Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 22, 1915, Page 10

NOKWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, APRIL 22 —_—— (L BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Results Throughout the State In Past Week, Sales or real estate In the Connec- ticut towns reported by The Commer- cial Record for the past week remain about the same as during the like week a year ago. This week there have been 295 sales, with mortage loans of $814,685, as against 202 sales, and mortgage loans of $595,359 a year ago. But three petitions in bankruptey, with asset of $7,970 and liabilities of $16,010 were filed in Connecticut dur- ing the week. Last year there were seven petitions with assets of $23,378 and liabilities of $34,375. The fifteen new incorporations for the week have aggregate capital stock of $844,400, comparing with seven in- porations with capital stock of $182,000 formed last year, and 14 with capital stock of $375,000 in the year 1913. The large increase in the amount of money expended on buildings last week in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford, when compared with last year, |is caused by a decided increased in’ fac- tory construction in Bridgeport, where permits for six buildings, costing $1,060,000, were granted. During the week in the above named citles 123 permits were issued for structures cost- ing $1,310,499, while last year 150 per- mits were issued for structures cost- ing $418,825. Besides the lerge amount of fac- tory work in Bridgeport contracts were atvarded last week for brick church in Sharon; hotel alterations in Norwich; residence work in New Ha- ven, Hartford, Stamford and Bridge- port; brick garage in Hartford; laun- ary building in_Waterbury; tenement houses in New Haven and_Bridgeport, and two-family houses in New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford. Included in the mew work reported Jast week are large hospital buildings in_ Greenwich; church in Thompson- ville; schoolhouse in ‘Waterford; re- fectory in New London; store and apartment buildings in New Britain; church in Norwich; public garage in Hartford; apartment building _and brick storehouse in Hartford; eight- room schoolhouse in Bridgeport, addi- tion to store house and store and apartment building in New Haven, and several frame houses arranged for one, two and three families in the smaller cities of the state. Norwich had four sales of real es- tate last week to three a year ago. Mortgage loans to the amount of $2,500 were made last week while a year azo the total was $118,000. In New London there were ten sales last week to three a vear ago while the loans for the two weeks totaled $13,150 and $18,800. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND. Statistics of Building and Engineer- ing operations in New England as complled by the F. W. Dodge company follow: Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. ‘Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr, --$38,237,000 43,407,000 42,014,000 50,546,000 40,140,000 43,211,000 41,425,000 19,118,000 35,922,000 27,954,000 24,199,000 20,000,000 21,779,000 36,490,000 31,362,000 Meriden.—Over 3,300 miles of wire stretching across the continent from Meriden to California, Mrs. C. E. Pax- son talked Tuesday with her husband, who is connected with the American Telephone and Telegraph company in New York, and who is now at San Contractor Charles I. Rathbun is erecting a handsome residence on a lot just east of the house occupied by Austin Rathbun on West Main street. The building is now covered in and the roof has been shingled and the shingling is well alonz on three of the sides. The residence will contain seven rooms and will be two stories high with an attic. There is attrac- tive bay window on the west side of the house. The interior Wwill be modernly finished off and there will be electric lights,_and hot and cold water. The stone foundation will be cemented over. 3 New Garage. Louis Browning has erected a one- story garage of attractive design for R. W. Tilden in the rear of Mr. Tilden's residence at the corner of Pearl and Asylum streets with entrance on Pearl Street. There,are two ' large sliding doors on the front side and there is also a rear entrance. The floor is of cement and the garage has been wired for electricity. Finishing Elks’ Add The Elks' addition is now approach- ing completion and the workmen are at present finishing up the interior of the social room. The pantry adjoining the social room is also being finished up and is being fitted with dish closets, cabinets and other fixtures. On the basement floor an entrance has been cut through into the rathskiller thus connecting the new building with the old building. Contract. For Mason Work. Fenton Brothers & company have the contract for the mason work on the Sacred Heart church addition on Merchants avenue, Taftville, the mason work including the brick, stone and terra cotta. The construction work has already been started and is well underway. Changing Willow Street Building. A foundation for a new brick front for the building at the southeast cor- ner of Willow and Chestnut. streets, recently purchased by Thomas F. Burns, is being laid by Fenton Broth- ers & Co. The new front will stand eight feet high and the interior of the ground floor will be remodled for a store. The property is known as the Gardner property and was formerly used as a tenement house. Foundation Done, The foundation is completed for the new two-story brick temement house which Felix Pagano is erecting in the rear of his residence, No. 280 Frank- lin street. The first floor has been laid and the brick work has been started. Garage Covered In. The garage being erected for George W. Carroll in the rear of his residence on Broadway is now covered in and the roof work is daily advancing. The old garage was extensively damaged by fire recently. The section of the old walls which remained standing have been built up by the contractors, C. M. Williams & Son. Up To Second Story. The residence on Sachem street be- ng erected by Henry G. Peck is now up to the second story level and the building is daily approaching the com- pleted stage. Girder in Place. At the Chapman block on Franklin square where a new front is being in stalled the first section of the neavy steel girder which will support the second story of the building was placed in position this week. The girder is in two sections and the sec- ond section will be placed as soon as possible. The interfor changes are rapidly advancing. Changing Front. Blackledge & Co., have started the construction work for a new glass front for the store occupied by the Goodyear Repairing ~ company _ on Franklin street. The front has been torn out and the brick foundations for the new windows have been started. The show windows will be of plate glass with copper corners and there will_be a vestibuled entrance. The building is owned by W. S. Alling. MIDDLETOWN. The plans have been completed for a new. theatre to be erected in the rear of 284 Main street for Salvator Adorno. Estimates will be received at once by the owner. The building will be 56x30 feet, 40 feet high, of brick con- struction, with a seating capacity of about 1130. John W, Glynn has the contract for the carpenter work and Denis O’Brien the mason work for a new residence to be erected on High street for J. B. Coughlin. The new factory and garage being erected on Bridge street for Oscar Nel- son & Co., is now nearing completion. The building being remodeled on Court street for Lewis Conkos is now being plastered. VERNON. Plans have been completed and they will be ready for estimates at once for a new residence to be erected at Ver- non, for Dr. C. C. Beach. It will be 130x32 feet, with the first story con- structed of field-stone and the second story and roof shingled. It will have four: bath rooms. fireplaces, mantels, hot water heat, an isolated electric plant and an artesian well and pneu- matic water supply. The United States now owns 8,000 Francisco. |20,000,000. islands, supporting a_population of NEW LONDON Plans drawn by Architect James Sweeney for the proposed refectory at the Connecticut College for Women have been approved by the board of trustees, and working drawings will be prepared at once. The building will be two stories high, with cobble stone underpinning, shingle walls and roof. It is_to be erected between the Lee and Prentice dwellings on the college grounds. William H. Seyfried, who purchased the Denison property in Montauk ave- nue and Riverview avenue and subse- quently improved the residence, has had a barn in Riverview avenue re- moved in sections to Pacific street, where it will be trected and altered into a dwelling. Contractor Woodworth has com- pleted the mammoth sign at the state pier In East New London, which is about 100 feet long and 50 feet high. The foundation for a bungalow in Montauk avenue near Alger place for Mrs. Blanche Leeds has been com- pleted. HADDAM, Linus Baldwin has the general con- tract for a summer camp to be erected for T, McDonough Russell at Millers Pond in Haddam. It will be of frame construction, 45 feet square, and will contain eight rooms. It will have a rubble stone fireplace and chimney. T This illustration depicts a_modified colonial residence with gambrel roof design that is particularly artistic, and one that offers a homelike interi- or of unusual charm. Four massive columns carry the extension of the roof that forms the piazza. These con- vey an impression of solidity and sub- stantlal worth to the house, at the same time providing a pleasing feature of the exterior. Mullioned windows and pretty little columned balcony dormers and brackets relieve this de- sign of any sense of heaviness, due to the overhang of the second story and the weight of the cornice. In fact, it makes a particularly attractive home from every standpoint. The width of the house is 35 feet and the depth 30 feet, exclusive of the piazza. The piazza is 35x8% feet over all, and is provided with a solid cement floor. The exterior of the residence calls for rough cast stucco for the first story, with shingles above to the upper gable where panelled stucco is employed. The main entrance to the house is through a handsome colonial doorway and vestibule into a central hall. Off the hall to the left is the spacious liv- ing room 14x23 feet. This room, with its added ingle nook 14x6 feet, is one of the features of the house. ,This ingle nook has a handsome columned entrance with cozy seats on either side, and bookcases flanking the attractive fireplace. Off the staircase hall to the left through French doors is the dining room 14xl4,. plentifully lighted with its two windows and double French doors leading direct ~to the front piazza. An ample pantry, kitchen and rear entrance hall completes the first floor hall. An easy staircase at the rear of -the hall leads to the second floor where four spacious bedrooms are found. The two front bedrooms have an added feature in the little balconies, access to which is gailned through French doors. These give the cham- bers all the practical advantages of the sleeping porch with none of its faults. These bedrooms are all pro- vided with ample clothes closets. A linen closet handy to the bathroom is provided. The bathroom is of gen- erous size 7x10 feet, and can be finished with a tiled floor and wain- scot or without, as the owner might desire. Stairs are provided to the third floor which can be left unfinished, or if one wishes, two good sized rooms may be finished off. The basement extends under the whole house exclusive of the piazza, and gives ample room for heating plant, storage, laundry and vegetable Toom, Arrangements have been made with the architects to furnish estimated cost of construction or any other in- formation desired regarding the house illustrated. They also invite our readers to make suggestions for plans which they would like illustrated in the future. Address all correspondence to Bulletin House Department. DING AGTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT TWO STORY WEST MAIN ST. KOUSE Exterior Work Nearly Completed—Changes in Buildings in Center of City—New Garages and Other Construction. WATERFORD. Peleg Church House Being Moved to New Cellar—New Residence For Mrs. Patch, The old-fashioned house opposite the Jordan church, known as the Peleg Church homestead will soon be re- moved to another location and a new, up-to-date residence built in its place by the present owner, Mrs. Oscar W. Patch of New London. The site is one of the best in the village and Mrs. ! Patch intends to erect a permanent home. The old house will be taken to land owned by Judge Charles A. Gallup, in North avenue on the outskirts of the village, where a new cellar al- ready awalts it. This house, while old in vears, is in excellent repair, owing to the fact that it is one of the old-time houses that when built years ago were put up to stay not with a baloon frame but with mor- tises and tenon and the whole pinned with hard wood pins. While this house is_considerably over a hundred years old, the timbers in it are ap- parently as good as the day they were put up and look as if they would last for as many more, The old house will be remodeled and used as a tenement house by the owner, who has already rented it and could rent many more as houses in the vicinity of Jordan are not empty long. Contractor James Fowler of New London, who has the contract to move the house, has already started work and expects in a few days to have it at its destination, then work on the new house that will replace the old one on the spot will be begun at once and work pushed to complete the new home before the cold weather sets in. To Draw Plans for New Schoolhouse. Architect James Sweeney has been commissioned to draw the plans for the new schoolhouse in Waterford. It i planned to erect a four-room struc: ture of brick, with steam heat. D. C. Saunders is chairman of the building committee. SOUTH MANCHESTER. Walter R. Hobby, Henry street has been awarded the contract for a new house to be erected on Main street, near the Middle Turnpike, for John C. Palmer, Woodbridge street. It will be of frame construction, 44x26 feet, and will be arranged for two tenements of six rooms each. Ernest Clough has the contract for the painting. The furnace heating and electric work will be let by the owner. S. Bmil Johnson has been award- ed the contract for a new house to be erected on Stone street for Olson & Carlsen. The house will be 35x44 feet, of frame construction, and will con- tain two tenements of six rooms each. William Eneman has been awarded the contract for a new house to be erected on_School street for Charles Peterson. It will be of frame con- struction and will be arranged for two tenements of five rooms each. Edward C. Elliott, Jr, has been awarded the contract for a new house to be erected on Maple street for Mat- thew Robb. gThe house will be ar- ranged for two tenements of six rooms. Behnfleld & Schultz have been awarded the contract for the erection of a four-family house on Oak street for M, J. Moriarty. Work has been started on the erec- tion of a storehouse in the rear of the Orford Hotel annex, which is to be occupied by the Manchester Plumbing & Supply Co. It will be 30x60 feet, two stories and basement. The an- nex is to be improved by the con- struction of new store fronts. Walter R. Hobby has just complet- ed_his new residence on Henry street. James Gray has the contract . for stuccoing the extrelor of George W. Strant's house on Main street. GROTON. Amos M. Gallup today staked out and will begin shortly to erect a house for Mrs, Isaac Shute on Thames street next to the old Congregational church, Marquardt Brothers have completed the frame for the garage on the Kohn property at Eastern Point. GROWING POTATOES. Cultural Directions Furnished By Agri- cultural Stations and College. The ideal soil is a medium loam for late and a light loam for early pota- toes. A large amount of organic mat- ter is desirable but not necessary. There is a general prejudice in favor of sod land, but aside from decreasing the liability of scab this is of minor importance. Avoid soils either too dry or too wet. The last several seasons have been dry, and_potatoes planted on fields naturally dry have suffered for lack of water. Rotations—One of the best rotations when potatoes are srown on a large scale js potatoes, wheat and clover. In Northern Maine, oats are substi- tuted for wheat. In this state, where silage is usually a necessary crop, po- tatoes, corn and clover make an ad- mirable rotation. The manure is ap- plied after the potatoes or on the sod before the potatoes. Manure and Fertilizers—Stable ma- nure is most commonly used on pota- toes because it is most easily obtalned. On the other hand, there is no crop that repays so well the purchase price of commercial fertilizers if these are judiciously applied. When manure is scarce it is by all odds best to put it under the corn and depend entirely on purchased fertilizers for the potato crop. There is me truth in the idea that manure carries scab, and if there is scab on the seed or in the land manure also produces better conditions for its development, although alkalini- ty of the soil is the chief factor. Seed—It has not been proved that good seed potatoes, particularly of the late varieties, cannot be grown in this state. For early varieties it is likely that northern-grown seed is always best. Every purchaser of seed pota- toes in any amount should make sure that he receives good stock, true to variety. Maine supplies most of our seed. If any one wishes to obtain se- lect seed directly from Maine, accurate information as to reliable seed growers in that state can be obtained by ap- plying at the Storrs Station. The use of cull potatoes for seed is of course folly. A reasonable practice and one that the Station advocates is the growing of a small area each vear for seed. To start this, select enough good hills from the field to plant the seed piece next year. No hill should be saved that has less than six good, smooth, _medium-sized, marketable tubers.” The seed piece should be large enough to furnish seed for planting the entire crop. Dig this seed field by hand each year and select enough po- tatoes from good hills to continue it the following year, Seed potatoes should never be al- lowed to sprout during the winter. They will stand a temperature as low as 80 degrees for a short time, but 40-50 degrees is best of it can be maintained. SPRAY IN MAY. the Canker-Worm Caterpillars. The Connecticut Agricultaral Experi- ment Station recommend the follow- ing sprays for canker-worms and tent- caterpillars: Canker-Worms—During May small looping caterpillars devour the leaves and spin_down on threads when dis- turbed. Spray follage with lead ar- senate before blossoms open, and again soon after they fall. In unsprayed orchards sticky tanglefoot bands should be place around trunks of trees in October, kept sticky until January 1st, and again during April and May. Tent-Caterpillar—During May the caterpillars form nests at the forks of the branches, and devour the leaves. Clip off and burn egg-masses on twigs in winter. Remoe nests with cater- pillar brush. Spray with lead arsenate once before the blossoms open, and again soon after they fall. For and Tent- POULTRY HOUSES, They Should Be Kept Clean and a Concrete Floor is Advantageous. It is just as important for the poul- tryman to clean house this month as it is for the housewife; in many ways the summer profits will be affected by the thoroughness with which he does the work. At this time of yvear the advantage of a concrete floor is very evident. When a house has been cleaned down to the concrete it is a sure thing that all the unsanitary lit- ter has been removed. ‘When the floor is of dirt, the poul- AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS floor can easily be cleaned and made germ free, but it is almost impossible to reach the entire infected area of a dirt floor because the fowls frequent- ly wallow to a great depth and the droppings are mixed with the soil there, Before the floor is cleaned, the walls and ceiling should be swept down and roosts, dropping boards and nests scraped and painted with a strong cresol solution. Carbolenum is es- pecially recommended for this purpose because of its staying qualities. The walls and ceiling should be treated with a good coat of government white- wash, to be made as follows: One- half bushel unslacked lime, soaked with boiling water and covered during the process to keep the steam in; strain the liquid and add one peck of salt dissolved in boiling water; boll three pints of ground rice to a paste and stir in while hot; add five gallons of hot water to the mixture and let stand a few days in airtight cans. New gravel and sand should be filled in to a depth of six to eight inches, what- ever the floor may be, and upon this placed as a litter a thin layer of straw, leaves or planer shavings. A thor- ough cleaning now means fewer lice and mites and many more egss in June, July and August, SILO IS IMPORTANT. Time to Plan For It and Corn to Fill I, More and more the dairyman is realizing that he must grow some feed upon his farm which will supply him with green and succulent feed during the winter, and also during the sum- mer drouth. Those who have stopped to figure out the value of the saving from the silo have realized that it means a saving of a large amount of money over the using of hay. Where 12 or 15 tons of silage can be produced per acre, it will mean that in two or three years the saving in hay alone to say nothing of the increase in the amount of milk flow will be sufficient to pay for the cost of the silo. The dairyman who has not a silo should plan on growing a large amount of corn so that he can fill a silo this fall. The best variety of corn which the farmers can use in this section of the country is the leaning corn, GRASS LAND, This is the Time When Top Dressing Should Be Applied. Those who are planning to top dress their grass land with fertilizer should apply them this week, especlally on those fields which have light soil. The greatest returns from the use of fer- tilizers on grass land will depend upon the amount of moisture which there is in the soil to dissolve the elements so that plants can get the use of them. Thus it is important that these chemi- cals be applied before the moisture is lost from the soil. In our colder and wetter soils the applying can be de- layed another week in many cases, as in those fields grasses have not started to grow as quickly as where the soil is drier and warmer, ] HENS FROM GROTON ARE EASY WINNERS Result of the Egg Laying Contest for 24th Week at Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station. The twenty-fourth week of the con- test at Storrs showed an unusually long list of pens from two countries and four different states competing for the coveted honors of the week. Bran- ford farm's pen of White Rocks from Groton, Conn., were an easy first with 57 eggs. D. E. Warner's pens of Reds from Bridgeton, R. I, and three pens of White Leghorns owned by Tom Barron, Catforth, England;: Albert S. Sonderegger, South Coventry, Conn., and _James V. Thomas, Ballston Lake, N. Y., all tied for second place with 51 eggs each. Another pen of Bran- ford farm's White Rocks and three pens of Leéghorns from F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, Conn.; S. J. Rogers, Una- dilla, N. Y., and George M. McMillan, Springfield, Mo., all tied for third place with 50 eggs each. In addition to the unusual incident of having eaght pens tied for second and third places it is also interesting to note that the White Rock yield of 57 eggs is the best weekly pen pro- duction made in the contest 8o far by any American pen and has been ex- BARNES Jr- ~3 OLIVER DB PHOTOS BY AMERICAS PRESS ASSOCIATION: ~ 5o o VR ROQSEVELT] ROOSEVELT, BARNES, COUNSEL AND SLEUTH ON WAY TO CELEBRATED TRIAL Syracuse, N. Y. April 22.—["(11(‘;\.-[ tions are that the suit for ,000 libel brought by William Barnes, Jr., against former President Roosevelt will be fought to the bitter end. In the accompanying illustration former President Roosevelt is shown on the way to the courtroom with one of his cunsel, Oliver D. Burden. There also is shown Mr. Barnes leaving the courtroom accompanied by his body- guard, Detective Donovan. The other photograph is a snapshot taken in Syracuse of William M. Ivins, senior counsel for Mr. Barnes. The basis of the suit for libel is the following pub- lic statement made by Colonel Roos evelt on July 1914 “In New state we see at its worst the develop- ment of the system of bipartisan bos rule. The outcome of this system necessarily that inv which the Progressive large part founded to It is impossible to secure the economic, so- cial and industrial reforms to which we are pledged until this invisible government of the party bosses work- ing through the alliance between crooked business and crooked poli tics is rooted out of our government is was in system. The state government is g ten throughout in most of its depal ment. The interests of Mr. Bar and Mr. Murphy are fundamenta identical, and when the issue betwe popular rights and corrupt and m chine ruled government is cleas drawn the two bosses will alw: found fighting on the same side op ly or covertly, giving one anoti] such support as can with safety rendered. They really form the powerful, invisible government whis is responsible for the maladministr, tion and corruption in the public fices of the state.” Troop No, 1. The regular meeting was held headquarters Tuesday evening. Tes were passed, and arrangements com- pleted for ordering suits and for par- ticipation in the big scout rally the 26th. at Troop No. 2. Troop No. 2 has held meetings reg- ularly and has been practicing sec- ond class work and preparing for the Scout celebration, which comes April 26th. Four new members have been added and three of these have already passed the tenderfoot tests. The en- tertainment that was planned for April has been indefinitely postponed. Troon No. 3. Scout John Alton, having completed his tests, brings the total of second class scouts In the troop up to four. On_Saturday last Senior Patrol Lead- er Dolbeare and Scout Alton took their “big hike” test, seven miles out and seven back. It was a hard grind, first in blowing dust and then a heavy shower, but they stuck to it, and thus passed one of the hardest first class tests. Six scouts .are to practice Thursday night for Morse and sema- phore signalling as_exhibition work for the Monday night rally. The next troop meeting will be on Friday eve- ning. Troop No. 4. The regular meeting of Troop No. 4 of St. Andrew’s church was held Thursday evening, April 15th, at 7.30 p. m. The scouts were instructed in first aid by Scoutmaster Baker. An examination was also held in knot- tying, which all the Scouts passed sat- isfactorily. The troop is practicing on methods for carrying the injured, which is to be its part of the demon- stration at the town hall rally next Monday. Methodist Church Troop. About 16 members of the Methodist WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING church scout troop went on a hike to Cochegan rock, about six miles from Norwich, last Saturday and practiced requirements for second class scouts. At the regular meeting held at the hurch Monday night, 15 were present id all voted a good time at the Y. M. . A. reception. Plans were made for a hike to the fair grounds on Sat- urday of this week, ~when further practice of the second class require- ments will be held. Registration pa- pers of the troop have been forwarded to New York and Scoutmaster Har- vie's commission is expected soon. Norwich Town Troop. The First Congregational church couts held their meeting on Wednes- day evening at which they practiced exhibition knot tying for the big rally. Plans for the Town Hall Rally. All troops are to assemble at Union square at 7.30 p. m. sharp on Mon- v for parade. The formation of the line will be in numerical order of reg- istration troops 1, 2, 3, etc., preceded ting troops, 1 be but one national flag in the parade, but troops may carry their troop or signal flags. A vanguard will be formed by the assistant scoutmasters and six second class scouts are to escort the mayor and Scout Commissioner White. of Waterbury. The arrangement of the line will probably be in threes with the scoutmasters on the left of the front row of each troop. The demonstration work in the hall is planned for as follow 1, tenderfoot knot-tying, Norwich Town troop; 2, second class signalling, Troop 3; 3, second class first aid treat- ment by Troops No. 1 and No. 2: car- rying injured by Troop No. 4; 4, uses of triangular bandage, Methodist church troop; 5, rescue race, city troop competition; 6, first class work, visit- ing troops. yards have become bare. This sug- gestion does not, of course, apply par- ticularly to those poultrymen who have ideal conditions for their hens, name- 1y, free range, but unfortunately poul- try yards are in most cases a neces- sary evil. They usually mean further- more that the hens have a too restrict- ed area over which to roam, hence it becomes necessary to supply even in summer, additional green food. Let- tuce, swiss chard and rape will meet the requirements. The latter two are perhaps better because they can be cut off from time to time and will keep on growing and the best part of it that only a little land is required for this purpose. At the laying contest only about a fifth of an acre is being planted and the management expects to have more nice succulent green food than it will be possible for a thou- sand hens to consume. The ten leading pens to date are as follows: Ed Cam, Hoghton. near Preston, England, White Wyandottes, 938; Hill- view Poultry Farm, St. Albans, Vt., and aad GALVANIZED ing your orders. ceeded by only two eggs by a foreign entry. The total yield for all pens tryman is never sure When he reaches the depth which has been affected by the from the poultry manure during the winter. It is certain that at least six inches of the floor ma- terial should be removed every spring, and in gravel soils the ground may be affected to a much greater depth. If disease has prevailed at any time dur- ing the previous season a concrete amounted to 3794 eggs. All poultrymen are undoubtedly get- ting satisfactory yields at this season of the year. This does not mean, how- ever, that plans ought not to be made now to get summer eggs, that is to say those that are laid in July and August when the price is higher and it is more economical to feed hens, and the days are hot and the poultry Contractors Owners should get our prices for TIN, COPPER WORK before plac- PIPING FOR STEAM HEATiNG Large stock of Hill Smpplies always om hand Specialty of HONEYWELL Hot Water Healing J. P. BARSTOW & CO. 23.25 WATER STREET, B NORWICH, CONN. Rhode Island Reds Catforth near Pr Wyandottes | verton, | Merritt M. Conn 896; Tom Barrd ton, England, Whij Clark, arred Rock: Orchare Groton, Mass., Rhode Isla Red Springdale Poultry Far; Durham, Conn., Rhode Island Re 6; Storrs Station ( erimental pe Rhode Island Reds, 751; F. M. Peasl Cheshire, Conn,, White Leghorns, T Colonial Farm, Temple, N. H., Rhd Island Red: T44, The ten leading Connecticut pe to date are as follows: Merritt M. Clark, Brookfield Cent| Barred Rocks, ' 786; Springdale Po try Farm, Durham, Rhode Island Red 756; F. M. Peasley. Chashire, Wh Leghorns, 746; Windsweep Farm, Ref ding Ridge. White Leghorns, 70 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Colu: gian Wyandottes, 673; Harry B. Cos Orange, Rhode Island Reds, 646; M« rythought Farm, Columbia, White W andottes, 632: Brapford. Farm, Grotd ‘White Leghorns, §26:%J: F.*Byron, W limantic, White' Wyandottes, Branford Farm, Groton, White horns, 61 Friendship’s Strength. But eurely for nothing less th tailure in integrity must you ever your friend—Ruth Ogden. PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTI Call Up 734 WHAT YOU GET in PLUMBING is rore importan than what you pay. If we install the PLUMBING you're sure of the RIGHT system at a moderate price A. J. 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