Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-14

John J. Dunn, of Westerly, secretary of the state board of agriculture. is busted arranging the programme for the next series of Grange institutes. Two complete programmes are already arranged The first of the Lime Rock Grange meetings in Lincoln Will be held February 25. when c. B. Coleman will deliver an address on Grass and Alfalfa. The second meeting will take place on March 10 when $. c. Da- mon of the Rhode Island State college will lecture on Practices to Be Follow ed in Potato CultUt'e. On March 24, P. H. Vessels will speak on the Fer tilizer Question for 1916.
 Miss Jennie E. Koehler is to talk on April 14 on Three Meals a Day. H. W. Tinkham of the Rhode Island Agri- cultural Inquiry commission will be heard June on Public Markets, and Pdof. D. J. Lambert of the State col lege will lecture on August % on Broods and Feeding Balance Rations for Poultry. The last lecture of the series will be givep On November 10 by Prof. George E. Adams of the State college on Farm Accounts aud Cash Accounting.
 Union grange of Woonsocket will open it's institute on February 2S, when Prof Adams will talk on Soil Its Composition and Needs for the Beet Development of Plant Life. Prof. E. K. Thomas will speak on April 10, talk ing Agriculture in the Public Schools. for his subject. This lecture will be illustrated.
 It is expected that Miss Mary F. Cutler will be the speaker at Union grange on April 24, discussing Profit a1le Market Gardening. The services / Prof. R. B. SooIey of the State col lege, have been secured for May p, Io TD1I Rhode Island.
 Secretary Dunn has also completed the programme for the Farmers In- stitute to be held in Providence. on March 2 and 3. The gathering will be roundup of all the institutes held throughout the state, and the opening session will be presided over by Gov ernor BeeCkman. All the state granges will send delegates, and there will be a large attendance.
 The opening session will begin at 2.30 March ? with an address by pr. H. J. Wheeler of the American Chemf- cal company of Boston, formerly of the Rhode Island State college. He will speak on Alfalfa Culture, and the ex- perience of alfarfa growers in the state with fertilization and culture will be related At the close of this ses- sion the Rhode Island Alfalfa Growers association will hold it's annual meet ing and election of officers.
 Prof. George R. Cobb of the Rhode Island State college will speak at the evening session on Spraying, and will be followed by H. 4. Emerson, in CO., operation with the Rhode sland House. wives League who will talk on The Distribution of Agricultural Products for the Benefit of the Producer and Consumer. Mrs. Howard K. Hilton, president of the league will preside GnUernnr Paal-T,oaV n Gaincr will be present.
 On the morning of March 3 Prof. R. B. Cooley of the state college will speak on Proper Feeding of Cattle. He will be followed by Roland Burdick of the State college on Various Tests for Milk Production, and will show how to make tests to ascertain whether pre- Serv2tEeS are to be found fn any milk that may come to the table. Henry s. Turner of the Rhode sland Agricultural commission will be the chairman of the meeting.
 Myron Hawkins of the State college will lecture in the afternoon on Cover Crops, and will be followed by John A. kiernan, who will discuss Squab Raising David Elder. state organizer of Country Work, will preside. The closing session of the institute will be held on the evening of March 3. when Prof. D. J. Lambert of the State college will talk on Egg Pro- duction followed by Prof. H. W Hickey on The Housing of Poultry. w. I. Brown, secretary of the Rhode Is land Poultry association will occupy the clair.
 MT. Emerson, who was engaged by the Housewives league for the Insti- tute's first night, is a member of the New York State commission on Foods and Markets.
 Police Sergeant West saw a blaze in room occupied by Owen Vaughn. ! in the Babcock building. in Main street 1 at o'clock, Sunday morning and sent l in fire alarm from Box 56 in Dixon 1 square. The hour considered. the fire l apparatus made a quick response ! time enough to prevent destruction of | magnitude. The blaze was quickly sub- dued. but not before water did much l damage In Milo's market. The fire ] was in a lot of curtain material in | a large wooden box. and was confined 1 thereto. From such a small source 1 there was quite a blaze and when dis l covered there was an indication of a