Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-21
BETS BEING PLACED
ON EGG LAYING CONTEST.
Norwich Interest Manifested in New
Line of Competition at Storrs.

The egg contest carried on at Con-
necticut Agricultural college, Storrs,
and supervised by the Connecticut Elk
pertinent Station, has been in progress
since November. 1t is an international
contest. as there are hens entered from
England Canada and 10 of the United
States. The state having the most is
PENNSYLVANIA. which has 20 pens. Con-
necticut is second with % pens. There
are II different breeds and % vAri-
cites of all the breeds. The purpose of
the contest is to find out what breed
of hens will at the lowest cost produce
the greatest number and the largest
value of marketable eggs. The reports
OF this contest viii be an official rec
ord for this number of breeds under
the same conditions. AS the hens come
from 100 different focks, the data will
have great scientific reliability.
The list OF valuable prizes to be
awarded in this big contest is steadily
growing. Two grand prizes will be
awarded: For the pen of fowls laying
the greatest number of marketable
| eggs in the II months of the COMPETE
ton, an engraved silver cup, valued at
500; for the individual laying the
| greatest number IF marketable eggs
during the competition, an engraved
oliver cup, valued at $100- Fifty dollars
in money is offered for the best laying
pen, $50 in money for the second best
and $40 for the third. The sum of $50
is also offered for the first pen laying
eggs of greatest market valIe, $50 for
for the second and $50 for the third.
The American Poultry Journal offers a
silver cup, valued at 800. for the pen
laying the greatest number of eggs
during the competition, and a second
prize of $50 in advertising space for
the pen laying next in order with more
than 10 dozen eggs. Cyphers incubat-
ors in each of four sizes are offered
through the courtesy of Grant n.
Curtis, publisher of the Reliaf lie PouI-
fV~x~ TTnrT 1n,-fS. Ifs~.s
World Fahler and Landes, jewelers. of
Allentown. Pa, offer a silver cup for
the pen of White Plymouth rocks lay
ing the greatest number of eggs dur
ing the contest. There are several 9TH
er prizes for entries from Canada and
some from other states, which may not
be told at this time.
The houses are u by Il with a dou-
BILE pitch roof Each house has a par
tition through the center, the front
half being of wire, with the exception
of about two feet at the bottom, which
is boarded to stop all drafts. Each pen
is by u, and there are five hens in
each of these. The owners send six
Inns, but one is held in reserve, in case
one dies or is sick. There are so houses
in all. These face the southeast and
the fronts are all open except the two
doors, one in each pen. The fronts
are frames hinged at the top, and COW
cred with cotton cloth. These are let
down at night but are hooked to the
roof during the daytime. Inere is a
sliding window covered with wire on
each side of the houses, which can be
opened in the summer time. so as to
admit good current of air across the
back part, where the roosts are. On
the back, to protect the hens, is one
ply tar paper
Interest in the contest increases with
every week. and it is even rumored
that bets are being placed on the va
rious groups of leaders. The single
comb white Leghorns from England
have been in the lead during the past
week.