Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-02
YEAR NEARLY CLOSED
 IN EGG LAYING CONTEST.
The Leading Pens and the Record of
 Connecticut Hens.

The total number of e.ggs laid dur ing the filth week of the international egg laying contest at Storrs was 1901. an increase of nine over the previous weeks production The largest num- Der of eggs laid by one pen during the week was 29. This was accomplished by pen of white Wyandottes owned by W. B. Candu of De Witt. N. Y. There were two pens that tied for sec ond place for the week, each laying 26 eggsEbarred Plymouth Rocks owned by Robert J. Weldon of Midleburg, Md, and single comb Rhode Island Reds owned by Mrs. Harris Lehman of Mid way, Ky. There were two pens that tied for third place for the week, with 25 eggs each.
 The largest egg laid during the week weighed 24-100 of pound. This egg was laid by rose comb Rhode Island Red hen owned by M. c. Richardson, Jr., of Front Royal, Va The smallest egg laid during the weeek weighed l. 100 of pound. This egg was laid by single comb white Leghorn hen own ed by Frederick Peasley of Cheshire Conn.
 The leading individual to date is a single comb white Leghorns owned by Marwood poultry farm. Butler, Pa This remarkable hen has laid 229 eggs and is still laying, having laid five eggs last week The hen that has laid the largest number of eggs In the Rock owned by Henry D. Riley oi Stoffrd, Pa The hen has laid 22O egg since January 1. an average of si1 eggs a week.
 The following is a list of the three leading pens as they stand to date with the total number of eggs laid by each:
 F. c. Yost of Sayre, Pa., single coml white Leghorns, 1905; Beulah farm | anlilton, Ont, white Wyandottes, 96s | Marwood poultry farm, Butler, Pa, single comb white Leghorns. S61 Toms poultry farm. Toms River, N J., single comb white Leghorns, a44 The following is a complete list 0 l the Connecticut pens as they stand t. | date, with the total number of egg laid by each:
 Frederick Peasley of Cheshire, singl comb white Leghorns, S96; A J. Clarl of New Haven, barred Plymouth Rocks 826; II. F. Deming of Robertsville, sin | gle comb Rhode Island Reds, s25; S. Scoville of East Haven. rose conn Rhode Island Reds, SIS; Burton E l IAOOA O1 WiAStCub c4LSAC COAtU Wllb lLeghorns, SIP; W. J. Tilley of Packer vile, white Plymouth Rocks, SIP; Con yers farm, Greenwich. single conn
 white Leghorns, 796; Elm poultr yards, Hartford, single comb whit Leghorns, 7sS; B. s. Edgerton of Yves | Wilmington, rose comb Rhode Isian Reds. TIE; Sugarbrook farm, Centra
 Village, white Plymouth Rocks, 757 A. B. Hall of Wallingford, barred Ply mouth Rocks. 742; William B. Ross c
 Eaglevflle, white Wyandottes. 78s Paul Colbrou of New Canaan, sing1
 comb white Leghorns, 71S; J. c. Ster ling of Rockville, black Minorcas, 710
 Branford farms. Groton, single com
 white Leghorns, 698; E. W. Crockett ( East Hampton, white Plymouth Rock
 e95; Paul Collbrou of New Canaan, sin gle comb white Leghorns, SEA; Mir Louis Hitler of Unionville. America
 Dominiques, 68s; Sterling & Clay c
 Rockville, black Minorcas, 667; F. I
 Williams of Naugatuck, white Wyan
 dotres, 664; Arthur s. Bailey of Cobal
 single comb Rhode Island Reds, 59S
 Gaylord farms, .Wallingford, singl
 comb brown Leghorns, 521; George 4
 Cosgrove of West Wilmington, whit
 Wyandottes sos; J. F. Pratt of South
 ington, single comb white Orpingtoni
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