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Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
VALUE AND PRESERVATION OF
 HEN MANURE.

Connecticut Agricultural College, Sept. 30, 1914. A recent bulletin of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station shows that the poultryman or farmer can materially add to the pro- fits of his business by properly car ing for the droppings Of his fowls. For example it is shown that the drop pings from 1000 fowls if preserved without needless loss arc worth at least $500 pe- annum, and this eSti- mate is based on the assumption that less than halT of the droppings, or only 30 pounds per hen per year, can be collected.
 According to the Maine station, the droppings should be collected daily and mixed with substances which wilt CD prevent loss of nitrogen, CD add sufficient potash and phosphor.c acid to make a er-balanced fertilizer, and (3) improve the mechanical con- dition of the manure so that 1t can be applied to the land with manure spreader.
 This can be done as follows: To each 30 pounds of the manure add 10 pounds of sawdust, good dried 1oam or peat. 16 pounds of acid phosphate, and 8 pounds of kainit- Such a mix ture will contain about 125 per cent of nitrogen, 4.5 per cent Of proSphor1c acid, and 2 per cent of potash, which used at the rate of tons per acre would furnish 50 pounds of nitrogen 1855 pounds of phosphoric acid, and 80 pounds of potash, and at the present price of fertiliZing ingredients is worth about $10 per ton. The mixture would furnish a well-balanced stable fertil- izer which, although not fine enough to work well in drills, can be success fully applied with a manure spreader. The treated manure should be well sheltered until time to apply to the land-that is. shortly before blowing.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
SOUTH MANcHESTER.

Behnf1eld & Schultz have been awarded the contract for the erection of a new house at the corner of Cooper and Ridge sts. for Mrs. James Hall. It will be of frame construction, 26x35 feet and will contain two tenements of five rooms each. Steam heat and electric lights will be provided Patrick German has the mason work.
 Dwight Blish has been awarded the contract for the erection of a new house on Doane street for Robert Johnson. It will be of frame constru- tion and will be arranged for two ten ements.
 Walter R. Hobby has the contract for the erection of a new house on Flower street for Edward Kratt. It will be of frame construction and will be arranged for two tenements.
 Work will be started at once on the erection of a frame house on North Elm street for Mrs. Emma Potter.
 Walter R. Hobby has the contract Flower street for Edward Kratt It will be of frame construction, and will contain two tenements of five rooms each.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
NewD England Farming.
1frE
By George French.

oOOA 6C NS
 A large element of success for thH men who are working New England land is the agricultural colleges and the state experiment stations, with the efficient and highly specialized assisaa ance that the railroads and other big corporations are giving. This phase. Is worthy of a separate article, though 1t must go over to another opportunity. It was a fertilizer concern that made New England corn famous as a prizes winner against the whole country. It is the big pulp and paper companies that are giving us practical demon strations of the value of reforestIps cut-over- wood lands. It is the rail9 road companies. in New England any other eastern states, that are making the most scientific and at the sam4 time the most practical demonstrations of profitable methods of farming uni der scientifically ascertained condiz GonS. The government at Washington is making it easy to know all about land, and to be able to put the seed- ing and cultivating propositions
 harmony with scientific assays of par tfcular lands. Each of the New Eng; ; land states has experiment farms. and there is not an owner of land anysSS where within the borders of the six states who cannot get almost any knd. of assistance and advice he may needs simply for the asking.
 The conditions of market and transs pOTIatlOn are IaNOIdDl6 l5- tural enterprise in New England, and are getting more favorable each ye4E- I have in mind one enterprise, that has become important and has yielded, several good sized fortunes, that owes its very existence to the formulation of a transportation scheme out Of con- ditions that seemed at first wholly in possible. and had been always tecitg ly reckoned as impossible. -
 It is now strictly up to the man wh6,: tries, to work the land of New Eng
 land whether or not success follows The other conditions are all favorabtS The price of New England land Is ridiculously low. but is slowly mount[ ing In time a farm in New Engfand.s which is immensely more valuable VII cost as much as farm in the Middle West. Now it does not cost half
 much, and in many cases not quarter, as much The time is not distant when. speculative interests will buy up NeH England farm lands, and hold them, for the raise that must come. much -as speculative interests have bought uP all the available water powers in NeF' England Before the spectators get busy the men who would like to own good farms. and make good livings aIfef.5: accumulate comfortable bank accounts- I. should get busy and buy up the priv, ileges for independence.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
FALL FLOWING FOR THE CON-
 TRoL OF INSECTS.
By G. H. Lamson, Entomologist a.
 Connecticut Agricultural College.

By G. H. Lamson, Entomologist a:
 Connecticut Agricultural College.
 Where the succession of crops per mits, fall blowing will be particularly advantageous this fall as it will des- troy large numbers of insects that do damage to staple crops. Cut worms, corn ear-wornns, may beetles, click beetle (the adults of the wire worms) grasshoppers and army worms will be greatly reduced in numbers by fall blowing. This is accomplished by turning out these insects at a crucial stage of development and exposing them to the frosts and rains or in breaking open the cells in which they are transforming.
 Late fall blowing is best but early fall blowing followed by O thorough narrowing will be helpful in controll- ing these insects. This is good prac- tice each year, but it is especially recommended this fall in view of the presence of an unusual number Of ''white grubs'' in the soil and the fact that the army worm has been so numerous during the summer. Since the natural enemies of the army worm increase with the in crease of the pest it is not usual in New England for this pest to be as destructive the following year yet 1t would be advisable for farmers to take every tprecaution with view to sllbduing this insect.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FOR FARMERS Given by Murray D. Lincoln, Director of County Improve
 League = Identification of Fruits, Storing
 Corn, Marketing Potatoes Cow Stalls.

Many farmers have varieties of ap- pies, pears and other fruit that they would like to know the name of. This will often aid them in selling the fruit, as the merchant wants to know what sort he is buying.
 By sending to the Bureau of Plant Industry, U. $. Dept. of Agri., suitable containers to send samples and full directions will be sent you. These containers go under the frank privil- ege and so do not cost anything for mailing. The county agent also stands ready to identify fruits and in case he cannot recognize them will send them to the department.
 Storing the Seed Corn.
 Good seed corn is often ruined be- cause the farmers believe their au- is necessary after the ears are gath cred. By this time most of the corn is cut and the seed corn should have been selected. Many farmers Ieav e this selection till they husk the corn in the winter months. and while this is a sort of makeshift way nevertheless 1t is better than planting any old corn.
 The vitality and worth of seed corn is often lowered by leaving it in sacks day or two. To keep it at its best it should immediately be put up in dry place. This store room should have plenty of air circulation and be per fectly dry. Corn hung up by the husks does not have chance to dry out thoroughly in the cob and often decay starts in at this point, which weakens the sprouting power of the seed.
 There are good many cheap but
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
THE BALTIC INN
 AN ATTRACTIVE BUILDING. Three Story Structure A Show Place
 of the Town.

The Baltic Inn, described by strang- CTS in the village as being "So unique for such. a. small town has recently been reconstructed and opened by McElroy and Strong, of Springfield Mass.
 The Old Baltic Hotel, the memory of which will be always be held dear by the old-timers of the town was partially destroyed by fire last May, and immediately afterwards prepara- tfons were made for the erection of the present inn. It was decided that the building would be reconstructed of stucco, and would be made to re- present an old Colonial inn, and that it would be work of art in every de- tail.
 Thus it was that from the Old Baltic Hotel there resulted the present beautiful structure, and it is large lyf through the efforts of Raymond J. Jodoin that the building was erected.
 The Inn is three stories high, and faces on High street, directly across from the Jodoin block. The exterior is finished entirely in stucco, presenting meat, handsome appearance. The ground floor has the grill room, bar room, office and waiting room. The second floor cornpries ten large hand somely furnished guest rooms, a pub lie and private parlor, the kitchen, pantry, and dining room, and lava
 
 rooms in the top story, and space is provided for several more, as need ed. All the rooms have direct com munication with the office.
 The two porches in front, one on each end, present a beautiful appear ance with their roofs of red Spanish tile. Over the main entrance a pretty gilt colored arch is suspended by means of two huge black chains. A pavement stretches out in front to the trolley tracks.
 The management intends tin the l near future to have a tango hall on the upper floor, and to build a large garage for the accommodation of au- tomobile parties. The furnishings of the Inn are mod | ern in every respect, electricity being used for the lighting, and every room l is heated with steam. On the whole the Inn is modern in fixtures and Co., 1onia1 in outward appearance and is certainly a magnificent ornament to | the town.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
PLAINFIELD TO HAVE
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Foundation We'll Along for Wooden Structure-To Be Finished in De- cember.

The foundation for an Episcopal church to be known at St. Paurs ut Plainfield is now well along and the erection of the church walls will Un- doubtedly be started in the near fu- ture. A year and a half ago Rev. J. H. George, rector of St Alban'S church. Danielson, awoke interest among the Plainfield people and organized a small mission which held holy services in a hall rented for that purpose. Since that time the mission has grown to such proportions that their present quarters are inadequate, and steps were taken to procure suitable quar- ters, with the result that Architect A. R. Sharpe of Willimantic was engaged to draw plans for new church. The general contract was awarded to Da- mase Boulais of Danielson and the contract for the masonry work went to John Norton of Plainfeld. The con- tract calls for the completion of the church by Dec 20th, and the laying of the cornerstone will take place in the near future.
 The church is to be constructed of wood and will be set on stone and brick foundation. It will be about 50 feet long and 99 feet in width and there is to be a small tower at the southeast corner. There are to be three entrances to the church, one at the northeast side, another at the south east corner. where the tower is to be located. and the third at the south- west side The church itself is to be located at the intersection of Babcock and Plainfield streets and in close proximity to the new high school building.
 In the basement is to be located the Sunday school room, and at one end of the basement will be the steam heat ing plant. The church will have a seating capaicty of 250 at the least. There are to be handsome stained glass windows which have been pre- sented the parish by Mrs. E. L. F. Robinson of Hartford. There win also be a gallery at the south end of the church which will add to the seat ing capacity.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
MOLTING AND HOT WAVE
 LOWERS EGG PRODUCTION
Massachusetts Hens Get the Weeks
 Honors at Storrs,

Owing to the large number of birds being in their mott, together with the extremely hot weather during the mid dle of the week the total egg produc- tfon was somewhat lower than that of last week. It is interesting to note that the larger breeds hold both the pen and individual records for the for ty-seventh week. A pen of Barred Rocks owned by Frank L. Futile of Ashland. Mass, won first place for the week with yield of 45 eggsl A. B. Brundages pen of R. 1. Reds from Danbury. Conn.,, were a close second with a yield of Al eggs, while the Barron's English White Leghorns. his White Wyandottes and F. H. Ben tons White Rocks from Wallingford, Conn, each of these pens having highest individual scores for the week were won by the following hens, each having laid eggs: White Wyandotte No. 1"S, Buff Rock No. 121: White V NNardotte No. 131. Buff Wyandotte Nc. 224, & C. Rhode Island Red No. e31 :. c. Rhode Island Red No. 341. fh-s SC ems to indicate that the large breeds arc somewhat better layers dur Ing the molting period
 Entries are fast coming in for the next contest and if the number can be compared with that of last year at this time it bids fair that there must be built several more pens in order to accommodate the large num- Der of birds, Among the pens all ready entered for the Fourth Annual international Egg Laying Contest is pen of Black fL-aghorns from England. If these birds prove to be as good layers as the other English pens in the different contests we shall expect to see good high record and a new breed added to the contest as well.
 Francis F. Lincolns pen of White Leghorns from Mt. Carmel. Conn. laid the same number of eggs during the forty-Seventh week as they did for the previous week while Earron's White Wyandottes gained ten , eggs over their last weeks record and also gained five eggs for the week on Lin coln's pen, and if this continues the Englishman's Wyandottes will evident " give Lincolns pen hard rub for first place.
 The ten leading pens to date are as Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel,
 Conn, White Leghorns ..... 1917 Tom Barron. Catforth, England,
 White Wyandottes .... 1929 Tom Barron. Catforth, England,
 White Leghorns ....... 1895 Merrythought Farm. Columbia,
 Conn. White Wyandottes .... 1797 Neale Bros., Apponaug, R. l.,
 White wyandottes ........... 1777 A. B. Brundage. Danbury, Conn.,,
 $. c. Rhode Island Reds ..... 1734 P. C. Platt, Wallingford, Pa,
 White Leghorns .............. 164S Bonnie Brook Poultry Farm, Sar-
 atoga, N. Y.. White Leghorns 1642 Cecil Guernsey. East Cobleskill,
 N. Y., White Leghorns ......... 1888
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EAsTERH cONNECTICu1
CHANGES IN FRANKLIN ST, BUILDING
Arrangements Made With City Whereby Work Will be be Started Soon-Contract for Residence at Falls Progress O Other Buildings.

It is reported that William H. Shields and Frederick G. Thumn have reached an agreement with the city of Norwich by which the front of the brick block Nos. 36, 38 and 40 Frank lin street is to be taken down and a strip of land four feet wide at the northerly end and seven feet wide at the southerly, end is to be conveyed to the city of Norwich for the widening of Franklin street at that point.
 Plans are being made for the neces- sary changes to the building to carry this out, and it is expected that the work vii be commenced very soon.
 This property in 1846 was owned by and occupied for dwelling houses by Edward N. c. Roath and William c. Potter, prominent business men. in Norwich at that time.
 Mir. Shields is the owner of the southerly half of the block, which he bought in 1888 from Louisa J. Brewer. Mir Thumm owns the northerly part, and is a more recent owner, having bought from Charles c. McNamara about a year ago.
 New plate glass fronts are now to be on the street floor for stores and the upper part is to be changed for offices and tenements.
 Patchwork Under Way.
 Rapid progress is being made on the construction of the Sunlight building
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
MIDDLETOWN.

At a meeting of the directors of the Middletown National Bank the con- tract for the erection of the new bank building on Main street was awarded to John w Allen & Son of New Brit ain, but by mutual agreement it was decided not to start work on the building immediately. The officers do not wish to undertake the work under the present business conditions. and it is possible that the work may be de- layed until spring. The plans provide for a building 107x36 feet, about 40 feet high, constructed fbrick, with marble and granite front The George s. Chatfield CO, of Waterbury will do the mason work
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01

on Franklin street The foundation has been completed and the patchwork on the basement story has been start ed. A few days more will see the orickwork up to the ground floor.
 Exterior Nearly Done.
 The new front in the building at the corner of Bath and Franklin streets occupied by D. J. MeCormick and oth, CTS is rapidly nearing the completed stage. Several coats of the exterior sIap-dash finish have been applied. The new window frames for the stores have arrived and are now being set in. Forms have been set for the new side walk.
 Laying tho Floors.
 At the new Thayer block a half dozen carpenters employed by the sub contractors are busy laying the floors throughout the building, and the cop per work for the bay windows on the Franklin square side has been started. The elevator has been purchased from the Otis Elevator company of. New York. It will be operated by switch and will have a carrying capacity of 1000 pounds.
 Williams Street House.
 Contractor Ceasare DelCarlo has broken ground on Williams street for the proposed fine residence to be erect ed this fall for Dr. T, A. Crowley. The building is to be practically square in shape and will be of two stories in height. On the first floor thereswill be a hall which will divide the large 1iv- ing room on the east from the dining room, kitchen and pantry on the west side. The living room will be IA feet wide and 25 feet long. In the rear of the living room there will be a break fast porch, and there is also to be a rear porch.
 r second floor, a center hall, tile bath room, front sewing room and a rear sleeping room. There will be an eight foot veranda on the front side of the building. which faces the south and on the southeast corner, running The cellar is to be seven feet deep, with a cement floor, and the foundation is to be constructed of cobblestones. Contractors Stetson and Young have the general contract, and J. P. Barstow & company have the contract for the plumbing and the installation of the steam heating plant.
 Up Three Stories.
 Good progress is now being made at the new Gordon Brothers Industrial building, corner of Chestnut and Will low streets, and the carpenters are now laying the floor for the fourth story The patchwork will be raised the last story as soon as the window frames for that floor have been set, and a short while now will see the building covered in.
 New Garage.
 Contractor George w. Allen has the foundation laid for a garage to be erected in the rear of the residence of Mrs. William T. Ward at 191 West Thames street. The garage is to be of wooden construction and will pro- vide ample accommodations for Mrs Wards six-cylinder Buick car It will probably be completed this week
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

be looked for. Possibly with the blunt varieties the seed should be selected from stalks which are producing two ears with a leafy stalk. The upright ness and strength of the stalk should also be considered. t
 As one goes over the field he can tie a rag around the stalk or he may cut the stalk off above the ear. Any way that is possible for him to rec ognize the ear and stalk when cut ting and huskjng is done can be prac- tiSed
 These ears should be left uncut until full maturity has been reached and then stored where gradual and thor ough drying will take place before the freezing weather comes on.
 Only good seed corn next spring can be prof1tably used. Start preparing for next years crop now.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
STOP SUFFERING . I: I: Z
 NOW FROM ASTHMA:

Go to Pitcher & Service, 253' Central, Avenue, and buy package of pr. RR-1 !, dolp Schiffmann's Asthmador toda1.A A and if it does not give instant reflex
 and even more if you do not find to be the very best remedy you hase-i; ever used, go back and your money
 will be cheerfully returned by thesesi; l; druggists without any question whatsir ever. No matter what else has failedy ! Asthmador or Asthmador CigaretteS
 will give instant relief usually withfn.k 10 seconds. but always within 15 ,u1inctfs utes. It. does not matter how vtolentd the attack or obstinate the case Is, con! what else had been tried and failedsss Asthmador will relieve instantaneeuslEsf If it does not, this package will costss vou nothing. Go back and get your a money refunded. You are to: be .thnL sole judge as to whether benefited osJos not. No risk Is run in buying thiseh remedy under this positive guaranteeda by Pitcher & Service ---. -9srsfi1
 Persons living elsewhere will be sup- 2 piled under the same guarantee bS their local druggist or direct by Dr!1ns R. Schifmann, St Paul, sMinn.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01

New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury, New Britain and Norwalk.
 Among the new projects reported there are schoolhouses in Norwalk and Milford, addition to lumber plant, and addition to brewery in Hartford, res idence work in Norwalk, Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport, gymnas- um in Waterville, frame church and schoolhouse in New Britain, and club hous changes in New Haven. There are also, quite a number of frame houses, of one and two-family type, reported in various parts of the State.
 Norwich had nine sales of real es- tate last week to five year ago, the loans for the respective weeks being $2050 and $7293.
 In New London last week there four sales of realty to three a year ago. Mortgage loans for the two weeks total $6750, and $1S,75 respectively.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-01
EARLY MATURING CORN.
Important as Growing Season is Much
 Shorter Than in West.

The importance of early maturing corn which will develop large ears has been realized by our Western corn growers for several years. And the result has been that a great deal more corn is being selected in the held eacn portant in this section, due to the fact that the growing season is much short CT than in the corn belt. To get the early maturing corn from our larger varieties, it must be obtained by se- lecting !2 the field those cars which mature a larger ear early. Thus we must go through the field during the coming days before the frost and se- lect those ears which are ideal. There are many characteristics which should