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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22


that this mark was reached on June
14M1 whereas it was not reached un-
til July End last year. In other words
the hens in the contest now running
are just eighteen days ahead of the
contest last year. When it is remem-
bered that these hens are producing
more than 500 egs daily it means the
not negligible matter of more than
10, 600, hens. The best pen OF ten birds
had laid 1900 egs on June 18th while
the best pen last year did not readh
this point until July 23rd or Just hve
weeks later.
Mrs. Roliin s. woodruns pen od
White Leghorns from New Haven
Conn. were an easy first with a pro-
duction of 50 eggs. Two pens of the
same breed owned by Francis +. Lin
coin, Mt. Carmel, Conn. and P. G. Platt
Wallingford, Pa, and also Albert T
Lenzen's White Rocks from North At
tleboro, Mass, all tied for second place
with 55 eggs each. Branford Farms
White Rocks from Groton5 Conn. were
thfrd with a yield of "a eggs The
National White Wyandotte Club per
from New Cumberland, Pa. and thu
| Agricultural Colleges pen Of Sore
CONS from Corvallis, Ore. tide fol
fourth place with SO eggs each. Al
lof the pens taken together laid 427.
egs in the thirty third week or a lfttl'
over $50 more than in the correspond
ing week last year.
| The three best pens in each Of tn
principal breeds are as follows:
Pen. Plymouth Rocks.
Rock Rose Farm CBarred)
Katonah, N. Y..... 122
4 Jules F. Francois .CBarredl
W. Hampton Beach, LII. >. 121
Oregon AgTicultural College -
0BarredD Corvallis, Ore. 1T
IS Albert t. Lenzen CWhite)
North Att1eboro, Mass. -. 1T
Wyandottes.
20 Obed G. Knight, Cwhfte)
II Tom Barron. 6white) Cat :.
forth, England ............. 146
Is Abel Latham. Brierheld, Eng
land ..-..-............ 1zS
Rhode Island Reds.
As A. w. Rumery. Danvilae,
SO Pinecrest Orchards. Groton,
Mass; s,;,,t,., 49,: -. IA
Durham, Conn. ............ 121
White Leshorns.
SO VIII Barron, Bartle, near
Preston, England ..... 12s
6S Tom Barron. Catforth. near
Preston, England .......... 12z
So Francis F. Lincoln, MT. Car
mel Conn. LII
Miscellaneous.
IS Oregon Agricultural College
(Oregons), Corvallis, Ore. :. 12t
90 ]. Collinson, eBlack Leg
hornsl Barnacre, Garstang. =
England III
100 A. Schwarz (BIack Rhine
landers) BurIingame. Cal. :. IL
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

ii front two ar four weeks ana win
be harvested, Ieayine az the space
for the carrots. Whielf viii need +.
Parsnips. salsitys Swiss charo, kohl-
rabi. Or spinach may be substituted
for carrots
Peas ard Radish.
The peas should be planted as early
apart andstwo rows Of radisnes plant
ed between Early beets. bunch or
safay turnfps can be substituted Tor
ra.d1sa. These crops win all mature
in time for a late fa.n crop q tssrnipe
1ettuce, late string beans or cabbage
Parsnips, Lettuce and HadIsh.
Parsnips and lettuce seed are soWn
Ia rows II to 16 inches apart the
two seeds being nted together and
soWn at the same time. One row OF
radish can be between. la1e lettuce
will mature and VII be harvested be-
fore it can harm the parsnips and Of
course the radish win come out II
three OF four weeks One must be
careful in cutting the lettuce not 70
injure the young parsnips, Some
( gardeners SOW radish and carrot seed
together, harvesting the radishes and
allowing the carrots to have the
Beans and cueumbers.
Early string beans are sown II
rows two feet apart and cucumber
/ IN the space between the rows be
ing careful to use only every oNlel
space thus making cz1cumbers foul
feet apart This hills should be foul
to five feet apart in the rows
Sweet Corn and 6eets.
i Early sweet corn should be plantes
as soon as the weather permits Il
krows 80 inches apart. Lat estrint
beans or pea beans are planted aftel
i the last cultivation OF sweet corn pe,
tween the rows of corn.
Radish and Sweet Corn.
i Radish, lettuce, early bunch peets
early turnips, and similar crops CA
\ be grown among the sweet COR
! rows, the sweet corn being plantes
three feet apart with two rows o
small crops between. The snal
i crops viii be harvested before tn
sweet corn needs an the space.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

The contract has been awarded for
q frame house which is to be erected
by Mrs. Margaret Griffin on Hiildard
street. All modern conveniences will
be provided.
The contract has been let for the
new house 3Sxz3 which is to be erected
at the corner Of Center and Moore
streets for Fred Fava. 1t will be ar
ranged for two tenements.
John Clulow is to have built a frame
store 1928, one story high on Bige-
low street, and the contract has beer
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

HWg9Ns
( The real estMte MARKET Is well MAIN
tanned. the volume Of realty traneac-
tions for the past week being greatly.
in excess Of that Of previous years
Sales by warranty deeds in the towns
reported by the Commercial Record
for me past week numbered 464
against S1b Tor the corresp pnding week
in 1915. Real estate mortgages Tor TIE s
same week were $1sz5Ss86S against
S68S. 1858 a year ago.
New dncorp0rn lions for the week
numbered eleven. with an a'uthor1zeQ
capitalization OF $685. coo. This record
compares with six companies capital
lied at $1s6I2sOO0 for the Ike Week q
But one petition IN bankruptcy was
filed during The past week. with ass
sets OF $s26 and liabilities OF $lSle
against three bankruptcy cases IN the
third week Of June of last Year with
assets Of $s.oS2 and liabilities OF
Strikes and the difHculty Of getting
labor are responsible for the SLOWING
down in building operations Wnile
1923 permits have been granted during
the week in the cities Of New Haven
Harfforf Bridgeport. Waterbury and
Stamford against 80 last year the cost
Of the buildings is but $271s625 COM
pared with $363.195 a. year ago.
Among ths contracts for new build
ings given out for the week are the
following: several fine residences In
Hartford, office building in Water
bury, factory buildings in Bridgeport,
Bristol NorwaIk and ElmWoods DUST
ness blocks in New Haven and New
. Britain, storehouse in Bristol, store
and apartment blocks in Stamford AND
Bridgeport, garages in Waterbury
Norwalk and New Britain. and in ad-
dition to one, two, three and SIX
family houses in New Haven, Hartford
Bridgeport, Stamford, Ansonia, Shelton
and Willimantic, rs family and "a
one family houses will be erected In
Bristol.
New plans reports for the week in
!. clude residences in New Haven, Hart
ford and Norwich; school additions II
Hartford, New Britain, Watertown and
9 Bridgeport; store and apartment blocks
in Bridgeport, New Haven and New
{ Britain: garages in New Haven anc
z, Greenwich, armory in New Haven
brick block in Sinsbury, institutional
& buildings in New Haven and Hartford
a1new school in Wethersheld and sew.
eel age disposal plant in Greenwich.
~ Norwich had six real estate sales
. . during HE past week to ten a veal
ago. The mortgage loans for the re,
~ spective weeks were $21.250 ant
q SIT 400.
30 In New London there were ten realt.
sssales last week to twelve a Year ago
: the loans being $19.155 and $22,500 TO
q the respective weeks.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22
wILLlMIANTc.

Boston contractors viii erect the
new dye house for the American
Thread company. It viii be of con-
crete. two stories high 50x140. There
will also. be constructed concrete
storehouse 20ex10O.
The contract for the five room cot
tage which is to be erected on the
Windham road for A c. Blanchette has
been awarded to Alexis Caisse.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

The selectmen and building COM
day afternoon and awarded the con-
tract of erecting a brick schoolhouse
in Flanders to A. w. willard of Mad
ison for $11, $50. Five bids were sub
nlitted and Mr. Willard's was the low
est
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

y SuffieId-Fifty-tw young men from
Florida and Georgia arrived at the
sasplantation of the American Sumatra
Tobacco company in the southern part
IS Of the town last week to assist in the
summers work. The young men are
taking advantage of the opportunity
learn the methods of tobacco raising
in this section.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

ceiving no sour milk, the total num-
Der of eggs laid for the same period
was 1892, and average production of
25.76- per cent. The value Of eggs
suned in this pen was 1921 and
the profit $155.93. The difference In
profit between the two pens was over
81 per hen Wfnich is very large diff
ference since many poultry keepers
are satisfied il their total profit per
hen is 81.
A study OF the consumption shows
THAT the milk-fed pen consumed con-
siderable more food than the other.
1t would appear from this fact that
sour milk has very Definite use IN
the digestion OF the hens food, prob
ably because it keeps the digestive
organs in splendid condition 50 that
they are able to handle large amounts
Of food. Another result Of this ex-
pertinent was that the sour milk pen
in better physical condition so that
there was practically no disease and
more vitality.
According to the increased produce
tion from this and other experiments
carried on along the same lines, it APP
pears that poultry keepers can AFFORD
to pay from 40 to 80 cents per hum
bred for skim milk. It is not PROBABLE
that the average poultry man would
be able to increase the laying power
| OF his hook to any sucn extent as was
apparent in this experiment, but the
evidence is stficiently conclusive to
make II appear that sour milk is q
very desirable feed for laying hens.
start Your 1917 Farm Garden Now
An who plan to have a garden next
/ year should start preparations for II
Immediately It seems strange to en-
courage one TO start a garden yeaa
/ in advance but results obtained seem
/ to warrant us in SO doing The land
ought to be plowed and cropped to po-
tanoes corn or some other hoed croT
1 IN order that the soil may be in fine
conditio another year. A site should
be selected as near the home as pos.
i sible end If practical, candy loan sol
Il should be chosen rather than a heavs
clay soil II people have cultivatel
land that IS low IN humus content
they should grow green crops am
pfoW them under, IN anticipation o
the garden crops net year.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22
Wnl Nevsr PIaasa Thsn,,

Mr.. Hughes misf.t as well realize
here and now that nothing that he
does between now and November Is
going to harmonize With the Demo-
cratic sense Of propriety Chicago
Herald.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22
REACHED 100000 MARK
TWO WEEKS EARLIER.

Hens at storrs arc That Much Aheae
Of Last Yearss Record.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN NEW ENGLAND

3 Statistics of building and engineer
ing operations in New England as
compiled by The F. w. Dodge Com
many follow :-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

More than 100 900 eggs is the record
to date Of the hens In the laying cons
test Ct storrs: It IS interesting 70 note
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22
FEED SKIN MIX 20 HIS

Success in New Jersey Experiments
Made BY Official Of That State
Shows Big Profit for Hens Fed With
the Sour Mix
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

BUILDING ANp nusrNsss.

A Slowing Up shown ia the Former
ThrcushDut the State In Past
/ Week.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-22

The meeting was called TO order BY
son and John Buchanan passed signal
ing After the meeting games were
played. The meeting adjourned at
O'Clock.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
New Drainage Ditch
To Be Constructed

BY an order made this morning
by Judee r. H. Dudley in circuit
court, the, First Slough drainage
district, embracing territory west OF
Lorado was established, the petit
TONERS being c.. II. Powell and 9th
ers. The movement for the e8tab-
lishment of the district met with
no opposition The district is about
one and a half miles wide and sew
Ell miles lonG, while the ditch will
be approximately ten miles long,
five miles in Greene county and
five i'll Craighead. The ditch Will
be started one mile north and two
miles west of dorado and will run
in a southwesterly direction to a
point two miles west of Bono. The
number of acres of land affected by
the drainage project will be $3.50,
and the total estimated cost of the
Improvement will be $22, 500. The
preliminary survey was made and
the estimate furnished by C. B.
Bailey. The commissioners of the
district are John Cook, W. r.
Schisler and B. A. Cook, the latter
a merchant at Bono.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
Humble Potato Makes
Maine County Rich

Houlton, Me-, Dec. 20.-Aroostock
county today is the richest county
In the United States. The northern
most county of Maine snatched the
crown from Los Angeles county.
California.
The humble potato did it.
Potatoes that sold for 70 cents
barrel few years ago now bring
$475 and farmers here are holding
much of their crop for $5 barrel.
AS result of this unprecedented
prosperity, Houlton is now the sec
ond richest town in the country.
ranking next to Brookline, the
richest in the world.
Fifty car loads of automobiles,
not flivyerss are on their way here.
1t is estimated that 100000 is
coming into this coEcty daily from
the potato crop alone.
This is no real estate boom for
you can't buy enough ground to bury
potato to its eyes.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21

Little Rock, Dec. 2O.-Bills are
being drawn by the Anti-Saloop
Leaaue, to be introduced early in
the legislative session, for the fur
ther restriction and regulation of
liquor shipments into the state.
This is in line with the movement
started by Ransdall of Louisiana i'll
congress, to prohibit the use OF the
mails in the solicitation Of liquor
orders.
The bill which the Arkansas gen
eral assembly viii be asked 10 pass
is modelled after the law now in ei-
feet in Mississippi. 1t restricts ship
mcnts Of liquor in various ways, and
prohibits the circulation of adVer-
Using matter for liquor houses,
through the medium of newspapers,
picture shows, or otherwise. 1t al
so provides that town or city coun-
ellis may by ordinance provide for
the inspection Of liquor shipments
by freight express, or otherwise,
prescribing a fee for the same. AS
conditions now exist, the saloon has
only changed its location, to some
point outside the state, whence it
solicits business by mail, ana makes
delivery by freight or express with
out paying any rcvenue whatever.
The prevalent sentiment seems to
be in fSvQr of making the prohi-
bition laws of the state liquor
tight. This viii be the attitude of
the administration, and it is be-
lieycd mat the general assembly
win he dry" by a large majori-
ty. There is no talk of any effort
to secure q repeal of the prohibition
law, since the overwhelming defeat
.of a measure Of that character by
the people in the recent election.
THE sentiment is that there must
be no halfway enforcement of the
liquor laws, and that Arkansas must
be made what the people are de
.manding -bone-dry.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
Kicking the Germans
Takes Much Leather

London, Dec. 20.-Kicking the
Germans across their own borders
is requiring an enormous amount OF
boot leather. AS England is sup
plying the greater portion of all
the boots worn by the allied sol
diers, the shoe factories throughout
England are swamped with work
today.
For the winter, the British gov
ernment will require 100000 feet
of upper leather for Cossack boots
and 100000 feet of leather for
the British soldiers footwear. The
shipments of such tremendous or
ders must be completed by the cold
weather sets in and has forced the
government to take up every piece
of leather on the market.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
Broke in 1900; Now
M0rgan's Partner

New York, Dec. 17.-Thomas
Cochrane, president of the Liberty
National Bank of this city, who
came to New York penniless 16
years ago, will become partner
in the firm of j. p Morgan & Com
pany on Jan. /, it is nanounced.
Mr.. Cochrane was born in st.
Paul, Mimi, March 90, 1871, his
parents having moved to that city
from New York state. At the age
of 80 Mr.. Cochrane came to New
York city. With a real estate COM
pany he earned a small salary until
he attracted the attention of Henry
p. Dawson, the vice president of
the First National Bank, now a
member of j. p Morgan & Com
pany. His rise in financial circles
was rapid after that.
In Mr.. Cochrahes third year at
Yale his father met with financial
.reverses and the young man work
ed his way through the fourth year.
After graduation he taught for a
year, then for two years did rail
road work in Albany before going to
st Paul. He is now a director in
numerous banks and commercial or
ganizations. He will be the young
est of the Il partners in the firm
.of j. p Morgan e Company.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
Division Of Third
Ward Is Considered

The petition of number Of citi-
Izens of the third ward asking the
Icourt to divide the ward into two
wards came up for hearing before
Judge r.. II. Dudley this morning,
land upon motion made by j. NJ. Fu-
trell representing a number OF tax
PAYERS who are protesting against
the division of the ward, the matter
was postponed until the first Friday
in March when the civil division of
the circuit court will be in session.
THE petition was filed during the
last term Of the civil court, but no
notice of hearing was given until
Saturday last Mr.. Futrell asked
that consideration of the matter be
postponed for three days until the
demonstrators could present to the
court certain facts and figures show
ling it would be an unjust discrim-
Iination against the first and second
wards to make two wards out of
the third ward The attorney also
mentioned the matter should not
be taken up at a criminal term of
court, but properly belonged in the
Icivil division. Judge Dudley agreed
with this view of the matter and
transferred the petition to the civil
division next March. Police Judge
Jeff Bratton appeared for the petit
TONERS asking for the division of
the ward
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
Another Upheaval
In Control Board

Little Rock, Dec 20-The next
upheaval in the board of control of
the state charitable institutions is
slated to occur the last of this
week when Dinner C. Burnside, APP
pointed by Governor Hays early
this year to succeed the late James
SurridGe, former chairman of the
board, who was killed in an auto
mobile accident, will resign. "Zeb'
McCarroll, commissary clerk at the
state farm at Tucker a resident of
Lawrence county, is slated to sue
coed Mr.. Burnside, who will practice
law.
The change in the board is sched-
uled 70 take place Wednesday on
Thursday, when Governor Hays re
turns from n brief rest and hunting
trip.
Mr.. Burnside yesterday did not
deny that he is to leave the board
soon, but said that nothing is set
tied and things are undecided" He
said any changes to be made will be
officially announced the last of this
week. Rumors that he is to resign
were current at the state house for
several days. 1t is said that the ap-
pointment of Mr. McCarrol, who
was a close friend of the late Mr
Surridge, is to come through the in
fluence of Mr.. Surridge's friends.
Confirmation of the rumored
change from reliable sources may
explain the hesitancy of the board
in filling several vacancies on the
state hospital staff. w. II. Hall
chairman, said yesterday that the
board has not acted upon applica-
tiOns for the vacancies. 1t is be
lieved the places will not be filled
until after Mr.. McCarroll assumes
office.
There is still four years of the
Surridge term on the board to be
filled, but appointment made to fill
a vacancy must be confirmed by the
senate next month.
Another place on the board will
be vacant next March, when the
term of T. j. Raney expires.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21

Berlin, Dec. 20,-Germany regards
speeches and statements credited to Brit
ish, French and Russian officials as the
merest variety of bluff, and do not seri-
ously impress Berlin with any determina-
ton upon the part Of the Allies to con-
tinue the war to its logical military termi-
nation 1t is recognized that, in view Of
past utterances by British leaders, the
entente cannot do otherwise than publicly
proclaim their intention of prolonging the
conflict until the wars purposes have been
achieved. The address of Premier Lloyd
day is, when correctly analyzed, an ac-
acknowledgement that the Allies are quite
willing to take steps looking to a cessa-
ton of hOstilities, though, most assuTedly,
other communications will be necessary
before any tangible results are in evi-
dence Whether the Imperial Chancellor
will make any attempt to Immediately re-
ply to the various expressions made of
ficially in Russia, France and England
during the past few days, or whether he
will rem ain quiet while the armies of Won
Mackensen and Falkenhayn continue
their smashing blows against Roumania
and Russia, are matters yet to be determ-
ined. German press statements regard
ing the address of Premier George are
rather caustic One editor Of national
repute declares that if the Premier means
that the war must last until Great Britain
is victorious, then the fight will be eternal.
The phrases in the Premier's address re-
ferring to reparation for Belgium, Poland
and Serbia are laughed at and derided.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21

Mother is an unintentional in
cendiary," and women cause most
fires" are the sweeping charges
against American mothers, almost
cruel in its severity, made by a
fire prevention writer backed by
the figures and statistics compiled
without bias or prejudice by au-
thorities on the subject.
Every hour Of every day six
homes, worth on the average So
600 each. are destroyed by fire and
mothers are accused Of being re
sponsible for four out of every six
of these fires More than 1000 lit
tie children have been burned to
death every year since these statis-
tics have been compiled. The moth
ers of these children must assume
responsibility for the fires that
caused 800 of these Deaths" con
tinues the article.
These figures speak for them
selves" said j. S. Speed of the Ar
kansas Actuarial Bureau when ask
ed by an interviewer as to tho cul-
pability of mothers in fire losses.
1T is hardly fair to say that wo-
men are more careless than men,
for most of us will agree that the
reverse is true. But mothers being
in charge of the home may, OF
course, be expected TO be blamed
with most of the fires that destroy
homes. It's a matter of relative
responsibility" Mr. Speed suggested
some of the following precautions
to cut down loss of child life and
destruction of dwellings,:
"Never permit rubbish to accu-
mulate. Keep children away from
matches. Have a fire eXtinGuisher
in the house and don't hang it toe
high for the children. Remember
that oil mops, oily rags and sweep
ing compounds are frequent causes
of spontaneous combustion. KecT
ashes out of wooden boxes. Don't
ever use gasoline indoors or fiji
a gasoline stove at night. DOn't
think this advice is meant for the
ignorant 1t is needed by high
school and college graduates, a:
daily eXperience-of other folks
proves"