The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-11
INTERNATIONAL HENS
 INCREASE EGG LAYING
Quebec Bird, Last Week, Dropped
 Smallest Egg of Contest

Quebec Bird, Last Week, Dropped Smallest Egg of Contest The total number of eggs laid at Storrs during the thirty-flrst week of the egg laying contest was 2,206. This is good increase over the previous week owing to the fact thay the broody hens are less numerous and the leghorns are laying the best. The largest number of eggs laid by one pen during the week was thirtythree. This is very good score for this Barred Rocks. This was accomplish ed by a pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks owned by Henry D. Riley of StraffOrd, Pa A pen of Barred Ply mouth Rocks owned by Robert J. Wal den of Middleburg, Md, laid thirty eggs for the week, taking second hon. OrS.
 The following pens laid twenty nine eggs for the week, tieing for third place:
 Susie Abbott, Parkesburg, Pa, Sim gle Comb White Leghorns; Toms Poultry Farm, Toms River, N. J.. Sin gle Comb White Leghorns: Conyers Farm. Greenwich, Single Comb White Leghorns; H. F. Deming, RObertsville,
  H. Schmitz, Chicago, H., Single Comb Buff Leghorns.
 The following pens laid twenty-eight eggs for the week:
 Brooks Canitary Hennery. Morgan Park. Ill.,, Barred Plymouth Rocks: Barred Plymouth Rocks; Burton E. Moore, Winsted, Single Comb White Leghorns; Paul Colbron, New Canaan, Single Comb White Leghorns.
 The largest egg laid during the week weighed 21-100 of a pound. This egg was laid by a Black Mfnorca owned by J. C. Sterling of Rockville. The smallest egg weighed HOO of a pound and was the smallest that has been laid since the start. It was the ex- act shape and size of a sparrow'S egg and was laid by a Single Comb Rhode Island Red owned by Bro. Wilfred of Quebec, Canada. Another small egg weighing 3-1OO of a pound came from this same pen of birds.
 The champion hen is still on the job. She laid six eggs this week making her score 181 eg9s in 2E1 days. This is remarkable record so far and if she keeps it up she will ing about. This hen is a Single Comb Buff orpington owned by O.. Wilson of Carlisle. w. Va.
 The total number of eggs laid by all the pens from week to week has been as follows: First week, 91; sec ond, 189; third 315; fourth. 309 fifth, 423:> sixth, 514; seventh. 625; eighth. 779 twelfth, 7S6; thirteenth. S82; four teenth, 1,211; fifteenth, 1,415; sixteenth, 1889; seventeenth, 1892; eighteenth, 1,- 992; nineteenth, 2,14S; twentieth. 2,310; twenty-frst, 2.301; twenty-second, D. 361; twenty third, 2,4O6; twenty-fourth, n Q ,sxp k1, 2,206; twenty-seventh, 2.187; twenty eighth, 2,09S; twenty ninth, 1000; thir- tieth, 2,11O; thirty-firs 2,206; total, A. GOT.
 The following is list of the first ten pens as they stand to date with the total number of eggs laid by each:
 F. G. Yost, Sayre, Pa. Single Comb white Leghorns, 649
 Thomas Baron, Catforth, Eng, Sim gle Comb White Leghorns 641. Beulah Farm, Hamilton, Ont, Can. White Wyandottes. 611.
 White Rose Poultry Farm, Vineland N. J., Single Comb White Leghorns.
 Bunker Hill Poultry Farm, Waquoit. Mass, Single Comb Rhode Island
 Toms Poultry Farm, Toms River. N. J., Single Comb White Leghorns. 575.
 susie ApOOtt, FarKeSOurS, fa., oin- gle Comb White Leghorns, 572.
 Howard Steel, Philadelphia, Pa, Sim gle Comb Rhode Island Reds, 571.
 O. Wilson, Carlisle, w. Va, Single Comb Buff Orpingtons. 561.
 E. $. Edgerton, West Wilmington. Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, 546.
 Frederick Peasley, Cheshire, Single Comb White Leghorns, 546.
 Brooks Sanitary Hennery, Morgan Park, H., Barred Plymouth Rocks. 43
 The following is a list of the Con- necticut pens as they stand to date. with the total number of eggs laid by each pen:
 E. S. Edgerton. West Wilmington. Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. 54s.
 Frederick Peasley, Cheshire, Single Comb White Leghoms, 54S.
 c. s. Scoville, East Haven, Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, 535.
 H. P. Deming, Robertsvtlle, Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, 531.
 Sugar Brook Farm, Central Village. White Plymo u6h Rocks, 493
 Burton E. Hoore, Winsted, Single Comb White Leghorns, 49.
 w. J. Tilley, Packerville, White Ply mouth Rocks. 492.
 A. J. Clark, New Haven, Barred Plymouth Rocks, ASA.
 Paul Colbron, New Canaan, Single Comb White Leghorns, 476.
 A. B. Hall, Wallingford, Barred Ply mouth Rocks, All.
 Elm Poultry Yard, Hartford. Single Comb White Leghorns 459.
 Conyers Farm, Greenwich, Single Comb White Leghorns, 455.
 Mrs Louis Hitler, Unionville, Amer ican Dominiques, 451.
 B. w. Crocker, East Hampton. White Plymouth Rocks, 437
 Arthur s. Bailey, Cobalt, Single l Comb Rhode Island Reds, 412
 William E. Ross, Eagleville, White | 426 Paul Colbron. New Canaan, Single | Como White Leghorns, 416. l J. .. Sterling, Rockville, Black Min 1 orcas, 399. Branford Farms, Groton, Single | Comb White Leghorns, 3S4 Sterling & Clay, Rockville, Black | Minorcas. 31.