Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 8

-~ NORWICH- BULLETIN, : THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915 BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Bridgeport Continues to Show Big In- crease in Permits—increased Realty Sales. Real estate sales for the past weelk, s shown by the warranty deeds filed in. the various Connecticut cities re- ported by the Commercial Record, numbered 360, with mortgage loans of $1,204,662, while in the first week in Décember last year the sales totalled 205 and the mortgage loans $891,11 A gain was shown the past week in the mumber of new companies organ- izéd in_ Connecticut, there being 14 new concerns. reported, having aggre- zate capital stock of - $327,000, which compdres-with-§ companies with total capital stock of $335,000 organized in the like week a vear ago. Petitions in bankruptey for the week numbered three, with assets’ of $3,833 and liabilities of $13.689. Last vear x petitions with assets of $37,942 and liabilities of $65,062 were reported in this state. Building permits issued past week in the cities of ‘New Ha- ven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and Stamford numibered 144 for build- ings costing $421,101, the largest in- créase being found in ‘Bridgeport. Last year 65 permits for buildings costing $319,345 were issued in the above named cities. 3 Very few important contracts were awarded the past week. Some addi- tional factory construction is reported in New Haven, Bridgeport and New. Britain, contracts have been let for a schoolhouse in Waterbury, a moving picture theatre and business block is 10 be erected in Westport and a con- tract has been let for a brick and frame church in Southington. There has also been a decided de- crease in the number of new projects reported, as is usually the case at this time of the year. Probably the most important project of the past week is for a_new schoolhouse in Waterbury, the plans for which will be ready for fizures this week. Residence work is reported in New Haven, Hartford, Stamford and Greenwich, a public garage will be erected in Hartford, and bids closed last week for an adminis- tration building for the blind institute in_Hartford, and the plans for a new schoolhouse in East Hartford will be ready for fizures soon There were seven sales of real estate in Norwich during the past week,while in the corresponding week of last year there were 12. Mortgage loans for the respective weeks amounted to $18.375 during . the o ) THAMESVILLE CAR Arms Company to Build The new carn barn built by C. M. Williams for the Shore Line Electric Company to replace the old barn which was totally destroyed by fire of unknown origin on the night of October 12, 1914, is now practically completed The contract for the new barn which costs approximately $10,000, was let on Thursday, September 9 and the contractor has made rapid pro- gress. The new barn is located on the site of the old and the old founda- New Building Has 1,500 Feet Track Space and Will Ac- commodate 35 Double Truck Cars—Hopkins & Allen stall New Elevator—Frame Bungalow for Hedge Avenue —Contracts Let for Several New Garages — Rapid Progress at Trading Cove Mill—Cellar Work Started for First Six of Hopkins & Allen Houses. BARN COMPLETED Connecting Bridge and to In- It is one story high and has five rooms and a bath. The interior finish is to be of cypress and the doors will be of cedar. Frame Garage. The erection of a frame garage at| the rear of No. 139 West Thames street for John O. Peckham is about completed. The garage is of frame construction, one story high _and the dimensions are 18x20 feet. he gar- age will accommodate two cars. a brick and concrete garage in the rear of his residence, No. 132 Broadway. The under foundation will be of stone, the sides of brick, tile or steel, and the roof of fireproof shingles. NEW LONDON. Two-Story Hollow Tile Building for Main Street—Other Work. The plans have been completed and are now being figured for a two-story hollow tile and stucco building to be erected on Main street for G. G. Avery. 1t will be arranged for a store on the ground floor and a six-room apartment on the second floor. The building will Ve 44x16. Montauk Avenue Residence. Hugo Momm, superintendent of the New London Ship & Engine Co., is to have a new residence erected in Mon- tauk avenue. Architect Dudley St. C. Donnelly has made plans for the house. The planrs call for a house of 12 rooms nd two baths, With a stucco and clap- board exterior. It will include steam heat and all the modern improve- ments. Building Application: The following building applications | ve been made: ha Connor estate, stone and brick building, 42x62; Bank and Shaw streets F. H. Gavitt, steel, brick and tile store and loft, 12x65; Golden street. A frame store near Adams street is to be bullt by John Harrisun. CHESTER. C. J. Bates & Son, manufacturers of manicure implements, who lost one of their factories by fire on Thanks- giving day, have begun work on plans for a new building to be built of con- crete, the contract for which will be awarded soon. The new building will be erected on the west side of the street on the piece of land that used to be the bed of the low shop pond. The dimensions will be §0 by 40 feet and two stories high. It is planned to have a building as near fire proof as possible. MIDDLETOWN. The brickwork has been started for the new store and tenement block that is being built on Main street for Jo- seph Valeri. It will be 32x72, three stories high, and will contain when completed two stores and four tene- ments. ~ WATERFORD. Edwin Palmer, Chicago, millionaire, is to make extensive changes at his summer home in Oswegatchie. The plans are by Architect James Sweeney and the contract has been awarded to E. K. Beckwith. Mr. Palmer is own- er of the yacht Crusader II. GROTON. The framework of the P. L. Schel- lens house in Ramsdell street is up and work will go.rapidly on till the building is completed. Marquardt Brothers have the contract. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND Statistics of Buolding and Engin- wvering operations in complled by The F. pany, follow: Contracts to Dec. 1, Contracts to Dec. 1, 1914.. 153,399,000 Contracts to Dec. 1, 1913.. 161,043,000 Contracts to Dec. 1, Dec. 1, L Dec. 1, Contracts to Dec. 1, Contracts® to Dec. 1, Contracts to Dec. 1, 1906.. 117,685,000 Contracts to Dec. 1, 1905.. 103,067,000 Contracts to Dec. 1, 1904.. 90,500,000 Contracts to Dec. 1, 1903.. 96,920,000 Contracts to Dec. 1, 1902.. 111,603,000 Contracts to Dec. 114,828,000 Contracts for 16,705,000 Contracts for 11,900,000 Contracts for 13,841,000 Contracts for 21,839,000 Contracts for 13,134,000 Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for Contracts for FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRTIONS Connecticut College Extension Service Stud Farms Throughout the Staty One of the less spectacular but inost effective pieces of work carried on by the Extension Service of the Con- necticut Agricultural College and the various farm bureaus and county lea- gues is the farm management demon- stration. The demonstration attempts to show the types of farm business and me- thods of farm management that will AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS and another ear is placed on the cros: ed twine above the first one. This op- eration is repeated until the string s full. The string of ears can then be hung away to dry. When immature corn is strung up in this way it must be closely watched or the ears will fall out. The shrinkage of the kernels allows the string to slip between them and this, together with the shrinkage of the cob, causes a material reduction in the circumference of the ear. This leaves considerable loose space and the ear will fall out. If the ears are pushed down in place as the drying progresses - they will stay in much etter. TOO MUCH CLOTH CURTAIN. CONNECTICUT HENS LOSING GROUND IN CONTEST Fifth Week at Storrs Ended With 95 Eggs Ahead of the Corresponding Period Last Year. The fifth week of the laying con- test at Storrs ended 95 eggs ahead of the corresponding period last year and 141 eggs more than for the pre- ceding week or a total production of 1731 eggs. Tom Barron of Catfc England, was first for the week with his Wyandottes that laid 43 eggs. Will Barron's from Bartle, Eng- land tied with Mrs. R. W. Steven's Wyandottes from Stiliwater, N. Y., with a yield of 41 eggs each. Jules F. Francis' pen of Barred Rocks from West Hampton Beach, L. I, were close third with 40 eggs to their credit. Fairfields Farms pen of Bar- red Rocks from Short Falls, H., followed closely with 39 eggs. There were 32 pens of birds in the competition from Connecticut and in each of the first three weeks of the contest some one or more of these Connecticut received special mention, but in the fourth and fifth weeks, the native hens have not kept the pace with out of state and out of country birds. In this connec- tion it is interesting to recall that Mrs. Stevens whose is mentioned above was one of the Favorite Hen owners in last year's contest. Mrs. Stevens sent oniy one single bird, a White Wyandotte named “Tilly,” and this hen finished the year with a total yield of 254, thus sharing with a Connecticut Barred Rock the distinc- tion of tying for third place for best individual work for the year. In the week just ended, fifteen pens including Barred and White Rocks, White Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorns, and Black Leg- horns yielded 40 per cent or better. The continued increased yields week after week have been due in part, it is thought, to the selection of better birds in the beginning. That is to say birds, whose inherent capacity ta lay 8s greater. Another factor of no small importance is that better health has so far been maintained. The awards for the month of No- vember have been announced as fol- lows: lue ribbon or first prize was won by Jules F. Francis, Barred Rocks, total production for the month 170 eggs. Will Barron's White Leg- horns won second place, their total production being 155 eggs: and A. B. Hall, Wallingford, Conn., with birds of the same breed got third place with a yield of 150 eggs. Rhode Is- land Red No. 532 owned by Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass., laid 26 eggs in November, thus outdistancing the other 999 hens in the contest for high individual performance. . The three best pens in each of the principal breeds are as follows: same meals you are now devals, Pounds and pounds of hosithy feeh b tween your skin and bones. Sargol safe, gl‘.mL efficient and inexpen- sive. & Osgood and other leading druggists in this vicinity sell It in large boxes—forty tablets to a package—on a guarantee of weight increase or mon- ey back as found in each large box. should therefore be devised and adop:- Further Revenue Raising Measures. Mr. McAdoo expressed the _belief that with a return of e in Burope customs receipts which fell off $5 000,000 in the last year will increase and that the legislation suggested, with a provision to make the surtax of the income tax law applicable at $10,000 instead of $20,000, the whole or part of the additiona! revenues can be raised. Taxes on gasoline, crude and refined oils, horsepower of auto- mobiles and “various other things” are suggested as further revenue raising measures. Estimates for Next Fiscal Year. The total estimated appropriations for the fiscal year which begins Jul. 1 next, Mr. McAdoo puts at $1,285,55 8088, including $316,364,579 .for the postoffice, which is reimbursable and about 390,000,000 more for the Panama canal and sinking fund. Receipts for the same year based on existing law without extension of the sugar duts or the emergency tax. Mr. McAdoo puts at 200,000 and ordinary dis- bursements at $532,901,000, leaving an excess of disbursements over receipts if legislation s not passed to change conditions, of $252,701,000. As explain- ed in his re 3y 5,200 tions on the rear and north side were Asylum Street Garage. L. Stearns, two and a half story | Snable the farmer to secure the great- Croora Pen Plymouth Roc That snasunt weil Be B o nd $3,20 ym t amount would b auced = oy 3 - = i e gara e - " 5 _ est profit in a given area. Four hun- | Fear of Colds Leads Poultrymen to o 3 e reduced to 'At New London there were nine|used but new foundations were built| A frame garage, one story high and 38x40: Ocean avenue. Rl T P oouw dven , 4—Jules F. Frances (Barred) about $50,000,000 by the extension of sales of realty the past week to four a | on the south and front sides. The |20x22 feet in size is being erected for| Michael and Ellen Shea, wood ad- |dred and sixty-nine e ctatomevn| Close in Bacteria-Laden Air. W. Hampton Beach, L. I 197 | the emergency and sugar tax laws. Sear ago, and its mortgage loans for|new building is the same length, 250 | Fred Tourtellotte on Asylum street. | dition, 20x11: Tenth street. e i o = 6 — Fairfield Farms (Barred) | Secretary McAdoo's report savs the ihe two weeks were $17,963 and $10,050 | feet, as the old, but has a greater | The garage will have a cement floor L. Dairy Co. masonry building, | D€l surveved to show the principled| Many poultrymen are reporting Short Falls, H. 132 | People of the United States have rea- Al idinfor it contains seven parallel |and gable roof. Unlon strest. of farm management that are wost|slight colds among thelr hens this|is Folliston Fifll Boultsy Farm |- |Son to congratuinte themserves on the SRR e tracks, whereas the old contained but Remodeling Cunningham Hous: seph T. Gomes, move veranda; | FoROTEmt O O e the . result g\; x“,i‘é’n“i-.,fi'li’d,’.‘fi,.‘,"’x;"{,,:f:‘::' (White) Holliston, Mass. ... 98|fnancial and husiness condition of the JEWELS AND RARE FEATHERS; |five i = Coleman’ street : e e country after the serions situatio: The track room in the new barn is A. Kinne has been awarded the 7. Du Gie ana stucco build- | Show that good quality of live stock | ports 90 per cent of all colds at this PR AT vm:fxl;;oxo‘ WEDDING GIFTS TO MRS. GALT [ 1500 feet and will provide accommo- | contract for remodeling being done at T4x29: 113 Bradley street. is essential to profitable farming. season are caused by the 1o frejuent|27—Tom Barron )White) Cat- Industrial Situatio Brought from Brazil by. Delegate to|G2UORS for 33 of the large double the house located on the corner Of| josaph Masse. wooden addition, | Relation of Quality of Cows to Labor |use of cloth curtains which results ini ' forth, England ...... ] e e rought from Brazil by Delegate to|truck cars. The building is designed | North Main and Roath streets and | joxi4- Crystal avenue. Income. moisture forming within the poultry33—Dr. . W. Sanborn, (Buft e peail ¢ Pan-American Scientific Congress. |only for a storage barn and consists|owned by the Cunningham family.| Nazzareno Bartolucei, stone and building and the development of Ho'den, Mass .. 3 - 121 ?l:lf s;g“fi;;fl: in 4 I iton es T Mrachier ar| & one elixle Taxes toom Dok 023!g;‘;ml;:_a-;‘;n‘gg{‘l}j“‘;3*0-";‘1351‘({?z‘:fcg*-' brick building, 32x32; 36 East street. New London County Area. ffif»'.':;-“{.’,".‘sfa" which has no oppor-;20—Obed 'G. Knight, (White) industrial situation was Brasilian jewels and s corsaxe of are | Eirders. The bulding 1S of fire proof| P 5 a1l W loRi NLE N | 5o inan ers e | B St Ry | A Tew’ siixnt colds in the flock that| CUCSROnBLL oo igeeos 118 | seriousty / B s 'Sa of s buil g is rogress af al 'oolen L 5x80; Bank street. - Loy hos < ode % 2 tropical feathers came today to Mrs. | construction, brick and concrete, with | e progressing fast at the Jo-| Il P. Decker, garage: Riverview > |is kept in a house well ventilated are |35—Colonial Farm, Temple, X. H. oo e n e e e side walls, There are folding | gepn’ Hall Woolen company plant at | avenue Z d 7| on De I to ftutect e ettt o S, WREEL L et g\' Dr. Aqu di‘ Oliveira I’ulelh“nlh f l;:nrs “ er"‘r:‘“‘“.‘ne‘; rlah ::‘r: .. | Trading Cove. The excavation is "" C —'\‘(‘Y‘J estate, tile store and = s _—T; and “";aow! are cl:x‘sed' neu ly the Sanborn, Attleboro, ernment was exerted to mirtiz .t Tirazil; firgl to: artive of the delesates|tuse were drawn by Arenitects Gud. |2pout completed, and Doyle & Mur-|apartment 16x4d; Main street =~ ] 2 22 | warmth and_ molature resuiting from/| {5 & e para ; %%|situation and I believe it is not inc zil, < to o -a y A “ud- = el e e il e S S0 V00K & , 12 o 145—a. ville, s . % to the Pan-American scientific con-|worth, Woodworth and Thompson. Dl AreSicans o S0 commence BIC 1550 5 Soomit s - = = S _|these conditions rapidly increase thei = X, anville, s[act to say that but for the gress, which meets here December 27. 5 MEpthaconcrete ~ootingy Iorsthe bubics A B THa00 W0 dwell = E ? & | disease germs which are bound to in- ik agency the government in pr g Additions at Hopkins & Allen Plant. | ings immediately. They have con-| A 4-'“;9'“&”‘!;"“[0 en dwelling, | 3 - £ |fect a large part of the remainder of ing and conserving the business Peck & McWilliams have been i{;’f,‘;‘{ for m; me;u 2 ‘;vn :\u}} L]:L P s e R R R H S | the flock. There has been no weather |69~-Will Barron. Bartle, near _|®sts of the country during that crit- awarded the contract for the erection E Steel Eraducts company. Ehesa | o ol ot et U -=-— |50 far this year sufficiently cold to|_._ Freston, England ........... 185 | ical period grave disaster would have NUXATEU IRUN of @ stecl and corrugated iron bridge FAoh ul s SROULS fest wide andld | amics 1l Futticrew: wood gna st | 1/ Over |$100.00 762 | require the closing down of all cloth | 6—A. B. Hall, Wallingford.Conn resulted. to connect the Chestnut street side of | SENEN. & & afh oxc A co dwelling; 28x34: Oc v : 2. 375 to $99 inclusive 17 251 | curtains in poultry houses. Although |, s <*ossvroeeece. weeeeeaen... 172 Patriotic Cooperation. the main building of the Hopkins & | Iron mullione, thus giving ample ligh| P. T. Glenn, wood addition. 143 [3. $60 to $74 inclusive 19 183 | the cloth curtains do admit of some!73—A. P. Robinson, Calverton “It is a pleasure to acknowledge that increases strength ;3”"&' '\:mfldromp"n"“s 'f-mmlw":’ "’51 inches wide. The contractors will do| Williams street. 4. Less than 360 15 Lo “"[‘v‘““ of air L slight that its e s E «- 152 | the efforts of the gzovernment were ases stren Sordon building across the street and | = ntra RILG " e Gy D mobar Hundty = . in- | effect is not of much value. - econded and supported by the earnest ?flnfiiflffitieé"}?"%sd the construction work will be started | Almostaall lof the s workdthamiralver. 14 ey canre 1 These g;f:lgezhg:pc;::‘“‘la;:;‘ '5a| Although some houses have so much [95—Claude Clinton, (Mottled An- nd patriotic cooperation of the bus- per cent in tan days | the vonstruction of an clevator shafs | Dave contracted with Allen Bros. of || Froxt wodden garage, 16x18; [ {he milk ‘Droducing. capacity of cows. | Jpen front that it may seem wise to| ~ conas) Red Hook, X.'¥. -7 115 | incas (ntorests of the country. Durire : snst A S d wi S Rl : A Lounds oo < ctically all the curtains there 98— n Agricultural College the voar there has been a steady S0 Fortem™ e, | and the installation of a new elevator | JORCeSIcr, f07, 2 B 180 HOrse o Ter | Mrs. B. L. Boyle, wooden garase, | gut of ihe. sixiy-nine fasms i’ thi |S0UId remain in every pen a suMelent | (Oregoms), * Corvallis, "Ore. |healrh. forward movement in”cvers FORF all fiils as per full ex- at the plant has also been given "’_;mg beicked i, ‘A mew Costoals rs 18x18; Squire street. area get 50 per cent of their receipts | Amount of opening to Keep the air in|93—J. Collinson, (Black Leghorns) line of ac until now prosperity EI'F planation in . large | shafc is to he letated in the mocthe | DFICK steam sfack has been contracted | \Join _Mondelar, ‘wooden addition, | from Fows. 'This would indicate that | the, house fresh ‘and dry. Only. ex: Barnacre, Garstang. Eng. ... 75|has been firmit established through- article 500N to ab | seer soetio for, this being 100 feet hizh and 4z|11XIS; 81 Belden street. _[a determined effort on the part of the | U N Tk £ con | Sl B out the country. pear in this paper. Ask vour dootor | wey riction of the main bullding and | ;.G five. The face brick will be buff,| M.~ Goldstein, wooden building, | community should be made for the |SCutheast should require the closing|coNFERENCE ON COUNTY Letters to Support Statement. . . 111l run throush alllfive, storfeayoth: | Inch G, The face hrlck wil be boft{,,, ank’ street, e ynts ot the auality of live|of all curtains. Under these condi- e b > e .. | er building projects at the plant in- h ra r s H. Dorse: A | mproven : s : tions more air will pass through the FARM B Mr. McAdoo included letters from Chas. Osgood Co. always carry it|clude the erection of an oil pump | f0oting of concrete 12 fect square and |, 1t S Dorsey, wooden ‘bullding, | stock. Such an_improvement would | (078 12078 £ WL PORS CuetuSh S0 UREAU WORK | mercantile agencies to support his 3 > i o o Y. | 22x30; " Montauk ‘avenue. : z s 3 stater quote - In stock. house 1o be located between the biack- | § feet in depth & imney, | 22580 Montauk avenue, = o ing,|Undoubtedly lead to higher labor in-|GOTAIS Bo the JRCL Tnal fher | e ) tatement, and quoted figures on rail smith shop and the main building. | 22 oS g l\.r:‘z s Sl 2. ;flo\rxnex:) and better living in the com- | Co8es Il Ot ey re not kept |Was Opened Wednesday in North r;;ml a_r;‘d olhs; business operations to B This is to be a single story building | n G ey ax b ity g " closed too long. When the tempera- Sheffield Hall at Ya TN T EIanes ntwities, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING [of bct;i_xk, come v(":\nbd L;(;r!:gel‘ge (t,on,;-;% 'lg;f";ngllf‘::m?ml o ]f:“m S wr{:‘le llf;": e d;;afin‘;e ‘g‘l:}! Cl‘f';; ture goes down to zero where houses 2 Financial Situation Never So Favor- Size. ‘Peck & MecWilliams have. this | Purchasea their needed machinery and j make the Jower. labor: income | the|Ar® Datrowand the birds o the roosts] —New. Haven, Conn. Dec. 8—A con- able. Call Up 734 With or Without Gas Attach- ments but Always EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all makes of Range: A. J. Wholey & Co 12 Ferry Street Phone 58! MODERN PLUMBING is as essentizl in modern house as electricity is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fariest prices. Ask us for plans and prices. J F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street Robert J. Cochrane GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Conr., Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing. 1. F. BURNS Heating and Flumbing 92 Franklin Street IRON GASTIRGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY CO No. 11 to 25 Ferry Street STETSON & YOUNG, Carpenters and Builders work and materials al right Ly skilled labor, Eest 50 WEST MA!IN. ST, ontract and work will soon be star ed. The frame is now up for the ad- dition to the boiler house which contractors are erecting for the ac- commodation of the large boiler which now raised. This story in height, is 40x30 feet and of brick, steel block constraction. uilding in It is to be the | the company recently received. This | s 12x1s feet in size. The dr; n | which is in process of construction s also one | By County Agent WEEDS HARBOR Insects Pass the Winter In Vegetation Along Roads, Fences, and Ditches, and On Waste Lands. INSECTS. Getting rid grass, weeds, and undersrowth about the farm during the fall and early winter is one of the best protective measures the farmer can use against crop-damasing in- sects following vear. ~ Weeds, matted , dead vegetation along fonces, ides, margins of fields, banks of little streams or ditche: the natural hib ing and breeding places of many destructive This vegetation gives grass and other insects most fav- orable conditions for reappearance the following spring and summer. The entomologists therefore recom- mend to farmers that they fall-plow sod lands intended for other than srass crops another year, and clear up roadsides, fence margins, and all waste lands, ditch banks, and similar places by burning over, pasturing, or in case of ditch banks by plowing ‘or disking in the fall. This will tear up the roots and expose the eggs of in- sects to the cessive moisture and cold of winter and will also turn up of those insects which hibernate in_the md. Burning vesetation where ible will destroy many insects, though in some cases it probably will not be as effective as cultural meth- ods. In adition, cultural methods by turning_humus into ihe soil benefits the land. Sheep, of course, are the great en- emies of weeds, and where sheep can be turned into a field or a flock herd- ed along the roadside they wiil ef- fectively clear up waste vegetation, and in_adition the trampling of their feet will destroy many finsects. The sheep at the same time turn waste for the drying of gunstocks. New Bungalow. J. G and E. T. Maples are erect-| ing a frame bungalow for Mary L.| Peck on Hedse avenue. The bung- alow is now being plastered. The frame s of spruce with matched boards, and shingled roof and sides. | County Improvement League Data F. C. WARNER they merely pay for the extra grain they eat their function in destroying ! weeds and keeping down insects mater to mutton and all they re- £ 1 wo advertising mediun; 18 Cennecticut equai to Tne Bul a e grain for finishing. Frequently en sold they return a profit. but it is believed that even if o A i R expect to be in use of the new by Feb. 1st, 1916, Cellars for First Six Houses. Contractor C. Morgan Williams has a large force of men at work on the first of the 20 houses which they are plant to build for the Norwich Housing company. The first six of the 20 have been commenced on Spring Garden avenue, the men being at present en- gaged on the cellar work. The total contract is to be complefed by May | 30th, 1916, but delivery of the first is expected to begin about April 1st. Those on Spring Garden avenue are placed on lots 50x120 and will each stand the company in about $4,860 with the lo New Garage for Broadway. John E. Fanning is planning to erect | makes their use well worth while Apple Cancers. Apple cankers form dead the twigs and br: and occasionally extend down on the bodies. There are several diffe ent types of apple cankers in variou spots on nches of apple trees to parts of the United Stat Occas- ionally two or more Kinds occur on the same tree. They are caused by fungi growing comparatively slowly in the bark and Killing it. They often enter in the twigs, fruit spurs, or blighted areas killed by pear blight, but may infect entirely independent these sources. Frequently locust pruning wounds, or other in- es furnish the point of entry. but Some kinas of cankers infect direct- ly_into the bark. 5 The blister canker, is particularly severe after winter killing or after the trees are weakened by severe droughts. The particular kind or species of apple canker may be de- termined by the grower by sending a_sample, preferably the whole area of a smail canker or a section of the limb showing the margin, to the De- partment of Agriculture. It is not absolutely necessary in most cases to identify ‘the species, since the treat- ment. as far as worked out is essen- tially the same. The principal method of controlling apple cankers is identical with pear blight, as described above. Where | the canker is located on a branch or limb which can readily be spared, and especially if it reaches half or near- 1y half way around the limb, it Is best to saw the limb off, cutting six inches to a foot below the lowest evidence of disease, then disinfect and paint or apply the coal-tar creosote-oil wound | paint. Cankers located on large branch which can not readily be spared or on the body of the tree may be eradicated and trimmed out ex- actly as pear blight areas, using the | the fall and winter the canker spreads The contract has been awarded by Walter R. Hobby for a new house to be erected on Summer street. It will be arranged for two tenements and provided with modern conveniences, Two houses are to be built on the Russell road by T. G. Wright, one for Walter McCabe and the other for Wil- liam McCabe. Each will be arranged for two tenements and will be pro- vided with furnace heat, electric lights and all improvements. A new house with modern conven- iences is to be erected on the Middle turnpike for George Forbes, the foun- dation for which is practically com- pleted. A two-family house with 12 rooms, furnace heat and all improvements is to be built at the corner of Walnut and Pine streets by Henry C. Forbe: same methods and preferably the coal- tar_creosote-oil wound treatment. Cankers do not require the prompt reinspection and retrimming as in virulent pear blight cases, but it is a Zood practice to look them over the following spring and again in the fall, and rework them or saw off the branch if an occasional failure has resulted. Some cankers behave rather differ- ently from pear blight in that they check up during the growing period of spring and summer and the tree tempts to heal them over, then in again, killing the margin. of the new growth. This is frequently repeated everal times as the cankers enlarges. Such old cases are rather mean to work on and usually, though not al- ways, demand the removal of the branch. very bad outbreaks of apple can- fall spraying with rather thick Bordea: mixture, at least as strong as 5-3-30, is advisable. This treat- ment not usually necessary in most apple _district of the United States, but if the grower is having a ceal fight against apple cankers, the fall eradication should be made rath- er promptly as soon as the leaves are nd the whole orchard should be ed with this mixture. This pro- tects the tree against most of the re- infections in the bark and probably kills the spores on the surface of the wood and possibly many minor or in- sipient cankers. CHICKS GAIN ON SOUR MILK. At the New Jersey Station four broods ‘of 100 week-old chicks each were fed for nine weeks, two lots re- celving a regular chick ration, and the two other lots receiving in addition all the sour milk they would consume. The first_ two broods made a total gain of lbs. and 4235 1bs. and the mor- was 71 and 13, respectively, hile the last two broods made a total Fain of $2.22 and 8194 Ibs, and the mortality was 28 and 28, respectively. It was found to require 3.6 qts. of skim milkk to produce a pound of body weight. The skim milk-fed chicks re- presented u more uniform flock than those not so fed. It is thought that skim milk has the power to kill the s which cause many poultry farms specializing in dairying make considerably less than those having one or more money crops. It seems that in this area better cows and more money crops should besome the community’s asricultural program. SWEET CLOVER. Available on Poor Washed Hillside Soils As Pioneer Crop. Protein is the most expensive con- stituent of farm feeds. Comparative anaylses of sweet clover, alfalfa, red clover, timothy and cowpeas show that only the alfalfa and cowpeas excel sweet_clover in percentage of protein, the- alfalfa by one per cent and the cowpeas by three per cent writes H H. Vinall of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Considered from the standpoint of digestible nutrients, we find the following comparative values for the different feeds: Sweet clover hay, $15.49 per ton: alfaifa hay, $20.16 per ton: red clover hay, $14.12 per ton: timothy hay, $9.80 per ton: cow- peas hay, $19.76 per ton; shelled corn, $20.16 per ton. Feeding experiments with sweet clover are few, so that definite data on which to base positive statements are scarce. In lamb-feeding experi- ments at the Wyoming Station the re- suits from sweet clover were almost equal ‘to those obtained from alfalfa and much better than those from pra- irie h Hogs pastured on sweet clover at the Towa Station made al- most as much daily gain as those pas- tured on red clover, and the sweet clover carried a greater number per acre. It is in the role of a soil-improver that sweet clover is perhaps best known. The roots not only add nitro- gen to the soll by means of their as- sociation with the nitrogen gathering bacteria, but owing to their fleshy character, coupled with their decay every two years, there is left in the soil large quantities of humus, which loosens up heavy clay soils and im- proves their texture as well as that of sandy soils. The sweet clover itself will grow on land almost devoid of humus, so that it is available on the poor, washed hillside soils as a pioneer crop. In Alabama corn following sweet clover gave an increase of six bushels per acre on poor soil: in Ohio eight bush- els per acre, and in German .sweet clover preceding oats increased the yield 17 bushels per acre. On ac- count of its biennial character, it lends itself readily to rotations. SEED CORN. Method For Drying. According to the North Dakota Sta- tion a simple and inexpensive method for drying seed corn is to take a plece of binding twine, 20 to 25 feet in length, and after tying the ends to- gether, place a loop over each hand and lay an ear in the middle at the bottom so that each end of the ear is Inexpensive Successful . the bacilli being destroved by the dilute acid of the sour milk. i s A sl e suported by a strand of the twine. The two ends of the loop are then crossed are close to the front it will be nec- essary to close down the cloth curtains but the average poultryman is not lia- ble to err on the side of light and fresh air. COLD NEEDED FOR GOOD BUTTER Ice Best Means to P Growth. ent Bacterial To produce good butter the material from which it is made must be kept in very cold condition to prevent any bacterial growth, which will take place otherwise and which would in- jure the flavor and quality of the cream. If the dairyman is selling milk he likewise must keep his product very cold or the bacterial count in his milk after it is one-day old will be excessively high and will be likely to be increased by the consumer. To prevent these undesirable develop- ments, either extreme heat must be used to kill the bacteria or extreme cold must be used to prevent the de- velopment from the beginning. The latter will be found to be much more effective in bringing about satisfac- tory results and returns. Many producers of these dairy pro- ducts have depended upon water from some cold spring rather than go to the | expense of putting up ice. This is not entirely satisfactory becayse the temperature which can be obtalned will not be sufficiently low. At least 45 or 48 degrees Fahrenheit should be obtained during the hot months of summer. It would be far safer for the farmers to put up ice, especially those who are producing cream' and are expecting to get fancy prices for their butter. Therefore it is very es- sential that the dairyman, if he has not_done so heretofore, should plan to build and fill an ice house to improve his product the coming summer. Plan now to build an icehouse if necessary. THE SHEEP'S TEETH AND AGE. ITS A lamb has eight _small first teeth on the lower jaw. When the animal reaches the age of about one year the middle pair are replaced by two per- manent teeth; at the age of about two the teeth on either side of these per- manent teeth are also replaced with a permanent pair: at the age of three the next tooth on either side gives way to a permanent tooth; and at about the age of four the last or back teeth are replaced in like manner. Briefly then. a sheep with one pair of permanent teeth is a yearling: a sheep with two pairs is a two-year-old; with three pairs, a three-year-old; and with four pairs, a four-year old. After a sheep is four years old one cannot tell the age of the animal by its teeth. SETTING OUT APPLE TREES. One-year-old apple trees are gener- ally preferred for planting. ese consist of a single stem, though with sometimes a few small shoots. The main stem should be cut back to a bud from 12 to 18 inches above the ground. The small side shoots are us- ually weak and immature and should be cut off close to the main stem. ference on county farm bureau work and county league work in Connecticut was opened today in North Sheffield hall at Yale with the idea of securing reports and opinions on the first year of work among the agriculturists. Prior to the state meeting, the New Haven County league held its annual meeting, receiving reports from Her- bert D. Deetz, the executive secretary. and F. E. Rogers, the field agent. An- nouncement was made of the formation of the first boys' dairy association in the state and the first co-operative buying association among New Haven county farmers. President Wilson H. Lee presided. In the afternoon the state conference was held and addresses were to be given by Prof. A. E. Cance of the Mas- sachusetts Agricultural college and a member of President Wilson's commis- sion to study agricultural co-operation in Europe, on the general subject of The Relation of the County Agent to Teaching Better Methods of Distribu- tion. M. C. Burritt, director of county farm bureaus in New York state, and L. A. Clinton of the United States de- partment of agriculture. At the even- ing session the main addresses will be by President C. L. Beach of Storrs and W. D. Hurd of the Massachusetts Agricultural _college, and _discussions by C. D. Whitman of New London, Thomas Holt of Southington, W. A. Robinson of Hardwick, Mass., and C. E. Hough of Washington, Conn. Tomorrow and Friday county agents will have conferences. RADICAL CHANGES IN THE INCOME TAX (Continued from Page One) in corporation tax still is due the gov- ernment. Inaccuracies and Evasions. “Many inaccurate returns are made,” said the report, “some deliberately and some ignorantly, and there are with- out doubt, wholesale evasions of the law throughout the country. It is ab- solutely certain that the government is losing through inaccurate returns and evasions of the law, a sum many times greater than the cost of the necessary fleld force to investigate and check the returns and to bring to ac- count those who are failing to make returns as required by law.” Retain Sugar Duty. In keeping with his recent an- nouncement Mr. McAdoo suggested the present stamp tax and the existing duty on raw sugar should be retained in force and said again that no issue of bonds is necessary either to pro- vide for current expenses or in anti- cipation of added burdens incident to a policy of military preparedness. Discourages Bond lssues. - “The policy of providing for the ex- penditures of the government by tax- ation and not by bond issues” sald the report, “is undoubtedly a sound one and should be adhered to. A na- tion no more than an individual, can g0 constantly into debt, for current expenditures without eventually im- pairing credit. A wise, sound and per- manent policy of raising the additional revenue required for preparedness and the expenditures of the government “The financial situation of this coun- try,” he continued, “has never been so strong and favorable as now. Our financial resources are the greatest in our history, and our banking system, through the creation of the federal reserve system, is now the strongest in the world. ' In every respect the economic and finaicial condition of the country is extraordinarily sound. It is greater than that of any other na- tion and if we use our resources and our opportunities intelligently and wisely, we shall establish the pros- perity of this nation upon ‘an impres- nable foundation for many years to come.” Largest Stock of Gold Ever. In that connection the secretary’s report showed the stock of gold in the United States on November 1, 1913, was $2,198,113,762, compared with $1.- 805,876,550 on January 2 and that it is by far the largest sum in gold ever held by one country. Indications were, he added, that the present stock would be_greatly augmented. ‘The report reviews at length, oper- ations of the treasury department for the vear. Mr, McAdoo's deposits of £old in the Atlanta, Dallas and Rich- mond federal reserve banks, and his decision to make reserve banks gove ernment depositaries and fiscal agents. Legislation recommended included $50.000 for a second Pan-American financlal conference in Washington in 1917 and $25.000 for the use of the United_States section of the interna. tional high commission on uniformity of laws for the two Americas. isapproves Omnibus Bills. The method of legisiation for public buildings in an omnibus bill received the secretary's disapproval and he asked that it be discontinued. Need- less waste of public money, he sald, will be avoided if congress will here- after not authorize the acquisition of public bullding sites until suthoriza- tion is made for the bulldings to go on the sites. He asked that the sec- retary of the treasury be authorized to fit the building to the city and not to make it just as imposing-as the sum appropriated under, the presemt system will permit. ) Two Coast Guard Cutters. Mr. McAdoo asked for two cruis- ing cutters for the coast guard ser- vice on the Pacific coast, to cost $700,- 000, a harbor cutter for New York, to cost $125,000, and one for San Fran- cisco, to cost $50,000. He says that in plans for national defense the coast guard will have jmportant assignment and that authorizations for the service will be valuable from a military stand- point. DR. F. W. HOLMS, Dentist