Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17
RECORD MAKING Hens
SELL FOR Big PRICE
Frank Gilbert Accepts $4,000
for Winners Of Egg
Laying Contest.

Four hundred dollars per hen
for five hens that broke all known
world records at the third West
ern Washington egg-laying con-
test, was the sum accepted by Il. Il.
Gilbert last week from the Queen
Hatchery of Seattle. Mr.. Gilbert
at first refused the offer for his
pen, but later reconsidered and
this week the merits of the famous
birds are being advertised and eX-
plotted by the new owners.
The official report, as submit
ted by George R. Shoup, poultry
man at the Western Washington
experiment station at Puyallup III
which the Gilbert pen won, is
at hand and excerpts Of it are
reprinted for the benefit Of island
readers. 1t follows:
October, the last month of the
contest, is always the hardest
strain on the birds and requires
the most careful handling to keep
them going. 1t will be recalled
that they responded to our efforts
to make up in September for the
slumps this season due to adverse
weather conditions and we are
pleased to report that they have
held lay of 1860 during De-
tober. The lay for the twelve
months averages $3.50 or 2O4
eggs per bird as against 56.1%
last year with an average for 1868
days of POI eggs each.
"The Leghorn lay has been
much heavier the past 60 days
than that of the heavier breeds,
although the equipment, care, and
the quality and kind of feed has
been exactly the same.
"The Gilbert Leghoms won the
contest award for high producing
pen with the new world s record
for a pen of five birds, producing
in 1865 days 1421 eggs, an average
of 2S4 eggs per bird. The world s
record made at this contest last
year by the Tancred entry was
1884 eggs. The Gilbert pen wins
the silver cup offered by w. NJ.
Coats.
tThere is no award given for
fourth place, but Mrs. Covington S
Leghorns laid 1894 eggs, which
gives them possession this year OF
the cup donated by the alumni
short course poultry students OF
this station to the ex-student
whose contest pen lays the highest
total. The B. z. R. Leghorns were
close contenders for this prize and
it was a real contest between these
two fine pens. For several months
during the season the B. q. X. pen
was several eggs ahead, but the
Covington entry led all pens in the
contest in October and finished
fourth place.
"'The Covington entry was lead
ing pen for the month Of October
with 115 eggs while the Gilbert
and Highmount poultry farms
pens tied for second and third
with 113 eggs each.
"The Gilbert Leghorn No 377
won second award for individual
with 1922 eggs. The Ford Leghorn
No. 267 was third in count with
313. but is disqualified for an
award due to many small eggs
The Tancred Leghorn No. 2S4,
with total of 307 eggs, is award
ed third place.
"Until this year the 800 eggs of
Gilbert Leghorns would have ex,
celled all previous records IN
America for Leghorns. AN three
prize winning individuals lay two
ounce standard eggs suitable fo1
Matching and are extremely valu.
able through the possibility OF
producing cockerels which per
haps may sire the pullet which
will wear the crown now worn by
Lady Jewell"
"The Gilbert entry won first
place for value of eggs produced
with 1880 for the year; SECOND
place, w. q. Parkin's entry Will
$33.45, and third place tied by
feathers Lcghorns and B. u. Il
poultry farms Leghorns Will
$4,000 value.
"The high individual value!
for twelve months are feathers