Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-19
RHODE ISLAND REDS
 AGAIN IN FIRST PL ACE

Three of the pens which were men toned in the leading five during the hrst week of the laying contest at Storrs also figured among the winners curing the second week, A pen of Rhode Island Reds from Laurel Hill Farm, Rridgeten, R, l.. again won first place with a production of S1 eggs. A pen of White Wyandottes belonging to Qbed c, Knight of Bridsetcn, R. l.. duplicated it's performance of the pre- vlous week by tying fos second place with pen af White Leghcrns belong Ing te D, Tancred of Kent Wash, each pen producing 2S eggs. Third place was won by a pen of White Leghorns from the William L. Giltert Home at Winsted, Conn. with a. yield of 27 eggs, 0. L. Nagrey's White Wyan= dottes from Middlehury, Conn.,, were asain in fourth place with a predue- tion of "A eggs. The total yield for all pens amounted to Te1 eggs, or at the rate of 10 per cent A fact of special interest is that White Plymouth Rock No. 1e2, belonging to H. A. Wilson of Hollis, N. H. which was the only pull let to lay seven eggs during the first week, was able to, do the same thing in the second week. In ether words. this bird has laid every day since com ing to Storrs.
 It is perhaps reasonable to suppose that after sending birds to the laying contest for two or three years a poultryman should become more or less expert at picking out those indi- yiduafs which will lay better than the average. Tabu,ated results on the sew enth contest which closed two weeks ago, indicate that within certain linn ' it's this is true. The forty five pens whose owners were entering birds for the first time averaged to lay 1888 eggs for the year, twenty-three l,ens whose owners were entering pens for the second time aSera ged to lay 1905, and sixteen pens whose owners were enter ing for the third time averaged to lay 1909. The smaller number of pens en- tered by men who had been in three or four previous contests does not warrant attempting to drsw any con- elusions from their averages. Other things being equal, however. it seems fair to assume that an old contestant will on the average select birds fnak- ing a slightly higher record for, tho war.
 The three best pens in each of the
 principal varieties are as follows: Barred Plymouth Rocks. Fen.
 1 ? Samuel M. Monks, HaTtserd Conn. ...... .............. 27 F Ingleside Farm Plainville, N
 g Rock Rose Farm, Katonah, N, l 4- ........ .......'......... 9 White Wyandottes,
 28 obed G, Knight Bridgeton. R, l. ....'. %
 30 O. l. Magery. Middiebury, | Conn. ..+.t.. .............-. 46
 27 Laurel Hill Farm, Bri'lgeton; | R. l. ..,... ................;. 3t Rhode Island Reds.
 4 Laurel Htll Farm, 3ridgeten. l R. l. ...............s... 6l 45 Deer Brook Poultry Farm,
 Short Fa!is, N. H. ......,.. 2t
 A Jacob E. Jansen. North Haven, . l Conn. .... ,................ 1t l White Leghcrns.
 s3 D. Tancre(l Kent. Wash. .... { f74 c. Rasmussen. Dover. x. J> :. 4 | e2 William L. Gilbert Home, Win sted. Conn. ...........,...... 4 | Miscellaneous,
 50 Ore. Agrf. College f0regens)
 Corvallis, Ore. .,.....,,. g. 20 H. A, Wilson (Whits Kecksl ~ Hollis, N. H. .............s,. 8 I 47 F. w, Crumpstone fR. Reds) i New. London, Conn. ..,".. 2