The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-13
PENNSYLVANIA HENS
WIN WEEK'S1HONORS
Eight Pens Tied for Third
Place In Last Weeks
Egg Laying Total

The eighteenth week of the egg lay
ing contest may be called tie week.
There were eight different pens in the
contest tied for third place at the end
Of the week. These eight pens rep
resent four distinct breeds. The
Rhode Island reds come back to first
place this week. The pen of single
combs Rhode Island reds owned by
Arnold Francis, Oaks, Pa, won the
honors, having a total Of twenty eight
to it's credit.
A pen of single comb buff Orping-
tons owned by Mt. Orchard Poultry
Farm, Maroon, Pa, and pen of white
Wyandottes owned by Woodside Poul-
try Farm, Philadelphia, were tied for
second place with total of twenty
seven eggs each.
The following gives the list Of the
pens that were tied for third place,
each having a total of twenty-six eggs
for the week. Reed & Lloyd, Holt
daysburg, Pa. barred Plymouth
Rocks; w. J. Filley, Packerville, white
Plymouth rocks; Hans Lobert Poultry
Farm, Pittsburg, Pa, white Plymouth
Rocks: Sugar Brook Farm, Central
Village, white Plymouth Rocks; Fl. P.
Denling, RobertsviEe, single comb
Rhode Island Reds; Marwood Poultry
Farm, Butler. Pa; single comb white
Leghorns; r. S. Roberts, West Ches-
L
L. O. Keetow, Brookland, D. c., Sin
gle Comb White Orpingtons.
The pen of single comb white leg
horns from England, still holds the
record for the contest, having total
of 344 eggs to date. This pen has not
only the record for the most eggs laid
! but also holds the record for the small
lest egg laid during the contest. One
of the hens laid an egg last week that
weighed only three one undredthS OF
pound. This egg had a perfect shell
and was a little larger than marble
The hen was credited for a good egg
but not a marketable one. She skip
| ped one day, then laid her usual size
egg, that weighed thirteen one-hun-
dredths of a pound. The largest and
heaviest egg laid during the week was
a single comb white leghorn hen own
ed by Woods Lane Poultry Farm, Leo.
man Place, Pa. This egg weighed
twentyfour one hundredths of a
pound.
E. S. Edgerton's pen of rose comb
Rhode Island Reds still holds the Sec
ond place in the contest with total
of 295 eggs to date. The weekly rec
ord was beaten again last week by l03
eggs. The total number of eggs laid
during the week was 1892. The 1arg-
est number of eggs laid in any one day
SO far is 297 The individual hen hav-
ing laid the largest number of eggs
is a rose comb Rhode Island Red hen
owned by c. S. Scoville Of East Ha-
ven.
The following gives the list of the
Connecticut entries, in order, with the
total number Of eggs laid to date:
E. S. Edgerton, West wellington,
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, 295.
c. S. Scoville, East Haven, Rose
Comb Rhode Island Reds, 261.
Frederick Peasley, Cheshire, Single
Comb White Leghorns, 230.
Mrs Hitler, Unionville, American
H. P. Deming, Robertsville, Single
Comb Rhode Island Reds, 1913.
Sugar Brook Farm. Central Village,
White Plymouth Rocks, 17s.
A. j.. Clarke, New Haven, barred
Plymouth Rocks, 168.
A. B. Hall, Wallingford, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, ISL.
Burton E. Moore, Winsted, Single
Comb White Leghorns, ISL.
Arthur S. Bailey, Cobalt, Single
Comb Rhode Island Reds, 1853.
F. B. Williams, Naugatuck, White
Wyandottes, 142.
Elm Poultry Yards, Hartford, Single
Comb White Leghorns, <139.
William E. Ross. Eagleville, White
Wyandottes, 1872.
PAU Colbron, New Canaan, Single
Comb White Leghorns, 1870.
j. F. Pratt, Southington, Single
Comb White Orpingtons, 126.
Conyers Farm. Greenwich, Single
Comb White Leghorns, 12O.
Paul Colbron, New Canaan, Single
Comb White Leghorns, 112.
J. C. Sterling, Rockville, Black Min
orcas; no.
w. J. Tilley, Packerville, White Ply
mouth Rocks. 106.
c. C. Croker, East Hampton, White
Plymouth Rocks 100
Gaylord Farms, Wallingford, Single
Comb Brown Leghorns, So.
George A. Cosgrove, West Willing
ton, White Wyandottes, go.
Brandford Farms. Groton, Single
Comb White Leghorns, 70.
Sterling & Clay Poultry Yards, Rock
Vile BLACK MinOrcaS. e