The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

eggs could be found at the foot of the tree, and then was the best time to destroy them. The moth hybernates in all sorts of places. and flies up into the tops of the trees and it is a waste Of time to scrape the trunks. A good deal of this work has recently been done in Fairfield. Spraying the trees with an arSenical mixture was his sovereign remedy. and he said there were firms in Massachusetts who would take the contract to do the spraying for from $1 to a tree, according to the number. The town of Saybrook has decided to have it's shade trees sprayed in this manner. The best way Is for a man to use a hand pump and go into the tree and spray the under side of the foliage. If a tree is at sive seasons it is almost sure to kill it. Prof. Britton considers the coming summer will decide the fate of many trees: that the crisis will be reached. June to head off the beetle and it's progeny.
 A large part of the lecture was de- voted to an exposition of the various pests which destroy both shade and fruit trees. The elm tree beetle, the gypsy moth. the brown tail moth, canker worms. caterpillarS, the San Jose scale. and other insects were de- scribed and many graphic and dis couraging views thrown upon the screen. Some of these pests have been imported from Europe. and recently Prof. Britton found 50 specimens of dangerous insects on nursery stock 'm- ported into this state from France. The brown tailed moth has cost the state of Massachusetts no less than two million of dollars in its efforts at extermination. This can only be done by saturating the nests of eggs with creosote oil. and these have to be searched out on every tree by climb ing onto the limbs and going over the tree carefully. It was evident from the import of the lecture that many shade and fruit trees are in danger and those who would preserve them must be up and doing. After the lecture vote of thanks was rendered Prof Britton.
 of this place read paper on Chick ens and How to Get Them" MT. Burr is a member of the Greenfield Hill Farmers Institute. takes a deep in- terest in the annual fair held by the Farmers club. and is a member of the School BoarI, He has made special ty Of poultry for some years. and usually takes premiums at the poultry shows as well as at the fairs Some gentlemen think they can get chicke IS just as well from an incubator as from the mother hen. but as Prof. Stoneburn of Storr's college said, when in town not long since. he preferred the in- cubator. since one cannot always con- trol a hen. But incubators have their disadvantage. if theysare run with an oil lamp. Two gentlemen in this town have lost their chickens by the ex- plosion of the lamp. or the overheating of the room- Prof. Stoneburn wou d feed the chickens red or white clover and he would fasten a mange1 wyrzeI beet against the wall just high enough for the hens and chickens to pick at. In a short time they would eat but the whole inside. He would use com mercial food for the feeding of young chicks. but would not give them any thing to eat the first 4S hours Let them have all the sour milk they want and keep them out of a draft. Like everything else chickens must be care fully looked after.
 Supt. Wheatley Of this town has ex- plained the situation to the parents of the West Long Lots school, and why