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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
ROSE CHAPTERS. Serious While They Stay-Prepara- tions for Killing the Pests.

Rose bugs or rose chafers are doing a great deal of damage. They do not stop with rose bushes, but are very serious on beans, vines and grapes. They probably do their most damage on grapes by eating buds and small blossoms. No method has yet been tried which has proved entirely sue cessful under all conditions.
 The New York experiment station has tried many different methods and reports that arsenate of lead paste used at the rate of five pounds to 50 gallons of water with F pounds of glucose added for sweetening will at tract the bugs and kill them within 24 hours The formula recommended by the league in the past-four pounds of arsenate of lead and IF quarts of molasses to 50 gallons of water, prob ably should be increased in order to increase the efficiency of the mixture. Therefore it recommends that all who have this trouble spray with five pounds of arsenate of lead paste, two to three quarts of cheap molasses and 50 gallons of water. Rose chafers do not as a rule stay with us more than two weeks, but are very serious while in this section.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24

set out. The house is of very at- tractive design, with red asbestos shingled roof and shingled sides.
 Foresters' Hall Improvements.
 At Foresters' hall in the Chapman block on Franklin square a number of improvements have been made within the past few days. The ante rooms have been repainted and re- papered and repairs have been. made.
 Roofs Nearly Replaced.
 The repairs at the Bailey building and Fox building on Main street are daily progressing and the rebuilding of the roof on the Bailey building is nearly finished. The roof work on the Fox building is also advanced towards completion and the men are now em- ployed on the interior repairs. These buildings were damaged by fire and water several weeks ago.
 Bowling Alleys In.
 At the Elks' addition, the instaIla- ton of two bowling alleys has been completed with the exception of the placing of the electric lights for them. Two new pool tables and one new bil- Hard table have arrived and have been set up in the large social room which is the addition to the rathskiller. One of the two old tables formerly in use in the home has been removed into the addition to the rathskiller and set up there, so that there are largely in creased opportunities for the members to enjoy billiards and pool. A con crete walk has also been laid on the Park street side of the building and the grass plot that was torn up in the course of operations has been re- turfed.
 New Foundation In.
 The alterations to the building on Main street, east side, owned by Ed win Oldfeld; have been started. The barn which is located some feet back from the street has been raised sever al feet and a new foundation has been built under it. It is intended to have modern building but it has not been decided yet just how the dwelling will be laid out.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
BUILDING IN CONNECTICUT.
Another Factory For Winchester Arms Company at New Haven Other New Construction.

The building inspector at New Ha- ven has issued a permit for another addition to the plant of the Winchester Repeating Arms company. This is to be a brick and steel fireproof addition to the hydrolic pl%@ of the company and will cost $76,O00 It will be one story in height and cover an area of 455 feet by 73 Other New Haven buildings includes an addition to the newly completed plant of the Mysto Manufacturing company. which has let the contract for a new building of two stories of brick, 61x62 feet. Elsewhere about Connecticut industrial building continues brisk. The new factory oi the Hartford Special Machinery com pany in that city Is 320x55 feet, one story high, of brick, while the Ja- cobs Manufacturing company will add to it's plant three story brick struc- ture, 1109e42 feet. A one-story build is to be built forsthe Bryant & Chap man company. At Bridgeport the American Chain company has let the contracts for two additional buildings. a gate house and a garage, and the Whipp1e & Choate company is adding a one-story building 57x70 feet. The Ansonia Brass & Copper company in that city contracted with the Aber- thaw Construction company of Bos- ton for a new casting shop 300 feet by 130 It will be built of brock and steel and 85 feet high. In New Bri- tain the American Hosiery company is about to remodel it's office building a new boiler room is to be erected for the American Paper Goods company Electric company in Plainville is en- larging its office building. The Ex- celsior Needle company in Torrington is putting in new power plant.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Past Weeks Reports Show Volume To
 Be Normal.

The record of real estate transac- tions for the past week in the Con- 5 necticut towns reported by The Com mercial Record shows 315 sales I.y warranty deed, with mortgage loans ! of $5SS,263. as against 2S7 sales and mortgage loans of s65O,eSS in the cor responding week of last year, and 311 i sales and mortgage loans of $713,S43 in 1 the same week of 1913.
 [ But three petitions in bankruptcy with aggregate assets of $6,0S2 and
 Liabilities of $10,797 were filed during the past week in this state. During the corresponding week of 1914, but one petition was filed. 9 { The six new interpretations report [ ed last week have 8 total authorized capital stock ofS1 s572,o00 a record somewhat larger than last year, when S+but $35s GOO total capitalization. The volume of building business as Pshown by the number of building per SEnits granted during the week in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, { Hartford, Waterbury and Stamford, 2 continues to be normal. In the week E5ust. closed in the above named cities 99 permits were issued for structures costing $303, ,195.
 Among the projects for which new plans are reported are residences in New Haven, Hartford Bridgeport, ' Bridgeport. parish house in Strat- E ford, addition to dairy plant in Hart s ford, store and apartment block in South Manchester, bank building in EStratford, and a number of one. two |sand six-family houses in various parts
 of the state.
 Contracts have been awarded for a factory building at Hop River, res ervoir at Seymour, addition to acad- emy in Milford, schoolhouse in New London, factory additions in Water bury and Bridgeport. residences in Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford and New Britain, a number of three and six family houses in Bridgeport. store and apartment block in Hartford, and
 smaller projects in various parts of the state.
 In realty Norwich had ten sales last week to six a year ago. the loans for the respective weeks being $17, 400 and e6, 500.
 At New London there were twelve sales last week to two a year ago the mortgage loans for the weeks being 1922, 500 and $7,200.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
SQUASH BUGS.
Practical Methods of Destroying Them.

Practically all who have squash vines are reporting severe injury from the squash bugs. They are flat and rusty black with a pungent odor. They lay their eggs on the leaves and stones Of Of different plants, not necessarily squashes in clusters of from F to 30. The eggs are a brownish yellow and can be easily discovered; they should of course. be destroyed. As soon as the eggs hatch, the little bugs go to sucking the sap from the leaves there by weakening the plants and in serious cases killing them.
 These young bugs may be killed very easily by the use of a nicotine sul- phate solution. Care should be ex- solution as it kills by smothering rather than by poisoning through the stomach or by contact. Squash bugs are not very serious in large planta- tions because the same number of bugs have a larger number of plants to work on.
 A very practical way in a small city back yard garden of controlling this trouble is to cover the hill with net ting as soon as the seeds are planted or at least before they come up. in practicing this method, one should be careful to get the ends of the netting covered with soil so that the bugs will not crawl under. Another less practi- cal method is to pick off the individ- ual bugs, preferably in the early morn ing when they are rather sluggish. A little kerosene on top of a can of water should be used for placing the bugs in.
 They can also be trapped fairly suc- cessfully by putting shingles near the hill and going through early each morning, turning the shingles over and killing all the bugs found. It will be "a will JIn66T the shingles during midday to escape the heat, go out to feed during the late afternoon, and return during the eve ming to spend the night.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
THREE TENEMENT BLOCK UNDERWAY
Being Built of Cement Blocks in Lake Streetrogress On Buildings Which Are Being Remodeled Made Into Tenements.
enerllents.

l The erection of g, three-story cement l building on Lake street has beer 1 started by George E. Fellows & Co. and the walls are now up to the 1 ground floor. Window and door frames 1 for the basement have been placed The building will have accommodations fol 1 three tenements.
 Walls Nearly Up. 1 The brick tenement house being 1 erected by Felice Pagano in the rear | of his residence at No. 2S0 Franklin street is now nearly ready to be COW cred in. The walls are up to the roof level and some of the roof boards have l been. placed. The dormer window frames are in position and work on the interior of the building has been started MT. Pagano is supervising the work.
 Changes Nearly Finished. The alterations to the building at the corner of Willow and Chestnut streets are approaching completion. The ground floor of the building has been renodeled into stores, the remodeling necessitating the building of a new brick front two stories high. The stores have been wired and plastered, the windows have been placed in posi- ton and the doors hung. The building is owned by T. F. Burns, and altera- tons are in charge of Fenton Brothers & Co.
 At Work On Changes.
 Peck & McWilliams have been awarded the contract for the altera- tions to be made to the house on River avenue. owned by John Ferguson and the alterations are now well under way. The house is to be changed into a three apartment building, each apartment to have six rooms and bath. The interior of the apartments will be ,s-1z, be hot and cold water, electricity and other improvements. It means many interior changes but only a small ad- dition.
 New Garage Started.
 Hyde Brothers, contractors, started on the erection of the garage for T. J. Fitzgerald last Friday. The garage is located in the rear of MT. Fitz- geraId's residence, No. 5S Cliff street construction with stone foundation and will be 27x29. It will be of spruce frame, boarded with matched boards and will have accommodations for seven or eight machines.
 PIasterers at Work.
 The alterations at the building owned by Oscar Dugas of Glasgo and located on Oneco street. at the june tion of that street with Lincoln avenue. are now approaching the com pleted stage. The old store front has been removed and a new tenement front built with large windows. An addition has been built on the north side of the building and provides ac- commodations for several rooms. The rooms have been partitiOned off, the lathing has been put up and the plasterers are at work this week.
 Finishing Residence.
 
 handsome residence built on Lincoln avenue for Mrs. Sarah McGee. The grounds have been graded, cement walks have been laid and several trees
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
MIppLETowN.

Wells 6. Wilcox have been awarded the contract for the carpenter work and Salvatore Mazzotta the mason work for the new clubhouse to be erected at the foot of College street for the MiddIetown Yacht club. The building will be of frame construction with a concrete and brick foundation and basement. It will cost about S12,- GOO.
 Salvatore Mazzotta has been award ed the general contract for the addi- tion to the plant of the Middletown Laundry company on Court street at his bid of $2,622. The Lyman D. Mills company have the contract for the roofing. The addition will be 3ox9S feet, one story high, built of brick.
 The Joseph s. Amino company have been awarded the contract for the ma son work for a brick house to be erect ed for Vincenzo D'Elia- It will be ar ranged for two tenementS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
WEEKLY~EeG PRODUCTION
 IS FALLING OFF.
High Record Was Made in The 27th Week, Corresponding to Last Year.

The hens in the laying contest at Storrs have now passed perhaps the zenith of production. The best yield to date was in the twenty-seventh week and since that time the weekly production has been slowly falling off. This agrees almost perfectly with the records last year, in which the highest yield was made in the twenty eighth week, after which time production gradually dropped from more than 4400 eggs per week to only a little more than 1000 at the end of the contest year. A little upward turn was taken a year ago in the fortieth and forty first weeks. It Is believed that this upward turn will perhaps come earlier this year, inasmuch as the summer green food for the hens is now being made use of. It may be remarked in- cidentally that the rape which is now ready for consumption was planted less than five weeks ago.
 E- All -theAhens in the cont est xfaken
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24

together laid APO in the thirty third week. This is 43 eggs less than the preceding week, but relatively S5 more than for the corresponding week last year. A Connecticut pen and Mas sachusetts pen, both White Leghorns, owned by Windsweep Farm of Red ding Ridge, and James H. Lord of Methuen, tied for first place with 5S eggs each. Branford Farms pen of LeghOrnS were second with a yield of 57 eggs. while four pens, namely: Storrs Stations experiment Leghorns, George M. NfcMillan's Leghorns of Springfield, Mo, 'Wh. H. Lyons Leg horns from Levanna, N. Y, and Bran ford Farms White Rocks from Groton, Conn, all tied for third with 56 eggs each.
 The Salmon F'averolle hen NO. 994 of Ellicott City, Md, mentioned two weeks ago as having the best con tiuuouS score at that tine has laid every day since thus bringing her record up to 50 eggs in 50 days. T5is hen laid her first egg on February 5ta. From that time up to the end of the thirty-third week, a period of 13S days, she has laid 122 eggs or a remarkable average production of 90 per cent. Sus- tained for more than four and half months. Thus this hen has only thir-t teen days to tie and fourteen to sur-, pass the best continuous record made four years ago by a Barred Rock that laid 63 days without missing.
 The ten leading pens to date are as wolIows: Ed. Cam, Hoghton, near Preston, England, White Wyandottes. 1885; Tom Barron. Catforth near Preston, England, White Wyandottes 1880; HilIview Poultry Farm, St. Albans, Vt, Rhode Island Reds 1900; Tom Barron. Catforth, England, White Leghorns 1922; A. P. Robinson, Cal. verton, N. Y, White Leghorns 1922; F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, Conn, White Leghorns 1216; Windsweep Farm, Red ding Ridge, Conn, White Leghorns 11S1; James V. Thomas, Ba.llston Lake, N. Y. White Leghorns 1129; Pinecrest Orchards, .Groton Mass, Rhode Island Reds HIS; Colonial Farm. Temple, N. H., Rhode Island Reds 1114.
 The ten leading Connecticut pens to date are as follows: F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, White Leghorns 1216; Wind sweep Farm, Bedding Ridge, White Leghorns 11S1; Branford Farm, Groton, White Leghorns 1093; Merritt M. Clark, Brool1feId Center, Barred Rocks 1O9S; Branford Farm, Groton, White Leghorns 1077; N. w. Hendryx, New Haven, White Leghorns 106S; Springdale Poultry Farm, Durham, Rhode Island Reds 1056; Homer P. Deming, Winsted, Rhode Island Reds 1046: George Bowles, Westport, White Leghorns 1885; A. S. Sonderegger, South Coventry, White Leghorns 1928.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24

Although this cottage is described as one of seven rooms, this number may easily be increased to nine if it is de- sired to finish off the two chambers on the third floor, for which provision has been made by the architect. This cot tage is particularly suited to a con- ventional city lot. Its lines, while giv- ing an impression of solidity, do not overdo this effect, while the slight overhang of the second story, supported by brackets, combines with the group window to give an air of quiet elegance to the entire structure, accentuated by the stucco walls and chimneys and the shiugled gables and roofs.
 Going up three easy steps to a DOT tico, entrance is afforded directly into the living room, 24x13 feet At the 1 front of the room an inside flower box
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
Time to Stop Cutting Asparagus.

Market gardeners and farmers should, as a rule. discontinue at this time cutting asparagus for market This is especially true on young beds. Strong, healthy old beds can be cut for a while longer, but should not be cut clean. Cutting asparagus takes a great deal of the strength from the plant and plants will need all the time between now and fall to recover from the drain of the spring cutting and to store up enough to allow of cutting next spring. Many of the small stalks of different beds are caused largely by late cutting so that the plants are in a feeble, weakened condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24

is symmetrical, four bedrooms, 10x11.e. 12x11.6, 12x13 and 12x13 feet, being grouped around large square central hall, the bathroom being opposite the head of the stairs. Just to the right of the bathroom door, but reached from the hall, is a linen closet. Each bedroom has windows on two sides, insuring comfort in the heated term, and each room has it's own large clothes closet.
 Arrangements have been made with the architects to furnish estimated cost Of construction or any other in formation desired regarding the house illustrated. They also invite our read CTS to make suggestions for plans which they would like illustrated in the future. Address all correspondence to Bulletin House Dept.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
eRoToN LONG POINT.

Work is rapidly progressing on the cottage for Philip Heneault of Nor ] wich and it will be ready for occupan- cy in few weeks.
 The Hemenway cottage built for MT. Hemenway of New Haven, will be ready for the family about the middle of July.
 The office at Groton Long Point has been. greatly improved. The floor has been treated to 8 coat of staining, sev- eral Oriental rugs have been pur- chased and other decorative touches made The bed of scarlet geraniums at the office door calls for a great deal of admiration from the many passersby.
 Several of the property owners of Clubhouse Point have combined to build a sea wall in front of their res idences. making the locality appear much more attractive.
 The fourth artesian well has been put down to 9S feet and still the work goes on. Several cottages have been piped for water in the past few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
Peaeh Leaf Curl Prevalent.

Peach leaf curl is as serious this year as 1t has been for a good many years. This is quite largely due to the cold spring weather and to the fact that people did not spray their trees should have done. All pomologists are agreed that leaf curl can be prac1- calIy controlled by thorough spraying with strong lime sulphur spray before the leaf buds start to swell. The most practical thing to do is to pick off and destroy the diseased clusters when thinning peaches or allow them to remain unless very serious and plan to stamp out the trouble the following spring by spraying early with strong lime sulphur.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
NEW LONDON.

Bids have been received for all the work required in the construction of the proposed refectory building at the Connecticut College for Women.
 At a meeting of the trustees of the Connecticut College for Women, held recently, 1t was voted to secure bids for sound-proof1ng the basement of Blackstone Hall.
 Charles R. Brown, foreman of the Niagara Engine Go, is erecting a garage in the rear of his house at Il Woodbridge street.
 Antone Avel1ar has completed the construction of a new house on Rose mary street.
 A new house being built on Will let's avenue extension for Erastus Beebe is nearing completion.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
BOZRAH.
Cottage Erected on Bear Hill by
 George Kahn.

George Kahn has 9, four-room cot tage. gable roofed and all shingled, erected on a 16x24 foundation which he recently blasted out of solid rock on a 40-acre tract of land he purchased from the Houghton estate few years ago on Bear Hill in Bozrah.
 Three years ago MT. Kahn started to reclaim a piece of land which had grown over with cedars, and after taking off the cedars he found the eel lar of a house which had been buried for over a hundred years. Then he unearthed a fine stoned-up well and decided to erect the small cottage.
 When completed, the house will be lathed and plastered, have a 10-foot veranda and the cellar will be pointed up and cemented. All of the material used in building the house has been cut and dried from his own stock, as MT. Kahn has about 400 acres of land, including some fine timberland It is the second house on Bear Hill. The other is the home of G. K Brush.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
Use Weecer and Harrow After Sun is
 Out.
Manv ..people who I

Many people who have not used weeders fear that by so doing 8 great deal of their corn Is likely to be injured and pulled out. This chance of injury can be practically eliminated by using the weeder after the sun has shown upon the plants for some lit- tie time. The plants are especially brittle in the early morning as the cells are full of moisture, due to lack of evaporation during the night, but they become less brittle as the sun shines on them. One should not put the weeder away after the plants have appeared above the ground because
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
COLUMBIA.

G. w. Gildersleeve of ConantviIle will do the mason work and Erwin Morse of Willimantic tn ecarpenter work on the building at Hop River for the National Seat and Novelty com pany, of which J. A. Kinsman is presi- dent It is planned to erect a brick structure, one story high, 16Ox40 feet, with concrete floor. A boiler house will also be erected,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
Peach Rorers Serious.

Many peach trees are found badly infested with borers, which are still trying to carry a load of fruit. Trees which have been set back consid- erably by the borers should have two- thirds or all of the crop removed in order to allow the strength to go into bringing the tree back into proper condition. If the trees are infected to a great degree, they should in ad- have more of the top growth re- moved than was removed in the spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
Flea Beetles.

These are small black beetles the size of a pin-head or 8 little larger. They often appear in myriads in dry weather in midsummer and later. They riddle the leaves of potatoes with small holes, and such leaves soon dry out or die of tip burn" Arsenicals alone are of little use against flea beetles, but the bordeaux arsenical mixture is usually an almost perfect remedy.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
Alfalfa As a soiIina Crop.

No forage plant will so convenientIy give such good returns throughout the summer as alfalfa. The crop is ready to cut for soiling as early as the first of June. and can be cut continuously until Sept tember. By beginning to cut early and arranging so that daily cut tings can be taken through the ad- vanced cutting state, 1t is possible to have good succuIent alfalfa throughout the summer. In good growing weather a crop will mature sufficiently for soil ing purposes in 20 to 30 days.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
Sweet Clover as a soIIina cron.

When cut green and fed to cattle the sweet clover is usually less palat- able than when fed as hay, although numerous instances have been noted where the freshly cut green feed has been readily eaten by stock. AS a soiling crop it is best adapted for feed ing to hogs. At the Ontario experi-
 ment station over 30 tons of green feed per acre were obtained in a single
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

there Is no implement that will save labor and accomplish its purpose so well as this machine. One can use this machine very satisfactorily until the plants have reached six or eight inches or even twice that height.