Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-10
WHITE LEGHoRNs LEADERS
 IN sToRRs CONTEST. All But One of Leading Pens in 3oth Week is of That Breed.

The total production for the thirtieth week at the International Egg Lay ing competition was 2.17e. gain of sixty eggs over the production last year for the same week. The Single Comb White Leghorns again distin guish themselves as all but one of the eleven leading pens belong to that breed
 The leading pen for the week was that of w. l.. Seeger York, Pa These Single Comb White Leghorns laid thirty-two eggs This makes the fourth week that this pen has been first with an average production per week of thirty-two eggs. They will without question be the winning pen for the month of May.
 Seven pens tied for second place with a total production of thirty eggs They are as follows:
 Edward Cam. Hoghton, Eng, White Wyandottes, Abbott Poultry yards, Parksburg. Pa. Single Comb White Leghorns, A. P. Robinson, Calverton, N. Y., Single Comb White Leghorns; Tom Barron, Catforth. Eng, Single Comb White Legherns; Edward Cam. Hoghton, Eng, Single Comb White Leghorns; O. A. Foster, Sante Cruz, Cal, Single Comb White Leghorns; c. w. Sherwood, Saybrook Point, Single Comb White Leghorns.
 Two more pens of White Leghorns tied for next place with a score of long to Toms Poultry farm, Toms River, N. J. .and F. A. ssIones. North umberland, Pa. respectively.
 Individual 3S4, belonging to the pen of Tom Barron. is the best hen in the competition. She laid every day dur ing the thirtieth week. including the egg weighing twenty one hundredths of a pound AS this egg was double yolked this bird produced practically the equivalent of eight eggs in seven days.
 The following is a list of the lead ing pens at the end of the thirtieth week with the total number of eggs laid by each:
 Tom Barron, Catforth. Eng. Single Comb White Leghofns 710
 Edward Cam, Hoghton, Eng, Single Comb White Leghorns 634
 Edward Cam, Hoghton. Eng. White Wyandottes ............. 593
 George H. schmitz, Chicago, H., Single Comb White Leghorns 592
 O. A. Foster Santa Cruz, Cal, Single Comb White Leghorns 58S
 Braeside Poultry Farm, strouds- burg, Pa, Single Comb White Leg
 Beulah Farm, Stony Creek, Ont, Can.,. White Wyandottes ...,... 553
 w; L. sieeger. York, Pal, Single Comb White Leshorns 54S J. Rhode Island Rhode Island
 Ba1look 6 Burrows, Wilmington Del. Single Comb White Leghorns 519
 Dr. John A. Fritchey. Harrisburg, Pa, Single Comb White Leghorns. 512
 Burton E. Moore, Winsted, Single Comb White Leghorns 510
 Change in Standing.
 The thirtieth week has made a change in the order of the leading pens. The pen of White Wyandottes belonging to Edward Cam, Hoghton. Eng, now have one more egg to their credit than the Single Comb Buff Leg horns belonging to Geo. H. Schmitz Chicago, H.: There are now three American pen. Glenview Poultry Farm, West Willington, which has been the leading entrant from Con- necticut ever since the contest started has lost it's position to the pen of Single Comb White Leshorns belong ing to Burton B. Moore of Winsted. This pen has been third in Connecticut
 The following is a eanpicte list of tha Connecticut pens as they stand at the end of the tfiirtieth week with the total number of eggs laid by each:
 Burton ID, Meere, winstsd, Single Comb White LegheFns ..s.n..... blo
 dienview Poultry Farm, West Wil- iingt6n, Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds ,...,..,,5 56a
 William h. Ross, Baskerville White WyHhaattFs ,.tr.stisi..4st.f4ii 4sS
 EdgeWe6d FouitRy Farm, fathksE= White Plymouth Hoeks .;:..t.t:. 4sn
 Hemer F. BefnfHg. HebeRtsViiis, Single Gen1is Rhede Island Reds 4ss Arthur 5. Bailey, Gehait Single 6emb