Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-27

of the contest this Connecticut pen of -Leghorns, Merrythought Farms White wyandottes from Columbia, Conn. Neale Bros White Wyandottes from ApponaIg, R. |, and Barron's White wyandotfes from England all seemed to be perfectly matched. Towards the end of December. however. these Eng fish wYandottes forged ahead and per- sistentIt held the lead for more than seven months. Meanwhile as Lin coins Leghorns began to gain on these English birds, Barron's Leghorns came up like good reserves to defend ms Wyandottes and these Leghorns suc- ceeded in passing the Rhode Island Wyandottes in the 18th week and the Connecticut Wyandottes in the 37th week but neither The English Leg horns nor the English Wyandotte5 have been able to stop the onrush of LincoIn's Leghorns At the close of last week this Connecticut pen was a bare one egg behind the leaders and this, the 42nd week. they are leading the contest by a margin of four eggs But the race is by no means finished. The Englishman is confident and game to the last and believes thoroughly iE his birds. Barron says that if the American Leghorns do not succeed in getting more than 50 eggs ahead dur ing the next few weeks that his Wyan- dottes will oyertake them in the home stretch. He thinks they will be able to come back strong in October on ac- count of the rest they are taking now
 All birds sent to the College TOT next years contest will be tested by the Storrs Experiment Station free or charge for White Diarrhea- provided the owners signify on the entry blank their desire to have this test made During the past two months the Storrs Experiment Station has tested 15 fiocks in the State with total or considerably more than four thousand hens. Of this number 4s2 or little more than II per cent. were found 10 be infected This blood test Is un- doubtedIy a long step forward in the eradication of this disease that dis troys so many young chicks.
 Bonnie Brook Poultry Farms White Leghorns from Saratoga, N. Y. won l first place for the And week. with a yield of 56 eggs to their credit and another pen of Leghorns from Manor Poultry Farm, Manorville, l.. l.. were an equally close third with a yield Of 54 eggs The total yield for the week amounted. to 3e55 or only 90 eggs less than the previous week. making grand total of 1oO,670 eggs
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows:
 Francis F. Lincoln. Et. Carmel. Conn. White Leghorns 1TST; Tom Bar ron. Catforth, England, White Wyan- dottes 1763; Tom Barron, Cahorth, England. White Leghorns 1878; Mer- rythought Farm, Columbia, Conn. l White WyandotteS l6OO; Nedie BroS-. Apponalg.. R, l.. White Wyandottes 15S2; Cecil Guernsey. East cobleskill, N. r.. White Leghorns 1511; A. B.
 Brundage. Danbury. Conn, $. C. Rhode Island Reds 1493- Aarwood
 Poultry Farm. Butler. Pa. White Leg
 horns 14ss; P. G. Platt, Walhngford. Pa, White Leghorns 1zS6; Bennie
 Brook Poultry Farm. Saratoga, N- T.,
 White Lezhorns 1470.
 | The following is a list Of the ten leading Connecticut pens:
 l Francis F. Lincoln, Mt Carmel.
 White Leghorns IT67: Merrythought
 Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes
 1900: A. B. Brundage, Dsnbury. S. C.
 Rhode Island Reds 14SE; Rranford
 Farm, Groton, White Les;horns 145s; | Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockville,
 White Leehorns 142s: Thos. W. Moore, Central Village, White Leghorns 1855: Frederick A Peasley. Cheshires White Leghorns 1928; C. H. Savage, Storrs. i White Leghorns 1928; \. W. Hendryx, New Haven, White LegIorns 1925;
 Mrs. K F. Woodruff. New Haven.
 White Leghorns 1924.
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