Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-03
LiNCOLNAS LEGHORNS
 LEAD IN LAYING.
Forty Third Week of Contest Gives
 Them Additional Gain.

The forty third week of the Laying Contest at Storrs saw Lincoln'S Leg horns pull a little further away from the English Wyandottes. These Amer 1can birds gained 12 eggs during the week, giving them total margin of It eggs Meanwhile, however. the English Leghorns gained 15 eggs on their comrades during the week and laid eggs more than the leading American pen. The experimental sour milk pen has a lead of A eggs over all competitors both English and American.
 The four best pens for the week were evenly divided between the light and heavy breeds, the Leghorns taking first and third places while the Reds Barron'S Leghorns won first place with 56 eggs to their credit. The R. I. Reds owned by \. B. Brundage of Danbury, Conn, were a close second with a yield of 52 eggs. Lincolns Leghorns came third with a production of 50 eggs. w. c. Morgan's Buff Rocks from Mystic, Conn. were fourth with a yield of 4S eggs. No pen in any week of the contest has worked so evenly as Lincoln's Leghorns did last week Every one of the ten birds ip the pen laid , eggs each. The total yield for all pens for the week amounted tt 2S66 eggs.
 Entries are nows being received daily for the fourth contest which will open l November l, 1914. An effort is being made to have each variety properly represented in this fourth competition as this would seem to be fairer to al l breeds concerned Entries already re- | ceived include White. Barred and Buff | Plymouth Rocks, White and Colum- l bian WyandOttes, White and Browr 1 Leghorns, White and Salmon Favor elles. White Orpinstons, Rhode Island | Reds Si1y-o1~ "a nil and Hens"
 So many breeders are now consid. | ering the matter of sending birds tC l some egg laying contest that the management of the Storrs competition | makes the suggestion that in selectins birds for the contest the breeder ough to pick those with good vigor and vi | tality that have matured rapidly anC | well. In general it is believed to bt better to send birds to a competition that have not laid eggs, as they art | less likely to mott on account of the change in climate and environment ] The incident of molting frequent, 1 causes the loss of time in the bird getting well started. On the other hant it must, not be understood that to, immature rullets are to be sent. | The ten leading pens to date are al follows:
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel | Conn.,, White Leghorns 1877; Ton
 Barron, Catforth, England, Whit
 Wyandottes 1901: Tom Barron, Cat forth, England. White Leghorns 1731
 AIerrythought Farm, Columbia, Conn White Wyandottes 1885; Neale Bros
 Apponaug. R. l., White Wyandotte 1929; F. G. Platt, Wailingford, Pa
 White Leghorns 1853; IA. B. Brundage panbury, Conn, $. c. Rhode Islam Reds 1545; Bonnie Brook Poultr,
 Farm, Saratoga, N. Y, White Leg
 horns 1532; Cecil Guernsey, Eas Cobleskill, N. Y. White Leghorns 1922
 Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa
 White Leghorns 1s45
 The following is a list of the tel leading Connecticut pens:
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carme
 White Leghorns 1877; Merrythough
 Farm, Columbia, White Wyandotte 1885; A. B. Brundage, Danbury, S. (
 Rhode Island Reds, 1545: Branfor
 Farm, Groton. White Leghorns 1903 Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockville
 White Leghorns 1466; Thos. w Moore
 Central Village, White Leghorns 1899
 Frederick Nj. Peasley, Cheshire, Whit
 Leghorns 1869: Mrs. K. E. Woodruff
 New Haven, White Leghorns 1869; \
 w. HendryX, New Haven. White Leg
 horns 1881; C. H. Saveage, Storrs
 White Leghorns 1859.