Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-10
EGG LAYING
CONTEST
international Contest is
Promoted on Original
Lines.
BACKED BY STATE
Contest Will Be Continued for
Three Years, With Weekly
and Monthly Reports.

The Vineland International Egg
Laying and Breeding Contest, con-
celyed, brought about and controlled
by the Poultry Department of the
New Jersey Agriculture Experiment
Station is fast assuming immense
proportions, and is creating a world
VIDE interest. At present the con-
test plant is nearly completed, so of
The 100 colony houses are finished,
and the administration building is
nearly SO. These buildings occupy
an Ideal piece of land nearly level.
with general southern slope. The
land for the contest was provided by
the Vineland Training School, and
all buildings for the contest have
been provided by the Vineland Poul-
try Association and the business in
terests of Vineland. All those who
have entered or are contemplating
entering birds in the contest will be
interested in some of the advantages
to be derived from this unique three
year egg-laying and breeding contest,
in which all original birds entered
will be progeny tested. The follow
ing facts are of interest to all who
are at all concerned in the progress
OF contests of this kind.
THIS nOntpCf i, int -,
scope and is operated and supervised
by the State of New Jersey, through
the Poultry Department of the New
Jersey Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton.
2. This contest is unique in that
the breeding abilities of the birds are
considered as we'll as their egg-lay-
ing ability.
8. The contestants are furnished
with the trap-nest record of the or
iginal birds entered, for a period of
two years; they are also furnished
with the pedigree production of GER
tain daughters of the original birds
entered, for one year. This factor
means that the original birds entered
will be progeny-tested, and this test
is the only true test of the worth of
an individual hen.
4. BY entering in this contest you
can, at small cost, make an official
beginning in breeding pedigree line.
5. Extensive money, cup and medal
prizes will be offered, these being
we'll distributed among all breeds.
The premium list giving such prizes
will be published about November 1.
6. The advertising value to you
will be exceptionally great.
T. The large value of experimental
data which will be secured from such
a test will be of great scientific val
lue. This data will be published
from time to time in the records and
bulletins of the New Jersey State
Experiment Station.
s. Complete weekly and monthly
reports will be furnished all contes-
tants throughout the duration of the
contest
g. The entry fee for the 3-year per-
iod is $50, or less than ST each year.
This is considerably less than the fee
previously charged in one-year con-
tests.
10. The entries are coming in rap
idly Your application, together
with entry fee, should be sent in
Immediately in order that a place
may be assured your birds in the
contest. Here is a chance to show
the egg-laying and breeding abilities
of your strain. 1t is also an oppor-
tunity for you to help further the
possibility of official progeny testing
under State supervision.
One of the advantages mentioned
above has to do with cash premiums,
which will be offered throughout the
duration of the contest. The Vine
land contest will probabaly offer
more cash premiums and more valu-
able special premiums than have ey-
er been offered in a contest of it's
kind.
The managers of the contest are
very anxious that heavy breeds be
we'll represented, and they are very
anxious to make the contest attrac-
tive to all types of poultry keepers,