The Newtown bee., 1900-11-30
Bridgeport, t,l|05 MainSt:
OUR NEIGHBORS.
BLOOMFIELD.
RAISING POTATOES ON SCIENTIFIC PRIN
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RAIsIN0 POTATOES ON SCIENTIFIC PRN-
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 A certain farmers daughter, working in New YCrk, took 1t into her head to raise . crop of potatoes on scientific prin- ciples. The plan in use as the C,rnell Agricultural college was adoptt d. The fall detsils were not carried uut late in the season, the tops being too large to admit the spray ing wagon otherwise the Cornell methods were used. As re- suit good crop entir sly free from scab and of marketable sig, were harvested. The plan required much mere work than farmers usually give the,r crop and the writer doubts whetht It would pay to do 60 much work. The hardest work is spraying to prevent blight when the vines are large. It is slow, heavy work but results showed in this case 1t did prevent it, as other potatoes planted and treated n the ordinary methods side by side with this crop were badly blighted, there being but few fair sig d tubers. The ex- perimenter managed the crop, employing laborers to do the work. As the crop has not been old it Is not known whether there was any money in 1t or not.
 AMONG THE TOBACCO RA1sERs.
 The long damp spell, last week, was an ideal tobacco st. ron. The length of the storm with its high temperature en- part snd many all of their crops. Qaite 8 number in the north part of the town have delivered their crops, 90 far wit h. out any kicking n the part of the grow CTS.
 The school in West Iron Works hae been closed for over . week, owing to a break down of the stove. A meeting wae called to get permission to buy . new one, but as no one was present the dis tr;ct Is in dilemma.
 set on 30 foot steel tower ,on the site of the barn that was bur ned, for pumping water from we'll there for use in hia house and barn.
 Jay Potter is trying to dispose of hie tools and machinery 50 he can leave town the first week in December.
 Nearly all che apples sold in town have now been shipped, to the great relief of the growers.
 Herbert Lake has now in use . feed mill which grinds cob and does satisfacto. ry work, his five horse power gasolene engine furnishing the power. ct urch attendance at both churches was very light.
 Jay Potter has sold his tobacco to J. Stewart Halpine, last week.
 Charles R. Clark and wife, ~ith Mas ter Philip, will come up from N eW York to help Judge Griff11 eat Thanksgiving dinner.
 Mrs Sagendorf will entertain her roth CT, William Williams, of New Rochelle, N. r., also his son, William F., of the United States Navy. Their son, John Sagendorf, will be home from Waterbury, bringing gentleman friend, also Miss Flo and Mise Lucy from New Haven.
 Mise Sarah Fairchild is spendiy the holiday week with her sister, Mrs K. 6. Peck.
 Rev E. l.. Whitcome and wife are on. tertaining out of town friends.
 The Young Peoples society of Chris. tian Endeavor will, through the month of December, hold It's meetings at 3 30 D. m., Sunday. instead of in the evening.
 Miss Josephine Smith has been quite fndisposed, the pact week.
 Herbert Hawley is quite sick at his home with diphtheria.
 Your correspondent found two recent. iy erected jobs upon the Norshrop and Randall plot in the Central cemetery. At the grave of the late Betsey R. Nor. throp, a very neat design in Barr granite and the grave of tEe 'a'e Almon Banda Qate president of the National Iron bank of Falls Village) has been marked by . beautiful dark Chester granite stone George w. Hall of Falls Village placed his order with Arthur H. Bolles of New Preston. Both jobs are very nicely ex ecuted and Q Ids greatly to tue beauty vf the Northrop and Randall plot.