Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 16, 1917, Page 8

STOREHOUSE FOR PONEMAH COMPANY New Structure to be Erected North of Present Buildings—Wiit be 50x80 and of Brick Construction—Similar Building to be Erected in Greeneville—Other Activities in This Vicinity. Peck, McWilllams Co. The bullding will ‘be painted soon. The walk in front of the store has not et been laid. Contractor Archibald Torrance has gtarted work on the new store house for the Ponemah Co. at Taftville. The building- will be located at the north r storehouses in the rear Putting Roof On. The struuoture will be| The roof for the addition of the ona story In height with dimensions|Standard Brass and Tubing Co. in $0x80. It will be of brick construc- ew London is being put on. The yel- ton with hardwood floors and gravel |low pine rafters have been set in place &nd tar roof. There be a number iand the roof boards put on and it is of small windows, giving sufficient | eady for the tar and gravel. Con- Hht to the building, traciors Peck, McWilliams are doing The foundation will be of concrete | ihe work. weith = concrete basement. Storehouse for Greeneville. The Atlantle Carton Co. in Greene-| the Bungalow at Montville. The work on the new bungalow at Montville for Hadley Potter is pro- plans for which will be ready for es- timates in about a week. Other work reportea includes six-family houses, brick warehouse and garage in Hart- ford; several new buildings and stores; eight-story clubhouse and a number of frame houses in Bridgeport: two schoolhouses in Hamden; public bath- house in New Haven ' and _several smaller projects in different parts of the State. Contracts awarded include public bathhouse in Bridgeport, which will cost 350,000, also basement church and a2 number of one and two-family hous- es in the same city; three-family hous- es in West Haven; residencec and sev- cral one and two-family houses in Waterbury; alterations to the post- office in Hartford; children’s home in Stamford and the usual amount of smaller contracts in various pirts of Connecticut. NEW LONDON Boiler Contracts Mean Ex- penditurs of $9,000. School The board of school visitors award- ed contracts for the installation of new boilers at the Nathan Hale and Na- meaug schools at a special meeting held in the board room in the city hall at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. To ¥ille are to erect a storehouse in gressing rapidly. The exterior has| .o A tn | Sressin T > ¢ the expense of the work the rear of thelr present factory on South|icen practically finished the shingles|foray the eXpense of the wore tie Soiden street. The bullding will whg|llaving been put on. The roof is nOW|council to recommend an appropria- - "o one stary R, S| neng fniabed. tion of $9,000 at a special city meet- te three inches in will be 8 inch- be of con | THE WEEK’'S DEVELOPMENTS and the v i | Little Activity in Building—Increase in Bank Clearings. light for the buildl The roof of the The clearing of the Hartford banks ing to be held in the near future. There were only two bidders for the contracts, Thomas P. Cleary and the Hopson & Chapin Mfg. Co. The for- mer bid $4,713.83 for the Nathan Hale School and $4,000.43 for the Nameau; the bids submitted by the latter oon- bufiging will have spruce raft o 200 For : i pruce raft ithi o iy mparison with | cern wers $4,500 for the Nathan Hale N. C. pine roof boards on which will S "ek‘ ‘]"a;t“ D and $4,150 for the Nameaug. Cleary be laid roofing parer. | he same week of year show an | (i aVarded the contract for install- The bulldmg will extend from the ase of 2.5 per cent. and those of |ing the boiler in the Nameaus school g = et e o n for the same period an in- |and the Hopson & Chapin Co. was st river. Contractgrs Peck, McWil 3.3 per cent. Eiven the contract for the installation Hiams have the confract P entate s shown by the|of the bLoiler at the Nathan Hale Brioic Worke Complented. | warrenty deeds filed the | school. The carpenter_work and the brick | in the cities Of the State work o the Francls property at in The Commercial Record, STORRS has been compieted b i53, comparing with 439 in e ciponding weck of 1915, Mort- | Six New Buildings to be Erected at an the weel totaled $1,552, as against $1,397,399 a vear ago. new companies were formed " FREE TO the Agricultural College. New Britain architects will have o |in Connecticut, as compared with 16 |plans completed in about a month for ASTHMA SUFFERERS | veai"izo. ““rhie. total capital stock | Six mew builaings to be eracted for the I of the new concerns for this week was | Connecticut Agricultural College at A New Home Oure That Anyome Can|$237.500, while last vear the total cap-|Storrs. These include a brick din- Use Without Discomfort or Loss of |itzlization reported was $667,000. |ing hall of the Gothic style of ar- =iy etition In bankruptcy for the week | chitecture with _ artificlal stone athod that cures |numbered six, with assets of § im and slate roof. The main ou to a liabilities of $64,743, a much larg- |building will be 36x115 feet, with seat- er whether y number than in the Jike week ofling capacity of about 400. It will have 1916, when but four petitions, having|an extension in front about 38 feet beds with doctors office, waiting room and living apartment of three rooms. The total appropriation for the build- ings is $75,000. MYSTIC Plans have been made for a resi- ‘dence and garage to be erected in West Mystic for Perkins Sterns, 153 Hudson Street, New York. The building will be of brick and stucco and will cost about $15,000. NEW LONDON Bids will be opened next week for the proposed storehouse to be erected in New London for the U .S. Gov- ent at a cost of $125.000. F. R. Har- ris, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, Washing- ton, D. C. is in charge. it THE WEEK’'S PERMITS Total of 160 Issued This Year Over 205 For Same Week Last Year. Building permits were granted dur- ing the past week in the several Con- necticut cities and in Springfleld, Mass, as shown by the following ta- ble: Number of Permits. 1916 New Haven Bridgeport .... .. 29 Hartford - -t ‘Waterbury ... D3 Stamford .. . i New Britain ...... 10 Milford ... i West Haven ...... 5 Hamden .... ..0. 4 & Stratford Se T = Springfield son, 18 i1 Total i e 2260 148 Cost of Buildinga. 1937 1915 N. Haven.. §222.6 $172,224 Bridgeport 262690 Hartford .. 110795 Waterbury 14,400 Stamfora 13,000 N. Britain 91 Milford ... W. Haven Hamden Stratford Springfield Total ... $950,920 $69: BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND Statistics of building and engineer- ing operations in New England as com- piled by the F. W. Dodge company assets of $13 and liabilities of $27,- | square, two stories high arranged for|follow: ro roported In this State lounging room, coat room and office | Contracts to Aug. 5, 1917.. $119.447,000 g permits were issued for the |on the first floor and living quarters on | Contracts to Aug. S, 1916.. 126,833,000 n ther cities of New Haven,|the second floor. There will be an ex- | Contracts to Aus. 8, 1915.. 107,930,000 eport, ford, Waterbury, | tension ‘in the rear, 36x38 feet, one-|Contracts to Aug. S, 1914.. 110,139,000 tamfora and New Pritain to the|story high. The general kitchen will| Contracts to Aug. 8, 1913.. 103,166,000 mber of 116, as compared with 154{be in the basement under the dining|Contracts to Aug. S, 1912.. a New construction work | room, also a well equipped bakeshop.|Contracts to Aug. 8, 1911.. st cost $787,435, the largest|They will erect two one-family houses|Contracts to Aug. £, 1910.. ' ng_ found in Waterbury, |and two double houses with six rooms | Contracts to Aus. §, 1909.. 96.794.000 where permits have been Issued for a|each. They will be of frame _con- |Contracts to Aug. S, 1908.. /463000 v gas plant, five story pattern shop |struction with shingled sides and roof | Contracts to Aug. 8, 1907.. $3.149.000 and - brick chur A “vear ago the|and have fireplaces, electric wiring, |Contracts to Aug. 8, 1906.. 74.095.000 new construction work started [modern plumbing and hardwood finish. | Contracts to Aug. §, 1905.. ' §7.345.000 1ted to $581.490. A brick infirmary, 28x45 feet, one story | Contracts to Aug. 3, 1904.. 55,695,000 ¥ new building profects are re-|high, will also be erected. This wiil|Contracts to Aug. S, 1303.. £9.904,000 orted this week, the largest being a|have two wards, one of which will|Contracts to Aug. 5. 1902.. 75.065.000 r school -in PBridgeport,|contain four beds and the other two Contracts to Aus. S, 1901.. 73,325,000 ASTHMA COUPON lons of this stock solutign for each ASTHMA CO. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SAVE SEED FOR NEXT YEAR'S GARDEN. | Very Small Surplus in Hands of Seeds- men at the Present Time. ¥ large demand for spring there is a in the hands of the ds this surplu, M. A. BARBER tomato into the jar, just the pulp and seed. Cucumber and melon seed can be soured and washed in the same man- ner. 1t is not necessary to sour squash to obtain the seed, although it may be done if cesired. Usually they may be picked out fairly clean by hand. Lettuce: One good plant may be al- lowed to g0 to seed and It should pro- duce enough seed for family use. When Machinest and Engineer he present time, conse- |mogt of the seed is ripe, or the white @ prices for sced_next vear |down is showing, the whole plant may St ) i illy as high as this season. | be pulied and 1aid on papers in the at- Steam Engine Repairs et elton Smouis be sasas | HeOF Piced i o IArse Daper bk, 2 Tower to save emousn seed |10 dr¥. Later rub the seed out by PLUMBING AND GASFITTING part, if not all, his needs for ed is easily saved as follows designate, by stakes or col- CALL UP 734 or strings, the best and | :tive plants: do not pick With or Without Gas Attach- > choice plants for snap ments but Always EFFICIENT it save the pods from it. In e CCONOMICAL— was you will be more liable to seed next year. In any case which are to be saved for seed ave clean, healthy lookfag Do not save seed from pods We furnish Recairs for ail makes ey piR eroia et the moet ) of Rarnes is commonly called, bean rust, | times the only way to select lean seed will be to go over | rows carefully and pick only | A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET ROBERT . COCHRANE pods which are free from the Pods fSc seed showld be soon as they are dry but ‘hey have become discolored spotted. Spread the pods in the other dry room until they out easily. The easiest way hand. Beets, turnips, carrots and other root plants seed only the second vear. The plants are allowed to attain full size and stored in cellars or pits over ter, then they are set out next spring and the seed stalk develops from tha root set out. Hence it is impossible to get seed for early planting from any of these crops now growing. Save some cf your own seed. NEW ENGLAND'S PEACHES. Something About This Delicious Rip- ened-on-the-Tree Product. The season for the native or New England grown peaches is at hand. To get the most enjoyment of a product it ls interesting to know something of its history and development. That the peach is a beautiful frujt hardly needs to be said, for the name is used to describe the most wonderful work of the Creator—woman. * China first knew the peach, though OGS Ericie ! ell them is to place them in a 0 . . st nice i Thip |SOme writers have designated Persia PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING | ihom ont with & stietr rapie e iiP | as its home. The first recorded name Washington Sq., Washington Building | terial into a box, shake out the pods, | Of the peach is in the Chinese lan- el nd then by pouring the beans from |§{ia8¢ = The peach was brought to ne box ints another oot e e Tom | America soon after the enrly settlers Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing arrived. This is evidenced wind wiil blow the dirt away, the bea by _ the e eni canibe b e ey hefbeRd number of wild peaches In dome of the Swest corncaihe sEad by Sie southern states, especlally Tl S51 Fond et or ekt Vonh conk | mountains. A Ty | thoto ears for seed which grom | Although we think of the peach as MODERN PLUMBIN | on plants which produce two ears, | ETOWINg In only a few definite sectlons, ears you are going to save |1t 18 nevertheless grown in every state ' f h cloths or twine so none |°f the union. Texas jeads all other Is as essential in modern houses as|of the family will pick it for eating. |States In the number of bearing peach electricity is to lishting. Wo guaran- | are nearly dry. breal | trees. 12.140.486 in 1910. tee the very best PLUMBING WORK ears from the stalk, pull back the | One of the largest peacn srowing by ‘expert workmen at the fairest|USKS and hang the corn up to dry, un- | °Ctions of the country is that which ’ o t the fairest|qer cover away from birds and mice, | \ncludes New Jersey, Meoryland and prices | ar it is thoroughly dry. severai|Delaware. Those were the peaches re- Ask us for plans and prices. ¢ may be shelled and put away | CERLIY In the market. Now comes the 'xes until next season. One £ood 1 supply enough seed for a moderate sized garden. If your seed corn is mixed, that Is, s diffarent types or colors of kernels on the same cob, discard those kernels which are not the varieties which you wish to grow. If your beans are £o far along that vou cannot save the entire crop from J. F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS i certain plants, save the best beans e hose which you Ve, Heating and Plumbing |7 e i o v ™0 700 92 Franklin Street Tour oun garten tnis year. ‘Save the seed spe from zood sized, ~ well _shaped mens which ripen first.< One of ‘J\fi“‘n: ast methods is to scrape the IROM CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY and fulce info a glass jar and this sours or ferments then it is imple matter to wash the seed by ng wates into the jar, stirring, the seed to settle, pour off the op. repeating until the eced is clean, THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY €0. | for vttty s, 25 e Nos. 11 to 25 Ferry Street It is not necessary to put the whole e e e —————— YOU DEMAND GOOD CEMENT GOOD SAND AND GRAVEL ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT. All Our Products Are Graded and Washed and Cost no More. Deliveries by C. V. R. R. and by Water. THE NEW LONDON SAND & STONE COMPANY _ 85 STATE STREET, NEW LONDON, CONN. > — e me of the New England peaches, which because they are allowed to rip- en on the trees, are superior in every way. The bulk of the New England crop Is grown in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut LEAF-SPOT ON TOMATOES Resin Fish-Oil Soap Added to Bor- deaux Mixture Promises a Method of Control. The addition of resin fish-ofl soap to bordeaux mixture promises to con- trol tomato leaf-spot, aithough bor- deaux mixture alone has not prevented losses. Plant disease specialists in the federal department of agriculture describe the leaf-spot disease as one which causes defoliation of the plants, greatly reduced vlelds, and inferior fruit. Small circular spots develop on the lcaves and sometimes on the stems. They first appear as tiny dots, having a dark or water-soaked ap- acre of tomatoes to be spyaved. The crystals should be dissolved the usual way by suspending them in a burlap bag which touches the sur- face of the water; be well stirred. The lime suspension, or milk of lime, is also a pound to a gallon bu only’ three-fourths as many gallons are needed as of the copper solution. Thus, it there are 20 gallons of the copper solution there would be only 15 of the lime milk. The lime should be slacked gradually by pouring the water on in small quantities and at intervals until all has crumbled. Fin- ally larger quantities are added with constant stirring until the velume completed. If quicklime cannot be had the solution should and hydrated lime is available use as many pounds of the latter as of copper sulphate, but do not increase the quantity of water. Alr-slacked lime must not be used. The resin fish-ofl soap suspension is made with a pound of soap to a ga Jon of water. As with the lime, only three-fourths of the quantity of wa- ter is necessary. Hot water will hasten the dissoiving of the soap. To avoid the formation of troublesome lumps the water must be added slow- Iy _at first with constant stirring. For general commercial operatlons two 50-galion barrels 1with outlets at the hottom are placed on a raised platform so their outlets will be high- er than the top of the spray tank. To make 100 gallons, measure eight gallons of the copper sulphate solu- tion into one barrel and six gallons of the milk of lime into the other. Add to each enough water to make 47 gal- lons, stirring contents thoroughly and then let the twn solutions run with equal rates into a trough leading to the spray tank. At the same time add six gallons of the resin fish-oil soap very gradually and in a small stream through the spray tank strainer aiong with the copper lime mixture. The copper sulphate and lime should be mixed before the soap {s added. Modi- fications of the method may be used for smaller quantities. A traction sprayer such as that em- ploved in the spraying of potatoes may Dbe used except where the vines are too large. There should be three nozzle for_each row, one to spray downward and two on the side spraying toward each other. These lateral nozzles should be set low and pointed slightly up to get the sprav on the under side of the leaves. Thorough spraying, Tepeated at from seven to ten-day in- tervals, is necessary for the best re- sults, and must be continued through August. Wghen the plants are too large for a traction spraver in the rows, roadwavs should be opened and the spraving continued with long lines of hose. REDUCE CHICKEN FLOCKS. Many Poultry Men Who Buy Their Grain Cant’ Afford to Feed Large Flocks. While there is not a scarcity of poultry, the supply is not large and there Is not as big a supply as there should be in a year when all food pro- ducing forces are trying to increase their production hecause of the food shortage due to the war. The price of grain is so high that many raisers of poultry have reduced thelr flocks. Despite the hgzh price of grain the price which is being charged for chickens is not hizh. In one case the past week a woman sold yearling hens at 50 cents aplece. The usual pearance. Gradually they enlarge. &nd turn brown, and the leaves shirv- el and drop, beginning at the base of the plant. Bordeaux mixture is best prepared by making stock solutions of the sepa- rate ingredients. The copper sulphate should be mixed in the proportions of a gallon of water, preferably soft water, to a pound of the sulphate crystals and there should be five gal- keep the young stock. It is reported|it is to pick these same fruits in 1l prices charged range from 18 to 22 cents a pound live weight. This price is not as high as would be expected considering the price of grain and the jumps that some other foods have made. Tt is advised that poultry growers get rid of molting hens now. Hens their flocks. It is the man raises a few chickens and depends upon re- tailers of grain who has cut down the pumber in his flock. This movement seems to have taken place in various parts of the country because of the high price of grain. GIVING THE BEES ROOM Daily Attention Needed During Peri- od Known as Honey Flow. Many beekeepers make a serious mistake in failing to give their bees enough storage room on time. The ad- dition of this room at just the right time - for the storage of the season's crop of honey requires good judgment and an intimate knowledge of the nec- tar resources of the articular locality and season. Very few people realizez that in many localities the entire sea- son’s crop of surplus honey s gathered and_stored within a period of a few weeks. It is exceedingly !mportant Quring these few weeks that the prog- ress of the work in the supers be be watched closely and additional room be given as rapidly as the bees can use it. The usual procedurs by the inexpe- rienced beekeeper is to put on a super of 25 to 50 pounds capacity during the early spring and give the subject no further thought until late summer or auttumn. If the super is found to be full of honey at that time, it is re- moved and probably an empty one put in ita place. In any cases this empty super is given long after there is any possibility of any further storage of honey during the season, and if comb- honey is being produced, the sections and foundations are ruined for further use by being In the hives during a time when no honey is being stored. During a poor season a single super for each colony may furnish an abund- ance of room for the storage of the entire crop of honey, but. during a good season, if addition supers are not given as needed, the major portion of the crop is lost to the beekeeper simply from lack of storage space. In comb-honey. production the stand- ard supers contain, when fllled, only abont 25 pounds of honey. During a rapid honey flow. such as occurs some seasons, especially in the Northern States sufficient progress is frequent- v made in each newly added super to justify the addition of another evers ihiee or four davs. With such a honey flow several supers may be completely filled with honey before any of it is ripened and sealed, and the hive may have therefore as many as 5 or 6 sup- ers at one time. Under such conditions if the bees are compelled to ripen and seal the honey in the first super be- fore a second one is given. most of the possible honey crop Is lost to the bee- keeper, the bees being compelled either to swarm or loaf during the height of the storing season. Such an abundant honey flow does not, by any means, oc- cur every year, but when it does oceur the beekeeper should be prepared to take full advantage of the opportunity. Bees need =o little attention during the greater portion of the vear that it is difficult for the inexperienced bee- keeper to realize that for the best re- sults almost daily attention is needed during the few days or weeks known among beekeepers as the honey flow. A more complete discussion of this sub- ject Is given in Farmers' Bulletin, No. 03. Comb Honey, which may be ob- tained on request from the United States Department of Agriculture. TOLLAND COUNTY CROPS Tobacco Generally in Fine Condi- tion—Potato Yield Good. Reports from many of the towns of Tolland county, show that nearly all crops are in a flourishing condi- tion, with promise of a blg harvest. the most important crop of ion of the county, Ellington, and Vernon being the mnoted toboffs towns. is at present generally in e condition. Ti has grown very faf during the past two weeks of hot wfither. and with the exception of a sall section in Vernon, has escaped damage by the severe thunder and hailstorms of the summer. In Ver- non there was a loss of about $5000 by one hard storm. The acreage is abont the same as last vear, which war the largest on record in these towns. There Is a_very large vield of hay throughout the county, and it is very fine quality. The vield is so large that the farers have been handicapped in harvesting by a lack of help and wet and hot weather. Potatoes are in fine condition in all parts of the county, especially in El- lington, Somers, Stafford and Vernon. | There has been little trouble with bugs. and conditions now promise the largest vield in many vears, as almost every one with a little land or a small garden planted potatoes, as a result of high prices last vear. Potatoes were selling the first week in August for $150 a hushel. and it is claimed that potatoes will sell this fall as low as 75 cents a bushel. Corn is in good condition. and gained rapidly during the recent hot weather. Farly veg- etables have ben very plenty. and the prices are much lower than iast vear. as a result of the unusual number of gardens this vear. There is promise of a big vield of tomatoes, beans and cabbages. There are very few early apples. and there is not a promise of a larze vield of late apples. There 1s of even' though several tho! id have been thinned off. The resuits of thinning are 1. Larger and better fruit. . Larger percentage of fancy fruit. 3. Few culls. 4 Preveats overloading and weak- ening of tree. 5. Prevents breaking of branches. Cheaper to harvest. Tends to annual bearing. Checks the brown rot. Larger return from the crop. Grape Sprayin, ‘The grape crop was nearly a loss last seasan due to the black rot disease which caused nearly all of the fruit to decay. This disease may be controlled by spraying, and although it is too late fo give the first spraying which is recommended 1. Just before the blossoms open, we can spray just aft- er_blooming. Use Bordeaux mixture, 4-4-50, with or without-the addition of a poison for the Rose Chafer. The leaves should be sprayed as well as the branches, care being used to cover each berry in the bunch. Repeat the treatment fwo or three times at intervals of ten days or two weeks, depending upd the weath- er. Sootv Blotch and Fly Speck. Prepare to spray your apples during the latter part of July for the sooty blotch and fiv speck. These two di eases are the ones which =oll the ap. pearance of so any of our apples. Use the summer strength lime-sulphur with a poison added for the brood of the Codlin Moth; Bordeaux mixture with a poison, pryhox, or anv of the other summer spray materials. If you wish clean fruit you must spray E Peach Leaf Curl. Peach leaf curl has been very preva. lent in many section this season. The diseased foliage is characterized by a thickened. distorted and wrinkled con- dition of the foliage. The affected leaves vary in color, sometimes being grayish, or they may become bright colored. The effect of the disease is to weaken the tree because the function of tpe foliage is impaired. On badly affected trees the frult itself may drop. The control is by thorough spraying ‘with lime-sulphur solution in the spring. making the application at least two ‘weeks before the buds start growth It is too late to do anything for af- fected trees this vear. The grower who is now having trouble with the leaf curl can do nothing but resolve to spray carefully next spring before the leaves come o-*. WINDHAM COUNTY REPORT Crop Survey Shows Big Acreage and Promising Condi ns. Arthur W. Sweeton agent of Windham county. has com- pleted a_survey of the crops of the county. and is very optimistic over tha outlook for evervthing except ap- ples which are about 50 per cent. be- low normal. The - hay crop Is very large. al- though not quite as great as that of a year ago. It is in_ better condition however, than was fhe last crop, for arcely any of it has heen wet, and e last of it is being kot under cover now. The corn acreage is at least 15 per cent. larger than in 1915, While it is rather backward it has grown rapidly in the last 10 days and looks as If it would be better than an av- erage. Potatoes are looking fine. and there 1s at least 35 per cent. larger acreage than in any recent vear, There is very little evidence of early bligh and none of late blight. but there is some tip burn. Some of the farmers are digging their early potatoes f home consumption now. The oats are showing well, and there s a larger acreage of grain than ever hefore in the county. Every parcel of land has some beans pianted, and some farmers have devoted acres to this crop. They are looking fairly well, although the recent hot weather has damaged them slightly. The few farmers who plant tobacco report that it is backward, but growing rapidly now, and there have been no storm to damage it. Buyers have already offered high prices for the crop than in many years past. Onions will be a large crop. PROVIDE ABUNDANT FEED FOR cows During the month of August and the early part of September the pastures in southern New England are usuafly dry and short. Thoss who depend on these pastures to feed their dairy herd will almost inevitably suffer by great Iy diminished milk flow. This results in a low flow for the remainder of the lactation period. especially with cows fresh in the late spring or winter. Cows that are to calve in the fall are also unable to get their bodles in good condition for starting the new milking period unless the pastures are supple- mented in some way. The difficulty at_this time {s due not alone to in- sufficient feed, but to the conditlon of the feed which makes it impossible for cows to consume enough to main- tain a high milk® vield. Not only is the pasture dry and less palatable, but the intense heat and worry from flies prevents the gathering and consump- tion of the uzal amount of food re- auired for the purpose of producing 1lk. TUsually wide-awake farmers at this agricultural will he a smali vield of pears, and a big vield of grapes. There has been a good harvest of berries. HINTS FOR FRUIT GROWERS Now Is the Time to Thin Plums and Appl Peaches, It 1s now time to thin peaches. plums and apples. For best developments only one frult should be allowed to remain on_each of the fruit spurs. If more are left, moisture will collect where the fruits fouch and brown and rot, the most serious diseaso of stone fruits, is almost sure to develop. In- sect damage will also be much increas- ed where such a condition Is allowed to exist. One fruit in a place is plenty, fand the careful grower, who is guard iing against disease and insects, will see that the thinning process is not ne- glected. A Afe rule to follow in thinning is to space the fruits so that when full grown the fruit will not be in contact. ! This means that If vou are growing | peaches four inches in diameter they must be thinned to at least four inches aparf. The distance apart to thin de- pends also upon the strength and vig- or of the tree: a strong, vigorous tree can earry a larger crop than a less vigorous one. Younz ‘rees will be weakened if allowed to carry too large a crop. Peaches and plums are alwavs thin- ned by pinching off the fruit with the fingers, but in thinning apples it Is desirable to use a pair of shears to avoid injury to the fruit spur. There are special thinning shears on the market. When thinning, first consideration should be given fo diseased or insect marked speciments. These should be re- moved. . Mis-shapen or inferjor fruits should come next in thinning. Even though it is necessary to remove sound and healthy fruits in order to thin suf- ficlently, it is good economy. for tha aggregate crop harvested wiil not be reduced while the quality will be much improved. Regarding the cost of thinning. it In much cheaper and far easler to pick off Go not lay this time of the year and it is best to get rid of the older ones and time will hegin to add grain or to in- crease the grain in the dafly ration. Whether this method will be follow- ed this vear will depend upon the price of grain and the amount received for the product. Tt green feeds are available, this would be the most eco- nomical ‘and heat solution. Green corn will be available the latter part of August and in September: miliet ceeded now will be available 'in Afty days and will make a satisfactory green crop: sov beans. as well as a mixture of barley and Canada peas will make a good green crop and will give satisfactory results when fed. Every effort should be made not alone to maintain the milk vield at the pres- ent time. but to provide abundant feed of this character as long as the season will permit growth, because feed used in this way will help cut down the grain hill for next year. G. C. WHITE, Connecticut Agricult- ural College CABBAGE WORM: There are several kinds of cabbage worms, but they may be treated the same way, and It is best to think about doing_something to control these in- sects before the cabbage begin to head, for then one feels thers is the poss bility that poisoning may occur. Not only do the caterplilars found in the cabbage leaves eat considerable of the leaf surface, but they leave the planta disgusting in _appearance. The white butterflies seen hovering over the rows of cabbage are tie adults that lay the eggs from which hatch the velvet green caterpillars, and theve are three generations of them during the summer in this state. The most effective means of control Is spraving or dusting with paris green or the arsenate of lead. In this case the remedy is one-half a pound of paris green to 50 gallons of water, or in the case of arsenate of lead the remedy is three pounds of the paste form to 50 gallons of water. In either case add two and one-half pounds of soup to make the material stick to the smooth ieaves. This can be done up to the time when the cabbages begin to head a thousand fruits from an apple tree and let them fall to the ground. than Although there is prejudice against the THE NORWICH ELECTRIC COMPANY Mazda Lamps 10 watt 7 c. p. burns 10 hours for 1c ) 15 watt 12 c. p. burns 6 hours for 1c 27 25 watt 20 c. p. burns 4 hours for 1c \ c 40 watt 30 c. p. burns 2 1-2 hours fdr 1c 60 watt 46 c. p. burns 1 2-3 hours for 36¢ 75 watt 60 c. p. burns 1 1-4 hours for 65¢c 100 watt 100 c. p. burns 1 hour for $1.00 | THROW AWAY THE OLD CARBON LAMPS WE CAN PROVE TO YOU THAT THEY BURN || THREE TIMES THE ABOVE TABLE THE NORWICH ELECTRIC COMPAN 42 FRANKLIN STREET v |l | founded, for it has been shown that person iwould need to eat at once to secure poison. viding the applica strength suggested dlings” on the leaves sticky eubst do not 11k in cabbag MAKE SAUREKRAUT NOW. | The Government Thinks So Highly ot | Fermented Fo That They Have Ordered Quantities for Troops. 5 “eftec are madc and this for t will en ind th thus t V/HY FARMER GrROW Now is the officials r in of ¢ out bage is water. sent the cabh $5 a ton One million dolla crop of 1to s saurek a shor terial 1 the POTATOES OoN FARMS " STORING Ma than dumped may bre in ser bl grower if the pri there fs e prices wil A ary p can he ¥ all that i ture fs about aprout in first fev sweats provi Ten loss nr that due turas will i ca to April SPRAY! SPRAY! SPRA A DUTY TO FAMILY AND COMMUP By P. G. HOLDEN. YULD always he social the home There should he mus There should be choice bo of the children, ns well as choose good books for the home. Much @pon the influence of the home librars | , Take an Interest in Community clubs, schools If you have no Community clgh, help organ clate the benefit derived from discussing their ! The women can study home problems. They :lnz and help orgnnize Canning clubs. They can 1 games In th the grown of the future chn repare bandages and other supplies for the soldiers at the fro; A J of home making: Planning meals, conservation of the food Mesigning, textiles, home sanitation, home furnishing 8 débtrend old accounts, household economy, care of the house, home nur e discussed. ‘A8 a result of studies in the clubs, women are learning to vie ork and homemaking in the rigl g e and Mwork does away with drudge Team work on the part of c foing much to assist the government in its great hour of = be made Through the Community club arrangements may urses and traveling libraries to he brought to your s derlved are almost unlimited, f standpoint mmunity, the school and the chur Help make it possible to have better etter health, better | of the FALSE ECONOMY—TIGHTENING THE WRONG FAUCET spraving of arsenicals on account of the danger of polsoning, this is un- R e