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TIRED, NERVOUS HOUSEWIFE {MORE MONEY FROM 25 erwise it would not be used ‘and no saving would be made. THE WOOD LOT| “rre’ caras s!ilgneg ‘were clmig:fl ac- \ TuuK vmul ) B e T " cording to whether the ratio: used : i vcdfing.Mlg:‘B' D";e:::h'm" To|were bought ready mixed, - whether either grain or mash were home mixed : or all home mixed. There ‘were: 135 Now She-is Strong and Well Usually the cutting of cord wood i5|cards signed. by peultry. men feeding > g 1@ last resort upon the part of the|ready mixed rations keeping a total of ! tarmer who wishes to keep his men :s,sts: hen: at a.nfavemgth;"oost of 28.4 'h-rg,u.ble. x:; sppet:ite,deould nnthaleep. en’ per hen per month. and ‘was 'ways e S0 my house- {m::;’em )l‘yb:yut‘};:r:;::flot The poultry ‘men feeding part ready | work was a‘great ‘effort. After many mixed rations numbering 49 with a to-| other medicines had failed Vinol |hmd1ux and the wood is thrown in|tal of 6,843 hens at an average cost of Berkeley, -Cal—"'I was nervous, ey : e 'ggllt me’ up and mt e xso ]atrong. I free ‘harge. Prese: ditions -in [ 27.2 -cents per hen per month. There ve a good appetite and sleep well. !fln !:elcma.rk\st have :;;!on d”:nl:xive were 112 poultry /men feeding home | Every nervous, weak. ailing". woman ;m“! 2.6 stied an; tHat t.heS:wnor ay mixed rations t0:30,340 hens at a cost|should try it.”—Mrs, N. Edmunds, S ot 'coll ood it i ft and it of 25.0 cents per hen.per month. Thel 2107 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Cal. ;won]d e Tt ok g;ofixm is a|total number of hens represented was| We ask every nervous, weak, run- { P ol hese Sonaitions il | 50840 hens which: cost to feed $13,- | down. ailing woman in this town ‘to lhn&t;ce of c S cash crop | 320:53 or ah average of 26.2 cents per|try .this cod liver and iron tonic on continue. Cord wood is a P |hen per month. . . ?fu;- gun.ra.ntee to return their money BORE The advised - mfionsqurked out and t fails to help you. whl‘)eul"xgi.ddo!n to &h: ;‘é:‘;‘&lo;emm’fi accepted at the meetings.would feed| Broadway Pharmaey, G. G. Engler, wood, -there is also a patriotic consid- the same number, a ‘total “of 50,340 | Prop., . Norwich. Vinol" is sold in un. We need to use: woodl. Wher- hens for $11,018.86 per monmth which{ Willimantic by the Wilson Drag Co.; wer possible. This is especially true shows' a 'saving- of $2,301.67, which is|in Danielson by the- A. W. Williams Tin Commectiout whera coa is dificalt | 198! 0 173 per cent of the feed bills, | Pharmacy, and in Putham' by J. F. Yto obtain and wood is abundant. No | OF b4 cents per hen per year if present| Donahue. farmer should plan to burn coal next ;‘:fm ug'"':“‘hmzwm"{‘: 1 Tr::i o’x)v:“‘}:dy en DSE ‘eeding | r¢ ] ad i e ,der tk:)tr nfi”x&n ;voog r;z;ywt;am oir; Those feeding part mar 3 The wheat is cut duwn tb 50 pounds * |neither satisfactory nor economical | 0N fed much more econo in the scratch grain because of a gov- 'and it takes six months or more toltpoSe using ready mixed ernment regulation’ linfiting the use of \ssason, Now- is -the. time. for. ‘every There are some small flocks. ‘which | feed wheat to, 10 .per .cent.. of the farmer to do his part towsrd relieving | C20 undoubhtedly. be.fed o better ad- | scratch feed and prohibiting the use of the sitmation both this vear and next,|Yooiage!on ready mixed rations but|good milling. wheat f eed for flocks of over fifty hens can gothe cutting of cord wood should be| woll be mixed at home. The average| Other mixtures of foed may Hovets Way of profits from the wood lot are to | Rumber of hens in flacks where ready |be used. where' somie _ of the 'above be obtained. All trees will make cord |Mixed rations. were fod ‘was 101 hens; | gTains are not avaifable .or to ‘accom- wood, but cord wood -shonld mot be|PArt: ready mixed rations. 139 hens; |modate ' home . grown feed. = 'These . TEom: WAL Safore|. setting, and home mixed rations 271 hens. meetings are conducied cooperatively and do & b of plarning. Can the was figured on retail quotation and|lege Extension Service and the County At Its Height; Teeming With Values and Varieties Keeping stocks cleared of broken lines is an important factor in this store’s program---it's the - purpose of this COMPLETE CLEARANCE SALE. Though assortments are somewhat: mcompiete the GARMENTS ARE desirable and dependable in every way and BEAR our guarantee of qualrty A number of special purchases, ON WHICH MAKERS GRANTED GREAT CONCESSIONS, are also featured at substantial savings. Though MANY have availed themselves of these remark- able economies there are still many GARMENTS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE. Here are some . of the reasons why you should attend this sale at your very earliest convenience: SUITS—Great Reductions || COATS—Wonderful Values Prices are way way down || If you have not yet bought - but the Suits are as stylish || your Winter Coat you will and fine as ever. These || enjoy the “price treat” we values “stand out” clearly || 38 giving here NOW. Loads of new Coats, fur trimmed, handsomely lined and interlined---all v Sori B reduced. early Spring wear. Buy now and save. Coats $16. the men to chopping look over tho lot The possible saving of 17.3 per cent.|by the Connecticut Agricaitural Col- that on a rising market while many of | Farm Bureaus. Any questions regard- Somme of the- hatter trocs an AMiag 1 |the poultry men were buying whole-|Ing feeding problems will be. siadly with others? Should all the trees be|S2le and several had grain held over,|answered—Roy E. Jones, Extension sacrificed or simply the “weeds” cut which was bought on a lower market. | Poultryman. and_the Jot cultivated, thus placing it | A% 2 n;;igvg fn; Wiriham, county.ons ;:ed":'; ;enl’dxje condition as & weWIY| 4y um “where he could save $49 per Few penple appreciate the possibil-|month and make up an equaily good HOW TO CULTIVATE THE W0OD LoT ent Station Ready to Assist In Planning System. ities of cultivation applied to timber. |Tation by simply buying different|Expe Trees will if left alone but:the 3 i P result is b(;zn:«;'to be inferior just as ‘:t neadflyuevery mu}:’esl "h; ?;:,yu wolld be. the case if. the meadow was |55 Prodgction was e Le0 . Cut the which' are such given no attention other than to har- pfes";‘" o‘;‘\’:'e \;erywlhn"ere; InE TaCtS|irees which will never grow to a size vest the crop. The wood lot ‘may be|Were brousht out . While the Tventee | or quality suitable for lumbering. Fx- filled with “weeds” which have taken |ProChction, was much lower than it|amples of these are the irom wood. the place of better trees. The trees{f 1oV ne Liere wwere ofle Or tWe DOUL-|1om heam, alders, dos wood and in may be over-crowded. The mill man r{n:'e“m“ e_o moettng W 0“31'5" some cases, beach, binch, some of the may have left tops and broken young|FetinE 20 o O3 ber cont. eg.; Eo “ga oaks, maples and similar woods. In trees on the ground. The : chestnut|0n- December production o ox the natural woods these varieties serve i per cent. means profit in spite of high = g iy have, done, thele wwik: Tne stan| Prioed Efatn It os or’twe men in|> FUDORS for theyiate of value as s may not be uniform being crowded in | ¢2Ch community can get eggs in Do-| 0 PIHETOR KL tn an fmroved spots and with open spaces which do | ¢ember, why can't more men get high |y iier g 'les; sach emp ced . not prodmce. As a ruls an open spot,|Production. We must learn to be bet- | it (RS SR RS Phe Ted and whether the result of cutting over or | ter poultrymen as well as more careful | o 04" " 0 ¥ 2?; |L: plg::kw e of burning. will be taken up by |DPuyers of feed. Present grain prices other ue:u o v:lo'p o '?um e and e are bound to weed out the poor poultry | 70T RS O . B8 '\:ll gt and «time and Tabor spent in the cultivation Men because oven with the best ra- | oog size and B e B of the, wood ot will bring; both dirsct Thesg, ey cant five and stay in BUS-|” Thin out the valuable species and and indirect returns. The following ration based on retail give each tree an opportunity for max- quotation January 1. 1918, is consid-|imum growth. Conditions are best Efe A mioRt tacaRomital 1 ‘when each tree has direct sunlight on the top of the crown and where there Dry Mash is sufficient side crowding to make . heighth without side limbs. When Lbs Retzil Cost | thinming do not make the openings even in the midst of Jan- “weeds” unjess cared for. A little uary’s many bargains. REDUCTION OF POULTRY FEED COST POSSIBLE Economical Rations Suggested by Ex- tension Poultryman. Many are desirable for Wheat .Bran .. e 4.92 mee% trees larger than will fill in Bk Y, iddlings 2.60 in five to ten years. Select the The;reault jofi Sue. poullry feed oost!. . Fominy] .. 1.30 trees to form the crop which have the | were to $29.50 m};fll;ahztn gt i LS et I Ground Oats . 335 best form and remove-those interfer- ° ¢ Rice or 1 D %"fo‘s"u Gluten -...... 3.02 ing with them. Aim to produce tall, 50 - ; ;“5‘ p‘{y e 'smpge’a f&’;fi; ;:re f; i Linseed Meal . : clean cut trees. Too often in thinning ul 3 ‘ oats $24 50 ing and making up.ratiohs. Up4o the Beef Scrap ... the tendency is to cut the largest trees o Dredent Qe LG anseitngs, hnve,theen, §50 19 li’.ifil"‘v;{:.‘;h??“y’.lfn’be‘l“i‘, s e held, attended by 566 poultrymen or an Cost per 100 Ibs, 2.97 b o i ge average attendance of 33. At each Rémove 11 “cri l.s » In all meeting cards were given out asking Soratah . Grai Pk s ah cripples.” In stands for the number of hens kept and the OpEOn uain ot et; tt Bivseatd t']e:; hofv:he Eood cost per 100 pounds of the zrain and Lbs. RetatlGost [ (PEICE [13E S50 cHEpled bavink ‘been mash feed, also whether rations were| - Oats (40-42 Ibs) 230. 7.0 o nitmzany s e ready mixed, part ready mixed, or Barley 10 it SROpRed . Thiomo, shopk homedt miked. Gloen "1o0 e ha ehn omt 3:1‘31 their places filled The cost 6f each ration was worked Wheat 50 e e AT out for one month on the basis of 7 — e am sk iraJebor this win- pounds of grain and mash per hen per - er, intelligently, to produce cord wood month, which is a fair average. Thw| 3.34 e e ANt et e it 1m, fotal cost of feeding all of the hens| d D D s e ot & represented at each meeting was com- | This Tation must be fed in the pro-|FOFble, BY taking out a part of the pared with the cost of asmost econom- | portion of 650 pounds to mash to each | r di{l W°°Th° 'wfl bellleft in bet- ical ration worked out and accepted by | 500 pounds of grain to give the cor- | °F CRIICON. The Tarm W 1be o those present, based on current retail rect nutritive ratio which is 145 Fed|yaluable from the standpoint of fu- grain quotations obtained from the|in this proportion the cost will be \n;_tgrqg B a}r‘x at the rame time a local grain dealers that day. An at-|$3.22 per 100 pounds of feed. bl d.ad F e fl"fi year. tempt .was made to make the ration{ Just as quick as corn prices drop it perine\emonsrt!;tj:);“ o Eqr:;‘; g{:\l‘en = satisfactory to every one present oth-|will be advisable to use more F:orn prépared to assist in the planning of - |a_ system for handling the wood lat. The state forester will sénd a man from there with no charge other than the traveling expenses for the ex- | pert.—A. E. Moss, Connecticut Agri- cultural College. were to $35.00 were to $45.00 Suits $22.50 Coats $37.0 wwere to $55.00 were to $65.00 per- 100 . Ibs., Cost Save Most On FURS | Sk and Serge Dresses A pleasmg array and real- ly phenomenal values. Most of them are ad- vanced Spring models. Special prices from the m Prices every woman and miss can afford to || Manufacturers. for Janu- 1-3 TO 1-2 OFF FORMER PRICES Conserve the Nation’s Food Egg Crop Loss $50,000,000 a Year By P.G. HOLDEN No one need be without furs, for at these Sale EARLY HATCHING. There are th‘ose who. claim that early-hatching chicks are too expen- sive to raise, that the fertility during the last of January and thk first of February is poor: also that the hatching power of the. eggs at this period is pe]ow normal, making the Government reports show that poultry is raised on.only 4,000,000 | average price of the chicks greater out of 6,000,000 farms in the country; that the average number of fowls to s':eiqt:’:t:‘ h‘m"mt“t“,:mm?e thu%rflfz the farm is 50, while in Towa it is 130, and that the average farm hen produces | furnished bv a number of poultrymen 60 eggs a year, when with proper feed and care she would produce 100 eggs. | show that the per cent of hatch during If the 6,000,000 arms in the United States had an average of 100.chickens | the month of Februsry is almost equal per farm, and each hen produced 100 eggs a yesr, the annual incemre rom egg2 | instances better. To efl;t any ad- at present prices would be worth nearly $2,000,900,000. dttional cost in the hatching and rear- These figures show the possibilities of the poultry industry. i our experiments here at the col- Since the beginning of the war our annual exports of eggs have been in- ‘;wwt::; d:hf;mc:";ggg‘:u&: creased from 16,000,000 to 26,000,000 dozen. the late-hatched ones, providing - of Large flocks of poultry are needed on every farm and evcly farmer sb\md course, they are cared for properly. -assuming the early hatches are = = posrer and that three eggs are re- . %y quited to) produce one chick instead of two ezzs later in the season, this wil! increase the cost of the early chic] by one-half the price of one egsg, ur in other ‘words, a very few cents. ROYGHAGE FOR HOGS. How the Cost of Wintering Can Be Matetially Reduced. s 2 5 = The cemmon feeding practice in ¢ % Connectieut is to give hogs for win- ter feed a ration made up entirely of grain/ For mature animmls that are; being “carried # ‘withott gain of flesh, only a “very :small’ ration is re- quiréd, and the Dulk of the Fich con- centrates which are commonly fed is so small that it fails to distend the: stomach sufficiently to keep the ani- mals from feeling sensations of hm-l | ger. - The result is that the hogs are \ 3 restless and discontented and as would 12 1 125 M Str t result with a person in a similar case, = aln ee the physical well being of the animal : is harmfully affected. The constan{ ‘Hauling Away Spolled and mmquum Plant. Seven- ‘:,‘,‘::‘go“,‘,‘;‘{ m“,,' 'u:f&;,::fl,‘f;:fé' EEEEEE :Efl mnPorCmdMimeWEmVurh United States ary sales only make these buy a Scarf or Muff-or Coat that will serve for || prices possible. Handsome Beaded Georg- many years. ette models for afternoon wear. Coats from $55» up Dresses $137 were to $25.00 Scarfs from $8s0 to $45% | Dresses $19.1 were to $32.50 Muffs from $7 to $40® | Dresses $24.5 wereto $37.50 T PRESENT prices the vfilue of poultry products in the United States is fully three-quarters of a billion dollars annually. It should be much more. : of normal exercise, uses the energy AreWasted Because of cm Gathering and Handling. .| which shoul go toward the upkeep, . e e Al h e d cl h Its efficiency for|of the vitamines in too small propor-|no hay is being fed according to the a > :Z stomach seems to hinder digestio 0|of good clover hay. 5 L or- 12y consume kecp his yousg pullets, which will soon be his best layers. Get.id of the | ORS00 STns fo Binder, diemstion se|of Sood HOner I T ginning to ho| tons, aro reatly Denented aa ratton| quality of the hay bsed. | sprinkling meal over it. Hogs . often roosters. Avoid wastefgl in haudling pouttry and in marketing eggs. |be the case if the volume of the feed |recognized but most men are aston-|when clover hay is added. It has been| It will also replace part of the ration|chew up the coarser stems and derice Ei Waste in Egge. was sufficient for the hog to be entire- | ished at the suggestion that“u 1i‘s ia (;)ound fthat 10? poulnot(i’s of sood‘i rt‘-lwer gldsmw'gn: and fattemgg };logs vtl'hehr: some nourishment from them though ! The Onited 1 £ i able feed for hogs as wel 8| hay often replace pounds of corn|fed in the same way and will result they do not swall waste ineggs-in the States every year amounts to over $50- {7 contented mlaf fi&:":&&."?&“"vo}f ::il;;cia'l.iy Valuable when being fed to|or wheat middlings, which costs 2 or 3|a considerable saving in cost. Sl udmu: o ”“‘t"‘ ¢ :000,000. 1t 15 estimated that 17 per cent of all the eggs produced in this cOm- | yme is suficient to cause content the | hogs where the concentrate ration Is|times as much, and that the animal| Alfalfz, sovbeans or other legumel, BY 2 judiciuos use of good fegume try become unfit for human food before reaching the consumer because of [hog will beome tvo fat and at the|principally made up of either corn or|becomes in better thrift because of the|hay may replace the clover hay with- m_’“ ‘ho s whfc'h ghe:’e d“o“ ;"f win- {careless methods of handMng. same time high price of grain makes|wheat middiings or a cumbinatio: of | change, tln:1 a?dedtbn!kd o!fhethe dl&:tyi Zut de\:\;idsmx the };?lael of th; rstitohn ik hgigh - Cmmmflgno;’ :Vu}r)e )mtz’(;(;‘n t] cost! i 0. Clover hay is very ricl causing contentment an a s in the case with clover hay the X ( These losses can.be preveated very largely by producing infertile eggs, by v:’:ns?e:?\xe ‘i':r:ot m"{“‘:fiy m:::s‘s )lgfietwm addition to carrying other lime and the vitamines furnishing the|finer the hay used the better, as the 'A’f,lllr’n;l‘g{“:;f quJr A. Simms, Agent in ‘nnt letting hens nest on the demp ground, by keeping the nests clean, by being |ed, and sometimes is ‘even decreased |minerals which are 1e§ded’ for bunef su]bezatucc? for k;:rvpex;l maitnta.)i‘nzn:et.h hogu ?s;u ;;;:use ;ge :mm.,,.t p‘,mm&w A a areful Mmm.hna gathertng eggs daily, is - oftes case 7 ation and proper functioning o n feeding clover hay to hogs e £ e generally has not prov e 4 — b el 01 st g e e e al orgams. Further, as with|best hay obtainable should be used. them in & cool, dry piace, and by marketing them st least once & week, and} stock by a gain in flesh. For the man|the intern: rgt may be increased by N rrgibdonn et . be very Sa;isfactory for hogs though it Hartford —Announcement has b who is wintering mature hogs for|other legume hays, it is rich In vita-|The first cutting usually being the|may well te used to increase the bulk 2 % twice & week if possible. breeding purposes It is Imporiant e |mines, roontly discovered but littls|hest since it is_comparatively free|in the ration when only concontrates [° of ghejenssgement of Mite B Few pPeople understund that are almost as perishable ‘a8 meat know how to give the desired bulk to|understood substances, which _are|from coarse woody stems, which the|are fed, and the effect of such feed on|ma F. Guy, daughter of George \ il eggs will | stand ‘treatmen m eggs belong, the’ on without und: increasing | necessary - to life and health. Both|hogs will rnot eat. Keep this hefore|the physical condition of the hog is|Guy, of Hartford, to Iirst Lieutenan: b L =y o L, Sl the e’;ut, and wnl‘!:ou‘tl e:u’zmgnc';w arf corn and wheat middiings being woe- | them in slatted racks so that it may be|easily seen. Corn and soybean sileage|Forest E. Rillings, son of Mr. and A o the axms class of food as meat. imal to become fat emough to interfers | fully low in lime and content and con-|ecaten at will - and feed just enouh|has . considerablo v 1t we do not produce more eggs, letius-at least care tnrour ;pm pro- value for mature|Henry F. Biliings, also of Hartford . with brezding. taining other minerals in insufficient|grain in addition to keep the hogs in|stock especially when uqflm—wha.m;tvdlu podhu-n-. The eastern farmer has long over- quantities, zs well as having some of|good condition. This will be 60-80|fairly mature. looksd in a large measure the valuelthe quantities, as well as having some per cent of the amount needed when the ‘silage is|Lieutenant Billings received hisicom Usually only the figer|mission at the second Plattsburg’es- parts will be eaten though the amountiand expects to sail for France