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7. CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS, Thursday, MAY 20, 1920 OUR FARMER'S CORNER How to Care for Hen That Has Become Broody When hens become broody, they should be "broken up" as quickly as possible, for the sooner this is done the sooner they will resume laying. To break a hen of broodiness she should be confined to a small coop raised off the ground, preferably with a slat bottom. Give her plenty of water to drink ; she may be fed . or not, as desired. Not much difference will be found in the time required to break he rof broodiness, whether. she is fed or made to fast, United States Department of Agriculture poultry specialists say. Usually from 3 to 6 days' confinement will break her, but some. hens require 10 to 12 days. The broody hen will be recognized by her inclination to stay on the nest at night, the ruffling of her feathers and her picking at any one who, ap proaches her, and by the clucking noise she makes. The fact that her broodiness has been broken up can be recognized by the disappearance of these symptoms. . Salt the Fleas to Death Last year was an unusually bad year for fleas about houses. The time is again at hand when, though the voice of the flea may not be ' heard in the land, his tickling will be felt in the flesh -unless the simple preventive is applied. Fleas usually get into the house from the basement or some place where dogs or other animals have slept. Make a thor ough clean-up. Then sprinkle the floor well with salt and wet it down not wet enough to cause it to run. It may be necessary to repeat this treatment two or three times at in tervals of about three days. When to Cultivate Corn The best answer to the question of how frequently corn should be cultivated, say specialists of the United States Department of Agri culture, is that it should be cultiva ted often enough to keep down weeds and to maintain constantly a loose soil mulch till the corn has at tained its growth. To ' this end a greater number of cultivations will be necessary when rains at intervals of about a week cause the surface soil to run together and crust. This crust must be broken and the soil mulch restored, or excessive run-off and evaporation will soon rob the soil of its moisture, Promptness in restoring the soil -fmWW- X mulch after a rain is important. With double cultivators widened and by driving astride each alternate row, the mulch is restored in half the time necessary to drive astride of every row. New Era for Farmers The agricultural dream is coming true. The principles that have been advocated for years by real farm leaders are now being put into effect and agriculture is represented in a business-like manner by the Ameri can Farm Bureau Federation. This statement is known to be true by every person who attended the New England Conference of Farm Bu reau Leaders, held at Springfield, Mass. on April 26th, when Pres. J. R. Howard and Sec. J. W. Coverdale told of many things in which the American Federation ha3 already represented the agricultural interests of the country. Pres. Howard" sh ws by hi3 inti mate knowledge of national and world conditions that he is well qualified to speak for American Agricultural and with the hearty support of over. 1,009,000 farm bu reau members in this country he will be able to gain proper recognition for agriculture as a business. No longer will commercial and manu facturing interests alone be repre sented on every committee and com mission appointed to study and rec ommend methods of solving state and national .problems. Too often in the past, have such committees and commissions been ignorant of or prejudiced against the interests of agriculture, and farmers have suff ered accordingly. Pres. Howaid's statement as to the farmers' inter est in transportation problems, trade relations, methods of distribu tion, crop statistics, and legislation prove that the American Federation is prepared to tackle the problems which have always been so big that they have frightened farmers in the past. The world was not made in a minute and the Federation cannot do everything at once, but bureaus have already been established to take charge of work along each of these lines and if enough money is made available by the County Farm Bureaus, results are sure to be forth coming. Next year each State Federation will be expected to pay into the treasury of the American Federa tion; the sum of fifty cents for each mm mm ml mm Power? , Always on tap Good roads or bad, over hills or on the level, you will ap preciate the smooth, unfaltering flow of power you get from Socony Gasoline. At filling time look for the red, white 1 and blue Socony Sign. ' Every Gallon the Same A REG U.S. PAX OFF. MOTOR GASOLINE County Farm Bureau member, and with over 1,000,000 members in sight this will give a total of at least $500,000 with which to represent the business of agriculture, the biggest business in the United States today and one which heretofore has so often been made to bear the burdens which rightfully belonged to other interests. Pres. Howard is a plain spoken farmer who shows physically that his life has been spent in manual labor on the farm, but his keen in sight into national and world condi tions also shows an active mind and sound judgment which can be de pended upon to see that nothing dis honest or underhanded is put over on the farmers. The American Farm Bureau Fed eration will stand as a bulwark against foul play in politics and business. Its motives will be pure, but it will fight the farmers' battles when necessary to protect their in terests. It will be to agriculture, what the National Chamber of Com merce is to the commercial interests and what the American Federation of Labor is to organized labor, yet radicalism has never been and never will be characteristic of American farmers. Only safe and sane judg ment on the part of Federation offi cers and members of the Executive Board will ever receive the un flinching support of the State Feder ations, County Farm Bureaus and the individual farmer members. Farmers know the worthlessness of a run-a-way team and they have chosen their national leaders as they choose their work horses, for de pendability and results, not for the Show Ring. Let us stand behind the team. The Canfield Lime Co. of Cdnaan in Dissolution To Whom It May Concern: Please take notice that on the 23rd day of April 1920 all of the stockholders of the above corpora tion did vote to terminate the cor porate existence of said company. All persons having claims against said company are warned to present the same to Lancaster & Foord, At torneys, 60 Main Street, Torrington, Connecticut. All such claims must be presented on or before August 23rd, 1920. Canfield Lime Company May 6, 1920 Pity Posterity. A Boston doctor says that In 50 years people will be too civilized to kiss. Well, who cares? Very few of us will be caring much about kissing In 50 years. Cleveland Plain. Dealer. The s"-gn of a reliable dealer anctthe world's best Gasoline 'WfecTruist To Luck BaBaking Get A Glenwood And Be Sure A Modern Glenwood Range gives wonderful re sults with the smallest nossible amount of fuel. Hit District of . Canaan, 83., . Probate Court, May 12, 1920. ' Estate of Justin Morse, late of Canaan in said district, deceased. Upon the application of Harlan P. Morse of Canaan. Conn., nravine that letters of administration may be grantea on sata estate, sm per appli cation on file more fully appears, it is ORDERED That said application be heard and determined at the Pro bate Office in North Canaan in said district on the 19th day of May, A. D 1920 at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and that notice be given to all per sons interested in said estate of the pendency of said application and time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said iDstrict, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Canaan, at least five days before the said day of hearing, to appear, if they see cause, at said time and place and be heard relative thereto, and make return to this court. Attest: David C. Whittlesey, Judge. At a Court of Probate holden at Sharon, in and for the District of Sharon on the 12th day of May, A. D. 1920. Estate of Paul Lango, late of Sharon in said District, deceased. The administrator made application for an order authorizing and empow ering him to sell certain real estate belonging to said estate described as follows and as by said application on file and record more fully ap pears, viz; all that certain tract of land situated in said town of Sharon in said District lying on the west side of the road leading from Corn wall Bridge to Sharon and adjoin ing the lands of Louis Boroditzky, on the north and bounded and des cribed as follows, Beginning at the South east t corner of lands of said Boroditzky, thence running wester ly for 255 feet to a stake, thence northerly for 233 feet to a stake, thence north easterly for 174 feet to a stake, thence easterly for 122 feet to a stake, thence in the west line of said road for 389 feet to the stake at the place of beginning; whereupon it is, ORDERED That said application be heard and determined at the Pro bate Office in Sharon, on the 31st day of May A. D. 1920, at two o'clock in the afternoon and the Court directs the administrator to give public notice to all persons in terested in said estate to appear, if they see cause and be heard thereon, by publishing a copy of this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said Probate District. and by posting a copy of this order ) ' ir X P- I w J "Makes Cooking Easy" j Call and See Them and you will once why a Glenwood Range "Makes 01 AaaOjCOj BecKer Beebe, Canaan on the public sign post in said Shar on seven days before the said day of hearing, and return fnake to this Court. Attest, Willard Baker, Judge. "I Got Real Mad When I Loit My Setting Hen," Mr. Hannan. "I went into the hen house one morning and found x my favorite setter dead. I got real mad. Went to the store, bought some RAT SNAP and in a week I got six dead rats. Everybody who raises poultry should keep RAT-SNAP." Three sizes, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by Freeman Dempsey, dealer. adv. GATE IS MADE STOCK PROOF Pott Placed 1 Feet Apart Enable Pedestrians to Pas Through Cattle Kept Out A short-cut path across a field to an electric car line was blocked by the owner, who fenced it with wire and turned cattle in to graze. Since the path saved a great many steps, he received many protests. The own er gave permission to the pedestrians to put in a gate at each end of the path that would permit them to pass, but prevent the escape of cattle. This, was done In the manner Illustrated. An opening was cut in the fence, 1 feet wide, a post placed on each side, and a third post midway between To Enable Pedestrians to Pass Through a Field Without Danger of Cattle Escaping, a G?ts Was 5 Built of Three Posts. i i thein, about 1 fcet fronl t5ie fence line. The arrangement proved to be j quite satisfactory. Werner W. r.;ui inelster, Walla Wnllar Washington. In Po;)uIar Mechanics Magazine. Leave your order with us for all kinds of rubber stamps. The Canaan Printing Company. i b'4 tH rf 3! i ft S- W?'rf" ti t f y I ; f t' j -J V V understand at Cooking Easy" DELAY IN ORDERING LIME MAY BE FATAL Last-Minute Deliveries Can No Longer Be Made. Dealer and Manufacturers Should Have Advanced Information as to Farmer N cede Transpor tation I Uncertain. (Prepared by the United 8tate Depart ment of Asriculture.) Farmers probably will not N be able to secure lime to meet their agricul tural needs If they wait about order' lng it until they are ready to apply It. Under old conditions, companies sup plying agricultural lime recognized spring and late summer as the two, periods of demand, and farmers have ordinarily ordered their lime at the time they wished to apply it, in order j to save time and work by lnclndlog j hauling from the railroad station and , applying to the land in one operation, ' Under present conditions, lime manu-! facturers are no longer able to adjust, their business to this practice. Ow ing to shortage of labor In their own plants and transportation difficulties, last-minute deliveries can no longer be made with certainty. , ' For these reasons the department of 1 agriculture urges that spring needs b anticipated and that orders for lime be placed at once. Dealers and man ufacturers should have advance In formation as to farmers needs so that orders can bo combined and car spneo used to the best advantage. Delay In ordering may result In failure to ob tain the lime until too into. It is, moreover, the desire of thoj railroad administration that the sca- son for delivery of lime, which has i heretofore been from March to May, be extended to Include the period from age. Only In Maryland. Imagine roavtln; a turkey, alrrady as dry as tinder I Only In Marjlatul, where a few good cooks Ktlll linger. Is It served properly. There they do not roast It, hut II1 It, and then srvc It with a thlek, creamy oyster sauc. Thd diiV-.eiu'i 1 lilce ti nt between perfect ly broiled teixlerh in and fried eliuclc steak. 1-. W. llo's .Montlily. Urc th Toothbrush, r.evnro tin infe.-fed insm whose ..,.1. ijy :i!uii!t tin- v. crid see! Infl wliMin they may d'!iie. "Sjiare tho brui-hand .-poll the teeth" that's what pays the pyorrhea pneclalUt. r 1