Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
VERMoNT=HENS
JUMP INTO LEAD.
Pass the English Contestants in Egg
Laying Contest at Storrs.

The thirty-seventh week of the lay
ing contest at Storrs showed some
significant changes among the ten
leading pens. Jonathan Collinson's
Black Leghorns from Garstang, Eng
land moved from tenth place up to
ninth. Tom Barron's pen of White
Leghorns from Catforth, England
moved from fourth place to third The
two pens at the top. Ed Cams pen Of
White Wyandottes from Hoghton,
England has been the leading pen
since the sixth week or since early in
December. Hillview Poultry Farms
Rhode Island Reds from ST. Adams,
VT, has been a close second since the
ninth week os the contest, except how
ever, that they dropped down to third
place from the thirtieth to the thirty
third week. 1t was not until the cur
rent week of the competition that this
Vermont pen has been able to take
the lead and even though they are
ahead by the small margin OF only
one egg it is believed from the general
| condition of the birds. their DISPOSE
ton to broodiness and other consider
atoms that the American hens Will
hold the lead at least for the next lew
| weeks. !.
The total yield for all pens amounted
| to 1864 which is one egg better than
the yield for last week and Isl eggs
better than for the corresponding
| week last year III Tie 4ANO pens N-4S@~
deserve honorable mention for the
| week, three were foreign entries.
Ed Cams English Leghorns were first
/ with So eggs. Barron's Leghorns were
i second with 81, and Dictograph Poul-
try FARMS LeghOrns, West Nyack, N
| Y, were third with Sc. The Storrs
Station sour milk pen of Leghorns and
Jonathan Collinson's Black Leghorns
tied with So eggs each.
On account of the State Summer
Normal School, now in session II
1 Storrs, the meeting of the American
Association of Poultry Instructors and
Investigators, August End, 3rd, anC
4th: the meeting of the Connection
Poultry Association, August 4th, 9th
and 9Th. together with the DalrymeI
and other meetings that wall 1olloV
these, it IS expected that at least Two
thousand visitors will view the laying
contest within the next two weeks
The ten leading pens to date are a
follows: -Hillvie,: Poultry Farm, 81
Adams. VT, Rh,~ . Island Reds, 14oS
| Ed Cam, HoghIcl;, near Preston, Eng
land, White w. lndottes, 1457; Ton
Barron, Catforth, near Preston, Eng
. land White Legnorns, 1441; Tom Bar
, ron, Catforth, England, White Leg
horns. 1431; F. NJ. Peasley, Cheshire
; Conn, White Leghorns. 1922; A
Robinson, Calverton. N. Y, White Leg
horns, 1920; windsweep Farm, Red
ding Ridge. Conn. White Ieghorns
: 1401; James v. Thomas, Ballston Lake
: n. Y, White Leghorns, 1887; ]. Col
? linson. Barnacre. Garstang, England
? Black Leghorns, 1910; Branford Farm
Groton, Conn, White Leghorns, 1905.
The ten leading Connecticut pens I
date are as follows: F. M Peasiey
Cheshire. White Leghorns, 1422s. Wind
! sweep Farm, Redding Ridge. Whit
1 Leghorns. 1401; Branford Farm
: Groton. White Leghorns. 1905; Bran
l ford Farm, Groton, White LeShorni
) 1890; N. w. Hendrxy, New HaVer
3 White Leghorns. 1885; A s. Sonde
i regger, South Coventry, White Leg
= horns, 1916; George Bowles, Westpor
t White Leghorns, 1243;' Springda1
3 Poultry Farm Durham, sRhode-Islan