Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-07-20
WINNERS IN DOUBT AS
CONTEST AEARS END
White Leghorns Tied for High
Honors In Egg Laying Contest at
Close OF June
Pullman, Wash,

1917. With Zoe days of the con-
test still ahead of us the gaps be-
tween leading hens and pens are
closing up and today no one can pre-
diet safely as to who the winners
will be.
May 81 found the White Leghorn
pen Of Mr.. McRae leading the White
Leghorn pen of Mr.. Hanson by four
eggs. July l found them tied as high
pens to date The p w. Harries pen
of White Leghorns, with an average
egg production of 81 ls eggs per bird
for the month took second place as
high pen to date. The White Leg
horns of Mr. Ellsworth held their
owner at third base, while the
Barred Rocks of Bliss and Bliss
moved up to fourth place.
In the singles competition Is every
whit as keen For two months R. l.
Red No. $40 owned by Mr.. Whitlock
OF Vancouver has led White Leghorn
No, SOL by a single egg, but in June
with record of 26 eggs in 80 days,
No. sol, known as Lady Tekoa, put
13 egges between herself and second
hen, White Leghorn No. 270, owned
to third place Unquestlonable is
940s ability to lay. In IL days in
June she laid 10 eggs. but 1t was the
broody coop that was her undoing
and that gave No sol her chance to
gain.
Lady Tekoa has now 1877 eggs to
her credit with LOG days of the con-
test left in which to cross the 200
egg line. VIII she do it?
The leading hen for the month of
May Is again leading hen for the
month of June-No. 1892, Barred
Rock owned by H. ]. Leighty of Sc
attic. No. 1892 laid April 80, every
day in May and every day but one in
June, and has laid every day in July
to the 18th with no signs of ceasing
This gives her of record of 73 eggs in
"a days. Who will suggest an ap-
propriate name for the bird? An
other hen deserving of special men
ton for consecutive laying Is White
Leghorn No. 1865, belonging to Carl
o. Engel OF Seattle. This hen aid 2S
eggs in May and "a in June. In
Justice was done her sister, No 1865,
who laid "a eggs in May and by an
oversight was not listed on the MAY
honor roll. Mr. Leighty's pen of
Barred Rocks was high pen for the
month of May, with 1l2 eggs and for
June, with 10 eggs
Then, too, the summary of feed
and egg records Is particularly inter
esting for June. 1t shows that the
sales OF eggs from 878 birds amount
ed to $3l4.01 and that it cost about
SlsO TO feed or an average OF 20.88
cents bird. The honor for the high
est flock production was carried off
by the Minorcas with Rocks second.
White Leghorns lost second place to
the Rocks by four-hundredths of one
egg per bird. Feed and litter cost.
per bird, for the month ranged from
almost 20 cents for the Minorcas to
trifle over 7b cents for the light
weight mixed flock. The cost of feed
Ing the White Leghorns was 19&
cents per bird. The Minorcas made
for us a profit over feed and litter
cost of 2SA cents each, the White
Leghorns 2039 cents and the aver
age OF all the birds 1882 cents.
In other words 1000 of the average
White Leghorns OF the contest would
have returned above feed costs for
the month $203.90. This amount
must cover cost of labor, egg cases.
carriage, loss of birds, depreciation
In value of birds and equipment in
terest on investment, incidentals-
and profit
Which reminds me of two amusing
Incidents which recently have come
TO my attention and the enjoyment
OF which l wish to share with the con-
testants
Incident No. l. A man-not one
OF the ontestants-wrote me that he
thought the contest records were ex-
tremely low and that he had a flock
OF 20 birds at home that were beat
ing the contest records. He said he
had never less than 40 per cent egg
yield. Since last fall and much of
the time 1t had averaged so per cent
and ended the letter by saying that.
however, he had decided to sell all
his birds as at the present prices of
eggs his hens did not pay their feed
DILL ! might have replied that at
no time since last November had the
contest flock averaged more than as
per cent and yet they had paid all
their feed bills to date with a sub
stantial sum left over every month.