Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-05
GREAT SHOWING BY LEeHoRNs.
Pennsylvania Hens Still Lead in Con- tsst-Champion Individual Hen an orpineton.

The total number of eggs laid during the S0th week of the egg laying contest at Storrs was 2,116 This is an in crease of 116 eggs over the previous weeks total, due to the fact that the brcody hens arc not as numerous as they have been in the past week and that the Leghorns are still at their best.
 There were two pens tied for first place for the week, each having 31 eggs to their credit Barred Plymouth Rocks, owned by Robert J. Walden of Middleburg, Md and single comb white Leghorns, owned by F. G. Yost of Sayre, Pa. There was but one pen that laid 90 eggs for the week. This was a pen of single comb white Leg horns owned by Toms poultry farm of Toms River, N. J. There were three pens that laid 29 eggs: Colum- bian Plymouth Rocsl, owned by F. G.. Bean of CollegeVille, Pa; single comb white Leghorns, owned by Paul Col 1Oron of New Canaan, Ct., and single comb buff Leghorns, owned by George H. Schmitz of Chicago. III. There were 10 pens that laid 28 eggs for the week.
 The largest egg laid during the week weighed 23-100 of a pound. This egg was laid by a white Plymouth Rock, owned by Hans Lohert, poultry farm, Pittsburg Pa. A single comb buff Orpington, owned by o. Wilson of Carlisle, w. Vt, is the champion hen at the contest. She has laid 175 eggs in 210 days and still shows no signs of being broody.
 Following is list of the first five pens to date, with the total number of eggS laid by each.
 ?. C. Yost of Sayre, Pa, single comb white Leghorns, 637: Thomas Baron of Catforth, Eng, single comb white Leghorns, 516; Beulah farm, Hamil- ton, Ont, white Wyandottes, 587; White Rose farm Vineland, N. J., sin gle comb white Leghorns, 568; Toms poultry farm, Toms River, N, J., single comb white Leghorns, 54S.
 The following is a list of the Con necticut pens as they stand to date:
 E. S. Edgerton of West Wellington, rose comb Rhode Island> Reds, 5S0; Frederick Peasley of Cheshire, single comb white Leghorne, 519; c. S. Sco- vile of East Haven, rose comb Rhode Island Reds, 517; H. P. Deming of Robertsville, single comb Rhode Island Reds, 511; Sugar Brook farm Central Village, white Plymouth Rocks, 473; w. J. Tilley of Packerville, white Plymouth Rocks. 46S; Burton D. Moore of Winsted, single comb white Leg horns, 466; A. J. Clark of New Haven, barred Plymouth Rocks, 462; Paul Col bron of New Canaan, single comb white Leghorns, 457; A. B. Hall of Wallins- ford, barred Plymouth Rocks, 45S; Elm voultry yards, Hartford, single comb white Leghorns, ASA; Mrs. Louis Hillis of Unionvi1le, American Dominiques AZ; Conyers farm of Greenwich, sim gle comb white Leghorns, 426; E. w. Crocker of East Hampton, white Plym- outh Rocks, 40: William F. Ross of Eagleville, white Wyandottes, 403; Arthur s. Bailey of Cobalt, single comb Rhode Island Reds, 39"; Paul Colbron of New Canaan, single comb white Leghorns, 8SS; J. c. Sterling of Rock vile, black Minorcas, 37S; Branford farms, Groton, single comb white Leg horns. S59; Sterling & Clay of Rock vile, black Minorcas, 34s; Gaylord farms of Wallingford, single comh brown Legnorns, 82s; George A. Cos grove of West Wilmington, white Wy andcttcs 297: J. E. Pratt of Southing- ton, single comb white Orpingtons DIT