Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 7, 1913, Page 12

“Most big crops are raised before they’'re planted.”—Uncle Ike. Sounds absurb? Seems much like putting the. cart before the horse? Not a bitiof it. Uncle Tke was no book farmer. In truth, I think he feit considerable contempt for book farm- ers. He was a horny-handed, shag- Zy-haired old veteran of the plowed lands. He heMd his own plow and drove his own harrow. But he was a man of really remarkable mind. I mever knew 2 keener observer or a man with equal memory. He was able to put two and two together and make four, every time. He hadnt when young, the chances which the young farmers now have. But he made bet- ter use of those at his hand than many of us do, now-a-days. He and 1 didn’t always agree. When/we didn’t the Iikelihood was that I was wrong, if only my head hadn’t beenctoo thick to see it. Uncle lke's little apharism meant just to put terse form opinion about tillage. He ibelieved manure and used all he coudd get. He didn’t have much faith in commercial fertilizers, except as stimulants and temporary helps. Wherein I find that @ great many farmers, who once in- vested heavily in them, are coming to_agree with him was his But he believed in cultivation: such cultivation as common in his younger day: isn’t common enough, now. Once his hired man who was in- clined to think the old farmer a_lit- tle cranky about his' harrowing ideas, came from a certain field, one warm day, and said: “Wa'll, Uncle, I've patch north and seuth west, and cross-ways harrered that and east and and corner-ways. S'pose it'll do? The old man turned,a pair _ of twinkling eyes to his helper. Then he made a rapid mental calculation of about how long the work had taken, and a glance at the westering sun told him how much of the -day was still Barden,” he said, showly, “vou've left out the most important part. You g0 back and harrer that field once more souw'west by sou. 'Nd then go all around the femces about twice more,—in half-lay,” he added sharp- 1y, as the disgusted hired man turn- ed the team back towards the future corn-patch. Perhaps you have prejudice- against “intensive farmin I know a good many farmens who sneer, when- ever they hear the term used. Well, if the words offend you, change them. Call it anything you like. Call 1t “thorough tillage,” if you prefer. That doesn’t mean exactly'the same as in- tenstve farming, but it means some- thing. Surely you can't have any quarrel with tillage. And, if you be- re iIn tillage you can’t well help lieving in through tillage or any- thing that is worth doing at ali is worth doing thoroughly. If you're a fair man,—fair with your- self, T mean (too many of us are not) vou can't help seeing that, the better vour ground is fitted, the bet- ter the crops, as a usual thing. “Plow- deep while sluggards sleep,” said Poor Richard. “The finer the tilth the finer the crop,” said old Jethro Tull, pioneer English farmer. Campbell, the famous arid-land farmer went =o far as to put his wheat and hay in rows, not just drills, so he could cul- tivate jt. We sometimes sneer at the Jap- anese and Chinese. But the little mers of China and Japan raise from ive to ten times bigger crops than we do, acre for re. They do it chiefly through better tillage. Right down at the bottor of things motive which that is the main inspires the movement in California to forbid them owner- ship of land. Farmers who have im- migrated from England and Ireland and Norway and Germany and Italy and who therefore call themselves “Americans” haven't the patience nor e gkill to till as the-little yellow fel- s do. Consequently ,the yellow lads raise bigger crops at lesser cost, per bushell or per bag, and thus endang- er the market of the “Americans.” Of course, this isn't all there is to it but it is this which started the row. One difference between farming and gardening is that, in farming, one raises crops which pay —if he has reasonably good luck, two hundred dollars profit, per acre. The reason? It is two-fold. For one thing, the gardener raises crops which he finds the markets offer high prices f For another thing, the gardener s. He tills in season and out of season. He tills deep and he tills close, He puts the work on one acre which And the big farmer puts on five. he gets results accordingly. do not take Substitutes or Imitations Get theWell-Known Round Package water. UNCLE IKE'S APHORISM WAS ALL RIGHT in | hundred or | HORLICK'S MALTED MILK Made in the largest, best equipped and sanitary Malted Milk plant in the world ‘We do not make “milk products”— Skim Milk, Condensed Milk, ete. But the Original-Genuine HORLICK’S MALTED MILK Made from pure, full-cream mi and the extract of select malted grain, reduced to powder form; soluble in B ASK FOR “HORLICK’S” Used all over the Giobe The most economical and nourishing light lunch. When you come right down to hard market pointers and the same fidelity in tillage which make gardening prof- itable, avail in larger farming? Why isn't sauce for the goose good dress- ing for the gander? Suppose you put a certain amount of work and manure on flve acres of potatoes, and get an average profit of $20 an acre from them. That's $100. { Now suppose you put exactly the same amount of manure and work on an acre of asparagus. It would be a dum poor year if that acre didn’t pay you more than $100 profit. But assume that it did just that: just the same as the five acres of potatoes. Can't you see that you would still be better off with the asparagus acre than with the | potato five acres? In the first place, ’)wu would have saved the interest on {an investment in four acres. In the {next place you would have saved the |taxes on four acres. Also, you would |have saved the cost of fencing four |acres. These may be small items, but |its many a nickle makes a muckle ou remember, and small savings add- led together make bank < rule, we farmers have to think hs {about the pennies, if we ever expect [ to handle dollar: piled up manure and forked it over and over till it was thoroughly rotten, and shovelled it on by the car-load. |then he plowed some more. And rowed and planked and rolled all over again. Then he put the whole patch into onions. Now | don’t know whether you'll call his soil preparation “intensive culture” or mot. I don't know whether you'll call growing onions by the forty acres “farming” or “gardening.” What I do know is that for ten years he has av- eraged that forty acre farm. also know that $15,000 a year profit y acres is a “leetle” above the of the average Connecticut farmer, who manures homeopathically fitting the dirt for the work it was to do meant all the difference between a common place suit and a really big thing. 1 Now | don’t want to be understood as_intimating that anybody can buy forty acres of land ,anywhere, and make $15,000 a yvear off them with onjons. This man knew his land and his markets. He went into onions be- cause the land was urally fitted for them and because his market called for all he could supply. But, sakes alive! onions aren’t the only things to raise. And there is land which may not be worth sixpense an acre for onions which would yet pro- raise is the one for you to get z And tillage is the first and longest step to rds such a crop. There e more of us who cultivate our crops well, after they are up, than who adequately fit the dirt for them before they are sown or planted. Right there is the head of the partic- tular nail, 'm trying to hit, this {morning.” We can't raise crops’ if we |sow the seed on an unplowed pasture. We all of us plow and harrow, in order to fit the soil for a seed-bed. Why |not, while we are at it, make a good lob? Why stop when the work is half done? “Labor is so high” You bet it is. But you've got to put some la- bor out, anyway. Why not draw in }your boundaries a littie and put the ne labor which you must use on less nd and get better proportinate 80 crop: Of course, we aren’t all built alike. There are some farmers who can't be | happy unl they are rattling a over three or four hundred acres the most of us can do better ith our fingers within arm's than we can at the end of a But reach ten-foot The Food-drink for All Ages. pan, why shoyldnt the same regard for | I know of a man some years ago bought a forty acre farm and ypaid what was thought to be a whacking big price for it. He then spent three full years fitting that forty acres. He plowed it and manured it, and plowed it again. He | raised clover and turned it under. He He harrowed and planked and rolled—and | over $15,000 a -year profit off | and who cultivates as carefully and tenderly as it he were afraid of hurt- | ing the dirt's feelin Uncle lke’s aphorism was literally {true of this man. He actually made | his big crops before an onion seed touched the sofl. Those first three years of, seemingly ,wasted labor in | duce big crops of something else. The | very primary and kindergarten law of farming that. you must fit your | crop to vour land and your own ca pacity,—and to the markets you have. When vou've done that, then the b gest and best crop you can possi - | ings. ound | work | in e your mouth. . to the grocer man hand him a nickel and get a magic package direct from Ginger Snap Land. Sofresh they * crack with a snap. To look at them makesyou hungry. ' \ So tender they melt " | pole. Moreover, it's results we're gen- erally after. And there isn't anything, from one end of the farm year to an- other which, other things being equal, brings results so surely as tillage,— which means making the best possible cultivation after the young shoots show. THE FARMER. Them—Increase in Park That little building affair on Mon- tauk avenue has resuited in the pass age of an act amending the charter | of the city of New London that gives full and undisputed power to the city to enforce building lines in any and all sections of the city and will put {end to the promiscuous laying out of | streets ana erecting nouses to fit the { building lots without regard to the street lines, and there will be no more such apologies for streets as those of Darrow, Orchard and other similarly laid out thoroughfares. The city now has power to establish building lines | on the lands abutting on any street, highway, or public place, between which lines no building or part there- of shall be erected. The mayor, ac- | cording to the amended charter, shall appoint a commission on building lines, to be composed of three taxpayers, | one for a term ending January 1, 1914, one for a term ending January 1, 1915, and one for a term ending January 1, 1916, and 1913, and annually thereafter he shall | appdint one member of the commission The commission shall be non-partisan so. far as possible, {and the members will serve without pay, and the action of a majority shall be the action of the commission. Th2 commission may, and shall upon the direction of the mayor and court of | common council, estabish building lines and may employ engineering or other ervice for the purpose and fix the compensation. | for three years. | Before the commission shall estab- lish any building lines it shall give hearing to all parties in interest and give public notice of hearing, and the commission shall make a report of its doings to the court of common council, which shall embody a descriptive sur- { vey of the building lines under con- sideration, for the approval of the court of common council. If the re- port is not approved it will be returned to the commission for reconsideration and the court of common council may any time discontinue the proceed- If the report be accepted it shall be signed by the mayor or city clerk | and recorded in the records of the | council. When report il have been | accepted each building line shall have been established, and the court of com- mon council shall proceed to assess damages and benefits as provided for in the charter approved June 20, 1805. { | If at the time of the establishment of | any building line there shall be any building or part of building bétween | the building !ine and any street. high- | way, or public place, the commission | may at the time of such establishment, or any subsequent time, order the re- | moval of suzh building, or part there- of, provided the action of the com- mission in ordering the removal shall | benefits basis. The commission has the | power to notify | ing lines. Any person who shall erect or permit to be erected any building or part of building between an estab- lished building line shall be fined not ordinance shall be a separate offense. | Any building or vart of building al- | lowed to remain in the prescribed limits may ve removed by order of the court of common council at the owner’s expense, and the expense - shall be- come a debt due the city and shall be added to the tax bill for the property on which the same is_ situated next t be made out and rendered by the col- lector of taxes and the property shall be heid for its payment. This is per- haps a drastic measure, but there 1s absolute need for just such an ordin- ance in the city of New London. The charter is farther amended so that the city may, by ordinance, pro- vide for the regulation of the emission of smoke from any chimney, smoke- stack, or other source within'the limits of the oity, to provide penalties for the violation of the ordinance, and for the enforcement of the ordinance through inspectors. So it is up to the council to end the smoke nuisance in the city from any cause. Provision is also made in the amend- ment for the increase of the park com- missioners by two members to be chosen by the court of common council. One of the members shall be chosen for the term ending on the date of the regular council meeting in October, 1914, and the other for the term ending on the date of the council meeting I October, 1916. The term of each mem ber of 'the board, except the mayor, chosen to succeed the present mem- bers of the commission and the two members provided for, shall be for a term of five vears and until their sue- cessor is chosen and qualiied. The board of park commissioners will be required to prepare a comprehensive plan for the systematic and harmoui- ous development of the city, and to that end shall have power 1o employ expert advisers and to pay therefor and for such other expenses as may be necessary, not exceeding the annual appropriation for such purpose. Al questions concerning the location of any str enue, high boulevard, or parkway shall be referred by the board to the court of commen counci.l for its consideration and repert hefara any final action is taken, in the month of December | be on the assessment for damages and | or re-establish build- | | more than $190, and each twenty-four | { hours that any building or part of! | buflding erected in violation of thel NEW LONDON BUILDING LINES Change in Charter Which Gives City Power to Enforce Commissioners—Ice at Cost— Highway Commissioner Retained. The park board shall cause to be made a map or maps of the city of New London showing the various | properties in the city, and showing in |-addition to ali existing streets, the lo- | cations proposed by it for any new street, avenue, highway, boulevard, or parkway and grades thereof, and the board may employ such engineers and { employes as may be necessary in the making of the required map or maps, the maps to be approved by the court of common council and the council will have power to order changes in the maps from time to time. The board, or its representatives are authorized to enter upon the land of any person for the purpose of making the map or maps. After the work is completed and approved by the council, no water or sewer pipes shall be lald by the | board of water and sewer commission- | ers, except upon such streets, avenues, and highways boulevards and park- ways, of the city as are shown on ths official map or maps. So there will be | no more of simply building streets or ways by owners of property who cut the same up into building lots and pay no attention to street line, as the lots would be very undesirable if denied the water and sewer privileges. These { maps will also be used by the assessors to aid in determining the property owned by any person or corporation and for such other purpose as may be necessary in making the proper as- sessmenis for taxation. There is another provision tucked away in the amended charter that is of considerable importance, especially to the poor people in the good old summer time, which will insure the | turnishing of ice at the minimum cost. | The court of common council is auth- | orized to purchase, harvest, manu- facture, house, and sell ice, harvested from any reservoir of the city of New London, or other source, as it may deem advisable or to establish a plant for the manufacture of ice and to do all other acts incident to the harvest- ing, manufacturing, or selling of ice. | Already the city has three sources from which to harvest ice, the only expense of which would be the har- | vesting, housing and delivery—Lake | Konomoc, Barn's reservoir and Lake | Brandegee. perhaps beyond icism, aj members presumably believe they are right before they go ahead, but just the same they made. one big mistake when they were misled by some resi- dents of Groton and ordered the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company to erect that bridge over the tracks to the approach of the ferry in New London. The structure is of iron, substantially built, and not of bad | design, and cost.a whoie lot of money, but it is not practical for the use in- | tended and therefore the commission- ers required the railroad company to waste money just to satisfy the whim of non-residents and who themselves will not use the bridge when going to and from Groton. The steps are steep. narrow and winding, and the task of reaching the bridge proper is like unto climbing the winding stairs of the Groton monument, and which is liable to result in the death of people with weak heart who assumes the risk to climb th eiron stairs, even if there was chance to reach the other side. that bridge will never be generly used, as the people will prefer the shorter and perhaps equally dangerous route. The aldermen acted wi when they arranged to retain the ser vices of Highway Commissioner Dar- row, perhaps the most competent com- missioner in the state, not excepting the gentleman named Bennett who succeeded Mr. Macdoald, and has 'of- fice in the state capitol. Mr. Darrow had a fine offer to accept similar posi- tion elsewhere that carried with it a large but proper. salary. While New London could not very well afford to meet_the offer, it was ascertained that Mr. Darrow could be induced to re- main if there was substantial reduction in his salary. So at the regular meet- ing of the court of common couneil it was voted to increase the salary of Commissioner Darrow from $1,800 to $2,500 a year. and it is understood the increase is satisfying to Mr. Darrow as he loves his Waterford home and is willing to make financial sacrifice to retain it. Hig term of office has ex- pired and he is serving until his suc- cessor s appointed. He will be his own successor for the next three years, for Mayor Mahan has declared that it will be a personal as well as official pleasure to reappoint such a competent man to the office of highwly commis- sioner, and the whole people will ap- and well plaud ‘the mavor's action. In New York city it 1s estimated that it costs the telephone company about 1 cent every time it answers the question, “What time 1s 1 If, out of the 2,000,000 calls registered there daily, only 1,000 people usked central for the time, it would then cost $10 a day to oblige them. At the end of the vear this figure would mount up to $3,655. In the language of the tele- phone company, this query is called a “‘curiosity question.” Everything is being done to dissuade people from amng it Little Family Reunion—Tall Alfalfa— School Pupils Perfect in Attendance. Miss Grace Randall, who was gradu- ated recently from the Leland Powers School of Oratory in Boston, is spend- ing the summer with relatives in Co- lumbia and Willimantic. Farm Sold. The farm property known as the Anson Hyde place, located on Chestnut Hill, has been sold to Mr. Powell from | New York state. The new owner took possession last Tuesday. Mrs. J. A. Utley entertained the W. S. 8. E. L. club last Thursday after- noon. Miss Lena G. Wolff, stenographer and bookkeeper in a Norwich business house, spent Memorial day with her mother and brother at their home on Columbia Green. Garden seeds are very slow in germ- inating, owing to_the unusually cold weather during Ma: In some In- stances they have decayed, and ground will have to be planted over. Children’s day is to be observed to- morrow (Sunday.) Family Rounion. There was a pleasant family reunion ! at the home of Mrs Emily A. Little, on Columbia Green, Memorial day. It was nine years since the family were all to- gether at one time. There were sixteen present, representing three generations: Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Little of BEast Hampton, William B. Little and family of Ashton, R. I, Leon Little of Friday Harbor, Washington, and Henry B. Hutchins and family and T. G. Tucker and family of this place. Photographs ‘were taken of the full group of families and of individuals. Leon Little, who has been ten years| in the west, expects to return to his| home on the Pacific coast some time ' the present month. News in General. Mr and Mrs. Frederick H. Avery and | son, Kenneth, of Bast Hartford, spent Friday and Saturday of last week at their bungalow on Columbia Green. | Charles E. Little and Daniel Hol- brook, a civil war. veteran, of Willi- | mantfc, were calling on friends in town | Memorial_day. | Albert Lyman of Hartford has been | spending several days with relatives in | this place. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Tipper from near New | York have been spending several days | at the Clark summer home near Co- lumbia Green. T.DAVIS T “A WOMAN OF IMPULS “LUCKY COHEN,” . “A TEN ACRE GOLD BRICK,” . o BHE BROADWAYY MONDAY—TUESDAY-—WEDNESDAY - THE ACROBATIC WONDERS Elliott == Belmont = Elliott “AN ACT FULL OF ACTION” BARTO AND CLARK I NORMAN MERRILL Comedy Singing and Dancing Duo Character Comedian Those Two Girls Musical and LIVINGSTONE AND FIELD 8inging Aot Feature Photo-Play Keystone Comedy THE BAWLEROUT l FOREMAN OF THE JURY TODAY—BIG BARGAIN SHOW AUDITORIUM ¢ i The Telephone Girls A MUSICAL MELANGE IN TWO SCENES FEATURING EDDIE DRAKE FINE COMEDY PHOTO-PLAYS Last Time This Afternoon and Tonight THE BELL BOY AND THE BELLES Pretty Girls Funny Comedians Singing and Dancing Ball Game: Two ball games were played here Memorial day by young local players and a Willimantic nine. The locals were defeated in both games. On Saturday afternoon a local nine went to Andover and played a young Andover nine. Score 16 to § in favor of Colimbia. Raymond Tucker, who is in a West Hartford store, was with his mother in this place over the Sabbath. Stalks 38 Inches. Last August Willlam Wolff put in a small piece of alfalfa as an experi- ment. The plot is on a side hill, slop- ing to the west. The land was given a dressing of lime and a quantity of soil Operetta and Strawberry Supper By was given in Grange hall nesday evening by the Ready Helpers. Sunday next at the Second Congre- gational church. Mrs. Harry Wanz of Rhode Island was the guest of her sister, Mrs.R. G. Secor over Sunday. COVENTRY Ready Helpers. The operetta, “Red Riding Hood ™ last Wed- Ought to Start Something. As a sedate, scholarly professor Mr. Taft is getting his stuff into the papers more frequently than Editor Roosevelt. A strawberry supper preceded the en- tertainment, with ice cream and cake afterward. The regular meeting of Coventry Grange, was held Thursday evening. —S8t. Louls Republic. More than 700 women own one one share each of Boston and Maine Children’s Sunday will be observed | railroad stock. on which alfalfa had been grown. To- day he has a thick, beavy growth of alfalfa in the budding stage, some stalks measuring 38 inches in height. The Ladies’ Aid society met at the parsonage last Tuesday afternoon. A choir rehearsal is to be held ot the parsonage this (Saturday) evening. Miss Bessie Frink of Springfield was with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Frink, over Sunday. Hiustrated Lecture. At the Sunday evening service Rev. E. O. Foster gave an lllustrated lec- ture, Snapshots of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Socl- | ety,” showing Sunday schools and churches, the result of its work in the west, with other views. The lecture was largely attended. Punctual Pupils. Nearly all the schools in town closed for the season last week. At the school in Old Hop River district. Miss Carrie | Palmer teacher, five pupils have been perfect in attendance during the term: Mary Macht, Irene Mathieu, Lillienne | Mathieu, Louls Golob #nd Joel Golob. Mrs. Robinson and sons, Everett and | Earl, of Amherst, Mass., are guests of the former’s sister, Mrs, E. O. Foster, at the parsonage. Dr. F. B. Crane of Hartford has been spending a few days with Rolland | Smith. Four of the Windham High school | girls spent Saturday afternoon .with | thelr schoolmate, Miss Mary Welch, at her home, Noxid, by the Lake. | Mrs. George Miner of Springfield with | four brothers from East Hartford, vis- | ited their sister, Mrs| Frank A. Squler, | recently. i ‘Willard Smith of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent the week end at Brick Top, the guest of the Sawyer family. Potato Bugs Getting Busy. One tarmer picked off 21 potato beet- les from a single plant less than two inches high. The beetles are sitting on the hills waiting for the potatoes to appear above ground | STAFFORD | Beautiful Gifts For Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wildey on Silver Anniversary. | | | | Miner Squier of Fiskdale is with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Miner | Fairman. | Mrs. Cora Bryant and two children of Worcester have been guests of Mrs. W. H. Black. Claude Pinney of New York was with his parents over Sunday. i Dr. F. B. Batchelder and Mr. ani Mrs. Wm. Batchelder of Boston, Mrs. | Kate Hedges and son of Hartford, | were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. | Walbridge over Memorial day. | Silver Wedding Gift ‘ Over ninety friends and neighbors | made Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wildey a | surprise visit Thursday evening in | honor of their twenty-fifth wedding | anniversary. ~Wm. Park presented | for the guests a sterling silver fruit | bowl and a sandwich plate to which | presentation Mr. and Mrs. Wildey re- sponded. A silver tea'service, a sap- | phire and pearl brooch, and a gold watch were among the gifts from the family. Refreshments were served and the young people at the invita- tion of Mr. Wildey, danced at Memor - ial hall until 12 o'clock. Personal Mention. Mr. Thayer and daughter of Spring- HOTEL ST. DENIS Broadway and 11th Street, New York City HOME COMFORTS WITHOUT EXTRAVAGANCE The only first-class hotel near all steamship lin Half block from Wana- Five minutes’ walk of Shopping District Within easy access of every point of interest. maker’s. NOTED FOR:-—Excellence of cuisine, comfortable appointments, cour- tecus servi¢e and homelike surroundings The very best accommodations in the city at $1.00 Per Day Up 7 minutes from Grand Central Depot 10 minutes to leading stores and theatres ST. DENIS HOTEL CO. ALSO STANWIX HALL HOTEL, ALBANY, N. Y. 12 Weeks’ Supply of SOAP for 2585c¢c We have just taken all the Dermo Scap from a large manufacturer that was left of three Kinds— OATMEAL BUTTERMILK WITCH HAZEL v We have put this up in packages of nine cakes each (three months’ sup- ply). While it lasts it's 26c a pack- age. The Lee & Osgood Co. Norwich, Conn. field are guests at 1. Russell Jenks'. Miss Annie and Herbert Phillips of Springfield spent Memorial day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips. Mrs. Kate Findeisen, Misses’ Annie and Lena Wolbecke of Springfield were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown over the recent holiday. The Latest Fashion Note Says: “It is a wise precaution agalnst getting holes In dellcate hosiery to powder the shoes before putiing them on” " Many people sprinkle the fa- mous antiseptic powder, Allen's Foot- Bese, into the shoes, and find taat it saves its cost ten times over in keeping holes from hosiery as well as lessenin triction and consequent smarting au aching of the feet. 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