Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 13, 1914, Page 8

: UILDING AND BUSINESS. New Plans Announced.. During % Week Include Factory Building in Norwich. ¥ ; ¥ The of both the Hartford “'and New Haven clearing houses this week show increases over the like week of last year, that in Hartford be- ing 14 per cent. and in New Haven 13 cent. - S P"’l’he record of real estate sales, as shown by warranty deeds filed in the larger towns in this State during the week, is about the same as for the . eorresponding week of last year. Dur- - ing the week there have been 377 sales . with loans of $1,644,930, as 385 " males and loans of $1,191,844 last year. Do TeRt. “For the. week * continues to r _but fout petitions, with assets of $18,- 1167 and labilities’ of $22,565, were re- ported. while for the like week of 1913 the record is still better, when but two petitions, with assets of $984 and lia- bilities of $2,926 were reported. . The 11 new incorporations for the week have a total authorizzed capital stock of $250,000, while last year for the same period there were nine incor- porations, with a total capital stock of 1,954,000. p The record of building permits grant- ed.this week in the cities of New Ha- “ven, rd, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford, is less than in the first week of August last year -though the total cost of building erected is great- er. The total number of permits is- sued was 85 for buildings rosting $275,800, which compares with 95 per- mits granted last vear for structures costing about $150,000. A goodly number of new plans are reported for the week. Among the projects are Y. M. C. A. buildings in New Britain and New London, factory buildings in Waterbury and Norwich, ‘business block in New Britain, bank in . Middletown, schdols in Milford, Strat- ford and Derby, store and apartment blocks in Hartférd and Stamford and residences in Bridgeport. The new projects also inciupde one, two and three-family bouses in New Haven, ‘Waterbury, New Britain, Stamford and “North Haven, with a nine-family, house in New Haven and an eight. “family house in Hartford. . Among the contracts awarded dur- ing the week are a factory in New Haven, car barn in Brigtol; office build- «ing in Bridgeport, busin block in South Norwalk, residences’ Hartford "and Ansonia, and one, two, three and six-family houses in New Haven, Hart- ford, Middietown, Stamford, Water- & bury, Bristol Norwalk and Ansonia. 5 —— DANIELSON, - Architects Whiton ' & McMahon of Hartford have completed the plans for alterations to the State Armory in Danielson. The roof will be recon- structed and a new tin roof, additioral steel girders, and asbestos shingle ga- bles required. The interior alterations include new toilets and showers, lock- er rooms, new concrete floor in the rifle .range and the floor of the drill shed B‘will ‘De raised several feet to the same /level as the entrance. PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING CALL UP 734 The installation of the right PLUMBING is a great deal less expensive than- doctors’ bills. Ask us for estimates. A. J. WHOLEY & .CO., P 12 Ferry Street for Plumbers, Steam- Fit- -ters-and Mills Thw-Norwich Pumbing Suppy House - Phone 18 Central Whart 'IRON CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY (0. No, 11 t> 25 Ferry Street PLUMBING Why not.attend to it now? It will be Yolly as easy and convenlent for you /to have the work done now as later ‘when it may be freezing weather. Estimates cheerfully furnished <n any“work you need done. JoE EOM: S . 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing 92 Franklin Street Robert d. Cochrane GAS FITTING, ° PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing. WALL PAPERS ~ We. still have a large assortment of _the different grades left over, nu;w?ut greatly reduced prices, which we il be pleased to show you. > Mouldings and Cut Out Borders to match same. Also Paints, Muresco in white and tints, and general assort- ment of decorative supplies, including Papier Mache for halls and vestibules, ‘-Orders received for painting, paper banging and decorati: ng. . P.F. MURTAGH st the town of Norwich this summer, in- suring a state of affairs most satisfac- tory when they reopen next month. . The most notable of the changes are at the Broadway school. Here a con- siderable force of men are ed engag in remodelling the basement of the ‘building to provide for the new man- ual training and domestic science ‘de- partments. make room for the line of windows that will replace them. The plans of the school committee call for just as much light for these rooms as is ob- tainable. place of the masonry in supporting the floors above_ but all the rest of the outside will be given over to glass. The space that is available for these two new departments of instruction is about 45 square feet and this room will be divided into two by a partition which will be of wood to a height of four feet and above that of glass. On one <7~ will be the. gas plates and cthe nipment for the girls who take dcn + science and on the other the benche:, and tools for the boys. The equipment in both departments will be added to as necessity and con- ditlons warrant. H. Blackledge & Co. is doing the carpentry work and they have sublet the steel ceilings to C. O. Murphy. Contractor Del Carlo is do- ing the mason work, Other improvements at Broadway school are the installation of new copper conductors from the gutters to the ground by C. O. Murphy and the erection of a new iron fence in the rear of the school by J. J. Shugrue. At Broad street school new walks have been laid on the street and all around the school. They are of as- phalt and are a great improvement to that property. At Hobart. avenue, Mt. Pleasant street ang Long Society schools, new toilet rooms are being installed and in a. number of the schools of the town new slate blackboards will add to the éfficiency of the teaching equipment. Quick Work on Plainfield Contract. The Plainfield school' building is now about completed; the blackboards are being installed, hardware for doors and sash are at the building for immediate placing and painters are now finishing their part of the work. It is expected that the seatings will be placed immediately, since the building is ready to receive them. Archibald Torrance has had this con- tract and surely shows great progress inasmuch as the appropriation to do the work was $12,000, with a 60-day time limit, with forfeit if not complet- .ed in that time, and the contract will be completed one week ahead of agresd time, including cleaning up debris, etc. J. ¥. Tompkins has tne copper work, at Broad Street—New Weave Shed Plans at Shetucket Many and extensive improvements are being made to the schoolhouses in On the south and east sides of the school basement the brick and stonework has been removed to Iron columns will take the which is nearly finished, and G. Des- .pathy of Moosup has the heating, and yesterday the plant was steamed up, for the first time, for testing the plant. 1. E. Whiting has the painting con- tract Pearl Street House Nearly Done. Charles Lamb’s new residence is fast approaching completion; ' the carpen- ters are placing interior finish, and avill be followed ‘closely by the paini- ers and plumbers. This contract of buildng is on Pearl street. Lathing at Fowler Residence. The new residence for John Fowler is now. being lathed, and roughing in work by plumbers is being placed, and the plasterers will follow very soon. This b ing is-located on East Main street, t Norwich. Replacing Dam at Fitchville. The work that Contractor C. M. ‘Williams is doing at Fitchville consists in replacing the old dam at the lower end of the pond at the Palmer Broth- ers’ quilt factory. The pond is now at low water and sections. of the wooden dam are being taken out aad replaced by new timbers, which work when completed will make an entirely new and efficient bulwark for tae maintenance of the motive power of the plant. Storehouses for Strawhoard Company. At the plant of the American Strav board company in Thamesville exce! lent progress is being made on the new storehouse which is being erected by Contractor Williams to replace the building destroyed by fire. It is a one-story structure, with timber frame and corrugated iron roof, and its di- mensions are about 200 by 100 feet. ‘Weave Shed at Shetucket Co. Engineer C. W. Praray, Tunes Build- ing, New Bedford, Mass, is drawing plans for the weave shed at the plant of the Shetucket Co. in Greeneville, Tt will be two stories high, 57x356 feet, of brick, mill construction, with a gravel roof. New Bungalow is Half C-mpleted. A handsome new bungalow that will quite likely be followed by other dwe'l- ings in that vicinity is being erected by Andrew Habberg, at Riders Cross- ing, East Norwich, next to the resi- dence of his son. Charles A. Hagberz. It will be a commodious house of seven rooms, in the typical bungalow style with an external finish of shingles and hardwood inside. John Turner has the construction of the house but the plumbing and heating contracts, call- ing for the most modern of conven- iences, have not vet been let. The building is now about half done aad so_ it should be ready for occupancy later in the fall. MONTVILLE. The C. M. Robertson Co. is erecting . box_shop at thelr plant in “The frame is being bullt of NEW LONDON. Architect Selected. Comfiuvo plans submitted by Ar- chitect Dudley St. Clair Donnelly have been selected for the new building for the Y. M. C. A. on Meridian street and work on them will be started at once. The structure :;\.I be three stories and basement, of brick, aranged for general association purposes. It will cost about $100,000. e bullding committee consists of G. S, Palmer, rman; C. A. Green, E. D. Steel and F. W. M c Will Rebuild Church. An architect wil soon be selected to draw plans for the new church to be erected on Montauk avenue for tae Montauk Avenue Baptist Chruch, of which Rev. Henry F. Adams is pastor. It is planned to erect a .building to cost about $10,000. Contract for Heating. The contract for the héating sys- tem in the first group of buildings for the Connecticut College For Women on Mohegan avenue has been given to the Hopson & Chapin Co. Norcross Bros. Co. of New York are the general con- tractors. ROCKVILLE. The plans have been completed by Architect Ernest Flagg of New York clty and bids will be received next week for the new bank to be erected by the Rockville Savings Bank. It will be of Greek architecture and constructed of Indiana limestone. It will be used entirely for banking purposes and pro- vided with every modern convenience, and it will make one of the finest bank- ing houses in the state. 1 GROTON. The mill at the lumber yard of Mar- quardt Bros. is all ready for the stuc- co and the work of putting this on will be commenced in a few days. There is no great amount of work at this plant at present, but the force is comfortably busy, NEW ENGLAND BUILDING OPERATIONS The statistics of Building and En- gineering Operations in New England compiled by the ¥. W. Dodge Company show: — Contracts to Aug. 5, 1914.. 7,000 Contracts to Aug. . 103,166,000 Contracts to Aug. 5 120,437,000 Contracts to Aug. 5 Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts'to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to A Aug’ 59,463,000 83,149,000 ,088,020 48,000 98,000 6,000 Contracts to 78,068,000 Contracts to 73,328,000 Contracts for 16,140,090 Contracts for July 15,592,000 Contracts for July 18,444.900 Contracts for July 14,347,000 Contracts for July 15,069,000 Contracts for July 14,670,000 Contracts for July 11,906,000 Contfacts for July 1 8,000 Contracts for July 12,692,000 Contracts for July 11,694,200 Contracts for July 8,113,000 Contracts for July 19,454,000 Contracts for July 9,528,000 Contracts for July 7,163,000 PRESIDENT WILSON BACK IN WASHINGTON. Appeared to Have Aged by Sorrow and Strain He Has Undergone. Washington, Aug. 12. — President ‘Wilson returned to Washington at & o'clock today from his ' journey to Rome, Ga., to bury Mrs. Wilson. Witn him came Secretary and Mrs. Mec- Adoo, Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, Miss Margaret Wilson, Prof. Stockton Axson, . Mrs. Wilson’s brother, and other relatives. The trip from Rome was uneventfuil, On the advice of Dr. Grayson, his phy- sician, the president spent most of the time on the observation platform of his car to get the breeze. Few people ‘were at any of the stations to see the special go through. At a place in Virginia a gang of sec- tion hands working on the railroad ran beside’ the president’s car while the train was going slowly, and he reached out of the window and shoox hands with them. - ‘The presidgnt appeared to have agad by the sorrow and strain he has under- gone and his few words indicated that he was thinking constantly of Mrs. Wilson. The trip to Rome recalled vividly to him the days of his youth. Tomorrow the president plans to plunge into work and to assume active command again of the work helping Americans stranded in BEurope and of bringin, tions in the members of the federal reserve board, a delegation of the representa- tives of the shipping interests and sev- eral business men. about better business condi- Servians and Montenegrins Invade : Bosnia. London, Aug. 12, 7.40 p. m.—The Ex- change Telegraph's correspondent at Nish, Servia, says a combined Servian and Montenegrin invasion of Bosnia from Plevlje (Tashlija), northwest of Novibazar, has begun in three columns. General Radomir Putnik, chief of the Servian general staff, being ill, General Jankovitch of the Servian army has taken supreme command of the f¢ Dragoons Repulsed by Belgians. he United States. He will see’ TO PUT DOWN CUCUMBERS “LIvs IN Pick cucumbers every other day. thus getting those of even size. Sprinale in bottom of keg a thick layer of coarse salt. Wash the cucmbers and put three or four layers of them into the keg. When all are in and covered with salt, place on top of them a white cloth and on the cloth a circular bogrd that will go inside the keg and on the board a clan stone for weight. At the next picking remove weight, board and cloth and repeat the layers of cucuni- bers and salt, keeping on in this man- ner until keg is full, putting on the covers and weight after each picking. No water is added, as the water ad- hering to the cucumbers will be suf- ficient to dissolve the salt and the brine will cover them if well weighted. When wanted for use, take out ome or two gallons put in jar or granite kettie, cover with cold water and set on back of range to gradually heat, changing water often for two days when the sait should be out sufficiently (can be de- termined by tasting) and they will as- sume their original plumpness and brittleness. - Heat vinegar with cup of sugar and tablespoonful.of ' spices, if desired, and pour over the pickles. This is an old and tried recipe. THE WHEAT PROSPECTS. The July 1 forec: of this year's wheat crop of the United States is 930,000,000 bushels, the largest ever produced, exceeding last years crop which wa8 itself a record crop, by about 167,000,000 bushels. The third crop in size is that of 1901, when 74S,- 000,000 bushels was the estimate. The average production of the past 5 years was 686,000,000 bushels. Such a large crop would augur vesy low prices were it not that the worid crops of wheat and competing grains do pot promise more than about the Brussels, Aug. 12, 10.20 p. m. via|average of recent years. Also that London.—A ~regiment of dragoons |mMorTe than the usual diversion of wheat coming from the direction of Liege | who attempted to surprise the Belgians at Aineffe, in_the province of Lieze, 102 prisoners. Uhlans have taken up- Hasselt, capital of Limburg. The Fenton Building Co GENERAL CONTRACTORS the province NORWICH, CONN. STETSON & YOUNG - Carpenters and Builders ‘Best work and materials at - right prices, by skilled labor. Telephone: . 50 WEST MAIN'ST.'the ‘were driven off, leaving 153 dead and wards of $400,000 from the bank at of from its use as food to the use of feedi for live stock may he expected, owing to the present relatively short supply of corn in’ some sections where there 1s a promise of abundant wheat. On July 1 the price of corn in Kansas averaged 77 cents per .bushel of 56 pounds and the price of wheat averaged 70 cents per bushel of 60 pounds. thus the price of corn was actually higher than that of wheat. In the past 5 vears the price of wheat in Kansas on July 1 has averaged 92 cents and corn. 34 cents. Somewhat similar conditions prevail in other States. Under such conditions it is not surprising that much wheat sheuld be consumed as feed by animals. The corn crop of Kansas last vear was only 23,000,000 bushels; its usual production is nea 150,000,000. The corn crop now grow- ing will not be available for 4 t3 5 months. The present wheat crop in Kansas is expected to produce over 150,000,000 bushels, or nearly twice the average production. e - MARKETING BY PARCELS POST. There is an unfortunate tendency on the part of some farmers who have butter, eggs, and other produce to sel tq ask prices far above those current in their own rural localities and higher even than those exacted by the fancy retail stores of the cities for products of the same grade. entaliy there are only two reasons to ade AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS tional trouble and uncertainty of se- curing produce by mail. These are economy in cost and greater freshness of product. No unusual method will ever be popular unless it gives re- sults along one or both of these lines. Producers must be very careful not to overreach in the matter of price. Un- less they are willing to share the sav- ing with the consumer who agrees to receive food products which he has not had, an opportunity to examine and whose quality and time of delivery will always be subject to a degree of ua- certainty; there is little prospect of the wide extension of the parcel-post sys- tem which it deserves, so far as tue farm is concerned. Recently the post office at. Washing~ ton, D. C., has been very active in try- ing to promote parcel-post marketing, collecting lists of names of farmers and others who have produce to sell, and printing and_distributing these lists to patrons of the Washington office who might become purchasers. A few cases with respect to eggs alone will suf- fice to illustrate this tendency referred to above. One New Jersey farmer of- fers eggs at 40 cents a dozen the year around; a Pennsylvania farmer in June offers “fresh white sanitary eggs” at $1 for two dozen; a Virginia farmer offers eggs at Washington quo- tations plus 10 cents. It is difficult to see how a user of eggs could afford to pay such prices when fresh eggs are being sold by farmers to country gro- cers at this moment for prices ranging above and below 20 cents a dozen in trade. The difference between the country price and the ciyt price must be shared fairly between the producer and the buyer. The latter will not take chancos on things that can not bé examined and which in some cases may not fulfuil the particular need; furthermore, he will not bear the uncertainty as to time of arrival unless there is a gain to him in so doing. On the other hand, much of the consumers’ particularity is based on illogical prejudice, so that they, as well as the producers, must stindardize their demands and make concessions. Stanardization of product is' one of the essential things to parcel-post marketing. Uniformity in quality is almost as important as high quality. It is likely that the most satisfactory way to make progress along these lines is through the preparation of de- scriptive specifications for those kinds of produce that will be marketed most largely through parcel post. L S T ey AN EXPERT HOG RAISERS. Views Concerning Breed, Management. Feed and Eastern Connecticut farmers are in- terested in what an expert hog-ralser has to say of the business: ‘We sow-turnips and rye in the fall, the latter for winter pasture. The tur- nips we feed raw with corn to brood sows. Raw turnips are great for brood sows. We feed on a big concrete floor built for that purpose in the pasture. The hogs that are fattening for market are driven onto the floor and get the best of the feed. Then they are driven offt and the brood sows turned on to clean up. That prevents waste. Never let a brood sow get fat. Fat sows get milk fever, break down [in the back and suffer from paralysis of the hind legs. Keep the tive ‘tract open in that condition, f light and dose with ome-fourth ounce of ten months, but is the better age to begin . A brnod';:;.‘m:t'leu than ‘a younger sOW. s two good reasons for T e e hnbeud arty “I have one hu an Berkshire and Duroc brood noe'l and six Berkshire boars. T am golng to| change that combination to Poland China boars and Duroc sows. The Berkshire is too nervous, although he's a mighty fine hog. The Poland China buts *on weight faster than any of them, but he’s a waster and too fond of ving you wait on him and bring himf things. The Duroc, however. is the hog that hates waste and never lets feed be thrown away. ““The boars on this place small individual lnt: etc‘hr. I'o:mb:: enough for exercise. Keep a boar penned up and you injure him. -We watch the, herd closely and try to keep the feed laxative, which is a great thing for a hog. We use a half to a pound of Glauber or Epsom salts in cases of constipation in mature hogs. Conditions of the usual mixture of charcoal, ashes and copperas are keep in the feed lots all the time, “Yes, we get the shifting foot dis- ease in pigs occasionally. We've had 23-25 WATER STREET, should get our prices for TIN, COPPER PIPING FOR STEAM HEATING Large siock of Hill Smppiies ah_'pys on haad Specialty of HONEYWELL Het Water Heating J. P. BARSTOW & CO. NORWICH, CONN. about every thing a pig can get. That shifting foot troudle is caused by a little sore just above the hoof. Never knew it to arthount to much."—Kansas City Star. TIMELY ADVICE FROM GOUNTY AGENT Time to Select Seed Potatoes—Muggy Weather Promotes Spread of Apple Scab—Hints on Grass Seeding and Al- falfa—Nutrtive Values of Clover and Alfalfa Compared. Timely advice in agricultural mat- ters is given by County Agent Mur- ray D. Linceln as follow: Selection of Seed Potutoes. Early potatoes wlll be dug soon and at this time selection of potatoes for next year's seed should be made. The results in yields that have been ob- taineq from seed chosen by hill selec- tions, that is, seen taken from those hills which have at least several good marketable tuber, have been surpris- ing. No one is growing this crop for pleasure. Therefore only the best seed should be planted if the greatest re- sults are to be expected’ and unless some superior method of getting high- ly productive seed is practiced besides the common usually found, the great- est yields will not be obtained. At digging time where hills are found which have produced seven or more good sized potatoes these should be saved for seed and stored in a very cool, damp cellar, where sprouting or shrinkage in moisture content will not take place. It is hoped that many potato growers will try this practice for a few vears and note the increase. Where there has beer a good growing season for the potatoes the standard should be high, selecting those hills of marketable tubers. In dry seasons, which possibly have a larger number ‘the selection will be more difficult, but the seed should be better breeding stock for the coming season, due to the greater tendency of large produc- tion during unfavorable seasons. Se- lect your seed. Apple Scab Problems. Apple scab is flourishing in this wet, muggy weather we are having, and is spreading on to varities this year that it has never been seen on before in this section, and is especially mad on those varieties which are most susceptible. If possible. it is best to prevent the appearance of this scab, rather than to control it after it gets a foothold. Those who have been spraving systematical- ly for apple scab do not report a very bad infestation. Concentrated lime sul- phur diluted one gallon to 35 gallons of water, is a very good fungicide, and ought very nearly to control the scab. The scab can be told by the dark black circular blotch which grows on all sides and spreads very rapidly, the apples becoming lop-sided and event- ually falling off. All those who find the scab in their trees should remove the apples which are most badly in- festdd and spray immediately with a good fungicide, and if this weather continues spray every two weeks. Fertilize Your Fall Grass Seeding. Many fields which will be seeded down this coming August and Septem- ber will not be treated with a liberal covering of stable manure. To get the best start before winter sets in a good application of fertilizer is desirable. The following materials make a. good top dressing for fall seeding, varying the amounts with the type of soil and previous treatments. First apply 1 1-2 to 2 tons of ground limestone or its equivalent harrowing this in and not plowing. Then broad- cast from 200 to 300 pounds of high- grade takage mixed with 125 to 150 pounds of high grade sulphate of potash. Another mixture which can be applied at this time both to the new and old seeding is from 400 to 500 pounds of basic slag with the 125 to 150 pounds of high-grade sulphate of potash, tollowed in the spring with a dressing of from 125 to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda, the amount varying with the fertility and condition of the il Watch Out For Poor Grass Seed. Travel around the county and notice often the fields of timothy and other grasses which are filled pith dock and other weeds. Ask the owner where they came from and the reply is frequently that he does not know. Too often this sourse is with the grass seed. Grass seed testing 98 per cent. in purity leaves two per cent. for anultreation. Figuring this there may be possible 5000 to 10,000 foreign weed seeds per pound of grass.seed depending on the kind of seed bought. Thus only the purest seed should be obtainable. In addition a great deal of inest matter is found still lessening the value of seed. Careful examination of the seed shouid be made before purchasing as most seeds are not guaranteed at the present time. There are various trade names, some high an dsome low grade; the latter can usually be de- pended on as such and are most costly in the end. The rich grades will have a higher price attached, but does not nec y always guarantee the quality. Do not depend too much on the name. Alfalfa. » This is the last call for seeding al falfa. Although many failures hav been experienced during the last sea- sons by many of those who have tried it, still most of them are due to wrong methods principally, and the crop is of 'such value, once it is firmly ed. further attempts are w: establish- our most arranted. tes. There is no doubt in the minds of L A feeds we grow om our own farms are most economical. We pay high prices for grain, principally to secure pro- tein to balance up the carbo-hydrates which are produced in much larger quantities on the farm. Alfalfa has an analysis higher than the greatest per cent. of our crops, and nearly equal to wheat bran, as-it has 11 per cent. pro- teim, 39.5 per cent. carbo-hydrates and 17 per cent. fat. Besides, we all know the niliogen storing properties which makes it worth while to persist in at- tempting to grow it. Select Jand well drained and plow immediately and cultivate for perhaps a week, to rid plece of weed seeds. Write 1o the county agent, who will se- cure the inoculation culture free for you, and in the meanwhile apply about one: ton or more of ground limestone per acre. On poor soils apply some farmyard manure and on any soil it is advisable to apply some potash and phosphoric ackl. A formula.1-8-10 is best. Th.s can be made up of several mixture-, some of which are: ¢ —30-60 1bs. milate of soda, 500 boae 50 muriate of potash. 2 Ibs. dir. blood or 1500 stadle manue, 400 dis. phos. rock, 800 wood ashes. Sow 20-25 lbs. per acre, preferablv after a rain if possible. Aug. 15-20 is about the latest date that is practically sure. Better try some this year. Digestive Nutrients Alfalfa. __The value of growing any crop to be fed to stock is its ability to yield not only in total weight but produce a large amount of digestible nutrients. Very few farmers are making any great effort to produce the various clover, the trouble being that, dup to the acidity of the soil and the dry weather, the legume dies. Since the acidity of the soil can be easily rect fied by appl g lime, and the dying due to the dry weather can be over- come a great deal by seeding more lightly with the nurse crop, there should be no serious handicap in grow ing clover, aside from winter Killings. The following table shows%he value of the 1arious feeds as commonly grown and fed on the farm: n Clover and Carbohy- Protein drates Fat PO PG, PO Timothy .. 24 14 Red, Top . i3 10 Millét ... + 1.3 Red Cjover 5. 17 Mamnioth Clover 1.9 Alfalfa X%, 13 It is easily seen that with the aver- age yields obtained that clover and al- falfa are far superior to the other grass as a roughage. Clovers should be seeded after a heavy application of lime (two tons) has been harrowed in. If seeded this eeason, now is the time to get them in. BROODY HENS NOW DOWN TO LAYING AGAIN. Contest at Storrs Shows Gai Week in Consequence. in 40th The chief feature of the fortieth week of the Egg Laying contest at Storrs was a gain in the total pro- duction of 71 eggs over last week. It is interesting to note in this connec- ticn that the gain is due entirely to the heavier breeds. The 34 pens of Leghorns produced at total of 1421 ©eggs as against 1441 for the 39th week, thus making an increase of nearly 100 eggs for the remaining pens. This can no :doubt be largely accounted for by the fact that man of the birds which have now settled ain. Only 46 birde were shut up in the broody cages this week as against 76, three weeks ago. ‘Thirty-eight individuals laid 7 eggs eacl during the week. Of this number only 8 were Leghonrs. the _heavier breeds carrying off first honors in this respect. A pen of Barred Rocks own- ed by A. B. Hall," Wallingford, Conn., produced three of these every-day lay- ers. First place for the week goes to Tom Barron's pen of White Leghorns with a total of 59 eggs. making their third consecutive week in this posi- tion. Two pens, one of Barred Rocks owned by A. B. Hall. Wallingford, Conn., and one of Leghorns owned by Bonnie Brook Farm, Saratoga, N. Y. tied for second place with 2. yield of 53 eggs each. Third place was also a tle between the White Wyandottes of Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Conn., and the White Leghorns of Maplewood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa., each pen yielding 51 eggs. Pen' 42, the Experimental Leghorns that are being fed sour milk without beef scraps have pulled away from their English rivals and are now lead- ing bx 13 egzs; their total production for the week being 52 eggs as compar- ed with 40 for the English Wyandot- is.but one change in the tem pens this week, the Rhode Is-, land Reds, of A. B. Brundage, Dan- bury, Conn., change places Wwith the White Leghorns of Cecil Guernsey, Eas: Cobbleskill, N. Y., and now stand ir sixth position. There is also. on¢ shake-up in the ten leading Connécti- cut pens; the Leghorns owned by Mrs K. E. Woodruff of New aven beins crowded out of tenth place by thost of W. Hendryx of New Haven. Ten Leading Pens. The .ten lcading pens to date are s follows: Pen_14 Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng- land, White Wyandottes. 1676; pen 53 Franeis ¥. Lincoln_ ) Carmel, Conn. ‘White Leghorns, pen. 68, Tor g Barron, Catforth, En: nd, White Leg- horns, 1570: pen 16, Merry Thought Farm, Columbia, Con White Wyan- dottes, 1518: pen 17 cale Brothers Apponaug, R. I, W Wyandottes 1500; pen 36, B. Brundage, Dan- bury, Conn., S. Rhode Island Reds 14197 pen ecil Guernsey, Easi Cobleskill N. Y.. White Leghorns 1411; pen 64, P. G. Platt, Wallingford, Pa, White Leghorns, 1410; pen 69. Bran. ford Farm, Groton, Conn.. White Leg- horns, 1372;“pen 50, Bonni¢ Brook Poultry Farm. Saratoga, White Lezhorns, 1371 The following is a list of the_ter leading Connecticut pens: Pen 53, Francis F. Lincoln, . Mt Carmel, White Leghorns, 1665; pen 16 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes, 1815; pen 36, A. B. Brund- age, Danbury, S. C. Rhode Island Reds 1419; pen 69 Branford Farm, Groton White Leghorns, 137 Ppen 45 !;_l{n« view Poultry Farm, Rockville, White Leghorns, 1331: pen 55, Thomas. W Moore, Central Village, White Leg- horns, 1267: pen 6, Frederick M. Peas- ley. Chesire, White Lezhorf, 1253; per 3, H. Savage, Storrs. White Les- 1249: pen 47, A. B. Hall. Wall- ford, White Leghorns 1249:° per £1, N. W_Hendryx, New Haven, White Leghorns, 1339, ” GENERAL ASSEMBLY REUNION HELD AT MOMAUGUIN Charles W. Comstock of Mantyills Was Heartily Greeted. New Haven, Conn., Aus. 12.—Mem- bers of the gemeral assembly f6r sev- eral recent sessions galherpd‘ at Mo- mauguin today for a reunion and shore dinner. In point of numbers the gathering was exceptionally large, 300 findig .places at the tables. TI affair was entirely informal and ther were no reserved seats. Before din- ner was served there were general handshakings and afterwards - the members broke up .into small graups to talk over various subjects. Most of them eschewed politics, the republi- cans saying that they would r}: their party’s prospects at the Br port affair on Saturday when ¥ Senators Brandegee and McLean l':.l be present, together with most of the prominent men in the party. 3 The democrats did not lalkflmurw along political lines, although ¢ ‘harles W. Comstock of Montville was hea greeted and Arthur J. Birdseye Farmington di ributed pam?hlrts the interest of Professor Willard Fisher, another Pz\ndidflt-_ for nomina- tion for the governorship in that party. It had been expected that some in- formal addresses would be made- to add to the pollity of the occasion, but none volunteered to take the tead. vernor Baldwin did m-t_anand_ but Lieutenant Governor . Tingier was there. Although the water l:_v(\ d good and the tide served just right for s dip, the legislators clung: to <the hote in ¥ ble i s and made up a formidable D ae hair fieet until late in_the afternoon. Space was cleared rn: dancing, but the reunionists did mo join in the dancing. HEAVY FIRING HEARD OFF ISLES OF SHOALS. Several Guns Seemed to Be Discharged at Short Intervals. of Shoals, N. H. Aug. 13— HI:]\e: firing at bea directly east of here was distinctl¥ heard late this al- ternoon. The only vessels visible were a large two-funneled steamer. appar- ently an ocean liner, 12 miles mdtm. southeast. headed for BEoston, and a ing boat. fls”l”“l:‘e‘ firing apparently came from a distance of 15 miles. Several guns seemed to be discharged simultaneous- ly at short intervals. After 15 miniites i ceased. th:\nh:r:‘:r later the firing was resumed apparently from the same point as be- . It lasted for five minutes. The O In the observatory of the United States life saving station on ‘Appledore Island reported that at 6.30 he ¢ id see no vessel. e Aid for Americans in Switzerland. ! Geneva, Aug. 12, via Paris, 7.20 p. m. —Secretary of State Bryan today éd- Vised Pleasant A. Stovall, the Amer:- can minister, that he had.deposit=d $50,000 gold in a New York bank to help Americane. The Swiss Interna- tional bank accordingly credited Mr. Stovall with that sum and Americans now will be sent to Italian ports, where ships are being chartered to take them home. - y Austrians Have Suffered a Check. Paris, Aug. 12, 11 p. m.—A- despatch from St. to the Matin sa: “The Austrians have suffered a che 'k on the Dniester river. Four regiments of Austrian infantry and eight regi- ments of Uhlans were routed. The approaching big battle will probably ¥ be a decisive one.” -