The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-13
REDDlNG PETITIONS
BENNETT TO BUILD
MAIN ROADS FIRST
WIDELY CIRCULATED DOCUMENT
IS SENT TO NEW HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONERS.
Talk on ssSoil Fertility By
W. NJ. Esten.

Redding, March ia petition is
being circulated by Prof. T. w. Slim
son asking Highway Commissioners
Bennett to take prompt action to-
wards the building of the hometown
Putnam Park roads, giving them pre-
cedence in the matter of construction
over the crosstown roads and thereby
reversing what seemed to be the policy
of the retiring commissioner. The Pc.
ton has been signed by large num-
Der of residents of the Center and
Ridge sections. A brief interview in
behalf of the objects of the petion was
had with Com. Bennett last week by
Rep, E. p. Sanford. The commits
sioner will consider the case further
before reaching a decision and before
making up his mind may visit the
town and inspect the highways in.
Should nH, do this It would
~ on the merits Of the case the cross
town projects viii be temporarily re-
Iegated to the rear. Those who know
Mr. Bennett say that at leasf he will
not be found initiating his predecks-
sor by trying to face in opposite de
rections at the same time.
A fair sized gathering came out in
the unpleasant weather of last Thurs
day evening to attend the second of
the farmers, Institutes held at the
Center Methodist church. Prof Jar-
Wis. who was to have spoken on es-s
sentials in successful orcharding, was.
unable to attend and W. NJ Estens of
the Connecticut Agricultural college
was the only speaker. He made a
comprehensive and interesting adj
dress on Soil Fertility, using charts
in Illustration Particular emphasis
was laid by Prof. Esten on the value
of lime as an adjunct to getting ret
suits in crop growing. Without it as
corrective of acid conditions other
fertilizers failed to render anything
like their best benefits and lime was.
one of the least expensive or the COM
mercfaI fertiIizes- The speaker told; OF
a farmer who had proudly. exhibited a
sample of great crop OF corn, grown
on a field to which 40 loads of barn
yard manure per acre had been APP
piled The speaker said that by US
ing lime the man could have obtained
equally as good results by using only
one quarter the quantity of manure
In applying fertilizers the user should
study to get the right proportions of
potash, ammonia and phosphorus ac-
cording to the requirements of the
soil and of the crop that was grown.
While commercial fertilizers were al
most a necessity the sole use of them
was not profitable except in rare in
stances then Iudicrous combination
with stable manure being the right
method. Following the address, re-
freshments were served by the ladies
of the Center
At the Ridge Episcopal church last
Sunday Rev. Mr.. Leffingwen of Mil
ford conducted communion service
and preached a very able and inter
eSting sermon on that "Unruly Mem
ber,'' the tongue Mr.. L4effingwell is
productions in both fields have won
him distinction
After a long illness from consump-|
ton, Charles Silva died last Thursday
morning at the summer home in San
Yorktown of his brother-in-IaW, Will
liam Miller, where he has lived for
several years. He was buried in San
Yorktown cemetery the same after
noon.
Mrs. Catherine Drier. owner of the
former Charles Merchant place in
Georgetown, is having a barn and the
about 500 feet from their present To-
cation, The cottage is to be occupied
by help employed on the farm.
Mrs. Robert Ferry was on Tuesday
taken to the Danbury hospital. She
is suffering from an internal abseess
and an operation will probably be
necessary.
At the town meeting Saturday First
Selectman Sanford said he hoped that
our Senator and atfves
would vote for the repeal OF the per-
senal tax law as its COLLECTIONS was a
loss to this town of from $50 to 800.
Herbert S. Barnes is operating the
incubator department which was add
ed to his poultry plant last fall. 1t
has a capacity for 5000 eggs Mr.
Barnes also executes outside Matching
orders.
Mrs. Frederick Crouch with her six
children and her mother has moved
from hometown to Michael Floods
house below the Center. Her hus-
band remains at the hometown place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred briggs have been
spending a few days at their summer
place and arranged for grading inn
provements which will be carried out
by Joseph Scseiv2z.
w. H. Hill will soon begin a gen
eraI canvass for testing the publicly
used weights and measures in the
town The full equipment of testers
did not arrive until last Saturday.
It was the good fortune of Prof
Schock of the Sanford school to Sc
cure a place within a few feet of
President Wilson while the latter was
delivering his inaugural address and
he made several snap shots of the
scene at close range.
A sewing circle was held last