Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
JUDGING AND SCORING
 OF HENS NEARLY DONE
Best Barred Rock Belongs In Massa- ehusetts-Brandford Farms Has Best White Rocks.


 The judging and scoring of the hens in the egg laying contest is now all finished except for the White Leg horns. In reporting the results of the judging no account has been taken Of the weight clause but this is perhaps nearly offset by the fact that the birds could not, of course, be properly
 roomed as they would be CeLore en- tering a show. It is gratifying to note in studying the scores of these hens that the principal cuts have been made on account of color and not on account of shades. In other words u would appear that breeders have sent to the laying contest hens that are typical representatives Of the breed they stand for. These breeders, how ever, have not been so careful about color perhans because they have felt no doubt that an occasional black feather. in Barred Rock or little creaminess in a white bird would not affect the egg yield adversely. Of the one hundred and thirty Plymouth Rocks entered in the competition only ten were disqualified by the judge namely, six Barred, three Whites. and one Buff.
 Frank L. Futile, Ashland. Mass had the best individual Barred Rock and also the best pen, his average score being s9 IA and the best individual going up to. 911-4. His bird No 19 was cut only 2 1-4 points for shape and Hen No. F was cut only 5 1-4 points for color Brandford Farms, Groton, Conn. had both best individual and best pen in the White Rocks. their pen average being 92 1-2 and their hen No. no the best individual. scoring st: she was cut only two points for shape. The Buff Rocks of A. A Hall. Dan- bury, Conn, made an average score of se. The best individual scored 91 Ia and was cut only ? S-4 points for shape.
 The Plymouth Rocks and the wyan- dottes seem to have stood the zero weather better and in consequence had things their own way in the eighth week. Neale Bros White Wyan- dottes from Apponaug, R. l. won first for the week with 40 eggs to their credit. The high scoring Rocks of TuttIe's mentioned above won sec M Clark's Barred Rocks from Brook field. Center, Conn, and Ed Cams White Wyandottes from HoKhton. England tied for third place with s5 egs each.
 The total yield for all pens amount ed 1475 eggs or IS eggs less than the proceeding week but relatively 2S6 eggS better than for he corresponding week last year. Beginning in the eighth week last year the egg yield declined horns again fell of a little in their production but it is believed that with a break in the unusually cold weather that has prevailed for the past two weeks they will check the tendency to lower yields.
 The ten leading -ens to date are as follows: Ed Cam. Hoghton. near Preston, En~land, White Wyandotteg 321 Storrs Exn.- Station, (sour milk pen). White Leghorns PAS; Wind sweep Farm Bedding Ridge. Conn, White Leghorns 242; Hi1lY1ew Poultry Farm, St. AIbans, Vt, Rhode Island Reds 235; Merritt M. Clark. Brookfieid Centre, Conn. Barred Rocks 226; Co., lonial Farm, Temple. N. H. Rhode Is- land Reds 21e: Storrs Exp. Station. White Leghorns 212; Manor Poultry Farm, Manorv4lle. l.. L. White Leg horns 205: FeaIe Bros, Apponaug. R. l., White Wyandottes 204; Merritt N. Clark. BrookfeId Center. Conn, White Leghorns c199.
 The ten leading Connecticut pens Co date are as follows; WindsWeep Farm, Bedding Ridge, White Leghorns 242; Merritt N. Clark, Broolzhe1d Center, Barred Rocks 236; Merritt M. Clark, Brookfield Center, White Leghorns 199: H. B. Hitler, Unionviile, AmeTi- can Dominiques. 1s7; Albert Sonder- egger, South Coventry. White Lex horns 1s5; F. M. Peasiey, Cheshire. White Leghorns 1I5; N. W. Hendryx, New Haven. White Leghorns I76: Mrs W. B. Whitlock. Warehouse Point, White Leghorns 1s1; Merrythought- Farm. Columbia, White Wyandottes 157; Francis. F. Lincoln, At Carmel, White Leghorns 152; J. F. Byron, WiHimantic. White Wyandottas I52-