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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1900
Page
6
The column invites agricultural readers to contribute short pithy paragraphs with practical notes and experiences. Submissions should be concise, readable, and edited by the agricultural editor to fit the column. Long discussions are discouraged to keep content sharp and useful.
A Chelmsford farmer praises the September gale as a blessing as Baldwin apples on trees enlarge in size and quality. The piece weighs the Mackintosh Red as a potential ripening aid and notes rising Belgian hare farming in the West, urging supportive development while considering storage and market risks.
The report covers New York cheese branding with foreign names, charitable appeals for surplus apples to feed cows, and profit contrasts with cider mill prices. It cites Berkshire hogs lean meat efficiency, Massachusetts potato yield at 2,328,000 bushels, and Maine production comparison. Also notes fertilizer value, Louisiana agricultural interest, Lake Providence fair with farmers institute, kerosene oil spraying versus refined oil, and vinegar market impact from apple yields.
Farmers favor a lively fair with vigor in advertising and premium awards to lift the event beyond a one season chance. The piece argues that strong, engaging fairs attract participants and sustain interest year after year.
A compilation covers a cheap bridle tweak to ease pulling horses, notes on managing egg production via hens, and promotes goats as a versatile dairy animal. It argues goats tolerate poor pasture, yield milk, and can supplement city milk supply with quality milk and pastry use.
Practical guide on profitable hare farming, detailing space, housing, and feeding to rear and fatten Belgian hares for meat. Notes on pens, ventilation, nest boxes, water, litter, littering rates, and planning to maximize yield and cost efficiency.
J S Woodward of Niagara County New York notes Belgians tolerate cold poorly and that hares thrive in moderately warm, close quarters. He observes rising public interest in hare farming, with some enthusiasts paying 20 to 40 dollars for pedigreed bucks, and stresses that success requires care, patience, and brains.
The piece explains the surge in apple exports to England and Germany, the rise of apple orchards since the 1890s, and how expanding demand abroad and at home fueled growth. It notes large-scale preservation methods, including canning and evaporating, and details how core and skin waste are repurposed into cheap jellies by hundreds of factories.
The Fort Benton River Press summarizes Montana Penal Code sections on thistles Canada Scotch bull and Russian requiring landowners to destroy thistles and notifying owners. It covers duties of landowners railroad companies and road authorities and penalties up to fifty dollars.
The P A C basketball team beat Milford 37 to 4 at Associatie hall last night. McManimon led with seven goals, Wilson added four, MacFarland scored two and others contributed. Milford struggled from start to finish as P A C dominated with strong offense and dribbling, referee Connors and timekeeper Sullivan credited with the officiating.
It lists YMCA league games with many Lowell Haverhill and Lawrence matchups from November to April. The two mile bicycle race at Dartmouth College saw Elmer G Brennan win first and Paul Favor finish second, both Lowell boys.
Edward F. Johnson, government expert accountant and sole witness yesterday, was recalled by the defense today. He faced questions on vouchers checks and contracts tied to work under Capt Carter in Georgia and Florida harbors. Adjournment to 11 pm tomorrow awaited before his testimony ended.
The Courier-Citizen offers translucent celulloid portraits of President McKinley for window display at 15 cents each. Republicans and administration supporters are urged to place them in store windows or homes, with supplies described as limited and ready for early pickup.
Amusements note strong matinee and evening crowds as Frankie Carpenter and her company present Poverty Corners with Chick and Abel Tilford, and My Friend from India featuring Grady as a theosophical barber with Shaw and Cortell. Evening program promises The Garrison Girl and 49 tonight.
The Katzenjammer Kids will be seen in real life at Music hall for the last three nights this week with a matinee on Saturday. The farce comedy promises constant new songs and fresh specialties, all aimed at real fun. Local Lowell audience urged to attend.
The Savoy drew two large audiences for matinee and evening performances despite warm weather. Headlined by Fred V. Bowers the act delivered tearful renditions of Always and Because. Other acts included Sharp and Flatt, Hanson and Drew in The Electric Bells, and Omega and Emerson in Breaking Up Housekeeping. Matinees 2.30 daily except Monday with 8.15 evening shows.
The Morri sy family on Main Street fell ill Monday after Mrs. Morrisy bought a cream pie Saturday. Dr Varney said the pie caused the illness. all six children and Mrs Morrisy recovered by last night. Also noted are Tyngsboro hunt plans, Hunters supper, Squad 1 drill at Chelmsford Centre, John Coughlin returning to Maine, and renovations of the Adams house cellar and burned hotel remains for the new hotel.
In Dracut Centre Congregational Church a Low ell district Sunday School association gathering will run from 2 pm with talks on Sunday school music grading and Spiritual Forces. Speakers include Dr. W A Bartlett Rev Sarah Dixon Dr J M Craig and Dr S T Ford plus Mr Co P Hall. Edna Craig to sing. questions invited. Public invited. The Shiloh Literary club meets Friday at Miss Edith Kelsey’s. A Galveston relief collection at Sunday service raised $21.31.
A St James's Gazette critique notes a memorial window for John Bunyan in an Anglican cathedral would appal him yet acknowledges the desire to honor the author of the grand allegory beside other literary figures. The piece contrasts Bunyan’s imagined reaction with modern commemorations. It also laments foreknowledge of Galveston’s destruction, delivered by a disappointed correspondent.
A humorous exchange between husband and wife at a dinner table described as a Delmonico banquet. The husband admires the spread and jokes about expecting company, while the wife quips the cook does. The blurb appears in the New York Weekly and is cited for readers to tell advertisers their Courier ad is seen.
Centralville five room tenement to let at 7.00 per month. Highlands eight and four room tenements to let at 6.00 7.00 and 7.59 per month. Cottage of seven rooms with barn to let at 10. Furnished rooms to let with steam heat. Three rooms at 173 Stevens Street two from Westford Street to let. For sale eleven acres with buildings six miles out at 850 dollars. Poultry farm twelve acres near depot by Lowell with nine room house barn and hen house 2000 dollars. Two acre farm with stock tools five miles out fruit and good buildings 1790 dollars.
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