Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-16
CONNECTICUT LEGHoRNs
 IN THE LEAD
Birds From Home State First in Egg.
 laying at Storrs.

The hens in the egg laying contest at Storrs increased last weeks pro- duction by 121 eggs making total of 962 for the sixth week. This is a rel atively lower egg yield than in the corresponding week last year. It is, however, encouraging to not that there has been a persistent gain from the very start. In the first contest many of the birds were immature on arrival and this fact seemed to hold down the production. In the second competition this feature was very largely overcome and in the present contest the pendu- lum has in some cases swung the other way. That is to say, the hens had probably been laying too long before they went to Storrs Accordingly the change in environment, change in houses, change in rations, attendants, etc, caused these birds to stop lay ing and threw many of them into 8 moult. At this time nearly 75 bullets are shedding their feathers instead of smelling out eggs. In each of two pens seven of the ten layers are moulting and in a number of pens there are three, four, five and six birds growing new feathers. One of the problems of the contestant is to have his bullets produced at exactly the right time neither too early nor too late. One writer has compared the contestant with the florist who grows his car nations so that they will bloom not a week too early nor week behind, but just at the time the market requires them Likewise the poultry breeder must grow his bullets so that they will blossom" at the psychological mo- ment-
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel Conn, Cecil Guernsey, East Cobleskin N. Y- Jules F. Francais, West Hamp- ton, L. L, Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng land, and Nea1e Brothers, Apponaug, R. l. have evidently gotten at the correct answer to the above problem In the case of the first two named all ten birds are now laying and in the case of the others nine bullets are reg ularly producing. Tom Barron's pen of Wyandottes did best for the week with 49 eggs. Neale Brothers Wyan- dottes were second with 42 eggs and Francis F. Lincoln's Leghorns were third with 41- This Leghorn- Wyan- dotte race is beconming more and more interesting each week Two Wy andottes laid seven each last week two Buff Rocks, five White Wyan- dottes, two Buff Wyandottes, five Rhode Island Reds. three White Leg horns, and one Hen each laid six eggs during the week.
 Leading Layers.
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows:
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel,
 Conn, White Leghorns 213 Tom Barron, Catforth, England,
 White Wyandottes .. 199 Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. l., White
 Wyandottes 1o5 MerTythoUght Farm, Columbia,
 Conn, White Wyandottes .-- 137 Tom Barron, Catforth, England.
 White Leghorns " 131 Jules IT, Francais, West Hampton,
 L. L, N- r., Barred Plymouth
 Rocks IT Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass,
 Single Comb Rhode Island Cecil Guernsey, East Cobleskil1, N
 Y-. White Leghorns 1O7 Dr. J. A F'ritchey, Harrisburg, Pa,
 Single Comb R. l. Reds ... 1O1 West Mt. Poultry Yards, Naug-
 tuck, Conn, White Wyandottes 92
 Best Connecticut Pens.
 The following is a list of the ten leading Connecticut pens:
 Francis F Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, Merrythought Farm, Columbia.
 White Wyandottes - 137 West Mt Poultry Yards Nauga-
 tuck, White Wyandottes go Frederick M. Peasley, Cheshire.
 White LeghornS - 8e c. S. Scoville, East Haven, Rose Comb Rhode 5I7 Island Reds ..--- 76
 Point, White Leghorns 75 Windsweek Farm, Bedding Ridge,
 White Leghorns 71 C. H. Savage, Storrs, White Leg
 horns, .......... 69 A. B. Hall, Wallingford, White Legnorns n n s..;.... ........... 65
 White I4eghorns so