Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-11-22
WHITMAN BULLETS
WIN HIGH HONORS
pan of White LeghOrns Entered by
paul b. Towne of relSoa Takes
First Place in All-NorthweSt
Egg Laying Contest

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e6ntest at the State College, which
oome to a close October 81. after
careful records had been kept on
avery bird entered for a full year.
men of single comb white Leghorns
entered by Paul B. Towne of Te-
koa. took first place in the pen class,
the five aristocratic pullets having
a record of 1861 eggs for the Il
months, or an average of 1922 eggs
per bird.
The second contest has many feat
ures to make it stand out in a class
by itself. Not only have the birds
made exceptional records this year,
hut they have made these records in
flocks larger than is the practice in
other contests. A bird or pen of
birds that can make high record in
flock that is three and one-half to
seven times larger than the flocks
maintained at other contests has per-
formed a remarkable feat-and one
in which its owner may well take
pride. 1t has also demonstrated that
in order for birds to make high rec
ords it is not necessary for them to
be kept in small flocks or to have
only one entry to a pen.
The highest bird in the contest is
a S. c. White Leghorn, No PSI.
entry 81, owned by c. f. Williams,
Salem Oregon. She laid 81 eggs.
This record places here in the first
place in any contest held this year
the nearest competitor being White
Wyandotte at Storrs, Connecticut,
which laid 30S eggs. No. 251 has
also made the second highest official
record ever made by any bird in
America.
The second high bird, a S. c.
White Leghorn, No. 1911, entry Sc,
owned by J. R. McRae, Portland,
Oregon, laid 2S2 eggs.
The third high bird is a r. c.
Rhode Island White, No. 457, entry
6, owned by H. j. Kingsbury, Twin
Falls, Idaho. This bird laid $50
eggs.
Another very remarkable bird was
S. c, Rhode Island White, band
No. SIS, alternate in entry 40, owned
by F. w. Frederick, Phoenix, b. c.
No. 5SS laid 291 eggs during the con-
test year.
The second contest has at least
three pens making higher records
than any pens entered in any contest
ever held in America.
A pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks,
entry 104, owned by the Oregon Ag
ricultural College, Corvallis, Ore
gon, has second place with record
of 1928 eggs from five birds, or
251.6 eggs per bird.
A pen of Rhode Island Whites,
entry 40, owned by F. W. Frederick,
Phoenix, b. c., has third place with
a record of 1890 eggs from five
birds, or 23S eggs per bird
The following are the pens max
ing first, second and third places re-
spectively for highest sales value of
eggs for the contest year:
W. Leghorns, entry 2, owned by
Paul B. Towne, Tekoa, Wash. Value
s476S.
Barred Rocks, entry 1O4, owned
by Oregon Agricultural College.
Value $47.33.
R. l. Whites, entry 40, owned by
T. W. Frederick, Phoenix, B. C.
alue $45.64.
The following hens made first,
second and third places respectively,
lor highest sales values of eggs dur
ing the contest year:
W. Leghorn, PSI, entry 81, owned
by c. F, Williams, Salem, Oregon.
value > i 80.
W. Leghorn, 1911, entry &c, owned
" }. r. McRae, Portland, Oregon.
Value $1,000.
h. l. White, 457 entry 6, owned
W II. j. Kingsbury, Twin Falls, Ida
no. Value $1O.68.
me following is the yearly aver
age production of all the breeds;
v. Leghorns .........183.74 eggs
\ l. Reds .......17O.13 eggs
n l. Whites .......225.17 eggs
barred Rocks .178.24 eggs
Nhite Rocks ....1S5.68 eggs
"sandottes -. .135.10 eggs
a'horcas .15f.34 eggs
Vrpingtons .159.52 eggs