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The Republican journal., 1918-06-06

RUMFORD FALLS POWER Co,
OXFORD PAPER Co,
GREAT NORTHERN PAPER
CO.,
UNION WATER POW Err CO.,
UNION ELECTRIC POWER CO,
ANDROSCOGGIN RESERVOIR
CO.,
ST. CROIX PAPER CO.,
CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO.,
ANDROSCOGGIN MILLS,
The Republican journal., 1918-06-06

A popular fallacy has been
promulgated that should the
State develop the unused
water powers the farmers
of the State would be sup
piled with electric current
for lighting their buildings
and power would be avail
able for all farm purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
NEW STATE RECORD.

. The Holstein state record for butter for seven days has been broken for the first time in three years. The COW, Spring Lawn Queen Pontiac
 1S5, I66, oWIaed ny Staub & Clark of New Milford, during the last week in January, produced 607.9 pounds of milk containing 27.173 pounds of fat. By the Holstein standard, this is equiya- lent to 33.97 pounds of butter; which is a good pound and half more than the record established by .Falan1boro Witzyde DeKoie in 1915 while owned by Charles Disbrow. of Norwallz, Conn. There might have been some chance of this COW improving on her record, of it had not been necessary to put the whole test through in very limited length of time, as MT. Clark had the COW entered in the Brattleboro sale. She finished and was shipped on the following day, at which place she sold for $1650, coming back to Connecticut, to the Stoddard Brothers, at Milford, Conn.,, where c. M. Sharp is super
 intendent. The work of verificat ton
 was conducted by a representative of the Department of Dairy Husbandry of the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege.
 MT. Clark is also present owner of the former state record holder. F1am- boro Witzyde DeKol, that has a rec
 ord of S2.42 pounds in seven days. A number of cows in the state have approached the 32 mark in the last two years, but none had been able to get
 Spring Lawn Queen Pontiac came along with her record.-Departmen o1 Dairy Husbandry, Connecticut Agri- cultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
BOYS CAN HELP WIN THE WAR

work on farms this summer and help make up the shortage of labor, the U. $. Boys Working Reserve has been organized under the direction of the department. of labor.
 By applying to his federal state diS rector, whose name will be furnished by the state council of defense, any boy between 16 and 21 can enlist in the Reserve, in the agricultural. in dustrial or vocational units. Boys are particularly urged to join the agricul- tGral unit that they may be detailed to help out the farmers.
 Every Boys Opportunity Members of the Reserve are given federal recognition but are not liable to military duty.
 This is every boys opportunity to have an important part in making his- tcry. Their services will be as inn portant as though they were in the army or navy. The work will be hard but healthy and in after years. when l liberty has been forever esta blishe6 | throughout the world, they will be proud to show their. badges of honor given them by the United States as evidence of their faithful and loya service in the great struggle.
 Every boy should join the Reserve and give his best to his country il this great hour of need. Every far.
 mer should be kind and patient witt the boy who1is doing his best to hell him.. Be careful not to work him tot long hours Look carefully after hi
 physical and moral welfare and hi
 health.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
Large Profit Made in Hoq..

No animal kept on your farm will return you a profit as surely and as quickly for the feed consumed and the care given as brood SOW. A hog will produce a pound of increase for every four to five pounds of feed con- sumed. while fattening cattle will re- ouire ten to thirteen pounds to pro- duce the same amount of increase. Hogs are not only more prolific than any other kind of live stock, but are also essential to the utilization oi waste products on the beef, dairy grain, fruit, and vegetable farms. The SOW that carries good length and depth of body generally proves the most prolific The SOW should be selected from good sized litters,- and should carry strong back, wide Joins l full hams, large heart girth-whicf indicates constitution.-plen of bone and should stand we'll on good, strong legs.
 l While quality should not be over.
 looked, in the search for it you should
 not sacrifice substance, nor yield deli
 cate animals.
 l The sow should be fed to farrov
 pigs and to nurse them to poin
 where they can be fed. The SOW need!
 the right kind of feed for three i'm
 portant reasons: For the mainte
 nance of her own body, and for the de
 velopment of the fetal pigs.-Farrn ant
 Preside.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
By P. c. Holden.

The shortage of farm labor is the greatest we ever have known, and 1t will likely increase as the war pro- gresses.
 But in spite of the labor problem, farm acreage under cultivation must not be decreased; food production must be kept up to the maximum.
 We must win this war, and we can- not win it unless we produce every possible pound of foodstuffs. Every acre of land that is busy is working for us; every idle acre strikes blow at Liberty
 But farmers cannot cultivate all their land unless they have sufficient labor. Farm machines will make uu for some of the shortage, but not all Human labor must be recruited from some source.
 Uncle Sam Appeals to Boys. l In this zzeat emergency, the gov ernment is appealing to the school | boys of America-to the great army ot strong. alert, actiev, energetic young. sters between the ages of Is and 21 1 to enlist in the U. s. Boys Working Reserve.
 These young men are filled with ths patriotic spirit of the nation. They arr under the legal age for conscriptior in the army, but they want to do al | they can to help their older brother: i they can help produce food to feeC 1 the fighters.
 In order to encourage these boys t
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
GALES FERRY
Red Cross Meets-Ciosing Sermon in Series-Easter Vaeation-sirthday Party For Miss Gertrude Allen.

At the Thursday afternoon meeting of the Red Cross at the home of, Mrs. Delphine Fish, the work was making bandages. Mrs. Henry W. Hurlbutt read interesting extracts from a let ter from her son. Corporal Carroll S. Hurlbutt, one telling of the visit of the Co. H. 15sth Infantry, First ,Ari- zona, godmother, Theda Bara. there at Camp Kearney, California. The chairman of the auxiliary, Mrs Walter M. Buckingham, was present.
 Sermon Series Finished Rev. James M. Potter finished his series of sermons on The Making oi the Bible, last Sunday morning in the M. E. church. The theme, That Which Is Eternal The text taken from 1 Corinthians 13:S, Love Never Fails.
 In the absence of both superintend eEts, c. E. Colver and D. c. Perkins Rev. James M. Potter was acting su- perintendent. Mrs. Eugene LaFon- tendance. Mrs. J. A. Birchs in offer. ing.
 Awards Given.
 Awards were given in the following order: Gold plated star pin, for foul years, to each. Rev: James NJ. Potter Mrs. Potter. Donald Potter and Ger. trude Allen; rolled gold star, Pau Miller, one year 10 months wreatI l pin, Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop, three years. The Dpworth League evenins service at o'clock was led by ths pastor with the topic, The Art of Liv. ing With Others.
 Pupils Perfect in Attendance. The village school Miss Grace A 1 Chapman, teacher, closed the winte term Friday last, Two pupils wer, perfect in attendance the entire tern Madeline Birch and Gordon Maniere An Easter vacation of one week vii be taken $ teT 1 Party on Birthday. t 1 Miss Gertrude Allen whose home f
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

Guile, Yale, are at their home for the Easter vacation.
 Miss Gertrude Arnold was uut on Sunday, having been kept in the house for a week by a bad cold.
 Miss Sarah Johnson is visiting her sister, Mrs. Halsey Kelley of Winthrop Mass.
 Mrs. Henry Bingham has returned from q visit with her brother and is with the family of c. E. Leonard in Willimantic.
 Mrs. Herbert F. Robinson of River head, L. l., is at the Kenyon house for a few days.
 Holy Week Services.
 This week being Holy Week. Rev. NJ. R. Plumb has planned special ser vices at the Congregational church. Wednesday evening Rev. W. F. Bor- chet of St. Paurs, Willimantic, will preach at 7.S0 p. m. Friday evening MT. Plumb will speak. ] Louis G. Frinli and Frank Beck
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

to about s45. This was in a measure due to the generosity of H. $. Eaton, who gave all the supplies that needed to be purchased. beans. butter. coffee, etc.
 Red Cross Does Fine Work. a The members of the local branch i. of the Red Cross are busy at their rooms every Friday and are doing splendid work. There have been about 15 of the faithful workers who have met every week during the se- were weather. :Tith the exception of generous quantity of wool which has been given by Mrs J. A. Weir of New York. the working materials have been received through the Williman- tic chapter and have been paid for by the local branch.
 Miss Mary Frink spent Sunday in . Attleboro, Mass.
 Home For Easter. Ralph Eaton Hebron Academy. Me, Harriet Guild. Vassar college and Alan
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

ty to- Is young friends Saturday af- ternoon from to 4 o'clock on her fourteenth sbirthdays Games were played and light refreshments were served by her mother, Mrs William D. Alien assisted by others Miss AL len received many pleasing gifts.
 Brief Local Notes.
 Dudley c. Perkins, who has been i'll with grip for several days, is show ing some improvement.
 Courtland E. Colver and his sister, Miss Kate B. Colver of the Navy Yard, and Charles H. Chapman of the Lester district. were in attendance at the funeral of their relative. Mrs. James Lennen, in Norwich, Friday.
 Miss Alta Hale of Bridgeport was a weekend guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. Rufus w. Hurlbutt
 Charles Hilton of Norwich visited his cottages in the place Thursday and Friday
 Orrin Latham of Providence was a visitor here Sunday. MT. Latham was a native of this place, but moved from here some seventeen years ago.
 Mrs. Charles E. Jennings of New London visited at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Edward H. La timer Friday.
 A. M. Kennedy of Norwich was at his cottage on the Bluff on Saturday.
 Miss Miriam Pitcher and friends of Norwich called at the Pitcher on the Bluff, Sunday.
 Guest From Hebron.
 Miss Susan Miner of Hebron was the recent guest of Mir. and Mrs. William r. 1add of the Long Cove district
 Attending a dinner party at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. Bartlett of Uncasville Sunday were Mir. and Mrs. Rufus w. Hurlbutt and little son Harold Mir. and Mrs. R. Irving Hurlbutt. all of this place, and Miss Alta Hale of Bridgeport
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
STING IS NICE. BUT-

Between sea sons is the time that many persons suffer from deranged digestion. Lack of fresh vegetable food and interrupted, changing habits make these trying weeks for anyone inclined 10 constipation. Mrs Jennie Miner, Davidson, Ind, writes: T can truthful1y say Foley Cathartic Tablets are the best I ever have used. They are so mild in action. I feel like I have been renovated and made over again. Just the thing for indigestion. bilious- ness. gas on stomach. furred tongue
 headache, or other condition indicating ,l .N o,ea q hg.---'-a '1,t, ee e- r-----, fy1
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

field. There is no other business that can sell it's products and still keep them for future use.
 Yet many. persons-yes, the ma jority of persons-waSte this rich re- source Some haul it out, but not un- til it has lost it's value. A pile of ma nure that has been out in the. barn yard for three months has lost from one third to one-half its value. Do you know that the liquids of the ma nure contain one-half the value of it? They do, and when rains fall on it and the liquids run off, the farmer is losing his chance for big crop. Even if rains do not fall on it, the juices leach away, or may be lost after turn ing to gases, 1t is for the reason that the liquid manure is so valuable that much bedding is used. Of course, bedding is for the comfort and clean Illness of the animal. but it also acts as an absorbent and holds the liquid part of the manure.-FarM and Fire Gif
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
THE DEMAND FOR CORN.
The so-caIied Rag Doll" Test for
 Seed Corn.

The growing demand for corn and grains for the coming year should ne cessitate ever. farmer grow tng all that is possible and unless he secures good stand he will not secure his largest yield.
 Tie rag doll test for seed corn has proven very satisfactory and pS b. ably easiest and quickest This rag doil test is made by taking muslin and cutting it in strips 16 inches wide and from three to five feet long
 ccording to the amount of corn a-hich is to be tested. With a pencil O crayon draw line down the cen ser Of the strip. Leave at least four crossways every four inches. Moisten each section before putting the ker- rals upon. Number the ears. From different places on each ear take out from four to six. kernels. and place them in their respective section. It is desirable to have every ear tested, as one poor ear will mean 200 stalks and 200 stalks should produce 156 pounds of corn. After kernels have been placed upon the cloth, the side should be folded over so that the edges meet in the middle. By placing piece of wood or cob on the end the tester should be rolled up and tied with string or rubber band and placed in lukewarm water for from two to four hours Never over 10 hours. After this period remove the testers and allow them to drain and place them where they may be kept warn and moist The temperature at which these testers should be kept should range around 50 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a possibly warmer variation during the day After five days unroll the testers and count the number of kernels which have moi germinated and find which ears are good and which are worthless. Only those ears which have at least & or 90 per cent. germination should be used for seed purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

Fourteen were present at the meet ing of the Woman's Missionary socie- ty held with Mrs. George Keeney, the delegate to the annual meeting of the Congregational Womans Home Mis- sionary Union of Connecticut Mrs. M R. Plum gave very interesting re- port of the meeting held in New Ha- ben. March 9th. An original poem on The Films of Old Windham written by Mrs. S.. O. Higbee was read Com mittees were appointed to arrange for the Spring meeting of the Eastern Connecticut branch, W. B. F. M., which is to be held. here early in April prob ably on the 10th. The next meeting will be held next Tuesday with Miss Elm ma Larrabee.
 War Supper.
 The war supper served in the chapel Wednesday evening for the l benefit of the local Red Cross was very successful. Mrs. H. C. Lathrop was | in charge and had able assistants. Baker beans, cabbage salad, pickles, war breads, rice and Indian buildings. | and coffee were served The waitress 1 es whc had Red Cross caps and aprons were Miss Elizabeth Anderson. Mary ] F'rink Dorothy Brown Helen Hop kins, Mrs NJ. R. Plumb, Mrs John Potter. Coffee was poured by Paul Hopkins, George Potter and Keeney Lathrcp. The tables were decorated with red crepe roses. A musical pro- gramme followed the supper which 1 included selections by Mrs. Hopkins orchestra, violin, Paul Hopkins: cornet Philip Hopkins; piano. Helen Hopkins
 vocal solo by Mrs. Robert Bixby of | Montclair, N J.. piano solo by Dorothy
 Brown and patriotic song by 3, chorus 1 of young people which included, That
 Red Cross Girl of Mine" and Its a ] Long Way to Berlin Valentine Mur- phy of Willimantic gave a talk or
 war savings and Rev. M. R. PiurAt spoke of Red Cross work.
 Check. For $50.
 I During the evening the announce ment was made of the gift to the loca,
 branch of check for $50 by Mrs. J Alden Weir received lengthy applause
 The proceeds of the supper amounted
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
CORN NATIONS.
The, Suggested Corn Rations Recom- mended for Dairy Cattle by the Massachusetts Agricultural College folInNM.

/ Barley feed, five. pars; gluten feed, seven parts; hominy feed. four parts; cottonseed meal, three parts. Equal parts Of the following: Hominy wheat middlings. barley feed. alfalfa meal, cottohseed meal. Dried beet pup, five parts cottonseed meal, three parts; distilIers' grains or glu- ten feed, four parts; alfalfa meal or wheat bran, two parts. Mixed hay, Is pounds: beet pulp (weD, 10 pounds; linseed oil meal 30 parts: gluten feed, 40 parts; alfalfa 20 parts
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
How to Save Plant Food.

The greatest common fertilizer is barnyard manure. If it is properly
 handled, it puts back a great amount l of the plant food that has been taken from the soil Some persons say that ordinary fresh stable manure, if hauled directly to the fields, puts back 80 per cent. Of the plant food This lsimply means that you raise a crop of
 grain and feed it to your stock at
 market price and still have four ffths nf the food that if t~nt from the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

with have gone to the Wier farm in Brancnville for a few days.
 On New Time.
 The Easter service at the Congre- gational church will begin at II by the clock, on hour earlier by the sun than usual.
 Mrs. Addie Highee and daughter, of New York. have been in town to at- tend the funeral of Mrs. Frances Higbee. Miss Higbee and her uncle ac- companfed the body to Onego, N. '. where the burial took place.
 Outfit Appreciated.
 The Red Cross received a letter from Alfred Eaton expressing his thanks for the knitted articles sen. him by the branch. MT. Eaton is at an Aviation camp at Memphis, Tenn, and has already made several flights MiddIetown.-It is now 12 days since a marriage license has been issued by |
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

time when it will use larger grain at five or six weeks of age. With the present condition of our grain market it will perhaps ltc best to use com mercial chick feed unless a thousand chicks or more are to be grown The following Standard War Chick Feed has been adopted by Eastern colleges:
 Fine cracked corn, 70lbs.
 Cut oat meal, 20 lbs.
 Cracked wheat, 10 lbs.
 Dry mash may be kept before the chicks after the first week Shallow boxes with a grate of half an inch mesh wire, laying on the mash make good feed hoppers and prevent waste. Such boxes must be changed frequent ly to accommodate the chick as they increase in size. The following Stand ard War Dry Mash has been adopted by Eastern colleges:
 Wheat bran. 300 lbs Standard middlings, 100 lbs. Corn meal or hominy, 100 lbs. Gluten, 100 lbs. Ground oats, 100 lbs. Beef scraps, 100 lbs. Green food must not be left out of i the ration. Chicks will learn to han dle large quantities of mangels, cab bage, sprouted oats or any other green food if the feeding is started rather sparingly when they are two or three days old If chicks do not take to the green food readily 1t may be cut up | fine at first. Growing oats in the runs and spading it in oats for the chicks l to dig for help out late in the sea- son.
 !, House ventilation is very import ant in breeding chickens. A good 1 hrno1in0 onYJinrnnYrf flVrlSt hSvn af 1 least two different temperatures; one when the chicks can be perfectly com 1 fortable at rest and one where the l chick will have to work to be comfort able. Keep the room temperature low and allow all the fresh air possible
 Most of the difficulty from chicks crowding when cold stove breeders are used is caused by having the room l temperature too high.
 | Get the little chicks out of doors 1 as soon as possible. Chicks week old are better for being let out even | though the ground is wet and there
 is still some snow remaining, A little | dry chaff on the ground around the 1 brooder door and on the brooder floor ! as well, will enable the chicks to get 1 their feet dry after they are out ir the mud. A good healthyy chick must
 lead and outdoor life for rapid feather growth and earlyy maturity.
 It is we'll to place low roosts in the i brooder house even before the heat iS
 discontinued Early roasting will no crack the breast bones of good, healthy
 chicks. Early roasting, like outdoor life, hastens feather growth and matu
 rity.
 The Connecticut Agricultural College
 Extension Service will give assistance
 through meetings and personal visit: in communities where several are in I terested For information apply t'
 your county agent, Roy E. Jones Ex
 tension Poultlyman, Connecticut Agri
 cultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
WINDHAM

E Fourteen at Missionary Society Meet ina-Successful War Supper-Checl< For $50 For Red Cross From Mrs. j. Alden Weir-Extra Service to Be- gin on New Time.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

time are going to spell "ruin."-F. ".
 Duffee, Connecticut Agricultural Col lege.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
Cheek. For $50

During the evening the announce branch of check for $50 by Mrs. J. Alden Weir received lengthy applause. The proceeds of the supper amounted
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-16
WILLOW SPRINGS NOTES.

BY Special Correspondence.
Miss Margaret Hendrickson closed
her term of school last Thursday with
box social and entertainment. Due
to the threatening weather there was
small attendance. The program was
splendid and greatly enjoyed by all.
The receipts were 500 o5, which was
given to the Red Cross.
Herschel Terrell spent Sunday with
Tom Sleep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Baxter and
mother and Guy Baxter visited at the
Paul Noble home at Darlington Sunday.
Mrs. A. j. Walker received word
Sunday that her grandmother. Mrs.
Squires, of Platteville had passed away.
Frank REILLY and daughters Mary
and Martha spent Monday at Darlington.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Collicutt of
Graysville attended church at Willow
Springs Sunday.
Mrs. Dwight Baker and children re-
turned TO their home at BlanchardvilIe
last Saturday, after spending the week
with her parents here. Her father and
brother Wilfred accompanied her, re-
turning Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bracken and Mrs
Rob Parkinson and daughters were at
Darlington Sunday evening.
The Misses Mary and Lillian Johnston
of Morgan Hill. Cal, very thoroughly
surprised relatives and friends b.
appearing in our midst last Sunday
during church services. Needless TO
say they received a hearty welcome.
There will be a supper and enter
tainment at the church Friday night.
May II, for the benefit of the Red
Cross. Everyone cordially invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Adams and family
spent Sunday at Mr.. Campton's at
Waldwick.
John Jackson visited with Will Ben
son Sunday.
Mr.. Stones many friends will he
glad to know he is feeling greatly inn
proved a, this writing.