The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
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CONNECTICUT HENS
 GET WEEKLY HOnORS
English Birds Closely Pushed for First Place By Pennsylvania
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The tWenty-S1Xth week Of the exE- laying contest shows the total mum largest number of eggs laid by one pen during the week was thirty-three. The pen that takes this honor is one of White Plymouth Rocks owned by W. J. Tihey of PackervilIe. This same pen laid the remarkable mum thirty-flve two weeks ago. The next in line for the weekly record was a pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks own- ed by Top Notch Farm, Walter NH, L. I. This pen laid thfrty-two eges- There were three pens tied for third place, each having thirty eggs to it's credit, pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks owned by Robert J. Walden of Middleburg, Me. and another pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks owned by Reed Lloyd of Hollidaysburg, Pa, and pen of Single Comb White Orp- ingtons. owned by Alba Brothers, FL mira, N. Y. There were Ave pairs tied of twenty-nine eggs for the week They. are as follows: s. M. Boucher, Morristown, N. J.. Barred Plymouth Rocks; E.. W. Crocker. East Hamp- ton, White Plymouth Rocks; Sugar Brook Farm, Central Village, White Plymouth Rocks; H. P. Dsning, Rob, ertsville, Single Comb Rhode Island Reds; Dr. Thomas Dietuck,s Washing ton, N. J., Single Comb White Orping- tons.
 The largest and heaviest egg laid during the week weighed 19-100 of pound. This egg was laid by Bar red Plymouth Rock owned by Wood The next largest egg weighed 1S-100 of a pound and was laid by a Black Minorca owned by W. B. Osborne of Jackson, Mich. The smallest egg laid during the week weighed 5-100 of a pound. This was laid by a Single Comb White Leghorn owned bS Will liam H. Peterson of Vine1and, ". J.
 The leghorns are still holding their own Although the English birds are all laying, there is another pen of White Leghorns making fast for hrsg place. They are now only twenty This pen is owned by F. c. Yost of Sayre. Pa.
 The following is a list of the five leading pens In the contest to date:
 Thomas Baron, Catforth, England, Single Comb White Leghorns, sa6.
 F.. G. Yost. sayre. Pa, Single Comb White Leghorns, 5f1.
 BeuIah Farm, Hamilton, Ont. Can ada, White Wyandottes, 4si.
 Bunker EHll Poultry Farm, Waquoit, Mass, Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, ASA.
 Marwood Poultry Farm. Butler. Pa. Single Comb White Leghorns, 479. Connecticut contestants and the total number of eggs to date:
 E. s. Edgerton, West Wilmington, Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, 46l.
 c. S. Scoville. East Haven. Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, "A. Comb Rhode Island Reds. 41s.
 Sugar Brook Farm, Central Village, White Plymouth Rocks. 3s7.
 A. B. Hall, Weilingford, Barred Ply mouth Rocks, 341.
 Burton E. Moore, winsted. single Comb White LeghoPns, 350
 Mrs. Louis Hiller. UnionvfIle, Amer ican Dominiques. 25S.
 A. c. Clarke, New Haven, Barred Plymouth Rocks. 355.
 W. J. Tlley, PackerviIle, White Plymouth Rocks. 3s2.
 Elm Poultry Yards, Hartford, Sin gle Comb White Leshorns. 3o5
 Arthur L. Bailey, Cobalt. Single Comb Rhode Island Reds. 3s1-
 Paul Colbron, New Canaan, Single Comb White Leghorns. 3N.
 Conyers Farm, Greenwich, Single Comb White Leghorns, s24.
 William E. Ross, Eaglcvflle, White Wyandottes, 324.
 E. W. Crocker, East Hampton, White Plymouth Rocks, 31s.-
 Paul Colbron, New Canaan, Single Comb White Leghorns. 306.
 J. C. Sterling, Rockville. Black Min orcas. 2S0.
 Branford Farm, Groton, Single Comb White Leghorns, 26S.
 Sterling and Clay Poultry Yards, Rockville, Black Minorcas. N9.
 J. F. Pratt, Southington, Single Comb White Orpingtons, 23S.
 Gaylord Farms, Wallingford, Single Comb Brown Leghorns. z39.
 George A. Cosgrove. West WElluG- ton, White Wyandctte1, 20.