried at Saxonville after dying Saturday. Henry Lovering, eighty five, born in Sudbury, died Tuesday from natural causes, had been nearly helpless for months and left a son and daughter, both married.
Squad One Troop F cavalry names officers David Dixon as Chairman John Gray as Secretary and William Quigley as Treasurer A new gym will be built at headquarters In August the squad will hold a Nabnasset grove picnic and form a baseball team They depart for Framingham camp duties June 21 returning June 28 by horseback All Troop F squads join this year on the ride to camp Mr and Mrs Cordise Sprague sold their cottage and moved to Salem Mrs Thomas E Mitchell of Belton Texas is visiting Mr and Mrs Frank D Small
The winter dance program directed by H. O. Karlson concluded with a town hall ball from 8 to 12, featuring Hibbard's orchestra and refreshment by the Unitarian Guild. About 10 couples attended as Lowell residents joined local youth in a well decorated event. Janitor H. H. Emerson was honored by the YMAA for his courteous service during basketball season.
Littleton updates include Miss Breed visiting Chicago with sister acting in her place. Mr George Moore's family staying at his father's home. C S Robbins and wife visited South Acton with her parents. Two longtime local Irish residents died Mary Smith and Halpin. Unitarian Guild chaired by Mrs Knowlton on Peace Sunday. Women’s Club elected officers for the year including Hosmer and Parker. A summer field day was planned. Arthur Whitney’s Somerville family to occupy Edward Frost’s house. Mrs Stetson brought for burial with funeral at Baptist church following Monday.
The 20th Century club met at the First Congregational church auditorium with a social hour featuring Miss Small on the organ. A supper directed by George W. Wiggin followed in the vestry, decorated with May flowers and carnations gifted by M. A. Patten, then President Billings opened the business meeting and read the prior secretary’s report.
Frost named a member as treasurer report read and accepted. Evening program featured duets by Mrs Hill and Mrs Book, contralto Lizzie Rogers, essays on Social Life of the Community and Young People, church life, and a song by Rev Yeoman. Brief speeches by Blaisdell Knowlton Eastman Locke Billings. Caterers listed include Carley Giles French Gale Williams Blaisdell Livingstone Battles Kidder Patten.
A Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post essay argues for strong letter writing in banking and outlines two paths for youths: college or active business training. If college is chosen, the student should rejoin shipping at a jobbing house and follow a hands-on path through shipping, collecting, and accounting to grasp goods and their valuation, aided by outside study.
John Fox Jr. recounts the longstanding Kentucky mountain feud as a defining regional division. He describes local leaders with loyal bands, daily subsistence wages, and cross state political impact, noting rival factions, past calls for arms, and a history that spans generations within highland counties.
A crowd on Nas sau street watched two intelligent horses halting a heavily loaded ice wagon on a steep grade between Cedar and Maiden lanes. The pair planted their hind feet to slow the wagon as the noon whistle blew, then rubbed off their bridles and, after stopping, ate oats while the driver praised their work. The scene drew cheers and a myth that horses can outwork laborers.
On and after June 10 1900 all trains will leave Lowell Middlesex Street Depot for Taunton New Bedford Newpo Providence Pawtucket Marlboro South Framingham and way stations at 7 16 11 25 am and 5 25 pm. Connections at South Framingham with Boston and Albany R R to Worcester Springfield Albany and the west and at Concord Junction with Fitchburg R R. The 5 25 pm train connects with the Stonington line to New York City the south and west. Sundays schedules 7 15 am to South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way stations. C Peter Clark Gen Supt A C Kendall Gen Pass Agent.
Trains depart Merrimack Street Lowell and Middlesex Street Lowell for Boston and many destinations with extensive times listed. Special notes include Sundays schedules, various connections to Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport Exeter Dover Rochester Somersworth Augusta Lewiston Skowhegan Bangor St John N B and Montreal routes. Officials D. J. Flanders and H. C. Taft issue the corrected timetable effective October 8 1900.
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