Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17


 the Willimantic Board of Trade and Business Mems association of Willi- mantle, at the Connecticut Agricul- tural college at Sterrs. was by all odds the most enthusiastic and hest of the outings which have SC far been given by the association.
 At g o'clock Thursday morning the first Norwich auto, owned by William F. Hill, who had as passengers James c. Isbister and Elmer c. Jewett. left here for Willimantic, where they met William F. Seeley, manager of the in- dustrial bureau of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad and Gen. tral New England railway who was the guest of the local association. The remaining three automobiles left here at s.45 o'clock. In the automobile own ed by Mayor T. c. Murphy were Her bert R. Branche, president of the Nor wich association, Charles w. Pearson, secretary of the association and Frank H. Smith, while in the automobile of County Agent Murray D. Lincoln were W o. Rogers. Charles I. Smith and Frank Aubrey. Accompanying A. R. Manning in his machine were w E. Manning. Dr. Leon Lapierre and Will liam Harder and Robert w. Perkins. president of the Shore Line electric railway system, who left the city later had for passengers Frank Ii. Puilen and John E. Vaughn. The small mum Der who attended the outing from here was accounted for by the uncertain transportation facilities from Willi- mantle to Storrs.
 Heat No Hindrance.
 The day was hot and sultry until noon, when slight breeze made it. self felt. but the heat did not detract from the enjoyment of the occasion except in the slightest degree and the hospitality of the Willimahtic men and the faculty and their coadjutors at Storrs, will be long remembered by all who attended the gathering. As fast as the out of town visitors arrived. they were met and taken to the Willimantic Board of Trade rooms on Main street, where transportation was furnished to Mansfield. The Will limantic men turned out in force with their autos. and there was no lack of available carrying capacity. In fact, | many more could have been accom- modated, and the fine spirit shown by the auto owners of the city and vfcin- l ity deserves the highest commenda- tion. From shortly before 10 o'clock when the first load left the Board of Trade rooms until 5 or at night the road to Storrs was filled with ma chimes going back and forth, and none | had to wait long for a ride. In addi- ton. many of the visitors came Tn ma I chimes of their own. arriving at all hours up to the time of the dinner, al 1 ? in the afternoon. Great credit is due 1 the transportation, for the efficient manner in which it was handled. Tags for Each Visitor.
 l Each visitor was tagged before h, left the rooms. the tag bearing hi. name. with the question, who arr you? immediately following, and thers was ready mixing of the aggrega- tfons from the various places, as soor as they reached the grounds.
 Inspection of the College.
 The automobiles took their loads III to the administration building at tn, college, from where tours of inspec ton occupied the morning. One O the objects of holding the gatherins itors with the splendid advantages an,
 fine equipment of the institution, an,
 show them what it was doing for tn
 farmer and for the state.
 Under the guidance of Professo
 Kirkpatrick, the guests were show
 over the administration building an,
 the incubator room, where the chick ems were in the middle of their 4
 hours AS hours of coming from tn shell and getting ready for outdoo
 life
 The hennery, the place of the In ternational Egg Laying contest, wa , the next spot visited. and the interes l of the guests was shown by the man l questions asked, all of which wer answered in a courteous and straight , forward manner.
 Interest centered on Hens.
 The number of hens at the static Is about nine hundred, and three me
 take care of them. The hens are en , tered in the contest by the paymen , of a fee and the eggs which are ob , tained from them are sold, so ths the experiment is practically self-sup , porting. Every hen is numbered, an
 by an ingenious arrangement of thei
 nests. only one hen can get into a mes
 at Q time, and cannot get out until re leased by one of the attendants. I this manner every egg laid can b
 credited to the right hen, and a re , markedly accurate record kept of tf number, color. weight. etc, of a he
 or breed.
 Naturally the interest centered
 the pen of White Wyandottes owne , ] by Tom Barron of Catforth, Englan which Is at present in the lead of tE
 contest with total of 1,499 eggs u to July 10th. although many had i, l favorite variety which they desired { : look at or hear about.
 e An interesting feature of the pro P gramme was the tameness of one De of hens, which perched upon the pro fessor's arms and knees and ate ol of his hand, like any pets. These her
 were taken out of a tree when the fl were brought to the station and wei
 as far from tame as hens ever are.
 High Results Obtained. !, The results which are being obtain h ed at the station can be imagined whe }, it Is known that the average lay D. f year in the country is 80 eggs D. = hen, the average at Storrs is 150, ar e the record is 2S2. One of the que
 tions propounded by visitor was a to whether hen ever laid two egy = in "A hours. and Professor Kirkpa s rick stated it had happened four tim d in one year only. out of s0,00O egg Dairy Made Favorable Impression. . The next department visited was u V dairy, where Professor White addres
 ed the visitors for few minutes al q then showed them over the establish q ment, and through the dairy barn al
 creamery Everything was spick al
 span. and the cattle appeared to be
 the best possible shape calling for
 many favorable comments from tho o who knew. Four head in particul n were pointed out, four generations, It Holsteins. bred on the farm, the ol l. est of which holds the state reco
 for a years yield of milk and butt, = 23,1 IFS pounds of the former, and 10
 T of the latter. All had records of O.
 sort or another, except the younge
 but two weeks old and lively enoue