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The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
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PLAN TO PREVENT NOULTING
Natural for Very Early Hatched Pull
lets to Go Through Partial
Moult in Fall.

Every fall we hear a number of re-
ports Of pullct-egg production being
cut down by fall moulting. This Is
perhaps only natural when we consid-
er that every one is working toward
early maturity and production by
means Of better breeding early hatch-
ing and heavy feeding. 1t is natural
for very early hatched pullets to stop
laying and go through partial moult
before cold weather. In addition to
this natural tendency, the moult may
be fastened by any sudden change OF
feed, care or environment. The fol-
lowing simple rules, If followed. VIII
be helpful to prevent this fall moult:
l. Avoid hutching out of season;
March, April and May are best, the
exact time depending on the breed.
2. Provide free range during the en-.
tire season.
3. Avoid rutions containing an ex-
cess of protein.
4. Do not attempt to hold pullets
back, let them mature normally.
5. Have the pullets in their~winter
quarters before production starts.
6. Avoid any sudden change In feed.
care or management after production
begins.-Connecticu Experiment Sta
tion.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
CULLlNC P0ULT A PRACTICE
THAT INCREASES the PROFITS

having gone broody, or having been
sick or broken limb. When hen
stops laying the yellow color comes
back in the same order that it left"
Appearance of the body is another
guide in deciding which are the better
hens. The head of good layer is neat,
feminine, and has prominent clear
eye and short, slender, curved beak.
The body is good sized, long, broad,
and deep. The laying hen needs a
large body because there must be room
for the digesting Of feed and ample
room for the egg organs. Fourteen
days are required for the development
of an egg yolk and heavy layers will
have eight or more yolks developing at
| the same time.
A soft and pliable abdomen is char
acteristTc of laying hen. When hen
stops laying the abdomen will shrink
quite rapidly and become tight. Meaty
abdomens are sometimes found on hens
and this is spoken of broken down
abdomen rlcwdaw(2h q ueosyyy um4wa
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with hens that have served useful
period; those hens are usually included
in the culls for they will never amount
to much as egg producers.
"a good layer is busy; she gets up
early and goes to roost late; she is
busy all day and spends good deal of
time singing as she searches for food, u
says Mr.. McIlroy. "The poor hens can
be noticed from their timid nature,
often staying on the outside edge of
the edge of the flock at feeding time,
and thus, often being deprived OF
enough feed.
"The pelvic bones Of layer are
we'll spread apart. The more eggs the
hen lays the greater will be the dis.
tance between these bones. Good lay
ers of the smaller breeds will have q
spread of the pelvic bones equal tc
the width Of three fingers or more
} while good layers of the larger breed
. will have spread of ut least foul
and sometimes five or six finger
widths"
When selecting layers by the yellow
pigment it should be noted that feeding
: of much yellow corn will increase the
; yellow pigment in all members of the
: flock and even the layers will have
; considerable pigment present. In order
: to have a standard, a comparison
should be made with the male birds o1
: the flock; they will have the yellow
! pigment corresponding to the non-lay
ing hens of the flock.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
DETERMINING SIZE.

The diameter of silo should be de-
termined by the amount of ensilage to
he fed If less than one and one-tifth
inches of ensilage are removd daily
emouIding is likly to start. The warm
er the weather the greater the depth
of ensilage that should be removed.
In winter II dairy cows, fed 4O pounds
q day, will use up the right amount
from Il 14-foot silo, while in summer 1t
would require is cows to use up the
right amount of ensilage that should
be removed daily. From l2-foOt
sjlo, 8 COWS in winter and 13 in sum-
u,er: for the 16-foOt silo, II cows In
winter ana % In summer. good
rule to follow is: let the amount OF
ensiluge fed daily determine the d.
~" ~ilo and let the height
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
SPRAY POTATO LEAF HOPPER
Bordeaux Mixture Should Be Applied
Thoroughly to Under Side
Of the Leaves.

You can get the potato leaf hopper
by using bordeaux mixture. The
formula employed consists Of four
pounds Of copper sulphate, four
pounds Of unslaked lime to fifty gal
Ions of water. The spray should be
applied to the under side Of the leaves
thoroughly, using at least $50 pounds
pressure. This pressure gives fine
mist spray. At least three applications
are recommended and fourth might
be given to advantage. Both sides Of
each row should be thoroughly
sprayed to make the job complete.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
RECIPE FOR FLY REPELLEN7
Cattle Can Be Greatly Relieved From
Pests by Application Of Coal.
Tar Mixture.

Cattle can be greatly relieved from
flies by spraying in the morning be-
fore going to pasture with some fly
spray. For this the following home.
made spray is efficient and cheap:
Four and one-half quarts coal-tar dip,
four and one-half Quarts fish oil. three
quarts coal oil. three quarts whale oil,
one and one-half quarts oil Of tar
three pounds laundry soap.
Dissolve the laundry soap in water
and mix the other ingredients thor.
oughly and bring the whole up to 30
gallons. This spray can be applied
With an ordinary spray pump and will
give relief from flies the greater part
of the day.
Some provision for shade will Offer
relief to certain extent from heat.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17

EGGS-Country receipts, rots out,
per case, S5.10; No. candled, good
extras, free from rots, small dirties
and checks out, per dozen, 19c; small
dirty and held stock, rots and leakers
out, dozen, 14c; checks, rots and leak.
ers out, 13c; quotations on eggs in
clude cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Not advisable to
ship turkeys under pounds in weight
Hens, lbs. over, 1Sc; hens, under 4
lbs, 13c; cripples and culls, unstable:
ducks, fat, 13c; ducks. young, 1Sc:
geese, fat, SC; turkeys. fat, over 8 lbs.
Csc; turkeys. thin and small, 15@20c
cripples and culls unsalable; roosters
l2c; No. broilers. per lb, zoe; leg
horns. all sizes. tic. .... ....
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
Removing Posts After Treatment in
creosote-The Posts Are Allowed to
Drain in the Barrels.

onstrated in many cases, says G. B.
Macdonald, head of the forestry de-
partment at the college. Creosoting
will lengthen the life Of posts of any
kind of wood, but it is especially valu-
able With soft woods.
Tests have shown that such soft
woods as willow and cottonwood,
which last only three or four years IT
untreated, will serve as posts for from
20 to 25 years when treated. This
fact makes possible the utilization by
the farmer of woods of this kind on
the farm which would otherwise be
practically useless.
1t Is practicable, Mr.. Macdonald
points out, for farmer to set out a
small plantation of quick-growing
trees, such as the cottonwood, and In
five or six years have the start of a
permanent supply of posts. 1t is estt-
mated that post per acre is needed
every year. A considerable saving can
be made by the farmer who grows
and treats his own posts.
Two methods Of creosoting posts are
recommended by Mr.. Macdonald, one
in which one tank is used and another
which requires two tanks. In the first
method posts are put into the creosote
tank with the creosote at high TEN.
perature, and are allowed to cool In
the same tank. When two tanks are
used the posts are transferred. after
their bath in the hot creosote, to the
other tank, which contains cold creo.
sOt>>
On medlum-sized farms, where 1OC
or more posts are needed annually, d
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17

"That culling poultry is profitable
practice Is emphasized by the fact that
some flocks may be culled as much as
as many eggs as they did before" said
G. w. McIlroy, poultryman at the
North Dakota Agricultural college, in
reply to an inquiry regarding poultry
movement today.
A flock of 225 birds at Darlington,
Nd, was culled to 146 last year. The
r.SI3 culls laid IL eggs that November,
and eight eggs that December, while
the remaining 146 laid 259 eggs during
that November and $50 during that
December. This shows clearly that
the culls were good for nothing except
meat. Mr.. McIlroy said.
August Is is the date set for begin
ming to Gull the poultry flock, according
to Mr.. McIlroy, because this is about
the time the poor hens stop laying.
Good hens keep laying for two or more
smonths longer. Tests show that hens
generally culls because they take a
long While to moult and usually do not
begin to lay for five months or more.
"A good hen moults after the middle of
September, moults rapidly, and Is ready
to lay soon after she is through mOult-
ing.
Farmers often notice hens moulting
;and a most naked late in October and
In November and they wonder whether
these are good hens or not. These are
good hens; they are the ones that have
probably laid the most eggs during the
summer and are the ones that should
be kept for the breeding pen, according
to Mr.. McIlroy.
Another guide in culling with the
yellow skinned breeds such as the Ply
mouth Rocks, Rhode Island reds,
Wyandottes and Leghorns is the
tamount of this yellow pigment present
"Ahen hens are laying heavily this
yellow pigment disappears from the
vent. the eye ring, the beak, and the
.shank in the order named" said Mr.
- Mr.. McIlroy. "a bleached beak gener.
ally means that the hen has been q
heavy producer for about a month
Bleached shanks mean that she has
beNl Il good producer for three months
.or more. When farmer sees yellow
on these parts in August, the time
when the good hen is laying, he can be
sure that such Il hen is not laying
However, the couse of her not laying
may be due to something other thar
her lack of laying qualities, such as
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
POST Treatment
IS MONEY Saver
Experiments at Iowa College
With Water Gas Tar in Con.
junction With Creosote.
BY-pR0DUCT OF GAS PLANTS
creosotino Will Lensthen Life Of
Posts Of Any Kind Of Wood-Is
Especially Valuable With Cot
tonwood or Willow.

A new economy in the preservative
treatment of fence posts is in sight, II
experiments with the use of water gas
tar in conjunction with creosote,
which are being conducted by forest
ers Of the Iowa agricultural expert
ment station, Justify the belief that
the tar can be utilized.
Water gas tar, a by-product Of arti-
fetal gas plants, is much cheaper than
creosote. The purpose of the expert
ments Is to determine whether or not
the tar can be successfully used in a
mixture with the creosote and in what
proportions to give the best results.
The economic value of the preserva-
tive treatment Of posts has been DEM
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
KILLING OFF BEST CHICKENS
Housewife Makes Mistake in Getting
Rid of cockereIs Because They
Are Large.

The housewife who kills off her
largest and best ceckerels and pullets
is not as much a poultrywoman as
some people think. G1tcn it is the
cockerels that are the most valuable,
set nearly every farm woman thinks
she is justified in killing off her larg-
est chicks if they happen to be cock.
rres. 1t Is not very hard matter to
ret 50 and So for good. vigorous util-
ity cockerels nowadays. Better be
certain before you kill the next one.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
BOYS SHOW HOW TO
GET STARTED DAIRYJNo

The dairy calf club boys Of the
state showed their dads how to get
started in the dairy business, at the
state fair. A number of the boys sent
their dairy calves to the Agricultural!
college dairy exhibit located in ths
dairy cattle barns. ....
These calves We're in charge Of q
calf club boy and visitors not only had
chance to inspect the calves but
were also able to find out how the
clubs are formed, how the calves are
obtained and how to feed and care
for the calves.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17

may be greatly Increased by the use
of heavy-yielding silage crops such as
sorghum and Japanese cane. 1mma-
ture Biloxi soy beans mixed with corn
or sorghum were not so satisfactory,
but with late-matu1ing crops like Japa-
nese cane these soys gave very good
results.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.

Spring wheat-No. dark northern
1.30@1.34; No. northern, 1.12@1.16;
No. dark hard, 1.O5@1.17; No. hard
1.00@1.05; No. 1 am. dur, 94c@96c;
No. durum, SSc@91c. Corn No. 2
yellow, 56@57c. Oats No. white, q
@2Sc. Barley, choice to fancy, 47@
49c. Rye No. 2, &c. Flaxseed No. l.
2.44M246.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
cuttino MiIlet for Feed.

Millet to be fed to horses and mules
should be cut before 1t becomes dead
ripe or it is likely to cause the kid
news of the animals to act too freely.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17

Along in the summer when eggs
begin to get scarce again is a good time
to know about proper feeding for egg
production. The state agricultural col.
lege has bulletin on the subject
~ --r' F"nn FOR the aSkinn
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
Soil Condition jmproved

The condition Of the soil in the back
yard can be steadily improved by veg&
table gardening
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
Plant Enough Hay.

Make sure to plant enough hay
crops to supply hay for next year.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
South ST. Paul Live Stock.

0UVtH 0t. TdU1 ctVe 0tVCK'
So. St. Publishers, $3.75@S.75;
veal calves, s3.25@9.75; COWS and heif.
ers, $3.5O@7.O0; hogs, s6.70@1050;
sheep and lambs, $6.O0@125O.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17
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The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-17

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Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

Styles change a ReneaE as in clothing Keep up to date with The Patriot.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
ELLIOTT

Sylvester Baker was in Boston few days this week.
 Mrs. (. C. Gardner of Newport viz tied in town one day last week.
 Miss Grace Clapp is spending this week with relatives in Hartford.
 Miss Beatrice Stiles of Lebanon was a weekend guest at Walter Brydcn' E
 Miss Margaret Bokee, who has been visiting Miss Houget. at 'Farenough, has returned to her home in Newport
 Earl Colburn has returned Co Che Navy after visit of two weeks with his grandmother, Mrs n. \. Calhntn
 Michael Hoffay returned To New York Sunday after spending several weeks with his sister in law, Mrs. J. V Hoday.
 Mrs. Irving Hopkins returned home last Friday from s. joseph's Hospital, Willimantic. where she underwent a serious operation.
 Sunday visitors at F. $. Glarp' were Miss Edith Clapp of Hartford. Mrs Harold Buket and children of Norfolk. Va. Mts Nian and son Aa ron of killineiy
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

try it 1 now feel fine and can do my homework without any trouble at all. You can use this letter for the sake of others if you wish. Mrs. WELDON G. HATFIELD. R k. 3, Sabina. Ohio.
 Housewives make a great mistake in allowing themselves to become so weak and nervous that it ia well-nigh impos- sihle for them to attend Co their neces- sary household duties.
 Lvdia F Pinkhan's Vegetable Com pound should be taken when you first notice such symptoms as nervousness backaehe. weakness and irregularity. It will help you and prevent more serious trouble Give it fair trial lt surely helped Mrs Hatfield. just las sithas many, many other women.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
PHOENIXVHLE

Henry May and friend of Boston were weekend guests of Geo. Spald- ing and family.
 4 group of Thompson teachers was in Willimantic Wednesday visiting the model schools
 Mrs. Cora Clemens was in Worees- ter Wednesday. attending session of the Worcester Normal and Training School.
 Mrs. Arthur Gillette 0f Willimantie entertained a house party from New London and Hartford over the week end. Among those attending were Misses Florence and Winifred Jones of New London and J C. Jones Of Hartford. Mir. and Mira Roy Clemens of Phoenixville.
 Roy Clemens ana Ralph West were in Abingdon Wed1esday evening at- tending the meeting of Wolf Den Grange. 1 clas af fee received the third and fourth degrees. Salad sup per was served ar ocial hour fol- lowed. after Wh5H taacIng was en- Ioyed until late a4t
 Qaianatizset of Thompson observed Neighba Sight. Tuesday evening. the IGta Hae affair was largely attended 9raagers from Oxford. Mass. Ism. and Wolf Den. Long Meaaoa. aaI Nedway The program was bE fU6 tors. Refresh ments of cake. fce=eream and punch were served Dsr followed. Be tween 200 and 800 1langers were in attendance
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
GEO. THAYER BEGINS TOUR ROUND WORLD
Father of Charles T. Thayer of Putnam Heads West for
 Japan
Will Cover Asia and Europe, Winding
 Up In New York

George Thaycr of West Hartford father of Charles r. Thayer of 2a Pleasant street, Putnam, has set oui on another tour round the world. The cider Mir. Thayer. by his travels about the world, has earned for himself the title of the globe trotter
 Concerning this new trip of Mir Thayer, the Hartford Courant ou Monday said
 When the old spring fret came o'ct George Fhayer early in the month. if was more than he could stand He passed up q chance to take mere stroll afoot across the battleiields m France. for tho old stir was in hi5 pulses and he decided to take a jauut round the world. perhaps not exactly Co break the record yet. but possibly to take g fling tt it And SO on May l3 De qut Hartford for n spin to Mon treal aHd then over the rails of the tWadi1n Pacific to Vancouver He bottled mp traveller of The eourane staf to secrecy with a release timed on hIs arrIval e that British Columba rort George drew into Vancouver SatufLak rfeht
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
ASHFORD

Mrs F. Ktehet. eetgref for Con necticut under tae auspices of the partisan LeaFae gf Women Vo. ters. explained .The Machinery of Government" C to tHa ladies of East ford at the chape Tuesday afternoon, when a local branch was formed with the following officers President, Miss Janet Tf0Whridge; secretary, Miss Alice RindEe treasurer, Mrs. Charles Tripp.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
UNION
Russell Harmon WIS home over Sun

Russell Harmon was home over Sun day
 John koWorie and family have moved Co Phoenixville.
 Mr and Mrs. George Thayor visited their daughter Mrs Fred Howard. in Putnam, Sunday
 Mrs. Mary Goodhall had the mis- fortune To fal on che kitchen floor and break her arm.
 Mrs Pauline Mafkoviteh and chil- dren have moved into the Irving Sum. ner plHcc la North Ashford
 Ar and Mrs Charles Buell and three children visited Mrs Buells mother. Ms. N Goodhall on Sunday
 The Misses Mahcl and Martha Hor ton. at Johnson Hospital, are both on the way to recovery. both doing fine, and Will be home m a couple ef weeks
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
Sail, for ' okehoma

4r.trrjay f sailed on thc Em- aress inpa for Yokehoma Land. eH eatH taHl from Yukohoma Road $ he wlli mase aH his muI whether he wall aart he4i.one n attempt to belt the world undcl lhe 46 days. 22 haars tht rvcarj ta fEc west. or Wil any take favt trp into the interior and then seseh Naeaski and over to Shanp hH anl wander faat toosc ia China and m tAa falHess af fim come back across tae pag.Ht Co his West Hartford home
 "ehauecs arc that be- VIII continue hls sprint ln that case his route Is ky Hii tp Nalbara .a inland Janan. anal chen by more rail .a rsarea. there te embark ou q ship of che Russian Volunteer Fleet for Viadjs7ost5k chen. given chat Che consul reports che way clear hs Wil beard a train of the trans Siberian for Harbn Lake. Bal kaL omsk and Moscow change chen to broad euage track and ride to Alex andrevo and Thorn then. f Poland and Germany are willing. George is to traverse by Nord trUn the west af Poland and the east ~ what is lcft of Feutonia. then to Berlin and Ak la ehapelle next to Brussels and 0s- tend across tht water to Dover. theu Co CharinE Cross and London. thrr hy Liverpool or Southampton to New York haek to West Hartford.
 ol3 friends are hoping that George NN akt h fling at Che record and hfeak t l6 either east. itss Hart trra rec1ra
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

ness and lrregulari- |ty. l was weak and nervous and could hardly stand on my feet long enough to cook a meal. 1 was |this way for about q year and had tried several medicines and had a physician. but to no avail My sister was taking your medicine and finally induced me to
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

fou8yiile. an lalao9 of thc Maine Coast and part of the town af Bristol. haz 6oo inhabitants On the islaud arc young people who have never seen a uWu or cIectric cnr ar aa automobile.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

lfaea ta.e with Patriot a.ee3s ee. yauf dollar stays al home
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19

How parents follow world events. and other leads. in naming their chil- dren has been revealed in the taking of the annual schoo. census In Los An geles. A few of the names which caused the eensu5 takers to have them repeated were Liberty Bond Vii, Hams, Chateau -ThIerry Rogers, Lyle Stocking, Merriiy Grumbling. Hosea Tyre, Polly Parrat Helen Warmer. Melba Peach and Sterling Price.
Putnam patriot., 1922-05-19
MRS. HATFIELD
 SABINA, OHIO
In Pitiable Condition when she Began Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

Sahina. Ohio. -.'I took Lydia F. Pink ham Vegetable Compound for weak
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-02-03
FAR FROM FAILURES

Whether Senator Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts is affected with touch Of
sour grapes. or whether he reflects on
Calibre OF Democrats that have been
chosen to fill offices of public trust, his
statement to the students OF George
town university can hardly be said to
have the right ring, when he gives vent
to this utterance, young lawyers abb
solutely blight their careers by be-
coming mayors OF their home cities.
Nine men out of ten make a failure
of life who enter upon a public career,
and usually die in poverty
The Senator advises every man who
considers himself worth his salt to
religiously sMer clear of public career,
or in other words to devote his energies
and his time solely to the making of
money, denying the public the benefits
Of his knowledge and his experience.
This hardly seems the proper doc
trine to spread among college students
Generally speaking, the men who are
filling responsible positions in the pub
lie service are doing SO from the love OF
service and they do not confuse it with
the idea of success as it is interpreted
by the Massachusetts, senator In the
United States Senate and House, there
is scarcely a man who could not com
mand much more if he would devote
his energies in other channels Yet we
do not believe that these gentlemen
who are giving their days to the public
good could hardly be termed failures
or would want to be classified as such
| If the students of Georgetown anC
other colleges throughout the country
really took Mr.. Walsh's views seriously
it wouldn't be long before the United
States would be well on the way t,
disaster.