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THE RURAt NEW-YORKER 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
The eleventh week of the contest shows 
a gain of 63 eggs over the previous week, 
and doubtless there will be a gain each 
week from now on. There were 734 eggs 
laid during the week. The total number 
laid to date is 6,477. Geo. H. Schmitz 
comes to the front with the highest score 
for the week, viz., 22. This is the third week 
in succession that his Buff Leghorn pullets 
have led all the other pens. They have 
laid a total of 165 eggs, while a pen of 
Buff Leghorn hens of his have laid but 23. 
Two pens of White Leghorns tie for sec¬ 
ond place, each laying 21 ; they are the 
pens of Edward Cam and of O. A. Foster 
of California. Edward Cam’s White Wyan- 
dottes laid 18, Dr. J. A. Fritehey's Single 
Comb Rhode Island Reds 18, Woodman & 
Smith’s pen of the same breed, 18; Glen 
View Poultry Farm’s Rose Comb Rhode 
Island Reds, 18, and Thomas Barron’s 
English White Leghorns, 18. Five pens 
laid 17 eggs each. 
One pen of Barred Rocks, one pen of 
Silver Wyandottes, one of Buff Wyandottes, 
one pen of White Leghorns, one of Blue 
carrier, cutter with a self feed table; as 
the extra width- is a great advantage in 
operating the machine. J. w. w. 
New Jersey. 
Ever since we put our silo up we had 
hired it filled by a regular filling outfit. 
While they did good work we were never 
sure when they would be on hand to do 
the work, and such delays often spoil a 
large amount of valuable silo feed. Last 
year my husband and two neighbors de¬ 
cided to get an outfit and fill their own 
silos. My husband was to furnish the en¬ 
gine, they the cutter and filler. An engine 
represents quite an outlay of money to a 
farmer, so we looked The It. N.-Y. through 
for advertisements, which we feel are safe. 
After writing to several companies we de¬ 
cided on an engine which was higher in 
price but we liked the 10 -year guarantee 
and the letters they wrote. This engine 
runs on either coal oil or gasoline, coal 
oil being a great saving and doing just 
as good work. The first engine was defec¬ 
tive. Here is where the reliable company 
saves us any amount of trouble. They 
promptly, on failure of first engine, shipped 
another, .which was all right. It is six 
horse power, cost .$140, can be used as low 
as two horse-power, thus saving fuel. Our 
little boy, 10 years old, can belt it to the 
cutting box and start it to work. We 
purchased one of more horse-power than 
we needed, as we expected to grind our 
fir 
THE ENGLISH LEGHORNS—LEADERS IN EGG CONTEST. 
Andalusians, one of Black Orpingtons, one 
of White Laced Red Cornish, and one of 
Buttercups have not yet laid an egg. The 
pen of White Wyandottes entered by Mrs. 
H. F. Haynes of Idaho—the birds that were 
carried six miles on a horse’s back over 
the mountain trails—laid 17 eggs this week 
and have laid 58 eg'gs since they began. 
Thomas Barron’s pen of White Leghorns 
are ahead yet in the total number of eggs 
laid, their record to date being 223. Ed¬ 
ward Cam’s pen of the same breed are sec¬ 
ond with a score of 214. Of the American 
White Leghorns Braeside Poultry Farm are 
at the head with a record of 182, giving 
them third place in the total score. Geo. 
II. Schmitz’s Buff Leghorns take fourth 
place with a score of 165. Glen View 
Poultry Farms Rose Comb Rhode Island 
Reds are next -with 164 to their credit. 
Edward Cam’s White Wyandottes have laifi 
151; Burton E. Moore's White Leghorns 
149; Geo. P. Dearborn’s Single Comb R. I. 
Reds 138; and Dr. ,T. A. Fritehey's pen of 
the same variety, 135. The average pro¬ 
duction of the different breeds in the last 
11 weeks is as follows: 
Buff Leghorns .97 eggs per pen 
White P. Rocks .87.5 “ 
Single Comb It. I. Reds..84.5 “ 
Rose Comb R. I. Reds....81.6 “ 
White Orpingtons .79 “ 
White Wyandottes .77.0 “ 
White Leghorns .73.1 “ 
Barred P. Rocks. 40.1 “ 
Buff Orpingtons .28.5 “ 
There are several breeds of which only 
one pen was entered. The pens have laid 
as follows: 
Buff Plymouth Rocks. 87 
Columbian Wyandottes . 24 
Brown Leghorns . 60 
Black Minorcas . 14 
Anconas . 31 
The above figures make the 223 eggs by 
Thomas Barron’s pen of White Leghorns 
and the 214 by Edward Cam’s pen, loom 
up large. These two pens are included 
in the White Leghorn averages. Counting 
out these two, the average production of 
the other 40 pens would be 65.8 eggs per 
pen. The 223 eggs from Thomas Barron’s 
pen is almost 60 per cent of the possible 
total if every bird had laid every day. My 
CO AVhite Leghorns, all in one house, have 
got up to 55 per cent on three days, but 
the average for the last month is a little 
less than 50 per cent. If we can make 
our flocks average anywhere near 50 per 
cent in the Winter months we are doing 
fairly well. GEO. a. G0SGE0VE. 
Gasoline (or Filling Silo. 
In answer to F. Z.. Dawson, Pa., will 
say I have filled my silo 12x31 with gaso¬ 
line engine and cutter and carrier for the 
sixth time, and found it entirely satisfac¬ 
tory. 1 have used several different kinds 
of engines from four to six horse power, 
but prefer the larger power, because if cut¬ 
ter is oyerfed there is a surplus of power 
to cut and elevate without trouble or 
checking speed. Cutter is 12-inch with a 
capacity of from four to six tons an hour, 
cutting one-half-inch lengths. Carrier is of 
the ordinary endless chain kind, with wood 
carriers, and 40 feet in length, same width 
as cutter. Carrier and cutter new would 
cost about $100. Engines vary from $100 
to $350, depending upon construction and 
make. 1 have had my cutter before I built 
my silo for cutting dry fodder, and bought 
a carrier to suit. If I were buying a new 
outfit would prefer a 14-inch cutter and 
own feed as soon as we can arrange for 
the grinder. Carrier was purchased second¬ 
hand, cost $28; No. 18 cutter height ele¬ 
vated 28 feet with carrier; capacity, would 
cut all a man could feed; carrier should 
be for best results about 40 feet. I would 
advise F. Z. to get his engine and cutter 
so it could be well tried out before needed, 
as any reliable company extend time, mak¬ 
ing this possible. AA r e used one-half-inch 
cut on the corn. The principal reason for 
owning your own outfit is, your corn can be 
put in when ready, silo can be filled and 
refilled as you want, getting nearly one- 
third more in the silo than by having it 
all put in one day. 
Ohio. MRS. JAMES LA MI’MAN. 
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Now that farmers everywhere 
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Maine from what ” 
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In fact, there are scarcely 2 states in 
riddles and 
California. ____ _ . 
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Last year I added a Corn-Sorting Attachment, 
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