The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-11
MARYLAND STATE EGG LAYING
CONTEST
Leghorns Prove Best Egg Producers,
Rhode Island Reds Next

Rhode Island Reds Next
The Second Annual Egg Laying
Contest being conducted by the
Maryland Experiment Station came
to close with the approach of dusk
on the evening of Oct. 80, 1927.
The one thousand birds that had
been striving for honors in the pro-
duction of breakfast ovules were
rapidly being sent to their respective
owners and the new pullets that are
to compete in the third contest were
being put in their places. An aver
age individual production for the
year of 1864 eggs was made and the
new birds will have a rather high
mark to shoot at if they equal or
better the work of their predecessors.
The blue ribbon for best pen pro-
duction in the entire contest went to
Geo. B. Ferris, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, his Leghorn pen producing O.
grand total of 2514 or an average OF
251 eggs for each bird for the year.
The red ribbon for second best pro-
duction was captured by the Leghorn
pen of Northland Farms of Grand
Rapids, Mich, which made rather
decided squirt towards the latter end
of the contest and came within IL
eggs of the winners, with score OF
2496. Third prize ribbon went to
Ideal Poultry Farm, Ellicottville, NJ
Y, their Leghorns producing 2449
eggs. Fourth place was held by DR..
L. E. & Lynn Heasley, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, their pen turning in a
score of 1857 eggs. These afore-
mentioned pens, all being Leghorns,
also captured the ribbons offered for
best production in this breed class,
The blue ribbon for best production
in the Rhode Island Red class was
captured by Robert B. Parkhurst, OF
Bedford Mass, his pen producing
2265 eggs. The red went to John q.
Labelle, Ballouville, Conn, his pen
turning in a score of 2142. Third
prize ribbon was gathered in by Clio
bus Poultry Farm, Attleboro, Mass,
with a score of 1866. In the Barred
Rock class, Pratt Experiment Farm,
Morton, Pa, carried off the honors
with a score of 1868. Jules F. Fran
Gals, Westhampton Beach. N. r.,
captured the red, this pen producing
1853. Third ribbon went to Kerr
Chickeries, Inc Frenchtown, N. j.,
their pen laying 1891 eggs.
In the individual class Leghorn
hen No. lat in the Ferris pen ran off
with the honors and captured the
blue when she turned in a score OF
314 eggs and set new record for
the Maryland contest. Second rib
bon went to hen No. So in the Leg
horn pen of Meadowedge Farm,
Sterling Junction, Mass, her score
being 500 eggs in the 1854 days the
contest operated. Third ribbon was
won by the hen No. % in the ldeas
Poultry Farm pen, her record being
3O2 or only one less than the second
hen produced. One other hen went
over the three hundred mark, max
ing four in all. This was first re-
serve in the pen of l.. r. Douglas,
Kinsale, Va. This bird made a rec
ord of 80 eggs but her record does
not count in the award OF prizes as
she was not in competition. Anoth-
er hen almost made the grade get
ting to 297 eggs but giving up the
Iox
closed. This hen was No. 1874 in the
Leghorn entry of Globus Poultry
Farm. In addition to the four al
ready mentioned an equal number
went over the 290 mark as follows:
No. % in the Ideal Farm pen, 293
eggs; No. SO in the Leghorn pen OF
Pratt Experiment Farm 29O; No.
2S4 in the pen of o. E. Bailey, Cen
ter Hall, Pa, 291; and No. 1873 in
Northland FARMS pen, 293.
Twenty-Five hens made an indlvld-
ual score OF 275 or better, and one
hundred and two went to $50 eggs
or over in the 1854 days. High hen
in the r. l. Red class was No. sol in
the pen of John q. Labelle, with q
score of 273. Hen No. 906 in the
Kerr Chickeries' pen carried off the
honors for high producing in. the
Barred Rocks with total of 24S.
Twenty-six pens came through the
year without loss by death among
the original twelve birds sent in at
the start of the contest.