CULLING OF POULTRY
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
Lincoln D. Kelsey, farm bureau manager of this county, and John C. Hutter, poultry expert, have been about the county during the past week on a culling expedition. They have visited poultry men in Loudonville, New Scotland, Voorheesville, Ravena, Westerlo, West Berne, Guilderland Center, Altamont and Delmar.
In their travels they have inspected 2838 hens on fourteen farms with the result that they found of this number 1123 which they classed as non-profitable. 

Mr. Kelsey says that the farmers will benefit greatly in the savings on their feed bills by the elimination of the non-layers and quotes an example that is most excellent proof of the value of the culling process. 

At one farm Mr. Hutter examined 531 birds and culled out 219 of the hens. The next day the remaining 312 laid more eggs than the whole flock had previously. The 219 culls laid only 12 eggs. 

MARIAVILLE 

Thieves attempted to take the ton truck of the late John Dorn from the barn one night last week. The timer had been taken out and they had it ready to hoist on another truck, evidently, as planks had been laid down as a track, but the dog scared them away. They took three perfectly good tires from Mrs. Dorn’s touring car. Troopers are busy on the case. 

CLARKSVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Wright and Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Wright have returned from a fishing trip along the St. Lawrence river. They reported good fishing, as a result of which several of their friends enjoyed a fish dinner on Monday. 

BERNE
Miss Ruth Banghart, teacher of piano music, has several pupils and is meeting with success. Any one who desires a course of piano instructions will do well to call upon Miss Banghart. 

VILLAGE NOTES
— Charles J. Vroman has purchased the newsroom business of Mrs. M. B. Keenholts, in the Lainhart Block, and took possession this morning. Mr. Vroman will give up his position with the General Electric company at Schenectady on August 9th. 

— Walter Severson and family have returned from an auto trip to Connecticut and Massachusetts. Mr. Severson spoke at two conferences of beekeepers. 

— Mr. and Mrs. Verner Hurst of Schenectady left on Tuesday of last week for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reid at Twin Bridges, Montana. Mr. Reid is the owner of a vast tract of tillable land, which he utilizes for pasturage, having over 11,000 sheep and lambs which roam over the entire farm and some 20,000 acres of government land adjoining. Mr. Hurst is a son of David T. Hurst of Guilderland Center. 

GUILDERLAND CENTER
On Monday afternoon a very sad accident happened at the home of Charles Lape, when in backing his auto truck out of the garage, Mr. Lape struck and ran over his 17 months old granddaughter, his daughter Jessie’s baby, who were visiting them for a few weeks. The child died immediately. Mr. Lape was unaware that the child was out of the house and when he heard her scream he was terrified. A telegram was at once sent to the child’s father and in the evening all of the family left for Utica where Mr. and Mrs. Cook reside. Sincere sympathy is extended to the members of the family.