Arizona republican., 1921-08-24

Complete details of the first an- nual egg laying contest to be con- ducted by the agricultural experiment station of the University of Arizona were received by the chamber of commerce yesterday. The rules and regulations adopted by the experi- meft station for the contest. which will open on November 1. 1921, and close on October 31, 1922. follow:
 Egg laying contests are so called for want of a better name and be- cause the first one was so called. The first contests in all countries were started by newspapers for the sole purpose of publicity. Today the egg laying contest movement is one of world wide importance in that contests are being conducted under state or provincial supervision, and tha reports from them are official and accepted by the public as correct. This movement is growing toward a strong continental movement for the registry of poultry from pedigree and performance. Arizona enjoys some peculiar advantages not held else- where for the development of an egg laying contest. The climatic condi- tiCr.s are favorable. the population of the state is progressive. the location between the Pacific slope and the Middle West will bring it to the att tention of poultry breeders readily. and being a border state the poultry markets of Mexico will have confi- dence and purchase from certified breeders in Arizona rather than go to more distant sources of supply.
 For the first year of the Univers- ity of Arizona poultry breeding con- test the hens will be housed in com- munity pens. five entries to each pen.
 .It will not be possible to follow the wishes of each contestant in the bat his recommendations will be well come From the recommendations a, feeding program will be developed which will meet as nearly as possible composite of all recommendations received.
 Individual trapnest records are but a place of beginning for the University of Arizona poultry breed ing contest. When it is possible to provide a colony house for each entry the number of hens in each entry will be increased and each owning will have the privilege of mating his entry. Eggs from the best producing hens will be marked with the hen number and date and sold to the owner of the pen at a price only suf- ffcient to cover expenses. Al the earliest time when incubation facili- ties are adequate for the purpose the poultry department will hatch and pedigree the chicks for those owners who desire 1t. This will be done only at cost sufficient to cover expenses.
 sThe rules and regulations of the contest follow:
 l al-This contest will be known as the University of Arizona poultry breeding contest.
 will open November 1. 1921. and close October 31. 1922.
 ..3-The contest shall be held at Tucson, Arizona, and the University of Arizona shall have complete charge of the administration. All records, including eggs laid: weight of eggs, amount of feed, duration oi mouit, frequency of bropding periods etc. will become records of the ex- perimeht station and monthly re- ports will be issued summarizing | these data A more complete and de- tailed report will be issued at the conclusion of the contest.
 s.4-An entry shall consist of siz pure bred outlets. matched after Jan- | unry l, 1921. The cumulative trap nest record of the five highest shall constitute the pen record for the | year.
 a5-A fee of s6 shall accompany
 each entry from poultrymen of Ari- l zoria. This fee will be used to hell defray expenses of the contest. Feet will be refunded if entries cannot bt accepted
 "6-No contestant shall be per-
 mitted to enter more than one pen o