Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
COBALT HEN IS THE
 STAR EGG PRODUCER. White Leghorns Outdo Their Previous Record in Contest at Storrs.

The total number of eggs laid dur ing the 27th week of the international egg laying competition at Storrs was 2,G56, practically the same as the pro duction for the previous week. The Single Comb White Leghorns have outdone all their previous records for the current contest. the six highest pens all being of this breed. The pen belonging to W. l.. Sleeger of York, Pa. made a score of g eggs for this week, which is higher than has been made by any other pen in the contest. Second for the week was the pen be- longing to A. P. Robinson of Calyer- ton, N. r. These birds laid 30 eggs. Two pens tied for third place for the week with a score of 29 eggs. These belong to White Leghorn Poultry yards, Watervile, N. Y, and to F. A. Jones of Northumberland. Pa. The pens belonging to Rosewood Poultry farm, Doylestown, Pa, and to Tom Barron of Catforth, Eng. each laid 28 eggs during the week.
 The Rhode Island Red bullet belong ing to Arthur S. Bailey of Cobalt. Ct, is keeping up her record of laying the largest eggs in the contest by pro- ducing the biggest egg for the week, Two small eggs weighing two and four one- -hundredths of a pound, respec- lively were laid by hens belonging to James and George Goodman of New Ringgold, Pa, and the Chestnut Hill Poultry yard, Easton, Pa.
 The following is the list of the lead ing pens as they stand at the end of the 27th week, with the number of eggs laid by each:
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England,
 Single Comb White Leghorns. SIS Edward Cam, Hoghton, Eng, Single
 Comb White Leghorns .-....... $50 George H. Schmitz. Chicago, H.,
 Single Comb Buff LeghOrns. -. 527 Edward Cam, HOghton, Eng, White Q %y4R19tles Fosfer Santa Cruz Cal Sin '
 gle Comb White LeghOrns. 505 Beulah Farm. Stoney Creek, Ont,
 White Wyandottes ..............4S 4S5 Braeside Poultry Farm. STouds-
 burg, Pa. Single Comb White ~ Leghorns T 1,uso.. r3i . ;,..+ .,,,, T 0O
 J., Single Comb Rhode Island pr. John A. Fritchey. Harrisburg,
 Pa, Single Comb Rhode Island w Reds s,iaaaar vori, Do sjneis 404 GlenView Poultry Farm, West Will
 Hngton, Ct. Rose Comb Rhode
 Island Reds ......,...-....... AZ William E. Ross, EagleviIle, Ct,
 White Wyandottes .............4S ABS
 What Connecticut Pens Did.
 Tine following is a complete list of the Connecticut pens as they stand at the end of this week. with the total number of eggs laid by each:
 GIenview Poultry Farm, West Will
 lington, Rose Comb Rhode Island
 Reds ....-.., AZ William F. Ross, EaglevilIe, White
 Wyand0tteS ....,. 43S Burton E. Moore Wlnsted, Single
 Comb Leghorns ......-..... 435 Edgewoed Poultry Farm, Packer,
 White Plymouth Rocks ........ 429 Homer P. Deming, Robertsville,
 Single Comb Rhode Island Reds. AT Arthur S. Bailey, Cobalt, Single
 Comb Rhode Island Reds. 416 Frederick M. Peasley. West Ches-
 hire. Single Comb White Leg Mrs. K. F. Woodruff. New Haven,
 Single Comb White Leghorns S76 A. B. Hall, Wallingford, Single
 Comb White Leghorns ..........3 371 c. s. Scovine, East Haven. Rose
 Comb Rhode Island Reds. 306 c. w. Sherwood. Saybrook Point
 Single Comb White Leghorns. 353 c. s. Scoville, East Haven. Rose
 Comb Rhode Island Reds. S32 John H. Lowere, West Cheshire,
 Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. .316
 Single Comb Black Minorcas 3o3 F. S. Edgerton, West WiIlington,
 Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. 392 W F. Tillinghast, Vernon. Single
 Comb White Leghorns .-.....,.. .289 Elm Poultry Yards. Hartford, Sin
 gle Comb White LeghOrns 28S F. D. Bird, Greenwich, Blue Anda-
 IuSlanS .r...,., 70 A B. Hall, WaIlingford, Barred Ply
 mouth Rocks PA W. H. Card Manchester, White
 Laced Red Cornish ..............2 .217 Luin B. Switzer, Southport, Black