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Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30
Machine Devised to Test
 Gravel for Road Building

Gravel for Road Building
 To aid the Bureau of Public Roads, United States Department of Agri- culture, in giving particular atten- tion to the use of local material for road construction wherever possible, a simple, portable >apparatus has been devised for testing gravel to determine it's suitability for con- crete. The device consists of two steel balls arranged so that piece of gravel can be placed on top of one of the balls and the other ball all lowed to fall from different heights and strike the gravel. The height of fall required to break the gravel is an indication of it's suitability to withstand the blows of traffic.
 Heretofore there has been no satisfactory test of gravel as there has been for stone, with the result that in some instances more costly material has been used when suit able gravel was available close at hnd Along this line the bureau is conducting wear tests on concrete made of many different materials to determine just how far it is safe to go when the quality of material is doubtful. ..s
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30
Weigh the Market Milk-It a
 Prevents Misunderstanding

Producers who ship milk to city distributors have voiced frequent complaints because of the disparity between their figures on the quantity of milk shipped and those of the dealers on the quantity received. In order to locate the cause of complaint by studying the actual loss between
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30
Twentieth Week of Egg Contest

In the twentieth week of the lay ing contest at Storrs, Plymouth Rocks simply walked away from all other breeds. There are "A pens of White Wyandottes, White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds but not one of them had even chance for first place. Two pens of Barred Rocks entered by W. H. B. Kent from Gaze novia, N. Y, and Harry G. Culver from Northampton Beach, L. l., tied for first place with 61 eggs each. An Ontario pen of Barred Rocks entered by the Agricultural College at Guelph was second best with a yield of 50 eggs. A pen of the same breed owned by Lewis Farms from Davisville, R. l., was in third place with score of 58 eggs. Barred Rocks sent to Storrs from the Michi- gan Poultry Farm at Lansing, Michi- gan and two pens of White Rocks entered by Harold F. Barber of Dover, Mass, and E. w.. Picker of Glen Ridge, N. J., all tied for fourth place with score of 56 eggs each.
 The total production for all pens was 1925 eggs or yield of 66 per cent. This is $50 eggs more than the expected lay for the twentieth week and is 351 eggs more than the highest record for the corresponding period. The management of the con test predicts that inside of fortnight the high pen in the contest will shift from Rhode Island to Connecticut. Frank F. Matteson's White Wyan- dottes from Dayisville, R.. T., have consistently held high place for the < first twenty weeks of the contest but it is now apparent that pen of the same breed owned By Woodbridge Orchards from Woodbridge, Conn, will soon be the leaders. This pen is now trailing the leader by the small margin of one egg.
 The four leading pens in each of the principal breeds are as follows:
 PLYMOUTH ROCKS Seven Hills Farm (Barred) I'll
 Katonah, N. Y.
 s. Bradford Allyn (White) 695
 Belmont, Mass. Harry G. Culver (Barred) CIT
 Northampton Beach, L. I. H. E. Dennison (Barred) 635
 East Lansing, Mich.
 WHITE WYANDOTTES Frank P. Matteson 827
 Davisville, R. l. >E Woodbridge Orchards 826
 Woodbridge, Conn.
 Walter Bradbury TAP
 Tottington, England
 Clemens J. Diemand 737 s New Britain, Conn.
 RHODE ISLAND REDS The Orchards 721
 South Hadley, Mass.
 Applecrest Farm TOP
 Hampton Falls, N. H. F. s, Chapin 682
 Longmeadow, Mass.
 F. H. Sampson 669 Springfield, Mass. :
 WHITE LEGHORNS .l Goshen Poultry Club 7O6
 Goshen, Conn. . J. Frank Dubois 634
 Peacham, Vt. Hollywood Farm . 627
 Hollywood, Wash. .. \ E Small's Poultry Farm .622
 Cheshire, Conn.
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Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30

2,0Oo,o ,oOO Mark Passed ..I.s.
 In Number of Cattle Tested The total number of cattle now under supervision in the tuberculosis eradication work being carried on by
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30

Carnival Confetti 10c' per tube The Canaan Printing Go.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30

This advertisement "TrHth is Mighty and Shall PyeVoii'' ye- cessfly 0bpe01ed ia fhe leading AeWspGperS thY0n2hont the coMntyJ. # has been proclaimed Q be the most potUe,1El 0Eto1zo- bSls 0dvegtise11esst epey sCyittess.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-30
SUSPECT YOUR KIDNEYS
Too Many Canaan People Neglec Early Symptoms of Kidney Trouble

If your back is lame-if wu feel dull, tired and all-worn out
 If you have hard headaches, back aches and dizzy spells
 If the kidney secretions are dis ordered
 Suspect your kidneys and "take a stitch in time."
 Use Doan's Kidney Pills, the time
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

But members of the Tariff Bloc"
do not deny that that thirty-three-
cent rate viii act as an embargo
against the wool Of Australia. New
Zealand, the Argentine and South
Africa.
But from their viewpoint such an
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

virtual embargo against foreign
wool.
Wool was on the free list in the
Underwood bill Senator Underwood
and his Democratic colleagues will
doubtless be heard from wnen the
new rate is taken up by the Senate.
especially as the permanent tariff
bill, as passed by the House, carried
a duty of only twenty-five cents per
pound, and then with a Limitation
But the Tariff Bloc" is just as
confident of putting over what il dc
sires 10 be incorporated in the new
tariff bill as the " Agricultural Bloc"
was when it started its long but sue
cessful fight 10 secure the enactment
of legislation intended to benefit the
farmers and livestock men not only
of the West and Middle West but of
the South.
on the tariff issue. however The
South is hardly likely 10 be found
this time with the West and the
Middle West-the usual division be-
tween Republicans and Democrats
on a tariff wall being regarded as
an inevitable part of the coming bat
tie over the new tariff bill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

of the situation. Dust and burrs and
grease are hOpelessly mixed i'm their
wool at shearing time
Because of different climatic and
geographical conditions the wool
growers OF the Argentine and Aus
tralia, for example. are able to pro-
duce wool that is almost clean"
which. when thrown upon the Anne
rican market places the wool grow
ers of the West at a serious disad-
vantage. SO runs the argument OF
the Tariff Bloc"
But here is where the rub" comes
I'm for the consumer and the manu-
facturer. Under the Payne-Aldrich
rate of eleven cents per pound on
'unwashed" wool leo pounds. esti-
mated 80 per cent clean" could he
brought i'm cor a total duty of S11.
How Cost Would Jump.
Under the proposed thirty-three-
cent washed" wool rate the import
charge would total S2475-a jump
of $13.15.
or. allowing for a "shrinkage" Of
40 per cent sixty pounds of import
ed clean wool, under the new rate.
would represent duty of $19SO-a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

embargo is all right. no matter how
much II may boost the living costs Of
the Eastern consumer and toiler.
After all the Agricultural Bloc"
was intended 10 benefit. primarily.
the farmer first and the consumer
secondly. But the Tariff Bloc"
argues, as did the Agricultural
Bloc, that the consumer is bound TO
suffer when the producer suffers,
and the consumer cannot benefit UNI
less the producer does. That is the
keynote OF the contention that the
Tariff Bloc is as necessary. even
more SO than the agricultural
Bloc" The members of both deny
Indignantly that theirs is class legis-
latiOn; that while admittedly sec
tional. it will not help the whole
country.
Wool is. perhaps. the best example
of what the Tariff Bloc" is up TO.
Under the old Payne-Aldrich bill
which the late Senator Penrose used
10 swear 10y - there was under the
famous Schedule X" a duty Of elev-
en- cents per pound on "unwashed
wool" The present proposed duty
of thirty-three cents per pound on
washed" wool is represented as the
equivalent of the Payne-Aldrich
schedule but as a matter of fact, it
materially increases the old tariff on
wool by the simple process of as
sessing the duty on the secured
basis"
The wool growers of the West
claim that such duty is "reasOna-
BILE and fair" because of the advan-
tage. they claim their Australian
and other foreign competitors have
in being able to produce wool that
possesses a high average of natural
clean content" due 10 the favor
able climatic conditions under which
10 is grown.
In the West wind and sandstorms
are among the obstacles nature
places in the way of growing clean"
wool The large percentage of for
eign substances accumulated by mill
lions Of sheep is an important factor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

40 more chatter from the barber,
Re may be as talkative as he pleases
bat the customer needn't listen to
him
That's the case in this enterpris-
ing barber shop ar Bridgeport.
Conn. and the practice may spread.
You see the barber has installed
a radio receiving set As DE puts
the bin around your neck he clamps
= receiver on your ear And while
you're shaved. you listen 20 a con-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

NEW YORK. April 15.-"Hand-
shakes spread diseases: shaking
hands should be abolished" says DIT.
Royal s Copeland. health commits
sioner Of New York.
Shaking hands is a filthy habit, q"
he says. It's meant as a friendly
salutation, but most Of the time it's
entirely mechanical. We all shake
hands but we'd all be healthier IL
We stopped it,"
Germs carried by the hands may
be the greatest cause Of Influenza
says the Lancet" London medical
journay which suggests some such
substitute for shaking hands as the
military salute.
People in public life are all vic
Tins OF handwriting. Copeland
points out; if not actually in infeC-
ton then in fatigue
Individual Cases.
Wilson's long illness was certain
IS partly due 10 the fatigue of hand
shaking" says one physician. Taft
grew thinner in office Roosevelt
ADiL Lllt Hlld4u III spite VI HIS pow
erful physique. Harding now is the
most prominent victim Of the hand
shake. Entirely aside from infec-
ton and fatigue, it was a hand
shake-concealing a gun-that kill
ed Mckinley"
Death statistics in New York are
quoted by Health Commissioner
Copeland TO show the dangerous pO-
tentialities in handshaking.
AT least 80 percent of all the
fatal diseases could be spread by
handshaking, he says. Germs on
the hands might easily he respon-
sible for all respiratory diseases,
which caused more than 81 900 out
OF the 10000 deaths in New York
last year"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

Crude oil production is close 10
500. 900 barrels a week. or about a
NTH more than year ago.
Gasoline Is retailing at average
OF fraction above q cents a gal
Ion. the country over.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

cert or the latest news,
The BARRIERS doing a rushing
business
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

of influenza is unknown the indis-
criminate handshake may be IN
dicted.
The possibilities of infection in
crease says the Lancet. "and cal
culation almost fails before the dis
tributive power of the kindly hos
tess at a large reception who un-
Willingly transfers the contents of
a guests uncleanly palm to a multi
tUde Of others, and thence to their
home circles"
DR. Copeland says the most inn
portant thing in health is cIeanli-
ness of the hands and face
DR. Copeland writes daily health
articles for The News-Times. They
appear on the editorial page.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16

Here are the figures. in round
numbers.
pneumonia .-..---.-.-- lo.ooo
tuberculosis of the lungs 49,. 5000
Influenza . $500
Bronchitis 1000
Colds. tOnsilitis. etc. ....... 1000
To these DR.. Copeland adds. as
possible results Of handshaking con-
tagion. 1000 diphtheria deaths. 700
measles 600 whoOping cough, 200
scarlet fever and 100 spinal menin-
gltis-making a grand total or "a
100.
London Alarmed.
London physicians point out that
so long as the definite specific germ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-16
LET'S GET T0GET HER |

We cash for goods large accumulated lots of hosiery dee
Shirts shoes and other kindred lines below production
consequence enabled obtain wonderful merchandise values VIII
rapidly over by operating a small margin profit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

up according 10 tho instructions from
the Agronomy Department OF the Uni
versity.
Outlook for Next Year.
Briefly stated. the outlook for next
year is optimistic. A. wholesome feel
ing exists among tho agricultural or
Eanizations of the county and towards
the County Farm Bureau. and the ex-
tension workers. The results and sup
port secured this year have been the
most marked since the inception OF the
work. The possibilities for develop
Ing n rational program OF work next
year are excellent.
"In a general way this years pro-
gram of work has only been well
launched. II will require n period Of
two or three years yet TO develop
most OF the projects. There are prob
lens that need attention, but because
of the time that will be required "a
complete our present program It would
be unwise Mt this time TO add material
ly TO H."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05
ANNUAL MEETING OF
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
HELD IN M|DDLET0WN
crangsrs Deeply Interested in
Work Accomplished Dur
ing Year.
AGENT BAUSMAN REPORTS

ec.c,si Correspondents Every Evening.
Niddletcwn. Dec. b.--Reports OF in
,erc-t 90 GrAnGers showing the i'm
porlsnt work done by the Bureau
during The past year were submitted
., the annual meeting OF the New
Castle County Farm Bureau being
held In the new Everett Theatre to-
a,y,
President Frank F. Yearsley Is
presiding at the sessions which open
81 this morning and which was at
tended by many members Of the bu-
,oau from all sections OF the coun-
iy. This Bureau has grown In i'm
portancc 10 the farmers OF the
county in the past couple OF years
and assisted them In solving num-
hcr Of their problems. The report o
County Agent X. O. Bausman was o
especial interest as il showed JUS
what important work has been ac
tomplished. Miss Agnes +. Medill
t'ountv club Agent. and several 9th
sr reports were also submitted.
Those attending the meeting hat
dinner at the Middletown Hotel ant
this afternoon officers viii be electe,
and thore will be addresses by Deal
Charles A. McCue Of the Agricultur
department of the University OF Del
aware. and DIR. Frank App. secretar.
~ the New Jersey Federation O
county Boards OF Agriculture.
The nominating committee wh!cl
win report on new officers TO be elect
- follows: John Nivin, Of Newark
George Matthews OF Bear: Edwar
Walton of Cooch's: George c. Burgt
'of Middlctown. A budget Tor the com
inittee year will also be mapped out.
county Agent Bausman in his re
lnnri told OF the program carried ou
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

this yesr. the policies OF the Bureau
and tho various projects OF the year.
In his report Mr.. Bausman explains
what has been done In tho way Of
getting moro pure bred cattle In the
herds OF this county. Three years ago.
he says. = bull survey was taken, and
1t was found that % per cent Of the
bulls In tho county were grades and
scrubs. Since that time the State Hol-
stein Friesian Association and the
Bureau have been cooperating in
promoting a campaign to supplant the
grade and scrub bulls with pure breds.
The report in part follows:
Our most effective means have been
through pure bred bull calf consign-
ment sales. Over a hundred pure bred
bulls have replaced grades and scrubs
directly through this project. To add
Impetus to the sale this year half OF
the entries were pure bred females,
and forty consignments were accept
ed out OF seventy-nve applications
All entries were inspected and accept
ed by a special committee.
Annual Auto Dairy Tour. To give
our farmers an opportunity to see
the methods used on the better dairy
farms OF the County, an auto dairy
tour has become an annual event.
Better Milk Campaign. A co-Qpera-
tive program with which the Inter
state Dairy Council Of Philadelphia
has gotten marked results. in improv-
ing the quality Of milk shipped out OF
the county. We arranged the meeting
and the Council supplied we'll verset
speaker and the motion picture equip.
ment. Especially during the season O,
garlicky milk has this work been ef
fective.
Boys and Girls Clubs.
Junior Dairy Cattle Club. New
Castle County has one hundred-twen
ty boys and girls enrolled In tn,
Junior Dairy Cattle Clubs. Eacl
spring the County Agent organizes ,
new club and secures a car load o
he!fers from some dairy, center an,
provides each member with a select
ed pure bred heifer at cost.
In juno OF each year two distric
heifer club shows are held where eacl
member is required to exhibit hi
heifer. In addition to the judging,
program IL arranged. This event !
the annual dairy club roundup. TIL
twelve heifers standing highest &
these shows are taken to the Stat
Fair where they form part OF IN
! County Agent exhibit and again <
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

vcrsi,y Of Delaware. lie will speak on
the subject "OM Friend and Ally"
Following the lecture there will be "A
social hour.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

the County Agent conducted n brief
seed wheat survey. A few crops were
located of high yielding varieties and
which showed good termination test.
Son Survey for Lime.
Tho Agronomy Department OF the
University In cooperation with the
County Agent has made county soil
survey for lime requirments. Samples
Of soil have been taken from every soil
type In the county and tested for lime
requirement. As soon ms can be
tabulated the results OF this survey
will be published.
Poultry Vaccination.
Three demonstrations In vacclnat-
ing poultry for roup and for poultry
typhoid were conducted. The demon
stration incident to roup brought
marked results. However, the vac
cination for typhoid In reality was an
experiment and was conducted from
that standpoint. Vaccination In this
case did not check the disease. More
research work In the laboratory will
have TO be done on a typhoid vaccine
Ditchias with Explosives.
"In cooperation with the du Pon'
Company. q ditchlng with explosives
demonstration was held during tho
summer. Thirty farmers were present
Tho demonstration plainly showed the
advantage in tho use OF explosives ir
draining certain types OF soil. Du'
to tho high cost and scarcity OF labor
draining with explosives will probabl,
become an established practice.
Permanent Pasture.
with dairying q coming industry
the srvwing Of permanent pasture
IL an important factor. A permanent
pasture denomination has bee'
started this year. Tho soil has beei
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

through tho demonstrations. An orderl
for car load OF certified seed po- |
tatoes was pooled. The pool consisted
OF the Green Mountain and Rural
Russell varieties and was purchased
through the New York Potato
Growers Association. This car load OF
potatoes was distributed among
twenty-six farmers. The results OF
this work have indeed been Eratify-
ing. In every case a decided increase
in yield was experienced over the
home grown seed and In some cases
the increase was 100 per cent. A re-
cent questionable sent to tho men,
bers of this pool showed that without
exception every farmer had obtained
good results and indicated . desire
for moro seed next year. The pool
next spring will aggregate two or more
car loads.
Soy Bean Pool.
New Castle County Is developing
into n dairy county. Due to the many
failures In growing clover hay. the
raising of a legume roughage has be-
come an important economical prob
lem. The demonstrations OF last year
showed soy bean hay II good yielding
crop for this county and that as a
roughage for dairy cattle IL is uncx-
celled. Through the influence OF the
demonstrations OF last year. an order
for 400 bushels OF soy beans was
pooled. The order was placed In sus-
sex county, This pool insured our
farmers both a reasonable price and a
high quality product. Growing soy
beans as a hay crop is now an es-
tablished practice.
| Seed Wheat Survey.
Good seed wheat this fall was
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

into competition in both the club and
open classes.
The greatest distinction achieved
by a dairy club member up to date
was won this year when n club heller
was awarded the blue ribbon In the
two years old open class at the State
Fair. The heifer shbwed, in heavy
competition. Another club member
won third prize on his heifer In this
same class, and n third boy won third
prize on his heifer In the senior calf
class.
Junior Dairy Cattle Judging Team.
Each year we arrange an auto dairy
club tour. The itinerary OF the tour
consists Of five Cr six OF. the good
dairy farms of the State. The pur-
pose OF the tour Is twofold, first, to
give the members an opportunity 70
learn the methots used by other club
members, and second. to select the
team that will represent the county
In the dairy cattle judging contest al
the State Fair. The team winning
high honors In the State contest Is
awarded the trip TO the Eastern States
Exposition mt Springfield. Mass, and
enters the interstate dairy cattle
judging contest there.
Corn Shows.
During the year the County Agen,
has been called upon to Judge and
speak at numerous local corn show,
held by oranges. These shows ard 9
decided impetus in improving the Ioca
| strains OF corn
| "The County Corn Show this yea
was supplanted with two district corr
shows This plan was a matter O
convenience to the farmers. One hun
hundred and fifty samples OF corr
were exhibited at these two shows
not TO mention tho very nice exhibit
OF potatoes. At each show an evenin,
program was arranged and a spealxe
from the University was present.
""The winning samples from ou
district shows generally play an i'm
portant role at the State Show. Thi
year the grand champion ten ears G
corn at one OF our district shows wa
also the grand champion ten ears a
the State Show.
This year we sent ten samples {
corn 10 the National Grain and Hn
Show at Chicago. Although no blu
ribbons were won, yet the sample
, spoke well for eastern corn and III
exhibitors feel that with tho experienc
, gained they will be In a position I
send some winning exhibits next yea
y Based on the interest create
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

Results are what you are seeking
Use CLASSIFIED ads.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

Since 1910, when Joseph Park and John
Mason Tilford formed partnership to supply
the old Knickerbocker families of New York
with groceries, the name Park s. Tford has
stood for the highest standard Of purity and
excellence in foodstufs. Today, the great or
ganization Of Park s. Tilford reaches out to
the remotest corners Of the world to gather
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

westminsfcr Mems Club Meeting.
Tho Westminster Mems Club, at
their meeting tonight wnl bs addressed
by Professor Ezra Crooks of the Uni
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05
Soy Bean Pool.
Seed Wheat Survey.

Good seed wheat this fall was
scarce. Because OF the many in
quiries received relative TO good seed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-05

together the finest foods known to man; and
the Park s. Tilford label is mark of distinc.
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Of food d-perfection.
We now offer Park s. Tilford food products
to the families of this city, with the confidence
that they will find in these exquisite delicacies
a new standard of excellence.