Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 17, 1915, Page 8

-gambrel hood, set off by the lozenge | BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Many Projects Underway and 'Con- tracts Awarded. Real estate transactions still con- tinue of substantial volume, the num- ber of sales in the Connecticut towns reported in The Commercial Record for the past week being 378, as com- pared with 323 in the corresponding week of 1914, while the amount of the mortgage loans was $1,055,062, against $9,931,409 a year ago. The high ree- ord last year was due to a blanket motgage for $9,000,000 filed by the New England Steamship Co. Authorized capital stock of $169,000 is represented in the 10 new incorpora- tions in the state during the week. In vapitalization this represents the smallest total for the second week in June in five years, but in point of number of new companies formed the record is better than for some years. The Tecord of bankruptcy petitions for the week makes a better showing #s regards percentage of assets to lia- bilities of any like week for five years. The five petitions for_the week have ®Bverage assets of $747 and liabilities of 31,96 In the cities of New Haven, Bridge- port, Hartford, Waterbury and Stam- ford 154 building permits were issued during the week for build: of which is estimated ‘These figures compare wi ‘mits in 1914 and 108 in 191 ings costing 3505433 and spectively. Among the projects for which new plans are reported last week are resi- dences in New Haven, Hartford and Bristol, factory in New Haven, store and apartment buildings in Bridgeport 117 per- for build- and Hartford, clubhouse in Bridgeport, parish house in Stratford, churc Hartford, business. block in the city, one, two and sixfamily houses in New Haven, Hartford and Stamford, and a sewage disposal plant in Green. wich. Contracts have been awarded d ing the week for a church in Thomp- sonvil'e, clubhouse in New Haven, tories in Bridgeport and_ Danbury, store and office building in New Haven fire station d, boiler house New Haven, block in ford, store and tenement build Bridgeport. bakery in New Haven, res- and two, idence in Hartford, and a laundry in Hartford, with one, three-family houses in New Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury, tol, New 'Britain, Middletown, Haven and West Hartford. POR ©. 0. Stone & age Son have the cor tract for the carpenter work, . Myl chreest Bros. the mason work and Bacon Bros. the plumbing and heat- ing for the new residence to be erected in Portland for John R. Gordon. The house will contain seven rooms, pr: vided with hot water heat, eiec lights and hardwood finish. ROCKVILLE. * _ F. W. Stengel has the contract for improvements to the German church on West Main street and also erecting two houses for George kinner. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND Statistics of Building ¢ New England a W. Dodge C Contracts to Contracts to J Contracts to ) Contrac erations in Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts ts to to Ju to to to Ju Cont Contrac Contracts to June 9, Contracts to June 9, Contracts to June 9, Contracts to June 9, the work is to be hustled. The plans are By Architect C. H. Preston. The uilding will be electric lighted and wired. Repairing Bailey Building. Contractor Maples has a force of men at work malking Tepairs to the roof and interior of the building on Main street owned by Mrs. S. A. | Bailey, which was ex ely dam- azed in a fire during the early morn- ng hours of June 3. What remained of the roof has been removed in larze The house being erected on West | Main street for Elmer R eady for plaste) The 1 _BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT [NEW BLOCKS PLANNED FOR TAFTVILLE Graham—Reconstruction Other Work About Town. Dr. George H. Thompson has pur- chased the Chapdelaine property on the corner of Hunter's avenue and Merchants' avenue, Taftville, from George Pratt, and ‘Architect Charles H. Preston is hustling plans and speci- fications to rebuild this building, which was nearly ail destroyed by fire. The building is 90 feet long, 35 feet in width, and three stories high, the first floor_having stores, and four flats of eight rooms each on second and third floors. The old French roof will be totally removed, the building to have instead another full plumb story, with heavy cornice, etc, to make it complete. Dr. Thompson has a large force of men clearing off the burned debris preparatory to awarding and building of the new block. Each flat will have fullbath uses, hot and cold water, electric wiring and lighting fixtures,’ ete. The insur- ance has been satisfactorily _settled with the owners in all cases. The new balconies will be on four sides of the building and two stories in height, the same as were the old before the fire. Plans for Graham Block. James Graham has had plans and specifications made for a new block to replace one destroyed by fire on Mer- chants’ avenue. The total building size is 87x3¢ feet and it is to be three tories high. On the first floor will be ne store 22 feet wide and the whole ding depth, and two other stores 1§ feet wide and whole building depth. They will average 11 feet story heights, having Pittsburgh plate glas: on front, double thick American sheet for balance, hardwood floors and steel rders will be used in the ceilings to avoid any D On the upper floors will be four large flats of eight rooms hot and cold water, full baths, 0od floors. All woods will be hed in naturel finish. The tene- ment story heights are to be nine feet and ghere will be large balconies run- ning 'the whole building length Contractors are now estimating and part and the carpenters are preparing the relaying of the roof rear of the building is y d scorched and considerable work on this will be necessary before the building will again be ready for occupancy on the top floor. The build ectly next the Bailey block 1 owned : also a ) d to a considerable exte: dam! ta H. Blackledge & Co. have the contra for the repairs there. Their men are now at work on the roof and the work s daily advancing. Raising Church Walls. roof of the Sacred Hea rch 5 aftville has been raised to the second story and the window frames re being placed on_ the west side The walls are being built up as fast as the roof Ready for Plastering. Architect at Work on Buildings for Dr. Thompson and James of Bailey Block—Progress on a two story cottage and will make & handsome addition to the street when completed. Nearing Completion. The plastering of the house on Sa- chem street being erected by Henry G. Peck is about completed and the in- terior_work will be finished up soon. Peck-McWilliams have charge of - the construction work. The house is two stories high and of cottage type. Considering Large Business Block. Joseph C. Marsan of Hunter's ave- nue, Taftville, has not decided as yet what kind of a building he will erect on his property to replace the build- ing which he lost by fire two or three weeks ago, but it is probable that he will erect a large business block of modern construction. Neither of the other owners on that street who suf- fered by fire have made any definite plans regarding the rebuilding of their blocks. Finishing Foundation Fenton Brothers & Co. are finish- ing up the foundation work on the four houses on Sachem street which they mave moved back a distance of severa] feet, to allow for long needed sidewalk and road improvements at this point in the street. In all, four buildings have been moved back. Two of the buildings are owned by the Falls company and the other two were formerly part of the estate of the late Mrs. Margaret Lewis. WATERFORD. Modern Barn Being Erected on Ben- ham Farm by Contracter Tracy. Contractor John C. Tracy of Yantic has workmen_employed on the Ben- ham farm at Waterford, where he has the contract for the erection of a barn 112x36 feet. The barn is to be thoroughly ‘equipped with all modern improvements, with a capacity for 100 head of stock on the first floor, and storage room for 100 tons of hay on the second floor. There are to be two cement cellars. The ground floor will be cemented, lathed and plastered. There will be latest improved stanchions, running water, the building will be electrically lighted, and there will be a gambel roof. The estimated cost is between $2,500 and $5,000. MIDDLETOWN. Contracts®have been let for a new house to be erected on Alsop avenue for Mrs. Mary Sheehan. The house will be 28x10 feet, of frame construc- tion and will contain two tenements of five rooms each. Plans are being figured for a new residence to be erected at Highlands Station for William Wilcox. A new house is to be erected hland avenue for Tracy M. Cro- It will contain seven rooms, provided with modern conveniences. The Joseph S. Annino Co. have been awarded the contract for the mason work for a new house to be erected on North Pearl street for Sebastiano Mas- sina. The house will be of frame con- iction and will be provided with ences. The brick work has been started for e new theater to be erected on Main street for Salvatore Adorno. James O'Connor is building a frame addition on Edward Dooley's house at 626 High street. on [ A SIX-ROOM SQUARE HOUSE WITH PERGOLA | The fortunate owner of this striking stucco and balf-timbered house has solved the problem of where to go for the summer. The house proper oc- cupies only 25 x 21.6 feet, leaving space for a generous lawn on all but the most diminutive of city lots. It is especially fitted for a corner. With its pergola covered with vines, its flow boxes at the upper wi.dows with shrubbery judiciously planted on the lawn, it is a happy combination of the charms of the country with all the| advantages the city has to offer. This is one of those houses of pleasing aspect viewed from any an- gle. The front elevation discloses the | handsome entrance porch with its window at the side. The group win- dows upstairs and down, the pergola with its massive stucco corner pillar and broad steps, the harmony and balance of the whole, and especially the novel touch of the slightly sloping lUnes of the first story, are here ac- centuated. Viewed from the corner, an entirely different aspect is in evi- dence. The French doors give a new note to the scene, while one ap- preciates that the pergola, while pre- dominant, does not obscure the view from eitlier living room or dining room to any appreciable extent. Entrance from the front porch is into a spacious and well-lighted recep- tion hall. Directly to the right are the stairs, set off by a massive bal- ustrate. Here is also a large settle and back of this a_cloak closet. The living rcom, 16.2 x 12.2 feet, is lighted by a group window in the front. Di- rectly opposite this window is a fire- place with tiled hearth. This fire- place is located between the Iliving room and the dining room, projecting slightly into each. But the crowning glory of this house is the pergola, reached by French doors directly from the living room. This pergola is approximately the ‘came size as the living room itself, being 11 X 16 feet. With the doors thrown open, the effect is in- describeably pleasing, especially it plants and flowers on the lawn con- tinue the vista into the great out- doors. In the well lighted dining room, 13 x 12 feet, advantage has been taken of the projection of the chimney to construct a china closet in the cor- ner. Swinging doors communicate with a good-sized pantry, and thence rectly to the kitchen, which has, in addition to the ordinary conveniences, an unusually large refrigerator or store closet. Ome door in the Kitchen opens directly into the reception hall. Be- side it is the doorway into the side entry and to the basement. stairs, Three bedrooms, 13 x 11.10, 18 x 10 and 11 x 10 feet, together with the bathroom take up the second story. All the bedrooms have good closets, and there is a good-sized linen closet, 4 x 6 feet, opening from the bath- room. The flower boxes beneath the bedroom windows, and in particular the vines forming the pergola roof, are delighted hot weather accessories, All three bedroom doors are grouped within a step of the bathroom. Stairs lead to the space beneath the slop- ing roof, which Is lighted by a dormer window and provides unlamited stor- age space, or a fairly good chamber may be finished there. Arrangements have been made with the architects to furnish estimated cost of construction or eny other in- formation desired regarding the house illustrated. They also invite our readers to make sugestions for plans, which they would like illustrated jrr the future. ~Address all correspond- ence to Bulletin House Department. NEW LONDON. Good Progres: Being Made ©On Changes At Baptist Church—Build- ing Permits. The foundation for the addtion to the First Baptist church on the Wash- ington street side is practically com- pleted. Excellent progress is being made on the whole work. The iron girders, which were out in the front of the main edifice, were installed without taking down _the electric cross. ' It was quite a neat plece of work and attracted consid- erable attention. The steps at the front of the church have been torn away. The church is to be brought down to the street level, so worshippers may walkK right into the main church from the street. Building Permits. D. R. Young, Connecticut avenue, frame garage. P. L. Shea, Golden street, brick building. C. J. Ducy, Methodist street, brick garage, City, Garfleld street, brick building. Carl Pitnam, Midway place, frame house. JiiD; tions. Connecticut College _for Reservoir street, boiler house. Bragaw estate, State street, addi tion. L. J. Bellestrini, East street, frame barn. 1. Katz, John street, store front. Abner Schwartz, Ocean View place, frame house. Owen Murtha, West Coit street, ad- dition. Henry Mattern, Waldo, street, addi- tion. W. H. Seyfried, Pacific street, frame building. Miss O. E. Schwille, Mohegan ave- nue, alterations. A. Bronstein, garage. Cronin, State street, altera- ‘Women, Pearl street, brick Gustave E. Lund’s new house in up- per Main street is now with paint. This house has put up in record time, only about a month elapsed since it was started. Parmiee of Deep River is doing the wi aon Detses 18 ProsTossis Tapidly. lon Deuse Proj ly. The new house of Willam R. Wa- trous in Pleasant street is now being painted and the finishing touches to the carpentry work are being _done. The residence, will be ready for oc- cupancy by the first of July. SOUTH MANCHESTER. ‘William [Kanehl has the contract for the erection of two houses on @ooper street, one for G. Lehman and the other for Reinhardt. Both houses will be aranged for four tenements. Arthur Pattou is bailding a two- family house on Clinton street for John O'Keefe. F. M. Robinson is framing a four- family house which he is buildidg cn North street for Michael Bubacke and Frank Eoukovski. The new house being erected on Griswold street for Edward Wisotski is now about ready for plastering. ELLINGTON. Bids closed Monday for a frame church building to be erected for The First Congregational Society, Rev. D. E. Jones, pastor. The plans, which Were prepared by Architect Charles C. Clark, 542 5th avenue, New York, call for a structure, 45x70 feet, of one story and basement. There will be a steel tower and the heating will be by steam or hot water. The cost will be about $25,000. GROTON. The addition to the Voyageurs' clubhouse has been _practically com- pleted with the exception of the foor. which will be in place this week, NOANK. An addition is being built on _the cottage of Professor Jepson of New Haven, who summers at Lighthouse Point.” The extra rooms will make a great improvement to the cottage. T Where the Agent Is Working. During the past week, the County Agent spent several days in studying farm problems in different localities. Niantic; Mystic end North Stoning- ton were each given a day for this work. One farmer was furnished with plans and a rough estimate on the cost of refmodelling his dairy barn, not only to comply with milk inspection laws, but also to give him practical working equipment. A canning demonstration was held in Hadlyme in cooperation with the Hadlyme Junior Agricultural Club, and besides the very practical talk and demonstration of methods given by Miss Sprague of the Agricultural College Extension Service, members of the club were given actual prac- tice in the use of apparatus and the sealing of tin cans with cap and solder. In this connection, we would like to announce that word has been received from the Extension Service at Storrs, that they are now ready to conduct canning demonstrations and any Canning Club, Grange, or other organization in this county interested in this work should notify the County Agent so that arrangements can be made to hold meetings to accomodate the greatest number. Monday was the last opportunity for children in the New London city schools to register in the National Achievement Club and at present 66 are already enrolled in this work. A summary of the week's work by the County Agent shows that 31 far- mers were visited on their farms, 24 letters were written, 2 persons called at the office, 7 telephone calls were answered, and 1 meeting was held at w 20 were present The coming week, the Agent will be in Preston, Wednesday, will address the New London County Pomona Grange in Lebanon on Thursday, and will spend the day in_Lebanon, Fri- day, working on Farm Survey records. Radium Fertilizers. Recently there were a number of magazines which carried advertise- ments of so called “radium fertilizers” setting forth the extravagant benefits to be derived from the use of radium as a manure. These fertilizers are in most cases ordinary nitrogen, potash, and phos- phorus _ fertilizers, with the addition of, at most, very emall quantities of radium, derived from the residues left after the exiraction of all commer- cially available radium from its ore: Since the present -market price o radium is $10,000 per grain, or $70, 000,000 per pound, it is readily appe: ent that a fertilizer cannot contain very much of it, even when sold at the high price of $0.25 per pound. The claims that radium aids plant growth are, at best, by no means proven. Professor Cyril G. Hopkins, of the Tllinois Agricultural Experiment Station, found that the application of redium to the soil, in quantities worth as much as $100 per acre, had no no- ticeable effect in increasing the crop yield. No doubt these “radium fer- tilizers” are of benefit to the soil, but the benefit is in all probability due rather to the nitrogen, potash, and phosphorous they contain than to any radium which may be present. Until the value of radium es a fertilizer has been actually demonstrated the econ- omy of ing high prices for such fertilizers is decidedly questionable. Stem Blight of Alfalfa. The cold weather which continued late into the growing season this year, has made it necessary for alfalfa growers .to guard egainst a severe at- tack of stem blight. The disease us- ually appears from the middle of May to the first of June and can be easily recognized from the following des- cription. The steams get watery, semi-transparent in the early stages and have a vellowish, green _color which soon changes to amber, due to the subsequent drying of a thick, clear exudate. This excretlon gives the stems a shiny, varnished appearance, and a slightly rought feel to the touch. These stems blacken in six to eight weeks, become very brittle and are easily broken. The disease seems to run its course with the first cutting, and is not seen again until the next year. The cause of the blight is a germ which enters the stems through cracks which have resulted from freezing. As a_means of control, we recom- mend that the frosted alfalfa be clip- ped, with the mower set low, as soon as it is reasonably certain that the danger from late frosts is past. This will rid the plants of the diseased por- tions, and afford an opportunity for the early growth of a new cutting. The Shifting Tenant. Specialists of the Department of Agriculture who have been making an investigation into the use of land by high schools in teaching agriculture and in the encouragement of boys to carry on supervised home projects, make the following suggestions as to how. the agricultural instructor County Improvement League Data By County Agent F. C. WARNER help to solve the serious shifting-ten- ant problem. g It can safely be assumed that the average boy leaves school at 18 years of age. From the best information evailible the average farmer does not start farming on his own account un- til he is somewhere between 25 and 30 years of age. In other words, there is a period of the farmer’s life, when he is between 18 and 30 years of age, when he is not working on his own farm nor is he his own master. It would seem that wherever the home- project method has been introduced an effort should be made to-follow up the boy and, if possible arrange in some way so that he continues his home-project work and gradually be- comes a partner with his father in the farm business. This feature should be a part of the extension work of the agricultural instructor, if, through the school the farmers could be made to take an interst in the agri- cultural training of the boy and they could be established in a partnership relation, the shifting-tenant problem would be partially solved. Meadow Mice. In North America there are few wide areas except arid deserts free.| from meadow mice, and in most of the Uniteq States they have at times been numerous and harmful. The anjmals are very prolific, breeding several times a season and producing litters of from 6 to 10. Under favor- ing circumstances, ~they sometimes produce abnormally and become a menace to all growing crops. The runs of meadow mice are mainly on the surface of the ground under grass, leaves, weeds, brush, boards, snow, or other sheltering litter. They are hollowed out by the animals’ claws, and worn hard and smooth by being frequently traversed. They are, ex- tensive, much branched, and 'may readily be found by /parting the grass or removing the litter. The runs lead to shallow burrows where large nests of dead grass furnish winter retreats for the mice. Summer nests are large balls of the same material hid- den in the grass and often elevated on small hummocks in the meadows and marshes where the animals abound. The young are brought forth in either underground or surface nests. Meadow mice are injurious to most crops. They destroy grass in mead- ows and pastures; cut down grain, clover, and alfalfa; eat grain left standing in ehocks; injure seeds, bulbs, flowers, and garden vegetables; and are especially harmful to trees and shrubbery. The extent of their depredations is usually in proportion to_their numbers. When present even in ordinary numbers meadow mice cause serious injury to Orchards and Nurseries. Their attacks on trees are often made in winter under cover of snow, but they may occur at any season under shelter of growing vegetation or dry litter. The animals have been known almost totally to destroy large nurs- eries of young apple trees. It was stated that during the winter of 1901-2 nursery-men near Rochester, N. Y., sustained losses from these mice amounting to fully $100,000. Older orchard trees sometimes are killed by meadow mice. The list of cultivated trees and shrubs injured by these animals includes nearly all those grown by the horticulturist. The injury to trees and shrubs con- sists in the destruction of the bark just at the surface of the ground and in some instances for scveral inches above or below. When the girdling is complete and the cambium entirely eaten through, the action of sun and wind soon completes the destruction of the tree. If the injury is not too extensive prompt covering of thé wounds will usually save the tree. In any case of girdling heaping up fresh soil about the trunk so as to cover the wounds and prevent evaporation is recommended as the simplest rem- edy. To save large and valuable trees bridge grafting may be employed. If mice are present in small num- bers, as is often the case in lawns, rardens, or seed beds, they may readi- Iy be caught in strong mouse traps of the guillotine type. These should be baited with oatmeal or other grain, or may be set in the mouse runs without bait. Trapping has special advantages for small areas where a limited number of mice are present, but it is also adapted to large areas whenever it is undeésirable to lay out poisen. Meadow mice are the prey of many of mammals, birds, and reptiles, Among the mamalian enemies of meadow mice are foxes, badgers, rac- coons, weasels, ekunks, and the domestic cat and dog. - ‘Among_birds, their enemies include nearly all the hawks and owls, cranes, cuckoos, gulls, and crows. Among their reptilian foes are black snakes and bull snakes. Not all these des- troyers of mice are more beneficial than harmful, but the majority are and warfare against them should be limited to the minority that are more ALFALFA. Grown With Success at Connecticut Agricultural College. ‘Alfalfa is a much talked about crop 'EGG LAYING CONTEST STiLL S8HOWS GAIN. it Agricul- | Interesting Post Mertem an Hen Ma to'be the gen- ing the four acre field of alfalfa at the Agricultural college. This fleld, as well s the rest of the college farm, is un- der the supervision of H. L. Garrigus. The fleld is on & hill-top, and has been sown in rotation to grass, corn, rye, oats and peas. Barnyard manure and about five hundred pounds of com- plete fertilizer to the acre have been spread each year. The last two or three summers have been dry oOnes. The crop of last year'was cut in July, and the land plowed. fitted and lim. med with four tons of lime to the acre. The land was inoculated with five hundred pounds to the acre of soil from an old alfalfa field. The seed, obtained from Montana, was drilled eighteen pounds to the acre on August 10, 1914. Late in the fall it Was top- dressed lightly by a manure spreader. Soon after sowing there was Tain enough to start the seed germinating, Dbut after this there was none for sev- eral months. ¢ The stand today\s very thick and even, being thirty Inches high. No blossoms have yet appeared and the buds are just forming. Cutting Wwill probably take place next week. Many among the visitors have declared this the best fleld of alfalfa fhey have seen. The college has another fomr ncie field of alfalfa four years old. This feld had a less favorable start and has been dmaged” considerably by the se- moval of soil for inoculation purposes. However, after fouryyears there is a fair stand. The agronomy department of the college has twenty-five varieties of al- falfa under cultivation. It is intend- ed to prepars twenty plots of cne- fortieth of an acre each to test our cultural mehods and to find the best varieties of alfalfa for Connecticut. At present a strain from seed grown at the Rhode Island experiment sta- tion is one of the thriftiest. Alfalfa is pot a new plant, as it has been guitivated as a forage plant for many centuries. It is a native of west- ern Asla and was planted by the an- cient Greeks and Romans. It was in- troduced into Mexico from Spain and from there into California in 1854. Since that time it has become a com- mon crop of the west, but has been grown in the east only sparingly. Al- falfa is a valuable crop and growers look for a rapid increase in its acre- age in Connecticut. TOO FREQUENT WATERING. Grass Roots Do Not Go Deep if There is Plenty of Water Near Surface. 1f you expect to get the most desir- able “results from the care of . your lawn you should take a little time and study the root system of the grass and its habits and note the depth which the young roots and rootlets go into the soil when left to care for them- selves as Nature has provided. You will find in most instances that these young roots have gone in search of moisture and plant food, and when so supplied are satisfied in the depth and futher growth is of little consequence. You will note that these roots have grown down into the soil to a consid- erable depth, there to find the neces- sary moisture. Many people have this spring ap- plied seed to their lawns with the idea of thickening it if possible.® Be- fore a root system has been formed for these young plants considerable time must pass. Many people have begun watering their lawns daily with the idea of keeping these young plants growing as well as possible. This will have, as would naturally be expected, the tendency to keep the roots of these young plants close to the sur- face and when the summer drouths appear serious effects will be noticed. One should endeavor to stimulate a deeper root growth by not applying water so frequenty, and when it is ap- plied, more thoroughly, moistening the soil to a considerable depth. When the lawn is watered twice a week and the soil thoroughly molistened to a con- siderable depth far better results will be noted from the color of the lawn and the growth of the grass. This will not only give better results, but it will lessen a great deal of time and labor. Avoid applying water each day to the same aera. BROILERS. Season of the Year When Price Can Be Expected to Decline. From this ‘time on the market for broilers declines very rapidly and frequently goes as low as 16 or 18 cents by the first of July. There is a very fair profit in broilers at the pres- ent time, but for less than 20 cents a pound the farmer is lucky to break even. ‘When broilers weigh 11-2 pounds they should be put in small yards and fed a fattening ration for one week. This will add .a half pound of weight three times as fast as it would be add- ed if the birds were running at large, and at the same time will improve the quality of their flesh. A good ration for fattening stock of any age is equal parts by welght of corn meal, ground oats, wheat or buckwhest middlings,| with 10 per cent. meat scraps, a_few handfuls of charcoal and a pinch of salt. This ration should be mixed in- to a soft mash with sour milk or but- termilk and fed twice a day. No oth- er grain should be given, but the birds should have plenty of water. Leghorn cockerels should surely be marketed as soon as possible. Where the poul- tryman has a good retail market for roasters it may be wise to hold the heavier birds until they weigh from four to five pounds, but for wholesale markets the broiler age is the time to market all male birds. Potato Flea Beetle . The-potato flea beetle has arrived in full force and as usual is doing a large amount of damage to our young pota- to plants. The damage which is actu- ally done is not fully realized as they do most of their eating from the un- der side of the leaf. To’mas.voig flgs a thorough spra of the m"’wm from the under side and the upper side should be made with the Bordeaux mixture. Not only will this Bordeaux mixture aid in drising away the flea beetle, but will also aid in controlling the early and late blight which is nearly always prevalent in all sections. Currant Aphis Plentiful. Aphis on the under side of currant leaves are doing much damage in many parts of the county. Those who are much troubled by them should plan to control them by using one of the tobacco extracts such as black leaf forty. Care should be exercised to get the material on.the under side-of the 184—The Leading Pens. The total.egg ¥ield in the thirty-sec- ond week of the laying contest at Storrs amounted to 4183 eggs, only one egg less than. the production for the previous week and relatively 161 eggs more than for the corresponding week Jast year. Tho lighter breeds including tie Leghorns, Campines, and Buttercups are now doing more than their share. While they constitats only 47 per cent., of the birds enter- ed in the competition they laid 53 per cent. of the last week. Dictograph _Poultry Farm's White Leghorns from West Nyack, N. Y., not only won first place for the week but also raised the weekly record from 59 to 61 eggs. ~ Windsweep 'S ghorns m e, e e and four pens, namely; Rhode Island Reds owned by_Charles O. Polberus, Newburgh, N. Y, Hendryz's _Les- horns from New Haven, Conn., James H. Lord’s Leghorns from Methuen, Mass., and Barron's Leghorns from Catforth, England. all tied for third place with 5 eggs each. Perhaps the most unusual incident of the year was the post mortem ex- amination of White Wyandotte hen No. 194 in one of the Storrs Station’s Experimental pens. There is nothing at all unusual about this hen's egg record. She laid 23 eggs in January, 17 in February, 16 in March, 14 in April, 23 in May, but has never been credifed with two cggs in any one day. In general it is not of course expected that hens will lay two eggs a day but the examination of this bird revealed a mechanism that would seem to make possible the regular production of two eggs a day. In- stead of the customary single set of reproductive organs this hen had two ovarles, and two complets oviducts and not only this but both were func- tioning. A fully formed egg with the sheli on was found in the lower part of the left oviduct and a yolk was found in the upper part of the right oviduct. Thus this hen apparently used one set of organs ome day and the other the next. Her death was due to a much egglarged liver which indicated perhaps that the individual did not have enough constitutional viger to make the maximum use of her_equipment. The ten leading pens to date are as follows: Hoghten, near Preston, Ed Cpm, England, White Wyandottes, 1292; of the best mskes ard at the lowest prices, Lawn Mowers and Refrigerators &s good as the best. Don’t buy before looking over our stock, Any size you peed. J.P. BARSTOWE L0, 23 and 25 Water St ! Tom Barron, Catforth, near Preston, England, ite Wyandottes, 1260; Hillview Poultry Farm, St. Albans, Vt, Rhode Island Reds, 1249; _Tom Barron, Catforth, England, ~'White Leghorns, 1175; A. P. Robinson, Cal- verton, N. Y., White Leghorns, _1168; F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, Conn., White Leshorns, 1163; Windsweep ~ Farm, Redding Ridge, Conn., White Leg- horns, T123; Pinecrest Orchards, Gro- ton, Mass, Rhode Island Reds, 1085; Colorial Farm, Temple, N. Ii., Rhods Island Reds, 1081; Jas. V. Thomas, Ballston Lake, N, Y. White Leghonrs, The ten leading Connecticut pens to_date are as follows F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, White Le; horns, 1163; Windsweep Farm, Red- ding, Ridge, White Leghorns, 1123; Merritt M. Clark, Brookfield Center, Barred Rocks, 1051; Bramford Farm, Groton, White Leghorns, 1038; Sprir dale Foultry Farm, Durham, Rhod Island Reds, 1027; Bramford Groton, White Leghorns, 1020; Hendryx, New Haven, White horns, 1013 Homer P. Deming, Win- sted, Rhode Island Reds, 100L; Georse Bowles, Westport, White Leghorns. A S. Sonderegger, South Coven- try White Leghorns, 875. Troop No. 4. For the peddling of papers, the troop received the sum of $5.61, which is to go _toward the summer outing. Finding that there was another Wolf patrol in the city, the patrol name has been changed to Whip o’ Will, with red and black as the patrol colors. Semaphore signaling has been taken up with good results so far. Thursday evening, June 10, an out- door meeting was held, during which signal practice and running races were held until dark. The meeting was then continued indoors. Eight scouts offered their services 4t the exercises held at the Elks’ ‘home and three at the baseball game on the N. F. A. campus last Saturday. ‘A new member is expected to be en- rolled at the next meeting. Scout Commissioner Officially Ap- pointed. B. M. Bruce, recently elected by the local council as scout commissioner for the town of Norwich, received on Tuesday the certificate from nationel headquarters officially appointing him to the new office, to be effective June 14, 1915. Assisted on Playgrounds Day. Two scouts from each troop, under the direction of Assistant Scoutmaster Barwell of Troop No. 4, were on duty at the ball game of the business and professional men last Saturdey, assist- ing in many ways. Twelve scouts assisted the children in the folk-dancing by outlining the spaces for the dancing. Demonstration at Jewett City. A patrol of eight picked scouts, with Scout Commissioner Bruce, are to give a demonstration of scout werk in Jew- ett City on Friday evening, leaving Norwich on the 6.45 trolley. Supper at Buckingham Memorial. An invitation has been received and accepted for all the scouts who took part In the Memorial day parade to attend a supper at the Buckingham Memoria] on Saturday evening at 6.15, to be given by the Woman's Relief corps. Troop No. 1. Members of the troop, with Scout- master Wyckoff, enjoyed a pleasure Best for the Skin Tokeep the complexion clear of blemishes, the head free from dandruff. and thehands white,use Glenn’s Suiphur Soap Contsine 30% Pure ‘Sulpbur Beat for pimples, itch, blacknezds, and hives. It’s a five toilet soap. 1Sotd by all drugists. ) STETSON & YOUNG Carpenters and Builders Best work-and materials at right prices, by skilled labor. Telephone 50 WEST MAIN ST, FAMOUS FURS Ladles’ Fur Coats and Seim, Men’s Coats of all siyles. Remodeliig and repairing also done surely. Superior styles. M. BRUCKNER 81Fraailin -St WHEN YOU WANT fo put your bus- iness before the public, theére is no medium beiter than through the ad- vertising-columns of The.Bullelin, WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING hike to Trading Cove The next troop meeting will be held on Saturday at 5.30. last Saturday. Troop No. 3. Members of the troop who assisted on Playgrounds day were Patrol Lead- ers Johnson and E. Sevin, Scouts Al- ton, Comeau, Whittredge and Chase. Troop No. 5. The weekly meeting of the troop was held last Wednesday evening, when pacing and signaling under the direction of Scoutmaster Ewing were held. Scouts Ranger and Hitchon as- sisted with other scouts Playgrounds aday. Troop No. 6. The weekly meeting of Troop No. & was held in the Methodist church Mon< day night. There was no business ex- cept the forming of plans for-a camp this summer. PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING Call Up 734 REPAIRING “A stitch in time saves nine” Is specially true when a leak in the roof makes its appearance. Let us fnpair the leaks and save the roof. A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 Ferry Street Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBING Is as essential in modern house as clectricity is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the frriest prices. Ask us for plans and prices. J F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Stzeet Rohert d. 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