Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-07
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 = CONTEST AT sToRRs
From Nov On win Be Clear Gain Over Last Year.

. At the close of the forty-eighth week of the Laying Contest at Storrs the total production for all pens was 145.- 3os eggs or relatively 15ss more than for the full fifty-two weeks last year. Thus all eggs produced from now cn will be clear gain over last years total and only z6s1 eggs are necessary to bring the average yield up to 15o. The total production for the week was 2510 which, although s02 less than for the preceding week, is relatively 4l1 more than for the corresponding week last year.
 Tom Barron's English Wyandottes that laid bI eggs last week maintained their position by laying 53 eggs. Sec. ond place was won by N. W. Hendryx's pen, of White beghorns from New Haven. Conn, with a production of 46 PoIhemus' R. L Reds from New6ureh.. ~. r.; Louis E. Pricketts Silver Cam pines from Hazardville, Conn and the Storrs Stations sour milk pen of Barred Rocks ded for third place with yield of 43 eggs each.
 It Is interesting to note that if ia the heavy breeds that are keeping the production up during the home. stretch Out of-the A pens of Leghorns there were only i've that laid more than 30 eggs during the week whereas among
 
 dottes there were twenty-one that laid 51 eggs or better for the week There were only seven birds that made perfect score for the week. These distinguished individuals represent lsfour of the heavy breeds as follows: three Barred Plymouth Rocks. two Rhode Island Reds, one White Wyan- | dotte. and one White Orpington. It is this kind of laying when eggs are worth l-z cents apiece that returns a handsome ,pront over the cost of feed. | lapor and interest on investment
 The monthly awards for September have been announced as follows: the blue ribon was won by Barrons Eng fish Wyandottes with a production of 204 eggs. Second prize goes to N. w Hendryx. New Haven. Conn. whose lLeghorns laid POP eggs for the month The third prize ribbon goes to Charles 10. Polhemus. Newburgh. V. r.. whose Rhode Island Reds produced 19T- eggs
 The ten leading pens to date are al follows: Tom Barron. Cathforth neal Preston: England, White rLeghorni 1894: F. M. Peasley. Cheshire, Conn. White Leghorns 1915: Tom Barron lCathforth. England. White Wyandotte. 1901: Windsweep farm. Bedding Ridge Conn. White Leghorns 1900. Hiliviev Poultry Farm. St Alhans. Vt. Rhod' near Preston England. White wyan dottes 1851: A. P. Robinson. Calver ton. N. Y. White ,Leghorns, 1s41: N W. Hendryx. New Haven. Conn White Leghorns 1880: P. c. PIati IWallingford. Pa White Leghorn ITS. Charles O. Polhemus, Newburgh I V. r.. Rhode Island Reds. 1767.
 The ten leading Connecticut pens tl date are as follows exempting the foul above: Branford Farm, Groton White Leghorns TBS: Branford Farm Groton. White ,Leghorns 1123: A S -as. | Leghorns 1T23: Homer PT Demins ,, Winsted. Rhode Island Reds 16s3 George Bowles Westport. White Leg
 horns 164s: Branford Farm. Grotor
 White Plymouth Rocks 1927: Spring
 dale Poultry Farm. Durham. Rhod
 Island Reds 1884; Branford Earn
 Groton. White Leghorns 1852: Mrs.
 n. Beck, Canaan, White Wyandotte 1851; Uncowa Campine Yards, South
 port. Silver Campines 1922.