Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-16
HENS AT sTORRS
 BEATING FORMER RECORDS.
Already 354 Eggs Ahead of Last Years
 Contest.


 The total egg production for the 45th week of the international egg laying contest at StOrrs was 1,7S1. This is d gain of 354 eggs over the Correspond ing week for the first competition.
 The best score for the week was 27 eggs. This was made by a pen of Co., lumbian Plymouth Rocks belonging to J. M. Jones of Hornerstown, N. Y.
 Three pens of single comb white LeghoTns tied for second place with a credit of 26 eggs each. They were as follows: P. G. PIatt, Wallingford. Pa; Frank Toulmin. Burnley, England; Blue Mt. Polutry Farm, Stroudsburg, Pa.
 A score of 25 eggs was made by the following two pens Barred Plymouth Rocks, A. B. Hall, Wallingford, and single comb Rhode Island reds, Homer F. Deming RObertsviIie
 Two pens produced 24 eggs during the week They were a pen of white Wyandottes owned by William E. Rose of EagleVille. and a pen of single comb white Leghorns belonging to L. F. Sands of HaweY. Pa This score was unusually good for this pen. as there are only four birds laying, the other molting at this time.
 The pen of single comb white Leg horns belonging to Tom Barron of Catforth, England has now produced JOSS eggs This is 17 eggs better than the score of the pen of F. C. Yost of Sayre. Pa, who won the contest last .s:car. MT. BaFron's pen now stands 147 eggs ahead of the hest Ar9o~ioeo bred pen.
 For the past 15 weeks the three leading pens in the contest have been English bred pens. W. L. Sleeger's pen of single comb white Leghorns has now passed o. A Fosters pen and stands third in the contest Of the ei- ir1 fI,A Rr-n of them are English bred
 August Medal Winners.
 The best pen for the month of Au- gust was the pen of single comb white Leghorns belonging to w l.. Sleeger of York, Pa This pen laid 121 eggs and was awarded a silver medal
 The pen of single comb white Leg horns owned by Tom Barron of Cat forth, Eng, came second for the month with score of 116 eggs. This pen was awarded a bronze medal
 Two pens were ia third place and were both awarded bronze medals. They were pen Of single comb white Leghorns owned by Frank Toulmin of Burnley, England, anl another pen of single comb white Leghorns belong ing to Frank A. Jones nI Northumber- land, Pa. They both produced IA eggs.
 The best individual TOT August was a single comb Rhode Island red be- lening to Colonial Farm Temple, N IL This hen laid every dSy during the month
 The next best score for the month was 2S eggs made by a single comb white Leghorn belonging to Tom Bar ron This individual ls the best in the contest with q credit # 23S eggs This is only IS less than the best score for last year, which was made by a single somb Rhode Island red owned by Mrs Harris Lehman Of Midway Ky
 A single comb white L~e6hoEp be- longing to w. L. Sleeser of York, Pa, has produced very re1narkab biy for the eggs, May 30 eggs, Jnne 2S, July 2S, and August 27 eggs, making total of 143 eggs out of a possible of 153.
 The following is a complete list of the leading pens as they stand at the end of the 44th week
 Tom Barron, Catforth Eng, sim
 gle comb white Leghorns> 1o01 Edward Cam Youghton, Eng, sin
 gle comb white Leghorns ....,. 10SS W. l.. Sieeger, York, Pa, single
 comb white Leghorps. ....-...+ s41 Q. A. Poster. Snta Cruz, Cal, sim
 gle comb white Leghorns. .... sSS Edward Cam, Hoghton, Eng.,w Frank To4Ilnain Burnley, Eng, sin
 g1a comb white Leghorns. .s.... SIG Frank A. Jones' N ort thuTabeE1and,
 Pa single cofnb white Leghorns S56 w P. Canay, East Dewnington,
 Pa, single comb white Leg BraesiSe 5,sIS Poultry F'aIm, stFoad8:
 burg, Pa, single coInb white
 Leshorns .... ....... S50 Joseph J. Barclay. Bedford. Pa,
 single comb white I.eShornS S4S Smith Bros, Nottingham, Pa, sin-
 sde comb white Leghdrns ...... S4A Burton k Moore, Winsted, single
 comb white I1eghorns SA4i
 gle tSce comb Rhode IsIana reds. :. SSS BaAIook & RurrnNS, WAmingtnp,
 Del single cnfnb white Leghnrns S22
 Taaffo. white 1WyanaatIes S47f
 Best os connectdcut Rens..
 The following is a List of all the yCnn- necticut pens as they stand t9 Slate, with the total number Of eggs laid by each:
 Burton E Moore, Winsted, single comb white Eeghorns S4a Mrs K. E. Woodrtf, New HaYeu, single comb white Ecghorns. :. 79S Poultry Farm, Packer,
 white Plymouth Rocks ........ 7S6 A. B Hall, walhng4ord, single comb white Leghorns. :. ...... 7SS c.t1SSERtS Sherwood. SaE1brook Point,
 single comb white Legaforns. 779 William E. Ross Eagaevifie, white ] NTaF1 dotf esv ..,.... Z65 PeuarY Farm; Nest