Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1919, Page 10

F i & = oo = ‘GARE AND FEEDING WILL = INCREASE EGG YIEL| oIn order to obtain an abundance of s it is necessary to have healthy, yus stock; propet fed, | e following are good grain mix- for the laying stock, the propor- w being by weight: 73K “Ration 1—Equal parts of cracked ofn, wheat and oats. X ftRation 2—Three parts of cracked , two parts of oats, one part of eat. tion 3—Two parts of cracked gorn, one part of oats. g SA choice of any one of these Tations ghibuld be scattered in the litter twice daily, morning ‘and everfng. w«Either of the following suggested dry-mash mixtures should be fed in 3 dry-mash hopper allowing the fowls to have access to it at all times. “Mash No. 1—Two parts of corn- mial, one part of bran, one part of middlings, one part of beef serap. Mash No. 2—Three parts of corn- fieal, one part of beef scrap. “When fowls do not have access to natural green feed, sprouted oats, ¢abbage, mangels, cut clover, etc., should be fed, When wet mashes are fed, be sure fhiat they are crumbly and not sticky. Plenty of exefcise increases the egg yield Fresh, clean drinking water should B8 always provided. Charcoal, grit and oyster shell should be placed be- fore the fowls so that they can have adcess to them at all times, HOW TO SELL LAMB CUTS. The extent to which the public's habit in meat eating may be in- fidenced by local butchers is illus- trated by information recéived by the Bnited States Department of Agricul- Wire. Fair dealing and good service 4fe the basis by which the sale of lemb carcasses in one locality has been increased four to five times Within a few years, Following are the policies responsible for the note- weorthy increase: Relling only lamb—neither .mutton fior goat meat—when customers ask for lamb. “sSelling mutton as mutton (instead 4af as lamb), thus enabling custom- ers 1o make comparisons. Making special sales of “a good $tring of fat lambs” at reduced prices, byt not with reduced quality. in the hands of local butchers large- {§ rests changes in the meat-eating Babits of the public the information Indicates. Considering the heaith of glieep and the nutritive value of meat, & much greater proportion of mutton and lamb might be consumed than at the present time. TEN RULES OF BEEF. PRODUCTION Plenty of pasture and feed. The right kind of cows— that. will 'produce good calves those A zood pure-breq registered hat will sire good calves A large calf crop. This 11l cows shall drop calves, calves shall be properly r at birth Proper care of the breeding the calves, Selection d =®ixth. &fves to replace cows. Seventh, among the breeding and of old good and heifer inferior disease and the Prevention of herd vou r stock. ghth, Shelter ‘sufficient ‘to pro- tect the cattke from both severe cold wd extremely hot weather, A al knowledge r market, rketing to advantage. of CUT FEED COSTS TO LIMIT. When feeds are high in price the ise of cheap rations is especially de- sfrable for the maintenance of the breeding herd. Cows raised for the production of calves only can be fed heaply on silage and dry ges, combined with a small] quantity of protein-rich concentrates, although by the substitution of legu- 1*ous hays. | the' costly: concentrate amezy be omitted. Dual-purpose cows Rept for dairy, products ‘as well as ¢alves, . should receive feeds nearly Mentical with those provided for dairy Eows. As far as possible home-grown eds should be -utilized, although it is almost essential ‘that 'considerable @mounts of purchased concentrates be provided. Cows that are milked should receive' one pound of concen- frate for every three to four pounds of milk produced, depending upon the fat content of the milk. ~In the south, where velvet heans m: be grown, this crop when planted o 0 o e 04 A o a0 06 0 - Eveny i You Bt You Fce; Be Sure to Use M 1LACO CASTILE SOAP{ : A Real Aid to the Complexion. Made of Pure Olive Oil B .3 Imported directfrom Spain e D 04 WD D ad W S0 @0 —— p|for breeding cows after the corn has een Iport: are now with corn affords excellent pasturage gathered. Throughout the drought-exposed areas of the- west it is unusual to save emergency supplies of feed, and, as ‘A ‘result during the drought m: ttle.owners are oblig- ed “to utilize eigfive range piants such as soapw ol, bear grass and prickly pear. These plants, ground up, serve to sustain the life of cattle where each mature animal re- ceives from 20 to 25 pounds a day. ‘When from onb to two pounds of cot- tonseed sake. is supplied as a supple- ment to the chopped feed a fairly good ration is pro * i In the semiarid region of the south- west sorghume plants -provide excel- lent silage, while in the range sections of the Middle West it is essential to set aside considerable hay as emer- gency feed. During severe winter ani- mals that are especially thin and weak should be separated from the rest of the herd afd sheltered and fed. Cheap shelter not only saves feed, but may saveé many cattle that would die if left exposed to wintry storms. —_— HOW THE BIG POTATO YIELD WAS PRODUCED The man’ in England who last sea- son produced ‘the remarkable crop of potatoes weighing . 568..pounds-on-a piece of land 16 1-2 feet square has worked the soil in his garden to a depth of three feet. This demonstrates the value of dcep- ly working® the sofl, which has fro- quently bzen advocatéd in thess col- umns. The ground the previous autumn was turned up in high ridges “to take the winter.” In the spring ‘a good dressing of soot and wood ashes was spread and the.ridges levelled. Wide drills were opened ‘to ‘a-depth of fiv: inches for receiving the-potitoss anhd were heavily dresged with soot 2nd wood ashes and superphosphate before planting. y: € % The soil ie good loam, rather heav and was heavily TertiliZed the previous vear with poultry manure -for growing onions. . - A When the plants came upthey were worked along the rows iand ‘between the plants with a scratcher every day the weather permitted and befara hill- ing up a little sulbuate ‘of, ammonic being put between~the rows. * The growing crop was given manire water twice and watered with a hose three times during dry weather. When it was very hot and dry tne plants had a light sprinkling. The seed was dug when auile green, which this gardener claimed to Le one of the secrets of getting god seed potatoes. The whole potaloes were planted and allowed to haye only four sprouts. 5 > The rows were two feet apart and the hills: 18 inches anart in.tle rows. heavy dressing of lime ‘was given the land in the spring. The variety was Aily, which: is un- known in this country. POULTRY NOTES. The hen that gets down from the roost first in the morning, works hard- est during the day, and gets up on ihe roost last at night is likely to be the best hen. To produce a large number of eggs requires a large: consumption of food. 'Larze consumers must be censtantly active. Keep the poultry house clean, dry ard free from drafts. . .. Clean up the incubators, using a dis- infectant in the egg chambers. See that every ‘part is clean and ia good wiining orderard read: for u A1 abundance of gfeed feed i abso- luiely necessary during winter. Poultry cannot drink ice, i<ep the water from freezing. Order incubators and brooders at once. Latgr in the s21s0n serious Je- lays are likely to- occur. Plenty of fresh air Keep the birds busy warm. Now is the time to man out the spring breedinz and to nlan for the mating up of the breeding pens. is. necessary to. keep them MOLASSES-CURED HAM. Molasses or syrup may be used in- stead of sugar in-curing pork, accord* ing to the United States department ox agriculture. Not only is such a sub- stitute possible, ‘but, it is: claimed, it effects a saving in time and trouble. Full directions for the sweet pickle or brine cure and for. the dry cure may be had from the department at Wash- ington. Meat cured at home may again be an important part of Ameri- can diet if tHe threateried congestion of railroa dtraffic materializes. The famous home-cured hams of other days may .again come in active com- petition with the packing house prod- ucts. Home curing of vork is not an easy task for the uninitiated and persons without &xperience should follow gov- ernment directions closely. SCHOOL IN .FARM ACCOUNTS. One-day extension courses in the keeping of farm dccounts, the use of accounts in planning business changes to make farming more profitable ana in making income tax and census re- offered by the farm Men’s Shoes 20 DAY ANUFACTURER’ SHOE STOCK: At115 MAIN STREET | ONLY 4 DAYS MORE Boys’ Shoes and High Cut Storm Shoes Misses’ and Children’s Shoes Rubbers and Arctics. People Who Think Shoes Are Very High Should -Take Advantage of This | Stock Must Be Turned Into Cash! 115 MAIN STREET - Next to The Manhattan . i & SALE ~ Women’s Shoes DRGNS -in mere- condensed “and " time'y" form managemen rtment of the Con- necticut Agri ra lcollége. "~ The courses will be given by A. W. Manchester, farm manageme: strator. The simplest and r offi- cient types of farm bookkeeping Wil be_taught. ; : 3 The courses are available to practi- cally any community in which six or more persons. will get together to de- vote a day to the work. At present they can be given on Mondays and Saturdays only. Any person interested in such courses should apply thro the local county-agricuitural agent. THE POULTRY CALENDAR. A poultry calendar that serves both as a calendar and as an‘account book for keeping records of the poultry flock has been designed and circulated by.the extension service of Connecticyt Agricultural college at Storrs. Letters from leading poultrymen of Connecticut endorse the plan very highly and requests have come from many sources for copies of the calen- dar. Space is provided on the calen- da rfor record by days of the number of pullets and hens and of the egss received from each. Mortality and sales of stock records are also provid- ed for. At the, close of the year the ealendar will serve the poultryman as a record of the egg production, losses and sales. T Sugr~tions for the care of the flock (amounted to 1568 which was an in- are printed in parallel columns with the. calendar -of each month.” This in- formation is especially of value to be ginners an dprovides the information than is possible in poultrv bulletins. tension service of ‘the college. The calendar was vprenared, by Roy E. Jones, poultry specialist for the ex- GRAPEVINES FROM CUTTINGS. Grapevines can be started from cut- tings. which root quickly. Make the cutting from the growth of the vine made during the past sea- son, whieh nurserymeén . call new wood. Each’cutting stiobuld be about eight inches long, bearing two to three buds. The bottom being trimmed off squarely, with a ‘sharp”knife. just un- der the first bud. the top should be cut a couple of inches abeve the top < The cuttings.should be tied in bun- dles and placed in. damp sand in the cellar or buried in the open -ground where they can ~be" protécted from hard freezing. In the spring,as;soon as the ground can-be worked, set the cuttings out in rows far enough apart to allow the rows to be cultivated and set the cut- tings four'inches'apart “in the roy. Set the cuttings: so that only the top tud will be above ground. The other buds will develop roots. PRUNING VINES AND TREES. Currants and gooseberries should not be pruned until early spring, just before growth starts. The best fruit is produced on wood that is not over .three vears old. In pruning keep the plants in good form. Tt it has not been done before, re- move the old wood of hlackberries and raspberries and burn it. Grapevines can.be pruned any time during the' dormant season. The mis- take usually made in pruning grape- vines is leaving too much wood on them, All the fruit trees can be pruned during the mild dayvs of winter, wher it is not too cold to work outside. As a general rule prune for compact form. keeping .the heads open to admit plenty of sunlight. H ADVANTAGE "OF " 3 ORDERING EARLY It will be a good idea to order early everything that' will be wanted for the farm and garden.during the com- ing. spring ‘and summer. A careful list should be prepared of all the tools and implements that will be needed.. Go over all machines and see what repairs will be necessary: order extra parts that will be required and have the repairs made and com- pleted early. . Nursery ‘stock of all kinds will be scarce next spring. Make up lists of plants and trees needed and place the orders early, getting an aceeptance of the order. { Fertilizers and spraying material should also be ordered early. This is the .way to get the best of possible strikes, coal and labor short- ages and delays of goods shipped by freight or express. which seem never to have been quite so slow as at present, 3 WHEN TO SOW BROOM CORN. After several vears of experimenta- tion”in’ the improvement of ‘broom corn in western. Oklahoma, the . United States Department of Agriculture has obtained, results which. indicate that the crop should be sown_in the first half of May or the last half of June. These seeding periods bring thé crop into head either before or after the hot, dry period, which usually occurs about the middle of August in that section. Placing’ the rows 7_feet.apart With the plants twice as thick in the rows gave no advantage oyer roWws spaced 3 1-2 feet apart with the usual stand in the raw. A higher yield and a bétter quality of brush are obtain- ed if harvesting is done while the seeds are in' the' dough'stage. " Both earlier and later harvesting have been tried but have' given lesg satisfactory results. If harvested .in the flower or milk stages, the brush has not yet become green and elastic, and if harvest is de- layed until the brush is mature, it of- ten has become badly discolored and brittle, : OHI0O EXPERIMENTS ‘PROVE - - VALUE OF. DRYING By P.'G. HOLDEN. _ ° Fvery. ear . of .- corn_ -intended for planting should ' be ‘harvested. before the ‘' severe"Tall freezes -and stored where it will thoroughly dry out and keep dry. Experiments mads, by.the Ohio Experiment Station prove that seed corn, carefully dried out in the fall, will produce at least four bushels more to the‘acre than'seed corn taken | from the crib in the spring.’ This means an iricreased profit of nearly | $100.2 year.on the average farm. ' This, fact is not. the result “of one m%xvvi than the average farm acreage. contains from 30 to 45 per cent .of water. tie up 300 or 400 ears. them on the porch where the chickens can get at them or in a pile where are dry. Tie up in such a way that no two ears will touch, and ‘hang the strings in ly stored and tested before planting, millions of dollars would be added to year and for that reason a checking| land is a 22.4 per cent. production. A BOLLETIN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1919 en harvested corn commonly It takes but a few minutes to|Francais of Westhampton Beach, L. I, Don’t leave with a production of 37 'eggs. they will mold or fréeze before they Tie and hang up &t once. of Leghorns entered by Phillips, : Seymour, Conn, rows four inches apart each way. If every ear of seed corn was har- vested at the proper time and proper- its regular routine with the Increasing exercise greoter food consumption. Several times during the day the birds the value of next year's corn crop. ZERO WEATHER HOLDS UP EGG PRODUCTION The seventh week of the ‘contest at Storrs was easily the severest that any contest birds have ever had to contend with at this time. of the the birds which was ever hour. tion being the same as every - othe more often. At night the were lowered keeping out the and causing a slightly temperature than outside. in production occurred. Twice during the week the temperature of the plant fell to ten below zero and at no time has it been above freezing. Not only this, but the lack of sunshine and a considerable number of rainy days have. been responsible for the holdink up of the egg production during this period. The total production on a level but because an earlier re sponse can be éxpected with weather. i » 1 The three best pens in each of th principal varieties are as follows: Plymouth Rocks Merritt M. Clark (Barred), Brook for all pens crease of 8 eggs over the five Year average for the corresponding week 41 eggs. A pen of White Wyandottes entered by Langford Poultry Farm, Langford, B. C.. was second with a production of 39 eggs. Chas. H. Lane’s pen of Rhode Island Reds White Wyandottes Merrythought Farm, Columbia. Conn._ .. . Herbert L. Warren, St. Lambert, from Swlithho;o, Mass., was third wmz,! a production of 38 eggs. A pen of Barfed Rocks enfered 'by Jules F.|° received fourth honors for the week Two pens tied for fifth place with a pro- duction of 33 eggs. ‘A ‘pen of Buff Wyandottes entered by #. P. Cloyes of Bast Hartford, Conn., and a pen George ‘are watered with the chill taken from it, new clean straw litter was put in and the birds fed grain every time the at- tendant entered the house to trap nest The feeding was small, the grain consump- dfy but fed in smaller quantities and| curtoins ! cold | higher pen| The above | measures were not only taken with the ! idea of keeping the present production good | field Center, Conn. ........... 152’! pen of Rhode Island Reds entered by !Ingleside Farm (Barred) Palen- ! Pine Crest Orchards from Groton,| ' ville, N. Y. ... ..147] Mass., was first with a'production of | Rock Rose Farm, Katonah, N. Y. 133 To offset the cold wave and cloudy | Meodowedge weather the management has changed{ L. L idea of | and causing a Longford Poultry Farm, QUEDEE . & iiotoint s edpddnas Tan Sidewalks i Rhode lIsland Reds. 1 Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass 315 Charles H. Lane, Southboro, Muss, 231 oy § Jacob E. Jansen, North Haven .. 212} The ordinances o(uthnl(;i}y of ‘Nere : wich impose a penadty of 3o upon White Leghorns | e e e s e S Merrythought Farm, . Columbia, tcare of any land or puiding -abutti Codn, ... teriereipesaena.e... 262 the public highways of the Uity whe: George Phillips, Seymour, Conn.. 241 '35&%"%?;.5"&‘%""‘6& cl!‘&.‘:‘e "r‘:’n',?,&. e S e ] Pierefrom all #now, sieet and ice Wit ..... seesieeeaidingeeee. 2060 5% 00e hours aftert it shall have be i Miscellaneous denof!(ud. hm-n w;!hthlr;‘i(.hre;uhog;?‘;a“ft:; R W e sime' I H. P. Cloyes (Buff Wyundottes) the nizht seasom. and also. upoA . Hartford, Conn. . 238! ri e should be repaired. A, L. Anderson (R. F. A. Brizzee, Oswayo, Pa. . BILL OF LADING PROVISIONS lading’ provisions, permitting the in- st:tution of suits for loss, damage or delay within two years and one day, were held to be unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory ' and undul and the Interstate Commerce Com- mission today in deciding the brought by Jacob E. Decker and Sons against the director general of rail- roads and others. An order was insert- | ed requiring the 60 days of such provisions so that in casés where the carrier has. not de- clined a claim in writing bofere the beginning of the last six months of the | two year and one day_ period. thereon may be entered within months from the date the claim | definitely declined, but not after. such party who falis to have the sn on such sidewalk removed or pi 1y ?anded within un:i ho-xr!&f.fldh oo ng so deposited during the:day time 1oF S0ch Duceessive period. of . fab hours thereafter that it o remalns affer groner notice givem. % 2 This will give uotice to all affected by the foregaing Ordinances. thati .tk same will he strictly enforced and any- one failing to comply therewith prose- cuted from this time forward, Windham, N. H. HELD TO BE UNREASONABLE ‘Washington, De 3.—Freight hill of JYMER P.-ROX, '~ Street Commissioner. ENCOURAGING REPORT FOR: THE WORLD'S G, E, U. dec19d prejudical case Boston, Dec. 23.—Rev. Francis: B Clark, president of the ¥World's Chris- tian Endeavor, Union, today presented to the trustees of the union his-an- nual report, which, he said, was »"{hc most optimistic report from the world- wide field of Christian, Endeavor dur ing the three decad~ junion “was inaugurated.’ . The advance and progress reported trom nearly all countries was the mofe remadk able,.he said, because of the modification within | suit sit is| 185! Widowers, like tumbledown houses, | fact. that many of the coyntries wege just’ emerging from the war. UMBRELLAS FOR LADIES OR MEN Specially made of fine quality silk, and handsomely mounted; some with bakelite handles, cleverly produced to match the silks; others with handles of sterling and Pyralin Ivory—a wide range of colors for ladies. PRICED $3.00 to $18.00 emo———— MEN'S SOX ' FOR XMAS GIFTS You won'’t put your foot in it if you 1 All the new colors in Silk, Lisle and Wool. Nothing better for a gift to Father, Son or Brother. give him Sox MEN'S SWEATERS Men’s Winter Weight Sweaters with or without collars in'light or heavy weights. Shaker Knit or in the finer grades. ' A very useful gift. Cardigan Jackets, Slip-Ons and Shaker Knit Coats. - - ) PRICES $6.00 TO $20.00 MEN'S DRESSING GOWNS test, for one year, but is the: result of || handling separate 1ots .of seed corn over .a’ number of ;years and; making | use of -practically every method® of l caring.for seed corn. i Seed from each lot of corn was dried by different methods and:planted at the station, along:with corn selected from the crib in the spring. ! In every -instance-seed:' corn: care- || fully dried out and stored : properly proved to be superior to- that: picked | Handsome Silks, in lounging _Robes, a gift of merit. Also Comfortable Flannel and Woolen Gowns, nicely trimmed. Silk Gowns. . .. $35.00 to $45.00 from the crib, buried -in oats, piled. in | his ‘seed: corn in the fall, | 200 acres. a heap or left in an unventilated place while drying. Corn drjed" with &l:tifl-' cial-heat gave a larger yieW-than corn dried by any other method, - It is not always practical for us to use artificial. heat\in drying corn, for unless-we have the facilities and the time to keep the temperature at just the right degree we are apt to cause germination, » But every farmer can P $ smgly select e ] re it mz;:, “el it up‘ ‘with b'indl:i’n twine .hang it up in the attic o upstairs room where the o cad A space 3.by.8 feet will hold 200 strings .of seed corn—enough to plant If we_ discard three-fourths of it, after ‘testing in. the Spring,; theve will.| be enough left to phmt £o Bath Robes . .... $7.50 to $14.50 You can do no better in this line than to select from this stock. House Gowns . “QUALITY CORNER” "MACPHERSON’S ‘ | “FOR QUALITY” & Christmas Shoppers Will Find Here Many Gifts Especially Desirable Owing To Usefulness FOR XMAS GIFTS AT SPECIAL PRICES Superb Coats, Smart Scarfs and Muffs, in the - peltries that the mode favors and of the qualities that have won for Macpherson Furs their reputa- - tion for richness and reliability. - Values— ar- ranged for the holiday gift demand—are the re- sult of forehanded purchasing, and are at prices below the market values today. ! \ i J. C. MACPHERSON $ % FINE FURS GIVE HIM A SMOKING JACKET and he’ll wonder how you guessed “just what he want- ed.” Made of double-faced fabrics, in a good range of colors, in shawl collar models. . PRICED $9.00 to $25.00 Men’s Pajamas and Night Robes - Men’s Pajamas, in” Quting. Flannel, Soisette, Madras- - or Silks«—Priced $2.00 to $12.00. Night Robes, in light or heavy weight. MEN’S SCARFS Men’s Silk Reefer Scarfs, for dress or street wear, a re- markably complete line, from $2.50 to $12.00. —— MEN'S SHIRTS : Men’s. Perfect Fitting Shirts, made with soft cuffs or with stiff cuffs, exceptional patterns, in Cottons, Fibre, Silk and All-Silk. PRICED $2.00 to $15.00 MEN’S GLOVES Men’s Street or Driving Gloves, in Chamois, Ct;pe, Mocha or Suede, Lined or unlined, Wool lined or F ur lined, wrist or with Gauntlets—$1.25 up to $15.00 a pair NECKWEAR Give him Ties. Seldom does any man have tco many. rri’ that Ties that he likes; you can selzct colors and patte: he is sure to like, from our Xmas display. A display .. which includes all colors, styles and patterns, in woven = silk and knitted Ties. Four-in-Hand Scarfs ................. 75c to $3.50 ' Knitted Silk Scarfs ................ $1.50 to $4.50 ' Batwing Ties of Fancy Silks ........... 75¢ to $1.03. PUT UP IN HOLIDAY BOXES." - &