Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-21
EGGS ARE FEWER
 AT THE FINISH. Melting Affects Hens in Storrs Con. te5t-Owners of the Best Pens.

The total egg production for the
 18th week of the international egg
 laying competition at Storrs was. S72.
 There is quite a noticeable decrease
 each week at this season of the year,
 because of the increasing number of
 birds that begin to mott. The best
 pen for the week was 5 pen of white
 Orpingtons owned by the White Acres
 poultry ranch, Amber, Pa. This pen
 produced g eggs. The pen of white
 Wyandottes owned by Beulah fatfn,
 Stoney Creek, Ont, came second With a score of 22 eggs. Third for the week was the pen of white Plymouth Rocks
 belonging to l.. c, TyreTnan of StroudB-
 burg, Pa, which produced 21 Aggs. Two pens came next with a score of l9
 eggs. These were a pen of barred Plymouth Rocks owned by the Wood-
 side poultry farm of West Philadel-
 phia, Pa, and a pen of single comb
 Rhode Island Reds belonging to Homer P. Deming of Robertsville, Ct.
 There were three unusually large eggs produced during the week. The largest, which weighed 23-100ths of a pound, was laid by a white Plymouth Rock owned by L. G, Tyreman of Stroudsburg, Pa. Two eggs, which weighed 1S-100ths of a pound each, were laid by a barred Plymouth Rock belonging to Woodside poultry farm, West Philadelphia. Pa, and single comb white LeghOrn owned by Tom Barron of Catforth Eng, respectively. This bird of Barron's laid only two eggs during the week. both of which weighed 1S-100ths of a pound.
 The following contestants have birds which have produced 200 eggs or over: \. E. Hall of Wallingford, Ct barred Plymouth Rocks; Edgewood poultry farm, Packer. Ct, white Plymouth Rocks; Ed Cam of Hoghton, Eng. white WyandotteS: Beulah farm, Stoney Creek, Ont. white Wyandottesi T. J. Mcconnell of Hancock, N. Yn white Wyandottes; William l.. Ross of EaglevilIe, Ct. white Wyandottes; George P Dearborn of Blairstown N. J.. single comb Rhode Island Reds; Arthur $. Bailey of Cobalt, Ct. single farm, Temple, \. H.. single comb Rhode Island Reds; Braeside poultry farm, Stroudsburg, Pa. single comb white Geghorns; w. P. Canby of East Downington N, Y. single comb white Leghorns; Ingleside farms company of Thorndale, Pa. single comb white Leghorns; James and George Goodman Of New Ringgold Pa, single comb white LeShornS; White Leghorns poul- try yards, Waterville, N. Y. single comb white Leghorns; LeRoy E. Sands of Hawley. Pa single comb white Leg horns: Burton F. Moore of Winsted Ct, single comb white Leghorns; O. E. Meyer of Coburn, Pa, single comb white Leghorns Frederick NJ. Pease- ley of West Cheshire. Ct, single comb white Leghorns: w. L. Sleeger of York. Pa. single comb white Leg horns: Smith Bros of Nottingham. Pa. single comb white Leghorns; Ballock & Burrows of Wilmington, Del, single comb white Leghorns; Marwood poul- try farm, Butler, Pa, single comb white Leghorns; R. A. Marrison of Catarauui. Ont. single comb white ' ec Frank vTpuIr1iO of E11r01oV Eng. single comb white Leghorns; Tom Barron of Catforth. Eng, single comb white Leghorns; Edward Cam of Hoghton, Eng. single comb white Leghorns; Q. A. Foster of Santa Cruz, Cal. single comb white Leghorns; Blue Mountain poultry farm, Strouds- burg, Pa, single comb white Leghorns; F. 4. Jones of Northumberland. Pa. single comb white Leghorns; P. A Kepnel of Paradise, Pa, single comb white Leghorns; Joseph J. Barclay of Bedford. Pa single comb white Leg Easton, Pa, single comb buff Leg horns; Mount Orchard poultry farm, Narvon, Pa, buff Orpingtons.
 The following is a complete list of the leading pens as they stand at the end of the 49th week. with the total of eggs produced by each:
 Tom Barron of Catforth, Eng. single comb white Leghorns, 1169; Edward Cam of Hoghton, Eng. single, comb white Leghorns, 1889; w. L. Sleeger of York. Pa, single comb white Leg horns, 1011; O. A. Foster of Santa Cruz, Cal, single comb white Leg horns, &S8: Frank Toulmin of Burnley, Eng. single comb white Leghorns, 952; Cam of Hoghton. Eng, white 946; Colonial farm, Tem- pie, N H., single comb Rhode Island Reds, 937; w. P. Canby of East Pa. single comb white LeghOrns, 934: Burton E. Moore of Winsted, Ct. single comb white Leg horns. 026: Frank A. Jones of North Pa., single comb white LeghOrns, 923.
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