The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-15
FREAK EGGS IN
 STORRS CONTEST
Thirty-Fifth Week of Internation- al Egg Laying Contest
 The Scores

|; The total number of eggs laid dur ing the thirty-fifth week of the Inter national Egg Laying Competition was 1858. This is a gain of 15O over the production for the same period last year. This is 100 less than the previous weeks production, due to the fact that number of broody hens was greater than at any time heretofore.
 The three highest scores for the week of which twenty-nine eggs was best,' twenty-eight second, and twen- ty-seven third, were all made by pens of single comb white Ieghorns. There were four pens that had a score of twenty-nine eggs; five pens a score of twenty-eight eggs and nine pens a score of twenty-seven eggs. The pens in the first group are as fol1ows:
 A. R. Say1or. Drug Co.,, Allentown, Pa-; Rosewood Poultry Farm, Doyles- town, Pa.; Frank Toulmin, Burnley, Eng; Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng.
 Those in the second group are as follows: Ingleside Farms Co.,, Thorn dale, Pa; Toms Poultry Farm, Toms River, N. J.; Mrs. K. B. Woodruff, New Haven; O. A. Foster, Santa Cruz, Col; Frank A. Jones, Northum land, Pa.
 Those in the third group are as fol- lows: B. P. Lewis, Temple Pa; P. G. P1att, WaIlingford, Pa; A. P. Robin son, Ca1Verton, N. Y.; Smith Bros, Ad- dinghan, Pa; A1ext P. Totman, Wa tervflle, .. Y.; Edward Cam Tough ton. Eng; w. E. Tillinghast, Vernon; Blue Mountain Poultry Farm Strouds- burg, Pa.
 There were two abnormally large eggs laid during the week. Both weighed nineteen one-hundredths of a pound and both were laid by a rose comb Rhode Island red hen belong ing to B. s. Edgerton of West Willing ton. There were two unusually small eggs laid during the week, which weighed two one-hundredths of a pound each. One was laid by White Wyandotte owned by E. H. Poh1e of Honesdale, Pa, and the other was laid by a, single comb black minorca be- longing to Mrs. J. C. Stirling of Rock vile.
 The pen that made the best score for the month of June was a pen of single comb white 1eghorns owned by P. G. Platt, Wal1ingford, Pa This pen laid 126- eggs and was awarded a silver medal for June.- The second pen of single comb white leghorns owned by O.eA. Foster of Santa. Cruz, Cal. This pen laid 124 eggs and was awarded a bronze medal. There were two pens that tied for third place for the month, both being single comb white leghorns. The score was 123 eggs. One pen belongs to Tom Bar ron of Catforth, Eng. and the other is the property of W. L. Sleeger of York, Pa.
 The following is 8 list of the lead ing pens as they stand at the end of the thirty-f1fth week of the contest:
 Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng, single comb white 1eghorns, 853.
 Edward Cam, Houghton, Eng, sin gle comb white 1eghorns, TIP.
 O. A. Foster, Santa Cruz, Gal. sin gle comb white 1eghorns, 731.
 Edward Cam, Houghton, Eng, white Wyandottes, 699.
 w. L. Sleeger, York, Pa, single comb white leghorns, 693.
 George H. Schnitz, Chicago, H., single comb buff leghorns, 676. Braeside Poultry Farm, Strouds- burg, Pa., single comb white leghorns, 672.
 w. P. Canby. East Downington, Pa. single comb white leghorns, 66o.
 Joseph J. Barclay, Bedford, Pa, single comb white leghorns, 641. Burton E.. Moore, Winsted. single cofnb white leghorns, 639.
 Beulah Farm, Stoney Creek, Ont, Can, white Wyandottes, 638. BaI1ock & Burrows, Wilmington, Del, single comb white leghorns, 6SS.
 Frank Toulmin, Burnley, Eng, sim gle comb white 1eghorns, 638. Colonial Farm, Temple, N. H., sin gle comb Rhode Island Reds, 63o.