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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
CONNECTICUT HENS
GET BETTER POSITIONS
All the Leaders for the Week at
Storrs Were White Leghorns.

The thirtieth week of the laying
contest at StOrrs saw some significant
changes in the ten leading pens. An
English pen of Leghorns and a Con-
Cheshire that stood fifth and sixth
have snapped places during the
week Another Connecticut pen of
Leghorns from Redding Ridge passed
pen of Rhode Island Reds from
Massachusetts and another pen of
moving from ninth place to seventh.
Eight weeks ago there was only one
pen of Leghorns among the leading
ten, now there are four.
All the leading pens for the week
proved to be White LeghornS. Wind
sweep Ears birds from Redding Ridge,
Conn. were first with a yield of SO
eggs. Barron's pen from Catforth,
England was second with So. A
Pennsylvania pen owned by Braeside
Poultry Farm of Stroudsburg came
third with 81 and a Connecticut pen
owned by N. W. Hendryx of New
Haven, were fourth with a production
of Sc eggs. One pen Of Barred Rocks
one pen of White Rocks, one pen of
Rhode Island Reds, seventeen pens of
White Leghorns and the black Leg
horns, or total Of Fl pens, each laid
so egs or more during the week. The
total yield for all pens amounted to
4078 or 125 eggs better than for last
Week
The continued cool nights and late
frosts may mean that the poultrymen
may have less trouble this coming
season with red mites; that is to say
they may not appear quite SO early,
they probably will show up sooner or
later. All peultrymen are agreed that
wherever they appear they are unde-
sirable aliens. The hen houses and
brooding coops ought to be cared and
inspected from time to time for this
insidious pest. Lice on the hens no
doubt cause some little discomfort
but they do not live on the life blood
of our poultry as does the red mite
which hides himself during the day in
the cracks and crevices of the house
and then comes out at night like bed
bugs to get in their work. If taken in
time spraying the houses with any or
binary disiinfectant will perhaps hold
the mites in check, if however they
are permitted to multiply and are
present in large numbers, one ought to
paint the under side of the roosts and
other supports with something like
wood preserving carbolinieum OF spray
with one part of crude carbolic acid
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
GROTON.

The demand for expeditions con-
struction of the big addition to the
plant of the New London Ship and
Engine Co. is being efficiently met by
the contractor. The waning of day
light is not permitted to interfere with
operations. every hour of the "a be-
ing devoted to work. Three gangs are
employed in shifts of practically eight
hours each.
One works from a. m. to 1890 p.
m, another from 1890 to $50 p. m.
and the third from $50 to f. In each
gang there are at present about so
men. A system of electric lights has
been arranged by means of which it
is virtually as easy to work at night
as in the daylight. Excavation and
assembling OF materials are going on
at the present time. The addition,
which will be of brick and two stories
in height, will measure $50 by 100
feet and will conform in detail to the
remainder of the plant.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
Progress on Building Changes.

The remodeling of the old st. John
hotel in GreeneVille is daily progress
ing and will be completed in July.
Fenton Brothers & company also have
this contract. They are making ex-
cellent progress on the building at the
corner of Chestnut and Willow streets,
recently purchased by t. F. Burns.
This building is being rennodeled for
stores on the ground floor and tene-
mentS on the upper floor. This work
will be completed in about two weeks.
Sacred Heart Church Addition
At the Sacred Heart church addition
in Taftville, Fenton Brothers & COM
pany have the walls up to the first
floor level.
New House at Yantic.
Thomas Dodd has been awarded the
contract for the foundation work for
the house to be erected at Yantic for
F. H. Tracy, and the laying of the wall
is about completed. The contract for
the erection of the house will be let
within week, it is expected
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
YOUNG APPLE TREES.
Time to Select and Train ScaffoId
Branches.

Those who have set out one-year-oId
trees this spring will find that they are
sending little branches out at nearly
every bud. It is now time to select
those little branches which it is in
tended should eventually form the
Scaffold branches of the tree. The
one big result of buying One-year- old
trees is that one can head them any
desired height and train the scaffold
branches properly.
Examination of the small branches
of the little one-year-old whips will
show that those branches nearer the
top of the tree have a tendency to
grow out longer than do those lower
down. All those under 20 inches should
be nipped back so that they form only
just resets of leaves. Those between
20 and 81 inches, if one is heading
trees at go inches and selecting
branches down as low as 20 inches
should be carefully examined and
three, four or five of them selected for
the permanent branches. These
branches should come out at proper
angles from the main tree, should
come out SO as to form a we'll bal
all sides, of the trunk, aiming in differ
ent directions. These three, four OF
five branches should be selected so
that they will be as far apart as pos
sible within the 90 to 80 inches. All
others in this section should be entire
ly removed so that the nourishment
can go into the branches which are to
be saved.
The reason why those under 20 in
ches are nipped off rather than being
cut off entirely is that if all nOurish-
ment went into the three or four
branches they would be likely to grow
so long i'll the fall as not to properly
harden up for winter. These resets of
leaves Will also help to make food for
the tree system as the leaves are the
lungs of the tree.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

visable to use awnings to temper
the rays of the summer sun, but
there is nothing to obstruct the light
and air so essential to healthy
home. Flower boxes on terrace and
balcony will add a distinctly charm
ing touch.
The main entrance gives directly
upon the livfng-room, 16.9X14.6 feet
French windows open out upon the
terrace not only from the living
well. Opposite the fireplace in the
living-room, which has a handsome
nantel and stone hearth, wide double
doors, or an archway if preferred
communicate with the dining room
12.3x14.6 feet, these two rooms ex-
tending across the front of the
house. A group OF three windows is
directly opposite the doorway in the
dining-room, while a china closet
faces the French window in the
front In fact one of the predominant
features of this house is the symme-
try and balance displayed through
out.
Swinging doors lead to the pantry
from both dining room and kitchen,
1888 feet. A glance at the plan
will demonstrate that the same
keynote Of balance obtains even in
the pantry. A door from the kitch-
en- leads to the rear door is space
for the refrigerator, and besides this
are the pleasant stairs. Another
door from the kitchen opens into a
hallway, accessible also from the
l1ving-room. Here are a clothes
closet, the stairs to the second story,
and, directly back Of the living-room,
4 bedroom, 11.6x12 feet, with good
sled closet. This bedroom is so located
with reference to the other rooms on
the ground floor, that while easily &C
cessible, it is as completely isolated,
as are the chambers above
From a well-nghted central hall on
the second floor open the bathroom, a
linen closet, three bedrooms, and a
sleeping porch, SKI feet, in the opin-
ion of many, more desirable than a
closed chamber can possibly be-
These latter are respectively 99x12.6.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
THE POTATO FLEA BEETLE.

Soon there will be found upon the
potato vines numerous black insects
which are eating holes through the
leaves of the potato plant. Every
year the damage that is done by tais
insect is far greater than most peo-
pie realize As would naturally be ex-
not always due alone to the affects of
the holes produced by the insect, but
also due to the early blight which is
caused by a fungus entering the It's
sues of the plant through the injuries
caused by the beetle. This cannot but
help have lessened yield of potatoes.
The flea beetle is a small black insect
which does most of its eating on the
under side of the leaf, eating from the
under side nearly through to the up
per. Thus to control such an insect
it is necessary to spray the under side
of the leaf as-:wen as the-upper.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
OATS.
Amount Which Should Be Sowed For
Each Acre.

To CLEAN information in regard to the
influence of the stooling of oats, the
influence of large and small seed and
the influence of different quantities of
seed per acre, an experiment has been
conducted at the Ontario Agricultural
college for five years in succession.
Both large and small seed of each of
four varieties in each of six years were
planted in squares one, two, three,
four, six, eight and twelve inches
apart. The seed was planted by hand,
and with very great care. Each plot
was surrounded by oats Of the same
kind, and planted in the same way.
The average results from the four va
rieties planted for the four-year period
gave the following yields of grain per
acre per annum from the different dis
tances apart of planting as follows:
One inch, 30.6 bushels: two inches, 35
bushels; three inches, All bushels;
four inches, 80 bushels: six inches, 37.2
bushels; eight inches, S1.S bushels; and
twelve inches, PIG bushels. 1t will be
seen that the highest yield per acre
was obtained from planting the seeds
three inches apart both ways. This
required 46.1 lbs, or 1.36 bushels of
seed per acre. It is quite possible that
a little thicker or little thinner seed
ing might have produced a somewhat
higher yield. 1t is interesting to note
however, that the oats which were
planted two inches apart each way,
and which required slightly over three
bushels per acre, gave an average of
only 80 bushels of crop, or more than
than six bushels per acre less than was
obtained from the lighter seeding.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
DUCK RAISING.
Possibilities In This Line Which Car
Be Developed With Good Results.

Duck raising is a very profitable in
dustry. The duck business is not an
easy-money proposition, but it affords
a farmer with a reasonable knowledge
of duck management a good additional
source of income for a small outlay of
labor and capital. Young ducks do not
require such costly equipment in
breeders and yards as chickens. They
need very little artificial heat from the
start, and, if Matched after April, no
heat at all after the second week. They
can at that time be removed from the
breeders and a place made for the next
matching.
Ducks will live and thrive on almost
anything, but to work them to their
utmost capacity they should be fed
with great care and their rations care
fully balanced. Ducks which are be-
ing grown for market should never be
allowed to swim except for the final
cleaning, but their drinking fountains
should be SO constructed as to permit
them to submerge the entire bill with
out allowing their bodies to become
wet. Ducks, like other fowls which
are being fattened, should never have
any food left before them. 1t should
be promptly removed when the hunger
of the flock is satisfied. Overlooking
lack of shade, or too cold water are the
greatest causes of disease in young
ducks, and any disease from these
three causes should easily be prevent
ed
When ducks are properly handled
they can be made to average five
pounds at 10 weeks of age March
Matched ducks are bringing to-day in
the wholesale market Is cents per
pound, live weight, and Is cents per
pound with the down removed. Early
Matched ducks will bring as high as
80 cents per pound dressed and, as
down and feathers of ducks are of
considerable value, it pays to sell
them dressed if possible.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

Here is cottage which, while
handsome and dignified in appearance,
owes nothing whatever to any frills,
fadS or fancies. It's charm is due to
the simplest accessories, as a little ex-
animation will show-to the terrace
of field stone with ba1ustrade, the
massive exposed field stone chimney
with cast stone cap, the shallow
pitched overhanging roof with raf-
tiers, and the ornamental trusses at
the peak of the gables, the harmon
ious combination of stucco and shin
giles, the large balcony, supported by
brackets, on the second story, and
the liberal use of group and French
windows.
The terrace is in reality a roof1ess
piazza. With a southern or western
exposure it would. probably be adj
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

IS, 10x10, and 1895 feet. All are
provided with extra large closets
and in addition a storeroom, Sx1O6
feet, opens from one f1rst-named. Each
bedroom has group windows and
swinging easements. A balcony above
the terrace at the front of the house
is reached from the largest bedroom
by a central door fianked by French
windows, forming a combination i'm
possible to excel for genuine comfort
during the heated term.
Arrangements have been made
with the architects to furnish es-
timated cost of construction or any
other information desired regarding
the house illustrated. They also in
vite our readers to make suggestions
for plans which they would like H.
Illustrated in the future. Please adj
dress all correspondence to Bulletin
House Department.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

and four parts of kerosene If this
does not prove to be sufficient, de-
crease the amount of kerosene and in
crease the omunt of carboIic acid It
should be remembered further that
one inspection, one spraying will
not be sufficient Mites are an enemy
that sieZe every vantage point and en-
trench themselves at every opportuni-
ty-
The ten leading pens to date are as
follows: Ed lam, HOdgton, near Pres
ton, England, White Leghorns 1876;
Hillview Poultry Farm, st. Adams,
VT, Rhode Island Reds 1178; Tom
land, White Wyandottes 1854; A. P.
Robinson, Calverton, N. Y, White
Leghorns 1866; Tom Barron, Catforth,
England, White Leghorns 1861; F. NJ.
Peasley, Cheshire, Conn, White Leg
horns 1858; Windsweep Farm, Red
1910; Pinecrest Orchards, Groton,
Mass, Rhode Island Reds 1907 CO.
loniaI Farm, Temple, N. H, Rhode Is
land Reds 993; Merritt NJ. Clark,
Brookfield Center, Conn, Barred Rocks
9S7.
The ten leading Connecticut pens to
date are as follows: F. NJ. Peasley,
sweep Farm, Redding Ridge, White
Leghorns 1919; Merritt NJ. Clark,
Brookf1eld Center, Barred Rocks, 9S7;
Springdale Poultry Farm, Durham,
Rhode Island Reds 972;, Branford
Farm, Groton, White Leghorns 933;
Branford Farm, Groton, White Leg
horns 1924; n. w. Hendryx, New Ha-
Deming, Winsted, Rhode Island Reds
9O1: Mrs. J. D. Beck Canaan, White
Wyandottes SS7; Merrythought Farm,
Columbia, Columbian Wyandottes 8S1.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
DRIVING THE ANTS OUT OF
LAWNS.

Many people are having trouble with
ants in their lawns and gardens. The
best way to get rid of ants if they are
in hills is to use a pointed stake about
one inch in diameter making holes
every two to three feet, pouring in a
tablespoonful of carbon bisulphide.
The holes should be closed up immed-
lately. The gas from the liquid will
penetrate throughout the soil, killing
all ants in the vicinity. 1t is rather
expensive to follow this control meas
ure in a garden Of any area, but it Is
about the only practical way of get
ting rid of them. Some people have
had very good results from using kero-
Sen9
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Many Projects Have Been Placed
Under Contract and New Plans Re-
ported


The record of real estate transac-
tons for the past week, as shown by
the number of warranty deeds filed
in the Connecticut towns reported by
The Commercial Record, indicates
decrease from the Like week of 1914.
Mortgage loans for the same period.
however, are more than double those
Of last year. During the past week
there were 3S4 sales, with mortgage
loans aggregating $1,637 ,595; while last
year the sales numbered 1858, with
mortgage loans Of $796,777.
Eight new interpretations with a to-
tai capitalization of $185,502, were
formed in the state during the past
week, as compared with nine incor-
poradous, with a capitalization OF
$425.000, as reported for the CORE
spending week of 1914.
Two petitions in bankruptcy were
filed during the week. the assets
amounting to SIP. 469, with liabilities
of S12, 4S2. During the like week of
last year, two petitions, with assets Of
S2.491 and liabilities of $S,27d, were
filed.
The cities of New Haven, Bridge
port, Hartford, Waterbury and
Stamford granted 121 building per-
1nits for buildings estimated to cost
$451,615. This is a marked i'm
1914, when So permits, for buildings
estimated to cost $211, 800, were is
sued in these cities.
Many projects have been placed
under contract during the past
week, some oS them very important
building operations. These include
factory buildings in Bridgeport. cost
ing $780, 900; and in Hartford, Wa
terbury and Ansonia; power house in
New Haven, church in Meriden, store
and tenement in Bridgeport; resi-
dences in Bridgeport, Waterbury and
Hartford; garages in Hartford and a
business block in Hartford, as well as
one, two. three, six and nine-family
brick and frame houses in New Ha-
Ven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Water
bury and New Britain.
Plans are reported for the week for
a warehouse in Bridgeport, business
block in New Haven, factories in Wa
terbury and New Britain, theatre in
Windsor Locks, store and tenement in
Bridgeport, residences in New Haven,
Bridgeport and South Wellington, and
three-family houses in Stamford.
Norwich had three sales of real es-
tate the past week to 20 year ago.
For the two weeks the mortgage loans
amounted to $4,000 and $126, $50 respec-
lively.
In New London there was one realty
sale against Is a year ago. Mortgage
loans for the two weeks were $10,750
and S40,125.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
WATCH FOR APHIS ON YOUNG
TREES. (

Many people have set out trees this
spring and more set out trees last
spring These people should take
special pains to watch these trees for
a possible outbreak of aphis. It will
be worth the while of all people who
have young trees to inspect them and
if aphis are found to dip the ends of
the twigs down into a pail of solution
of nicotine sulphate or whale oil soap.
BY dipping the twigs or branches it
will be possible to have the material
hit all the lice and thus kill them
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

Nell & Lyon have completed the
plastering in HohenthaI & Sons new
house on Ridgewood street, the plas-
terlnS in Robert Nenert's new house
are finishing about 1000 feet of cement
walks on Garden street for John Love
and have completed about 1000 feet of
curling and walks on Lilley street for
James Trotter.
E. L. G. Hohenthal & Son have the
contract and have started work on the
erection of new house in Wrapping
for Anton Simler. 1t will contain six
rooms.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
WILLIMANTIC.

Meehan & Lambert have started
work on a six-room frame bungalow
for Edward ]. Egan on Tfngley street.
Philip Breault is building a three
family frame house for Solomon Bel
anger. 1t will be three stories high,
50x30 feet. and will be provided with
all improvements.
Erwin Morse has the contract for
the carpenter work and G. w. Glider
sleeve of Conantvil1e the mason work
for rebuilding the mill at Hop River
of the National Seat & Novelty Co.
The building will be 40x160 feet, 16 feet
high,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
Eccentric Will ovsrruIsd.

An eccentric will has been declared
void on the grounds that its provi-
sions had neither reason nor public
sentiment in their favor. The eccen-
trio will was made by Miss Catherine
MacCaig of Oban, and was overturned
in the court of session, Edinburgh.
By her direction eleven bronze stat
ues of her father, mother, brothers
and sisters were to be erected at Oban
Hill at cost of $1,000 each.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

Waterhury.-About a dozen designs
for municipal flag have been sub
rnitted to the Chamber of Commerce
and have been turned over to the Mat
tatuck Historical society. 1t has been
decided to extend the time limit for
the submission of the designs to June
10.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
FISHERS ISLAND.

The lumber has arrived for the new
cottage being built near Hay Harbor
Several of the workmen and number
of carpenters have started on the
woodwork. 1t is expected that w. c.
Young of the firm of Stetson & Young
will arrive from Norwich soon to SUI
perintendent the work.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
To XIII LImbureer Scent.

A Pennsylvania cheesemaker is au.
thority for the statement that it is the
outside of limburger cheese that smells
objectionably-that If this part is cut
of in chunks, sliced and given q few
seconds immersion in hot water the
smell will be destroyed, leaving ths
taste unimpaired. The inside of the
cheese, he says, needs no treatment
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
HOW LATE TO USE THE wEEpEH

The weeder and the smoothing har&
row are two machines which should
be used from the time the seed il
planted until the plants are several
inches high Many hesitate about u.s.
ing these machines after the crop ha5
appeared above the surface of th(
ground. The damage that is DONE how
ever, is so small that it does not over.
balance the good which it will do il
the saving of time and labor.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

T. r. Erders on Gates Island is be-
ing rushed 10 completion, but several
weeks will be required to finish it.
The roof was put on yesterday. The
addition is lexis feet and makes a
material difference in the convenience
of the dwelling. 1t is built of brick
tile
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
NEW LONDON.

John J. Ryan has been awarded
the contract for the construction of
a tunnel to connect the dormitories
and buildings of The Connecticut Col
lege for Women. The tunnel will be
of stone and concrete seven feet in
height, and $50 feet long.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
SOUTH WELLINGTON.

Plans are being prepared for a new
residence to be erected by Robert T.
Jones. 1t will be 32x10O feet, provided
with hot water heat, fireplace, mantels
and other modern conveniences. The
material and other details have not
been decided.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
EASTERN POINT.

Redden Construction Co. of New
London has the contract for the re-
moval of the Spicer cottage at East
ern Point on the site of which the
new bungalow for NJ. F. Plant will be
placed Work of digging for the
foundation is already under way, the
building to be placed opposite the
property of Mr.. Sanborn. The new
bungalow will be constructed of stuc-
co and the foundation work has COM
menced. 1t will be built by H. R.
Douglas.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
BUILDING OPERATIONS IN
NEW ENGLAND.

The statistics of Building Operations
in New England as compiled by The
F. W. Dodge Company, follow:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

whereas spraying though it may b(
thoroughly done, would not be "a
efficient
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
NOANK.

The addition to the cottage of DR..
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03

Fenton Brothers & company were
this week awarded the contract for
$4,000 parochiaI residence to be erect
ed for Rev. David J. Murphy in Billeri-
ca, Mass, a few miles outside of Low
ell.