Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
WYANDoTTES AND R. |.
 BEDS IN HE LIE
Made Best Record for the Week in
 Storrs Competition.

The total egg production for the 46th week of the international egg laying contest at Storrs, Conn, was 1,377 This is a decrease of nearly 200 eggs when compared with the produc- ton for the 10th week. but is a gain over the corresponding week last year. The best score for the week was 26 eggs. This was made by the pen of single comb Rhode Island Reds belong ing to Colonial farm, Temple, N. H. This production is the more remark able when 1t is taken into cOnSidera- tion that only four hens were laying. The pen of white Wyandottes owned by Mrs. H. Francis Haynes of Shoup, Idaho, produced A eggs during the week. Two pens tied for third place with scores ef 2 3eggs. These were two pens of white Wyandottes: one be- lenged to Mcleod Bros. of Beulah farm Stoney Creek, Ont, and the other to Edward Cam of Hoghton, Eng. The best Connecticut pen for the week was the pen of single comb White Lehorns, owned by Burton E. Moore of Winsted. This pen laid 22 eggs.
 There was only one unusually email egg laid during the week. This egg, which weighed only 6-100th of a pound belonging to Edward Cam of Hoghton, Eng. There were two large eggs pro- duced during the week. One egg weighing 19-100ths of a pound was laid by a single comb White Leghorn owned by Tom Barron of Catforth, Eng. The other egg was produced by single comb Rhode Island Red belonging to Colonial farm. Temple, N. H., and weighed 22100ths of a pound.
 The following is a list of the lead ing pens of each variety:
 R. J. Walden of Middleburg, Md
 
 Miller of ShiremanstOWn, Pa, barred Plymouth Rocks, 729; Edgewood Poul- try farm of Packer Conn, white Ply mouth Rocks. SIS; J. M. Jones of Hor- nerstOwn, N. Y., Columbian Plymouth Rocks, 760 Edward Cam of Hoghton, Eng. white Wyandottes, 927; w. Lee Springs, of Philadelphia. Pa. buff Wy andottes. 646; Colonial farm of Tenn pie. N. H.. single comb Rhode Island Reds, SS7: Glenview Poultry farm of West Wilmington, Conn. rose comb Rhode Island Reds, TIP; Tom Barron of Catforth, Eng, single comb white Leghorns, 1127; G. H. Schmitz of Chi~ 809; Mount Orchard Poultry form of Narvon. Pa, buff Orpingtons, 670; White Acres Poultry ranch of Amber, Pa, white Orpingtons. I'll.
 The following is a complete list of the leading pens as they stand a the end of the 46th week. with the total number of eggs laid by each:
 Tom Barron, of Catforth, Eng, sim gle comb white Leghorns, 1127; Ed ward Cam of Hoghton. Eng. single comb white Leghorns 1038; W. L. Sleeger of York, Pa, single comb white Leghorns. 973, o, A. Foster of Santa Cruz, Cal. single comb white Leg horns, 968; Edward Cam of Hoghton. Eng. white Wyandottes, 927: Frank TeuimiH of Burnley. Eng. single comb white Leghorns 921 W. P. Canby of East Dewningten, Pa, single comb white Legherns, 904; Frank A, Jones of northumberland, Pa, single comb white Leghefns, 961s Colonial farm of Temple, N, H.. single comb Rhode Is land Reds. 887; Burton E. Moore of Winsted, Ct, single comb white Leg horns, SS7; Smith Bres. of Addingham, Pa. single comb white LeghePns, 881; Braeside Poultry farm of Stroudsburg, Pa, single comb white Leghorns, SIT; Joseph J. Barclay of Bedford, Pa, sin gle comb white Leghorns, 877 Mrs. H. F. Haynes of Shoup, Idaho, white Wy andottes, S62; Ballock & BarrOws of Wilmington, Del, single comb white LeghornS, 855.