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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
.wlNrER pouLrRY FEEpINo.
rwo.thiras Should Be seratsh Grain
 and one-thIrd Dry or. Wet Mash.

The pouitryman' in balancing the hens rations should provide aprox.- mateiy two-thlrds of the total amount by weight in whole and cracked grains. known as ecreTh grain. while the other third may be fed in the form of dry mash or wet mash. some time during the. day. The scratch grain is fed primarily for the purpose of giving the birds exercise and to provide the natural type of feed that fowls should eat. They do not contain very much egg-producing ma terials, but should be chosen as far as possible to contain the highest possi- ble amount of protein and smallest ducing materials.
 Wheat contains the highest amount of protein of any of the common poul- try grains and at the present time should form a considerable part of the poultry ration. It is well rehshed by the fowls and very easily digested. Corn contains. the highest amount of digestible nutriment of any Of the grains and is the cheapest and should be fed in the largest quantities. It Is better to feed cracked corn than whole corn because in smaller paru- cles hens are required to work hard CT to pick 1t up. Corn Is a .carborhy drate grain and more inclined to the forming of fat than any of the other | feeds desirable poultry grain when it can oe l obtained of good quality, but as a ruie | the best barley Is used for seed and that provided for poultry feed Is infer for and hardly worth the price charged for 1t. Oats are excellent for egg pro ductfon, but they are low in total df' gestable nutriment. being. nearly one. third waste Only the very heavies grade of oats should be fed weighinl
 not less than 36 pounds to the oushei
 Buckwheat Is too expensive. excep
 when it Is raised on the farm. fo' the amount of food value, 1t contains
 and cannot be sold to good advan | tage- Buckwheat is very hard to al gest. not especially palatable. ant
 when fed should be fed as a subsu
 and because 1t Is high in caroohy
 drates rather than protein .s
 When the poultryman Is to buy al
 of his grain a good combination fo
 scratch feed is 500 pounds of cracke corn. 200 pounds of wheat. 100 pound
 of harley or three bushels Of oati
 Hens should not be fed by weigh The amount of scratch grain to give
 all that they will eat at night and : | little less than one-half that amount 1 , the morning. Hens should go to roos
 with full crops and to be sure of thl fact the hens should be given a littl more than they will clean up at nigh ' The morning feed. however should
 in very limited quantities and shoul
 be fed chiefly for the purpose of gel
 ting them off the roost.
 The chief feed during the day shoul
 be mash rather than whole or cracl v ed grain. litter of straw or sim : lar material to a depth of four to si e inches should also be provided = which the scratch grain may be fe q Birds should be fed at daylight in tf q morning and about 3 o'clock in u 'i afternoon to provide plenty of tin = for them to fill their crops befo
 dark.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
sEE-kEEPERs oc&f: f:;tNTloNs

The annual faii conFsntion nf the
 heid m the old Supreme Court Room. State Capitol. Hartford. 5aturday, Oc-
 tober ls The following lz the prpFrAms
 Morning session. Roptine eusinesss 'address; How Shall. We Prsparo Our Bees for Wiuter7- Charles n. Hoilf- ter; address. -Production of Bulk and Extracted Honey in -Connectieuf.
 Chnxles 1T Clark.
 Afternoon seaslon-Address- -Bene- fits of Bee-KeepIng,s charles stewart Jphnstown. N. r.. inspector Of api1riee of New York demonHtrztion- Q. indoor Iobaervation hive, George T. Whiften. The meeting ris open 10 the public q
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
ENTRY LIs1 CLOSED ,..s
 FOR FIFTH ANNUAL coNrEsr
ssiu Some Usesrtsfrsy As Te This Years Winners at skorrs College.

70
 No more entries can be accepted for the nfth annual laying contest that VII open at Storrs. November 1st next During the past few days appif-
 by. letter but by. .teleGraph, and Mar conf wireless. As a result the college
 has already been obliged to reject
 many applications and thus disappolnt poultry breeders whose birds would undoubtedly give d good account of themselves If started In the race.
 The winners of the present contest
 are not yet a foregone conclusion al-
 though there are but three weeks to
 SO During the forty-ninth week a
 number of changes occurred among
 the ten leading pens. The English | lWyandottes passed a Connecticut pen of Loghorns and thereby gained sec ond place A Vermont pen of Rhode
 Island Reds passed two Connecticut lpens Of Leghorns thus moving up to
 third place A Connecticut pen of \ Leghorns passed a New York pen of sition-
 The total production for the week
 t0f better than for the. corresponding
 week last year. Hillvjew Ponltry
 Farms Rhode Island Reds from St.
 Albans. Vt. were an easy first with a
 yield of 47 for the week N. ". Hend- ryx's Leshorns from New Haven. 1NN-8AAA
 egss and Tom Barron's English wyandottes- were a close third with a yield of 40. egg4. It Is stfll the heavier
 breeds that are largely responsible
 forty-four pens of Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds. and Wyandottes
 averaged to. lay nearly 3s egEs per pen
 whereas an equal number of Leghorns ; averaged to lay only IS eggs per. Ten Although Leghorus have been leading . let - stili are for that matter. nevertheless
 they have a margin of only IT egEl
 over a pen of Wyandottes and a mar
 gin of only IS eEEs over a pen of R
 I. Reds Thus at this moment I , looks as If either of the two latte
 breeds may go by the Lesnorns on n
 home stretch. ". q The ten leading pens to date are a f follows: Tom Barron. Cathforth nea q Preston. England. White Leghorn . White wysndottes 1891: .Hillvie- . Poultry Farm, St. Aioans. Vt. Rhod Lt Island Reds 1s40: F. M. Presley. Ches 'e hire. Conn. White Leehorns is2+ d Wi7dsweep Farm. Redding Ridg It Conn. White Leghorns. 1871; Ed. Can e Hoghson, near Preston, Engian' .. White wysndottes isss: ~, V .s Hendryx. New Haven. Conn, whii l. LeEhorns. 1871: A P. Robinson. Cal l. rerton. N. Y. White Leghorns is5i
 F.. e. f1atC wahfngford. Pa. Whti ,f LeghQrns 1907: chariss O. PbIhemu r Newhursh. S. r. Rhode Island Ret m The ten leading Connecticut pens |. date are as follows aexempting a l. three above: Branford Farm. sGroto ao1 White Leghorns l-ts; A. s. Sonderei m ger. South. Coventry. White L&ghor- ry 17l9: Branford Farm. Groton. whi to I-eghorns. t7S7. Homer P. Denim b. winsted, Rhode Island Reds lss an George Bowies. westport, White Le he horns. is5ss Branford Farm, Grotc
 White Plymouth Rocks. isSsi Sprfn 10 dale. Poultry Farm DurnhAm, Rho all Island Reds -is13i Mrs, J D, BeC h. Canaan, White wyandottes iST C. Branf0rd Farm. Groton, White Le oh horns. i5s1s Unco~a Campine Tar,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
FARM MACHINERY LAeRAroRY
Will Be Used For instructors In
 Agricultural Engineering.


 Agricultural Engineering. " - i-si-----
 The, Department of Agronomy at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs announces the completion of a new building Ssxs0 feet to be devoted to instruction in agricultural engin- ing will be filled with types of the various farm machines which are adapted to New England conditions.
 The course in agricultural engin- eering which is given regularly to the juniors in the college of agricul- ture will be devoted largely to the study of farm machinery, with special emphasis upon it's use. care and ad- justment. Also some time will be spent upon the subjects of drainage and ir- rigation; roads: farm buildings; sanitation and water supply on the farm and concrete construction.
 The theory learned in the class room will be put into practice In the laboratory. where each student will chimes at first hand. Also some prac- tical work will be given in the care and operation of gasoline engines including the finding and correction of operating troubles. and the deter imitation of horse power. A course in farm mechanics 1, given to the second year men in thu school of agriculture. which will in clude the subjects given in the col lege course but in a more elemen tary way. with less attention to the ory. -.
 The aim of the department Is |, make these courses. thoroughly prac | tical and useful to the student. g. | that he may go away from the colleg with a good substantial working knowledge of the commou farm ma chimes. and the fundamentals of tn | other subjects. .r-, | The laboratory is open to visitor at all times during the day, and some one will usually be found in the offic who can demonstrate and anEwe questions on any of the machines----
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
DAIRY PRosrEMs.
Selling MIX Shown 1To 8. the Mest
 Profitable By Prof. JudkIns. t.

Tn disposing of his product In sew eral- different forms, the dairyman must be keen at figures in order that he. may figure which proposition win net him the most money, states Prof H. F. Jndkins ofsthe connecril cut Agricuitural College The men who are operating COW test azsocia- tons are of considerable assistance Co the farmers ln these associations sin helping them to nssss yS5ions ,ss5as prob. given the -tezser- for solution. z IL lis d typical marketing problem and inter esting in all It's detaas- q
 Problem l. A-fRrmer sayB: T. have daily produetion of sooo pounds of { per cent milk. | sell 90 quarts of 41 per cent cream daily al 60 cents per quart, 200 quarts of per cent milk at cents the remainder on a butter fat basis to a creamery as f1 per cent cream at 42 cents per pound 25 cents, per .cwt. How much does this figure a qaurt for all of my milk Vt of one quart of 41 per cent.creanl equals 2.os pounds. Test of skim naiIk 1 figured zero?f
 soOox;O4 equals 80 pounds fat. pro duced daily. .
 sox2.03 equals s0.s0 pounds of q per cent cream sold daily. gr | 60.s0x4I equals 24.e6 pounds of fai
 sold in 41 per cent cream by quart
 30Ox215 equals 4S0 pounds of mtll
 sold daily by the quart
 430x-o4 equals 17-20 pounds of ia I sold in milk by quart
 62.So-24-9s equals 37.s4 pounds O fst. left for. creamery. .+
 s2.so divided by .4i equals 153.1 pounds of q per cent cream in all.
 z0o0-t30 equals 1870 pounds of pc
 cent milk left for cream
 Il 157o-lss.17 eauals 141s.s5 pounds 70 skim milk. -. so1.so equals ,is.OO value. of ier.ar
 sold -. -2eOx.Os equals sis.OO value of mil ' sold - [. s7.s4x42 equals ,l5.s2 value of ia sold to creamery. !41s.ssx-25 equals ,s.54 value c | skim milk. -.-.- 70 SIS plus SIS plus 1s.s2 plus s3s [ equals s53.42 total value or produce. : 2oo0 divided by 2-15 equals sso.
 quarts of milk. a. I 2sl2 divided by s3o,2 equas. s.7 r tper quart for all his milk.
 ] This shows the selling milk propc s sitiou to. be the best one hnancialf ]. but the other propositions were goo ]. one for the man who. had more prS 8 duct to sell than he could dispose !, a in the form of milk.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
eRoroN.
Work Started On Foundatien For Foundry. at Ship and Engine Plant.

Ground was broken Tuesday for the addition to the foundry at the Ship and Engine company, the building to. be 80 by 1S0 feet, three stories in the front and, two in the rear. The lower story will be of reinforced concrete, with the upper of brick and steel H. R. Douglas will do the work
 Fusconi Brothers of Thames street, who recently purchased the old quar- ry have staked out a cellar for a building. 36 by 37 feet to be built two stories high with two stores on the lower floor and apartments above. The building is to be of wood but will have modern improvements. The spot chosen is a very slightly one over looking the harbor The land will be graded and many Improvements made at once-s.,
 Pierre Schellens is to have a fine residence erected at Ramsdell and Broad streets. The house is to be, of colonial design and will be an orna- ment to the section of the borough i where it is to be located. MT. Schellens
 is having the house built for his own ! occupancy
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
QUAKER HILL.

Dr. E. P. Brewer of Norwich. who purchased a lot at Best View is hay- ing the foundation for his house erect ed C-s-Del, Carlo of Norwich is in charge of the work. ,. q, [
 Bert Pierce. has completed the con- crete faundation for his house and Is now making other improvements Work on.sthe new house. at Broad view. which. Is being built by Fred Perkins of New London, is rapidly progressing.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
County Improvement League Data
 By County Agent F. c. WARNER

pupae becomes an adult May beetle, | but these newly formed May beetles will remain in the soil until the fol- lowing spring; of 1917. The beetles,
 on. emerging from the ground in 1917.
 fly about and lay eggs in land covered
 with vegetation at the time of their
 flight. Consequently land that Is. then
 in small grain. timothy, and such
 crops which cover the ground and land
 overgrown with weeds at that time are most, likely to be infested the fol- lowing year. Land in this cohdition in 1e17.. therefore, should not be fol- lowed by corn, timothy, potatoes or
 strawberries the following year, 1918.
 It is also noticeable that ground near
 timber will be heaviest infested. other conditions being equal because the parent beetles feed on the tree foli- age and fly to the nearest field that offers suitable place for laying eggs. The eggs laid in May. and June of le191I hatch in about a month into tiny white grubs. These grubs feed prin- cipally. on roots and decaying matter and then winter in the soil By 1918 l the little grubs have grown larger and | are then most destructive. feeding al- most entirely on living roots, prefer ably of corn, timothy, potatoes, strw- | berries, etc. ~
 Fall blowing previous to $. the time l the grubs go deep into the. ground to- pass the winter will destroy |
 tfced whenever possible but should, not be considered. a panacea. for the grubs. In the spring of 1916 grubs of the 1914 flight will do some damage to crops,
 but as stated above. they will. begin to transform and become inactive. by
 June 1st and it is therefore important to plant corn as late as practicable if
 planted on grub-infested ground. Fall
 blowing next sumner and fall (1916)
 will be especially effective in destroy ing, grubs of the 1914 or destructive
 flight and should be universally prac-
 ticed in the grub-infested districts.
 Flowing Lessons the Pest.
 The grubs after July 18th, 1916, will have changed to the pupal and beetle
 stages, and both of these when just . formed are very frail and diesn dis-
 turbed. Every piece of ground which contains quantities of grubs in, 1915 ! should be plowed, if at all possible. aI ,, ticable. A splow which will break uI the soil as 1t fs overturned should bs used..- or. if this Is. not. possible the
 ground should be deeply distzed fl tqrb the insects, in it.~ Try to ge chickens to follow blow. harrow, ant cultivator to reduce gTubs and othel . obnoxious insects. Fifteen-acre field. have been cleared of a heavy. infesta, ton of .gruos by permitting the poui ? ti6n. Hogs also are useful agents il 2 riding e field of grubs.
 s Advance Work Necessary.
 sI If anything ig to be done to- reduc n the damage of t5iIs diatructtve species II work must. be begun far in advance O 6 I1s1e. e.sWhen, this species can be expect O ed to do unusual damage unless con a tfn!ied. TO cope with the white grui Q it ia important that the time, ef -Ac 3 cnrreres Of ths grub aad ehHnaane
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
EAST HApDAM.

Bids are being received for a new garage to be erected for George Ven tres. It will be brick. 6ox40 feet, one story high and basement, with con- asphalt roofing, two skylights. pressed brick front. artificial stone trim, steel trusses. steam heat and electric wir- ing. The owner is receiving the bids.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
WAKE UP FEELRe FyNEI sEsT LAXATIVE FOR MEN. WOMEN
 AND cHlLpREM.,-- -----

k.nJoy nre. Remove the Byer and bowel poison which is keeplngSFour head dizzy, your tongue coated breath offensive and Etomacn sour Don't stay bilious. sick headachy. consfipa- ted and full of cold. Why don't you Eet a box of Cascarets from the drug store and eat one or two tonight and enjoy the incest Eentlest liver and You win wake up feeling nt and nneL Cascareen never grfpe or Stcken uke salts. pills and caiomel- They act 70 gently that you hardly realize you have taken R cafhartic- Aorners should give croas. sick bilious or lev erish children d whole Capcarct any time-they act thoroughly and are harmlesa- = .
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
uNcAsvILLE.
Addition, to UneasvilIe Manufacturing Company Nearing. compIstion-Nsw Residence Being, Constructed for Roscoe Dart.

The one-story brick addition that. is being built at the Uncasville Manu- featuring company Is now well along and will be completed in about a months time. The addition is 100x5o feet in size and will be used for spin hing when completed s,
 A, two story cottage is being erected at Uncasville for Roscoe Dart by Con- tractors Moran &s St Germain and is now nearly completed. The cottage is of wooden construction and has a shingled roof. The cottage is being erected on the New London turnpike
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EAsTERN C0NNECTlCUT

Sweeney. are being figured for. a briok and concrete garage and stable, S0x40. to- be erected on Brewer street for P. Schwartz. - f
 Contract for Block.
 Michael O'Connel has taken the contract for the two- story block to be erected on Bank street for w. T. Con- ner. It will be of brick and cast stone construction. 61x41. and will be ar ranged for two stores and three apart ments. The heating win be by steam and all improvements will be- provid- ed. The contracts for the plumbing heating and wiring will be let separ- ately.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
MaDDLEroWN.

The Joseph s. Amino Co. have com- pleted the plain plastering on the Grand Theatre on Main street and nave started work on the ornamental plastering. They are also plastering MT. V. D'Elia's new house on Spring street. They are laying sidewalks on Mt. Vernon street as follows: 375 feet for Philip c. Rand, 60 feet for John s. Bruce. 75 feet for Albert Newman.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
PoouoNoc.

The foundation for the Stewart building in Poquonoc has been com pleted and work on remodeling the in- terior is expected to start in a few days. The building will be rebuilt into a charming residence.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
NEW. LONDON.

The plans for the two additions to the Hotel Mohican are now being ig- ured. A one story addition will be erected in the rear of the present building. to be used as a ball room, and two additional stories will be added to the, present building. The construction will be similar to the present building.
 Plans for Garage.
 Plans, drawn by Architect James
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14

specffve employer. or anyone else who may be interested. i've or more we'll worn membership cards showing un- broken loyalty to the great prtucfple9 expreased in the scout 1aW----- --= been like a trade mark to the move ment. shows a signal which meant ''annnai' according to previously pup lished senaphore codes. Those who have been distresed by this will be glad 10 know that the present mean Ing of the pose of the scout with the flag .s:~ signals to follow.
 -Farunin9fon-F'Armin grange en- ter1ained Central Pomona grange Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
Council Metinq Po.tponed.

The annual meeting. of the local council. scheduled for the second Tuesday in October, was postponed because of the holiday. and will be Board of Trade room. It will be the occasion for the election of oficers. outlining of the seasons policies. and a report of the work during the past six months ,s
 seoutmsstsrs, Meeting.
 There was an, attendanee of. eight at the meeting on Wednesday. It was suggested that a. moonlight hike for all the scouts take place On next be announced later. Plans were also discussed for monthly rallies to. be held at the armorY. The next meeting is to be held on next Wednesday, Troop keSf. -.S- st
 The first regular meeting of the season was held on last Friday night, Everybody is working for second ciass and two members. hope to make it In q short while. .s .-1, - .
 .Trep Ne.s, g ,s-,
 The meeting began at 7.. .ls. last Friday by pr. -Kimhan giving talk on first aid. to the injured After the talk the meeting began with e. salute to the nag with Troop Leader Doll beare in the chair After the roll call the treasurer's report was read and accepted Two scouta from auothsy troop were present The dues were to be paid at the end of the month A social is to. be tieid next Friday, The meeting adjourned at SIS. "~'
 Trsep No, 4 -.s-
 The regular meeting was eheid eh Oct. gf, and was we'll attended Aftey the busineas, signalling in unison was l practiced, with satisfactory results, Following this games were played u1= til Q o'clock, when the meeting was ads journed, Harry Paul Of Jewett City asked to be taken into the troeR and he was voted Ir, He said he attend- | ed the demonstration bY Boy Scouts held there short time ago and Vas so interested he could not wait for 2 troop to be. started there. -.-- 2 IS Troop Ne. r.s- | A score of the members have passed the .tendsrfoot tests and have staFted on second class work. The FeEulai meeting might has been changed ts
 TreeB Nes g. ,
 The group ef hnEz formerly ireEE as the wolf Patrei have banded ta. lfs Hubbard. They have rompIIei with the yeQulreunepts and Ar, Hub: bard has received his eonn4lssion ai scoutmaster The troop win here. after be known as Troop No. %. I'm members are Thomas Sayles. Richars lssyles: FhiilP ssyles Horatio 'Bise ---s -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14

wsii grow .o iiznrianfly ae oftsn sto Impair fhe yfelda and kQ. thM prMnre@ requires handling twice. wher44s most others 'r1qutru only once, -rf -.. -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14

each year prior to 1918 in the way of blowing and rotations be planned with reference to the stages that the grub has reached in it's three veR life cycle. c
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
EAST HAMPTON.

c. Irving Hale of Portland. is build ing an. addition to the plant of the Sum- init Thread Co. .
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND

Statistics of Building and Engin- eering operations in New England as compiled by The F. W. Dodge Com
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14

PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING