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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
9
The 18 department announces an agricultural discussion column for Northern Middlesex farmers. Readers with brief, impactful lines are invited to contribute. editor will refine them for the column. Long essays are discouraged. concise statements are preferred.
A humorous dialect piece describes a weary farmer on the plow who fears the dinner horn because the hired hands have chicken stew. The narrator mocks an aging hen destined for the pot, portraying her as gaunt, tough, and her meat unfit yet desired, while the mule laughs at the summons. The poem ends with the line One of the Hired Hands.
Editorial weighs fruit frost damage versus fruit maturation risks, notes Hymn to grass thrips and a deep ploughing remedy from Hatch Station bulletin. It also urges farmers to prepare for June 1 census rounds, collecting last year’s operating statistics to satisfy the government inquiry and reveal farm resources.
Massachusetts shows fewer sheep this year than 1899 but likely similar dog numbers. Poultry exports to England rise. Frost on the 11th and 12th may have injured fruit blossoms. New Hampshire plans a children's day in the grange on Saturday June 9. Professor Sanborn urges modified deep plowing for shallow soils.
A compilation of practical notes on farm work including a rapid runner-cutting tool for strawberry beds, cherry tree care with summer watering and autumn manuring, the impact of a bull on herd quality, and a note on using plant-based resources for clothing and feeding.
A Bangor Commercial correspondent notes vegetable fibre footwear including shoes gloves and clothing items may rival leather in durability and style. A Maine rural roads critique urges abandoning poor hill roads in favor of better routes to spur rapid local improvements and road repairs. Alpha Messer warns farmers that neglecting soil nutrition farm upkeep and animal care reduces capital value and declines demand.
A list of practical feeding and husbandry questions prepared by Wisconsin Agricultural College professor W A Henry. Topics cover feed types, rations, gains, milks, crops, and feeding strategies for pigs cattle sheep horses and calves. The questions probe efficient use of feed, harvest timing, and effects of different feeds on weight gain and milk production.
The article argues that orchard success hinges on site selection with low areas risking cold air damage to peaches grapes and strawberries. It notes higher ground offers temperature balance cooling in spring and warming in autumn, watersheds and open water bodies affect protection. shallow waters limit this effect and compares practices to English methods.
A historical note explains how temperature variation differs between northern and southern slopes when forming orchards. Readings show the northern slope experiences lower average temperatures and less daily variation, while southern slopes may cause buds to swell earlier. The piece argues size and slope orientation critically affect fruit yields and frost risk.
American Gardening outlines how soil moisture is preserved by surface mulch and humus which stores nitrogen and moisture. It explains that plant water content ranges 60 to 98 percent and that moisture uptake by roots sustains growth. Methods include tilling, mulches, crop rotation, drainage, wind reduction, and lime applications.
W Wooster in Holmesteaw explains mulching preserves soil moisture by reducing capillary loss, prevents erosion, and cushions fruit from soil contact. It also suppresses weeds, extends the fruiting season, and yields larger, shinier berries that fetch higher prices in a dry summer.
At the American Social Science Association session in Washington E W Sanborn of New York argues New England’s farming gains from specialization clash with money demands taxes tools and groceries He traces shifts from farm to market gardens dairy and poultry and notes immigration from Ireland French Canada and others reshaping labor and communities He concludes the region faces social stratification and adaptation challenges as its industrial base peaks. Flora J White Mrs Orra Langhorne James Holmes speak on related regional changes and emancipation in Virginia and the west.
The April Woman's Home Companion quotes Dr. Hillis arguing progress is driven by Christianity. He praises cleansing of vices, urban reform, and the spread of light across cities, with Jesus guiding art, industry, and government toward a more virtuous era.
Fashion notes detail bolero and figaro remains favored for walking and evening gowns in lace velvet and cloth, with long or short lengths and varied trims. Bodices drop over guimpe, princess toilet styles open at front or side with revers trims. skirts show fine lengthwise plaits to knee. New items include a biscuit cloth princess gown with guipure yoke and bertha, tight sleeves, and a slim, well-fitted construction.
The article reviews jackets and wraps, praising the loose sack as a practical yet unfashionable wrap for tall, stately women while deeming it less flattering on smaller or stout figures. It highlights the short jacket as universally stylish, details trim elements like cords, and notes the long redingote, capes with lace and beads, and a mastic cloth jacket with six rows of stitching. A velvet fringed scarf and a twisted brim straw hat complete the ensemble.
Advertisement proclaims Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens and tones the stomach making indigestion impossible. Mentions a new shade named celery combining ivory pale yellow and tender green.
Multiple property listings from A.J. & H.W. J. Bowe real estate detailing a seven room house with barn near Pawtucketville and a Mam moth Road eight room residence with furnace and hot and cold water. Prices 1550 and 2600 with easy terms. Also a Nesmith street ten room house with bath and piping. Tenement to let at 68 Oak street with inquiries at 66 Oak street or EB A Howe at Lowell post office.
Property notices list a 26 acre farm four miles from Lawrence and five miles from Lowell with $12 monthly rent, plus a two story suburban house on 32 000 feet of land near schools churches and transport. Exchange offers include farm near Lowell, tenement blocks and other real estate with personal property options. Additional items note two tenements on Osgood Street, insurance inquiry, and a small family house with modern features and optional stable. Published by GEO. B. COBURN, 65 Merrimack.
A responsible person seeks to rent or lease a modern moderate sized house in repair with bath, city water, hot and cold, steam or furnace heat, near but not on electric line, and 10 000 to 20 000 feet of land in a respectable neighborhood. Address C. C. care Courier Citizen Office. The text appears garbled but conveys a housing rental request.
Train times from Merrimack Street depot Lowell to Boston and to Lawrence Salem and beyond across a dense list of hourly and half hour intervals with Sundays variants. Multiple routes include Exeter Dover Newburyport and Augusta Maine connections, with special note of Montreal Quebec via express and via Plymouth. Operator H.C. Tap General Agent Lowell issued timetable details for passenger departures and transfers.
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