Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-06

part of the public and with SO great
success that the present large tent has
been purcha sed and all of the more
prominent fairs of the state VIII De
visited this year, this fair being the
first. Assisting DR.. Britton are Botan-
list G. P. Clinton. Forester Samuel n
Spring, and Assistant in Entomology
B. H. Walden, all Of the New Haven
station staff. DR.. Britton and his as
sistants received many compliments
Monday upon the excellence OF the eX-
hibit which is well ARRANGED and so
abundantly and simply placarded as TO
make everything clear to the Visitors
who throngeI the tent Monday.
In the department of botany at tise
right of the west entrance is shoN,n
specimens of potato blight, crown ga1l
and spongy root Of peach gall of oak,
and chestnut blight. Next are shown
fungi. both in natural and artificial
culture, with a collection of specimens
showing the fungous diseases of cut-
vatde plants. The diseases of fruit are
shown farther along, followed by a col
lection of economic seeds. Some of the
common weeds of garden and lawn are
shown growing in pos in the corner.
The little wrigglers, or mosquito lar
vac, occupying jar of water. are the
first things one comes to in the ento-
mological department. These malarial
breed only in water. and can be exter-
minated, mosquito control being illus
trated by photographs Connecticut
moths, butterflies, beetles, dragon flies,
common flies. grasshoppers, katy dds,
crickets, cockroaches are all there. and
beneficial insects are not forgotten.
Thosts two destructive pests, the gyp-
sy moth (first discovered in this state
in Stonington in 1900 and the brown
tail moth are given cOnsiderable at
tention in the exhibit Live bugs and
moths of various kinds are shown in
jars.
In the forestry department, which
begins at the right of the north en-
trance, are shown growing white pine
trees, one two and another three years
old. Views of the state forests show
the scope of the WORK the station is
doing, as does the may showing their
location. In New London county, Nor
wich is shown as one of the towns
where forest planting has been done,
the others being Preston, Ledyard.
Stonginton, Groton, Lyme and Old
Lyme. In Sprague, Ledyard, Stoning-
ton and East Lyme land has been ex-
aminto and advice given by the for
ester.
Glover infested with clover dodded,
g plant that has no roots, but feeds en-
tirely on other plants, is shown. to-
other with alfalfa, soy beans, cow peas
and sweet clover A collection of diff
ferent fertilizers completes the circuit
of the sides of the tent.
In the middle of the tent on one side
of a central stand are displayed speci-
mems of 100 varieties of muskmelons
grown by the station during the past
three years, to test the quality and re-
sistance to fungous diseases. On the
other side of the ventral stand are
shown the effects of potato blight, and
the result of timely spraying is brought
out. The difference between a cucum-
Der vine sprayed with bordeaux mix
ture and one not sprayed is shown,
while the favorable results of spraying
apple, peach and other trees are made
evident. Fungicides and Insecticides,
the ma terials of which they are made,
and the apparatus with which they are
applied take up a good part of the
stand. The specimens are abundant
ly supplemented by photographs,
which are also used to show the work
of the department of chemistry. Bull
letins and Reports of the Experiment
Station are distributed, and if the Wis
itor cannot find the one he wants, he
can drop his name and address in a
box and have it mailed to him.
Taken as a whole. the exhibit, which
is free. is not only a highly interesting
addition to the other attractions of the
fair but is instructive and profitable to
all who wish to learn of the scientific
side of agriculture.