Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-24

the Putnam chamDer or commerce HIS | week the concert was by the Manhasset l band of Putnam. In addition to the con-
 cert numbers, many dance numbers were l. played by the band and a large number i of couples danced on the arnacite pave ment, which had been sprinkled with meal Next week the concert Is to be l omitted, the directors of the cnamberNI having voted to do so out of courtesy to the members of Anselnn Mayotte post of l the American Legion. who annual fair will be in session. A resident of Putnam who is thor oughly familiar with the condition of
 woodlots in this section of the county pointed out Wednesday that many acres will probably be swept by fire during. the
 next few weeks, and that throughout the
 state forest fires this fall will probably be
 more serious than they have ksan for
 many years This opinion is ba Sd on the fact that last winter during tNA severe
 ice storm many trees were broken down,
 and on other trees, branches were snap ped off, which are now hanging to the ground The tops of many large trees were torn away during the storm, and these dangle among the lower branches. All of these broken branches are now drying and according,0 to this resilient who has been looking over the woodlots, l they will furnish the fuel for fires. The dried branches on the ground, and these leading up into the trees, will carry the flames along, he believes, with unsual ra- pidity, and will make the fighting of the fires a serious problem. The dangers in-
 volved can be avoided, 1t is held, only by
 clearing out the dead branches and
 trimming the broken limbs away.
 Stretching out in single file for nearly
 a mile, more than 100 automobiles con ] i1ir nf
 Farmers association and their fanliiies
 swung around through the southern sec
 tion of the county Wednesday, on the
 third annual trip, stopping at six farms
 where special demonstrations had been
 arranged, and listening to numerous
 talks by agricultural authorities, chief
 of which was Glen c. Sevey, editor of
 the New England Homstead, of Spring
 field, Mass, and champion advocate of
 improved farming
 more delightful day for the trip
 could not have been desired, and 1880
 when the automobiles began to gather at
 the starting point, there was perfectly clear sky. and cool breeze kept the
 temperature down to comfortable point. The excellent weather was factor in the large attendance.
 The gathering place for the party was Mantup farm, owned by E. c. Rogers of | herds of cattle in the county. One of his 7 herd sires whieh has developed wonder
 full conformation and productive ability
 was on exhibition and was greatly ad- mired by the visitors. A. R. Merrill,
 dairy specialist from Connecticut Agri- cultural college gave stock judging , demonstration, and used as illustrative material the 36 head Of purebreds that , are on MT. Rogers farm. Tne visitors L Tt1a acres, to inspect the modern equipment
 and labor saving devices and to visit ! the well-planned' dairy IArn.
 . From the Rogers farm the asseciS- tion motored to the farm of James Sayies in Elmville, which farm has been the 2 headquarters of the llillingly Poultry club since organized last January. Roy
 E.. Jones, poultry specialist a. Storrs
 gave a short talk in which he pointed cut i, the benefits of the organized poultry club, and showed what the Killingly club has
 accomplished. This club has been meet : ing with Mir. Sayles once a. month, and k at these meetings Mir. Jones has beer ? present to help solve the problems that e were presented. Production records have s been studied with care, and methods oi
 pruning the stacker hen from the focks n have been outlined. Wednesday Mir = Jones had on exhibition both worlxel 2 |. .H6HS duu SldCheE ISlS. EOllON illS iii' ' talk, the party inspected the Sayie! n poultry pens.
 e The last stop before lunch was at tht n farm of DeForest Wells, on the Danlel son Brooklyn road just out of Daniel h son. Here vegetable production was th l., topic of discussion. MT. Wells was form
 erly vegetable grower on Long Is
 land and has continued this since com .- ing into Windnam county. Hss is nov IS president of the Brooklyn Negcsatl le Growers association which devotAs it It self to. study of methods of improved pro n duction The results otained by men, le bers of this club were discussed, an } there was an exhibition of crops raise IS on the Wells farm Mir. Wells has bee E especially interested in the raising c 'd caulihower.
 Shortly after one the. automobiles ar m rived at Brooklyn and stopped to permi or the party to have a basket lunch on th ;e green. Following this the. principal ad is dress of the day was given by Mir. .SeveS le He dwelt on the advantages of farm as
 sociation, and on the necessity for in f. proved and more modernized agrIcultur, h. A special talk for the wornen in tn ,e party was given by, Miss NJ. Estcil " Sprague, state leader of home demon ,n stration agents. Being an authority o 1e home economics, and with long experienc ,n in the work Miss Sprague was we es equipped to talk on the conditions in II sy ral homes, and the pressing nee Is of th ls farm home at the present time.
 " At three o'clock the Atwood Guernse IS farm in Wauregan had been reached an -d a half hour was spent in inspecting tf a stock. A. R. Merrill, a dairy speciaiii
 form the Agricultural college at StoT, ' was present to take charge Of the part a. at this point. There was much interes
 shown in the cattle as Mr. Merrill exhIl
 tied them, and especially interesting Is, the farmers was the new ventilating sy' ca tenn that MT. Atwood Is installing i'll tf sn barn, and the general arrangement rt the cattle pens and interior of the stru a. ture. Mir. Atwood has recently acquire ne a Guernsey bull from the Mizter farm ITS Hardwick, Mass, and this was admired ~ P. J. Chabot's farm in Wauregan va " the next point. This is one of the larl '1 est dairy farms in the county, and or :, that proves, according to Farm Agel ~ ~ Frank W. Davis, that dairying can pa The dairy room and its equipment, u 'ei milking machines, the cattle ties, M 5 Chabot's method of unloading hay, u n1 250-ton silo, and 450-quart milk rou o od were all objects of interest to the part 0' MT. Chabotis barn and equipment
 completely modern, and has only recen as ly been built to replace building ar is equipment destroyed by fire about ye; as ago. At this farm silage corn dennol lty stration and top dressing demonstr lat tion have been in progress for son fly months, and the results were outlined pm J. S. Brown, agronomy specialist fro 'ut Storrs. Although Mir. Chabot at prese