Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-04
WHITE LEGHoRNs TAKE
 HoNoRs FOR THE WEEK.
Barron's Pen Gave Yield of 61 Esss in
 Contest at Storrs.

For the third consecutive time the English White Leghorns owned by Tom Barron have carried of first hon. ors for the week with a yield of 61 egss in the egg laying contest at Storrs- It Is now three weeks ago that this particular pen of Leghorns estab- lished this best weekly pen record of 61 eggs, since which time neither 1t nor any other pen has been able to exceed this yield In reporting the contest for the 2sth week it was kug- gested that this pen of English Leg horns would probably move up to sixth place in this the 30th week. and prob- ably to fifth place early in June. As a matter of fact, the week just ended saw this pen jump from seventh to fifth place. and move to within two eggs of the thousand egg mark The Massachusetts pen of Rhode Island Reds that were in 10th place have been supplanted by a Pennsylvania pen of Poultry Farm of Butler. The pen of Bun Leghorns owned by Wolverine Poultry Farm of Grand Rapids, Mich. captured second place for the 30th week with a yield of 5s eggs. Mar wood Poultry Farm and the White Leghorns of Thomas w Moore. Cen tral Village, Conn, tied for third place with 5S eggs each. The Barred Rocks of A. B. Hall. Wallingford, Conn. and the White Leghorns of George A. Cos grove, West Wilmington, Conn, tied at 57 eggs for the week, and F. G. Platt, wallingford. Pa, Francis F. Lincoln. Mt Carmel. Conn, and Mrs. K. E. Woodruff of New Haven all tied with 56 eggs each.
 It will be remembered that the Leg horns held the first eight places for the past two weeks, and this is almost true in the 30th week, the Leghorns securing eight places out of the first nine The total yield for the week ] amounted to 3,5S4 or loss of 34 eggs This loss is small. to be sure. and can almost be accounted for by the per- formance of the two Orpington pens of O.. Wilson. Oak Hill. W. Va, and IF A Demgar, Browns Station, N. '. In the first of these there were six hens | shut up nearly all week in order tc keep them from sitting, and in conse- ; ouence the pen yielded a bare Ia eggs 1 and in the other pen of Orpingtoni there were four broody for the week thus of the 20 birds, one-half of then were wanting to sit instead of lay.
 Pens That Are Leading.
 The 10 leading pens to date are al ! follows: Tom Barron, Catforth, Eng ! land. White Wyandottes. 1266. Francis
 F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel. Conn. White
 Leghorns. 1160; Merrythought Farm
 Columbia, Conn.,, White Wyandottes 1OS1: Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. I. | White Wyandottes, 1076; Tom Barron Catforth. England. White Lfghorns
 s9s; Cecil Guernsey. East Cobleshn l N. r. White Leghorns. sss; Dr. J. A ] Fritchey, Harrisburg. Pa. S. C. Rhod' | Island Reds, sSG; A B. Brundage, Dan l bury, Conn, S. C. Rhode Island Reds i e62: Jules E. Francais. West Hampton | l.. L, N Y, Barred Plymouth Rocks | e40: Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler
 Pa, White Leghorns. s32.
 First in Connecticut Entries.
 The following is a list of the 10 lead ing Connecticut pens: Francis F. Lin 1 coin, Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns ! 1160; Merrythought Farm, Columbia White Wyandottes. 1OS1; A. B. Brun
 dage, Danburg, s. c. Rhode Islant Reds, s62; Branford Farm, Groton l White Leghorns. sS2; D. J. Ryan q Son, Bridgeport, White Wyandottes | $50: Frederick H. Benton. Wallingford 1 White Plymouth Rocks. s31; Glenviev Poultry Farm, Rockville, R. C. Rfod Island Reds, $50; Glenview Poultr. Farm, Rockville, White Leghorns, s2b
 A. B. Hall. WaIlingford. White Leg