Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-06-22
BARRED ROCK LAYS
81 eggs IN MAY
New Record for Months Production
Established in All-Northwest
Egg-Iiaying Contest at
State College


be attributed to patriotism or a
plentiful supply of lawn clippings
and toothsome tender dandelions
can not truthfully say" says Mrs,
Helen Dow Whitaker, director of the
contest I'm witness thereof, Mr..
Leighty's Barred Rock hen No 1892
laid April both, every day in May
and has not missed "a day, to date, in
June. She is the first bird in the
contest to have made record of 81
eggs in a month and holds the record
for consecutive laying You win also
note that it has taken a record of "a
eggs in 81 days to secure place on
the honor roll for the month and at
that there were 81 candidates for the
honors. The best pen averaged to
lay % % eggs per bird. Princess
Victoria Or. l. Red No. $40, l. Wit
beck, Victoria, b. c., for the second
time leads Lady Tekoa (White Leg
horn No. sol, Paul Towne, Tekoa,
WashD by a single egg both birds
having laid % eggs in the month of
May
White Leghorn, entry No. "a.
owned by j. r. MeRae, Milwaukee.
Oregon, by an average record of %
eggs per bird for the month, out
stripped by 4 eggs the White Leg
horns of entry No. 1877, owned by j.
A. Hanson of Corvallis, Oregon,
which have held first place for so
long
"Of equal interest with the honor
roll 1t seems to me is the feed and
egg record summary for the month.
Again the Minorca flock has scored
first with an average egg production
of 1916 eggs or 53.2 per cent while
the s. G. w. Leghorns are second
with IA eggs or AGA per cent.
However, the best profit makers
proved to be the White Leghorns
which gave above the feed and litter
cost return of II 5 cents per bird
as against II cents for the Mnorcas
and 2 cents for the average bird of
the flock. Final reports of the con-
test will show how those averages
could have been greatly increased by
culling out the birds which have not
laid an egg 10 date as Well as some
of them that have not laid enough
eggs any III onth to pay their feed bill.
But the object of the contest is to
have full returns from all the birds.
The feed and litter cost ranged from
10 cents for mixed light weight
flock to almost 25 cents for each of
the Minorcas White Ieghorns cost
10 cents to feed; Reds and WAN
dottes about %; Rocks "a and the
average bird 20 1-3.
Il wish to call especial attention
to the prices at which we bought
feed for May. The prices given are
l. o. b. Pullman and represent whole
sale buying at the best possible
inquire in eastern Washington in
May note a single exception
Oats fed at $97 were bought last
winter. May price here was $50 per
ton The average price at which
contest eggs sold was 80 IL cents
per dozen"
Hens Making Highest Individual
Record for Month of May, 1917
Barred Rock, ]. H. Leighty, Seattle.
WASH. ......... 81
White Leghorn, Carl o. ongle, Seat
tie Wash. o.
White Leghorn, D. Tancred. Kent.
wash. .................. q
Barred Rock, H. j. Leighty, Seattle.
WASH. ......,.......... 27
White Ieghorn, Valley Farm, Boerne.
Texas, ........... 20
White Leghorn, A. Eggiman, Beaver
ton, Ore. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25
White Rock, c. Daniels, Hoquiam,
Wash. Observation-Disclosures. %
Black Minorca, l. Boyd, Pendleton,
ote ''.'.'.''.......... ......... %
White Leghorn, Mrs W. J. Mathers
Yardley Wash. ....... %
Barred Rock, F. j. Wirtuer Mica
"ash' '''....... ............. %
White Leghorn, p. w Harrles. Seat.
tie, Wash. .............. %
Barred Rock, H. ] Leighty Seattle
wash. ............... %
White Leghorn, j R. McRae. Mil
waukie, Ore .......... 2g
Hens Making Highest individual
Records Oct. Is to May 81, inc.
X. |. Red, Abercrombie & Witbeck
Victoria, b. C. ...... IA.
White Leghorn, Paul b. Towne
Tekoa. Wash ...... III
White Leghorn, P. w. Harries. Seat
tie, Wash. ........ 13(
White Leghorn. J. r. McRae. Nil