Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-29
NO ENGLISH PENS FOR
 NEXT STORRS CONTEST

There will be no English pens in the next laying contest. In the first place, it costs now nearly s100 to ship a pen of 10 birds from England to Storrs. Not only this, but it is necessary for the contestant in England to secure from the British government a permit to export his birds, and then the au- thorities at Storrs have to get per nit from Washington to import the birds. The college did not feel war ranted in asking the government to use cargo space for this purpose, and so Prof, Kirkpatrick, who is in charge of the contest was instructed to cable English contestants that their pens could not be received
 Tn the 51st week of the present com petition the total production for all pens amounted to LIP eggs, which is at the rate of 24.5 per cent This is a drop from the preceding week of 2S5 eggs, but is still 34 eggs better than for the corresponding week last year. The pen of Oregons from Corvallis, Ore. was first for the week with a yield of 4S eggs. Obed G. Knights S White Wyandottes from Bridgeton, R. l.. won second honors with a produc- tion of 70 eggs. Third place went to a pen of White Leghorns belonging to J. Frank, Dubois of East Lynn, Mass, with a yield of 37 eggs. Four pens tied for fourth place with yield of 30 eggs each. These were a pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks belonging to Fairfield's Poultry Farms, Short Falls N. H.: pen of White Wyandottee from Laurel Hill Farm, Bridgeton, R l.; and two pens of Rhode Island Reds one from A. ". Rumery, Danville, N H. and one from Jacob E. Jansen North Haven, Conn.
 At the present time there are a tota of 141 birds which have laid 200 eggs or more since the beginning of the contest. Sixty seven of these are to bt l found among the heavy breeds and O. this number 60, or S96 per cent. art 1 still laying. Of the remaining "A which are among the light breeds. 59 or 19.7 per cent, are still laying. Thi. would seem to be reasonably good evi dence that the high record hens ar, nearly always long time layers ant consequently late layers. Thus it vii be seen that by going through f1ocl of birds at this season of the year ant 1 selecting all birds which are still lay | ing, the poultryman will be certain O 1 getting practically all of his hiShes i producers.
 1 The three best pens in each of tn principal varieties are as follows: Barred Plymouth Rocks.
 Pen.
 Richard Allen, Pftsfeld MASS. EUZ
 5 Tom J, Adamson. Laurel P.
 O.. Quebec, Can. ........ 1s1
 4 Jules F. Francais, West
 Hampton Beach, L. I. .... 1S7
 White Wyandottss.
 20 obed G. Knight, Bridgeton,
 K. l. .,... ,............:....... 214 2l Brayman Farm, Westville, N. Ii. ................... 1S8
 26 F. "; Harris, Melrose, Rhode Island Reds.
 A Richard Allen, Pittsfeld, MaSS. .........:. 194
 43 Pineerest Orchards, Groton, MdSS. .,.... ............. ITS
 45 A. w. Rumery, Danville, N. II. '..s.. ....,..,....... 16E
 White Leshorns.
 6s Hollywood Farm, Hollywood, Wash. ... ..-...... 20;
 59 Braeside Poultry Farm, Stoudsburg, Pa. ... POI 50 J. o. LeFevre, New Paltz, N. T. ..........,......... 19e Miscellaneous. 5s Oregon Agricultural College ] (oregons), Corvallis, Ore. 2S:
 B H. P. Cloves eBuff Wyan- dottes), East Hartford, conn. .......... 1S(
 90 Cook & Porter (Buff Wan | H1o