Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-12
AL AROUND THE STATE.

Dairymen and Agrieulturisss In Coun-
cil-The Present Status OF Farming
In ola Connscticut-Foods for Dairy
steck-Accidsnss BIZ Rail and Gun
Dogs Poisoned.
The Connecticut Board of Agriculture and
Dairymen's assiciation held a very interesting
convention in Whitin9's hall, Jewett City,
Thursday. The meeting was opened at 10 a.
m. by ]. T. Kirkham, secretary of the Dairy
mems association, with an unusually large at
tendance. The Hon. T. 8. Gold, secretary of
the agricultural board, spoke at some length
upon the present status of farm
ing in Connecticut, giving a very
interesting review of its prog
reas and the excellent work of the expert
mont stations, and closed with q glowing
tribute to the Storrs Agricultural school, Its
practical benefits to young men and the
bright future opening up before it. Chair
man Kirkham then called the Hon. Z. 81.
Hyde, vice president of the state agricultural
board, to the chair, who briefly addressed
the convention and chen introduced Professor
@. D. Woods, chemist of the Storrs school,
who spoke on Goods for Dairy Stock, /"
showing the vast importance of giving spe-
ctal attention to this matter, for expert
| mental knowledge proves that whichever loss
| the cow sustains by over: exertion or other
| improper treatment must be compensated
by proper food. A COW yielding less than
5000 pounds of milk per year is kept at
a loss, for the cost would be but one.
eighth more for COW giving double
the quantity. Competent judges assert that
one half of the dairy capital was invested at
loss. There are several ways of detecting
Improbable COWS, the principal one of
which IL to churn each ones cream separately
and by chemical analysis of tho milk. Poor
| COWS are improved by proper feeding, but
high and injudicious feeding shortens che
| lives Of the animals. Variety of food 10 a
proper point to be considered. He closed by
giving an account of the invaluable work at
the Storrs School Experiment station. His
paper was exceedingly valuable, and
listened to with the closest attention. Sev-
eral questions relative to the subject were
answered by Professor Woods.
The afternoon session opened at 1870
O'Clock, whom several practical questions
relative to various agricultural topics, were
taken from the "question box" by Secretary
T. s. Gold, and answered by practical agri'
culturists in the audience.
DR.. George A. Bowen, president OF the
State Dairymen's association. was called to
the chair at Q p. M, the Hon. E. Il. Hyde
| retiring. In his Introductory remarks he
stated chat the dairymen's interests Were
| coming forward more rapidly than any Other
department of agriculture, and he was CON
fdent that old Connecticut would eventually
| become the most noted dairy section in the
county.
Professor Il. w. Conn Of Wesleyan uni
versity gave scientific lecture on 'sBacteris
| in MIX" which he asserted were an aid tt
the farmer in preparing fertilizers for us'
aud producing ensilage in their eilos. FL
showed that milk from the cow absolutely
protected from bacteria is perfect
ly pure and can be kept 30 indefinitely, as o
itself it undergoes no change. Cool condi
tions retard the growth of bacteria, whil'
warm temperature incredibly multiplie
them. Milk obtained at night is put in COO
places, consequently bacteria growth is very
slow, while mornings milk is put immsdi
ately into the can and carried off to be ped
died at 100 degrees Fahrenheit, thus rapidly
increasing bacteria. Professor Phelps Of tn
Storrs Agricultural school, Secretary ]. 8
Gold, Joseph Rood and George A. Ross
Jewett City, President Bowen and others al
| 10 made addresses.
A similar meeting will be held in Winstei
Thursday, the oath, and an open air conven
ton, probably at Andover, little later.
| The Litohfeld Enquirer says: "Withil
about a fortnight eight dogs have beef
English grey hounds belonging to Postmaste
Pratt, two belonged to Myron Stone aud on
| each to W. g. Rosbsch and Charles Merri
man. One Of the greyhounds was Ginger,
very valuable registered animal; Rosbach'
| was q little sky terrier, and none of then
were in the least dangerous This species o
injury to property is about the most con
temptible We know Of"
In Birmingham yesterday ]. NJ. Whitlock'
eighteen year old son shot himself in the shil
while tinkering with an old musket in
workshop in tho rear of the house. The shil
bone was shattered, but the injuries will no
prove fatal.
Ex-Chisf Justice John D. Park with
party of friends Is making tour of Mexico
swITcHER ON THE HAMPAGE.
SOUTH NoRwALK, Conn.,, April IL
switch engine of the Dsnbury and Norwal
division of the Housatonic railroad, goin
north at 4 O'Clock this morning, ran at full
speed into q freight train at the freigh
house in this city doing considerable damag
to the rear cars. No person was injured.
HOOKER AND DAVENPORT.
Charles Il. Niedringhous of New York an
Karl Gerhardt of Hartford were the onl
sculptors who submitted models for the stat
ues of Booker and Davenport, which are t
be placed In inches on the outside of the cap
itol building ct Hartford. The models from
both artists were unsatisfactory, and tn
commission has decided that another com
petition shall be held.
| TO THE TRAP SHOOTERS.
The Colt Patent Fire Arms company ha
recently presented to the new league G
Connecticut trap shooters very handsom
hammerless shot gun. This gun goes {
the winner of the inaugural shoot, mex
Wednesday, on the Colt Gun club grounds
Tho winner of the gun must defend
least ten entries at fifty cents each, {
their equivalent guaranteed, in all cha
lenges.
LAWRENCE DINNEHN's WILL.
The will of Lawrence Dinneen, late Q
Hartford, gives $25 for masses for the repos
of his soul. and to John O'Brien he gives S.
to Nelly Finn, $26; to the children of hi
deceased brother, Richard, $500, equal
divided among them; to his son, Humphre.
500; to his son LawrsAce, $1,000; and Il
rest OF the estate to his daughter, Mrs. Nell
Buckley, who ia appointed executrix. tt
will is dated April /, 1890. His estate b,
been inventoried at 80, 690.46.
SMALL Pox CASE IN BRIDaEPoRT-A DRu
CLERK I'LL.
Charles NJ. Bishop, a clerk employed I
Joseph Il. Lutz's drug store on Wall stree
Bridgeport, is sick at his home, No. 80 Ba
mum avenue, with small pox. He was take
down two days ago with disease that ha
every symptom of chicken pox. DR.. Bill, Ii
family physician, was called and he treate
, Mr.. Bishop for the latter disease, until ye
: terday afternoon, when he came to the COL
, clusion that he had been mistaken. DR.. Bi
called in two other phyaicians and, after
, consultation, the doctors decided that tt
patient was suffering from small pox.
} The residence occupied by Mr.. Bishop 10
: single house. There are three persons in tt
: house beeide the patient, Mr.. Bishops wifi
, his little child and Mrs. Bishop, mother {
} the sick man. The health authorities wei
, notified and will take immediate steps {
prevent spread Of the disease.
AN ICE MAKING BUSINESS STARTED ]
BRIDGEPORT.
: Yesterdays Bridgeport News says Grifd
& Elroy have broken ground for their pr
posed new building on Gold street, opposit
, their present quarters. An ice manufas
turing business will be conducted in Il
: new structure, and the firm expects to 81,
: employment to number of hands when q
. the necessary arrangements have been mad
: The DeLaverne les Machine company
| New York are now ENGAGED In ii