The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-12
JAMES STAPLES 6 co.
 BANKERS 1ss STATE ST., Bridgeport, Conn.
EGG-LAYING CONTEST
Gain Over Corresponding Week of
 Last Year Was 2SO.

The total egg proauctfon. for the fortieth week of the international egg laying contest at Storrs was 1858. This is a gain of 266 eggs over the corresponding week last year which increases the total lead of the second contest over the first to 1858. The pen of Single Comb White Leg horns belonging to w. l.. Sleeger of York, Pa, came first for the week with score of thirty eggs. Five pens tied for second place for the week with a, score of twenty-seven eggs. They are as follows: T. N. Burns, Broomall, Pa, Silver Wyan ndottes; Ingleside Farms Co.,, Thorndale, Paes Single Comb White Wyandottes: Frank Toulmin, Esprick, Eng, Single Comb White Legh horns; Tom Baron, Catfortn, Eng, Single Houghton. Eng, Single Comb White Leghorns
 Five more pens of Single cmob White Leghorns came third with a credit of twenty-six eggs. These were: P. G. P1att, Wa1lingford, Pa; Smith Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa; Q. A. Eos ter Santa Cruz, Cal; Frank A. Jones, Northumberland, Pa.
 The best pen for the month of July was 3, pen of Single Comb White Leg horns belonging to w. l.. SIeeger of Ork, .Pa. The D1r0S produced s1zo eggs during the month and were awarded a silver medal. This is the same pen of birds that won first fer the months of April and May. It's production for May was Al eggs which is the best monthly record made in either contest. It is also the best American bred pen in the contest, standing fourth.
 Two pens tied for secoLd place for the month. Both were Single Comb White Leghorns. Ono belongs to 1a- eleside Farms Co, of Thornda1e, Pa, and the other IS abe property cf rank Toulmin Of lGsprick, England. Thesc pens, both of which were awarded a bronze medal, laid 1z3 eggs curing ths month.
 The bronze medal for the third pen was won by the birds belonging to Frank A. Jones of Northumberland. Pa These Single Comb White Leg horns laid 119 eggsefor July.
 The best producing individual for the month was a Barred Plymouth Rick belonging to A. B. Hall of Wal Iingford. i This bird laid 29 eggs dur ing the month.
 The following is a list of the first fifteen pens as they stand at the end of the fortieth week with the total number of eggs laid by eachc
 Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng, Single Comb White Leghorns, 959.
 Edward Cam, Houghton, Eng, Sin gle Comb White Leghorns, SIS. <
 O. A. Roster, Santa Cruz, Cal, Sin gle Comb, White Leghorns, S35.
 W. L. Sleeger, York, Pa, Single Comb White Leghorns, sos.
 Edward Cam, Houghton,- England, White wyandottes, 780.
 w. P. Canby, East Downington, Pa; Single Comb White Leghorns, 762.
 Braeside Poultry Farm, Strouds- burg, Pa, Single Comb White Leg horns, TAG.
 Frank Toulnin, Esprick, England, Single Comb White Leghorns, 74S.
 Burton D. Moore, Winsted,- Conn.,, Single Comb White Leghorns,s TAO. / ,Ballock & Burrows, Wilmington, Del, Single Comb White Leghorns, 736.
 Frank A. Jones, Northumberland. Pa, Single Comb White Leghorns, 73 9
 Joseph J. Barclay, Bedford, Pa. Single Comb White Leghorns, 729.@t
 Smith Bros, Nottingham, Pa, Sin gle Comb White Leghorns, 722.
 Geo. H. Schmitz, Chicago, H., Sin gle Comb, Buff Leghorns, 719.
 Colonial Farm, Temple, N. Ill.,, Sin gle Comb Rhode Island Reds.