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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
6
A brief agricultural readers column invites short notices from Northern Middlesex farmers. The poem Nature's Te Deum portrays a woodland choir praising the king on high, with trees, grasses, brook, birds, and nature united in reverent song.
The piece praises England’s top quality apples and urges export only of carefully selected fruit packed to minimize bruising. It cites President Perham's method of packing into half-bushel bail baskets and immediate wagon transport to storage. It also reports New Jersey irrigation experiments by Prof Voorhees showing higher yields for blackberries, raspberries, and currants, proving irrigation’s value for eastern farming.
The article notes France experimenting with cannon dissipation of hail, bi sulphide of carbon used to destroy seed insects though explosive caution is advised, and it lauds Baldwin apples as a profitable market apple.
A farmer writes on managing surplus apples and rain with gratitude. He outlines disposal options from feeding cattle to cider mill sales, noting cows can consume a bushel daily with positive results while hay and grain costs high. He argues self control governs output and warns against waste or reckless handling.
Samuel L. Taylor laments excess as he notes cows prefer pasture grass to apples, warning that plentiful feeding leads to gluttony and drunkenness, and suggesting cattle should become the cider mill to curb police court records of minor offenses.
A collection of old notes on meat production from hares to peaches and poultry care. Practical guidance includes Belgian hare feeding costs and timing for meat readiness, peach tree feeding with wastes and bone ash, and October poultry chores from coop maintenance to culling and watchful care.
In Hampshire County, a record apple season unfolds as grower J H Demond tours Williamsburg orchards with D B Clary and Prescott Williams. Wind damage strips 1000 barrels from Williams 1500 tree farm while merchants ship some windfall apples to Philadelphia and assess losses. Williams, nearly 81, remains active among his fruit, despite fading eyesight.
In Northampton Gazette style, H. Gere recounts Williams and Nash families boasting giant Baldwin trees. One limb yields barrels of apples yearly, while other trees differ. Names include Williams, Clary, Nash, Graves, O Neill. prices hover around one dollar per barrel, with近 historic orchard craft emphasized.
Professor Roberts of Cornell Experiment Station urges shifting from meadow reliance to corn grown forage, noting 15 to 30 times more forage per acre in central New York. Cows may graze days in spring and nights in warmer months, while stabled cows avoid flies and bad weather. Some meadows remain permanent where soil suits, with sowing, scarifying, rolling, and fertilizing. Grow clover with grasses to improve hay and nitrogen fixation. use alsike and red clover for home use. Damp meadows may need only grass seeds and lime or phosphoric acid as needed.
Middlesex County notes a Ladies circle meeting on October 4 and a missed Womans’ missionary meeting. Visitors Rev S Martyn and family have moved to Haydenville. Rev Martyn began work there. Mrs O Ewings died aged over eighty and was buried. Grange met October 12. Personal property of J F Hayward sold October 15. Myrtle Birds mentioned, birds migrating south. Dora Wetherbee and Ada Braman on sick list. Mrs B S Hager described as a shut-in.
In a choice surrounding area of the city a finely finished row residence with luxury fittings is offered at 11,000 dollars with an ample lot and no duplicate at the stated price. The ad claims the property is the best in the neighborhood and beyond compare for value.
Wednesday marked the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Alva 8 Wood. The celebration was avoided due to their opposition and Mrs Wood’s rheumatism. They wed October 17 1850 in Lynn officiated by Rev Richards. Family survivors listed include sisters Mrs B F Oliver Mrs H C Stratton Mrs E B Putnam Mrs Hannah M Davis and cousin Mrs Ann Thaxter. Wood later moved to Woburn where he engaged in Masonry and public service and is the Republican candidate for the Senate.
The Boys Lend a Hand club opened the fall campaign with a public entertainment at the Unitarian vestry on Wednesday evening. A substantial supper ran 7 to 8, bouquets brightened the room as Jack Frost touched the decor. Rev. E C Bartlett gave stereopticon views of his Ireland trip. The Hayseedville Recruit band performed three lively numbers, Alfred Howard and Harry Harmon sang a vocal duet, and Louis Burndrette delivered a humorous parody on Excel sior. Announcements by Hermon Hill, with Stanley Cotton and Edward B Redman in charge of arrangements. Mrs Elizabeth R Parkhurst, a venerable local resident, suffered a paralysis shock this morning.
The Right Rev. John Brady bishop of Boston administered confirmation to 167 children at St. John’s Church in North Chelmsford. Assisted by Rev. Louis S. Walsh and Rev. John J. Shaw, a low Mass followed by Brady’s sermon on the Nature and Effects of Confirmation. Congregants from North Chelmsford East Chelmsford Chelmsford Centre Graniteville Westford and Tyngsboro attended.
North Billerica Council No. 1823 R A hosted District Deputy Grand Regent A H Stanley of Lowell last night. A collation followed by an excellent programme featured the well known vaudeville team Myer and Davis who kept the audience in continuous laughter throughout the evening.
To let with low rent. Store near Northern station and three to five room tenements in Belvidere Centralville and the Highlands in repair with affordable monthly rents from 6.50 to 8.00. Apply to T H Eliott at 64 Central Street.
As campaign colors heat up, the Courier-Citizen offers translucent cel luloid portraits of President McKinley for window display. Ideal for stores offices or homes, the well colored likeness is framed in a patriotic design. Priced at 15 cents each with limited supply available at the office.
Practical horse care guidance from Farm Journal on humane training, head carriage, use of check reins, rest and lying down in stalls, regular watering during hot days, avoiding overfeeding at troughs, keeping horses clean, preventing sweat stains on coats, and daily brushing for health and comfort.
New timetable effective June 10 1900 from Lowell Middlesex Street Depot shows departures to Fort aunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Marlboro South Framingham and way stations at 7 15 11 2 am 6 25 pm with connections at South Framingham to Boston and Albany for Worcester Springfield Albany and the west and at Concord Junction to Fitchburg. The 6 25 pm service connects with the Stonington line to New York City. Sunday runs listed for South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way stations at 7 15 am. Signed C Peter Clark General Superintendent and A C Kendall General Passenger Agent.
Boston and Maine R R timetable corrected to October 1900 lists trains from Merrimack Street Depot Lowell to Boston and other destinations with numerous departure times including Sundays. It details Middlesex Street Station Lowell departures to Boston Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport Amesbury and Ports mouth with many time entries and notes about special runs and via steamer connections.
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