Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 13, 1916, Page 10

BUILDING AND BUSINESS, Conditions Disclosed Throughout the; State During the Past Wek. Transfers of real estate du bered 437 against 289 in week last year. Mo the same period reached the grand to- tal of $1403,014, tal stock of $740,000. the weelk in the cities of the state réport- ed in the Commercial Record num- the --same: | e loans. for as compared with] $1,048,960 in the same week last year. The record of new incorporations for: the week is 14, with aggresate capi- Last year in the, same period 12 companies were organ- H H & The two-story, eight-room house ized in Connecticut having authorized{for Vine &, Stetson, at the corner of capital stock of $3,135,000, the large|Spring Garden avenue and Woodman- increase in capitalization over year being caused by the incorpora- tion of the Bridgeport Projectile Co. this] see avenue is all complete. The ce- ment walks around the house are now being laid. The house is 22x30 feet Four petitions in bankruptcy having|with four rooms on the first and four assets of $7,700 and liabilities of $17,9204 on the second floors and two fairly were filed during the past week in this good size rooms in the attic. The ex- etate. A year ago in the first week Ofterior is half shingle and clab. The April only one petition with assets of $1,052 and liabilities of $1,740 was filed. Much activity in the building trades was shown last week particularly in Bridgeport and Hartford. The record of building permits issued in the citiés of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Weterbury and Stamford last week numbered 189 for structures costing $708,370, a =ain of over 50 per cer when compared with the same wéek last year. Contracts awarded last week in- clude residence work in New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and. Stamford, schoolhouse. in South Man- chester, factory buildings in Water-. bury, West Cheshire, Thomaston and Bridgeport, -and many smaller houses, of the one and two-family type throughout all parts of the state. Much new work was reported during the past week: plans are being figured for a new high school building in Wal- lingford, and for an addition to a schoolhouse in Bridgeport, store- and apartment buildings are reported in New Haven, Bridgeport, New Britain, Norwalk and Hartford: factory work will son be started in Bridgeport, Wa- terbury and anbury; a public garage is to be erected in Hartford, a brick warehouse in New Britain, addition to a brewing plant In Bridgeport, a paro- chial school will be erected in Bristol and besides these there have been re- ported durinzg the week many one, two ang four-family houses of frame and brick construction in all parts of the state and a number of smaller projects Norwich had eleven sales of real-es- tate during the past week while in the samé week last year there was none, The mortgage loans for the respective weeks were $16,893 and $52,700. In New London the realty saled ladt week were ten in number to sevén a year ago, the loans for the respective weeks being $50.350 and $10,000. Thin Folks Who Want to Get Fat Izcrease in Welght Ten Pounds or More Td certainly give most anything to be able to fat up a few pounds and stay that way,” declares every exces- sively thin man or woman. Such a re- 1t is not impossible, despite past fail. ures. Most thin peopls are victims of mal-nutrition, a condition which pre- vents the fatty elements of food from being taken up by the blood as they are when fhe powers of mutrition are no mal. Instead of getting into thes910ad, Much 'of the fat and fesh, preducis elemerts stay in the Intestines untll they pass from the body as waste, To correct this condition and to pro- duce a healthy, normal amount 0t faf, the nutritive processes must be artl- ficlal'y supplied with the power which nature has denied them. This ocan probably best be accomplished by eat- ing a Sargol tablet with every meal, Sargol is a careful combination of six eplendid assimilative agents. = Taken,| with meals, they mix with the £00d 0 turn the sugars and starches of what u have eaten into rich, ripe nourish- ment for the tissues and blood. and 1is rapid effect has been in many cases reported remarkable. Reported gai of from ten to twenty-five pounds in a single month are by no means-inive- quent. Yet its action is perfectly nat- 1 and absolutely harmless. Sargol is sold by H. M. Lerou's Drug Store; Norwich, Chesbro's Drug Store, Wil mantic, and other druggists &Vey where, and every package contains a- zuarantee of weight increase or money vack NOTE:—Sargol is recommended only s a flesh builder and while excellent ults in cases of nervous indigestion, ete., have been reported, care should be taken about using it unless @ gain of welght is desirea. PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING CALL UP 734 wi or Without Gas Attach- ments but Always EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for of Ranges A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET I makes Phone 531 MODERN PLUMBING is as essential ir. 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. TOMPKIN 67 West Main Street *° Robert J. Cochrane GAS FITTING, FALUMBING, STEAM FiTTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Conii, Agent for N. B. O, Sheet Packing. - T. F. BURNS . Heating and Plumbing 92 Franklin Street RON CARTING FURIISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHR FOUNDRY modern house as. 0 interfor is finished off in hard wood with all the very latest improvements and with a dpacious fireplace. The cellar floor is cement. Stctson & Young had the contract for building. o Weave Shed About Done. The work on the Shetucket Mills' weave shed is nearing a close, the workmen are finishing the plumbing, painting which will be completed in a hort while. The hardware finish is yet to be done. Contractor Torrance is doing the work. : One House Started. The floor joists on one of the houses | which Caesar Del Carlo is erecting on Fanning avenue have been laid and it is_expected that the first floor will beé completed by this coming Satur- day evening. It is also expected with £00d weather that the whole house will be ready for mlastering within four weeks. The foundations for the other two houses which Mr. DelCarlo is erecting are all in and work will be_started on them as soon as the first house is complete. Mr, Del Carlo himself constructed the foundation and Charles I Rath- bun has the contract for the erection of the houses. Large Chimney. Work has been commenced on the coricrete_and pile foundation for a large radical chimney for the Groton weter and electrical department. The foundation will be 20x17 feet. The job will be a difficult one as the work must be done under water. The Con- necticut Engineering company has contract and it also has the contract for the altering of the basement of the Thaver building for bowling al- levs. Store and Garage. George Drescher of Baltic is building a ‘single story wooden frame building which he will use for a store and GOTTAGE FINISHED AT THAMESVILLE Eight Room House Built by Vine S. Stetson—M. J. Cogges- hall Building Nine Room House—Shetucket Weave Shed About Done—Other Notes. . garage. It will be 44x24. part will be used as a store and the rear for garage purposes. Contractor George Allen has started the work. Al But Finishing Touches. The alterations on the Desmond property at the corner of Fifth street and Central avenue are very nearly complete. There is some painting and papering yet to be done. H. Black- ledge & Co. are doing the work. Girders Have Been Set. The steel girders have been set and part of the roof completed on the building the Triple Link Corporation are erecting on Franklin street. All the lathing has been completed and part of the plastering is done. It is expected that the work will be finish- ed in three or four wesks. H. Black- ledge & Co. have the contract. Nine Room House. Worlk is well advanced on the nine- room house Mason J. Coggeshall is erecting off the New London turn- pike. All the plastering is complete and the work on the mantle over the fireplace is being done. There is some work vet to be done on the exterior which will be partly shingled and stucco. The interior will be finished off with fir wood with hardwood floors and all modern improvements. The house is two stories high. Brick Work to be Started. The foundation work on the build- ing which Mrs. Annie Cunningham is erecting on Franklin street is com- pleted and the first floor is practical- Iy finished. The brick work will be started on Monday. Contractor T. F. Craney is doing the work. Putting in Foundation. The laying of stone for the founda- tion for the Palmertown school, which was burned to the ground recently has been started by Contractor C. M. Willlams who has the contract for the erection of the new building. Progress on Dwellings. Plastering in the Spring Garden houses, which are being built for the Norwich Housing Cowmpany is we along and the work on the Orchard street and Slater avenue houses is ad- vancing. Contractor C. M. Williams is doing the work. The front NEW LONDON. Work Started on Fireproofing Mohican Hotel Addition, A force of men was put to work Monday morning on the fireproof work on the Mohican hotel addition. A car- load of powdered asbestos and eight carloads of plaster arrived Saturday and were transported to the rear of the hotel where it will be stored until ready for use. With the exception of the steel workers the fireproofing men are the only ones at work on the building at present. The company that has the contract for the staircases is expected to have its workmen here within a few days. From now on the work on New London's skyscraper will be rushed. AlL the iron work is set and the in- sistent clatter of the compressed air riveting hammers attests to the fact that the workmen on the top of the Dullding are working as fast as pos- sible to have the addition ready for the latter part of the summer. Linden Street House. Plans have been completed for a 3 two-family house for Duncan Sinclair to be erected on Linden street. It will be of frame construction with shing- ed exterior and will be arranged for lats of five rooms with bath. The lisual conveniences will be provided end the heating will be by steam. Three Family House, Work has been started on a three- family frame house on Linden street. Each apartment, which will contain five rooms and a bath will have a sep- arate entrance and all conveniences will be provided. The cost of the building will be $10,000. Three Decker. George H. Smith's barn on Cole street is being transformed into a three decker dwelling. Contractor H. B. Prentice is doing the work. Building Two-Tenement House. A two-tenement residence is in the course of construction on Hempstead street for Jacob Hockman. Plans for the same were drawn by Architect L. Eugene Conway. Second New Montauk Avenue House. A new house on Montauk avenue is nearing completion for Col. Henry S. Dorsey. This is the second house Col. Dorsey has built on Montauk avenue Within a comparatively short time. Afmshouse *Heating and Plumbing. 'he Hopson & Chapin Co. and Har- ny :L. McGuire are the lowest bidders fori installing heating and plumbing systems respectively in the almshouse addition and will in all probability be awhrded the contracts at a meeting of the building committee to be heid Fri- day evening. The estimates were opéned at a meeting of the commit- tee; Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. : New Power House. The exterior work on the new power house being erected by the Shore Linc Electric Railway company on the solithern extremity of the college prop- erty in Williams street is very nearly finished. A line of poles for the wires have been put in place extending from the power house, across the field io the northwest to the Cohanzie road. < Notes. Arthur H. Gager of the firm of Gager and Crawford, is having exten- sive alterations made to his cottage at Best View. A three-story brick buflding 1is in course of construction on East street for Antone Brown. “.The handsome summer mansion on J¢wer Ocean avenue owned by Mrs. B Francls Riggs of Washington, D. . s being extensively remodeled pri- of to its occupancy this summer. :The fence which surrounds the lot iR 'the rear of the Custom house will bé. removed shortly and a new fence bpilt. Several contractors are figur- ing on the job and the bids will be in id a day or two. The fence at pres- ept i in a dilapidated condition, one side of it having given away entirely. EASTERN POINT. Bungalow for M. F. Plant About Com- pleted at Cost of $100,000. At an approximate construction cost | in excess of $100.000, one of the most | palatial and perfectly appointed bun- galows in the United States is being completed at Eastern Point for Com- modore and Mrs. Morton F. Plant. Situated immediately on the extreme curve of Eastern Point road, directly | opposite the rear grounds of antordi house, the Plant summer mansion, and | surrounded in the rear by a duck| pond across which a flock of big white swans idly paddle, the bungalow stretches over some 11,535 square feet —a low two-storied pile of cream stucco roofed with Nile green tile. In spite of the enormous sum of money expended in the construction and fur- nishing, or perhaps because of it, and although the bungalow is still incom- | plete, a comfortable air of simple| charm already pervades the handsome | courts and cherry rooms where the| decorator's deft hands have turned a house into a home. Entrance to the bungalow is effect- ed through a glass-enclosed porch, which, when completed, will be com- fortably furnished in dull red wicker uplolstered with blue cushions. The perch leads directly, through large double doors, to the patio, or main| central court, about which, as in Span- ish houses the remaining suites cen- tre. Entirely of white marble, the shining walls hidden behind trailing vines rise the complete height of the building to the roof, where the sun- | light, obstructed only by vines, shines in on the mosaic floor below. From a protruding Nile green fresco work midway up the walls, clusters of daisies seem to grow wild and among the ferns that trail downward from the fresco, bright canaries hop about whistling in their cages. A grove of bay trees line the walls although the centre is left free for unobstructed view. Den Is a Cosey Retreat. H To the left of the patio a corridor| Tuns west between Commodore Plant's | den on the front of the bungalow and the dining room in the rear, to the liv- ing room which lies on the extreme west. Commodore Plant's den is fin- ished in deep mahogany wainscoting, relieved by the orange and blue chintz of two large divans and chairs in har- monizing tones and a fire place in green marble and brass, containing a heater which is particularly liked by Mr. Plant. Adjoining at one end is the living room a triumph 1in itself of the decorator's art. Details of the long divan, running down its length the rarely modeled lamps, stands, book-cases etc. are soon forgotten, but the cool, exquisite effect of the robin's egs blue of the walls combined with pastel mulberry hangings, and the two united in the cretonne ‘of the furnishings, make an impression such as is made by a rare personality. The dining room, which is opposite the den, is in rich brown wainscoting surmounted by a strip of yellow wall and at the windows are hung yellow chintz and cretonnes, chased with dark brown figures. The broad fireplace will add cheer on chi ly days in spring and fall, the perio during which Mr. and Mrs. Plant expect to occupy the bungalow. Palatial Sleeping Apartments. Across the patio are the suites of the family. Commodore Plant’s room in front, finished in mulberry and grey, is at present unfurnished, but will be completed in those colors. Mrs. Plant’s dressing room in rose and sil- very grey, reflecting itself in small mirrors, adjoins and in turn communi- cates with Mrs. Plant's bedroom, through a spacious white tiled bath, replete with the latest details in ap- paratus and equipment. The next room, designed for Mrs. Plant’s son, Philip Manwaring, or as a guest cham. ber, is already known as the hydran- gea room, from the huge hydrangeas Whic rise out of the blue panelling of the lower walls and blossom in the wall paper like real flowers rising from a huge box. A four-posted bed with hydrangea coverings, a desk, the top of which resembled a huge leaf, and remajning furnishings are in the same tome or barmonizing hues. Beyond, at the extreme end of the cretonne, ang the nut brown -with municates with the upper floor where the entire space is devoted to ser- vants’ quarters, where the rooms are simply though tastefully furnished. MIDDLETOWN. Architects are preparing plans for 2 new clubhouse for the St. Aloysius Y. M. T. A. society, to be erected on Main street. It will be a brick build- ing 55x80 feet, three stories and base- ment with stone trim, slag roof, gal- vanized ‘iron cornice, etc. The first floor will be arranged for three floors and the second floor for club rooms. There will be a hall on the third floor. It will have steam heating, modern plumbing, electric wiring. The base- ment will contain bowling alleys and baths. L. T. Baldwin has the contract for a frame garage to be erected on Col- lege street for Walter Say. The ex- terior will be stuccoed. The contract has been awarded for a new house on Front street, South Farms for William Mosher. It will be 24x28 of frame construction and will contain six roms with modern conven- fences. SOUTH MANCHESTER. The contract has been awarded for the new recreation building to be erected on School street. It will be 75x150, two stories and basement, of brick stone and concrete, with a tar and gravel roof, fireproof floors, steam keat, etc. It will contain a gymnas- ium, a dance hall with stage, lounging and reading rooms and swimming pool. G. Aceto has been granted a permit for a frame and concrete bungalow to be erected on Oak street. It will be 28x31. PORTLAND. The contract has been awarded for the erection of a frame cottage of Bartlett street for Mrs. Edward ‘Hale. Ernest S. Davis, treasurer of the Rogers & Hubbard - Manufacturing company is making preparations for the erection of a new residence on Main street.. The old house on the property is being demolished. BALTIC. Plans have been completed for the moving picture theatre which will be erected for R. J. Jodoin. It will ‘be 40x100 of .frame and stucco construc- tion, with slag roof, steam heat, etc. It will have a balcony and the com- bined eeating capacity will be 750. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN_ NEW ENGLAND. ot e Statistios of buildng and engineer- ing operations in New Engiand as compiled by The F. W. AGRICULTURAL THE RCSE GARDEN. Some Valuable Points to be Used In Starting and Caring for Them. In planting roses select a site that is protected from strong winds in early sprinz and summer; but avoid planting under big trees, as too much shade will not give good results, and the roots of the trees are detrimental to rose growih says G. W. Freser of the Horticultural department of the Connecticut Agricultural college. The ideal location is a south to southeast exposure where they can have the sun for at least two-thirds of the day. Soil. Any good garden soil will do for roses, provided it is well drained. The fall is the best time to prepare the sround: stable manure, and let stand rough all winter, as soon as the ground is fit to work in the spring the soil can be broken down with a digging fork and well raked and made ready to plant. Planting. The spring is the best time to plant roses, ahd two year old field grown plants are the best. n planting be sure that you plant cp cnoush to cover the bud or graft junction at least two but not more than threc inches bear in mind that decp planing is one of the most es- al 2 od wide i rose growing: made a hole and place the plant in | position in the center, then spread the roots so that they do mot cross one another, sprinkle some fine loam on top and work it in between them, then fill in the hole tamping down the earth with your foot or stick making sure the plant is firm. The distance be- tween the plants depends on the vari- eties, Hybrld Perpetuais. take about iwo feet part each way, the Teas, and from eighteen inches to . stronger growing varieties a little more. The plants sould be cut down to within two or three inches of | the grouna after planting. Pruning. Pruning is one of the most import- ant parts of rose culture; and the best time to prune is in spring after the frost is out of the ground and buds begin to swell, in pruning Hy- brid Perpetuals, first cut out all dead and weak wood leaving only strong healthy canes, cut these back to five or six buds, if weak growing varieties cut a littie closer, Teas, and Hybrid Teas, require about the same treat- ment, only a little more severe cut- ting back; say two or three buds. Climbing roses require practically no pruning except to cut away all the dead wood. and any other you may think necessary -to prevent crowding. Cultivation. As soon as the frost is out of the ground, remove the covering that pro- tected the plants all winter, stable manure was used the rough straw can be raked off and the fine lit- ter forked into the ground along with some bone mea! and wood ashes, but be careful not to dig too deep or you may injure the roots of the plants, as the scason advances see that the sround is kept cultivated and all weeds kept down, and if the season is very dry see that the plants get plenty of water. When watering be sure to give enough to soak the ground well, and cultivate the next day so as to make a mulch on the surface to keep the moisture in the soil Insects and Diseases. “Green fly” or “aphis,” can be con- trolled by spraying with any of the nicotine extracts sold by seed stores. These are the most convenient to use, but a good home mixture can be made by taking 1 ounce Blackleaf 40 to 50 gallons of water, to which can be add- ed about one-half pound soft soap, or ivory soap. The spraying must be very thorough to be successful as only those touched by the spray are killed. For the “Rose Chafer” little can be done except to go over the plants and pick them off, and drop them into a dish of kerosene. The only remedy for “Red Spider.” is frequent spraying of the foliage with water through a hose, the higher the pressure the better the results. For “Mildew”, dust the follage with flowers of sulphur, applying when the dew is on the plants. Another remedy is a solution of sulphide of potassium, made as follows: take one-half cake of ivory soap and dissolve in boiling water, at the same time dlssolve one auarter ounce sulphide of potassium in one gallon of water, add the soap and tsire thoroughly, apply with a spray pump. SOUR MILK FOR CHICKENS. Some of the Advantages In Feeding It Milk is nature’s first food for all young and the chick is no exception to this rule except that he seems to prefer his milk sour. It has been Sommony believed that the lactid ecid sour aided digestion and help- & ithatana " diease. spade in a liberal coating of the and if INTERESTS that where like quantities of sweet and sour milk are consumed the re- sults are practically the same. The preference of the chick is the deciding factor as we find he will consume 10 to 25 per cent. more sour milk and make corresponding gains. For best results milk should bc the first food taken. It is well worth while to dip the beak of each chick in- dividually and see that he takes a good drink of milk while he is boing transferred from the incubator to _the brooder. This will give the chick a start and help develop a keen appetite for the milk. Milk should be fed as soon as it thickens and before the curd begins to separate. The chicks like it.best in sume more. A convenient way to feed pint with a piece of inch mesh wire stretched across the top to prevent the chicks from getting wet. In actual practice milk is worth vastly more than its analysis would indicate. It not only carries a large amount of nourishment in itself but it renders other food more digestible. {1f skim milk cannot be obtained it is worth while to pay whole milk prices for the first two weeks of a chick’s | life. In this case the cream should be removed as the skim milk gives much better results. Care should be taken to keep all feeding dishes clean and feed only fresh sour milk. Allowance should be made for the milk and protein feeds such as beef scrap reduced else the chicks may be forced off their feet. This is partic- ularly true during the earlier part of the scason while the chicks are kept more closely confined and not given opportunity to exercise. Some of the advantages of sour milk feeding are as follows, according to Roy E. Jones of the Connecticut Agri- cultural college: 1. Chicks start quicker and grow very much faster. 2. Become more discase resistance by means of their own increased vigor and vitality$ 3. Make larger gains per pound of feed consumed. 4. Reach normal maturity younger and make better paying birds. FARM ACCOUNTS. Practical Account Book for Farmers Issued By the State College April First. It is essential to the highest success in farming that the farmer know what his income is, and the source of his income: what his expenses are and for what his money is expended. A study of the business as a while to deter- mine its weak as well as its strong peints is also essential. Any intelligent study of the farm business is based on farm accounts. To meet the demand for a simple and practical system of farm accounts that wili tell the farmer those facts about his business which are necessary to intelligent management the Extension Service of the Connecticut Agricul- tural Colleze has just issued a Far- mer's Account Book. Anyone inter- ested in_this book should address Ir- ving G. Davis, farm management dem- onstrator, Connecticut Agricultural college, Storrs, Conn. Bee Keeping Course Begins at Con- necticut Agricultural College. As has previously been announced to the press the course of lectures and demonstrations on_bee keeping con- ducted by Mr. A. W. Yates of Hart- ford, will be given Saturday mornings, April 15, 22 and 29; May 6, and 27; and June 3. This work will be elective to all students and will be open to the pu lic without charge. BROODING CHICKENS. Hints on What to Look for in Pur- g a Machine to Aid in the There are a great number of hovers, brooders, and brooding systems in op- eration throughout the country and most of them give satisfaction. There are three fundamental principles which should always be considered when purchasing a machine: First, the initial cost: second, cost of opera- tion, hoth for fuel and labor: and third, system of ventilation. Many failures in brooding are due to weakness of chickens, which may be traced to faulty incubation and to the natural weakness in the breeding stock. It is not difficult to rear strong, healthy chickens in the average brooder, but the best of brooders will not make 800d pullets out of weak stock. Brooders may ‘ be divided into two distinct classes, outdoor and indoor. The outdoor brooder is a poor invest- ment for any poultry keeper, first, be- cause of its original cost because of the difficulty in operating during stormy and wet weather, which fréquently comes during early spring. Outdoor brooders are prectical only flocks of| 50 ehick- ¥ ! Dodge Com- pany follow: Contracts to April 5, 1916..$43,495,000 Contracts to April 5, 1915.. 34,340,000 Contracts to April 5, 1914.. 39,845,000 Contracts to April 5, 1913.. 37,811,000 Contracts to April 5. 1912.. 41,281,000 Contracts to April 5, 33,301,000 Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April 5, Contracts to April 5, 26,138,000 Contracts for March 7,643,000 Contracts for March 15,632,000 Contracts for March 12,403,000 Contraéts for March 11.677.000 Contracts for March 21,470,000 Contracts for March 14,051,000 { Contracts for March 14,315,000 Contracts for March 16,361,000 Contracts for March 6,488,000 Contracts for March 10,198,000 Contracts for March 8,502,600 Contracts for March 224,000 Contracts for March 4.000 | Contracts for March 5,882,000 Contracts for March 6,064,000 Contracts for March 14,342,000 this condition and consequently con- | is In shallow pans holding about a| anal ‘ventilation - after they are three weeks old. Goviously, such a machine is not a profitable investment. i o indoor brooder or hover which <can be set up in any building or house and is easily removed and stored after the brooding season is over is by all means the most desirable brood- ing system for all conditions. These brooders wil handle chickens In large flocks and if placed in well-ventilated houses with plenty of room for the chickens to exercise they will rear them, as long as they require heat, with great efficiency. The indoor col- only house brooders can be divided in- to three distinct classes according to the method of supplying the heat. They are the gasoline, kerosense, and coal brooders. For flocks of 50 to 100, the korosenc adaptable hovers of most any -of the well-known incubator fac- tories, give the best results. They can be operated at a low cost of fuel, re- quire little attention except for filling and cleaning the lJamps once each day, and reduces the cost of labor in the direct care of the chickens to a min- imum. Poultrymen, who have large numbers of chickens and hatch 200 or more at one time, cannmot afford to handle them in small flocks when gas. oline is at its nominal cost. This is} just about the size for the average hatch from the 3%0-egg incubator, which is the economical size for the large poultry keepers. With flocks larger than 250 the coal-stove brooders are the best in- vestment, and this year with the high price of gasoline it is cheaper to brood any sized flock, above 150 with coal The coal-stove brooder is a_compar- atively new system which has met with favor wherever it is used. Until this year their cost has been exorbi- tant, but there are now coal-stove brooders on the market at a cost of from $10 to $15 each capable of brood- ing from 300 to 500 chickens. These coal stoves usually burn in early spring weather from two to three pecks of coal a day and as they are all fitted with dependable thermostats except morning and night when they | are filled with coal and shaken down. The chief objection to this system | of brooding is the fact that they have such an abundance of heat that the entire room is likely to be heated to an abnormal temperature. For this reason the small brooder stoves are most desirable and it is not wise to brood more than 300 birds in a flock. When chickens are brooded by this system they should be given the op- portunity at an ea age to get out of the rom wiich the stove is heat- ing. To keep chickens confined in a room artificially heated ali of the time weakens their vitality and makes them susceptivle to diseases. ENGLISH WYANDOTTES = LEAD FOR THE WEEK. Connecticut Breeders Provided the Best Three Show Pens of Rhode Island Reds at Storrs. The hens in the laying contest at Storrs eased off a bit from their rec- ord performance. of last week. drop was so slight that it might al- experimental error as it averaged just three-ienths of an egg for each pen of ten birds. The twenty-third week's yleld amounted to 4622 as compared | with 3898 for the corresponding period ilast year or a gain of more than 700 eggs. Tom Barron’s pen of English Wyan- dottes won first place with 61 eggs. This is two eggs better than any pen test started last November. Homer P. Deming’s pen of Rhode Island Reds from Winsted, Conn. and Obed G. | Knight's pen of White Wyandottes i from Bridgeton, R. I tied for second place with 58 eggs each. Rock Rose Farm's pen of Barred Rocks from Ka- tonnah, N. Y. won third place with esgs. . There are twenty-one pens of Rhods Island_Reds inthe contest and they come from nine different states, nev- ertheless Connecticut breeders sup- plied the three best show pens. On the basis of 1000 for perfect, S. G. McLean's pen from South Glaston- bury scored $98; Springdale Pouitry Farm's pen from Durham scored §¢’ and A. B. Brundage's pen from Dan- bury scored 8%0. The average for the entire twenty-one pens was $72 points. The two best individuals were in the best pen; Hen No. 394 scored 93, and Hen No. 393 scored 92 1-2 points. In this connection it should be made plain that the judge's work was done on the 100-point basis. When, however, one begins to total up the scores of more than 200 hens each marked to the fraction of a point, it is obviously more accurate to use a larger scale. Thus on the 100-point basis the first two pens mentioned above would have been tied at an average of 89 3-4 each. The fact was, however, that the total score of the ten birds in one case was 898 and of the other ten birds was 897, On the 1000-point basis the difference between the scores of these two pens is brought out, otherwise it would be lost signt of. The three best pens in each of the principal breeds are as follows: Pen. Plymouth Rocks. 4 Jules F. Francals (Barred) W. Hampton Beach, L. 1 9 Rock (Barred) Rose Farm Katonah, N. Y. .. 720 12 Branford Farms, (White) Gro- RS, oo o ae Wyandottes. 27 Tom Barron, (White) Catforth, England .. SumEsEEl 20 Obed G. Knight, (White) Bridgeton, R. I 961 21 P, 'W. Backus, (W ham, Ontario ..... . 836 Rhode Island Reds. 50 Jacob E. Jansen, New Haven, Conn. ... 796 45 A. W. Rumery, Danville, N. H. 794 37 Hillview Poultry Farm, St. Al- B e ceeeese THE White Leghorns. 69 Will Barron, Bartie, near Pre: ton, England ....... 528 68 Tom Barron, Catforth. near Preston, England ............ 758 75 Frank R. Hancock, Jackson- v Ve = Miscellaneous. 98 Oregon Asgricultural College (Oregons), Corvallis, Ore. ... §58 93 J. Collinson, (Black Leghorns) Barnacre, Garstang, England 657 100 A. Schwarz, (Black Rhineland- ers) Burlingame, Cal. ....... 641 FIFTY BUSHELS OF OATS. An Acre Will Yield That Much by Well Prepared Seced Bed and Plenty of Plant Food. The solution of getting a high yield from our oat crop is thc use of a well-prepared seed bed and plenty of plant food with good seed. The aver- age yield of oats on some farms is far too low. In many instances oats are grown as a nurse crop for grass and are seeded comparatively light. In al- together too many instances, the reg- ular seeding of oats is made and still | ecures. A trial they require mo attention whatever,|® vast difference in the weight of oat: The | der, perfumed and deiicious. most be considered within the limit of | Eas laid In any week since the con-|be planted more than - Don’t Suffer - From Piles Send For Pree Trial Treatment No matter how long or how bad —go to o2 S Erramia P | ‘will give relief. and s single box often ‘Wrapper if you send us coupon below.. from heavy yielding strains. That is uscally the seed in this section that will mature carly. It is of as mu(‘h[ importance to get good seeds where | cats will be grown for grain purposes | as it is for any other crop. There is s0 that one should be careful to get| heavily weighing oats for seed. \ It is advisable to run all oat seed through a fanning mill to clean out light seed and other impurities. It is often well to run them through and reclean a second time. The amount to uvse will vary with the type of soil and whether it is to be grown for grain or for a nurse crop. Where it is to be used as a nurse crop, 1 1-2 bushels are usually sucient. Where it is to be grown frog rain purposes, 2 1-2 bushels or 3 bushels are usually| encugh. For plant food one should | apply 200 to 500 pounds of a fertilizer | analizing 2 1-2 per cent nitrogen and S to 10 per cent phosphoric acid | for extremely poor soils still larger amounts. Plan to get them in as early as possible. ana| PLANT McINTOSH REDS, All who intend to plant fruit_ trees ould consider the McIntosh | This apple belongs to the Fermeuse group. The fruit is a bright | deep red in color and is very attrac- | tive in apeararce. The flesh is ten- to ripen early in October and will keep | in comon storage into February. It lis the higtiest quality fall and early ‘winter apple on the market. Con- | sumers will use two to many apples if they can get Mclntosh | reds rather than some of the poorer | varieties which are so common. More and more other localities are lw‘fln-‘ ning to raise Mcintosh reds. Two- year-old trees can be purchased very reasonable fizures. They ve times as at should 5 feet apart, 40 | feet being much better. McIntosh reds sold readily last year at $7 a barrel and the distributors could not get a large enouzh quantity of them. There| need be little fear of everproduction of the fruit if apples of the type of Mc- | Intosh reds are produced. | GET LIME SULPHUR NOW. inside the Many are planning t trated lime sulphur thi first time. It is suggested they plan to buy this mate; se concen- that if e orders immediately. call on this matter as the spray sea- son nearly here. carller cne should be careful material that analizes high in sulphide. Every 2 per cent. of materals is worth a cent Any who have old material should have it analyzed or use it twice strong, but in many cases It would be more desirable to throw away the material and get mew. The labor in spraying is much more expensive than spray materials, therefore one cannot afford to uss materials that they are not entirely certaln to be effective. SEED CLOVER THIS WEEK. On grass fields seeded last fall clov- er seed should be sown this week. If possible do this some morning when the ground is frozen, as such work will have a tendency to help cover the seed after thawing takes place. More and More Tea. Nothing is more significant of _the change in the business world which war has produced than the interior of the city tea shops during the uncheon hour. The youngest of the women workers have long ago brimmed over from their own particular apartment into the smoking room, which, in spite of the calls which war has made upon the young manhood of the nation. is often more crowded than in normai times. That iliustrates another aspect of the days we live in; many men who used to lunch elaborately at a restau- rant are now content, either from vir- ture or necessity, Wwith the plain, wholesome fare of the tea shop.—Lon- don Chronicle. Naugatuck—At the Thursday even- Ing service at St. Michael's Episcopal church the sermon wili be preached by the Rev. E. B. Schmitt of Anso- nia. 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