The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
LEGHORNS ARE THIRD
IN LAYING CONTEST
WyandOttes and Rhode Island
Reds Are Now Fighting
for the Lead.

STORMS Conn. Oct. 23-No one rom
nected with the laying confess, at S,orrs
has wanted to predict the winner, al
though a month ago II was practically
conceded that the I.eghorrs would in all
probability win first place. particularly
In view OF the fact that AT that time
three pens OF this breed. all within a
few exgs Of each other. stood At the top.
Meanwhile. however. the L"ghorns LAID
down a little while tome of their heav-
Ter sisters kept persistently plugging,
In consequence n pen Of Wyandottes
and n pen OF Rhode Island Reds are
now holding first and second places re-
sDectively. thus leaving these three
| pens OF I.eghorns to contend for third
place. The time Is SO short that 1t does
not now look as IL &, Would he possible
for the lighter birds TO iecoup their
losses. Not only that, hut a New York
pen of Rhode Island Reds from New
hurgh succeeded in passing last week a
Pennsylvania pen Of Lerhorus from
, Wallingford. thus moving up from tenth
| place to ninth.
The total production Of all pens for
the fiftieth week amounted 10 Isl eggs.
or relatively $40 more than for the cor
responding week last year. Thus for
nearly two months the hens in the pres
ent contest have regularly each week
exceeded the production for the corre-
spending period "A year ago. These
higher autumn yields have been very
gratifying not only because they make
for a higher annual production but be-
cause these higher yields are coming at
the season of highest prices.
Tom Rarron's pen of White Wyap-
dottes from Catforth. England, won first
place for the week with Il production of
~ eggs. Ncale Bros pen OF the same
breed from Apponaug. II. l., got second
place with a yield of AZ eggs, and two
pens. namely. the Storrs stations ex-
perimental pen OF White Wyandottcs and
lIillview Poultry FARMS Rhode Island
Reds from 81 Adams, VT, tied for third
with ~ eggs each.
The highest individual record was
mad last year by "A Connecticut Wyan-
dotts that laid eos eggs. II does not
now seem probable hat any Wyandotte
will be able to come IN 10 this score,
but Rhode Island Red hen No, 261 can
reach the 2G5 mark by laying II eggs
in the next fourteen days. as her pres
ent record Is 25i. Barred Rock hen
No. 80 has a score Of $50 and will
probably get second place for best in
dividual work II she can manage TO lay
at least ten Eggs during the next two
weeks, White Leghorn No, 5H and
White Wyandottc No. 1913 are following
closely and either OF these may get sec
ond place II the Rock lets mp Mt all.
The ten leading pens to date are as
follows
Tom Barron. Catforth, England.
white wyandottes ..,.......:.".,i9ss
Hillview Poultry Farm, 81. Adams,
VI, Rhode Island Reds. ..,........l 9sl
Tom Barron, Catforth, near Preston,
England. White Leghorns ....,,..i97
r.. NJ. Peaslsy, Cheshire. Conn. white
Loghorns Observation-Disclosures
w eSn". Gnl Earn n.sa Sesa'ns Ridge ,,s,
I'D Cam, Hoghton, near Preston,
England, white Wyand"ttes. .....lal3
n. W. HendryN, New Haven, Conn,
White I.eshorns .,,..,...,.....,'i 1901
A.--P. Robinson. Calverton, y y,
White LeghOrns. ...,.... 1855
Charles q. Poihemus. Newbutgh,
N. y, Rhode Island Reds .........lS45
r.. q. Plat, Wallingford. Pa, white
Leghorns 49,. 1897