Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 14

NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1922 AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS WAXS TO MAXE UNFPROFITABLE ORCHAEDS PAY Measured by the abundance and reg- Warkty of the crope of high grade frauit produced, thers ame many apple or- shands of bearing age ‘that aro mot suc- fpesaful. Because' a ‘large numbér of Mese unprofitable | ‘orchards « can be i to yleld good.'crops of high qual- Iy troft by special treatment, the imited States Department of Agricu!- fure has prepared Farmers' Bulletin Applé-Orchand Renovation, by H. iP. Gould, which discusses the princi- pal practives found useful in bringtng Ljeglocted trees back into profit-produc- L. condition, + Orchards in nesd of renovation are found not oty in sections where the bome orchard or fruit garden Is the _prevatling type of fruit growing, and in ‘reglons where orehards of considerable size occur omly oucasionally, but also in the recognized < commercial apple- growing districts, Some orchards are not worth the time and expense neces- sary to renovate thém. In deciding what s to be dome the following fac- tors need to be oomsidered: The or- chard must be on a gbod sits with mo rock ledges or hardpan near the sur- face, well drained and without unusual danger from frosts; the trees _must have good vitality, without trunks, cankers - that girdle the limbs, or weakness that would make good growth impossibie; and, finally, the va- \ decayed | retles must bo good unless % is prac- ticable to top-graft the trees, A neglected “orchard i3 always a menace to other orchards in the neigh- borhood &nd in sections where there are many commercial plantings much damage may be done by insect pests and diseases that have their source m badly infected trees. In some states a neglected orchard & practically de- clared by law to bs a public nuisance and is treated accordingly. I ths owner will not clean it up, public offi- cials do it and the expense becomes a lien on the property until paid. As a rule, says the author- of the bulletin, a much-neglected orchard does not justify its exfstence. If an orchard is ‘worth keeping it is worth giving good attention; otherwise, the trees merely encumber the grpund and inter- fere with its use for other purposes. 1f an apple tree is not of value. for fruit productfon it ma#y be worth convertinz into tool handles. plane ulocks, and other useful things. « MABKETING MILL FEEDS Are you paying too much for your feed stufts? To determine this requires a knowledge of how feeds are sokl mills, market conditions, quality of tn product, and methods of purchasing, says G. C. Wheeler, investigator in marketing feéd, United States depart- ment of agrculture. Although feed stuffs constitute the second largest itemi of expense to American farmers, wheat| SPECIAL Ladies’ Full-Fashioned Silk Hosiery $1.65 BLACK . ALL SIZES feeds alone in 1920 representing a valué of approximately $200,000,000, little s known by the average buyer about the marketing of this commodity, says Mr. Wheeler, The availability of feed stuffs locally Produced which may be used as substi- tutes, and potential suppYes and pro- duction in surplus producing scotions are said to be the most important fac- tors controlling local feed prices. Wide variations in prices in heavy consumine and producing centers, and in sections where Only moderate supplies are han: dled are attributed to the prices patd hy individual dealers, unsold fee€ .in transit which !s frequently dlsposed of at a sacrifice on arrival, grade, quality, whether the feed is bought for cash or credt, and whether the purchase is for immediate _or future - delivery. -Mr. Whesler advises buyers to ascertain carefully all these facts in commectlon with prices quoted before placing or- ders. Mr. Wheeler has made a carefal study of the marketing of mill feeds and his findings are contained In Unit- ed States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 1124, entitied The Markoting of Mill -Feeds. NEW PLAN FOR SOLVING AGRICULTUEAL PEOBLEMS ‘The eommodity council plan s the name given to a new way of handling certain of the big agrécultural problems Dby the United States department of ag- riculture. In the past different phases of @ crop situation, for instan®, have been handled separately by the various bureaus and offices. “The Dnew plan which recently has been put into opera- tion brings all the various persons terested in the problem together Inty a ocouncil where each may present his wews and where a definite inchusive policy may be decided upon. Already councils hmve been called to discuss - the cotton and potato situati=s amd recommendations have beffi m for action that would be beneficial in view of present conditions. Department men who are specfalists in the culture of the crops, on soils, diseases, pests, grading, and marketing each contrib- uted, to the final recommendations. From time other commodity councils will be called to take up problems that are troubling the producers of varions other crops and live stock. As a result o the potalo cougcl Tt is expeoted that the usual waste an BROWN 8%, TO 10%; THE GEQRGE W. KIES CO. 118-120 MAIN STREET ESTABLISHED 1866 PHONE 1442 loss resulting when a very large crop #s raised may be mreatly reduced. The per capita consumption of potatoes ‘n the United States is usvally about 3.2 bushels, but this year enough potatoes have been produced to supply each per- son with about four bushels. Because of this situation which was disocourag- iimg to potato raisers the department, through this council, made certain rec- ommendations, which were sent out to the ‘principal potato-producing states. The council recommended that ‘farmers be advised to, carefully grade their .crop and ship only the best, suggesting that if all of the crop, including culls, were shipped food would rot or spoil in the central markets or in transit, markets | atong the line from the field to the mee- {ket. The council also made recmmen- datlons on the utilization of the poor- er potatbes and culls kept on the farm, such as storing for futare marketing, feoding to Wve stock and, in_ certain-lo- calities, selling to starch and flour fac- torfes, It was also-the advice of the Potato council that fields be picked clean of culls and diseased tubars so as to protect succeeding crops from dis- ease. Another group of department men was called together “by the assitant secretary to take up ‘the problems of the cotfon farmers. Thess men are working on the probfem of what the de- partment’s policy shall be for the pres- n making recommendutions for fighting the boll weevil, the develop- ment of one-variety cotton cofamunities, tie growing of a diversity of crops, ete. A pian similar _to the commodity- council plén was used recently when & §roup of men from various bureaus was brought_ together to consider the ques tion of the use of peat 25 3 sofl im- prover or fertilizer. As a result of ail the information brought together and discussed from _various. angies -the de- partment decided to make a public Statement to the effect that peat has a very low fertilizing vaiue, contrary wishing to sell it for fertilzer. It is thought that the council plan will result in getting out prompt rec- ommendations in emergencies and far- mers and others will be able to get a concise view of the department’s stand and the reasons for making recammen- dations, PEAT FOUND TO HAVE LOW FERTILIZER VALUR Peat, in recent years widely adver- tised as a fertilizer is mot to be com- pared with mineral fertilizers - as a means of increasing crop production. This is the essence of %a statement that has just been made by tme United States department of agriculture as a Tesult of many investigations on_ the subject. 5 Special -processes, such as the ‘bac- terization” of peat, occasonally are al- leged to give it unusual fertilizing pow- ers, but tests have not substantiated these clafms. An English investigator a fow years ago reported good results with the use of “bacterized” peat, but ported his theory. No® laboratory pro- cess or the “bacterization” of peat.has been discovered which materially . im- proves it for tertilizer. The peat or “humus” that has been marketed in this country as a fertilizer or plant stimulant has shown a decided lack of uniformity, but this fs to be ex- pected when_ it is known Shat:peat de- posits are the slow accumulations of layers of plant material of different kinds. The rather high percentage of nitrogen ocvasionally found in peat and muck is due mot to the presence of available nitrogen, but the accumula- tion of nitrogeneous material that . is not available for the use of plants, the more soluble substances having been lost. A well decomposed layer of peat would -be glutted -and the price forced down to a ruinous level. Such market- Ing would result in much waste all has in it very little available plant food of any kind. Some knds of peat are very useful to_the claims frequently made by those| SEpeTicice. it Tais country has not sup-i - A know that it is Itis i #is. DILLON e for stable litter and for composting. ‘While peat-is too bulity-and too poor. in avallable plant food to serve as a sub- stitute for manure or mineral fertiMz- ». Model 200" Finished in Adam Brown or Red y and Fumed or Goiden 5 “Make this Christmas so happy thaf every memiber- ~of your family"will remember it throughout the. year, Let music add the crowning joy to the Christ- - ~mas scene while.the Yule Log burns on'the hearth, Music such as+only The Brunswick— the ac'cefiud'» instrument of the musical world—can achi;evel ] an ordinary phonograph Pictured here are several-of the ‘most ‘i),opul_av Brunswick mod: . design. 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In the manufacture of mixed fertilizers the use of peat as a conditioner. as well as a filler, appears to have been satisfactory to the mixer.- Several va- Tieties of peat and muck sofl are farm- ed, frequently showing high productly ity for many kinds of truck crops or as| grass land. any peat deposits, how- ever, “are agriculturally unsatisfactory, -and some peats contain substances dis- tinctly injurious to plants, PROPER METHODS FOR STORAGE OF POTATOES “Improper storing 6f potatoes is the chief reason for what is commonly known as “black heart” ‘in potatoes,” says one county agent: who advises po- tato farmers of Hampden county to min- imize losses and spoilage of their pota- toes this year through better ~storage methods, i “Black. heart may be the result of chill- ing of potatoes, or it may be thé result of lack of ventilation, or it may be due, to heating or sweating; or still again it | | maye be due.to a combination of these g’a? q 1 ] 7 ofe her - exclusi & | 85 g2 o -~ causes, -but probably the biggest caus eis the lack of ventilation. “In storing potatoesthere: are certain Sufferers from Asthma . or Bronghiis HERE IS GLORIOUS NEWS FOR YOU No matterhow long you have suffered from “Asthma or Bronchitis, a speedy relief from your et e oateed ot 5o ey e e ot | caurtiomoLe. - 25 : eSO o s i cellar. 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Our high quality goods and our reasonable us. Gentlemen:—Wear our good, Nifty” clothes Desmond PHONE 1375 principles which must be kept In mind it good results are to be obtained. First, the storage place should: be cool so as to keep the tuber dormant; 35 to 40 degrees is preferable. Second, a certain amount of moisture is desirable; that is, the air should not be so moist that a moisture film is deposited on the tubers, but it should be high enough to prevent evap- oration of the moisture contents of th» tuber. Third, aeration is eshention for best preservation. Fourth, light shouid be kept from the stored tubers. “If only a small amount of potatoes are ' to be kept, probably the bes place is the dark house cellar with the potatoes stored in peach baskets. It quite number of bushels are to be kept, a crat- ed bin could be built in the cellar with the tubers not more than three fect decp. “Of course if many potatoes are to be stored each year, a rcgular potato stor- age space should be bujlt. Generally speaking, however, for this county, the house cellar that is kept ccol, dark and Well venitiated, where *ubers are kept in small bins which are not piled too high is the best place to store spuds, Where many thousands of bushels are to be kept, a regular potato storage plant should be buik. The county aZ®nt will be glad to talk over plans for such a plant if any~ one in the county is interested. Many men in this section place their potatoes in wood sheds until the weather gets cold, before placing them in the This is a good plan, but the po- tatoes ‘should all be ig the cellar, now, because of danger of freezing.” o toe . PRACTICAL WHITEWASH FORMULA FOR BUILDINGS The farmer or poultryman seeking in- door work these frosty days might wall give attentio nto cleaning ap, and white- ‘washing the interiors of barns, hen hous- es, pig corrals and other places where stock is housed. - Whitewash may be mied with disin- fectants and other substances to serve a double purpose of keebing bulldings looking nice and at the same time pro- viding protection against diseases which ordinary precautions will prevent. - Here are some. suggestions and formulae for mixing up the whitewash:— In the first place, a definition of “white- wash” 15 given as a quantity of slaked lime, of o consistency that will run free- ly from the brush. To, make it, slake about ten pounds of quicklime in two gal- lons.of water. The lime is placed in a pail and the water poured over it, after wrich the pail is Covered with an old plece of carpet or cloth and allowed to stand for an hour. With an insufficlent amount of water the lime is “scorched” : and not all converted into hydrate; on the other hand, too much water retards | the siaking by lowering the heat. “Scorched lime is generally lumpy and translucent, hence the use of the proper amount of water for slaking and an aft- er addition of water to bring it to & brush or sprayer consistency. i For use in a sprayer all whitewash should be strained through a piece of wo pounds (1 bushel) quick. lime, slake with 15 gallons water. Keep barrel covered until steam ceases to rise. | Sir oce: jonally to prevent scorching. 2. Two and -half pounds rye flou: beat up in @ half galion of cold water, then add two gallons of boiling water. H 3. Two and one-1half pounds common rock salt, dissolve in two and one-half gallons of hot water. | Mix (2) and 43), then pour into (1), and ir until well mixed. This is the w wash used in the large factories and recommended by the \insurance companies. The above form- ula gives a product of perfect brush con- sistency. -dd more water for use in & sprayer. Whitewssh for Buildings and Fences | 1. Sixty-two pounds (1 Oushel) quicklime, slake with 12 gallons of hot hot water. { 2 Two pounds common salt, ome pound sulphate of ziac, dissolve In two gallons of boiling water. i 3. Two gallons skimmed milk. Pour (2) into (1), then 2dd the milk | (3), and mix thoroughly. If too thick to apply with the sprayer, add more water. ORWICH HONOR ROLL LIST SHOWS 1318 NAMES (Continued / trom Page 13) Alphonsis Sweeney, Joseph Szalkowsky, | Alexander Szulborsky. T George A. Tague, Ernest Tanguay. Joseph Tarnoski, Jr., Mecky Henry Tar noski, Richard Lane Tarrant, Eilis Ta) lor, Emile Tellier, Lucio Tempesta, Ed- mond E. Tetreault, Wiliam M Thomas, {Dennis J. Thompson, James ~Joseph Thompson, Frank Robinson Thresger, { Perey rold Thurlow, Francis 3L | Toomey, Leslie F. Tourtellotte, Fred A. Towne, Thomas J. Tracy, Jr., Leroy J. | Treadway, Frank D. 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The honor roil tablet is to be placed at the Chelsea parade. The Inscription will be the following: L John Wymas 1917 Roll of Honor 1919 Dedicated to the Men of Norwich, Conn., ‘Who Served Their Country in the World War The base of the ¢ablet is 9 feet ¢ ches by 2 feet 10 inches, the slab feet 8 inches by 7 feet 4 inches AND SUCCESS AT YOUR ELBOW. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR EYES FOR GOOD WORK IN THE OFFICE AND IN THE OPEN. = - Your Chris ¥ St 4 g