Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-29
EGG LAYING CONTEST
 NEARING THE CLOSE Leshorns Lead by Narrow Margin of Six Equs, and One Week to Go.

The Wyandottes are continuing the pace During the 51st week Of the laying contest they gained II eggs on the leading pen of Leghorns, now thsy are but 6 eggs behind. The sour milk pen put in by the Storrs Experiment station gained ' eggs on the leaders during the week and are now only IT eggs from the top. There seems there fore very little probability that this experimental pen can get more than third place for the year.
 The best record for the week was B eggs and was made by a 1en of R. C- Rhode Island Reds owned by Glenv1ew Poultry Farm, Rockville, Conn. Dr. N. W. SanborniS Buff Wyandottes tied for second place with 29 eggs each Neale Bros.' White Wyandottes from Apponaug, R. l.. followed closely with 2S eggs to their credit and the ex- perimental pen of Leghorns tied with Profitable Poultry's pen of Hens from Boston with % eggs each.
 The total yield for all pens amount ed to 969 eggs. or an average of near ly 1 1-4 egos for every hen on the plant, at this the most unreasonable period of the year for securing eggs from yearling hens. The majority of poultrymen depend upon the bullets that were matched last March. April and May to furnish their eggs during the months of October. November and December. Thus, when the new con- test opens with one thousand bullets gathered together for a single purpose, the egg production will of course in- crease.
 In preparing the plant for the new birds the management of the contest I has not, only cleaned out all of the | houses and sprayed them and put in clean fresh sand but each pen is also l beir provided with a new cloth cur | tain. The cloth window in a poultry | house is designeS of course to admit l fresh air and yet prevent undesirable drafts. Sometimes poultrymen lose | sight of the fact that after a cloth | curtain has been ain use for two or
 three years it becomes so filled with
 dust and dirt that it no loroer serves | its purpose. In all such cases the
 cloth should of course be renewed so | as to be perfectly sure that the hens
 are provided with an abundance ct I fresh air Not only this but the hen
 house meanwhile is kept drver on &C., count of the better ventilation.
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows: Francis F. Lincoln. Mt. Car I mel. Conn, White Lerhorns POTS; Tom Barron, Catforth, EneIand. White fort. England, White Leghorns, 1885; I Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. L. White
 Wyandottes. 1899: Merrvtfouohi
 Farm. Columbia Conn. White Wan.
 dottes. 1saH: A. R. Rr1indaee Darhnry Conn. S.. f. Rhode Island Reds 1889, Marwood Poultry Farm. Butler Pa. Il White Ieghorns 1705: Bonrie Rrool Poultry Fa~nn Saratoga N. r., Whit, ' eghorns 1898: Cecil Guernsey Fa~ Cobblesl<ill. N. ", White Leehorns
 l6o4 R-arford Farm. Groton, Conn.
 White Jephorns, 1892.
 The following is list of the ter
 lea ding Connecticut nens- Francis F 'jncoln- f. Carmel White Te~her,s
 9n7s. Nerrvthoueht Form Colur,hia
 V'h'te "vsrdrttes. 1eao. B. p--,n
 d'oe nanburv. S C. Rhode Terant Pods. 1sHo, Rrarfnrd Farm. Groton White I eshorns 1892: Glenview Poul try Farm. New Haven White leg horns. 1928 Mrs. K. p Woodruff. Nev , Haven White Teehorns. 1s1s; Fred , erick IF. Benton. Wailingford Whit, , Plymouth Rocks. 1549; Thos. W Moore. Central V'i'a~e, White eg. , horns. 15A0. Frederiok M Pea eIey Fl Cheshire White I,eehorrs 1546: Geo A. Coserove. West Willington,- Whit, Leghorns, 1545.