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Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
WAAr FLocK SHOULD pRopucE.

A great many poultry keepers have nc real standard or guide by which to eetermine whether or mot the egg yield of thesrzfeeks is satisfactery The data compiled by the officials Ehe have had charge of the ;nterna- uonsl egg laying contest at the Con : 1ecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta Ion are of special value. These rec ores cover eight years, results in poultry keeping and include data from thousands of hens. The accompanv- ing table or monthly calendar of orr production Is stodered as an indication for the flock owner of what good hens should produce in each month of the year. H''-
 While the production of 1eo eggs a hen year is higher than the average n furnishes a goal toward which the lock. owner may work through sys teznatic culling and good breeding.
 This figure is 3pproximateIy sixty sSSs more than the annual output of The average New England hen. while t Is approximately ninety-five eggs more than the average heh of the en- n-e United States produces in a wear
 it Is worthy of note that the aver age hen-accoFdiflg to the results of the ezE laying contest under discus- ao1-produces a maximum yield of erES during the months of March Arrh May and June. As a rule she begins laying in November ana grad ' gstiiy tunes up her production until 3tarch. when she is producing welt She maintains this production iiufiI August or Septembet. when her egg yieid aGain declines in preparation for tfe nloulting or vacation period for .he producing fowls.
 Erery. flock owner could pro6tab1v e71ip the poultry house with A Small record sheet. such as is used in dairy stables, Record ia the allotted space sas-h day the yield Of each hen. ana af The end of the month can readily f,e ascertained the total thirty day nr.o- dacron of each fowl in the flock. This monthly yield can be checked hack esaifist the average yield from the i1- ternstionai eEE laying contests aa- presented h the poultry, production c4lendar. When unprofitabie hens or nl1liets are located they can be culIe5 szrzn the flock while the record keen l7E may also be of value In enharc- rlE eEK production by altering and tHPFeTlne the methods of feedinr-afd general arrangement.
 This standard of production is of petiai value as it furnishes a def- nlte igoaf toward which all may work sHd as an incentive to improve flock productfon- >-s'S,@ -.
 ,Averzse number of egks the 7rood Aen should lay November s 0eeen,- e1 q January g. February lz. March
 Apr1 1S May 20. June IS. July IT. AnznEt ls. September 10. October nsre total for the year 16O.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
THE eREAT DEMAND
 FOR RARRlr SKINS

In recent years several kinds of fur. formerly of so little value as to offer no indueeinent to, the trapper, have been. raised in price. and consequently collecting them has been made. profit able. Rabbit belts, which rae exten- sively- used by hat makers, are among tFees products. One eastern concern has announced tha tit will need 19,- 00o,000 rabbit skins during. 1919 and 1920, and it desires as far as posisble to secure them from American sources. This is an indication of a market which should interest many a farmer boy This fall and winter dried eased rabbit skins will. probably bring a reasonably good return. They areasold by the pound which will con tain seven or eight skins. Many farm boys can readily4acquire. ingthe coNrse of the winter large numbers of skins which will net them tidy sum and
 in addition they will have the pleas ure Of trapping experience. The United States; department of agriculture will supply any. inquirer. with thessnaTnes and addresses of possible purchasers of rabbit skins and other ueIts.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
cATTLE LIcA

Most cows are more or less infested with cattle lice, so that nearly every one who keeps cows is somewhat fla
 miliar with these insects. 1Bfesta tions I vary from year to year both in the number of animals affected and the severity of the attacks on individual animals. Cattle lice become one. of the
 common troubles during. the winter. bearing somewhat the same relation as a pest that the flies do in the sum mer. That cattle lice should occur among the cows of a dairyman is by
 no means a. dispara cement nor does it
 reflect upon his ability to keep cows
 successfully, for lice are more or less
 established in all places where cattle
 are kept.
 Lice are small and inconspicuous at
 times in such large numbers that they
 are readily transmitted from one ami
 nal to another without being. seen.
 They may remain on the stock for a considerable length of time before be-
 in~ noticed. On the ranges, telephone
 and telegraph poles are protected by
 wires, owing to the fact that lousey
 cattle rub against them. wearing the poles in consequence. g
 Nearly every animal bearing hair or feathers is subject to from one to dozen species of lice that may attack it. To those who give this subject but little thought all lice seem alike, yet they are quite distinct in shape, size, markings, habits method of attack. snd length of life history. Tn the past they were looked upon as instruments of the punishment and humiliation of the animals infected. It; was thoueht that at certain times they developed spontaneously from filth.
 One of the most important facts re- gardfng lice is their method of feedt ing. There are two groups. one of which may be classed as biting lice that feed as do most of bird lice upon the dried skin, hair or. feathers. but does not suck the blood. The small red louse on the cows belong to this group. The second are the sucking lice which fasten themselves on the skin and suck the blood from the anil nal These. do considerably more in-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
WESTERLY
continued from Paae Eial,tl

-sl r .- n If the needed ground cannot be had in Westerly.
 Councilman Craig suggested that k would be we'll for the council to re- frain from formal recommendation of the transfer of land now in the pos session of the board of school visitors by the board. This was agreeable te MT. Fowler.
 It was voted. to insert in the call for town meeting the proposition: "Shall the town sell the property now known as Riverside park ?" -
 Francis 6. HaswelI, a former coun cilrnan, and chairman of the commit tee on the building and equipment of detention rooms, in connection with the police department, stated that the work was completed. He invited the mnebers of the council to make in spection. This they did forthwith and the committee was discharged with thanks.
 Application for license for pool ta- ble was received from John r. Holli- day. When questioned. Police Chief Brown said he was opposed to pool licenses in places where cider was sold. President. Datson stated that reports had come to him that de-. manded investigation. Then action was deferred to next meeting. {
 The report of the. police chief was received. approved and ordered on. file. During December there were three arrests, total of 124 during the year. @ ss i'sssy..sl. se
 Dr. Samuel C. Webster superin- tendent of health, reported eight cases1 of scarlet fever and one of measles, in December, and all in the. Bradford section.
 The council adjourned to Friday. January 30, to canvass the voting list and to prepare budget.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
DUST BATH EoR EDDY.

There should be a place in the yard or house where the hens can dust themselves in the dry dirt. If it is necessary to provide an artificial me dium for this work, box about two feet square, filled, with ordinary road stantIy accessible to the matrons and misses of the flock The hens must be kept as free as possible from in- lection by insect enemies. and if the birds themselves cannot gain this end by, individual dusting. the owner should institute artificial control measures.
 To. rid the hens of lice, each one should be treated by placing small pinches of sodium fluorid a material which can be obtained. at most large drug stores, among the feathers next to the skin-one pinch on the head, one on the neck, two on the back. one on the breast one below the vent, one at the base, of the tail. one on either side, and one scattered on the under side of each wing when spread. An other method is to use a small quan- tity of blue ointment. piece about as large as a pea, on the skin one inch below, the vent. If mercurial ointment is used instead of blue ointment it should be diluted with -an equal quan- tity of Yaseline. Any of these meth ods will be found very effective in ridding the hens of lice, and should be employed whenever the lice become troublesome. Two or three applica- tions a year usually prove sufficient.
 Mites are more troublesome and more harmful than lice. They. do not live upon the birds like the lice, but during the day hide in the cracks and crevices of the roosts and walls of the house, and4.at night they emerge and wander around upon the fowls. They suck the, hens blood, and if allowed to become plentiful ,-- as. they certainly will if not. destroyed-wiH seriously affect her health and consequently her ability to lay eggs. They may be erad- icated by a few thorough applications of kerosene or some of the coal tar products which are sold for this pur- pose or crude petroleum to the interior of the poultry house. Crude petroleum will spray better if thinned with one part of kerosene to four parts of the crude oil Both the crude petroleum and coal tar products often contain foreign particles. and should be i before being sprayed. The pou1tryman must be sure that the 1
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
SAVE STABLE MANURE.

Do you know that COW makes about $s5 worth of manure a year That she is not worth keeping or, l many farms unless she is credited with this manure? If we do know this, why do we waste SO much of this valuable ,bi product
 The figures above are easily check ed-a 0V-pound COW excretes annu- ally 156 pounds of nitrogen worth s46.S0, 38 pounds of pllosphoric acid worth $3.s0, and 127 pounds of potash worth. s3Ss10-total S86 TO. according to W. |. Slate of the departinent of agrsnorny at Connecticut AgricultIIrai College, Storrs. That does not take into account the bedding, which in the case or straw or cheap hay is also valuable.
 To be sure, only about two thirds of the annual amount is dropped in the stable The other third is fIrnY5nad on the pastures, where 1t is not vast ed. On that, basis. two-t thirds of sSS.70 Is s5s.1s But you say that all of this plant food. is not readily avail able. This is also true but of the two
 thirds dropped in the stable. n consie1- = erabie portion is tlrine-53 pounds of nitrogen and 72 pounds of potash-all II readily available Half of this is sIe.7l or. total production of ,$4s.31 worth of active fertilizer to be had for a little care. Note that three quarters of this is In the ur1ne-the- lesson then is nlain.- 1. Use enough bedding to absorb. the urine '-1''A '
 2: Don't let manure lie where if will leach and drain away. ., Our soldiers made much sport of the manure pits they saw in France and It is true that they were often in 100 central a location for sanitary and other reasons, but the farmers If france IrT; have learned their lesson. When will we learn 1t? 'o'':
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
lnpRovE euALFTY IN wool.

IMPROVE QUALITY fN WOOL.
 Wfth wool selling around 60 cents. it Is to the interest of every farmer to try and produce. a good quality of fleece. There are many ways by which the farmer can increase the g1alizy of the wool czir. s-s
 The amount of wool which a sheep gives at the time of sheaEing depends largely on whether the. animal has been nberzliy fed. Breeding sheep re- q1lre somewhat narrower protein rzdoz than other classes of livestock, the growing of the foetus and fleece densnding a liberal amount of pro tsin. in the ration A sheep which will produce six pounds Of wool under poor feeding will easily produce eight retnds under liberal feeding with a faiTiy high protein ration. The age of ths sheep also influences the yield of Eool. An old sheep viii not shear as heavily as a yeariing or two-year- old ~
 1Eanufaeturers demand a strong fibre. in the fleece and nothing but a strong wen fed sheep win produce a strong fibred wool. If sheen be- comes sick or diseased there will be a weak spot in the fibre which Is growing at the time. If sheep Is in rather low. flesh it will catch cold cas- ily. especially If exposed to cold rains or a wet snow. This condition will result in a weak spot in the wool f. ore and tnus decrease it's value to the manufacturers The flock should be kept up in good flesh in the late fall and enough protein fed either by means of legume hay roughages or the addition of some protein concen- trates as oats and wheat bran. There Is .nothing which decreases the value of wool more than chaff. hay seed and burrs which get into the fleece. EIiFni- nation of dirt is largely under the far ners control The sheep should not De allowed to run around a hay or straw stack. Feeding racks which al- low the chaf to drop onto the necks and shoulders of the sheep should not he used. The feeding racks should be dfied either from a feeding passage or else while the flock Is outside so that the hay is not carried to the rack over their backs Allowing burrs to get into the fleece can easily be pre- vented by cutting the burdocks be- lore they are ripe.
 The payment for wool according to quality as. proposed by the Connecti- cut Sheep Breeders Association is an Incentive for the farmer, to produce a good quality of wool He will be paid according to the cleanliness and quaI- ity Of the fleece. The co-operatiye srzdinE and marketing of Connecticut wool clip will result in a better and Uore uniform uuality going on the market from this state-R. G. Begg, Connecticut Agricultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07

records obtained at storrs in the egg laying contests. The feed cost per hen in the contest pens jumped from Despite the great increase in cost of epnultry raising, the increased price of eggs has enabled the careful poultry man to meet the new costs and to make even better profits The poultry business probably has never offered such excellent opportunities as the present for the slSilful and careful poultryman. E
 The following directions for home mixing. of dry, mash and scratch grains are taken from a leafiet, Reducing Feed Costs, available through the ex- tension service at Storrs;
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
TRAP NEST THE LAYING HENS.

A trap nest is a laying nest so ar ranged that after a. hen enters it she is confined until released by the at tendant
 When possible it is advisable to trap nest the layers for the following req ~ .. l., To tame the birds. thereby tend ing toward increased egg production. s 2. To furnish definite knowledge concerning traits and habits of indi- viduals.
 B. To furnish the. only satisfactory basis for utility or other breeding.
 4. To eliminate the non productive hen.
 5. To add mechanical precision. to judgment and experience in develop ing and maintaining the utility of a flock.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
CUTTING poUITRv eoere

Feed is the greatest item of exnensa in poultry raising. according to Row 5s Jones. poultry specialist for the ay- tension service of Connecticut AeTf- cultural college. By careful buvinq and home mixing of feeds. saws Mr Jones, 1t is possible to save 17'3 nar cent, of the cost. amounting to s5 cents for each hen for one year.
 These figures were compiled from
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
ASPIRIN FIRST
 KNOWN IN 1900
IRE sAYER COMPANY INTRopuc. 20 ASPIRIN TO PHYSICIANS
 fs YEARS Aeo.

yon want inc truA worid-fazncus Aspirin. as prescrshed hy phEslcians - Lss oser eighteea years. 9ou must ask foI- Bayer Tablets of Aspirinp
 The Bzyef cross' ls stamped On ezsh teeAez and aphears on each pack "a eaeh paekage of sBayer Tablets
 AspR.n- 1te szfe and rz1pee dffee- 1sas for Cclds, Hesdzche. NeuEa1s1a, 1qe1aehes Ezrzehe, 2. Rl1enu1at5szn, z1hagos Nexitis. and fer Psm in generaL .1-.--~s -
 a4n1y tn oozes conlzanzAg fz tab t8 cot but fsv eents Bfdgists. - sea l.xssE Esyez pzekagss
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07

suffering from a broken wrist, is making good progress towards reeov- cry,
 Several frern Ashaway attended th9 community social at Laurel Glen on Wednesday evening, Dee. s1st.
 Public schools in town resumed ses- sions Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07

Providence, was home over New Years day. F William H. Burdiek began harvest ing ice Monday morning.
 The boiler of the steam heating plant in the home of M. Herbert Ken yop burst Saturday, necessitating the use of stoves.
 Mrs. D. R. Merritt. who has been
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
INCREASE OF CATTLE IN EAsr.

The part of the United States that lies east of the Mississippi river had a diminishing fraction of the farm md range cattle of the United States until soon after 1900. on account of the growing number of farms and in ereasing utilization ok ranges west of that river. The country east of the river had A per cent of the farm cattle in 1880 30 per cent. in 1890, and -2s per cent in 1900. By 1910 the ten deacy toward relative loss of cattle east of the river was reversed. and by 1913 the increasing fraction had reached sf per cent. of the total farm 1attie of the whole country.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
HOPKHVTON

A team horse fell on the ice in front of the house of Charles I. Blake, Fri. day evening and broke leg. It was shot to end its misery.
 George B. Langworthy is confined to his home by illness.
 Miss Edwfna Hurtado. employed in
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
ToN-oE-poak CLUB
lN coNNEcTiCUT

tN SONHESl ltSOi F Seven boys and three girls in Hig- ganum and Haddam, Conn, have. or ganized ston=of< f<pork club. The pork this fall from 10 pigs. Each member, in the club owns small porker. Early in July the weights of the club pigs averaged S7 pounds By November l. Or in four months. the members of this club. which. super Yised by the extension division of the State Agricultural College and the United States Department of Agricul- ture, expect to make their pigs aye rage 200 pounds each or 2.oee pounds for the 10 pigs.
 The state leader of the boys and gtrls clubs In Connecticut believes in deAniteness in club work and the ton of pork" idea is in line with his program. ~ ss7@ r
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07

spray reaches ,ail the cracks and crey- ices. He should give special attention to the roosts, droppinss boards and nests and the treatment should be re- peated two or three times at intervals
 of week or ten days s- sss-s-- esfzs-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07

jury to the cows and the examples of this group are the long nosed and the short-nosed cattle lice.--G. H. Lam
 son, Department of Entomology, Con- lnecticut Agricultural College, Storrs.I
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07

HIS January Clearance Sale an established event with
 Wehave built it up year by year until has reached place where is eagerly looked forward to, and waited for by hundreds of our customers. ME proud of this big Sale event and would rather
 strengthen it by sacrifice of profit, thus giving extra good values than weaken by trying to get prices based today's valuations, which considerably higher
 HIS not benevolent generosity partit is busi
 nessIand we advise customers to look at it in this light and buy for present needs and anticipate far as possible future requirements.
 UR January Clearance Sale is about to enter upon sN
 second week with practically every item mentioned in our original sale advertisement still on hand
 R ASED present valuations the purchasing power of
 dollar was never greater than during this January Clear ance Sale. R EAR in mind Lit is sale of two depart
 ments but from basement to third floor, every depart ment is line with values in seasonable and staple chandise that are unmatchable.
 N this announcement tell you of few of the leading
 attractions of this sale In addition to those mentioned there are hundreds of others equally good value every department of the Store 1 THE PORTE0US S MITCHELL co. l
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
Mems Wear Our Large Stock of Mems Winter Weight Overcoats, Suits and Furnish
 ings at January Sale Prices

Mems Hoslefy-AIl Kinds At tsca-Men,s "Baa Modea Black Cotton Hosiery. value 25c- At 21c-Men's .Ipswich''s Cotton Hosiery, in black gray and tansvaIue 2sc. At 2ec-Men's Miller" Hosiery. fine guage, in black, gray, cor dovan and navy value S5c. At 42c-Meh's Tripietoe, Lisler Hosiery. medium weight. in all colors, value soc. At 42&our entire stock of Mems Silk Lisle Hosiery, in=Phoenix, Netaseme, Shawknit and EYerwear Hosiery. value soc. At s5c-our entire stock of Phoenix, Notaseme, Shawknit and EvefWear, silk Hosiery. value s1.00.
 At 45c-Men's Cashmere Hosiery, in black, natural and Oxford, value 55c.
 At 45e-Mehis Heavy Weight Wool Hosiery, in black. natural and Oxford, value 55c. At 7ec-Men's Heavy Weight Shaker Wool Hosiery. in brown, blue, gray and white, value S5c.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
Women's s Coats, Suits, Etc. Our January Sale Offers Unusual Op- portunities in Women's Wear
 Coats, Suits, Dresses, Petit
 coats, Flannelette Gowns, Etc,
Woraen's Suits, .$35.O0

Our entire stock ef Women's Smart Suits is offered in this Ian uary Sale at a price which means an actual saving of s1O.00 to $500 on suit-a choice ae $500 form CT prices $45.oO to $65.OO.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
Blanket Bath Robes

Women's Beacon Blanket Bath Robes-our- entire stock of high grade Robes at special clearance prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-07
Women's Petticoats

Black and colored satteen and HeatherhIoom-
 At s2.1s-reduced from s2.5O At s2.6e-reduced from $500 Wonen's Silk Fiounce~and Heather bloom Top Petticoats ia black and coiors- '"
 Regular sizes $3.2s from ss.5o Extra sizes $4.1s from s4.5O
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-10-07
MRS. JUDSON'S FAMOUS BREAD
WINS FAIR PRIZE ONCE AGAIN

Mrs. Phoebe Judson hasn't lost any
of her skill in baking her famous salt
raising bread, according to the decis-
ion of the judges at the Whatcom
County Fair, who awarded her first
prize in this department last week.
The Sunday Bellingham Reveille
had the following comment concern
ing Mrs. Judson's exploit:
Ever since the Whatcom County
Fair began, Mrs. Phoebe Judson has
been awarded first honors for her
salt raising bread. and the Judges for
1920 paid her an added compliment
for her ability when both blue and
red ribbons were awarded her bread
this year.
Mrs. Judson will be SO years of age
on October 25, and has lived in WASH
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-10-07
TREASURER'S NOTICE
Notice of Collection of Local
Improvement Assessments

Notice is hereby given that the as
sessments and assessment roll for
Local Improvement District No. IA,
for the improvement of Eighth and
Edison Streets Is now in my hands
for collection and any assessment
thereon. or any portion of any such
assessment may be paid at any time
within thirty days from the 3Oth
day of September, 1920. and the own
er of any lot charged with 81 assess
ment may redeem ,ne same from all
liability by paying the entire sum so
Charged without costs. penalty Of in
terest, within the said thirty days.
All sums, or portions thereof so
charged. remaining unpaid at the ex
piration of the said thirty days may
be paid in ten equal instruments with
interest on deferred payments at
per cent per annum to the date of the
next instalment thereof falling due.
or the lien of any such assessment
may be discharged at any time by
paying the entire unpaid portion
thereof with all interest and penal
ties attaching. but one instalment
must be paid within said thirty days.
All instruments not paid when and as
they accrue and become due from
year to year will be certified, togeth
er with interest and penalties at
taching. to the county treasurer fer
collection or certificates of delinquen
cy issued therefor.
Dated this 30th day of September
1920.
Published Septembr 80 and Octo-
Der :, 1920.
]. T. ZYLSTRA.
Treasurer
r. B. LIE coco.
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