The Newtown bee., 1906-03-23
Farmers Institute A NOTABLE SUCCESS DE- SPITETHE BIG STORM. Bright and Practical Ad-
 dresses. BEST INSTITUTE HELD IN
 TOWN IN YEARS.

BEST INSTITUTE HELD IN
 TOWN IN YEARS.
 Despite the fierce blizzard which ragged Monday night and early Tuesday morning, the farmers institute plan- ned for Tuesday morning took place as scheduled and was the most successful affair of it's kind ever held in town. The institute was under the auspices of the POmOlOgical society and POota- tuck Grange. The committee of ar rangements for the Grange consisted of John J. Northrop, Allison P. Smith and c. M. Beresford. The committee on behalf of the Pomological society consisted of H. 0. c. Miles of Milford, J. H. Putnam of Litchield and OrriD Gilbert of Middletown. The morning session opened at Ills. A word of welcome was given by John J. North rop, master of Pootatuck Grange, which was responded to by Secretary first speaker was J. H. Putnam of Litchfeld, who gave a bright and taking address on Profit and Fun in the Poultry Business. MT Putnam said in substance: wouldn't spend my life doing what don't like to do. Give me a man who is working for some object and I will show you man who will make a success. A low esti- mate on the poultry and eggs used in the state would be $4 .OO0, ,O0O. The hens of Connecticut average seven doz- en of eggs per hen per year. The aver age cost of feeding hens is 75c each for the year. The average profit per hen Is estimated to be 58c year. 1 thor oughly believe in the profit of poultry keeping. The product of the little American hens if placed in crates
 WOULD MAKE TRAIN EIGHT HUN DRIED AND sIxTY-FOUR MILES LONG.
 There is no question about the profit For the success in poultry you must have an interested person. Have thor oughly clean, well-ventilated houses A well-balanced ration and a woman to care for them is a good idea. Your stock must be vigorous or you will not capacity ID hen has got to be bred in her as we'll as in COW. would select breed that I liked. Either the Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds or White Wyandottes are the best for the average farmer. One variety is as good as another. I would have the houses inexpensive. Poultry often does not do we'll on the same soil, so ii you have inexpensive houses they can he moved about. Corn is the best foundation food for poultry we have They need bone or meat scraps to fur nish the necessary protein. Select your foods according to your circum' stances. Barley is an exceptional. good food. Wheat screenings can be obtained for S2O to $22 per ton. Poul try will not eat rye, but they lOvt l wheat. Oats are very fine for young chickens. Kaffir corn IS also a gooo grain for young chickens. At this raising chickens. The raising of a large number of chickens makes it s great problem. The first thing il
 raising chickens is to get fertile eggs You must have wefl-mated, vigorous stock. The hens need lots of exercise
 The lighter weight breeds will give Q higher percentage of fertile eggs. Int eggs ought to be pretty fresh and | turned occasionally. Every year tht use of incubators is increasing. The incubator is all right and so is the ben
 The hen will give you stronger chicks
 An incubator lamp is no more danger ous than lamp in your household. It. hot weather have never had success with breeders. At this time of the year prefer the brOOder to the hen
 Dry feed is the best for young chick. ems. You can kill chickens by over old cracked corn and wheat is enough for them. I think the cheapest egg producers are the small birds. If was going to have an egg farm Jo-mor. row 1 would use the White Leghorn At this point recess was taken fo' dinner. The speakers, and about 25 guests from out of town proceeded to Grange hall, where ve y fine dinner was enjoyed, prepared by the ladies of the Grange.
 The afternoon session opened about 2 o'clock. J. H. Putnam presiding. The first speaker of the afternoon was H. G. Manchester, who gave a live talk on "The Economical Feed ing of the Dairy Cow" The dairymen followed him with keen interest as he Among other things he said: An an. fmal takes certain amount of food into it's system and part passes of undigested. In my section many farm CTS put of having till after July 4 This state would be worth many more thousands of dollars if the hay was all cut before July l. l have seen men who would wait to begin haying Au- gust because they can get the help cheaper at that time. In my town Timothy hay is worth $2O ton but is poor in proteins and is poor thing to feed the dairy COW. Ensilage is the cheapest thing to feed to the dairy COW. Apple pomace is ap excellent thing to feed the COW if fed with judg- ment. The reason we go to buy grain is
 BECAUSE THESE FEEDS CONTAIN PRO.
 TENS,
 never would buy a pound of corn meal for the dairy COW to make milk economically. The higher the cost of the feed the less the profit to the mill CT or feed dealer. The dealer will sell the feeds on which he can make the largest profit. The Aiax Qluten is an