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Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
Making Flats for aMrket Garden.

This is the season of the year when market gardeners should consider get ting flats and all other market garden equipment ready, because it will soon be needed. The Market Growers Journal has the following to say on the making of f1ats:-
 "F'lats may be procured in different ways. The old idea is to purchase small boxes in which soap, canned goods, and other articles have been shipped. and to rip these boxes into sections from two to four inches in depth, making the bottoms from other larger boxes of thin wood. This Is an economical way to get the boxes, but it is open to criticism unless you can secure boxes that run uniform In size, so that the flats may be placed in the frames or on the greenhouse bench without loss of space. A better plan is to procure lumber of durable character, such as chestnut, and have the material cut to order. The flats can then be made of a uniform size and will fit in frames or on the bench es of the greenhouse, without waste of space. If these flats are well cared for they should last at least four or
 five years without repair. After the necessary supply has been provided it will be necessary to make a compara- lively small number of flats from year to year to keep up the stock.''
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
MIDLETOWN.

Salvatore Mazzotta has been award ed the contract for addition and al $erations to Louis Conko's block on Court street The present building, which is 23x64 feet, will be raised one story, to be built of brick, and will have tar and gravel roof. It will be arranged for two stores and five ten ements.
 Wells & Wilcox have been awarded the contract for a new house to De erected on Home avenue for Mrs Mary Frazier It will be of frame construction and will be arranged for two tenements of six rooms each, pro- H1ded with all modern conven1ences:
 Amino & Granada will start work at once on the erection of @ new house for themselves on Erin street exten- sion. It will be of frame construction, 25x3S feet, and will be arranged for two tenements of five rooms each. Furnace heat and modern plumbing will be installed.
 Mrs. Coleman will have work start ed soon on Pearl street. It will be or frame construction and will contain edx rooms,
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| excellent green feed for other forms | of stock it fed properly.
HOT BED COVERS.
Suggestions Made for Valuable Mats
 and Cloths.

All market gardeners and farmers who have hot beds have to have some form of mats and cloth for use. It is quite essential to have this cloth waterproof if possible. Prof. Massey recommends using three pints of raw linseed oil, one ounce of acetate of lead and four ounces of resin. Rub the lead acetate up in some of the oil and then add the rest of the oil to the resin. Melt in a pot over gentle fire and apply with a wide brush to the cloth stretched on a frame. It will be ready for use in 24 hours.
 Another method is to melt parafhn and pour it into gasoline, away from the fire, of course. and then apply to the cloth with a sprinkler. The gaso- line evaporated and leaves a film of paraff1n all through the cloth making it waterproof. Another preparation is glue dissolved in water to the con sfstency of thin varnish. Try one pound of glue to one gallon of water and if this is to thin add glue as need ed. Varnish the cloth lightly on one side with this covering one side but not enough to wet the cloth through in any one place. As soon as this is dry apply a thin coat of raw linseed oil. Another method suggested is painting the cloth with one coat of -IIeM uel 10 lu5I9 QoIqM ol no p7esuI beaten egs have been added per gal lon of oil.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
LARGE OIL TANK OFF WHITE STREET
Concrete Supports Are in and Other Material Awaited Have Capacity of 17,O0O Galons-New House for Oc- cun-Other Projects

The concrete supports for the new to erect at the foot of White street are awaiting the arrival of the tank. As will be ready for use within a week after it is un1oaded from the fiat car. The tank is to be 10x30 feet and will have a capacity of 1000 gallons. The concrete supports, six in number, are about three feet high, above the ground, and about three feet in thick ness at the base. The location is ideal, as the tank will be in close proximity to the railroad tracks, and there is a long spur track, just to the west, which may be used for tank cars.
 Carpenters are now engaged in building a high wooden fence about the property. J. H. Dickson of the Texas company is in general charge of the construction work.
 Doing Inside Work.
 At the Rine1la building on North Main street the plastering is now com- pleted and the carpenters are putting up the wainscotting in the stores. The building has been wired for electricity.
 Norwich had three sales of real es- tate the past week and the same num- Der year ago. The mortgage loans totalled $1,050 last week and $9,050 a year ago.
 In New London there were four realty transactions last week, to six a year ago; the loans for the respec- tive weeks being $1,5o0 and $4,500.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
STRAWBERRY PROTECTION.
Shelters Considered More Advisable
 Than Orchard Heaters.

Prof. c. I. Lewis chief of the Oregon experiment station tells of the value of orchard heaters in strawberry patches as follows:
 T hardly believe you will ever get very good results with heaters in strawberry patches. at least with the type of heaters now on the market. The heat produced does not spread out, and settle to the ground; it tends to rise, and the strawberry is low down on the ground where it would get the maximum damage. You would have to evolve some system whereby you could keep the heat down low. One grower is going to try running hot water through ditches, like irri- gation ditches, and warm up the ground in that way, and the air close to the ground. That might be feasi- ble, where one has traction engine, and has lots of hot water, but it would probably be somewhat expensive. It looks to me as though a cheaper way to protect strawberries would be to build shelters. Make light frames, and cover them with cloth, and you could so arrange it that these frames could be put over quite an acreage in a short time. It might be possible to devise heater that would spread the heat more"
 Prof. Lewis Is known throughout the country as authority on this and kindred matters. Therefore his sug- gestions ought to be valuable. It be more careful in selecting their Strawberry patch location and hary varieties, and try to get them to bloom later rather than to try to con- trol the danger of frosts by using heaters.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
FEED FOR PIGS.
Experiments Show Value of Rape h
 Hog Raising.

A question much asked is How many pigs will an acre of rape carry ? Experiments have been carried on at various experiment stations to find the value of this crop for hog raising. Should the rape be grown upon good fertile soil which 1t needs to do its best and seeded early from 15 to 25 hogs can pasture on an acre during one season. Since it is a compara- lively heavy feeder plenty of plant food should be available, otherwise the large growth which it is capable of making will not be obtained. The Wisconsin experiment station carried on an experiment with rape and found that 21 pigs from 4 to 10 months old averaging 101 pounds made daily gains of 1.27 pounds when supplementary grain rationS was fed to the amount of 3S2 pounds of grain to every 100 pounds gain in weight.
 Since this crop is not like the c1ov- CTS, a supply of protein obtained through4the feeding of digestive tank age of about 10 to 12 per cent of the grain ration Is found very satisfac- tory. Care should be taken not to al- low to close grazing of the plants if they desire the plant to continue to make another growth. A good coat ing of stable manure should be applied if available, or if not apply per acre the following: 100 pounds of nitrate of soda, 200 pounds of tankage, 200 pounds of acid phosphate, 25 pounds of muriate potash. Drill the seed in rows of 20 inches apart, or broadcast if more convenient. Less waste will occur in rows than broadcast. It is
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Good Showing in Comparison With
 Same Week Last Year.

Real estate sales in the towns re- ported in The Commercial Record for the past week numbered 274, against 235 for the same week of 1914 with mortgage loans amounting to S630, ATT, as compared with $1,109,9 ,96S a year ago.
 In the number of new corporations formed in the state, and the authorized capitalization, there is a good increase
 Thirteen new joint-stock companies are reported in the past week, with capital of $1,2S2.5oO.
 The record of bankruptcy petitions is more nearly normal, but five having
 been filed during the past week. with assets of $6,315 and liabilities of
 $17,761. While the number is slightly larger than previous reports for the same week, the percentage of assets
 to liabilities makes a better showing. Building permits granted in the four leading cities of Connecticut for the past week make a good showing in comparison with previous years. Dur ing the week permits were issued in New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury for 94 operations, the cost of the buildings being $256, ,190. These | figures compare with 39 permits for
 the first week of March, 1914, for build ings costing $51,636, and 61 permits in l 1913, for buildings costing $20s, 6O5 | Some of the more important pro | jects which have been placed under | contract during the week are store
 and tenement blocks in Bridgeport London, church, building in Hartford l garage in Bridgeport, remodelling of
 block in Bridgeport, residences in Hartford, New Haven, Westport and Norwalk. and one, two, three, six, eight and nine-family houses in New Haven,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN
 EGG LAYING CONTEST
Records Up To Present Time a
 Storrs Are Most Satisfactory.

The records of the eighteenth week of the laying contest at Storrs, were
 most satisfactory. The total yield for all pens amounted to 3454 eggs which is 14S better than for the pre- ceeding week and 214 eggs more than for the corresponding week last year. thus the yield for all pens was lit tie better than 49 per cent. With the
 perfect condition of the birds it is be- | lieved that the production for the coming week will go well above 50 and perhaps as high as 55 per cent.
 The four top pens for the week were | all seperated by the very narrow mar
 gin of one egg. Barron's English | Wyandottes were first with a yield for | the week. The Storrs Stations ex- perimental pen of Rhode Island Reds | followed this with a lay of 54 eggs. | Groton, Conn, came next with a pro- duction of 53, and Dr. B. K. Ccnrad's Light Sussex from Hackensack, N. J., | laid 52 eggs during the week.
 | Four pens of four different varieties
 owned by four different breeders from four different states succeeded in passing the 500 egg mark during the
 eighteenth week. These pens were | Clark's Barred Rocks from Connecti- | cut, Robinson's Leghorns from New
 York, Colonial Farms Rhode Island
 Reds from New Hampshire, and Bar
 ron's Wyandottes from England A Buff Leghorn hen was reported
 last week as having laid only 3 eggs l all of which taken together weighed l less than a standard two ounce egg. 1 Strangely enough this same hen laid
 only one egg during the last week and
 as before her product was only about
 one-fourth normal size. This hen cannot of course continue this per formance long without disqualifying herself for the purpose of the competi- | tion.
 Numbers of inquiries are now being received by the management of the contest for matching egs from the va l rious pens. These cannot be supplied because there are no male birds in any of the pens on the competition plant, hence the eggs are infertile and | therefore unsuitable for matching.
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows: Ed Cam, Hoghton, near Pres ton, England, White Wyandottes 667; Hillview Poultry Farm, St. Albans, Vt. Rhode Island Reds 621;' Tom Barron, Catforth near Preston, England,
 White Wyandottes 554; Merritt M. Clark, Brookfield Center, Conn.,, Bar | red Rocks 543; 4. P. Robinson, Cal verton, N. Y, White Leghorns 523; Colonial Farm, Temple, N. H., Rhode
 Island Reds 5O6; Frank L. Futile,
 Southboro. Mass. Barred Rocks 4s6;
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
Still Figuring Plans.

Contractors are still figuring the plans for the three story brick block to be erected at the corner of West Main and High streets for Lurie and Bendett. As soon as all the figures are in the bids will be opened and the contract will be awarded. It was ex- pected that the contract would be awarded last week.
 The plans for the changes to be made to the old St. John hotel on North Main street, owned by Caron Bros, are now completed and are in the hands of the general contractors, who are figuring them.
 New House for Occun.
 Gustave Lambert of Occum has started the cellar for a new residence which he IS to erect in Occum, on what is known as the Occum flats The house will be of wood, two stories in height and will contain seven rooms, four on the ground floor and three on the second floor. The inter- for will be attractively finished off and modern improvements will be in- stalled as far as possible.
 Nearly Ready for Glass.
 The timers have completed their work on the roofs of the two show window frames, which are being built on the front of the filling Block on Franklin street, and the frames will soon be ready to receive the plate glass.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
NEW LONDON.
H. R. Douglas Inc. Has Foundation In
 For New Building.

The foundations are being laid on Bank street at the yard recently pur- chased by H. R. Douglas, Inc. for a new building to be erected there. It will be 25xS0 feet, two stories high, of brick, with gravel roof. On the first floor will be a boiler room, repair shop and garage, and the second floor will be arranged for a dry-kiln and for storing ki1n-dried lumber. The new plant will be ready for occupancy about May 1.
 Will Build Residence.
 Arrangements are being made by Jacob M. Lincus, for building an at tractive residence at Neptune Park. It will be of frame construction contain ing 10 rooms, with steam heat. electric lights and all the modern conveniences and will cost between $7,000 and $S,000
 Hotel Contracts.
 From the plans of Architect James Sweeney, the contract for the orna- mental plaster work in connection with the improvements to the Crocke1 House has been let to J. A. Dolan. The Burgess Co. will do the mill work and the contract for the decorations has not been let.
 Bidina on New Residence.
 Several contractors are bidding or the handsome new residence to be erected by Ludwig Mann in Montauk avenue and the contract will probably be awarded soon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11

In this modest cottage many of the charming and homelike characteristics peculiar to the Colonial style of archi- lecture have been incorporated. It is Intended, however, as a rather modern interpretation, for stucco Is employed on the first story. while shingles are used on the second. This is a pleasing combination which will be found en- tirely practical in house of this char acter.
 The exterior of this cottage depends for it's attractiveness upon a portico of pleasing proportions, a large piazza with extended front, and upon a sym metrica1 grouping of windows. The 5udicious use of brackets and trim is
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11

a feature of the exterior, quite as i'm portant in carrying out the Colonial effect as the handsome columns or the delightfully."- simple dormers.
 Referring to the floor plans. it be- comes at once apparent that there is a gratifying absence of waste room, and that the house, although economical in design, is well calculated to meet the requirements of the average family. The vestibule, equipped with two coat closets, leads directly to the living room, which is 14x19 in size and pre- sents number of attractive features, the more important of which are the recessed fireplace and the columned
 opening to the dining room. A stair case extends from the living, room to
 the second floor, while French doors
 provide a means of access to the piazza. The dining room windows are
 in pairs, and in direct line with either
 the columned opening or with the
 built,in china cabinet. This will be
 found most effective. Between the
 dining room and kitchen is a. pantry,
 5xa in size, well arranged with cup
 boards and shelves. The kitchen is
 lox12 and has a storeroom and other modern conveniences. In the back entry will be found the cellar stairs and place for the refrigerator
 On the second floor the least possible amount of hall space has been utilized to secure comfortable access to the four bedrooms, bath and linen closet. The chambers, which are ample in size. have cross ventilation and plenty
 of closet room. while the bath is tiled and modernly equipped. There is a maids chamber on the third floor, but should necessity require, two other rooms could be finished off without en-
 taiing very great expense.
 To effect a saving in interior finish,
 it is planned to utilize ash or oak in the living room and yestibule. but hard
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
BAD COLD?TA
 CASCARETSFOR
 BOWELS TONIGHT
NO HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, BAD COLD OR SOUR sToM-
 AcH BY MORNING. .
Get a 1o-cent box,


 Sick headache, biliousness, coated tongue, head and nose. clogged up with a cold-always trace this to torpid liver; delayed. sfermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
 Poisonous matter clogged in the in testines, instead of being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue it causes conges- ton and that dull, throbbing, sicken- ing headache.
 Cascarets immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, undigested food and foul gases, take the excess bile from the liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and poisons in the bowels.
 A Cascaret tonight will surely -straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep-a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowels regular for months.
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pine stained natural, or white enamel, in all other portions of the house. The flooring in the living room and vesti- bule should be of oak, but rift pine could prove quite satisfactory in the other rooms. This house may be erected on a small lot.
 Arrangements have been made with the architects to furnish estimated cost of construction or any other informa- ton desired regarding the house illus trated They also invite our readers to make suggestions for plans which they would like illustrated in the fu- ture Address all correspondence to The Bulletin House Department.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
GROTON.

H. R. Douglas, Inc, has taken the contract for an additional building at the plant of the Ship & Engine Co.,, the plans for which are by Architect Dudley St. c. Donnelly. The new structure will consist of an elevator tower and bridge between the main office and machine shop, and will be of brick, concrete and steel. The Der lin Construction Go. will furnish and erect the steel work and the Otis Ele- vator Co. will install the elevator.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
EAST HAMPTON.

T. H. Sellew of Cromwell has taken the contract for the erection of an ad- dition to Chatham Hall for the Chat ham National Bank The addition will be three stories high, 24x54 feet, of brick, with a slag roof. The first floor will be occupied by the owners, the second by the Southern New England Telephone Co. and the third will be arranged for lodge rooms
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
WATERFORD.

The passing of a vote in town meet ing in Waterford Saturday, by which the town pledges itself to purchase a site for $2,S00 and to erect a school building thereon costing $1S,000 means the consolidation of two school districts and the elimination of two school buildings and the sale of the property upon which they stood. The new school building will be located in the centre of the Quaker Hill dis trict
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
EAST LYM E.

D. H. Counihan of New London has taken a contract from Capt. B. F. Eat on to build a cellar for him next to his home on the south road. He is go- ing to build the house himself as soon as he has completed the house which he is building for Mrs. Joseph Daniels. This house is nearly done done by Edward Condon of Mantle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11

Pinecrest Orchards. Groton, Mass, Rhode Island Reds 494; Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Conn, Columbian Wyandottes 4s0; Springdale Poultry Farm, Durham, Conn, Rhode Island Reds 479.
 The ten leading Connecticut pens to date are as follows: Merritt M Clark, Brookffeld Center, Barred Rocks 543 i; Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Co., lumbian Wyandottes 480; Springdale
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11

Poultry Farm, Durham. Rhode Island Reds 479; F. M Peasley, Cheshire, White Leghorns 461; Windsweep Farm, Bedding Ridge, White Leghorns 451; H. B. Hitler, Unionville, Ameri- can Dominiques 432; Harry B. Cook, Orange, Rhode Island Reds 428; Mrs. J. D. Beck Canaan, White Wyandottes 414; Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes AS; J. F. Byron, Willimantic, White Wyandottes 401.
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MOoDUS.

The contract for the erection of an addition to the schooIhouee in this place has been given to the More hf,rIse Bros. O. of Meriden. James T. Key of Meriden will do the plumbing The addition will be of frame con- tstruction containing two class rooms.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
Hartford, New Britain

Bridgeport, Hartford. New Britain and Ansonia-
 Plans are reported for a new library building in Seymour, church in Taft vile, residences in New Haven, Bridge port and New London, stores in Bridgeport, store and apartment block in Hartford, fire engine house in New Haven and two and three-family houses in New Haven. Bridgeport and Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
PORTLAND,

H Dr. J. L. Burnham of Portland is having sketches prepared for the new residence he is to erect on Main street.
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BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND

The statistics of Building and En- gineering operations in New England as compiled by The F. w. Dodge Com. n9nv
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PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-30
Birds Travel In Well Beaten Paths.

Birds may not travel by the aid ofmaps
and timetables, but they never miss their
schedule nor get off their track. The
swallows and warblerS and bobolinks,
which are flying over this part OF the
country now for their winter quarters, are
just as sure to travel over last years route
as the Twentieth Century Limited is TO
keep 10 the same track across the country.
In fact, you could make your own map
OF the western hemisphere accurately by
following the routes OF the birds. Roughly
speaking, there are seven routes taken
by those specimens migrating from North
America 10 South America in the fall.
You may be surprised TO know that a
majority of the birds take The longest
route. From Nova Scotia to the northern
coast OF South America is 2, 400 miles in
a straight line. Following the Atlantic
coast, it is much further. Yet only the
water birds take the shorter route, which
is over water all the way. Other birds
keep close TO land, so they will have a
stopping place when they need one.
Nighthawks, bobolinks and other birds
that winter south follow the coast 10
Florida, and then travel southeast over
the Bahamas, Haiti and south 10 the con-
tinent. big majority OF the migrants
take a route which in even longer, flying
500 or 700 miles across the Gulf OF Mexico.
Another route leads tom Florida across
Cuba. WeSte.7 ti.JS, as rule, 90 di-
rectly through Mexico.
Land birds seem 10 realize that il is
dangerous for them 10 undertake an over
sea route They want place TO alight
in case OF storms, so for them "the long
est way round is the shortest way home"