Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
EGG LAYING CONTEST
Pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks
Finish First.
Average Yield OF 1913 Eggs for Each of
the Thousand Hens during the Year
More Than Four Times Her
Own Weight.

The sixth International egg laying con-
test at the agricultural experiment sta
ton at Storrs. Conn, was formally
closed with the laying of the last egg
late Tuesday afternoon by Rhode Island
Red hen No. 800, from Attleboro, Mass.
A pen of Barred Rocks that plodded
along in second place for more than fifty
weeks, finally finished first. White Leg
horns were in second and third places
for the year, Barred Rocks fourth and
Rhode Island Reds fifth. All five pre-
vious contests were won by either White
Leghorns or White Wyandottes. Twice
the honors went to England, then to
Pennsylvania pen of Leghorns. Connecti-
cut and Rhode Island had their turn and
now New Hampshire stands at the head
Of the list can be seen from the
summary below. These New Hampshire
Barred Rocks entered by Applecock Farm
Of Fitzwilliam not only won in the contest
test just ended. but they have set a new
high record for Plymouth Rocks as no
pen Of this breed has been able to equal
their record in any previous competition
The 1000 birds in the contest were Of
nine different breeds and varieties, and
represented sixteen states and two allied
countries. The combined weight Of all
the hens was less than two and a half
tons and yet they laid over ten tons Of
eggs. In other words the average yield
of 1853 eggs for each hen was more than
four times her own weight. The grand
total for all pens was 163,3S7 eggs which
is the largest number of eggs ever COL
lected at Storrs from the same number
of hens. This record is 1000 eggs ahead
of last years contest and more than H.
900 ahead Of the contest two years ago.
The subjoined table shows the number
of birds in each breed. the average annual
individual egg yield, and the average
for all varieties engaged in the contet.
90 Barred Rocks 1892
16O White Wyandottes 1895
30 Rhode Island Reds 1884
430 White Leghorns 1914
no Miscellaneous 152 /
1000 Average for all Breeds 1884
Barred Rocks also won highest indivi-
dual honors. Hen No. 9. owned by Merritt
NJ. Clark of Brookfield Center. Conn.
laid more eggs than any other one
hen in the contest. Her record for the
year is 277 eggs, the best bird of the
breed ever trapnested at Storrs. Tom
Barrons White Wyandotte, No. 26S, from
Catforth, England, was the best in her
class with the score of 263 eggs A. Allap's
Rhode Island Red No. 463 from Newport
r. !. was high in her group with a total
forthe year Of 249 eggs. Hilltop Poultry
Yards. White Leghorn No. 796 from Suf.
field. Ct, was at the top in the Leghorr
division with yield of GAG eggs. Over
1s5 individual birds, including Barred
White and Buff Rocks. White and Buff
Wyandottes. Rhode Island Reds. Leg
horns and Orpingtons, laid more than 20i
eggs each during the year.
The following list shows the twenty best
pens in the order of their production
also their records for the year.
Applecock Farm, Ftzwillam, N. H.
Barred Plymouth Rocks I'll!
70 A. p. Robinson, Calverton, n. Y.
White Leghorns 209
81 Windsweep Farm. Redding Ridge,
Conn.,, White Lcghorns 202
1 Merritt M. Clark Brookfield Center.
Conn.,. Barred Plymouth Rocks 1870
A A. Allen. Jr.. Newport. r. 1.
White Leghorns 1856
50 Hilltop Poultry Yards, Suffield Conn
White Leghorns 1876
81 Cloyes G. Sullivan. Hartford Conn.
Buff Wyandottes 1913
70 Z. A. Ballard, Chestnut Hill, Pa.
White Leghorns 1872
81 Braeside Poultry Farm. Stroudsburg
Pa. White Leghorns 191
66 F. NJ. Peasley. Cheshire. Conn.
White Leghorns 100
So Clifford I. Stoddard. Woodbridge, Conn
White Leghorns 1Sa
% Windsweep Farm, Redding Ridge
Conn. White Leghorns lSs
Sc A. B. Hall. Wallingford, Conn.
White Leghorns Isl
70 Frank r. Hancock. Jacksonville, VT.
White Leghorns 1SI
~ Obed G. knight, Bridgeton, II. /.
White Wyandottes IS,
Is Geo A. Standard, Ottawa, Kans.
White Lcghorns 1S
Pequot Poultry Farm. Southport. Con,
Rhode Islands Reds 80
Agricultural College. East Lansing
Mich, Barred Plymouth Rocks IS
y Will Barron. Barte England
White Leghorns ~