The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-10
THIRTIETH WEEK
 OF EGG LAYING

The total production for the thir- tieth week at the International Egg Laying Competition at Storrs was B. 176, a gain of sixty eggs over the pro- duction last year for the same week. The Single Comb White Leghorns
 again distinguish themselves as all but
 one of the eleven leading pens belong to that breed.
 The leading pen for the week was
 that of w. L. Sleeger, York, Pa These Single Comb White Leghorns laid thirty-two eggs. This makes the fourth week that this pen has been first with an average production per week of thirty-two eggs. They will, without question be the winning pen for the month of May.
 Seven pens tied for second place with a total production of thirty eggs. They are as followS:-
 Edward Cam, Eoghton, Eng, White Wyandottes, Abbott Poultry Yards, Parksburg, Pa, Single Comb White Leghorns; A. P. Robinson, Ca1verton, N. Y., Single Comb White Leghorns;
 Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng, Single
 Comb White Leghorns; Edward Cam, Hoghton, Eng, Single Comb White Leghorns; O. A. Foster, Santa Cruz,
 Cal, Single Comb White Leghorns; C. w. Sherwood, Saybrook Point SiRg gle Comb White Leghorns.
 Two more pens of White Leghcrns tied for next place with a score, of twenty-nine eggs each. These be- long to Toms Poultry Farm, Toms River, N. J., and F. A. Jones, North umberland, Pa, respectively.
 The smallest egg laid during the
 week was produced by a Single Comb
 White Leghorn hen belonging to Tom
 Barron, Catforth, Eng. This egg weighed only four one hundredths of pound. Three unusually large eggs were laid during the week. The I71T | dredths of pound, was produced by Single Comb White Eeghorn belong ing to E. P. Lewis, Temple, Pa An ! other Single Comb White Leghorn hen produced the next largest egg which weighed twenty one hundredths; and the third, weight nineteen one hun dredths, was laid by still another White Leghorn belonging to the A. R. SayIor Drug Co.,, Allentown, Pa. Individual 3s4, belonging to the pen of Tom Barron, Is the best hen in the competition. She laid every day dur ing the thirtieth week, including the l egg weighing twenty one hundredths of a pound As this egg was double yolked, this bird produced practically l the equivalent of eight eggs in seven 1 days.
 The following is a list of the lead | ing pens at the end of the thtrtieth week with the total number of eggs | laid by each:
 rom Barron, Catforth, Eng. Single Comb White Leghorns. II O. : Edward Cam, Hoghton, Eng, Single | Comb White Leghorns. -634 l Edward Cam, Hoghtons Eng, White
 George 1T. schnnitz. Chicago, III. 1 Single Comb White Leghorns. 59 2 O. A. Foster, Santa Cruz, Gal, Sin gle Comb White Leghorns. SS l Braeside Poultry Farm, Strouds-
 burg, Pa, Single Comb White Leg l horns S.. .557 Beulah Farm. Stony Creek, Ont. Can, White Wyandottes. =. ... 563 ! w. L. sleeger. York, Pa., Single l Comb White Leghorns. IS George P. Dearborne, Blairstown N. J., Single Comb Rhode Island Reds 554
 BallocIk & Burrows. Wilmington lDe1., Single Comb White Leghorns 519
 Dr. John A. F'ritchey, Harrisburg Pa, Single Comb White Leghorns 512
 Burton E. Moore, Winsted, Singl Comb White Leghorns. 510 ! The thirtieth week has made | change in the order of the leadinl pens The pen of White Wyandotte 1 belonging to Edward Cam, Hoghton
 Eng, now have one more egg to thei
 credit than the Single Comb Buff Leg
 horns belonging to George H. Schmitz | Chicago, III. There are now thre
 English pens ahead of the leadinl
 Farm, West Wilmington, which ha
 been the leading entrant from Con
 necticut ever since the contest startet
 has lost its position to the pen o
 Single Comb White Leghorns belong 1 ing to Burton B. Moore of Winsted
 This pen has been third in Connecti
 cut up to this time.