Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 13, 1918, Page 11

CONNECTICUT'S SEED CORN SITUATION ALARMING < a _special offer if you act at once. Yon Piano, Sewing Machine or Typewriter. your old heating boiler for a one? You can old boiler by having installed for you 8 that we ‘are n of up to the minute styles. -l . Women’s Spring mes, all sizes. S - The Famous “down draft” Boiler which ' JEAR 70 W - burnsiless coal and requires less attention | y iy g S R - e It costs you nothirtg to find out-how much it will bemhmmhm“n‘levhfln- for old boiler and to get jnstalled for next Winter. - The scargity of ot on ?;'M'm :m-fi.&m.;u to hmm'::, - lone now. out e m”‘l’ :blii‘w “_“;E':‘:l"l» m"l“':“;::;: send it to us, no matter how small or how information into your knowmng that large your heating lant may be, and valo- if we can show you it will pay you, 2ble information your own hesting ~ you will wish to ‘make your ts and how much we willcallow"you' on your " now rather than wait until next Fall ~hen oldhm.wmmabmu%b .ll' ? x Setect. Avout a8 Classy Millinery - ; Senie ing different in head wear for women will ‘be o shna . “Fant o s Something t in wear 'women that o not show & £00d &prouts. found in our large and complete stock of Millinery at ‘Corn testing below 50 per cent. ( s test) will hardly pay for ear un] prices 5 your: olpd boiler! Find out how much! e is ‘impossible to secure good seed in place. its A Wy Seed corn grown in the state is the e Good AN P P . PiERCE. BUTLER & Fizace MANUFAGTURING*CORP. | % 491 dirnie Strest, Springfield, Mass. =~ , Established 1839 - e Send The Coupon NOW! COATS of style, quality, workmanship and fit. A larger collec- tion of styles would be hard to find, yet all sizes and- tore, méan increased production of food and also encourage this -perfectly sound practice for coming years. Remember you . can Iget' Connbeticut grown seed eord that has. shown a | high ge¥mination—that will grow! For. purposes . practically every farmer in the State should use Conneaticut grown seed corn. Seed that will grfow wcan be had at-rea- sonable prices. Our Connecticut dent corns. will. produce sflage of -higher feeding value becaunse they will ma-| ture -better than western or-sonthern varieties. ‘The higher the feeding|" value, of , silage. .is, the less- grain needed to supplement it. Start now to reduce next ‘winter's grain bill, by e good seed corn of Connecti- cut grown Jents to plant for silage. Your County Agent can help you lo- v » | cate it, or if there is no satisfactory I seed corn in your county, write to = the Agronomy Department, Connecti-| cut Agriculturai . - Storrs, Conn. for a list of holders of high ‘corn—Agronomy Dept.: Con- necticut “Agricultural . College. - Pierce, Butler & Pierce Mig. Corp. 391 Bienje Strest. Sprinafelc ;H‘in. The make ofmy - L e My bouse has. .........rooms. Last Wintor I burned.... _l_pwxm-mt‘ Address .coiiavieiiiriieiinenen Ve R CLOTHING OUR GOODS SUPPLIED THROUGH STEAM FITTERS EVERYWHERE SREEDING, 'CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF HOGS Wrong Idea ‘That No ~ Attention Should Be Paid To These Matters. Very few farmers - have -the”tinie, trafning and aepecial gualifications which fit them for doing pronouncedly good_work in’breeding...It is a greaf mistake to suppese, however, that for this reason tie average farmer should pay mo attention to -the - breeding “of the snimsls which he raises. by aslect of ts special adaptability in meeting the given con- ditions. When this selection ‘is stopped there is'a tempdenicy’ for the offspring 1o revert to the type of their Ancestors a few generations back, thus losing their special fitness for- profit- ally. meeting the conditions under which they are to-be grown. This seems to be especially ‘true of hdgs, pagie. because fhe gveat American Have been Jargely developed within & bhalf. a’century. By using care in selecting hogs to maintain tite herd and occdsionally ‘introducing stock; Sroad of Tivestof has boe d‘mmri[max Tila DRstns vest levelo) - jof because w o that are so poorly bred that' they. do not do this. Utility First. Farmers and breeders shouid never lose sight of utility in aftempting to establish or pérpetuate fancy points. It should always be rémembered that the Mmost profitable hog must have o maturity, must reproduce be perfect in s except are’ too weak for ‘him to walk, in which case he will ‘be valueless for breeding N should a sow ‘of D! only two or three pigs at e, . A sow should noi be bred to farrow before she s tweive months old. -1f she is well grown and [proper- care is given her -she ‘can farrow regularly every six months thereafter, thus cut- ting down the overhead <charges ‘on edch pig.lt is. best to breed when bfl!h/] animals are gaining'in flesh: Care and Management. _ his time, energy and feed ‘on hogs'| be retained in. the herd if she farrows | do’ Iathr s0 push the pigs from fthe start. See that the, pigs have a chance ::rr u{;reise. though it is best not n&o ve the sow a very large e until the pigs are four weeks oud’j‘n&mu the boar pigs at five weeks old, being sure that the hands, knives, scrotum, etc., are well disinfected. Though it is 2 ‘common practice to wean pigs at six weeks of age in Connecticut it is betier to wait until they are eight weeks old or'ten weeks if the sow is not to be bred again at once. The pigs will always make cheaper gains v“bnen sucklings - than ‘at -any -other g S . The following mixture costs ‘very little and is usually quite beneficial, acting as a tonic, helping to keep the animals frée from worms, and. sup- plying ash for bone formation. iCharcoal, Hardwood ashes, Salt, Air-slacked lime, Sulphur, Pulverized copperas, Mix the lime, salt and sulphur and then mix with the charcgal and ashes. Dissolve the copperas a quart-of hot water and sprinkle it over the whole mass, mixing well. Keep some of this mixture before the hogs at all times, allowing them.to eat it at will. 4t cholera breaks out in, the herd 1 8 8 4 2 HOW TO vKEEP STOCK HEALTHY Many Winor Ailments of Stock "Can be Prepared bysa Little Care. When a cow gives bloody milk, gef a-separate samplé of ‘milk ‘from each quarter of the udder to determine if the blood cqmes from one or all. Bleeding ‘often comes from growths ina test or teots which are irritated by the act of milking{ -Such growths sometimes can be removed by operat- tion. If that can not' be ‘dome the secretion of milk ‘should be dried off in the affected quarter. This also is the best course in .a case of chronie' gar- get. & When te Prune. It is generally advocated that late winter, just before the tree comes to, life, is the ‘ldéal time t6 prune. Pe sonally, I prune when I have the time. I prefer the winter, but last year, as 1 had a little time after my Jonathans were harvested, I commenced pruning them then. T don't believe in putting things off to.the last minute, when it is time for some other work to be gc- complished. " ‘Winter ining - tends to produce wood growth, while summer pruning has a tendency to prevent.bud formaZ tion. Plants = cut . in midsummer -have power to st themselves, while plants which ‘are pruned in winter have expended all their emergy. . It is said that heading in of the | branches before active growth has | ceased has a'tendency te induce fruit fulness. This thecks the length o fresh blood" from Proper care given the ‘sow for a Drotasmional brteders e oree:D¢5t| tew weeks Defore ahe farrows and the the herd can be kept at a high plane [ 0% and .litter until the pigs are with very little expenditure of time |Weaned will give better returns than or money. A small number of poor|&t any other time during the life animals in Bngland is ‘a striking il- | the hog. Improper care at this lustration of what the average man | Wil result in small weak pigs: many =an do with a little care. The Amer- |9 Which are apt to die and all -of foan bog has. been bred to maturé| Which will lack ability to put on quickly and make rapid gains on a|f3Pid aAnd econofmical ‘gains. -In “ex- or neighborhood the hogs should be given the simultaneous treatment fo: cholera. This may be obtajned from, the ‘Commissioner .on Domestic Ani- mals, Hartford, Conn. There is no market for lice, so do not feed them through your hogs. Get any coal tar disinfectant from a drug store and use i wccording to @i- rections. The bedding must also be INCREASE CRAR CROPS By P. 6. HOLDEN. The Government has dis- 5. te small amount-of feed, and the Ameri- can farmer cannot now afford to wast treme cases pobr care mdy even re- sult in the 108570f the sow and the entirely cleaned out and the hzi infected. ‘This may have to he peated several times before the hogs Te- crops - from what it wes I “Thiz appeal o based the entire litter. In order to use forage crops as.much ag, possible pigs should be farrowed abdut March 1, and September 1. The hmn: Digs are it iyn::v to “begin grazing when ear] '® comes faaine m:hpm‘ug ll.bout T2 weeks ol ore e cold weather. fifm - wcomwer.bu:e Dit :‘;nenu.: must be given the sow" and pigs during ‘M#rch there ’fim h.r%“vofl:uollomu leflhnfll T 56 ne so re ‘be plenty of.time for #. The {fall -litter is farrowed . |during a very busy season but re- Quires” almost 1o extra- attention. Exercise for the sow is indispen- sable both before and after thy Your Money Back if it Fails This extraordinary remedy and confidently guarantee. dicate low ‘vitality in the breeding : b S . may ‘| be easily picked out and porous shells - e iga 2 days. is ot‘ eo;s-:l“hb: Regulat 3. sow s i i €| fowels- Tetive b ng are entirely freed.—J. A. Simms, Con- i) TeqIiTRsenss necticnt Agricultural College. o \ | To cultivale nersasdl acrengs will necessitate an equal jacieass in the man-power on e farme. Byt our boys have gous tc wer. We zre short of Jabor. The sitvatisr presents an emergency to. wiich (here ig: but one solution-—~abor. ‘saving ‘machines and preparedness. 2 this _cous of* tood 3:?-’ SELECTING EGGS FOR- HATCHING Rules Which Should Be Observed By Poultry Raisers. Bges for hatching shonld be select- ed for size, shape, color and texture of -shell. Medium or slightly above! lqmn:lmn sized - eggs should _:e used. 2 ? tra. ire. n- 's‘fi';‘: w?wu’- ‘\Zfix!u-‘“ ’T;"‘m:.;? Hnea:g of.grawing more -fobd Wwith less pe. and color are important only '. a in that we must have’a uniform prod. | , THS ~oan be accomplished’ only 58 aizengih of hell oA alwaye b | Hechiace 9 repRit 4nd havig, them considered. Porous or thin shells in- Every farmer s urged to thorsughly and carefully. inspect all his farm ma- ehinery and tools thig early in the sea- paris e 'llnqeed, s T parts he wi , 2nd place his or- ders for them. -\ '* * If each farmer and implement dealer will do his duty -at this time Upon_the farmers of rests the ity ‘considerable or blind checks may also be detected. Pigs should be incubatedsas fresh 881 . le cases are on rec- i 4 ¥ 'y several weeks ald have | DTS planting, cultivatingor har- T B g &g oF money-| ng e States, 40 per ‘ceat., or 13§006,000; 3& engaged in agricultural work. These|. do not include farmers’. wh ~ {like all housewives, are ciassed in‘the T. S. census repért as having: ‘no} occupation.” dictions bt ‘the: implement -manu-| “fact: hebranch and senegurages short la- ‘teral -growths, of short” spur-lke b ;~The ' tendency of such brang is to deyelop fruit buds. In planting “the young tree, the broken or torn roots should be cht bask to heatlhy tissue, o they will regdily heal, . Masses of tangled roots should be thinned, The tree should He thinned. The tree 'should be headed. back .when it.is planted . - 1t it is a .one-year-old whim Rt Hould. be cut back to about twenty chés. from ‘the. ground—Dan W. LeGore .in Farm Life. PEAETRS i 'RAISING LAMBS BY HAND. ‘When raising lambs by hand the only caution is: Do not feed too much. A baby lamb should receive only a few spoonfuls of ‘fresh cow’s milk. “When acouple of ‘days old give one-fourth pint, which should gradually increase 1o one-half pint when the lamb com- mence to'eat grags.” When two months old they may Have a pint of milk. So'much for quanity; now for fyed- ing times._This first.three weeks, feed regularly every three hours during the day; after this feed everyy four hours. ‘When y begin to eat grass, feed morning, noon and night, and Vinally drop the noon feeding.’ T'always use bottle and nipple to feed with until the lambs learn to drink: ‘Whete one has a large number, feed- ing from a.pan_is more tedious, as each’ lamb must have a separate pan, and milk must be measured, for some Elflrmk faster than others. Fesdihg ‘too much will produce BY AD OF MAGNERY | todd condttforis, it would be impos- to ®mdle Yor the farmers to produce | ke world, if they <nd harvested thelr fuman_labor. ogiy . proven in the i “wheai América’s most im- ;.. crop,. iLhe total annual vtien _of whreat In the Unitéd 1. i 436 per .cent. During that period, the’ total ‘acreage planted to wheat increased 192 per cent.while the total population of the country increased but 178 per cent, and the percentage of ‘those engaged in agri- culture decreased between 5 and 890 per cent. This great increase in pro- duction Was made possible by the use 4 o:Ttham machinery. i ¢ great war has created a marke: shoijagel of labor. Tt demands in- creased . production of foodstuffs on | American-farms. In this crisis the use of evéry passible labor-saving farm mechine is imperative. No mmchine be repaired and: put #m-shape for use should be allowed to stand idle in the flelds. Na farmer ghould wait until he needs his machine before he finds nt the conditions of the the farms in therr com- 7. should know what new be néeded, what repains They should order and machine parts-in time to avold any possible .delay, in cultivating or harvesting 1d keep in mind that the burden imposed upon the rali- ‘in the transportation of war ,u?nmn ‘makes shipments uncer. Nothing responds more readily to fair treatment than the soil, but there is no reward' for Shiftlessness and in- ‘We must think of the eoil, care for it, n:;{n fertile; think of, the crops/| n 5’ it, and’ their relatio the - s0il. Sfllb;r"mo de scours.. Lessen the quantity of milk and give a dose of castor-oil (one tea- spoonful) followed by ten drops of ginger extraci. In severe cases in- crease the does and give browned flour gruel. . To liven weak, chilled lambs give' » little milk. and keep them in a warm room. If lambs look droopy and wilk stifly, give castor-oil. 1 have had lambs brought me which were wet and chilled, and appeared dead. I pour a spoonful of milk down their throats and lay them on the furn- ace register. In a few hours they get. up and walk, 1 feed the lambs for about three months; _skim-mifk the last two months.—By Biora Blaettner in Farm Journal. APPLYING GROUND LIMESTONE Soils where dewberry vines.' white violets, corn squrry, creeping crowfoot, scouring rush, sheep sorrel or horse sorrel abroad are acid. On these lands the lime should be put o, if possible, during the Winter when the other work is not rashing. Ground limestone can be bought, laid down here at the sta- tion, for $1,30 a ton in fifty-ton cars. ‘This makes it possible to go over fifteen acres at a casn outlay of $63. Our banks are willing and eager to loan money when it is to be used for liming such soils. 1t is desirablé to spread this ground limestone on a field that has been fall- plowed or a corn field that will be disked up and put to oats. One man who limed two years ago had corn on the limed field this year. The limed portion of the fleld gave a yield of thirty-eight bushels per acre, most of which was solid, while the unlimed portion did not _have corn enough on it to pay for huswing. POMFRET Miss Virginia Sharpe spent the weel ond with her mother, Miss Anna P. Smith was at West- car Peterson. Tafr. here. 1. R. Maine. lan land farm for the week end. 4. F. Grosvener, of the Boston Automobile show. John and Alfred Noyes were ree visitors in Pomfret. Miss Annie Christy “has left ‘with position in Massachusetts Delia” Taft, aunt ex-] after thféee months spen dence, 1 2 [T ‘\\lllll!lllIl!llllllllllllllI||H!l|llmfllllllllllllllll! (@ ing : Youthful Hats that are simply charming Matron Hats in particularly smart lines . Very reasonably priced, from $4 A COLLECTION OF SUPREMELY "SMART ~ Spring Hats Interesting to a marked: degree, this group of Tailared, Semi-tailored and Dress Hats, for each has been selected for its distinctive style features, and all-express the latest caprices of the mode. ~ A display of dual interest, featur- ) i { & ¥ 48 to $12.50 WHITE ROCK Mrs. Henry Wills of Nerth fngton was a caller on Mrs. Job® Collins, Friday. Mrs. Andrew Cavenaugh tucket spent the week end wil Miss Flora 'White of North ington spent Sunday night Piw friends| ‘with 3 Miss Pearl Jones is spending week with relatives at Miss Rosle Bernard has O T T the 2