Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 4, 1917, Page 8

EASTERN ‘two femiMes,' with improvements. Building for Two Families. hh!mmwwg on & house which he will build * TWO GARNGES FOR THAMESWILLE | unmnwmwnummw'm&n Aveoue and George Charbonneau Will Build on West Thames Street—Cellar Being Dug for West Side Building—At- H. D.” Gager of Spring Garaen av- enue will erect a garage in the rear of his residence. The garage will. be 20 by 20 and 10 fest high, cement fosndation, spruce frame and clap- board sides. The roof will be pa- per. wier and Rathbun have the contrac T old Eastern Point road, and runm across near Bran avenue close to the standpipe. takes in a well The opening of the land for build- ing purposes will mecessitate making ition here are hard to find, The property is very convenient for lLighting and water facilities. It is un- dorstood that further negotiations for real estate are underway. ' MIDDLETOWN. A frame. cottage of =ix rooms which fe being buut for B, & Jorasn at Farm is now ready for plasterins. It will be 26x30 feet, with all improve- ments, hncmnnfi hot water” heat, agd L e ncighborhood *oF] worl Twenty-one applicazions have been made for permiswion t bulidings, as follows: Manuel Beairie. to butid a store ng at Wightman street and aple avenud Jobn Perry, to repair porch &t 47 Eastern_avenue. Mrs. Dennis Riordan, to make ad- dition to building at Ocsan ~ad Nep- ""Sias Mazson, _to bulld a 26x19 feet -at Montauk avenue and Bellevue place. - John L. Saunders. to bulid addi- tion to 334 Vauxhall street. L. P. aters, to erect extension - Thursday, Friday, Saturday " OCTOBER 4-5-6 3 Presenting a o . the rear of 60 Spring street. It is to be of brtma construction, §x10, with pa- per roof. - Excavating for Callar. The work of exca: for the cel- lar for the new factory baing evected for the Blue Star Overall company 1s nearly complete and the foundation work will soon be started. Ambross Bros. have the mason k and Joseph Southworth has the carpenter work on a bpick addition to the officé bullding of the Fisbie| Motor Co. en Coliege street. The additions will be 50x39 feet, raising from ome to two stories. H. S. Moore has the mason work on an addition in to build house at West Thames Street Garage. Fowler and Rathbun have the con- tract for a garage to De erected on ‘West Thames street for George Char- ‘bonneau. ‘The structuss will be of fram construction with cement found- ation and floor. The sides and roof wifl be shingled. The dimensions are 20x20 and 10 feet high. . Addition Ready For Painter. The brickwork of the Aaddition for the Atlantic Carton corporation has been washed down and is ready for the painters. The reinforced concrete floors have been laid. Contractors Peck, McWilliams have the contract. Completed New London Contract. Peck. McWilliams have completed the =dcdition for the Standard Brass and Copper Tubing Co., in New Lon- don and are now working on other improvements about the property. Spring Sfreet Building. An applieation from Moges Hiett of 60 Spring street has been received by Fire Marshall Howard I. Stanton. The application js for a build‘ng in Sullivan has the contract~ for building. of the White Star Clothil is nearly complete. One windows has been finished other Is almost glass windowk have flooring in the windows has been re- Jaid. American Waste and_Metal company has been built tion of an buildins. laid. the Alteratians Nearly Complete. The work of remadeling the store company the store na - the New plate set and the te. Remodeled Main Street Stere. The work of remodeling the building on Main street the inside and a brick chimney on the outside of the bullding has been erected. ” Contractor Sweeney did ths work. Embankment Wall Built.* stone wall in the -rear of _the, A reparitory to the erec- tion to the present The foundation is being d BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Falling Of in Bank Gh-dnm\ In the cities of New Haven, Hart- ford. Waterbury. Springfield . an1 Holyoke, Springfield was the only cne to show an increase In bank clearings, for the past week, and there the gain was only fractional. The falling off was 20 per cent. in Hartford, 5 1-2 per cent. In New Ha- vem, 7.5 per cent. in Waterbury and 3 1.2 per cent. in Holyoke. les of real estate by warranty ded1 in the towns reported for tha week in The Commercial Record ag- gresated 435, as compared with 539 for the corresponding week of the previous vear. The martgage loans were 3891367 for the woek, ~against $1,311,305 a vear ago. . The bamkruptcy record shows heavier business mortality than for some time past. Eight petitions were filed in the state during the week with assets of $55.364gand lig- Dilities of $115.279. Thed® fgures rompare with two petitions for the like ‘weelc of 1616, ~with assets of 34988 and llabilities of $5,110. The nine new inco-porations in this WILLIAM C. YOUNG STE':;ON & y‘r’mm CARPENTER and BUILDER Best work and materials at right prices by akiied laboe. Telephone 50 West Main St M. A. BARBER Machinest and Engineer She-p Engine Repairs PLUMBING AND GASFITTING CALL UP 734 With or Without Gas Attach- ments but Always EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL— - MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all maker of Ranges A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET T. F. BURNS Heating"and Plumbing. 92 Franklin Street IRON GASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY €0. Nos. 11 to 25 Ferry Street ROBERT J. COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washington Sq., Washihgton Building Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O; Sheet Packing Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBING is as essential modern houses as slectricity is to lighting. -We guaran- tee the very best PLLUMEING WORK by expsrt workmea at the fairest prices. A3k us for :lans and piicic. J.F TOMPKINS 67 Wezsr Main Stree! state fpr capital stock of during the last week in new Wwith capltal of $309. the record was capitalized for $346,000. F:l’m". ‘were granted in the o Waterbury, ford, during the week, the record is better than for the same week of the previous pe week in these places 121 permits were taken out for buildings costing 3367~ pei $436.265, and In 1815, 151 permits—for bulldings costing $3432.712. Waterbury. Norwich. 3fiddletown, Greenwich. New Britain, Ansonta ana Springfeld. for a Wrick church adaition bury. remodeling_a building in wich. to build three more houses on {ract of land on Gorton street this rall. with shingle roof, and will ranged for wili improvements the cost being $4,000 each. week have authorized 440,000, t vear mber 17 incorporations were reported, ), *and_in 1913 new companies, the ) In the cost of bufldings for which cities ew Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain and Stam vear, but im the number of rmits a decrease is noted. For the the figures comparing with 144 rofits in 1916 for buildings costing Among the more important projects which have been placed under con- tract during the week are new factory buildings Norwich, Torrington, East Hampton, and Hartford: garages in Hartford, New _Britain. and New. plant in Stamford. office building in Middletown: residences im New Ha- ven, schoolhouse . in Westport. and two, three in Bridgeport, Greenwich, Stamford, Waterbury Haven; sewage _disposal and Greemwich; one, nd_six-family houses in Hartford. Bridgepost, New London, Bridgaport, ew Haven, New plansg are reported this week in West Haven, to clubhouse in_ Water- public auditorium in Hartford, Stamford, age in Hartford. and residence sin ew Haven, Torringten and Green- Norwich had 17 sales of real es- tate last week to six for the corre- sponding week last year. for the two wetks were 39,400 and $21.700 _respectively. The loans In New London there were eight sales of realty last whek which was the same number as iast year. loans for the two weeks were $24,075 and $24,300 respectively. The NEW _LONDON. Arranging for Three Houses. The Home Builders Co. is pianning its The houses will of wood, be_ar- one family each. There be six rooms, provided with all and heated by steam, Contract for Cottage. The contract has been given to the Home Builders Co. for a semi-bung- alow to be built on Ocean avenue for taining seven will lights. The plumbing and heating and electrical work have not been let. L. Smith. It will be of wood, con- rooms. The heating be provided, including electric Shaw Street House Started. The foundations are being laid on Shaw street for a frame house which Antonio Brazilice will build for him- self. rooms, It will be 26x30 feet, having six with all improvements. , Henry Street House. Work’ has been started on Henry street on a house which Carl Olsen will build for himself. 22x30 feet, —_— It will be of wood, arranged fo: TRACE DISEASE TO CONSTIPATION One She volats om which of Aave T, sbat sbout 80 oF %o YOU DEMAND GOOD CEMENT JOD SAND AND GRAVEL ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT. Al Qur Profucts Are Grated and Washed and Cost no More. at 4711 street. Ancorhs "Bashior 158 Shaw street. John Yarvatz toierect two ‘story building on M: enue. \ L. L. Smith erect two story bullding on Ocean avenue. Carl Olsen, tc bulld bungalow on Henry street. Willlam to bulld addftion to_house on Viets street. C. Zazzaro to build garage on ‘Woodbridge street. Arthur Morgan, to build garage’ at 566 Crystal avenue. J. Silva and A. Francis to erect addition to building on Lewis street. R._Seialabba to erect store front at 5§76 Bank street. F. M. Lanphere, to build cottage on Raymond street. A. G. Brown and wife to build veranda and raise roof at 19 Bayonet street. ' A. Dinoto, build garage on Squire street. H. F. Veril, double house at Ocean avenue and Gorton street. Walter T. Griswold to build. house on_Gorton street. P. F. Day, to Leonard street. GROTON. — . The real estate deal which has been pending for several dhys between the Groton Iron works and Walter R. Denison has been put through and the company becomes, the owner_ of a plat of land formerly owned by Mr. Denison in the Eastern' Point section, very convenient to the use to which it will be put erecting awelling houses for employe ‘The tract contains about 41 acres and_is located north of the property of Wrank Gerbard, bordering on the ! to build garage on . CHICKEN POX Common ' Treat It. Chicken pox is a disease which is quite common in this section and sev- eral noted poultry breeders have, re- cently stated that they had _Jost thousands of dollars worth of birds from this disease, of which very little is known at the present time. Some writers,—Solomon of the Maine Sta- tion and Dr. Kaupp,—have given the symptoms“of this trouble, buf as far as the writer is aware, the true cause of the disease is unknown. It has been proven, howeven to be contagious ané when the head of an infected bird is rubded upon another normal head the chicken pox sores can be reproduc- ed after a few days. The disease comes on during damp weather and advanced cases the sores completely" cover the bird's head, which prevents them from seeing. and econsequently they are unable to-eat or drink. The disease is characterized by small nodules varying in size on the face and comb. Sometimes these no- dules are as lar as peas. In ad- vonced cases the whole head and ad Jjuncts may become omne mass of sere Sometimes roup is accompanfed by s trouble, or vice versa. i If only a few birds are affected with this disgase the first cautfon thaf should be_ taken is that of sanitation. The pouifry house or houses should be completely cleaned and disinfected with some good germicide. If the birds affected are not high priced birds it is better to kill them than to take the travble of trying a treatment. If, however the bird or birds are valuable treatment should be ttied. Yo birds should be sold from the flock. Cleal- ing of the ears is impertant. ‘The sores on the head of the affected bird .or birds should first be removed of all scabs and bathed in a strong anw- eeptic. appWing iddine. kerosene, or carbolic acid. If carbolic ,acid is used care must be taken that the acid @oes not run con the uninfected parts. The sul\-ho-carbolates seem to give fhe best result. Recently it has been sug- gested that Calcium _Sulphide when Ziven in one grain capsules seem to prevent 4he other birds from catching the disease and also seems to help in curing the birds already Infected. Carbolated vaselire has been found o be very good salve to rub npon_ the sores. Certain vaccines have been some of which have given excel results. - D. E. WARNER, Connecticut Agricultural College SAVE GARDEN REFUSE Experts Say This is More Important “han Pecple Realize. Dr. W. S. Regan _ana Prof. H. F. Thompson of the Massachusetts agri- cultural colleze recommend strongly that all amateur gardeners and others who have been raising garden or geld crops this year should be very careful to collect and burn all refuse and stubble which containes’ digease or in- sects of any kind, but that all clean ma- terial should be conserved and allow- ed to decay inia composite heap or be plowsd under. All aiseaged. " infected stuff should be destroyed by burning. This Is a far more important matter than many believe and all should put into practice their suggestions. FERTILIZERS ON POTATOES Experimants Show Practicality of Puts ting. It Only in Hills. of recent experiments Maine _experiment The result conducted by the AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS the rear which is to be 64x50 feet. EAST HAMPTON. Lewis A. Miller of Meriden has been awarded- the contract for the' con- struction of a new building at the plant of the Summit Thread Co. ir this place. The building will be three stories high, 100x40 feet, of brick, mill conmstructicn, with 2’ gravel rooZ. . PUTNAM. The foundation has been completed for a.new garage which Henry J. Stenberg of Webster, will erect for himself at Bridge and Water streets. The walls will be concrete block and the work is_being done by the day. The cost will be about $40,000. BUILDING OPERATIONS. IN NEW ENGLAND Statistics of building and engineer- ing operations in New England as compiled by The F. W. Dodge Com- pany follow: Contracts to Sep. Contracts to* Sep. Contracts to Sep. Contracts to Sep. Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contraets to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts fo 26, 1917.5149,393,000" 26, 1916 .149.954.0 19127 144,952,000 , 1911..131,670,000 , 1910. 121,869,000 2 9. 114,856,000 8. . 77.4883000 907.0100,475.000 25, 1906.. 89,812,000 26,.1905.. 81,993,000 26, 1904.. 70.353,000 26, 1903. ., 80,465,000 26, 1902.. 93,081.000 26, 1901.. 86,282,000 S pounds were applied by broadcasting. The resifft of this experiment conduct- Among_ Poultry—Hew toled for three years was as follows: The average when the entire amount was put in the planter was 128 barrels; when 1,000 pounds in the planter and 500 pounds when up, 122 barrels; When 1,000 pounds broadcast and 500 ‘when up, 121 barrels; when the 1,500 pounds ‘was applied _Uroadcast they received 122 barrels. From these results it seems quite clear that as 500d if not better yields can be ob- tained by applying all the fertilizer in the planted. It seems that at least up to 1500 pounds per acre nothing is to_be gained either by broadcasting before planting or applying part at-the first cultivation. THE SALE OF SKIM MILK More Profitable Way of Disposing of Surplus Than Any Other. Here in the midst of market milk consuming centers a quart of milk brings the farmer and dealer more money than if it is sold in any other form. Occasionally where one has a special market there may be an ex- ception to this rule. The afore men- tioned fact has been the cause of the downfall of sthe creamery in Southern New England. Recent figures on the cest of milk vroduction in Connecti- cut would indicate.that the average cdiryman is. hardly bresking even at present prices for market milk. Can the retailer be expected to sell skim milk on his-Toute unjess the price re- ceived plus, the price for the butter fat taken from the whole milk to at least equal the price of whole milk per quart? ‘With milk at the prevailing price of twelve cents per quart, for four per cent milk, skim milk would have to bring eight to nine cents per quart to break even. This is due. to the fact if this quart of four per cent. milk which weighs 2.15 pounds is separated and the fast sold in cream or butter the producer can get only fiftv cents a pound for it. A guart would contain only 086 pounds of fat which at fifty cent a pound wouid sell for four and tluee tenths cents. Thus aftor taking out the fat the producer would have left on his hands a little less than a quart of skim milk which he would have to sell nt the rate of eight and eight-tenths cents per quart if he is to average twelve cents for the entire ouart of milk ‘with which he started. To pay for the work of separating the cream, etc., the skim milk should bring nine cents per quart. In working out these figures butfer fat is put at fifty cents per pound as a.pgssible average. If sold in form of sweet cream for varfous uses it would bring moref if sold for butter making purposes a lit- tle less. Few people ordinarily would think of paying eight or nine cents a quart skim milk yet according to Dairy vision Milk Plant Lgtter No. 40, when whole milk sells at’ twelve cents per quart, .skim milk is worth twelve and four-tenths cents.per quart as a source of protein while on a basis of eperby units it is wprth six and three-tenths cents per quart. Except for a slight lncrease in pro- tein and sugar, skim milk is like whole milk with most of the fat in the milk displaced” with water. Since fat is the great encrgizer this explains why skim milk should be used mainly as a source of protein. Its greatest value lies In using it In eooking where water was formerly used. For example to cook a cupful of cereal in 3 cups of skim milk adds as much protein as that con- tained in three eggs. The sale of skim milk for what it is station shows that as good results or[worth in the bome affords the deal- better can be secured by placing all fertilizer .n the hill instead of broad- castings or the time of planting and another por- tion as the plants appear through the ground. The experiment station con- ducted this experiment by using 1,500 putting part in the hill at|other. er a more profitable method of dis- posing of his surplus mik than any So long as it is sold under Proper lahel and so long 2a it is adver. tised 5o that consumers use it wisely, the sale of sRIm milk is a geod thing for all concerned. At nt its use i . Forest WATE 2 TELEPHONE 909 cOnN, DICTINCTIVE COLLECTION - of THE SEASON’S MODELS A most desirable and authentic autumnal forecast of all that is SMART and We are looking forward to the pleasure of your attendance ‘ WOMEN'S BARROWS er &y RBURY, Rockwelt &‘fsteu NEw LONDON, CONN. WEARABLE WEAR. BUILDING % Rockutell & COMN, lng is much less. oINS Connecticut Agricultural College FEEDING CALVES. Future Price of Cows Would Warrant Calf Raising. Three calves have just completed & six mon: ¢ feeding trial on water dis luted milk. They comprise Group X of a series of groups fed different amounts and dilutions of milk, ani upon corn silage. These complete re- sults will be prepared for publication in a short time. The feeding trial extended to the age of six months. During that period they consumed -on an average the fol- fowing ration per head: 720 1bs. “milk (381 qts,) ati.5c per at. . . $2095 296 'Ibs. grai e e 230 Ibs. hay (mi € 31500 per ton ... = 113 793 Ibs. silage at $5.00 per ton.. 198 $33.62 These calves were fed tweive pounds daily of whole milk =aeh, as a maxi- mum. When three to four weeks Of age, this amount was gradually re- duced, adding euficient water to keep the total liquid at twelve pounds (they were given fccess to more Watdj- as desired). After four to five weeks | they received only 2.5 pounds of milk daily, the remainder of the period. They began to eat silage in negliz- able amounts at six weeks of age, but 21 not eat it consistently until they ronched ten weeks of age, at four months they were eating ten pounds but growth was not satisfactory so a reduction was made to permit - them to_eat mote grain and hay. .In gen- eral they were encouraged to eat sil- age by with-holding th= srain and hay. They nlso would frequently eat the silage first from preference, At the end of six months they were con- suming ten to thirteen pounds dail Rhe average weight at birth was : pounds and at six months 303. This is'a gain of 220. a daily gain of 1.22 pounds. This is about equal ta an average ghin from fourteen to fifteen pounds of skim-milk daily, and better than could be expected gom milkc sub- stitutes. The cost of feeds now s somewhat higher than the price here use. It is_seen, therefore, that the first six ménths is expensive and one is war- ranted in raising only well-bred calves. The present and prospective future price of cows warrant calf raising.—G. C. White, Connecticut Agricuitural College. THE HIGH PRODUCING COW.» Importance of First Class Stock as Foundation for Dairy Operations. The importance of high producing cows ag a factor in profitable dairy g is brought out in the report of the dairy survey conducted by the De- partment of Dairy Husbandry of _the Connectiaut Agricultural College. Rece ords were taken on 178 herds selected at random ss representative of dalry copditions in_this state. The records of the 178 herds were arranged in five groups, Group one includes herds averaging 4,500 pounds of milk apl under, per Cow per year: group:two, nerds’ with an average production of from 4501 to '5.500 pounds: group three, 5 pounds: _group four, 6,500 to 7.500 pounds and over, apd group five 7,500 pounds and over. The group siving 4,500 pounds and under produced milk at a cost of 6.72 [terscholastic Football league, Stoning- o I’ington. 25th. STONINGTON Football Schedule—William Henry Dies at Lord’s Point—Profit For Shipping Company’s Stockholders. According to the schedule of the In- ton is booked for these dates and teamt: Greenwich Academy, at Fast ireenwich, October 6thi: Bulkeley at New London, 12th; ~ Norwich Free Academy at Norwich, 26th; New Lon- don Vocational School at Stoninston, 2gth: Windham High at Willimantic, November 3d; Westerly High at West- rly, 16th; Stonington Alumni at Ston- William Henry John, 66, of Pitts- burgh, Pa., a brother-in-law of Form- er Governor Tener, and who has been a summer resident at Lord’s Point for died there Tuesday after- six years, noon. He has been an invalid several vears. Mr. John is survived by his w'Jow, a daughter and two brothers. The Body was forwarded to Pitts- burgh® for burlal, Wednesday after- noon. ° Profit For Stockholder: The stockholders of ‘the Atlantic Shipping company, of Stonington, are receiving checks for $15 a share par bis profit. Some were paid for in| Tow Wil Your Card Look cash and others by notes due Feb-|Heaven's Gate, was the topic dlscusse ruary, 1918. iby Rev. Dwight C. Stone, at the week John W. Haley, of- the borough, a|ly ‘er meeting in the chapel Wed third vear student at Brown, has been |nesday evenin Major Charles P. Williams is in New &ppointed captain of one of the York for a few days. platoons of students for military drill. == S STORING POTATOES IN P} : By P. G. HOLDEN. OTATOES may be stored In pits, out of doors, successfully if the pits are provided with good dralnage and ventilation and the potatoes are glven such covering as will protect them from external heat and cold. + For such a pit a well-drained site, or one which can be easily, drained, is the first essential. In depth the excavation may be anywhere from oractically nothing to two or more feet, but it is generally best not to excavate more than six inches. The pit should be long and narrow, as shown in figure 2. ITS ¢ value, and in addition a payment of $3 dividend on each share. The ves- sels of the company have been sold at group number five that averaged over 7,500 pounds per year made this pro- duction at a cost of 4.66 cents per quart. In discussing these figures the bulle(in says, “It is interesting to note that the lowest cost of produc- tion is in group five (the highest pro- ducers) and_the highest cost of pro- ducticn is in group one. “The figures show that group five was the only one, making a profit per cow ($10.86) over the net cost of tho milk, while grcup one lost $33.75 per cow. ‘A comparison of the total feéd gost of the various groups shows that in cach group the animals were fed ap- proximately according to production. The higher prcduction not only en- entailed greater total feed cost, but it also caused a greater overhead ex- pense per cow, vet these costs per quart are decidedly lower in group five than in sroup one. From this date it is conclusive that it behooves the dairymen to strive for herds of large capacity for production. This is most rapidly obtained by the use of pure bred sires, well developed heifers and daily milk records. This discussion should bring forcibl: to the attention of Connecticut dairy men the importance’of first class dairy stock as a foundation for profitable dairy operations. It is notable that the authors of this bulletin say noth- thing about increased _ production through heavier feeding. It is a well known fact that there are decided Hm- itations _to increasing production through feeding operations, and this is especially true where profitable pro- auction 1sthe goal. Better sires, better handling of dairy heifers and a_careful culling of _the herd through daily records of produc- tlon will do fauch. to bring Jarger pro- fits for the dairymen of Connecticut. Bulletin on Sheep for Beginnsrs. A bulietin entitled “Sheep for Be- has vecently been nublished the United States department of This builetin thies up in detail the care of sheep from beginning to end. As there ir an increased in- terest and rightly so in raising of sheep in New London county, this bulletin should be secured by all intending to The size of the pit, to a certain extent, must depend upon the guantity 5t potatoes to be stored, but too large a quantity should never be stored im >ne pit. In preparing the pit a light layer of straw should be placed.on the Hoor 0 keep the potatoes from coming in direct contact with the soll, and sotsly VENTILATOR FiG 2. SIDE_VIEW of ROTATO AT | | Sty A s = = = O e iIG 1.-CROSS SECTION, OF POTATO PIT | SHOWING LAYERS OF STRAW AND SOIL. provision should be made for ventilation to permit the evaporation of such molsture as may rise from the potatoes. The potatoes should be piled in a ridge, in the shape of an inverted V, as shown In figure 1. This will expose a greater area of the plle to the cireula- tion of air and will shed raln much better. Covering the Potatoes. To protect the potatoes from cold and heat, they should be covered with alternate layers of straw or hay and soil. The first layer should be straw or hay; the second should be just suficient soil to prevent injury to the potatoes by light or frost. This will quickly coal off the potatoes and free them from the molsture resulting from the sweating process. As the temperature lowers, more hay or straw and another Iayer of soll should be added. The two layers of straw and two of soll will'be sufficient protection ex~ cept where the temperature drops to 20 degrees below zero, or lower, when an extra layer of each will be necessary. When pressed down, each Inyer of straw should be about six inches thick and the top layer of soil may be from six to eight inches deep, according to the amount of rain or snow that may be expected during the period the potatocs are to remain in storage. Excellent ventilation mway be furnished by a wooden flue, as shown ig figure 1. The lower end of the fiue should extend nearly to the bottom of thé pit and the upper end should project above thie top layer of soll. The fue should have a wooden cap to keep out the rain and snow, but it should be se constructed that, during extremely ¢old weather, it can be closed tightly. in the cities 1s largely confined to bak-feents per quart. Group two produced |go into the sheep business. Anyone eries gnd the like and here the dealer|milk at a cost of 5.9¢ cents per quart, |desiring this may secur> same by writ- can tor sell 1t cheaper than on|groups three and four were able to|ing tanthe United States department of & regular route since i§ is sold in large | make milk at a u: of 5.62 aw@ 5.42'agriculture at Washingtom; D. C., and amounts in cans and the cost of hand- fccnts: per quart pectively, while asking for bulletin. No. 840, = pounds in the planter at the time of planting on the-first plot: on t¥e sec: ond Iot 1000 pounds we t in the planter, amd pounie v g om \he fourth plat the entire 1,600 While potatoes stored In sfich a pit are not readily accessible during winter, they will keep in almost perfect condition until spring, if careful atten: tion 1s given to the proper constfuction and protec Deliveries by C. V. R. R. and by Water. THE NEW LGNDON SAND & STONE COMPANY- 58 STATE STREET, NEW LONDON; CONN. -