Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-14
sToRRs HENS BEGIN
 SECOND HALF OF YEAR.
Grand Total to Date is Over 5o,00o
 Eggs.

The hens at the International Egg Laying contest at Storrs made an suspicious beginning of the second half year. They produced 37 eggs more than last week or a total of S55S eggs thus bringing the grand to- tai to date we'll above 5O,0oo eggs. This gain at this particular time was some what unexpected in that all the heavier breeds are becoming more and more broody and on account of the further fact that during this past week the hens were turned out into the grass runways. It was thought that this change in their environment might perhaps lower the egg yield tempor- arily but 1t apparently did not have this effect. The increased yield has undoubtedly been due to the higher average production of the Leghorns. All< individuals of this breed are now doing good work although not quite so phenominal in some cases as par ticular pens of the heavier breeds, as for instance, there were twenty in dividuals that laid seven eggs each during the twenty seventh week and only one of these all-the-week-lay- CTS proved to be a Leghorn. the others were Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds. and Wyandottes.
 56 From One Pen.
 The best pen for the week was one
 
 Poultry Farm. Rockville, Conn, with yield of 56 eggs. Three pens,nam ly: A. B. Brundage's Rhode Island Reds, Danbury, Conn; Colonial Farms Rhode Island Reds, Temple. N. H.; and Mrs. K E. woodruff's pen of White Leghonrs from New Haven. Conn. tied for second place with a production of 54 eggs each. A Pennsylvania pen of White Leghorns owned by Mar wood Poultry Farms Butler. Pa, nos ed out of third place by the small margin of one egg. They were cred ited with 53 eggs. whereas Storrs Experimental pen of White Leghorns, the English pen of White Leghorns. and a Michigan pen of Buff Leghorns each laid 52 eggs during the week.
 Awards For April.
 The following awards have been an nounced for the month of April. The blue ribbon or first prize was won by Frank L. Tuttle's Barred Rocks from Southboro, Mass, and A. B. Brundage's Rhode Island Reds, Dan. bury, Conn. the two pens tying with 231 eggs each. The second ribbon for the month has been awarded to Wa veny Farm, New Canaan, Conn. whose pen of Barred Rocks yielded FIT eggs. The third ribbon goes to Merrythought Farm. Columbia, Conn, whose pen of White Wyandottes laid PA eggs. It is interesting to note in this connec- ton two things; first, if the Storrs Station Experimental pens were in competition they should have won first prize with a yield of 232 eggs and tied for third with 227. Equally interesting perhaps is the fact that for each of the Englishman has regularly won a ribbon which in the sixth month he was unable to capture.
 Among the recent visitors to the competition were Professor A. A. Johnson. Long Island. N. r., J. F. Willimantic
 Ten Leading Pens.
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows:
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England. White Wyandottes. 111s; Francis F. Lincoln. Mt. Carmel, Conn.,, White Leghorns, es3; Merrythought Farm. Columbia: Conn: White Wyandottes, e64: Neale Brothers, Apponaug, R. l.. White Wyandottes s5o: pr. J. A. Frit- chy, Harrisburg, Pa. s. c. Rhode Is- land Reds, S6s: Cecil Guernsey, East Cobieskill. N. Y., White Leghorns. S35: A. B. Brundage. Danbury. Conn.,. s. c. Rhode Island Reds, S1e; Jules F.. Francis, West Hampton, l.. l.. N. Y, Barred Plymouth Rocks, S15: Tom Barron, catforth, England, White Leg horns, S15; George P. Dearborn, Lake Como, Fla. s. c. Rhode Island Reds, 7s5.
 Connecticut Leaders.
 The following is a list of the ten leading Connecticut pens:
 Francis F. Lincoln Mt Carmel. White Leghorns, s9s; Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes. 964; A. B. Brundage. Danbury. S.. c. Rhode Island Reds, S1S; D. J. Ryan and Son, Bridgeport, White Wyan- dottes, 752; Harry B. Cook. Orange, s. c. Rhode Island Reds, 725; Bran fond Farm, Groton, White Leghorns, 723; GIenview Poultry Farm, Rockville, $. c. Rhode Island Reds, 718; J. s. Gillespie. Stamford, S. C. Rhode Is- land Reds, 697: Frederick H. Benton. Wallingford, White Plymouth Rocks, eeo: A. A. Hall Danbury, Buff P1ymolIth Rocks SIS.