The Press., 1914-03-25

good hatching eggs, and that they be matched in a good incubator which will give strong vigorous chicks, and that they be we'll brooded, but they must be so fed as to grow continu- ously from matching time to matur- ity. These are the formulas used by the Storrs Experiment. Station:
 Grain Ration.
 Cracked Wheat 15parts by weight. Cracked Corn 15
 Pinhead Oats 10
 Broken Rice 8
 Dry Mash Ration.
 Wheat Bran 2-parts by weight Corn Meal
 Sifted Ground Oats 1
 Low Grade Flour 1
 Beef or Fish Scrap l |"
 This scheme of feeding is virtually what was used by the station last year and by which was produced all of the Leghorns in the experimental pens in the contest, one of which it will be remembered now holds third place and which pen during the past week laid heavier than any other pen in the competition, viz: 56 eggs for ten birds or a yield of 80 per cent. In using these formulas it has seemed best to the workers at the Storrs sta tion to give only the grain ration dur ing the first week, scattering it in the litter. Before this, however each chick has it's beak dipped into thick sour milk as they are removed from the incubator No water is given to the chicks for the first three or four days in order to make sure that they use the milk At the end of the first week the dry mash is but before the chicks so that they can help them selves at all times. In beginning the dry mash however, it is believed to be better to use only one half the portion of beef or fish scrap as indi- cated above. It should also be under stood that this dry mash ration was designed to be used without sour milk. If an abundance of milk can be used, as it should be at all times, then the beef or fish scrap can be reduced by one half. Grit shell, and charcoal are used as with other feeding formu- las. The twentieth week of the lay ing competition developed net gain of 264 eggs or total of 3437 eggs for the week. Fifteen individual includ- ing Barred, White, and Buff Rocks, White and Columbian Wyandottes; Rhode Island Reds; White Leghorns; White Laced Red Cornish and Hens produced seven eggs each during the week or yield of 100 per cent. Since the experimntal pen of Leghorns all luded to above is not in competition first honors for the week go to Daniel Hine of Eastford, Conn.,, whose pen of just plain hens'' laid 55 eggs. These birds are denominated as mon- grels, barnyard hens, dunghills and by various other unenviable names Nevertheless at this the natural breed- ing season they are yielding we'll The debatable question of course, is, can these birds keep the pace with pure strains that have been bred and trained to lay from one years end to another. The second pen was ten Rhode Island Reds that laid 51 eggs; owned by Colonial farm of Temple, N., H. There was a scramble for third place at 50 eggs for the ten birds, the first claimant being Frank l.. Tnttles pen of Barred RocKs from Ashland, Mass. A pen of White Leghorns from Tomoka Poultry farm, Ellington. Conn tied this score and Tom Bar rms pen of White Wyondottes and also his pen of Leghorns tied with each other and with the two pens just mentioned.
 The 16 leading pens to date are as follows. The figures in the Darenthe- sis show the number laid during the week:-
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Wyandottes, (5O) 785.
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns, t48l-619.
 Neale Bros, Apponang, R. I. 4 White Wyandottes, t4S) -6OG
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyan'lottes, (4Gl-599.
 Dr. LA. Fritchey, Harrisburg, Pa Single Comb R. I. Reds, (42) 579 4 - Cecil Guernsey, East Cobbleskill, N. Y., White Eegilorns, (4t-53s.
 Geo. P. Dearborn, Lake Como, Fla. s. Q. Rhode Island Reds, (45) L5O1.. jules F. Francafs, West Hampton, L. l., N:Y<s, Barred Plymouth Rocks, (42)- 408. >.,>.%-'' ...s5s I
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Ieghorns, S(3o) >s471., Y. TX.
 Pinecrest Orchards, Grotou, Mass l Single Comb Rhode Island Reds,s(411 - 46O.z ,...s < .' .s.:. ...']" 7 GIenview Poultry eFatrrnaL.p Rockville. [ Rose Comb RI Rhode 2 ,..lsi Istaad !1. RSeda, 4eJ-- 451. aS:%sf Ssi7s '*.' a'~ E .''1s r ''e>a F A. B. Bfundage, ,4 Dantburi+y, tlb Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, (49J-443. | 4-Colohial Farm, Temple, N. H., oAAS10 CoulO nHOu0 1SAduu n0uS, \OI | -425. 'at. 3'@
 Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa., White Leghorns, (43)-422
 D.. J. Ryan & Son, Bridgeport, White Wyandottes, (48)-42O. 4 Us. Gillespie, Stamford, s. 0. R. !. Reds, (42)-4l7.
 storrs College Experimental, Pen White Leghorns, (not in the contest), | ,56)-645.