Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-10
INCREASED PRODUCTION
 SHOWN EVERY WEEK
Most Pleasing Results in Fifth Week
 of Egg Laying Contest.

The Fourth International Egg Lay ing contest at Storrs has shown in- creased production every week since it opened on November 1st, and since the second week at a constantly in- creasing rate. The production for the fifth week was 1462 eggs, which was 296 eggs better than the preceding week and relatively Al eggs better than for the corresponding period last year. Ed Cams White Wyandottes won the week with a production of 43 eggs. A pen of White Leghorns own ed by F. c. Platt of. Wallingford. Pa. captured second place with yield of 40 eggs. Third place went to a Con- necticut pen of Leghorns owned by F. NJ. Peasley, of Cheshire. this pen having laid S7 eggs. Windsweep place with pen of Rhode Island Reds from St. AIbans, Vermont, owned by Hillview Poultry Farm. each pen hav- ing 35 eggs to their credit
 Only three out of the 1000 hens re- ceived perfect score for the week A Connecticut Leghorn owned by George Bowles, a Pennsylvania Leghorn own ed by P. G. Platt and a R. I. Red from New Hampshire owned by Colo nial Farm each laid seven eggs. There were 37 birds including White and Barred Rocks. White and Buff Wyan- dottes, R. I. Reds. Dominiques. White and Black Leghorns and Silver Cam pines. that laid six eggs each. thus making a score of S6 jer cent.
 The method of feeding the bullets is slightly different from the way in which the old birds were being fed at the close spf the last contest The dry mash is Fed in- hoppers to which the birds have access at all times. The scratch feed is fed as follows: When the attendant goes through and un- locks in the morning each pen is given a. handful of grain. They receive a like amount in the middle of the fore noon and again at 1 o'clock. The ob- off the roost and working. The heavy feeding of five or six handfuis per pen is given between three and four o'clock or as late as it can be given and still allow time for the birds to clean it up before dark. The amount fed varies, of1eourse. with the breed and with the number of birds that are laying.
 Charcoal, grit and oyster shell are kept before the birds at all times while the succu1ent part of the ration is supplied by nanRels and eprouted oats.
 The ton leading pens to date are as follows;
 Windsweep Farm. Bedding Ridge. Conn, White I<eghorns, 207; Ed Cam. Hoghton. mar Preston, England, White Wyandottes. 20i; Storrs Exp. Station (SOur milk pen) WnlIe LeknornS. Iot' HiIIview Poultry Farm. St. Atbans, Vt. Rhode Island Reds. 15S; Merritt M Clark, BrooEfeld Center. Conn, White Leghorns, 157; P. G. Platt. Walling- ford. Pa, White Leghorns. Jz9; Ellis W. Bentley, Windham. N. T., White Leghorns. 127: Storrs Experiment Sta ton, White L4eEhorns, 124: Manor Poul- try Farm, ManorvfTle, L. l.. White Leg horns. 122; Merritt M. Clark, Brook field Center. Conn, Barred RocKs. 121.
 The ten leading Connecticut pens to date are as follows:
 windsweep Farm, Redding Ridge White Leghorps, POT; Merritt M. Clark. Brookfield Center, White I1eghorns. 157; Merritt M. Clark. BrookfeId Gen. ter. Barred Rocks, 121; Albert Son. deregger. South Coventry. White Leg horns, 11s. Francis F. Lincoln. Rft. Carmel, White lAghornSS IFS: ?. M Peasley, Cheafire White LeEhorns, 103: Fl. B. Hitler, Cnionville American Dominicucs, 100; MerrythovFht Farm. Columbia, White Wyan6ottes. et: Mrs. w. B. Whifloclz. Warehouse Point. White LeghornS. es: George Eowles. Westport, White Deghorns, S9: J. 2. Byrpn, wiuimantic, White Wyandcttes., 9t,