The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03
FINAL RESULTS OF
THE NATIONAL EGG
LAYING CONTEST
The Method of Feeding Interesting Facts and Some Les
sons Learned from This First Contest as Given by
the Poultrymen in Charge of the Contest

Pen 81 S. S. Hamburgs, Sherwood
Bros, Shelbyville, Mo-, S24 eggs.
Pen 113-white Orpi1gtons, Bailey
Carson, Parsons, Kan, SIT eggs.
Pen 1o-S. C. Black Minorcas, Roy
Millings, Me-, SIT eggs.
Pen 77-white Plymouth Rocks, ].
A. Bickerdike, Millersvil1e. ILL.,, s15
eggs.
Pen ass. c. Brown Leghorns, v.
c. Cook, PIattsburg. Mo, 72o eggs.
Pen 30-R. c. W. Leghorns, c. E.
CIonhardt, Hutchinson, Kan, 7os eggs,
Pen 69-Buff Plymouth Rocks, c. S.
Hart, Milan, Mo-, 666 eggs.
Pen FIR. C. Black Minorcas, VIM.
McNeal, Waterloo, Ia, e41 eggs.
Pen 1871. r. Ducks, New York, 674
eggs.
Fifty mine hens laid 200 eggs or more
and each is awarded a prize ribbon.
Their record is as follows:
No. 717--w. P. Rock, 2S1 eggs.
No. COR. c. Red, 255 eggs.
q No. 3S1-Barrtd p. Rock, 245 eggs.
No. 19-Ancona, 241 eggs.
No. 372-S. C. Red, 236 eggs.
No. 61S-Barred P. Rock, 235 eggs.
= No. 545-White Orpington, 2S2 eggs.
p No. 48s-White Wyandotte, 232 eggs.
No. 525-Silver Wyandotte, 230 eggs.
No. 1875. C. w. Leghorn, 22s eggs.
No. 1855. C. Red, 22S eggs.
No. 119-S. c. W. Leghorn, 225 eggs.
No. 179-S. c. w. Leghorn, 223 eggs.
No. 79-R. c. w. Leghorn, 22S eggs.
No. 4o1-Silver wyandotte, 223 eggs.
No. 396-S. C. Red, 22s eggs.
No. 547-Buff Orpington, 223 eggs.
No. 463-Barred P. Rock. 221 eggs.
No. S9-Ancona, 21S eggs.
No. T1S-W. P. Rock, 21s eggs.
No. 339-Buff Orpington, 21S eggs.
No 41s-Golden Wyandotte, 217 eggs
No. 402-Silver Wyandotte. 217 eggs
No. 4s7-White Wyandotte, 215 eggs
No. 634-Silver Wyandotte, 213 eggs
No. lis. c. W. Leghorn, 212 eggs
No. 541-White Orpington, 211 eggs
No. 64-S. c. Brown Leghorn, 21O
eggs.
No. 39-S. G. W. Leghorn, 200 eggs
No. 636-Silver Wyandotte, 200 eggs
No. 3S6-S. G. Red, 200 eggs.
No. 300-S. C. Black Minorca, 20S
eggs.
No. 527-Silver Wyandotte, 20s eggs
No. 6O1-R. c. Red, EOS eggs.
No. 7s8-Silver Wyandotte, 207 eggs
No. Setback Orpington, 207 eggs.
No. 455-Whfte Orpington, 207 eggs
No. 523-Silver Wyandotte, 20e eggs
No. SCR. C. Red, 2o6 eggs.
No. 85S-Black Orpington, 20e eggs
No. 121-S. c. w. Legkorn, 205 eggs
No. 732-S. c. Red, EOS eggs.
No. 202-R. c. w. Leghorn, 204 eggs
No. Ss--Ancona, 204 eggs.
No, .307-Black Langshan, 204 eggs.
No. 1865. C. W.Leghorn. 203 eggs
No. SIS. C. w. Leghorn, 202 eggs.
No. 62O-S. c. Red, 2O2 eggs.
No. 366-R. C. Red, 202 eggs.
No. as, c. w. Leghorn, POI eggs
No. ISIS. c. Red, 201 eggs.
No s75--White Orpins ton, 201 eggs.
No. 373-Buff Orpington, POI eggs.
No. 346-S. c. Red, 200 eggs.
General Averages.
The average number of eggs laid
by each hen and the average amount
of feed consumed by each hen of those
varieties which had ten or more hen:
entered, and which average more thar
80 eggs per hen for the year, is a:
follows:
All Silver Wyandottes, 100 eggs pei
hen. grain s5 lbs, dry mash 36.3 lbs.
All S. c. Reds, 156 eggs per hen
grain 30 lbs, dry mash %s.6 lbs.
All Black Langshans, 156 eggs pei
hen, grain 50 lbs, dry mash so lbs.
All White Orpington. $50 eggs pei
hen, grain 80 lbs, dry mash 80 lbs.
All R. c. Reds. $50 eggs per hen
grain 30 lbs, dry mash 32.6 lbs.
E,.Hc
hen, grain 35 lbs, dry mash 30.3 lbs.
All S. G. Black Minorcas, 145 egg
per hen, grain 50 lbs, dry mash ~ lbs
All s. c. White Leghorns, 14S egg
per hen. grain SIS lbs, dry mash 80 lbs
AL Anconas, 100 eggs per hen, grain
34.s lbs, dry mash 30.5 lbs
All Indian Runner Ducks. 1S1 egg
per hen, dry mash 121rlbs.
All R. c. White Leghorns. 127 egg
per hen, grain 34.S lbs, dry mash 3D.
lbs.
All Barred Plymouth Rocks. 12S egg
per hen, grain 80 lbs, dry mash a.
lbs
All White Wyandottes. 125 eggs pc
hen, grain IS lbs. dry mash SO lbs.
All 5. c. Brown Leghorns, 1872 egg
per hen, grain 34.S lbs, dry mash 81.
lbs.
All Buff Plymouth Rocks, 100 egg
per hen, sraiE 81 lbs, dry mash 80 lbs
The above includes good and bal
producers and both young and oil
hens. Several varieties ran consider
ably below these in average eggs pc
hen, but about same amount Of foot
consumed. The cost Of the grain fe'
| these hens averaged about one AM