Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-02

therefor. By inbreeding these rose combed males we get half and half rose and singie combs. When 8 male contin- ues to prrdominate and we get all rose combs we know we have a perfect male and we get no wastage in breeding. This is a saving for the man who wants certain type for showings We also know that inbreeding weakens for time, but believe that when the two in bred strains were bred the strain will be strengthened and a perfect type flock will be the outcome. A sure way to tell a male chick is to breed with a barred female and the male chick will be barred.
 Professor Dunn showed several gen. erations of mice, showing the result of inbreeding and why color would predom- mate for one generation and later a mixture of three colors would come out from the pure white and the white and black These coiors are pure white, pure black and a mixed color.
 The meeting closed at 4 o'clock. The first poultryman to arrive at the college was Frank Kline of Spring City, Pa, who had been attending farmres' week in Massachusetts.
 The program for wOmru opened at 1.30 D. m. in room ', main building, Miss E. Whitney, librarian of the Connecticut Agricultural College, giving an interest ing talk on Books for Winter Evenings At 2.15 o'clock Miss E. Mason, instruc- tor in home economics, Connecticut Az ricultural College, talked on Clothing For the School Boy and Girl. The main address was given by Professor w Knipe instructor in agricultural engi- neering at the college,~ his subject be rrlaf I-Hc ar-nr Homes He told of light and heating | power furnished by kerosene. acetylene gasoline, alcohol and electricity an6 told of the advantages of each, advis ing those who lived where there was high tension service, to have electricity l installed Successful farm electric plant! can be purchased al prices ranging iron
 $25 to $500, he said In speaking Ol water power he said it could be pump l ed into the house from a well or iron spring. Two methods could be used 1 the pneumatic system and the hydro pneumatic system. The latter system. Ii said, is cheaper, but not as efficient a
 the pneumatic system. He advised against assembling homemade plant i stating that a number of good commer
 ciaI companies could furnish the sup ply of better class systems.
 In the machinery building are place I on exhibition many types of latest farr machinery and in conjunction with thi exhibition three companies that manu facture farming implements have sen men to demonstrate. The tests are mad daily at 1.3O to 4.30 D. m. at Valentin Field just east of the new girls dorm
 tory. Valentine field consists of som forty acres and is ground that is dffficu to work on These three machines wi
 daily blow. harrow. and prepare groun
 for seed. The tests are not competitiv
 The machinery department has als
 planned farm machinery parade fc
 Friday afternoon at 1.30 p. m.
 For general entertainment each evenln
 at Hawley armory speakers have bee secured and motion pictures and dam
 ing can be enjoyed. The speaker t
 night was H. " Cdaingwood. editor : farm paper, who spoke on New EnI . land Agriculture As I See It. Miss Ma , tha Van Renssalaer, home demonstri tion leader, New York state, spoke ( A Share of the Home In the Business | the Farm. Both speakers gave practic advice and suggestions. The remaind