Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 2, 1917, Page 8

cow at the Agricultural | periment station says “we have ap- RAIN GREAT produced 28,175 pounds [ plied lime for a number of years to TOO _butter record for Hol- |a portion of a m]fix orcwhnrdflwlmdur;- | e - College cow | satisfactory sesults.” A 3 er- 1 pounds. m-"hfim ‘Willilams | man, horticulturist at the West Vir- | Hundreds, of- Norwich Readers Find 1 Farm Queen produced 27.56 pounds of | ginia university, says “the experience Daily. Toil a Burden. v ol butter In seven days. Her best day’s|of this station with the effects of lime| = = ; ; ' ' The hustle- and worry of business the ‘that The Bhe is own- | on peach trees is rather limited. We Jr., Co., of|have watched our lime plot, however, i 11 5 and find that there are nodmzult'l;e = . wekk to three for the correspond- | watering carts and other property has cows in this herd made from |results which may be charged to the |rBen, lNG nvE lll- :-n‘n week ul’I:t ye-r&.r '!'ehe mortgage | been ldt‘ in the open, subject to ;h;o 15,000 to 20, poumhA" mthmon' o{- lime. The soil in 1””:: case is ‘v;a?" The hard- work and stooping of | " M loans eeks were er and vandalism of boys be- test last vear. of the tests | poor and deficient in humus. ADDI I ’ D456, rospectiy B e ot the were officially supervised by the De- | Dossible that on other solls and under | Tkmen. 2nd $609,450, respectively. cause of the'lagk of a place to store In New London there, were five sales | them. 3 B of realty last week, which was the| The sfreet department has had Bo same number for the corresponding |Dblace to house its equipment since the week of 1916. There were no mortgage ]c}tyd -o:gtc: e m.:tfl:!.:g:g::: u;: last k, the amount being |land whic! im0 » e ® | Bivision and which was torn The woman's household cares, Often weaken the kidneys. MBackache, headache, dizziness, Kidney- troubles, urinary troubles— frequently follow. partment of Dairy Husbandry of the|other conditions lime might give a Connecticut Agricultural College. It} different effect. nIn another experi- will also be remembered in Holstein [ ment which has been going on only circles that Mr. Henry. Hall recently | two vears and in which the trees arve purchased a very valuable herd sire|making very good growth In a com- for $12,000.00. paratively fertile soll, we have as yet Alterations Being Made on Franklin Square Store—Bungalow to detect any appreci- to be Erected on CLff Street Extension—Number of Building Permits Issued—Other Eastern Connecticut Building. A two story addition for the mill of Joseph Hall and Son, at Trading Cove, is in the process of construction. Con- tractor C. M. Williams is doing the work and has laid the foundation for the structure which is 26x43. It will be of steel and brick construction and will be used when completed, as a weave shed. Alterations to Store. Alterations are being made on_the stors formerly occupied by the Pro- gress Candy Kitchen, preparatory to its being used by a clothing firm. The plate glass windows are to be set, the frames having been put In. The whole show window has been widened two feet into the store and in the back will be mirrors. In the rear of the store A small addition has been finished off In hard wood and will serve as offices and fitting room. A toilet has been installed in the rear of the store. Con- tractor C. M. Williams is doing the work. d County Home Permit Issued. A building permit_has been issued to J. A. Dolan, a New London con- tractor, by Fire Marshal Howard L. Stanton for the ersction of the new concrete and hollow tile building for the New London County Home on Smith avenue. Will Erect Barn. Joseph Marterine will erect a frame barn on Copper street. The barn will be of wood construction 16x18 feet and MIDDLETOWN. Estimates are being received for the double frame house which is to be erected by A. Leslie Boughton. It will be about 35x45 feet, two stories high, with furnace heat, electric Wwiring, will be one and one half stories high. The building permit has been granted. West Main Street Addition. The American Waste and Metal Co. are_contemplating building an addition to their shed on West Main street. The addition will be 10x33 and 14 feet high: It will be of wood construc- tion. Fire Marshal Stanton has is- sued the building permit. To Erect Bungalow. A_building permit has been issued to Patrick F. Sweeney, contractor, for the erecting of a frame bungalow for Frank Falconi located on the CIiff Street extention. The contract calls for a one story fram building of the bungalow type 22x32 and one story high. The bungalow will be finished on the interior in hardwood and will have all the modern conveniences. Apartment Nearing Completion. The two flat apartment houses on Fanning avenue is fast nearing com- pletion. Walks have been laid about the building an@ all that remains to be done is a few finishing touches on the interior work. Contractor Del Car- lo is doing the work. Cellar Dug. The, cellar for the cottage of Caesar Del Chrlo on Fanning avenue has been dug and the lumber to be used has been hauled to the premises. Work on the erection of the building will soon be started. BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Increass Shown in Bank Clearings— Few Large Building Projects. The clearings of the Hartford banks for the past week in comparison with the same week of last year-show a gain of 9.2 per cent., and those of New <3in e me period a Real estate ransactions Ior tne wees as shown by the number of warranty deeds filed in the cities of the state reported in the Commercial Record numbered 466, which compares with 438 in the same week of last vear. Mortgage loans for the week tatalled ast $1,418,847, as against $2,008,788 year. New incorporations for the week numbered 14, comparing with eight a vear ago. The total authorized cap- ital stock for the week is $485,000, as against $117,000 last year. No petitions in bankruptcy were filed in Connecticut last week, an unusual record. A year ago three petitions, with assets of $1,355 and labilities of 25,411, were filed in this state. Few building permits were Issued Jast week. In the cities of New Ha- ven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and New Britafn 115 permits were is- sued for new comstruction work to cost $224,015, decided decreases being shown in New Haven and New Britain. A year ago in the same citles and in Stamford permits to the number of 134 for mew construction work to cost $353,000 were issued. The largest contract awarded for a M. A. BARBER Machinest and Engineer Steam Engine Repairs PLUMBING AND GASFITTING CALL UP 734 Without Gas Attach- Always EFFICIENT With or ments but and ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all makes of Rang A. dJ. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET Robert J. Cochrane GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washington Sq., Washington Building Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing Phone 531 MODERN PLUMBING is as essentia! in modern house as “eléctricty is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fa wrices. Ask us for plans and pr J.. F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS _Heating and Plumbing of | number of wegks s that for the erec. tion of 17 buildings in New Haven for Yale university at a cost of about $3,- 00,000. Very few other contracts of importance were let last week. A five story factory addition will be erected iBristol: a brick storage building in Windsor Locks; ,addition to business block and new residences in Hartford; small factory adition in Bridgeport: store and tenement block and parish house in_Torrington: addition to jail "~ Haven, and a number of one ana two “amily houses in various parts of the state. New projects reported include a large addition to the wire mill in New Haven; alterations to theatre in Wa- terbury; five story apartment building, store and tenement block, alterations to Turkish bath and a number of one- family houses in Bridgeport; dining kall, infirmary and a number of cot- tages in Storrs; store and bakery in New Britain: residences and bunga- lows in Hartford, and smaller projects 4Mn various parts of the state. Norwich had ten sales of real estate modern plumbing, etc. At a special meeting of the voters of the Newfield school district it was voted to accept the offer of the Tuttle Briok company to build a new school- house in that place. The building is to be of brick, containing four class rooms, and will cost about $12,000. GROTON. There has been talk of the New London Ship and Engine company erecting a number of -houses on the land east of the plant, and it is ex- pected now that work will actually start within a short time. The houses will be erected on the property south of the Brown house, which was recently obtained from the Brown estate. The houses will con- tain all modern improvements and will be strictly up to date. Streets will be laid out through the property, and it is likely that plans for the streets will come up before the next meeting of the warden and burgesses for approval. One of the features to be included in the new houses is a central heating plant to furnish all the houses with heat. NEW LONDON. Storehouse for City. down for the new factory. The city has not been able since that time to use money for a building until this time, with the result that it has suf- fered a consi@erable loss in_ replacing and repairing equipment and supplies. THAMES NAVAL STATION. Y. M. C. A. to Erect Building at Sub- marine Base. The Minor ~ Construction Co. of Worcester has been awarded the con- tract for the erection of a one-story building that will be built by the In- ternation Army and Navy associa- tion of the Y. M. C. A. for this dis- trict. The plans for this construction have been submitted to the National War Work council of the association at Washington, which ‘has given its approval and asked for immediate work. The foundation of this new build- ing at the base will be started to- day. This will be 40 by 120 feet. The carpenters will arrige from Wor- cester during the first ‘part of next week to work on the superstructure that will consume three weeks in building. 4 A big moving picture gallery will be provided so that the sailors may be able to ‘witness the movies very often during the winter, and the ma- chine can be s> arranged that it may be turned and show the pictures in the outdoor during the summer months. Room will be set aside for a small gymnasium and other parts for he libary and study rooms where Bids are being asked for the erection | classes will be carried on. of a building for the street department The building will be built in front and for the construction of retaining [O0f the harracks on the water front wails in Shaw street. Bids will be re- ceived until Saturday, when they will be opened. The building for which bids are asked is a city store and warehouse, to be approximately 150 feet long by 50 feet wide, and to contain workshop and storage facilitieg for the steam roller,” watering carf, snow shovels, and other supplies of the street de- partment and of the city. The build- ing will be located in Walbach street on property recently purchased by the citv. The retaining walls, which are to be constructed in_ Shaw street, are in connection with the laving of the new walks and straightening and grading of the street. In doing the work em- bankments of several properties were cut down, etc. and the city is to build retaining walls to hold up the em- bankments. Alderman Morgan, chairman of the street committee, states that a storage building is an absolute necessity. Hun- dreds of dollars have been spent by.the city for several fears past which could have been saved if, the city had had a storage building. The steam rollers, where the air is cool and refreshing. Tt is hoped that the contractors will complete the work in the time named so that the men may get the privi- leges they have been anxiously wait- ing for the past two or three months. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND. Statistics of building and engineering operations in New England as compfled by the F. W. Dodge company follow: Contracts to July 25, 1917..5112,059,000 Contracts to July 25, 1916.. 119,890,000 Contracts to July 915.. 99,433,000 Contracts to July 103,712,000 Contracts to July 96,745,000 Contracts to July 113,216,000 Contracts to July 96,450,000 Contracts to July 95,429:000 Contracts to July 91,893,000 3,091,000 77,248,000 Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contrace to Contracts to Contracts to July July July July July July July July 8,324,000 WAYS TO KILL BAD BUGS. FRaters Easy to Dispose Of — The Suckers Cause Trouble. 92 Franklin Street IiRON CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY €O No. 11 to 25 Ferry Street The state board of agriculture re- ports that it has had innumerable in- quiries within the past week in re- gard to control methods for some of the more common insect pests and in order that peopls may be advised :xlong this line, has issued the follow- ng: The manner in which insects obtain their food is a very important con- sideration of control, and the man- ner in which insects obtain food de- pends upon the nature of their mouth parts. There are two distinct types of mouth parts:—Those fitted for bit- ting and chewing (caterplilars, beetles etc), and those fitted for sucking (scale, lice, etc.) If an insect obtains its food by bit- ing or chewing, a stomach polson, such as paris green or arsenate of lead, is spread over the material be- ing eaten. Such a poison would be useless in the case of a sucking in- sect, where an insecticide which kills by contact with the insect’s body must be used, such as miseible oil or “block leaf 40.” If the material upon which the insect is feeding fs seen to be eaten, a chewing material shows in- sect injury but no trace of having been eaten, a sucking insect is prob- ably present. The potato beetle Is probably the worst pest of the potato. The adult beetles pass the winter In the ground. In the spring they emerge, about the time the 'potao plants start to grow, and lay their eggs on the under side ©of the leaves. The eggs hatch in about a week and the young feed and grow rapidly, causing conslderable damacge. Potato plants should be sprayed with paris green or arsenate ecf lead, according to directions on THE WONDERFUL FRUIT MEDICINE Thousands Owe Health And Strength To “Fruit-a-tives” “FRUIT-A-TIVES”, the marvellous medicine made from fruit juices — has relieved more cases of Stomach, Liver, Blood, Kidney and Skin Troubles than any" other medicine. In severe cases of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumfbago, Pain in the Back, Impure Blood, Neu- ralgia, Chronic Headaches, Chronis Constipation and Indigestion, “Fruit« a-tives” has given unusually effective results. By its cleansing, healing powers _on the efiminating organs, ““Fruit-a-tives’’ tones up ard isvigor- atds the whole system. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 256, £t all dealers or sent postpz2id by Fruit- a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N. YOU DEMAND GOOD CEMENT GOOD SAND AND GRAVEL ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT. All Our Products Are Graded and Washed and Cost no Mora. Deliveries by C. V. R. R. and by Water. THE NEW LONDON SAND & STONE COMPANY 85 STATE STREET, NEW LONDON, CONN. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS contairier in order to kill this pest. Plant lice, or aphids, are small, softbodied insects of varibus color, but usually green, black or red. This pest causes injury to plants by sucking their juices and drying them up, us- ually preferring the under side of the leaves. The lice are very prevalent, especially on potatoes, celery, beets, carrots, beans, spinach and lettuce. The winter is passed in the egg stage. These hatch in early spring and from that time until fall there are many generations. As soon as injury s noticed in the early summer, spray the under sides of the leaves with whale oil soap, one pound to five to eight gallons of water, or “black leaf 40,” one to eight hundred “Black leaf 40" is a solution of nicotine sul- phate containing 40 per cent nicotine. This may be obtained at any reliable drug store. The squash vine hborer is likely to prove troublesome, as it attacks near- ly all cucurbs. Usually the first in- dication of this pest is the witherihg or drying of the leaves and if an ex- amination is made the bore will prob- ably be found near the base of the injured parts. The adult of this in- sect which is a clear winged moth, appears early in July and the eggs are laid upon squash plants. The eggs hatch in the course of two weeks and the younger bore into the stems and feed until full grown. They then make their way into the ground where they pass the winter, transforming to moths the following spring. Insecti- cides are useless against them. Rake up and burn all vines as soon as the crop is gathered. This will destroy any borers which might be left in the vines. Late fall plowing will destroy many of the insects. The eggs of the squash bug are laid upon the under side of squash and melon leaves. They are of a brownish color and about the size of a pinhead. The eggs hatch in two weeks and the young suck the juices, becoming ma- ture in about a month. There are several broods each year. The bugs like to get into protected places at night. Shingles or pieces of board placed along the plants will serve this purpose. Turn over the pieces of board early in the morning and kill the bugs under them. The adults are very tough and may be destroyed only by contact insecticides used at such strength as would be injurious to the foliage.” The young bugs, however, may be destroved by the use of whale oil soap, one pound to five gallons of water or any other contact poison. Destroy the vines by burning as soon as possible after the crop is gathered. THe stalk borer is doing consider- able damage this year, especially to potato vines. It also frequently in- fests corn, grains, and various com- mon weeds. The eggs are laid in the fall on the stems of weeds and grass- es. They hatch in late May, and the voung at once commence to mine small galleries in_the leaves of the food plants. tion Survey,” conducted by the De- partment of Dairy Husbandry of the Connecticut Agricultural College, was very striking. There are natural rea- sons why such variations should exist but on all farms careful consideration should be given them. Take for in- stance the item of the cost of get- ting milk to the milk plant or ship- ping station. In some Instances in a community a milk team took care of the milk col- lection and generally when conditions warrant, this is to be recommended. In other instances, two or more far- mers would alternate by days or weeks so that it was necessary to make the trip only half or one-third or less as often as when the milk was hauled daily. The loss of time of a man and horse was very large, when no cooperation existed, because the average distance to haul is from two to three miles. This consumes not less than two hours daily of man and horse labor, which at 25 cents and 20 cents per hour respectively, would amount to $328.50 per vear, not in- cluding charge for keeping a wagon in running order. When only a few cans are hauled daily, as is usually the case, the cost per quart for transpor- tation is necessarily great. In this day where efficient efforts are so im- portant such a practice could well be discontinued unless there are other very good reasons for making the trip. —G. C. White, Connecticut Agricul- tural College. TURNIPS—THE LAST CHANCE. Flat turnips may be sown as late as early August, this being about the last chance to plant a crop of any kind this year. Good results are obtained by broadcasting in corn and cultivating in lightly, or they may be sown brodi- cast alone. In the latter case, the seed bed should be well prepared and free from weeds. Cover@with a light harrow or weeder. Use three to four pounds of seed per acre. A light dressing of well rotted manure will pay, or 300 pounds per acre of a fertilizer high in phosphoric acid. When sowing in corn, fertilizer would not be used. For gar- dens and small plots, sow about one- half inch deep in drilis about 18 inches apart. Do not sow too thick—ene seed every half inch is enough. When two inches high, thin to about five inches. One-half pound of good seed is plenty for a quarter acre. nips will stand light frosts with- out injury, but should be pulled before the ground freezes. The tops may be cut off and the crop stored in any coal place where there is no danger of freezing.—Agronomy Department, Con- necticut Agricultural College. THE GROWING OF BEANS. Beans are tender plants and must be kept free from weeds for good crops. For small plots there is nothing better than a wheel hoe. If weeds or grass are bad, hand hoeing will be necessary. Kill the weeds when they are small. At the Storrs Experiment station beans are planted in rows 28 inches apart, and a one-horse spike tooth cul- Tn a few dave they worl | tivator is used for cultivation since it down to the bases of the leaves and | Shuts up narrow and does not throw enter the stalks. readilly recognized by the wilting of parts above the larvae. The larvae Infested plants are |Much soil. Cultivation and Disease.—It has been proved that anthracnose (pod spot or become full grown about the first of |TUst) is spread by hoeing and cultivat- August. by the pecullar markings of the body. They are easily recognized ing when the vines are wet. For this reason it is best to keep out of the The larva is about an inch long, varies | bean field when a heavy dew is on or from purplish to whitish brown, and |2fter a rain. is marked with five white stripes, one along the middle of the back and two on each side. When ready to pupate, Sgraying.—Spraying for anthrocnose is of no value. If insects like rose bee- tles are serious, spray with arsenate of the larva cuts a hole through the side | lead (paste), one pound to_ten gallons of the stalk and then transforms to|9f water. Agronomy Department, the brown pupa in the lower parts of | Connecticut Agricultural College. the stalk. The moths emerge late in August; there being but one genera- tion a year. CUTTING MILK TRANSPORTATION COSTS. The wide wariation upon farms in the oost of many items studied re- STATE RECORD COW AGAIN ON TEST Williams Farm Queen, the cow that broke the state record for milk for 365 days has again made a good short e test. Her record for one year is 3,182.7 pounds of milk and l95445 pounds of butter. The milk eently, in the “Cost of Milk Produc- was taken away from DeKol Hubbard POULTRY FARM MANAGEMENT. By Roy E. Jones, Extension Poultry- man at Connecticut Agricuitural Col- lege. The labor problem is one that seems to increase in difficulty each vear, both because of the increasing wage which all kinds of labor demands and the fact that good poultrymen are exceed- ingly hard to find at any price. It seems to be invariably true that every poultryman with a reasonable amount of knowledge of the business hos an overwhelming desire to get Into the business. This desire is perhaps a lit- tle too strong, as the many poultry failure due to inexperience would indi- cate that a longer apprenticeship should be served. As a rule the owner himself does the greater part of the poultry work, for experience teaches that hired labor can often be better employed at other work. The question is frequently asked: “How many birds can one man care for?” The answer must depend entirely on the kind of business done, whether it be strictly a market egg ram or whether pedigrded laying stock or exhibitior poultry form a substantial part of the businéss. It “is obvious that any kind of breeding work which requires small matings and detailed records must greatly increase the labor cost. The efficiency of labor on the 42 farms included in this sur- vey is compared on the basis of the number of poultry units handled per man. A poultry unit is considered as a mature bird or its equivalent. kept cne year. On this basis two pullets or roosters raised to maturity or four brollers were considered one poultry unit. Relation of Poultry Unite Per Man to . Labor Income. Number of farms, 2; poultry units per man, 1,500 to 2,000; average labor income, $23, Number of farms, 10; poultry units per man, 900 to 1,600; average labor income, $1,469. 3 Number of farms, 15; poultry units per man, 500 to 900; average labor in- come, $933. Number of fatms, 15; poultry unts per man, less than 500; average labor income, $225. . . The rapge of poultry units per man was from¥ 319 up to 2,000, with the 7ighest efficiency point somewhere be- tween 800 and 1,500, depending on the system of care and management and the kind of business done. On the av- erage a man handling less than 500 poultry units is not doing enough busi- ress to make a reasonable profit. On 1he other hand, a man trving to care for more than 1,500 cannot give them sufficient care to produce results. The average number of laying hens on each farm was 592 and the average num- ber of poultry units necessary to main- tain that number of hens was $66. This means a ratio of 100 poultry units to every 68 laying hens. Poultry Range an Important Factor. Ample range is a very necessary fac- tor of the poultry bisiness and is to be put on a solid foundation. The health of the breeding stock and the condi- tion of the young etock in the fall de- pends largely on the range which they have. While some farms are doing a successful business on a small area of iand, it is questionable how long they can continue to do it unless they fol- low the practice of purchasing hatch- ing eggs or chicks outside from range grown stock. The number of pouitry vnits per acre is used as a basis of comparison. Relation of Poultry Units Per Acre to Labor Income. Number of farms, 15; poultry units per acre, up to 126; average labor in- come, $1,024. Number of farms, 18: poultry units per acre, 126 to’ 200; average labor in- come, $758. ® Number of farms, 9: poultry units per acre, more than 200; average labor income, $282. The range of poultry units per acre was from 34 up to 958, with an average for all farms of 192. The better farms show much less than the average and the most advisable number would be something less than 100. The type of soil is a very important consideration. If an attempt is made to maintain a green ranfe, as is most advisable, pro- Cuctive sofl will carry many more hens than sandy or light soil, whereas If cldse yarding is necessary, sandy soil is best because the filth has a chance to leach away and sanjtary conditions are more easily maintained. Where land values are high and soll productive, a double yarding system can be used, alternating range and crops to very good advantage. Orch- ards, pasture or waste iand can often be utilized for poultry range with very good results. Any kind of low hanging trees or bushes are desirable in a poultry ranfe, particularly during hot weather. CULLING OUT' THE SL'\C!‘ERS[ PAID. Culling the flock to eliminate the non-laying hens is one method of in- creasing profits in the poultry busi- ness. Conclusiye proof of this is ap- parent in repofts of two demonstra- tions conducted this week by mem- bers of the poultry department of the Connecticut Agricultural college. One of these demonstrations was held at the home of Frank D. Edmunds at North Windham July 12th. The week before the demonstration the flock of 322 hens laid 593 eggs, or an average of 26.3 per cent. A total of 124 birds was culled from the flock, leaving 198 hens. These hens laid during the fol- lowing week 559 eggs, or an average of 40.3 per cent. Another demonstration was put on by the poultry department at the farm of Mrs. F. Huntington Clark at Rox- bury July 10th. Previous to the dem- onstration this flock of 980 hens laid 2,408 eggs, or an average of 35 per cent. The flock was culled to birds, 303 being removed. These 677 hens laid 2,750 eggs the week following the demonstration. an average of 41 per cent. The 303 culls “'were held at the farm for 36 hours after being sep- arated and during that time they laid only 10 eggs. ‘What has been done with these flocks can be duplicated practically anywhere in the state. The poultry department is prepared at any time to help show the people of the state how to detect the drones in their flocks. USE OF LIME FOR 3 PEACH ORCHARDS. More proof has come showing that lime applied to a peach orchard gives no appreciable return. A horticultur- al adviser, recently wrote to several experiment stations in an effort to get as much light upon this subject as is available. Answers received are all been unable able influence from lime. my feeling is that of lime is to put'the soil in better Personally the main benefit| This Norwich man tells you what to do. condition for the growing of legum- s Bri , carpenter, ” fnous cover crops.” M. A. Blake, | Calvin Lot P horticulturist at the New Jer- | Penobscot St., says: 1 think my sey Agricultural Txperiment sta-|work had a great deal to do with ms fon, mays “all _experimental 4 Py :‘::CP R:fip’?-’)l’s to show that lilme does grouble as overlifting seemed ¢t ag hot have a very striking effect upon lgravate the pains that were in m tite growth and development of peach [ Q 3 s trees, except where the sofl may be [t2ck almost constantly. I got so bad decidedly acid. In other words, if [that I couldn’t lift at all and I eould the =oll is so nddhanrl in such 20T maraly straighten up. Doan's Kidnes condition that such crops as clover 2 e could not be grown, 1t.is likely 1or2ma gave me good relief. I recom - mend them so that others who may #roublea will know of a good medicine fo use.” . Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim ly ask for a kidney remedy—get ;mun‘x Kidney Pills—the sams that Briggs had. Foster-Milburn COe., Buffalo, N. Y prove beneficial to the trees if lime is added. Where the soil is in a good state of fertality, and not very acid T would not expect very marked re sults from the application of lime. POTATO STORAGE IN TOWN AND CITY ' Tubers Mr. Ziters JOSEPH BRADFORD BOOKBINDER Blank Books Made and Ruled to Order 108 BROAQWAY Good Advice As to How Should Be Kept. The question of storage for next winter has been raised by many ama- teur potato growers. The requirements are simple. Most unheated cellars or basements will furnish fair storage. Temperature. A temperature of 40 to 50 degrees) | would be ideal, but variotions be- tween 34 and 50 are safe. Take the temperature’ of vour cellar now. If it is 60 to 65 degrees, it will do very OPENING NEW COURSE IN HOME ECONOMICS well for winter storage, although po- tatoes would probably sprout In late _— = BT IO Object is to Provide Leaders for This Potatoes will not keep well in a Work Throughout State. heated cellar or basement. Where there is no cool storeroom provided, it is sometimes possible to partition off] A new course for women wishing 0%tk Daminetl, s possible from lurain themselves in home economics the furnace. No es should [o"" s vt eyt Fan (onen thissvom. feing opened by the Connecticut Ag Keep a thermometer near the po- [icultural College in order that tatoes. Tf the weather turns very cold [nyill admit to the home econom and there is danger of freezing, place |joaqars may be ava for this wor a lighted lantern or oil stove or alyuootid BOY % Qe e tub of water, or both, near the pota-|gaiiE100E TAE SIREE = i e yenrs normal school training in a Light and Ventilation. aiRution which requires four years Storage rooms should be kept dark, | high school work for admission i especially in late winter and spring. |on the completion of two vears w Tn the early winter, before coldfat Storrs a degree of Bachelor of weather sets in, some ventllation |erye will be granted should be provided—for la quanti- | ['his new course at the Cor ties of potatoes. A few bushels would | Agricultural College is inst g 5 need very little ventilation. cause of the unprecedented ema 5 \ upon the part of secondar - bt technically trained teachers in m r large quantities it will pay to|cconomics. A large part nstruct a bin. The bottom should |grenced call comes be be 4 to 6 inches from the floor and the lam] Government unde sides the same distance from the wall. [Hyghes Act is now furr . The bin may be as deep as convenlent. I7or technical training in these schoo For small quantities, barrels or boxes | 7he extension service of the va will do. colleges of the country is also utilizing Cold Storage. an unprecedented number of techn Tn cities where cold storage is avail- [ally trained women. This work 1 able, it B sted that those who |veloping rapidly throughout the co have grown a few bushels and have|try and women must be found to f no cellar, will do best to put their po-|the positions. In order to antic tatoes in commercial cold storage|this need to a certain extent, the plants. The cost will not be excessive.|being formulated this course of W. L. Slate, Jr., Connecticut Agri- |struction whereby a woman wit cultural Colleg years' training may transfer t — State college and there prey pa self for future work lines. ng More things come to those who do not wait for them. OF PLENTY By P. G. HOLDEN. F YOU were to ask ten men t¢ name the backbone of the nation it i¢ likely that at least nine of them would declare it Is the farm. But If you were to ask these same ten to name the backbone of the farm, it is very possible that no two wonld give the same reply. Tt is to be doubted if any of them would name the one « + ‘icultural product which is the foundation of profitable farming. * ' If these ten men were farmerfs snd halled from as many portions of the jcountry, it is probable that one would declare the backbone of the farm to be wheat; another would maintain it was corn; another oats; another cotton: another dairying; another beef cattle; another sheep; another hogs; another )lorses; the tenth probably pouitry, * In expressing his opinion, each would be governed by the kind of farming in which he is engaged. Each would name the principal product of his indi- .vidual farm, but none would have mentioned the only product common te all ;arms wherever situated. This product is hay. dord ‘s - Hay Common to All Farms. There are many farms on which grain is not grown to any great exrwmr. ‘There are other farms on which but a few head of live stock are raised. (3 Cotton is grown In only, a portion of the United States. But hay forms a considerable part of the product of every farm unless it be in o portion of the cottos belt where much toll and persistent efforts are annually, expended to keep It from grow- Ing—a practice that has cost the Southern states millions of dollars. Not oniy is hay the most common of farm crops, but it is the most necessary and bene- b ficlal. It is ome of the most necessary, because it enters into the daily diet of every ferm animal and every fowl. It is one of the most beneficial because it helps maintain soil fertility. Hay is to the farm animal what bread is to the human race. There are many varieties of hay just as there are jumerous varleties of bread, but hay' in some form is relished by every animel just as bread is emjoyed by every human being. Without hay it would be impossible to raise live stock euccessfully, an it Is now generally admitted that live-stock raising is essential to the preserva- tion of soil fertility. Live stock farmingis “Safe Farming.” | Not only by making-§ve stock raising possible does hay assist in bulldin, up sofl fertllity, but in the case of clover and alfalfa, it is a direct fertility builder, as it adds nitrogen and humus t¢ the soll. Worth More Than Gold. " Hay 1s the Uncrowned King of Pleniy; a prince of thé House of Pros. |perity, whose garnered gold outvalues by ncarly ten times the riches of all the precious metal mined in United Stags. | Thé total acreage of hay in the Urfted States is exceeded only by that of corn, is nearly double that of whan!lend two and one-half times that of cotton. Its value equals that of the cott s crop, 1s exceeded only by the value iot the corn crop, is nearly one-third larfer than the value of the wheat ecrope }nnd exceeds the combined value of all ofher grain erops. 4 § Hay Growing States Are Wealthy States. ‘Wherever hay is grown, there wili[ue found live stock. Wherever there /18 live stock there will be found fertilc [o/!, §ood homes, prosperons communi-. |ties, progressive towns and cities. L > Examine the accompanylog map ¢f the Usited States showing the hay et the large hay-producing states are. to the effect that nothing is gained by such applications. E. H. Jenks of the Connecticut Agricultural Ex- nd forage acreage and you will note e ‘The relative hay production eof the without exception the wealthy various states is an accurate _the relative wealth of the states,