The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
GRINDING AWAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL
 EGG COMPETITION

The total number of eggs laid dur ing the thirty-sixth week of the Sec ond International Egg-Laying conpe- tition was 2O3S This is a gain of eighty eggs over the previous weeks production and an increase of 1So over the corresponding week last year.
 The leading pen for the week was a pen of single comp white leghorns owned by the Ingleside Farms Com pany of Thornsdale, Pa. This pen laid thirty-t two eggs.
 There were two pens with the next best record. Both were single comb white Ieghorns. One pen is owned by B. P. Lewis of Temple, Pa, and the other pen belongs to. A. D. Robinson of Calverton, N. r., each laid thirty eggs.
 There were three pens that laid twenty-nine eggs during the week. These pens also were all single comb G. Platt. Wallingford, Pa, and to Frank I. Jones of Northumberland, Pa
 The following nine pens produced twenty-eight eggs each: T. J. Mo ConnelI, Hancock, N. Y., white Wyan- dottes; Colonial Farm, Temple, N. H., single comb white Ieghorns; and the following seven pens all single comb white leghorns: w. F. Canby, East Downington, Pa; Ingleside Farms Co, Thorndale, Pa; White Leghorn Foul try Yards, Waterville, N. Y.; I. R. Taylor Drug Company, Allentown, Pa. Mrs. R. B. Woodruff, New Haven; R. A. Morrison, Cataraqui, Ont, Can.
 The largest egg laid during the week weighed twenty-four ne-hundredths of a pound. This egg was laid by a white Plymouth Rock owned by Lew is J. Tyreman of Stroudsburg, Pa
 The smallest egg laid during the week weighed only two one-hun- dredths of a pound. This small egg was produced by a single comb black 1ninorca owned by Mrs. J. C. Stirling of Rockville.
 The best individual in the contest is a single comb white leghorn belonging to Tom Barron of Catforth, Eng. This remarkable hen has produced 193 eggs. The second best individual in the contest also belongs to Tom Bar ron. It has laid 1S7 eggs.
 The next best individual is a. white Wyandotte belonging to Edward Cam. of Houghton, Eng. This bird has a record of 184.
 The best American individual is al single comb white legnorn belongingI to Braeside Poultry Farm of Strouds- burg, Pa. This hen has 1s2 eggs toI her credit.
 The next best individual. also the best Connecticut individual is a sin gle comb white 1eghorn belonging to Burton B. Moore, of Winsted. This hen has produced IFS eggs.
 The following is list of the leading pens as they stand at the end of the thirty-sixth week:
 Tom Barron, Catforth. Eng, single comb white Ieghorns, S82.
 Edward Cam, Houghton. Eng. sin gle comb white leghorns, 797.
 o. A. Foster, Santa Cruz. Cal, sim gle comb white leghorns. 75s.
 r. CJonpoT- Work ein0lnI comb white leghorns, 721.
 Edward Cam, Houghton, Eng, white Wyandottes, 717-
 Braeside Poultry Farm, Strouds- burg, Pa, single comb white. ieghorns, 6S4.
 George H. schnitz, Chicago. H.. sin gle comb buff 1eghorns, 688.
 w. F. Canby, East Downington, Pa, single comb white leghorns, 66s.
 BalIock & Burrows, Wilmington, Del, single comb white 1eghorns, 665.
 Frank Toulnain, Espriclz, Eng, sin gle comb white leghorns, 665.
 Burton B. Moore, Winsted, single comb white 1eghorns, 663.
 The Third Annual International Egg-Laying Contest conducted under the auspices of the Connecticut Agri- cultural College will be held at Storrs, Conn.,, from November 1, 1913, to De- tober 31, 1914. The two previous egg laying competitions have been con ducted comparatively by the college and the Philadelphia North Arner1can. The college, however, institution supported by state and federal funds felt 1t the best policy to discontinue this alliance and to conduct its own enterprises independently.
 This third contest will be held on the same plan as the former ones, and the same conditions of care and man agement will prevail. There is only one major change, each pen of birds will consist of ten layers instead of five. Heretofore the contestants have been permitted only one substitute In case of loss by death or accident In the third contest all entrants will be