Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 3, 1918, Page 8

NORWICH BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918 AVOID INCUBATION AND BROOD- " AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS this basis, coupled with the price, 088 LTRY than any other; It is difficult, almost - EBKE:‘”::U impossible, to find a sire that looks as % desired, and has the backing hs ne;ds . 10 improve the herd. If a breeder has Cannot Be Entirely Overcome But|in." /' orer information at hand for Can Be Greatly Reduced. the purchaser, however, the small < points of concern should be con- Faulty incubdtion and chick mor-|gidered last. To illustrate, a man tality is the greatest economic loss in|buys the whiter of two sires because ke e . he likes white better. The darker the poultry industry today. In nor- mal times, the failure to successfully Incubate eggs and brood chicks has driven more men out of the poultry business than any other factor. In our present food shortage emergency, animal, is, by far, better bred and records are available to give some estimafe of his worth, but with this man, white meapt more than perform- ance on the part of ancestors. 'Our first step should be to deter- mine the production and transmitting the importance of avoiding unneces- |ability on the dam’s side, and then on eary incubation and brooding losses & more important than normally. It i a great economic loss to place in an incubator eggs that are not. from well selected strong, vigorous breeding stock: that do not stand - a good chance of hatching out strong, vig- orous chicks. It is also a great eco- nomic loss to feed good grain to in- (.S ferior chicks that will, at best, make only poor market poultry and cull pullets if they. are fortunate enough to live at all. During the spring of 1915 and 1918, incubation and brooding figures were obtained from 154 farms in Comnecti- ut where bacillary white«diarrhea-in- fected breeding had been remowfd by means of the agglutination - test. total of 294,143 eggs were incubated and 166,460 chicks, or 56.7 per cent. of the eggs were hatched. The average hatch for the state would not be ov{r per cent. The' total number ufl eggs incubated in Connecticut ‘in a normal season is about 5 per cent. hatch means that 2,500, eggs are a partial or total loss ‘each ason At foi ts each, which’ is very conservative value fo¥% the breeding. season,; 2,5 $100,000. A small part & being overcome through infertile eggs for ~human This practice, however, as common as’ it should be. a during eges are worth of this loss e use o sumption mortality on 'these 154 t ihree weeks was or -0.2 If we per cent. mortality on a state- in the average flock up to it would not be less than A 20 per cent. loss of the ricks in Connecticut during season edquals 500,000 chicks. of the chicks lost, eat con- food before they die, aside expense of incubation and their cost cannot be figured twenty cents, or a total £ $100.000 incubation and brooding losses approximately $200.000 cannot irse he entirely overcome, but be materially decreased. Better methods of feed, care and man- ment from the time the breeding ock is mated until the chicks are )0 per cent 0.000 ¢ rma As many &iven, and few dairymen the next g ing degree of persistency before s:le a herd put sheet - the .sire's side. It is just as impor- tant it seems, that the females have transmitting ability as the males. If a sire is desired that will transmit, then pick him on that basis from a family of producers that are of rela tively high and even production. The fact that a sire's dam produces hig1 not as vital as the fact_that the tamily of his éam are all high pro- ducers. Again, it is not as important that a sister, brother or grand-parert are transmitters. However, it is diffi- cult to secure the needed information in may cases as it is not always a simple matter to analyze data that is will b2 patient enough to wait for the proper information. The simplest way to solve the ques- tion of. sires.is to buy a proved sire. One who has daughters that are. on ‘the average, higher producers than their dams, and. whose daughters do not show tco great variation in pro* duction, ‘one with another. The possi- bility of carrving disease is easily handled. - Properly constructed quuar- ters eliminates many dangers 'of aged sirés.. If the many prepotent sires butchered every. yvear could be saved, hundred years would see greater average production than at present. Study, hard. work, persistence and love for the business are some imnor- tant factors for the success of dairy- It takes study, and persistenc to a greater degree in breedinyg fcr high production than in_any other phase of dairy farming. The grade or scrub sire is the first evidence of the lack .of . study. If you can afforl :o count yvour change after a purcaass, you'.can afford to study with a high sire. If dairying is wortav of providing a living, it is worthv of a life's efforts. The starting-place is th not a grade, not only a pure bred a sire that {ransmits, from a tam that transmits. To the dairyman who does not keep milk records, the quai- ity of the sire is even more impertant, for it is substan Ity true that, in many cases, the sire does the of the milk scales and the Karl B. Musser, Conn work feathered out would reduce the |- BTicultural Coilege ss at least one-hal s i BE e aving of $100000 whins ffecting | | WATER SUPPLY FOR HENS. rv industry has been su TaiiiA —— joss each season. The su "in ro. | In order to obtain the most egss cing this i minimum de- | from our farm flocks of poultrs f each and every | essential that a supply of water o wuse for|KePt before them at all times. Dur- or femals, |ing the summer months they drink zorous dnd|SO much that it is quite a chore 10 etter to use only vear- older which have dem- as’ egz ulling which where last sum- birds must be se- knowledge of past pro- o their value rds keep their troughs and pans i I find that the cast iron waterers which are made to be ed to a barrel are just the t the nens and Ve a great ar labor and then one knows th hens can obtain all the water thay r quire, The most make a convenint small arrapge stone boat only vigorous, healthy birds on the boat at ail s £ fevidence of present pro- the barrel requires 1 should be used. ling a_horse can be hitched to the d for breeders of | P0at and draw, it 1o the well or stock v and hatch- | tank where it can be filled. Then i may the nearly hicks are females ind one ma easor The from t 1 when the reeding pens are range. should nated { There ®lin each recept not, as 4 rule, : the - cooler. waterers have a hoose | 2utomatic float them which: pre- vents the receptacle from o much E - them be pliced A hele can be cat in ock tank ind the waterer red tank or to a length of pipe. ey will save many and time is year time is R. W. in Iarm Lite JULY IS THE MONTH orn heaven that get the hal in the loft and the | | hayseed dow: 'k To cut-e stalk of wheat and make these bread bullets help fight| ¥ oat av | Ta read the Declaration of ut | Indehendence. and thus to understand e | better the thin e fighting for. up! To kill the bugs on the potatoes: spraving is the simplest and best =t method. WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW To watch, for mites and lice in the {chicken house: such ra strain ABOUT THE SIRE?|on pouitry is particularly harmful in S hot weather mportant To Dairymen In Keeping To keep the stable srounds clean Up Their Herds. and the manure covered; your reward = will be a short crop of fli dairymen know when they| ' To remember that the burning of see 2 :al sire of their chosen |powder anywhere outside the battle hreed. They zenerally know the weak front is a poor wav to show patriotism points in conformation of their own |this Fourth of July. herd. Thes to overcome these in| To learn that every War Savings next selection of a sire, and|Stamp vou buy will place one hun- v more sires are selected on|dred cartridges in a Yankee's belt, | STOMACH WORMS IN SHEEP Proper Care Is Given Animals. Can Be Easily Prevented If By P. G. HOLDEN on a healthy sheep. Death results Because of the big demand for wool |Uniess effective and early treatment and mutton many farmers who never;' g““"P e e before raised sheep are doing &o this| TRVeDtion, Restabure. A, Paper ekin” is the old name for the white, paper, appearance of the These farmers through lack of ex-|skin of sheep suffering from stomach perience v find many things to dis- courage them, and it is ¥robable that iring summer one of the greatest will be the ambs from stomach worms. ith proper care and attention loss need be experienced from bis cause. auses of diseouragement ogs o B Next to dogs, stomach worms are| Tobacco dust or stems chopped fine} the most dangerous enemy of sheepfand placed where sheep and lambs and Jambs. They da not always|can always have access to them will seriously affect older sheep, but hun- |help prevent stomach worms. In- dreds of lambs suffer and die from:stances have been reported where t J lambs that had tobacco stems to eat live in the fourth|remained healthy all summer on old stomach. Mature sheep can look | pasture. There are worm powders healthy worms to kill lowing summer. tered with the droppings on pastures, vet carry over winter enough all_the lambs the fol- The eggs are seat- where voung lambs gather them up with the grass. There is no danger in cold weather. As soon as the weather is warm the ~g2s hatch, and if the lambs are kept on the infested fields, trouble and loss is sure to follow. lambs get droopy and dull—some- iimes refuse to eat ‘and lose flesh rapidly. Often there ie swelling under the jaws. The bowels are loose and offensive and the skin gets chalky whiie mstead of pink, as it should be three good treatments for worms. worms. Prevention is the best cure. If the farm is fenced .so the ewes and lambs can be changed o an entirely fresh pasture every two weeks until the jambs are sold or weaned and turned into stubble or cornfields there will be little danger from worms. and medicated salts on the market for which claims are made. bacco stems before sheep the year round is effective preventive, but by all means arrange changes of pasture. Keeping to- a cheap and apparently It has never been shown that a sheep will eat enough of anvthing to “ere” stomiyd¥ worms. Anything that can be fed to them can be con- sidered only as a preventive, Drenching is the only cure when once the worms have possession and the sheep are losing flesh. ‘In a later article we will describe stomach and help make good Germans—Farm Life. CUCUMBER BEETLE AND SQUASH BORER. Vines Should Be Carefully Watched and Precautions Taken. Already some gardeners have noted insect attacks upon their cucumbers and squashes. Insects which most commonly damage these plants in Co necticut are the striped cucumber beetle and the sguash borer. _The methods for recognizing and effectively handling them are as follows: The striped cucumber beetle closely resembles the three lined potato beetle in appearance and is often confused with this insect by the amateur gar- dener. Both are yellow in color with three black stripes on their ba The striped cucumber beetle, however, is brighter yellow in color with a black head and is somewhat smaller than the three lined potato beetle. New York & Norwich Hart Transportation Corp. Leaves Tuesdays, Thuradays and Sundays | Leaves New York. Pier 46, East River, Line Telephone 1450 i Chelsea Dock, Norwich, | at 5 p.m. o Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri- | days at 5 p. m. | F. V. KNOUSE, Agent. A CLEARANCE OF ALL KINDS OF DESIRABLE SUMMElR. MERCHANDISE The larvae or young are small, slen- der white grubs which will usually be found in the soil. They feed on the tender roots of the cucumber and some times tunnel into the stems near the base. Young plants should be protected as good protector for young plants and is not difficult to make at home. Spraying heavily with arsenate of City of Norwich W;xter Works | Board soon as they- break through the ground | <twater rates for the quarter ending by placing around them a fl"a"“‘h:“} June 30, 1918, are due and payable together in the form of a square with | from 830 a.m. mb" Pl o netting tacked over the top makes a Additions e mad 0 remaining unpaid -after Juls WILLIAM H. M'GUINNISS, Cashier. Office of of Water Commissioners orwich, Conn., July 1, 1918, Today Is the Last Day of the Thrift Sale 0. lead is usually effective, or dusting the plants heavily with powdered ars nate of lead. To dust plants properly, place the powdereq arsenate of lead in a cheesecloth bag and shake. over the squash borer is usually busy laying eggs. These eggs may be found on most any ‘portion of either squash or pumpkin vines and upon hatching the er and it is not long before the vine in which it is working wilts and dies. The borer working as it does inside the stem has not been discovered and gardeners are often at a loss to ac- fall. But the time to plan for your silo is| now—this_early time to decide the kind of silo you plants, need, and the ‘size, and to make plans During the latter part of June, the|gor its purchase. Now is the time to consider, either | for yourself alone, or in co-operati with v ensilage larvae bores into the base of theequipment is already available inyour stems. Like most insects in the larvae | pejghhorhood, ard perhaps a part of form, the squash borer is a heavy feed- | it will have to be purchased. In the latter case the matter until it is too late to ob- tain delivery. The value of corn silage *as - especially for cattle, is summer. Now is the! neizhbors. the question of | machinery. Perhaps the| it is well not to put off carefull; plant tha found near the work inside. 5 is too well known count for the plant's death. lose | 0 meed supporting argument, but During July and August keep close | ot a)] farmers realize how profitable watch of vour vines. Examine them icular attentio par of If there are droppings red that there is a borer : When you have found t has the appea ing 2 borer inside, take a sharp Knife | ol 0 (o 5t an sedinere Tocm Sio and make a cut lengthwise along the B stem until the b is found, then kill him. If the injury the plant| TOPPING OUT THE CLOVER has not progresse too the cut STACK. will heal and further damage be pre- vented : The top® vulnerable part of A precaution which should always|any hay stack, partieularly of clover ¢ those growing squash or Unless this ps ! pumpkins, whether borers are present cte or not, is to cover the joints of the 3 1 an easy vines with earth. By doing t much of the will he roots are developed and the Due care should be taken of the plant greatly increa Where { top is not too flat, and that a cover- this method is followed and borems ap- [ing be provided that turns water pear, the danger of loss is greatly re- < duced. Tt is sometimes advisable to secure the first dition hay plant early as a trap crop and then|should continue to be added until t destroy the = vines affected. Crops|center of the and com- which planted late are not often |pact to anv great exten ¥« M To secure the second fi h out the , Connecticut Agricultural Col- |stack with some lon ht 3 such as timothy or bluegra If —— | plied in layers that droop down the SILO TIME. sides the water will run off as f: - as it falls and the interior of the st The time to fill your silo is—next|will keep perfectly dry. the stem and the ground t or e, you may nce of hav- the silo is p #.ving itself to be. An acre of fairly good corn, ing at the rate of fifty bushe make ten tons of good silage. Ten tons of silage will feed two cows for six months, and there will be ge to s on vield- will at a The Productive Home Garden Promises Not Only Fresh Vegetables for the Table, But a Surplus for Canning and Usc Next Winter. CONSERVE SURPLUS FOOD---THAT IS A BIG DUTY OF HOUSEWIVES United States De i ¥ 1 arder well stocked A PLACE FOR SURPLUS TIME. || with jars and cans of home-preserved = | £ and vegetables. Iurthermore, Everybody can!..Put your spare |!the use of an abundant supply of i time into cans and jars. l-md vegetables is all s || Home canning is kitchen pa- || © h. The 1 of furnish- Friakiem: Imz n adequate Supply of food ofte 1R : is to solved such conservati _ Don't have an empty preserving || 7 SO0 puch conservation, jar in your neighborhood next fall. || met most easily and. economical If you have more preserving jars || the olus of the abundant s than you can fi lend them to a d for the t of scarcity Delghiior whet Wil maks i them is the foreword of a series of R aIoR- epared by food-conservation | of. the United States of Agricultu 9 nen and girls, ar is not waste servies t pre ] i the country | ';"(}Yltn wish de: 5 back yards |4l © are adyl that never hefore were | D.Vision of Py S. Depa used for purpose. of Agr hington, D. cording to the United States Secretary | Oy for publications on the s 1 of Agr & home.garden move. | Vhich they dre particul of from two hundred hundred per cent. more gardens ——————————————— three CONSERVE SURPLUS FOOD. || than ever before had . produced food { it in the United Stat This vear. it is\} Increased planting of vegetables expected, even last yvear’s record will |} this Year almost certainly will be surpassed. Every family |] mean an unprecedented yield of available ground || Fresh vegetables. in the spring and plant and « summer. Eat the vegetables ek i# ;i need, use them to the utmost to les- | ,Jh';,,:,x‘,,.m::&epsle:t:h“,asuplp“!s sen your demand for otherwise con-|| <orofia i serve all the surplus. | ; | By conserving the surplus home || , This surplus, to be useful to |} women and girls in the country and || America, must be conserved. | in the cities and towns will be doing | It must be canned, dried brined, their part to leszen the national de- |} or stored in the homes of America. mand for wheat and meat and the| Home-conserved food means that other foods that are needed in increas- |} the home will be more nearly self. :{\fi"fiuan:mfls by our armies and the [} sustaining and that the burden on Ll S tr‘;r;sportahan will be lightened. el a e 2 omen who have never canned _Not oniy is there 2 national respon- || should now learn how; women who sibility calling for the conserving of [§ know how should prepare fo dg food. but there is an obvious personal || more.—U. 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Going to carry a Flag in the parade on the Fourth? If so, buy it today at The Boston Store. ONLY 10c EACH | DAMAGE SUIT IS Stanley Sworkowski Was Hit by Mo- 1 was operated by the defendant Baknowski, who, it was claimed was P * |intoxicated at the time. Swork aroiine Baknowski, |was cut and bryised about the WITHDRAWN FROM COURT |Stanley Sworkowski of Norwich, who 1:0‘- court in which the plaintift was | Whi sued Stanley and C head % husband and wife, both of Griswold. limbs and bod: Attornev H. H. Pet- torcycle—Brought Suit For $2,000. Swork i, who is a minor,|tis was counsel for the plamtiff. Tie S brouzht suit rough First Selectman | defendant denied the allegaiions of A damage suit brought for $2,000 |Casper K. Bail claiming that hell‘.:e plaintiff all except that he was for personal injuries has been with- was struck on Oet. , 1917, on a driving a motor vehicle at the tims drawn without costs from the super- street in Norwich by motorcycle named.