The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
SInelE COMB BUFF
 0RPIneTOn LEADS FIELD
Wese Virginia Bird Lays 16s Eggs
 in 1oo Days.

The total number of eggs laid during khe tweaty-eighth week of the bgR-1aying contest at storrs, was D. eoG Tho slightly decreasing weekly 4otnls arc due to the continued hroody Aoaoon- The Leghorns are still hold ,31g thetr own, laying few more eggs ltto lsehoFn pens are making high
 x pen of Single Comb Bun orping- ,tens owned by o. wilson, Carlisle, W. !Va-, made the best record for the twock, having thirty-one eggs to its for socond place, each having thirty .oGfp credited to them. They are as .16uows: A pen of Barred Plymouth sBocks owned by L. M- Boucher of Plymouth Rocks owned by w. J. Til- 3oH of P1ckervflle, and pen of Sim H1o Comb White Leghorns owned by Raul Van Deusen of vineland, N. J. kIhere were two pens tied for third p1aee; with twenty-nine eggs to their heghcrns owned by F. c. Yost, sayre, RA-, and . pen of Single Comb White HAGhornS owned by Marwood Poultry HAxm. Butler. Pa.
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 Henry D. Riley, stratford, Pa. Bar aod Plymouth Rocks; W. B. Candee. DO Witt, N. Y., White Wyandottes: Toms Poultry Farm, Toms River, N. sin.ie Camb White Leghorns; Geo Comb White Leghorns.
 The champion hen at the contest 10 0ete is Single Comb Buff Orping- Hon owned by o. Wilson, Carlisle, W. I'm. !. 1se daz ssn hen has laid Hay November 1, 1911. when. the con- test started and is still laying. She ehowed slight signs of broodiness a couple Of weeks ago, but has not giv- .en up for good yet. If she keeps up ohe win have outclassed the Cornell champion. who has 2s7 eggs for 365 d4yB- There are thirty-one hens that Aave laid over 100 eggs at the end of the twenty-fourth week
 The following Is list of the first live pens as they stand to date and the total number of eggs laid by each:
 Thomas Baron, Catforth, England, Single Comb White Leghorns, 5s1.
 F c. Yost. Sayre. Pa., Single Comb
 BeulAh Farms, Hamilton, Ont, Can. White WyandOttes, 540.
 1GarWood Poultry Farm, Butler Pa., Bingle Comb White Leghorns. 5s3.
 white Rose Farm. vineland. N. J.. Eingle Comb White Leghorns, 51S
 The following is a list of the Con- necticut pens as they stand to date with the total number of eggs laid by ecah:
 .E s. Edseston; West wilmington. to
 c. S.. scoville. East Haven, Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, 474.
 Frederick Peasley, Cheshire, Single Comb White Leghorns. 467.
 H.. P Denning. Robertsville. Single
 Sugar Brook Farm. Central Village, White Plymouth Rocks 435.
 Burton E.. Moore, Winsted, Single Comb White Leghorns, 41s.
 ;An,a,;+, 4; 1 Hsll; Raei. Wallinsf0rd' ~, Barred
 W. J. riley. Packerville. White
 A J. Clark. New Haven. Barred Plymouth Rocks, 4o5-
 Comb White Leehorns. 4o1.
 Mrs Louis Hilles, Unionville, Am- erican. Dominiques. ss2.
 Elm Poultry Yards. Hartford, Sin- gle Comb White Leshorns: sse. rs0S SoSseE1 White % Isehorns sssS'cn' s7s. s'ns'e
 D. ". Crocker. East Hampton. White Plymouth Rocks. 36s
 Arthur S. Bailey. Cobalt. Single Comb Rhode island Reds. 363.
 William sE. Rose, Eagleville. White Wyandottes, 359.
 
 Comb White Leghorns, 333.
 J c. Sterling, Rockville. Black Min prcas. 52s.
 Branford Farms. Groton, Single Comb White Leghorns, BOT.
 Sterling & Clay, Rockville, Black Minorcas, z96.
 0ayicrd Farms, wallinsford, Single Comb Brown Leghorns, 283.
 George A. cosgrove. West Willing ion. White Wyandottes, PIP.
 Friday, May 10. the yards were fn- lsl7ed and the birds released for the hrst time These yards are 20 by E0 feet. They have good crop of rye on them and each yard is sown with mixed grass seed. In the north- east corner of. each yard has been planted a bush to serve for shade aurinr the hot summer months. Sum hover seeds will be sown soon in each yard
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