Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
sroHRs HENS COME UP
TO LARGEST PRODUCTION

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In The fourteenth week Of the laying
cortest al Storrs the hens produced eSs7
eggs or q yield Of l1L per cent This 10
the largest production we have had from
the hens 80 far this year. hut naturally
one should expect such an iac=-ase at this
season. Of the year. During the past six
contests this weeks, record was surI'ass-
ed only once. The total production 10
date Is 2l,10s eggs. This Is $40 eggs
more than the six year average. Not
only this, but the hens laid 3s3 eggs
more during the fourteenth week than for
the six year average, SO eggs more
/ than last weeks production and 504 eggs
more than last year at the same period.
No Individual pen was able to obtain
first place for the week. A pen Of Rhode
Island Reds owned by II. 8. Bickford.
Grossville, n. H. a pen Of White Leg
horns owned by James D. LeFevre, New
Paltz, n. Y. and pen Of the same breed
owned by Edgar ]. Stoughton, Mapping.
| Conn.,, all tied for frEt place with pro-
duction of As eggs each. A pen Of White
Leghorns owned by Imperial Poultry
Farm, Elizabeth, n. j., was second best
for the week with Al eggs. Three pens
Of White Leghorns, Mountain View Poul-
try Farms pen from Rutland, VT. Jack
Trevethan's birds from Vineland, N j..
Ernest H. Scott's pullets from Farming
ton. Conn, tied for third place with a
yield Of a. eggs each. Fourth place for
the week was given 10 a pen Of Barred
Rocks owned by w. II. B. Kent, Gaze
novia, N. Y; a pen Of White wyandottes
owned by obed.G. knight, Bridgeton, r,
H., and pen of White LeGhorns owned
by Lion Head Poultry Farm from Do
Yer N ]. These all tied with produc-
ton of 40 eggs each. A pen OF Rhode
| IA 1,rn Ea
Short Falls, n. H, and a pen Of the
same breed owned by Charles H. Lane
Southboro, Mass, both tied for fifth place
with a yield Of AZ eggs each.
: The Matching season is almost at hant
and the following dates are suggested al
the season Of tho year to hatch eggs il
order to obtain results in September ant
October. BrahmAs. February list 4
March 1st, wyandottes, March LIST 4
} April 18th, Plymouth Rocks March Is
a to April 1st Rhode Island Reds, Marcl
> 18th to April Is and Leghorns April 15u
! to May 18th.
: The four leading pens in each Of tn
|, principal varieties are as follows:
: Plymouth Rocks.
!. W. H. B. Kent .(Barred) Cazenovia,
/ n. Y. ........- ................ ~
4 Rock Rose Farm (Barred) Katonah,
n. I. ........ 1890. 90
d Ernest W. Picker (BarreD Glen
u Ridge, n. ]. ........ .......... 81
y Oregon Agricultural College, Corval-
d lis, Ore. (Barred) $500. ..'...'. ~
= Rhode Island Reds.
;. Charles H. Lane Southboro. Mass. Al
a F. s. Chaplin, Longmeadow. Mass. Al
\ H s. Bickford, Grossville, n. H. A
"a Deer Brook Poultry Farm, Short
IA Falls, NH. ................... u
v white Leghorns.
ee A. p. Robinson, Calverton, n. T.. a;
1t James o. LeFevre, NeE Paltz. n. 7. a
Lion Head Poultry Farm, Dover, n.
y Max Axlerod, westneld. Mass. go. 81
Other avriGties.
r. obed G. Knight white wyandotte)
n Bridgeton, r. I. .............. d
2s n. P. Cloyes, (Buff Wyandotte) ST.
er yer Lane, Conn. ........ ....... 3
Is Harry D. Emmons (white Wyan-
an dottes) Plymouth. Conn. ........ 2
" A. e. Hampton BLACK Leghorns)
IS Pittstown, n. ]. .......... ,