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Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
FALL FEEDING OF POULTRY.

Profitable egg production is largely the result of properly balanced ra- tions of wholesome feeds. A balanced ration is a combination of feeds fur nishing just the necessary amount of nutrients to produce the highest and most economical egg yield and main tain the body requirements at the same time. A good egg-laying ra- tion should include a scratch mix ture and a mash composed of paia- table feeds containing som eanimal protein and considerable bulk. Corn and wheat are the best grains for poultry feeding although wheat can be fed alone better than corn which is inclined to be fattening. Oats and barley on account of their higher fiber content, as good as corn and wheat, while rye is not well relished by fowls and is seldom fed. Moldy grains should never be fed poultry, although wheat screenings or slightly damaged grain may some times be used to advantage.
 A good mash consists of IS pounds of cornmeal, six and half pounds of meat scrap, one pound of hran ard one pound Of middlings. which should be fed supplementary to the scratch mixture of one pound each of cracked corn wheat and oats
 Another good ma sh consists of two pounds of barley meal, one pound of middlings. one pound of meat or fish scrap. which should be fed in com bi- nation with scratch mixture of tvn
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
SCRUB slRE's FOES LINE UP.

Reports from many parts of the country indicate that the nation W4de crusade for better live stock through the use of pure-bred sires of good quality is continuing to win enthusI- astic recruits. Arizona has attested it's interest by asking sfor 1000 enroll ment blanks. A professor of animal husbandry in Kentucky writes that, though he lives in the midst of blue ,,rass country far famed for it's fine breeding. he feels that there is need for the crusade in his locality and Of fers to help drive out the scrub sire 800 livestock owners will banish scrub sires from their farms within the next year.
 The emblem granted to all who keep and use only pure-b bred slres bears the name and address of the livestock owner. date enrolled, and a serial number signifying the total number signifying the total number of emblems issued to date. It meas ures to 10 inches, is printed in two colors. and carries the seal of the United States Department of Agri- culture. Below the seal space is left for the signatures The federal and state agencies promoting this move ment for better live stock emphasize the fact that this emblem is an off, ciaI token of Uncle Sans direct in terest in the work of every man seek ing to improve his live stock. It all so indicates that the government rec ognzes that quality is of greater inn portance than quantity in so far the betterment of live stock is concern ed
 Officials of the Bureau of Animal In dustry expect that stock raisers will take special pride in displaying these emblen1s. Later. when the enroll ment becomes large, it is predicted they will point to the low numbers on their emblems as evidence that they were among the early recruits to the campai ign.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
BARRED ROCKS MAINTAIN
 THEIR PLACE AT TOP

In the forty-eighth week of the lay ing contest at Storrs all the birds tzsn together laid 2,542 eggs or ytsfd Of 36.5 per cent This is about T6~Eore than the five year average for rhtS. period. 4 pen of Barred Rocks eatrred by Jules F. Francais from
 Northampton Beach. L. |, won first pi@Ge with yield of 50 eggs. This pe&- has been leading all others in tC- ta+ yield for The year. and good yields naE are each week making it all the n6rh probable that they will win first place in the final show down, Novem her-1st kirkup Bros White Leg h6FHs from Mattituck, N. Y. were the serpnd best pen for the week with a production Of 47 eggs Mrs. J. L. Thaesens pen for the same breed from NEE Haven and Deer Brook Poultry Fzrras Rhode Island Reds from Short Fe+s \. H. tied for third place with 4s-zggs each. A far western pen of LEhorns entered by D Tancred, Kent, Wash were a close fourth with a yfe1d of A eggs.
 The three best pens in each of the pr1rrtpal varieties are as follows:
 PsH Barred Plymouth Rocks
 +Jules F. Francais, WesUhamp-
 - ton Beach. IL I. -. 11S7
 5-LsureI Poultry Farm. Laurel,
 @ Quebec 17e7
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
HUMORs OF THE DAY

Dyer-D Does Wyld like music?
 Ryer-No; only popular songs ana jazZ-Lifo.
 Knicker-Don't you Ike to hear the batter, of rain upon the roof"
 Bocker-No: prefer som [h1nt with kick in the cellar.->ew 4orh Sun.
 Redd-Have you seen them put ap' tomobiies together? -,,-.. Green-Tve seen'em in collision; Il that's what you mean. '--H onAeef Statesman.
 You act like you are dead to the world" remarked Smith. Yes" replied Jones. That's be- cause I am buried in thought. tin cinnati Enquirer.
 "Jones is perfectly happy; though he gets a small salary
 "How's that"
 file lives within tt.,,'-Portland Ev- ening Express.
 That girl in the breakers is evi- dently in distress. Why don't you swim to her rescue?'
 Tt would be very bad form. res cued her yesterday'-Boston Tran script.
 My vegetables are late" said the farmer
 What's the trouble?" asked Eae summer boarder.
 '"rhe train from the city is behind 
 T see men are urged to wear last seasons styles"
 m go in for that in full force"
 "uh?" H
 I'll wear last seasons clothes. '- Kansas ity Journal. -
 "Women talk too durn much to please men" growled MT. Gabb. st-Yes," replied Mrs. Gabb sweeuy. eMen are disposed to object to in reference in their favorite pastimes'' Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
 wifey-Henry do you think me ar angel? - Irn very enthusiastic. think alI, Wo- men are angels!
 You needn't be so enthusiastic as all that!"-London Answers.
 Sorry can't offer you a drink old man. My old still is suffering from a breakdown"
 "Ha. ha! Due to overwork, I sup pose"
 Either that or the worm turned Bolshevist. ."-Bufralo Express.
 Any old fashioned horse thievei around Crimson Gulch?" asked the vis. tor in quest of adventure. Nc" replied Cactus Joe. Int hoss thieves have all gone East an took to stealing motorcars, which il less risky and more remunerative. ."- Washington Star
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
SOFT ROT oF POTATOES.

There has been much complaint re- gently of a soft rot of late potatoes. This trouble is due primarily to the late blight fungus which first got started on the vines the latter half of August The wet weather of late July and of August favored the develop ment of the blight so that by the end of August most of the vines were killed.
 The spores falling from the leaves on to the ground were washed in con- tact with the tubers and the charac- teristic reddish brown rot of blight soon developed. This blight is rather superficial and shows by slightly sunk en places in the skin. In itself it is not a serious rot, but it opens the way for bacteria which develop the soft, ill., smelling rot so characteristic of blight ed vines. This year the rot is the worst for some time. some of the fields hav- ing half the tubers routed.
 Unless there is a profitable market for imm ediate sale. it is best to leave the potatoes in the ground and let them rot there; digging and storing early requires too much handling to. remove the rotten tubers. The -3ieers should be dug in bright weat all lowed to dry out before picking up, and all suspicious ones culled out. They should then be stored a t least tenn porarily, in very shallow piles. in dry. cool place with good ventila ton. If thought desirable. a little air slacked lime can be dusted over them to help take up the surface moisture.-G. P. Clinton. Connecticut Agricultural Fix pertinent Station. New Haven
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
HOW MUCH GRAIN
 TO FEED POULTRY

Specialists of the United States de- partment of agriculture advise poultry keepers to feed about one quart of scratch grain and equal weight of mash (about 1 1-2 quartS) daily to 13 hens of the general purpose breeds, such as the Plymouth Rocks. Rhode 1slnad Reds or Wyandottes, or about 16 hens of the smaller or egg breeds. This would be about 1-2 pounds each of scratch grains and of mash daily to 100 Leghorns and about 1-2 pounds of each to 100 general purpose fowls If hens have free range or large yard containing green feed. a general pur- pose hen will eat about 75 pounds of feed in a year while Leghorn will consume about 5 pounds in addition to the green stuff which she eats
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
DO NOT BURN LEAVES IN FALL.
 Rv p q HOT .DEN


 Leaves from trees and bushes, which litter the ground in the fall, should not be burned. as they will aid materially in preserving or building up the fer ti1ity of the home garden.
 Leaves are especially worth sav- ing for fertilizer in the large cities where stable manure is often hard to secure. A good soil must con- tain nitrogren, potash. phosphorus and lime, and for vegetable growing these plant foods should be applied to the soil each spring. One ton of leaves contain about IS pounds of nitrogen, six pounds of potash and three pounds of phosphorus.
 A compost pile provides the best manner of furnishing fertilizer for your backyard garden and the fall is the proper time to prepare your compost pile.
 To make a compost pile place layer of wel1-rotted stable manure in or near your garden spot; cover the manure with a layer of soil: place on top of this layer of leaves, straw, grass clippings, meat wastes, ground bones and such other organic matter as you may have; add an- other layer of soil and then another layer of organic matter or manure
 This mass should be twice turned over during the winter and will be we'll decomposed by spring.
 Compost is one of the best of
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08

ture consists of nine pounds of corn meal, five pounds of middlings. four pounds of bran, two pounds of cotton seed or gluten meal. two pounds of meat scrap. two per cent. bonemeal, fed in connection with a scratch com bina tion of two pounds cracked corn, one pound of wheat one pound of oats and one pound of barley.
 The scratch mixture should be fed twice daily. preferably in litter from to inches deep. on the floor of the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
POETRY
sPEI.TMANTZE:

 tonfthe proposal to revive the Spell ing Bec.f 7, How doth the llttie4 Spelling Bee Retray the rifted lute, And make me sigh and long for thee O Speifman Institute! For when fuchsias. dah.ias, phlo1s Or rignonettc I'd tell Some bee within my bonnot box Weaveth a horrid spell
  When would ren a nentastieh Upon the shippogrtr. The p's and f's become ns thicS As martins round a clifr. If on the Procyonidae, My n,use I strive to set Prace -chraF precacitv Perverts the alphabet. Ar,-. as s,.da tor,' r~'-% o'e- 7-v 0-rrocfs nl~v. -a --piI, !r lechrypcse refrRirs For books ot sre!in?1's R-ay.
 London Chrcniele. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
WHAT IS A SIRE WORTH?

One year ago a western agricultural college bought young boar of the Hampshire breed. paying $90. His blood lines were good but his value as a breeder hadn't been demonstrated and the price was considered fair. Just the other day the same animal sold for s1 900.
 Many a good bull or good boar has gone to the block simply because the owner failed to wait until his off, spring could prove his worth. On the other hand, young animal has been purchased a a fancy price simply be- caused he looked good and his ancestry was satisfactory.
 Tn livestock breeding the best sire Is the one that gets the best offspring. Buyers are coming more to an appre- citation of this fact
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
Eram the cansuIar R.nor..-

The Admiral line Of Pacifc steam ships has decided to extend it's opera tions to Shanghai. Other branch of fees have opened at Man la Q lgkoHnE. Singa pore, 4 Role and NLldiVostok This llhe is to start a monthly service between Seattle and tEe chief ports Of the Orient and q service once every six weeks from Portland, Ore
 The British imports of foreign and colonial wool for the first six months of 1919 totaled l,6Ss,112 bales, tha amount for the corresponding period or lsu having been sos, ,45T bales.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08

nenhouse, feeding about one-third of the mixture in the morning and two thirds in the afternoon. The mash may De fed dry or wet. although the dry mash is more common, it being kept const ntly. before the fowls in the hopper. If hens show a tendency to become too fat, make them work for their feed by feeding the scratch grain in a deep litter. by feeding less scratch t,rain, and by reducing the quantity of meat scrap in the mash.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08

pounds of cracked corn. one pound of oats, or one pound of wheat or bar ley. A third valua ble mash consists Of three pounds of cornmeaI. one pound of wheat or barley. A third valuable mash consists of three meat scrap, which should be fed in combination with the scratch mixture of two pounds of cracked corn and one pound of oats
 Still another practical mash mix
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
DRESS.

sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonnesr: A lawn about the shoulders thrown .. Into 2 fine distraction; An 'erring lace. which here and there Ent rals' the crimson stomacheri cnh neglect cal, and thereby Ribbons to flow cor frise6iN; winning wave, deserving note Tn the tenpest'lous petticoat; A careless snoesf~ire, in whose tie ' see a wild rivility-- DO r7ore bewiteh me thar when art Is too precise in every part.
 -HerrIck.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

lawn fertilizers and helps vegetable growth when scattered over the ground around young plants
 Wood ashes as well as leaves, straw and dead grass should not be wasted. Wood ashes contain a large per cent. of potash and may be put in the compost pile or scattered over your garden spot from day to day during the winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08

WInsted.-Dr. James J. Mulcunry, son of Mrs. Patrick MuIcunry. and Miss Pauline Barreuther of Winsted will be married this Wednesday, morning at o'clock in St. Joseph's church in Winsted.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08


 White Wyandottes 24-W. Bradley, Langford: B G.. 1878 2s-Curtis L. Allen. Nicholson,
 Pa. 14oO 29-Merrythought Farm. Colum-
 bia, Conn. ............... 1421
 Rhode Island Reds. 41-Laurel Hill Farm, Bridgeton,
 R. l. 174O 45-Deer Brook Poultry Farm,
 Short Falls, N. Ii. ........ 1892 36-Charles H. Lane, South boro,
 AaSS- 16IS
 White Leghorns S1-J. Frank Dubois, East Lynn,
 Mass. .......... 17S4 57-kirkup Bros, Mattituck, N. Y. 1758 S0-Hilltop Poultry Yards, Suf-
 field. Conn. ........... 1727
 Miscellaneous 18-Chickatawbut Farms (Wh.
 Rocks) Canton, Mass .. 1876 46-Pequot Poultry Farm (R l.
 Whites) Southport, Conn. 1927 11-AIbert T. Lenzen, North At
 tleboro, Mass. ........ 1897
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-08
w hite Wyandottes

R. Sullivan, Hart
 ford. Conn. Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

and daughter Dorothy of Marian.
Kan, are visiting Mrs. Provinces par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Thomas. 1908
East Sixth avenue
The Golden Rod Card club will
meet September 80 at the home Of
Mrs. Fred Hess. All Lime street.
Mr.. A. E. Jones. who has been
spending the past year with relatives
in Strong, Me-. has returned to To-
peka and will be the guest of his son.
Mr.. E. L. Jones, and family. of High
land Park.
Mr.. Edwin Paddock has returned to
his home in Tutencari, y. M Mr..
Paddock has spent the summer IN To-
peka studying pipe organ.
The Vesta club held an all-day
meeting at the home of Mrs. w. l.
Jury Friday. Guests at dinner were:
Mrs. c. D. Webb. Mrs. 7. F. Allen.
Mrs. E. L. Jones. Mrs. ID. T. Thorn
son. Mrs Jury. Mrs. I. L. Morris. Mrs.
F. E Young, Mrs. A. E. Snider, Mrs.
Homer Allison, Mrs. w. d. Kesselrtng.
Mrs. Cromwell. Mrs. c. E. Goodrich,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20
EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.
Miss Clar Banks, Reno avenue,
has gone to Oxford, Kan, to visit
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. linn and family
have changed their residence from
1881 Madison to 624 Buchanan street
The parsonage at the Third Presby-
terrain church has. been entirely re-
finished on the interior by the men of
the church. New floors have been
put in, and the house will soon wear
a new coat of white paint. The par
sonage has not been used for num-
Der of years.
THE FruitIess Life" is the subject
of the sermon to be preached Sunday
morning at the East Side Methodist
church by the Rev. Fred Sutton. In
the evening the topic will be, THE
Assurance of Victory"
Miss Hazel McGirk and Miss Mary
Fuller. both of Kansas City, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Gentry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Lascagck, 224
Chandler street. are the parents of a
son, born last week. They have
named the baby Max, Jr.
Mr.. George Hoyes will preach Sum
day morning and evening at the Third
Presbyterian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Hinshaw, 626
Lawrence street, held a family re-
union last week at their home. The
guests were brothers and sister of Mrs.
Hinshaw. The out of town. visitors
were: Mrs. Anna Jones, of Portland,
Ore; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bartlett, Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman Bartlett and chill
dren, of Dunavant, Kan; Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Jones. of Vermillion, Kan. /;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bartlett. of Gin
ton. Mo; Mr.. Thomas Bartlett, Mr..
James Bartlett, both of Havensville,
Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. Alma White and
rhf1drar nf Soldier
Mr.. Harold Farmer. Chandler street.
who has been i'll at his home follow
ing a minor operation which he under
went. is recovering.
Mrs. L. Luthey and Miss Esther
Gentry entertained with a surprise
party Friday evening at, the home of
the latter, on Wilson avenue for Mr..
Carl Luthey, who will leave Sunday
evening for Kearney. Nebr.. where he
will enter a military academy. The
guests of the evening included: Miss
Goldie Stadell. Miss Alma Short, Miss
Helen Neiswanger. Miss Florence
Hinchman, Miss Ruth Gentry. Mr..
Carl Luthey, Mr.. Charles Stadell. Mr..
Ray Lemley, Mr.. Warren Claws, Mr..
Roy Crews. Mr. and Mrs. L. Luthey,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Gentry and Mr..
MOSCOW.
Mrs. Grace Ash is Ill at her home
on Klein street.
Mrs. Lou HummeI, 1922 Lawrence
street, is visiting friends in Illinois.
Mrs. Hummel will visit other points
in the east before returning home.
Mrs. H. z. Freeman of Enterprise is
spending a short while with her sister
Mrs. Carl Craft. 319 Harrison street
Mrs. Freeman will make her home in
Enterprise during the coming winter
Miss Rebecca Hrenchir has returned
to her home in Emmett. Kan Miss
Hhrenchir has been i'll at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A ]. Spetter. 154
| Grattan street.
Mrs. Esther Amell. who has spent
the past two weeks with her daughter
Mrs. A. J. Forsberg. 412 Reno avenue
has gone to FL Paso, Texas, to make
| her home
| Mrs. Claud Province and son Ber
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were reported
to City Clerk Covill during the week:
Earl X. Allingsworth and wife. 1896
Lime street. Sept s, boy, Earl Edward.
Ralph L. Barnett and wife. 110S
East sth street, Sept. Is, girl. Helen
Maxine.
d. Ray Banta and wife. Route 16,
Tecumseh, Sept. 10, girl, Lillian
Maxine.
Thomas Baron and wife, A. T. &
S. F. Yards. Sept. IS, girl, Amada.
Pat Brown and wife, S25 n. Monroe
street. Sept. IL. boy. Herbert Lee.
Everett Frendle and wife. 500 East
Sth street, Sept 16, girl, Marcia
Maxine.
william d. Joyce and wife, 1926
Lane street. Sept s, girl. Amanda.
p. J. Neske and wife. 612 Branner
street. Sept. Is, girl, Betty Irene.
Floyd NJ. Perkins and wife, 1884
West street. Sept. IL, girl, Dorothy
Jane.
Crecencio Romers and wife. 1O11
Seward avenue. Sept. 10, boy, Nicolas.
Oscar Shackey and wife, 1926 Clay
street, Aug. g, boy, Walter Markham.
Maurice Barbosa and wife, 426 Ash
street. Sept. II. boy.
Geo. ]. Beier and wife, Route s,
Sept IA. boy.
Thomas Dupzpk and wife. Bro
derrick, Calf, SIG Fillmore, Sept. IA
girl.
Claude Oscar Martin and wife, 1920
n. Topeka avenue. Sept 10, girl.
Carl d. Maze and wife. 1901 w
Gordon street. Sept. IL, girl
Eliphus Bigelow Reedy and wife,
sac n. Monroe street. Sept. IL. boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20
Football Teams Are Rapidly
Rounding Into Shape.
Real Season VIII Begin Week
From Saturday.
MUCH MATERIAL THIS SEASON
Practically Every School Has
Its Army Trained Men.
Coaches Are Busy Picking Out
Most Promising Players.

For most OF the teams of the Kan
Sas conference the beginning OF the
1919 football season is two weeks
away or Whereabouts. One or two of
the schools have games scheduled this
week and next-but for the most part
the season will not be wide open until
October 3 and 4.
In the conference schools the two
weeks OF grace will be used as a sea-
BoninE period. Already most OF the
teams have started signal practice.
The moleskin warriors have had a
week at falling on the ball. passing II
back and forth. and going down un-
der punts. A little tackling practice
has also been INDUCED in at most Of
the schools. The result OF this first
week OF school is that the pigskin
chasers are now ready for the more
Erueiling work of scrimmage and sig
nal practice.
Picking Out Good Men.
The soreness is out OF the muscles
OF the athletes by this time. and the
coaches have their opportunity to be-
gin to get a good slant at the various
qualifications OF their candidates. At
present Il looks as tho Kansas con-
ference teams will be a happy combi-
nation of speed and beef. From al
most every school the dope Is coming
ed with speed mad runners are the
rule.
And such dope as this means SEN
sational games for the season. Speed
and beef have always been at pre-
MUM in the minds OF the coaches. 1t
is seldom that both of the basic
requisites of first class football teams
are present in sufficient quantity to
be considered a promise Of a success
full season.
Different This Year.
This year It is different. Hundreds
OF sturdy Kansas lads who never
touched a football in their lives en-
tered the army or the navy for the
duration OF the war. In the army
physical prowess was at premium.
The successful athlete was a man of
parts. Therefore these sturdy Kan
sans put their shoulders to the wheel
and tried out for the various com
pany. regimental, and division, and
army teams. They got taste OF the
sport-and now that they are out Of
the army and in college the coaches
find themselves hard put to care for
all OF the promising candidates.
East Has Good Material.
This condition is not the sole posses
sion OF Kansas conference coaches and
schools. II holds true for nearly every
school in the country where athletics
form a part OF school life. In the
east the big teams are shaping them
selves under a burden of unprece-
dented numbers of .contenders for
varsity honors. In the Missouri Valley
and IN the Big Nine the army and
navy men are giving letter men
run for their money.
1t Is impossible to dope the teams
of the nation on their showings of
1918. There has been too great an
infusion of new blood into the sport
10 will n n "
teams of 1919. All that can be said
is that the dope favors upsets of dope
and especially sensational games for
the season.