1914. 
THE RURAL NEW -YORKER. 
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The Henyard. 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
The egg output still increases; the 
seventh week ending Dec. 19 shows a 
gain of 42 eggs over the previous week, 
and a total for the' week of 1,004. Tom 
Barron’s White Wyandottes lead again 
this week ,as they did last, the score be¬ 
ing 47, last week it was 49. Ilis total 
record to date is 246. Francis F. Lin¬ 
coln’s White Leghorns are still ahead, 
their total being 253, Put Barron’s Wyan¬ 
dottes reduced the lead last week from 14 
to 7. Three pens of White Leghorns tie 
for second place with scores of 40 each. 
They are Francis F. Lincoln’s, Ce¬ 
cil Guernsey’s and pen No. 42 
from Stores Agricultural Station, 
the “sour milk” pen. Tom Barron’s 
White Leghorns are third with a score 
of 34, and Jules F. Francais’ pen of 
Barred Rocks are fourth with 32 to their 
credit. 
I am asked “whether any of these eggs 
are for sale for hatching?” There may 
be others who do not know that no male 
birds are kept at the contest, and that 
the eggs are useless for hatching pur¬ 
poses. 
I give below the records of some of the 
leading breeds: 
BARRED r. ROCK. 
Totfll 
Jules F. Francais, Long Island 32 149 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut . 10 30 
Frank L. Tuttle, Massachusetts 13 45 
Waveny Farm, Connecticut... S 17 
WHITE P. ROCKS. 
F. H. Benton. Connecticut... 19 44 
Storrs Agr. Sta.. Connecticut 10 17 
A. T Lentzen, Massachusetts S 15 
BUFF P. ROCKS. 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut. 14 24 
W. C. Morgan, Connecticut... 9 53 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
Tom Barron, England . 47 246 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island... 31 226 
Merrythought Farm, Connecti¬ 
cut . 28 165 
West Mt. Poultry Farm, Con¬ 
necticut . 24 116 
D. J. Ryan & 8on, Connecticut 12 33 
BUFF WYANDOTTES. 
American Buff Wyandotte 
Club, New York . 10 40 
Dr. N. W\ Sanborn, Massachu¬ 
setts . 7 . 5 31 
S. C. R. I. REDS. 
Dr. .T. A. Fritchey, Pennsyl¬ 
vania . 
Pinecrest Orchards, Massachu¬ 
setts . 
Colonial Farm, New Hampshire 
J. S. Gillespie. Connecticut... 
Dearborn & Sharpe, New Jer¬ 
sey . 
Harry B. Cook, Connecticut.. 
R. C. R. I. REDS. 
C. 8. 8coville, Connecticut.... 
Glenview Farm, Connecticut.. 
WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Francis F. Lincoln, Connecticut 
Agr. Exp. Station, Connecticut 
Tom Barron, England . 
Cecil Guernsey, New York.... 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut 
Marwood Pltry. Farm, Penn¬ 
sylvania . 
F. M. Peasley, Connecticut.. 
P. G. Platt, Pennsylvania... 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut 
Chas. N. St. John, New York 
L. E. Sands, Pennsylvania... 
BUFF LEGHORNS. 
Wolverine Pltry. Farm, Mich¬ 
igan . 
27 128 
16 123 
19 104 
25 70 
21 61 
20 57 
10 36 
23 81 
40 253 
40 195 
34 165 
40 147 
21 118 
28 107 
21 107 
4 94 
22 93 
24 93 
1 93 
11 91 
9 26 
WHITE ORPINGTONS. 
P. A. Demgar, New York.... 3 15 
There are several breeds which have 
not laid yet. The unusual number of 
birds which have stopped laying and com¬ 
menced to moult, will probably cut down 
the year’s record of eggs considerably. 
There are 19 pens among the White Leg¬ 
horns that have from one to seven of 
the birds moulting. The total number 
of eggs laid to date is 4,941. 
GKO. A. COSGROVE. 
‘‘MIRACLE MARY" GOT NO R1B30N 
Your article on page 1380 concerning 
the pen of scrub hens now competing with 
the blue-bloods for egg-laying honors at 
Storrs is exceedingly interesting, and 
states some good solid facts. Last week 
I entered some of my Leghorns at the 
poultry show <>f tin 1 Consolidated Poultry 
Association of Bridgeport, Conn. I knew 
they were not show birds, but they* were 
good, profitable layers, and I wanted to 
see what the judges thought of them. A 
pen containing a cockerel and four pullets 
got fourth prize, and I received second 
prize for an exhibit of eggs, but over in a 
corner all by herself was a sturdy little 
hen that has been laying steadily and con¬ 
sistently ever since she was six months 
old. She is a member of a flock that 
originally consisted of 97 birds, but now 
number 93. This flock laid 13.635 eggs 
in a year; an average of 143 10/19 eggs 
per capita. Of course this is nothing 
wonderful when compared with the rec¬ 
ords at Storrs or the mark made by Mr. 
Cosgrove’s 55 pullets; but it is a pretty 
good flock average. One of these birds, 
whom we call “Miracle Mary,” was the 
little hen at the Bridgeport show. 
“Mary” has no trap-nest record; but 
nearly every day during the year we have 
found her on her nest. She is_a pet, and 
her leg band number, 810, is very famil¬ 
iar to us because she seems to like to 
wait ou the nest and have some one lift 
her off after she has laid an egg. Mary 
didn’t win a prize. The judge passed her 
by with a sniff, and when I asked him 
THIS 11 IHE nm*. 
HER NANVt 
‘ NilRARE MM" 
SHE, AND OF HER SISTERS. 
LAI 0 Ib.loiS EGGS IN ONE TEAR. 
PP.6N\ N0N.W,»<HX TO Non. AN 
average, of % EACS ?ER MEN 
TME EG&S SOLD FOR 
FEED LITTER COST 
cot no ribbon? 
WWTS TttE 
&AUNR0CX 
VNESTP OAT, Canm. 
&S 0 KW BoYtLlS, 
what was the matter, he said, “Every¬ 
thing.” I hung the enclosed card (see 
above) on “Mary’s” cage, and she at¬ 
tracted as much attention as the blue 
ribbon winners. She didn't lay an egg 
for the first two days of the show, but on 
the third day she just laid one out of 
spite, and on the way home in the express 
car she laid another. She is back on the 
job again, laying almost daily, and I 
wouldn’t si'll her for a whole carload of 
the judge’s favorites. george bowlks. 
Connecticut. 
Laying Type of Pullet*. 
I have 30 White Rock pullets, some 
hatched February S and some March 8. 
I have been told that unless you can lay 
two or three fingers between the Pelvic 
hones that pullets will lay late and poor¬ 
ly. The above have not laid yet, while 
others hatched the same time are laying 
and I can lay three fingers between the 
pelvic bones very easily. Of the lot not 
laying most have small combs and some 
have the pelvic hones so close together 
one can only put one finger between, 
while others I can put one easily hut 
cannot got two between. I have another 
lot of 25 pullets six months old, and I 
can lay two fingers between pelvic hones 
easily. Will pullets as described in lot 
of 30 lay at all? If so at what age will 
they probably lay? Will they be poor 
layers if they lay at all? Are not the 
pelvic bones of lot of 25 pullets, six 
months old, proper distance apart for that 
age? w\ b. w. 
Massachusetts. 
Replying to your questions in their 
order, your description of lot of 30 chicks 
leads me to believe that they were bred 
for exhibition instead of laying qualities, 
therefore they will probably lay a few 
eggs when they get ready, at the age of 
eight to 10 months, and will develop into 
rather poor layers at best. Your lot of 
25 pullets appeare perfectly normal and 
should develop into good layers. In test¬ 
ing layers by the system you use it is 
necessary to take into consideration the 
fact that the same hen appears very dif¬ 
ferently when in laying condition than 
from what she does when not laying; so 
it is necessary to take into consideration 
the condition which the birds are in, and 
as it becomes evident that some exper¬ 
ience is quite necessary before dependable 
conclusions may he reached. c. s. o. 
Black Minorcas. —Referring to E. D. 
F.’s letter on page 1289 and noting his 
desire for large white eggs combined with 
“table qualities” would call his attention 
to S. G. Black Minorcas—a breed that 
should he better known. They lay big 
white eggs and plenty of them, breed 
true, are easy to hatch and raise, are 
hardy and do well in confinement. Hens 
weigh seven pounds. Cocks nine pounds. 
Cockerels seven pounds. liens lay, up to 
four years old, equally well as pullets; 
a fine breed for a moderate flock. Their 
one fault is their black legs and bluish 
thighs, which makes it difficult to dis¬ 
pose of quantities of surplus flesh, but 
which detracts nothing for home use or 
private custom trade. F. H. w. 
The Panama Canal is almost completed, giant token 
of American efficiency. Another was the exclusive 
use in the Canal of over Six Million barrels of Atlas 
Portland Cement in preference to all others. 
You can get exactly the same high quality by ask¬ 
ing your dealer for Atlas. 
There’s a moral to this that’s worth your thought. 
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Hatching Fggfl Brooding Stock. 
S.C.W. Leghorn a, Whit© and Barred KockS. 
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MATURED COCKERELS, R I. REDS. W WYANDOTTES 
1,1 Barred Hocks. I>k. Brahmas. $2.50: S C. White 
and Brown LEGHORNS. $1.50. R. I RED, laying hens $2 
Hatching eggs & Uhix. Won 70 Ribbons this Fall' 
Catalog gratis. RIVERDALE POULTRY FARM. Riverdale.N. j'. 
Austin's 200-Egg Strain !£,L',iSSi: 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Hone’s ’‘Crescent Strain”—Winners wherever 
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Albany show. High eiass exhibition or breeding 
births: also tested layers Every bird sold on approv¬ 
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S. C. IV. Leghorn Cockerels 
SELECTED, VIGOROUS BIRDS—*2 EACH. 
JOHN LQKTON LI E, • Car mel. N. Y. 
WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS 
” healthy business kind including Barron’s strain 
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DOULTRYMEN! ATTENTION—8. 
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MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry fs best, Coarse or fine granulated, also 
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WHITE ORPINGTONS, BUFF LEGHORNS, andLakenvelders. 
Write OWNLAND FARM, Box 497, South Hammond. N Y. 
Buff Wyandotte CockereIs _Dr Sanborn 
Want of S. C.White Leghorn Cockerels 
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R. i. Reds, Houdans, Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class stock for 
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UTILITY. SHOW or EX- 
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White Holland Turkeys 
SALE ! Cumberland, Virginia 
Prices reasonable. 
mated stock. 
C. M. BERESFORO, Sandy Hook, Conn. 
STOCK- Indian Runner Ducks-K s ?L®?Tsba.m: 
Minorcas. 30 other breeds, how prices- Big, new Il¬ 
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Rod and Ancoun cockerels, large, vigorous, farm- 
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SUNSWICK POULTRY FARM 
Rufus Delafield, Owner Box N SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N. J. 
Barred Rock Gockerels 
Nonpareil Strain. $2 each. Eggs in season. 
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