Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 24, 1916, Page 8

:«; IV . -1 % record of real estate sales for | ‘past week, as shown the num- i S g L Inunva;, Commercial Mr‘d.tn;l’mluhgl 260 with mortgago. loans of ¢ a | |record comparing with 230 sales and 3 ortgage loans of $753,792 in the cor- _ Petitions in bankruptcy for the week numbered six, with total assets of "'1“1::‘“3““2211“ of $44.271. Last year ve itions had assets of '$15,140 ana liabilities of $27,899. £ the past week twelve new companies were, with aggregate capi- tal stock of $385,000 have been formed in Connecticut, while in the same week 8 year ago certificates of nine Com- panies with total capital stock of $157,~ 000 were filed for record. Building permits were issued dur- ing the past week in the cities of New | Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and 5 d to the number of 50, for Structures costing $185.730. Last year in the third week of February in the same cities there were issues of 71 permits, for buildings costing $129,380 end in 1914, 30 permits for bulldings ! costing $81,961. | Contracts awarded last week include tenement houses in New Haven, Hart- ford, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford, alterations to building for ! sthoolhouse in Stamford and two stores ‘and apartment blocks in the same city; hall and business block in Bridgeport and a large’ amount of . smaller worlk in all parts of the state. The volume of new work reported last week greatly exceeds any prev- jous week for some time. In Bridge- port a building committee has been @ppointed to secure plans for a new church to cost $200,000, also plans are being prepared for several ent blocks, -alterations to the = city hall buliding and a new eight room school building; a store and apartment bulid- ing will be erected in New London, New Haven bids are being submitted for a three story addition to an or- phan asylum, also for alterations to an apartment . house, several tenement ‘blocks and aleo for the interior equip- ment of the new postoffice building; residence work is reported in Hart- ford, New Britain and Waterbury, a _ public garage will be erected in Bris- 1tol. and addition to a factory is re- ported in Terryville, and also many two and three family houses are to Be bullt in all parts of the state. In Norwich last week there were | seven sales of realty to three a year . ago. The mortzage loans for the re- spective weeks were $35,600 and $1,583. New London had four sales last week to one a year ago and its mort- ge loans for the two weeks totaled 500 and $4,300. Hartford.—The great convention of the deaf is to be held in Hartford in the summer of 1917. _GRIP, SORE THROAT RADWAY'S READY RELIEF USED AS A LINIMENT $STOPS PAIN’? INSTANTLY, Rublt On\It Does Not Blister | Rabitin \&mm'“um'fiao uw“’n'&m- = Radways eady elief Rib {f?:l} PAIN ub 1€ In INSTANTLY 25¢ ‘50c Fentor‘Brothers have completed- the foundation for a new bakery in the rear of Chestnut street for Emil Fox, proprietor of - the Providence Bakers. Besides the completion of the founda- tion and_stone work the contractors have erected the brick walls to a height of 16 feet ang expect to have the roof on the structure in about five days. % The building when finished will be two stories in height and 40v50 feet, of brick material. It will be of heavy mill_construction with three . inch planking covered with maple for the flooring. The contractors are near- Iy ready to install the ovens which will be three in number, 16x30. They will be on the ground ficor. The top floor will be used for storage and the middle one will be the pastry depart- ment. Houses Roofed In. The sixteen houses Contractor C. M. Willlams is erecting for the Norwich Housing committee are all roofed in and shingled. The third floors on all the houses are nearly complete. The rough plumbing, electric wires and the pipes for heating are all installed. Contractor Williams has all materials on hand on Slater avenue and will start work as soon as the weather per- mits. The foundations are finished and the sash and underpining work is completed. ; Taking Down Ruins. Work has been started in earing down the burned school house at Palmertown. Contractod Williams has a large gang working there cleaning out the ruins. Derricks have been erected and the work is advancing as rapidly as possible. Inside Work Stopped. The foof is completed on the bung- alow Hadley Potter is erecting for Dr. F. D. Coles at Potter Manor. Owing to the cold weather the progress of the inside work is checked. Golden Street Cottage. Hadley Potter has the stone work of the foundation for a six-room cot- tage, one and half stories ‘- high on Golden street nearly completed. ‘The All Drugwists, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING CALL UP 734 With or ments but Without Gas Attach- Always EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all makes of Ranges A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET Phone 58! ~ MODERN PLUMBING is as essential in modern house as electricity is to lighting,. We guarfin- 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 d. Cochran: cellar is 23x28. The inside work will be hardwood finish with all modern improvements. Working on Interior. The house which Contractor George M gy :;:;-A. BUILDING RECENTLY COMPLETED AND DEDICATED BAKERY WALLS ARE GOING UP | Expected That It Will be Roofed in First of March—Forms Up for Second Floor of Hopkins & Allen Building— Work on Dwellings About Town. Allen is erecting for Jeremiah Allen on Perkins avenue is nearing the stage of completion. The doors are being hung and other minor interior work done. 3 Changing Second Floor. Peck, McWilliams & Co. started on ‘work of alternating the interior of Lahn Furniture Co. on Main street. Several partitions on the second floor ‘wil be removed to make a’ large sales- room. Fort Terry Hospital, The work on the hospital which the Connecticut Engineering Company is erecting at Fort Terry is advancing along towards the stage of completion and it is expected that the work wil all be completed by April 1. The plastering work is-all finished and the men have started on the trim work. H. & A. Addition. The L. N. Cross Co. has completed the excavating at the east end of the proposed addition for Hopkins and Allen ' Arms company on Chestnut street and the Connecticut Engineer- ing Co. has erected their spile driver in this section where they have about 100 spfles to drive. They have com- pleted the spile driving in the other section. The L. N. Cross Co. which ‘has the contract for the rifie range is erecting the forms for the pouring of concrete for the second floor. They are finishing up the first floor and ex- pect to have it completed by the first of March. Repairing Gilbert House. ; Contractor H. B. Blackledge has a gang of carpenters at work in repair- ing the Walter E. Gilbert house on McKinley avenue which was recently damaged by fire. A new roof will have to be erected on the front el part of the house and Contractor Blackledge wil also do the inside paintings and papering. Changing Central Agenue Building. The work on altering the front side of the building owned by Simon and Moris Solomon at the corner of Cen- tral ayenue and Fourth street is ad- vancing towards the completion stage. A new plate glass window has been installed and other interior changes making the present store larger. ® EASTERN POINT. The bungalow building for Com- modore Morton F. Plant at Eastern Point near Branford house is nearing completion. It is to be ready early in April as Commodore and Mrs. Plant are desirous of occupying it at that time. The floorings have been laid and the construction work is nearing com- pletion. ~ The taSk of furnishing the bungalow is no small one. A New York woman, an expert on interior decoration, is supervising this work. The furnishings of the bungalow are to be the best money can buy. It is the aim to make the bungalow the finest in America. The estimated cost is about $100,000. 5 It is said Commodore and Mrs. Plant will occupy the bungalow much of the time in preference to the great man- sion hous: Waterbury.—Plans are in progress for an automobile show to be held in the State Armory the week of March 13-18. Throw Away Your Eye-Glasses! A Free Prescription You Can Have Filled and Use at Home GAS FITTING, . PLUMBING, STEAM FiTTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Cons, Agent for N. B. O, Sheet Packing. ~ T.F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing . 92 Franklin Street IRON GASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY €0 _# No. 11 1o 25 Ferry Street Do you wear glasses? Are. you & victim of eye-straln or other eye-weak- nesses? If so, you will be glad to know that there is real hope for you. Many whose eyes were failing say they have had thelr éyes restored through the principle of “this . wonderful free pre- scription. “One man says, after trying it: *1 was almost blind; could not see to-read at all. Now I can read every- thing without any glasses and my eves do not’ water any more. At night they would pain dreadfully; now they feel fine all the time. It was like a_miracle to ‘me.” lady who used ‘it says: “The atmosphere seemed hazy with or without glasses, but after using this prescription for fifteen days'everything eems clear. -1 can even read fine print without glasses.’ It is believed that thousands who wear glasses can now discard them In @ reasonable time, and multitudes _more - will be able. to strengthen their eyes so as to be spared the trouble and expense of ever getting giasses. Eye troubles of many descrip- tions may be wonderfully benefited by following the simple rules. Here is the prescription: Go to Lee & Osgood or to any active drug store and get a hot- tie of Optona. . Fill a two ounce bottle with warm water, drop in one Optona tablet and allow to dissolve. With this liquid, bathe the eves two to four time: dafly.’ ~ You should notice yo clear up perceptibly right start and inflammation will qui dis- &ppear. If your eyes are bothering v them I core e {5 toq ate.. Mans i i SOUTH MANCHESTER. Plans have been completed for a six-family brick block which E. J. Holl wil erect on North School street at Nerth Manchester. It will be 54 by 34 feet, three stories high with pressed brick - front, galvanized iron cornice, gravel roofing, modern plumb- ing, electric wiring, the owner re- ing the estimates, MIDDLETOWN. G. Peterson has completed the mason work in_connection with the re- pairs to Russell Frisbie’s residence in South Main street. Alterations are being made to the first floor of the Arrigoni hotel on Main street. ROCKVILLE. A. T. Thompson has. begun work on a new house which is being erected on a lot adjoining his present one on Lawrence street, which has been sold to Alfred Rosenbers. BLACK POINT. Capt. B. F. Eaton of Flanders has taken the contract to put an addition on the cottage in Black Point,-owned by .R. D. Howe of Hartford. BUILDING OPERATIONS g IN NEW ENGLAND. __Statistics of building and engineer- ing operations in New England as compiled by The F. W. Dodge com- pany, follow: NEW LONDON. Block Rebuilt Since Fire To Be Ready First of Month—Other Builemg. It is expected that by the first of March ihat the Goldsmith building, corner of State and Main street will be in shape for occupancy, after having been: in the hands of carpenters, masons and plumbers since the fire. There are 29 offices now instead of 14 _as before. The roof, formerly a shingle roof, is of tar and gravel and is fireproof. Throughout the building in this work of rejuvenation especial attention has been given the matter of reproofing and tenants of this block are There are severl innovations \hich SELECTION AND CARE 2 OF HATCHING EGGS. 2 kel }somo Valuable Pointers By L. E. Card of the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege. Now that the time for hatching the chicks for our next winter layers is almost upon us, it is well to consider some of the problems involved and to lay our plans deeply and well for a thorough season's work, writes Les- lie E. Card in the bulletin issued by the Connecticut Agricultural College. Upon our ability to hatch and rear strong healthy, yvigorous . chicks will depend, in a large measure, the amount of income from eggs next fall and winter. The first and most important con- sideration in regard to incubation, whether natural or artificial is that we be able to hatch chicks having strong constitutional vigor. That is the one fundamental idea which underlies all our efforts at discovering or develop- ing the best methods of incubation, and especially artificial incubation. The first point to consider is the health and vigor of the parent stock, and this far outweighs every other consideration. We must be sure: that the birds whose eggs are to be hatched have not suffered from any heritable dis- ease. This indicates the necessity or advisability of each breeder working up a strain of fowls of his own that he can know just what is dealing with. Having strong birds, the only things necessary to keep them so are good housing and Kood feed, ~along with good feed judgment on the part of the breeder. Give the breeders a roomy, open- front house that will admit an abund- ance of sunlight and fresh air. The breeding stock should have plenty of room both for the comfort of the birds ang give the owner more oppor- tunity to study them as individuvals. Exercise is essential to prevent the taking on of excessive body fat and a subsequent lowering of fertility. Feed the breeders liberally but do not force them . Aim for fertile eggs and net number of eggs from the breeders. See that an' abundance of green food is supplied -every day; this is important. In selecting eggs for hatching it is important to choose only those which it is desired for the pullets the fol- lowing year to produce as regards size, shape and color. There is a strong tendency for a pullet to iay eggs of very nearly the same size, shape and <olor as the egg from which she her- self was hatched. Uniformity of size, sHape, and color of market eggs is very important. It is much easier to raise the selling value of ‘the product by improving the quality than by in- creasing the quantity. The markets are discriminating as to color, some- what as to size, but less as regards shape. It is to the producer's advan- tage *however, to have normal sh and sized eggs In, order to pre loss in shipping. Eggs may be saved for hatching after the pens have been mated two weeks, although it is safer and better to wait three or four weeks. They should be collected two or three times daily in order to prevent their becom- ing chilled, sofled, or. incubation be- ing started by broody hens. They should be handled carefully as Jars and jolts are injurfous. The egss should be sorted at once and any that are unfit for hatchiing should be dis- carded. Any cracked, very dirty, or Dbadly shaped eggs, or any that have uneven, rough, or thin sbels, should not be used. After this selection, size of _eggs is probably most important. There is . practically no difference in the hatchability of large and small eges, other things being equal, but the large _eggs insures a large chick, which, if a female, will in turn lay large eggs. Experiments show a close correlation between the weight of a chick and the waight of the egg from which. it was hatched. Washing hatching eggs is not to be advised. Beter discard the dirty eggs than to_attempt to wash and incubate them. ‘Washing an egg, i. e, moisten- ing the shell, destroys the bloom and allows miore rapid evaporation _than would otherwise take place. Rapid Contracts to Feb. 16, 1916..$17,767,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1915.. 12,108,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1914.. 21,168,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1913.. 16,510,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1912.. 13,350,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1911.: 13,138,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1910.. 13,721,000 Contracts to Feb, 16, 1909.. 13,036,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1908.. 6,049,000 Contracts to Ieb. 16, 1907.. 15,550,000 Contracts to Feh. 16, 1906.. 8,864,000 Contracts-to Fe. 16, 1905.. = 7,596,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1904 6,78.900 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1903.. 8,717,000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1902.. 9,24,2/000 Contracts to Feb. 16, 1901.. 7,894,000 CONDITION OF HEALTH OF JUSTICE W, R. DAY Relatives Say He Will Be Able to Resume Place on the Bench Soon. i it S Tor their Syes in fime. - Canton, Ohio, Feb. 23.—Reports {hat the condition of his health was_caus- ing anxiety' to the relatives of Justice W. R. Day, of the supreme court of the United States were denied today by members of the family in. this city, their home. ‘It was stated that Jusiice Day, who is at . Atlantic_City Evip, will B abis to restme m“mm‘ , W ;. Sn the bench moome evaporation is one of the things we must try to avoid in artificial incu- bation. g Since the fertile egs ‘is incubated within the body of the hen. for a period of eighteen to twenty hours before being laid, ‘the tiny embrwo has ‘al- ready begun to develop. The problem in caring for hatching eggs is, there- fore, how to hold for the meces- gy time - betore Isonbation s that e embryos will eakened as lit- te. as g’h“ Two 3 - is the 3 AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS e ?:3 ;&; uently as required. magxg}ar!s.) B 22 3 Fiey ot ot A Feet | Don't endure foot agony. remedy for quick results. through the pores, removi; “Two “tablespoontils of pound in warm foot bath.” Gives stant relief for aching and sweaty feet: gallouses can be peeled righ in neif Dunge n '3 "Sorew-top Sore Here is a Ic the a enclosed at_any drug store. The above is published by the Med- ical Formula Laboratories, Dayton, O. mean marked improvement in the fac- flties of the building, but. none that attracts more attention than the pas- senger elevators. Before the fire there were none but freight elevators in the ‘building. The passenger _elevator is located at the southeast —corher off State street. The building at 81 State street, adjoining the Goldsmith block and owned by Mr. Goldsmith, is to be raised from three to four stories and will be thrown open so as to_connect with the Goldsmith block. The ele- vator is so located that it furnishes equal convenience to- the tenants of the two buildings. New toilets have been installed on each floor and on the third floor there is a bathroom with excellent appoint- lents. for hatching. The shorter this time can be made, the better the results that may be expected. The temperature at which hatching | eg8s keep best has not been absolutely determined but it would seem to be | not far from 55 degrees F. The place { most likely to furnish the best holding | condition is a cool, well ventilated cellar. Here they will not be sub- jected to great changes in temperature nor to excessive evaporation. Hatching eggs should be turned daily while they are being held for incuba- tion. The reason for this is to pre- vent the yclk rising to the top of the albumen and becoming etuck to the shell. If this occurs the embryo will be_destroyed. Some f the causes of low fertility in_hatching eges are: 1- ~Immzsure ding stock. 2— Heavy laying by the breeders during the preceding winter months. 3—Eggs saved too soon atter the pens are mated. 4—Low vitality stock. 5—Very fat breeders due to over- feeding and lack of exercise. 6—Too many females to one male. i—Improper food, usually lack protein or green food. CROP ROTATION. Maintains Productiveness Much Bet- ter Than Continuous Cropping of Any Kind. in the breeding of From results of 25 years of crop rotation experiments at the Missouri station, it was found that a rotation | alone even including legumes fs not sufficient to maintain soll fertility pro- viding all crops are removed. Rotation maintains productiveness very much better than continuous cropping of any kind. A rotation of corn, oats, wheat, clover, timotby, manured at the rate of seven tons annually, maintains the productiveness of the soil and is also financially profitable. It was found profitable to apply manure to continu- ously cropped land. Continuous fertil- izing with commercial fertilizers on continuous wheat at a rate sufficient to supply plant food for a 40-bushel crop annually maintains the produc- tiviness as high as does the seven tons of manure annually. Continuouve timothy with manure has been one of the most profitable treatments. In another experiment in which corn and sow-peas were grown together, it was found that when cow-peas are grown with corn either between. the rows or in fhe row, the nitrates of the soil are not greatly reduced below the amounts present when corn or cow- peas are grown alone. Cow-peas Srown with corn does not seriously exhaust the soil moistue, although more water is used than in the case of corn alone. The average height of the corn plant is shorted about a foot when cow-peas are grown in the corn. The number of leaves on the corn plants grown with cow-peas is greater at the time of harvest than on the plants where corn is*grown alone, but the yield of corn is slightly decreased When cow-peas are grown with corn. CEREALS IN NEW ENGLAND Opportunity to Grow Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley and Buckwheat Bet- ter Than Ever. New England’s pouliry eats up ten times her total production of wheat. ‘She uses many million more bushels of oats than she raises. Each year she pays dut many millions of dollars for smail grains, flour and mill feed. This need of cereals in this section as well as other advantages which would come from their production, makes- the ques- tion one of great importance. The possibility of raising sufcient cereals to supply the needs of New England depends on'climate, soll and the variety ot €rops grown. On making a study of the climate of New one is impressed with the comparative similarity of range of temperature of ely separated points. This section enjoys a growing ‘season SOMETHING SPECIAL ALL THE WEEK In these days of uncertainty and high prices, a stock of Table Damask such as we are displaying, and at the prices we are asking, is a rather unusual circumstance. Our - ment of Fine Alllinen Damask—how we secured it is a story by itself—and we are prepared to sell it at prices which are wonderfully low. : 3 IT’S RIGHT FRESH FROM THE ONLY COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH WHERE, FROM THE PLANTING OF THE FLAX SEED TO THE FINAL BLEACHING OF THE DAMASK, THE CON- DITIONS ARE IDEAL—IT’S THE KIND OF LINEN WHICH THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPER PRIZES. Best Values In Matched Cloths and Napkins A special purchase gave us the chance to make a conces- quality we can offer for the money. There are three sizes of cloths, with napkins to match, but they are all one pattern. o THE BEST VALUES OF THE SEASON ARE HERE CLOTH, 71 by 72, value $5.00—Now. . ........$4.00 CLOTH, 71 by 90, value $6.50—Now.....,....$5.00 CLOTH, 71 by 108, value $7.50—Now. .........$6.00 22-inch NAPKINS TO MATCH, value $4.50 NOW $3.50 A DOZEN Matched Sets At All Prices From the set at $5.00 to the wonderfully fine and handsome ones at $30.00, the price range is remarkably complete, and the lines of designs most _charming. We have secured examples of Ireland’s best products, of all grades, and offer to our patrons a selection far above the average in size and quality, and most modestly priced. NAPKINS TO MATCH $5.00 TO $30.00 A SET $3.50 a Dozen Napkins from $1.00 fo $9.00 a Dozen DRI TG Very Hufi Half Blached Damask Half-bleach stands for strength and wearing qualities, and it can be sold at prices much lower than _ the full-bleached. Pretty patterns and splendid quality place these Damasks of ours in the lead. 3 BY THE YARD AT THESE PRICES 79¢, $1.10, $1.29, $1.39 Bleached Damask $1.00, $1.15, $1.25 a Yard Best Wearing Damask At $1.25 a yard we offer ten differ- ent designs of the best ‘wearing Damask we have ever seen. Bea tiful patterns and ‘splendid quality place it in the lead. tions of manure and fertilizer are|yvards and these should be carefully |15 Holliston Hill Poultry Farm necessary for good grain ¢rops. pruned by . people who understand (White), Holliston, Mass. .... 353 Getter farming methods will return | pruning. Wyand this much n organic matter to - - New Ensland solls correct sourness COLD WEATHER HAD O et W) CHERD, o and_replenish the plant food stores. 5 2 % 7 609 Grain is high and with western reports DI RGAEAVING. [10 Ot 0, ¥a O o Ot el O e oo aas, | Hens t Storrs Produced 160 Less Than 21 P. W. Backus (Whi it eurely is the opportunity for New| in Previous Week—Wyandottes Lead. ham, Ontario England to grow “more corn, wheat,| 5 Rhode Island Reds. cats Darley &na buckwheat at a great-| last week's ultra winter weather had |50 Jacob E. Jensen, North Haven, er profit than ever before. its effects on the egg production in the Conn. ™ 505 laying contest at Storrs; 15 inches of | 45 A. W. Rumery, Danville, N. H. 497 THE TREE DOCTOR FRAUD. |snow and 15 degrees below zero is by |°’ H,"“.‘_”'v“’““""y Farm, St. Al- 3, no means the right combination for un- s T 4 Inexpert - Pruning Will Do. Damage |locking the esgs. To be sure, several = Whits Leghorns. That Many Years Cannot Undo. pens did remarkably well, but taken |69 Will Barron, Bartle, near Pres- % all together the birds lost nearly 150 ton, England o 232, 1 This is the time of year when so-|eggs as compared with the previous|68 Tom Barron, Catforth, near called tree doctors, expert tree spray- | week’s productiom although they laid [, _ Preston, England .... —en e 447 rs and pruners operate and all should | more than 400 eggs better than for the | 75 Frank R. Hancock, Jacksonyille, take extra precautions to guard|corresponding week two years ago. vVt ... against being “worked” by those who| ~O. G. Knight's pen of White Wyan- do not know . their business. ' A year | dottes from Bridgeton, R. L. were not |gg Oregon ' Agricuitural Coliege ago these men were especially active[only first for the week with 54 eggs (Oregons), Corvallis, Ore. - . 373 in this ‘section s ‘there was so much | but they also set a new high mark for |93 J. Coliinson (Black Leghorns), increased interest in the better care|weekly ege production in the present ey anana” 261 of fruit and shade trees; also because|competition. Mrs. Lena C. Bray's pen | g5 Claude Clinton (Mottled. Anco- many people were out.of work and|of Silver Wyandottes from Mt. Ver- nas), Red Hooky N, X o1, 324 took up this occupation to help bring, | non, Mo., was second with @ yield of o5 5 5 in an income. These people secured |50 eggs, and Tom Barron's pen of Eng- . much work from innocent citizens and | lish Wyandottes from Catforth was OBITUARY. aid more harm to the trees by pruning | third with 48 eggs to_their credit. Two than will be overcome by good man- | Connecticut pens of Reds owned by A. B. Brundage of Danbury and Jacob William A. Mariin. Jansen of North Haven tied for fourth place with 46 eggs each. In reporting the show room sgores of the Wyandottes, it is interesting to note first of all that out of 170- birds of this breed entered in the contest, only one is disqualified or only about 1-2 of 1 per cent. Pullet No, 218, own- ed by Beulah Farm, Stoney Creek, On- tario, is the best White- Wyandotte with a score of 93 1-4 points. The best Silver Wyandotte is hen No. 304, rated 89 1-2; the best Columbian, hen No. 315, 89 1.2, and Buft Wyandotte, hen No. 327, owned by Dr. N, W. San- born, Holden, Mass.” scofed 90 3-4 nts. The best pen score for the tes was 915 on the basis of ;1,001 for and is owned by Lime|¢o Ridge Farm, Poughqaugh, N. Y. second best pen score is 913 and. is entered by the National White Wyan. dotte club of New Cumberland, Pa. The subjoined table indicates the average pen score of all the Wyandotte varieties, thus affording a_comparison ot their show room qualifications: agement for years. It is hoped that all interested in caring for their trees will guard against the swindle this year as one who goes into a tree not knowing proper methods will do a great deal of harm in a short time by cutting out-desirable branches. ‘The same precaution should be ex- ercised in the matter of the selection perform the season’s spraying. It is possible for such péo- ple to spray trées with dilute mix- tures which will fiot be _effective. Oftentimes such a class of people use lime sulphur solution for summer spraying instead of arsenate of lead and other cheap substitutes which do not accomplish the ends desired. VINES GRAPE ~SHOULD BE