Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
BINGHAM HEN LAYS
 z ovERSIzED EGGS.
Produced One That Weighed Over
 Four ounces-In Storrs Contest.

First honors in the 34th week of the egg laying contest at StorrS go to Francis F. Lincoln, Mt Carmel Conn.,, whose White Leghorns yielded 5S eggs. Charles N. St. John of Greene, N. r., was a close second with 57 eggs, and four pens tied for third place with b6 eggs each, namely, Merrythought Farm. Columbia, Conn.,, White Wyandottes; an experimental pen of Leghorns own ed by the Storrs Experiment station; Thomas W. Moore, Central Village, Conn, and the English pen of Leghorns owned by Tom Barron of Catforth, England.
 The two or three days of unusually hot weather during the week had a very noticeable effect on some of the hens, but there was only one death due to this cause.
 Thirty four individuals, including Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, Leghorns and ''hens," laid seven eggs each during the week. One Leghorn in pen 52, Joseph J. Line han, Hingham, Mass, was credited with only six eggs while as a matter of fact she laid the equivalent of sev- en. She produced an eggs that weigh cd a trifie over four ounces, or 100 per cent. oversize. Strangely enough, this same individual two weeks ago yielded an egg weighing "A lbs. or 92z per cent. larger than the average egg.
 The total yield for the week was S,145 as compared with 3,309 for the preceding week or a loss of 164 eggs, but even with this loss it will be noted that the average production for the entire flock of nearly 900 hens is ap proximately 55 per cent, including good, bad and indifferent.
 Among recent visitors to the compe- tition were Prof. H. E. Botsford, Peter sham Agricultural school, Petersham Mass; Leslie D. Card, Sylyania, Pa; Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Bumstead. Staff ford, Conn; George A. Cosgrove West Wilmington. Conn; A. B. Hall, ,Walling- ford. Conn; Prof. D. E. Warner, state college, Pa
 Leading Pens.
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows: Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng land, White Wyandottes. 141S; Francis Leghorns, 1885, Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Conn. White Wyandottes, 1272; Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. l.. White Wyandottes, 1245; Tom Barron. Catforth, England, White Leghorns, 1925; Cecil Guernsey, East Cobleslxill Brundage. Danbury, Conn.,, s. c. Rhode Island Reds. 115s; Dr. J. A. F'ritchey, Harrisburg, Pa, s. c. Rhode Island Reds, 1122; Jules F. Francais. West Rocks. 1895; Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler. Pa. White Leghorns. 1O8S.
 First in This State.
 The following is a list of the ten leading Connecticut pens: Francis F.. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns, 1865: Merrythought Farm, Columbia White Wyandottes, 1212; A. B. Brun- dage, Danbury, $, C. Rhode Island Reds, 115e: Branford Farm. Groton, try Farm. Rockville, White Leghorns, 103S; Frederick M. Peasley, Cheshire White Leghorns, 991; D. J. Ryan & Son., Bridgeport, White Wyandottes, 990; A. B. Hall Wallingford, White Leghorns, 9S9; Frederick H. Benton, Nallingford, White Plymouth Rocks, 9SA; A A Hall Danbury, Buff Ply mouth Rocks. 97s.
 The egg laying contest is designed and managed for the purpose of secur- the entire year, but the specially se- lected breeding birds on a poultry mans private farm should be treated differently. Those best birds that have worked hard during the breeding sea- son and that have thrown strong hardy, vigorous chicks should now be given a summer vacation. If at all feasible the males should be seggre- gated. Any hens that have not stood Up well under the work they were called upon to do should be culIed from the flock and marketed, thus leaving quite to themselves only the pick of the breeding stock. These selected breeders might be given different quar- ters. removed to the orchard perhaps, where they will have an abundance of shade and recreation. This change would probably mean few less eggs, but this is >not at all objectionable, and as a matter of fact 1t Is a condi- ton that. should be sought for with those birds from which one expects to rear future youngsters. Tn other words, let these choice breeders have a real vacation and a real rest. particu- lariy If one Is planning to do hatch ing in September and October for the ra11rransa srr-1ax.iraer ,,ri1,t<r. hr-caiIs1z