Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-14
INTENSE GOLD WAVE
 AFFECTS sToRRS HENS
Considerable Suffering. From Frozen
 Combs and WattIes.

The intense cold wave that gripped New England for more than a week. has effected adversely the egg yield in the Storrs laying contest. Anti-cy- clones are not good for hens. lnas- much as the hen houses are not heat ed, the birds are not concerned about the shortage of coal On the other hand the below zero temperatures have caused considerable suffering in the way of frozen combs and frozen wattles and in consequence, the pull lets are not up to normal production. Ill the tenth week there was total yield of 1294 eggs or 500 less than for the preceding week and 230 less than for the four year average for this pe- riod.
 In general lighter breeds are, Of course, more susceptible to sudden temperature changes than the others and yet the unexpected sometimes happens even with hens. A pen of Leghorns entered by A. P. Robinson, Calverton, N. Y, did better work in tenth week than any other pen in the contest and got first place with a yield of 41 eggs. Richard Aliens Rhode Is- land Reds from Pittsf1eld, Mass, were second Oh the honor roll With | yield of 35 eggs. A pen of White Wyandot- tes entered by W. F. Harris, Melrose, N. " were a close third with 34 eggs to their credit. Thomas J. Adamson's Barred Rocks from Laurel, Quebec, were in fourth place with a production of 34 eggs.
 During the past few months, the | high price of poultry feeds has re- suited in the depletion of a great many commercial flocks. In consequence Of this heavy selling movement, the price of poultry and it's products have been relatively low, but it is not expected that this will always be the case. When the shortage comes, a great many people can of course resort to a small flock of their own. The laying contest has for years demonstrated the I possibilities along this line It is very rare indeed that any ten hens in the | contest lay less than a thousand eggs l in year. The average is much high CT and there are always a few pens that lay two thousand eggs; even one | thousand eggs a year is quite an ad- dition to the food supply of the ave- rage family
 The three best pens in each or tht principal varieties are as follows:
 Pen. Barred Plymouth Rocks
 ( Jules F. Francois. West | Hampton Beach, L. I. ...... 32;
 3 Rock Ross Farm Katonah, | N. Y. ................... 20;
 8 Rodman Schaff, Fitzwilliam, 1 IN. H. zV; | White Wyandottes.
 21 Brayman Farm, Westville, N. l H. ........ ........ 31. 2 obed G. Knight, Bridgeton,
 RI. 31
 2S J. Frank Dubois, East Lynn, II Mass, .... 25
 Rhode Island Reds.
 4S Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, 7 Mass. ......... ............ 30 l 37 Birthstone Farm Dalton, Mass. ...... .... .......... P A Richard Allen, Pittsfield, Mass. ......... Fl White Leshorns.
 59 Braeside Poultry Farm,
 Stroudsburg, Pa. ........~... 30 } 6S Hollywood Farm, Hollywood, l Wash. ...... ................ 2S 60 J. O. LeFevre, New Pahz, N. '. ................... L.. 26
 Miscellaneous. 90 Cook & Porter, (Buff Wyan- dottes) Easthampton, Mass. 32
 5S Oregon Agricultural College
 (Oregons) Corvallis, Ore. .... 29 l S4 H. P. Cloves, (Buff Wyandot-, tes) East Hartford, Conn. :. 22 |