The Newtown bee., 1908-03-27
Farmers Institute AT GREENFIELD HILL. Notable Gathering of Farmers
 and Their Wives AT COUNTRY CLUB HOUSE. Excellent Program, Good Speakers and Much Profitable Discussion.
 Ladies of the Club Pro-
 vide Ample Dinner

or the roads, was attended by abou
 300, including villagers and residents
 of adjoining towns. The drizzling raii , and threatening skies of the earl,
 morning gave way to occasional rift
 of sunshine and by Il o'clock perfect
 weather was assured for the remainder
 of the day. While the crowd was nc
 doubt lessened by the uncertain weath.
 CT conditions of the morning, still there
 were enough on hand at commence.
 ment hour, to encourage the manage.
 ment who for weeks had labored for
 the success of the entertainment.
 Whether one drives to Greenfield Hill
 to admire its charming scenery or to regale oneself with the charming viands
 which have made the good housewives
 of this famous locality famous, he is
 certain never to go away disappointed.
 Everything which might be looked for
 in a delicatessen store was on the
 menu and the tables must have groaned
 under the abundance of cold meats, po-
 tatoes, baked beans, chicken salad, rye
 bread, biscuits, jellies, pies, buildings
 aud fruit. The tables were set three
 times to accommodate all the guests
 but still there was enough to spare.
 The morning session proper opened
 at 10.30 o'clock. The president of the
 club. Nellis H. Sherwood, and the vice
 president, s. c. Bradley, presided, al-
 ternating morning and afternoon. Both
 were equal to the occasion, frequently
 exchanging sallies of wit to the amuse-
 ment of the crowd. One of the pleas
 ing features of the day was the music
 al program which was entirely unex- pected and which included two solos by
 Mrs Hulse. Daddy" and "Tit for Tat" both winning loud applause from
 the audience. Miss Edna Bulkley, a pretty and promising young sopranist,
 sang a we'll known bird solo very sweetly without notes. Frederick A.
 Burr of Fairfield captivated the audi ence with his recitative song, "Let It Alone," and responded to encore with
 another selection by the same con- poser. J. N. Hutchinson, the we'll
 known local pianist, accompanied each singer on the piano, besides reciting a
 couple of dialect sketches. The clubs orchestra furnished music at intervals
 throughout the day in their usual good grace and style. The members of the orchestra are Mrs Winner Platt, Ipian- ist /; Winner Platt, cornetest; William Fallow, flute; Samuel Wilson, violin: Arthur Bulkley, trombone. W. o. Burr was transportation manager and all out of town guests were looked aft CT in such courteous manner as to elicit unstinted praise from the lips of the visitors. The list of speakers whose names were on the program are all well known authorities on the par. ticular subjects to which they were as- signed and included H. O. Daniels, ex- president of the Connecticut dairy mems association; E. w. Brown of New London; Prof L. A. Clinton of Storrs' college; and Mrs Estella St John. All were on hand with the ex- ception of Mrs St John, who was un- able to be present on account of illness in the family, her place being ably filled by Mrs Spaulding of Bridgeport.
 The first speaker of the morning was MT Brown, one of the largest poultry raisers in Eastern Connecticut. His subject was Breeding, Feeding and Marketing Poultry" His thorough mastery of details enabled him to handle his subject with ease and he held the closest attention of the audi ence, especially the ladies, throughout his entire address. "The hen is like the hog, a mortgage lifter," said he. !"Twelve good hens are better than one cow.' He told of one woman who made more money on her small farm raising chickens than her husband did at his office in the city. He urged his hearers to begin in small way, get good stock and keep an itemized ac- count of expenses. Only in this way can the poultry raiser ascertain wheth- CT the business is paying venture or not. For the poultry man on large scale he urged advertising stock and eggs extensively, citing one man who spends $2O, 900 year in single paper. Touching on the question of feeding and in response to a question as to what to fed, the speaker recommended a dry warm mash made at noon and night but the quantity should be limit ed and the fowls should be encouraged to work for food. In reply to ques- tion as to what caused eggs to be ir- regular in shape, wob sided so to speak, Mir Brown said it was caused by too much carbon in the food. He ad- ; vised feeding nitrogenous food liberal ; y and emphasized the importance of al- owing the fowls to have constant ac { cess to fresh, clean water. Relating to ( his own experience as to marketing the speaker said, All my fowls and eggs Ire sold right at home in New London. stamp every egg with the date and hen guarantee to give a dozen for { each bad one but 1 have never had to ; make good a single loss. l never sell l dozen for less than 25c and always t lsk five cents dozen more than the market price," " MT Brown said it I ost him SLIP per fowl to keep it the ear around and get one chick with the owl up to the laying point. When uestioned as to the best method of atching he recommended the old ashioned way as the best. Numerous uestions were answered by the speak r and every poultry grower in the ouse was encouraged to better efforts ( y his timely suggestions.
 "The Cost of Producing Milk" was b he subject handled by the next speak l. r, H. o. Daniels, who is an ex-presi- ent of the state dairyman's associa- h ion. He, too, is statistician of the B