1914. 
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THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
The ninth week, ending January 2, 
shows a further drop in egg production 
of 99 eggs, the week’s output being 876, 
as against 975 last week, and 1,004 the 
week before last. But Barron’s White 
Wyandottes are not “dropping off;” one 
of his pullets, after laying splendidly up 
to two weeks ago—seven eggs a week 
part of the time—has gone broody, and 
has not laid in two weeks. But the 
other nine laid 52 eggs this week, 22 
eggs more than any other pen of any 
breed. Here is their record, 7, 6, 4, 6, 5, 
5, 0, 7, 5. 
What does he do to them? Does he 
hypnotize them, and then by will power 
strong enough to reach across the ocean, 
will them to lay? I admit thifc solution 
is a trifle fanciful, so I “give it up.” A 
well-known Connecticut poultryman said 
to me a few days ago, “That man Barron 
could take Buff Cochins and win with 
them.” I doubt that, for a flock of Buff 
Cochins I knew—big eight-pound.beauties 
—used to lay a smaller egg than a 2im¬ 
pound Leghorn and not half as many. 
White Wyandottes also capture second 
place for the week, the pen from Merry¬ 
thought Farm lay 84. Two pens tie 
for third place, with score of 80 each. 
They are Dearborn & Sharpes’ S. C. 
Reds, and Cecil Guernsey’s White Leg¬ 
horns. “Pen 42,” the “sour-milk” pen 
1 from Storrs Agricultural Station, are 
next, with a record of 29; 14 pens did not 
lay an egg this week. Below is the 
record for some of the best pens: 
BARRED P. ROCKS. Week Total 
J. J. Francis, Long Island... 27 204 
F. L. Tuttle, Massachusetts.. 6 59 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut. 7 44 
BUFF P. ROCKS. 
A. A. Hall, Connecticut. 17 57 
W. C. Morgan, Jr., Connecticut 0 55 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
Tom Barron. England. 52 845 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island. .. 18 272 
Merrythought Farm, Connecti¬ 
cut ..... 84 234 
West Mt. Poultry Yards, Con¬ 
necticut . 17 154 
BUFF WYANDOTTES. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Massachu¬ 
setts . 10 51 
Am. Buff Wyan. Club, New 
York . S 57 
SINGLE COMB REDS. 
Dr. J. A. Fritchey, Pennsyl¬ 
vania . 26 174 
Pinecrest Orchards, Massachu¬ 
setts . 12 149 
Colonial Farm, New Hamp¬ 
shire . 13 138 
J. S. Gillespie, Connecticut. . . 20 120 
Dearborn & Sharpe, New Jer¬ 
sey . 30 117 
ROSE COMB REDS. 
Glenview Farm, Connecticut.. 21 124 
C. S. Scoville, Connecticut... 9 109 
WHITE LEGIIORNS. 
Francis F. Lincoln, Connecticut 28 8L> 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut 29 264 
Cecil Guernsey, New York.. 30 216 
Tom Barron. England....... 11 197 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut 23 166 
Manwood Pltry. Farm, Penn¬ 
sylvania . 16 144 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut 22 138 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut 7 IIS 
Bonnie Brook Farm, New York 15 122 
F. M. Peasley, Connecticut.. 1 120 
L. E. Sands, Pennsylvania.... 5 103 
BUFF ORPINGTONS. 
O. Wilson, West Virginia- 4 17 
WHITE ORPINGTONS. 
P. A. Demgar, New York.... 6 2S 
The blue ribbon pen for the month 
of December was Tom Barron’s M hite 
Wyandottes; this pen laid 213 eggs, and 
the best individual hen in this pen, and 
in the contest, has a score of 49 eggs in 
two months, or an average of 24*4 eggs a 
month. If she continued at this rate for 
the year it would make her score 294. 
Francis F. Lincoln’s White Leghorns 
laid 172 in December, winning the red 
ribbons, and Cecil Guernsey’s White Leg¬ 
horns won third place, with a score of 
163. 
The Connecticut State Poultry As¬ 
sociation expects to have Mr. Barron de¬ 
liver two or possibly three lectures on 
poultry keeping, at their three-day mid¬ 
summer meeting at Storrs College next 
July. GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
THE CALIFORNIA EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
The Napa Valley Poultry Association, 
which is conducting the Napa yearly egg 
laying contest at Napa, Cal., did not 
issue any official bulletin for the ninth 
month of the contest, giving as a reason 
that the hens had made such a poor show¬ 
ing they did not consider it wise to do 
so. or words to that effect, and had de¬ 
cided to issue a combined ninth and tenth 
month bulletin, which has just been re¬ 
ceived. Why it is thought necessary to 
issue bulletins when the showing is good 
and not when the reverse is the case, 
is not clear. My idea of these egg-laying 
contests is that the poor showings should 
be given out as well as the good ones, 
in order to be of any value to the public 
at large. The showing made by the 66 
pens for the ninth and tenth months 
gives a very good reason for the unusual¬ 
ly high price of eggs. When fowls as 
carefully cared for as these are fail to 
lay a single egg in a month (as 10 of 
these pens did) all the boycotting of all 
the housewives’ leagues in America, will 
not make the hen do any better. 
Although we are well into the Winter, 
the writer has hens so far along in the 
mo\t at the present writing, that they 
feel more like porcupines when handled 
than fowls, nothing but quills on their 
bodies, and they must suffer more or 
less from cold weather, and as a matter 
of course, do not lay eggs. This is the 
cause of the remarkably poor showing 
at the Napa contest. For example, the 
pen of White Leghorns or Blom & Son, 
which led the contest for months, only 
laid seven eggs the tenth month and 
nothing the ninth. Otten’s White Leg¬ 
horns, fourth in the contest, laid none 
the ninth, 10 the tenth month; Lubben’s 
Barred Rocks, fifth in the contest, laid 
none the ninth, and none the tenth. 
Bunjes’ White Leghorns laid three the 
ninth, five the tenth; Stice’s Barred 
Rocks two the ninth, none the tenth. All 
these pens are among the first 10 in the 
contest. 
Only two pens have laid over 700 in 
the 10 months, the writer’s pen of Buff 
Wyandottes, with 796, and Bloms’ 
M hite Leghorns, with 751, while 11 
pens are below the 400 mark, which 
would emphasize the remark of Secre¬ 
tary Rutherford that “all Leghorns are 
not good layers.” He might say the same 
of nil breeds. The Buff Wyandotte pen 
entered by the writer still leads the con¬ 
test with a total of 796; the nearest pen 
being Blom & Son’s White Leghorns, 
with a total of 751. 
It is a fact worth noting that of the 
first 10 high pens, five are American or 
English breeds, and these pens made 
their good showing mainly when eggs 
were high priced; for example the Buff 
Wyandottes made their best month’s 
record, 121 eggs for the month, when 
eggs were selling at 55 and 60 cents re¬ 
tail. 
Following are the 10 high pens to date, 
with their records for ninth and tenth 
month and totals: 
1. Pearson, Buff Wyandottes, 9th 
month, 15; 10th month, 12; total. 796. 
2. Blom & Son, White Leghorns, 9th 
month. 0; 10th month, 7; total, 751. 
3. Rutherford, White Rocks, 9th 
month, 15; 10th month, 21; total, 699. 
4. Otten, White Leghorns, 9th month, 
0;_10th month, 10; total, 6S3. 
5. Lubben, Barred Rocks, 9th month, 
0; 10th month, 0; total, 654. 
6. Slocum, White Leghorns. 9th month, 
10j 10th month, 22; total, 654. 
7. Clardy, Buff Orpingtons, 9th month, 
6: 10th month, 7; total. 600. 
8. Stice, Buff Leghorns. 9th month, 
16; 10th month. 0; total, 577. 
9. Bunjes, IN hite Leghorns, 9th month, 
3; 10th month, 5; total. 558. 
10. Stice, Barred Rocks, 9th month, 2; 
10th month, 0; total, 549. 
W. II. PEARSON. 
SPECIAL SALE 
OF 
White 
Orpingtons 
We have a tlock of 850 famous Har¬ 
mony Park White Orpingtons housed 
here to accommodate a friend. Flock 
consists of cooks, hens, cockerels and 
pullets. They are all tine birds—some 
of them worth $30 and $-J0 «ach. Will 
maka a special price to anyone taking 
tha whole lot. We need the room for 
our own birds. Write for particulars. 
WILBURTHA FARMS 
Wm. D. Campbell, Snpt. 
Box R Trenton Junction, N. J. 
S P W I CfMIflRM baby chic ks*and egos for 
• U i VV • LLUiIUiiIi HATCHING, from vigorous 
heavy laying hens, mated to Tom Barron English cockerels, 
who has won all the egg laying contests in this country. 
Chicks hatched in Hall mammoth incubator. We also have 
some pedigreed trap nested breeders imported direct from 
Mr. Barron’s best matings, are trap nesting thoso this 
winter ; only a few of these to offer this spring. Order early. 
Prices right. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
GHKGOKY BRUNDAGE 
Salisbury Mills, Orange Co., N. Y. 
Single Comb White Leghorns Baby U cMx! 
Eggs for hatching. Send for circular. MEADOW 
VIEW POULTRY FARM, Lock Box 106, Suffield, Connecticut 
CHICKS THATLIVE^'SS ETJX I'S 
April. rite to MAPLEWOOD FARM, Cheshire, Connecticut 
Barred Rock Cockerels 
Nonpareil Strain. $2 each. Eggs in season. 
B, H. HENION, - Rrockport, New York 
Costs $ 10 
Earns $10 a day 
Hertzler & Zook Portable Wood a $iq. investment 
with a $10. a day capacity. Guar¬ 
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money refunded and freight paid 
Doth ways. Saws 1 umber, lath, 
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WISHER’S ICE TOOLS 
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m ^'Everything for Dairyrren Always in Slock 
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We ship lively, hardy chicks from our 
strain of large size, vigorous breeding 
stock of bred-to-iay S. C. White Leg¬ 
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GALEN FARMS, G. F. Gibson, Owner, Drawer G, CLYDE, N.Y. 
DABY CHICKS AND EGGS—White Leghorns 
u and Anconas, from 600 hens. Beauties, Write for 
booklet. EWING POULTRY FARM. Berrien Springs, Mich. 
your ordeVfor S. C. White Leghorn Eggs 
fnr Hatching and Table use. Blanchard's Egg 
Strain, $4 per 100, Also new Mann Bone Cutter 9. 
New Reliable Incubator, 200 Egg Bargains. 
Z. RONTZAHN, - Biglerville, Pa. 
S. C.White Leghorn Baby Chicks safe^Tb 
val guaranteed. No order too large. HatchingEGGS by 
the settingor thousand; fertility guaranteed. Write 
forcataiogue. RICHLAND FARMS, Box 37, Frederick. Md. 
S.C.W. LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS 
Chicks—$12 per 100. Eggs—$5 per 100. Is seven 
years’ experience in this line worthy of considera¬ 
tion ? VANCREST POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, New York 
Single Comb White Leghorns“f ® r Jj® 
for breeders. Price, $1 each. Special price on quan¬ 
tities. Day-old chicks—April. $12 per 100. May, $10 
per 100. Geo. Erost, Levanna, Cayuga Co , New York 
S. C . IV. Leghorn Cockerels 
SELECTED, VIGOROUS BIRDS—*2 EACH. 
JOHN LOKTON LIJE, 
Carmel, N. I, 
P OULTRYMEN! ATTENTION— S. C. W. Leghorn and Pittsfield 
Barred Hock Baby Chicks for March delivery. CUSTOM 
HATCHING. Hall Mammoth Incubator ; largest, best equipped 
hatching plant in Eastern Connecticut. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Entries in Storrs’ Laying Contests. Circular. POPLAR HILL 
K.VlUl, A. B. llall, Poultry Mgr., Box A, Wallingford, Connecticut 
sale r Hatching Eggs“ s *-?--^ ,, - ,te ~ T e « h q™. 
Dr. 0LSA, Lake Mahopac, N. Y. 
HOFF’S VITALITY TT™™ 
Backed by a quarter of a Century experience in 
breeding and incubation. S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, 
RHODE ISLAND REDS, COLUMBIAN AND BARRED P. ROCKS. 
NOW is the time to get your orders booked for Spring 
delivery. Be sure you get my chick booklet before 
you order chicks. Also Eggs for Hatching. 
D. C. R. HOFF, Lock Box Nn. 115, Neshanic Sta., New Jersey 
AX/HITE LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS 
healthy business kind including Barron's strain 
that grow great layers, delivery guaranteed. For 
Circular write, HAMILTON FARM, Huntington, New York 
PEN-Y-BRYN FARM 
Breeders of Bred-to-Lay 
S. C. W. Leghorns 
White Wyandottes 
Imperial Pekin Ducks 
White Indian Runner Ducks 
Rouen Ducks 
Bookyonrorder 
now for Eggs, Our Ducks are winners at Al- 
Chicks and lentown, Hagerstown, Phila- 
Ducklings. delphia and Baltimore Shows. 
F. A. TIFFANY, Supt., Box 36R, Ambler,Pa. 
Black Leghorns”, 
—the kind that lay. A. E. HAMPTON, Pittstown, N. J. 
Pfiljjl TRYMFN _Semi - c stamp for Illustrated 
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fifl Var Pt P<5 CHICKENS, DUCKS, GEESE, TURKEYS, 
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H. K. BRUNNER,45 Harrison St..New York 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
The famous Vibert flock of beautiful, brilliant, glow¬ 
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comb thoroughbreds. Not uncertain layers mated 
to males from uncertain layers, but specially selected, 
long backed, low failed, certified trapnested record lay¬ 
ers. scientifically line bred along Government lines for 
heaviest winter egg production, with yearly trapnest 
laying rates of 211 to 26? eggs; bred away from broodiness, 
ana mated to large, vigorous, brilliant red males out 
of heaviest trapnest record layers. Heaviest winter 
laying, large, hardy Beds in America, hen hatched 
and raised, on absolutely free range, in wide-open 
front colony houses, on a scientific plant absolutely 
free from roup and while diarrhoea. Highly fertile, 
clean, well shaped, unblemished eggs, gathered 
hourly, shipped daily, delivered when wanted, guaranteed 
unbroken. Vibert Vitality Day Old Chicks. Splen¬ 
did breeding cockerels from trapnested hens, trios, 
mated breeding pens for sale, Prompt shipment, 
safe delivery all over North and South America, 
eourteous, strictly upright dealings. Mating book¬ 
let upon receipt of stamp. 
VIBERT RED FARM, Box 1,Weston, New Jersey 
MATURED COCKERELS, R. I. REDS, W WYANDOTTES 
Barred Hocks, I)k. Brahmas, $2.50: S C. While 
and Brown LEGHORNS, $1.50. R. I. RED, laying hens, $2. 
Hatching eggs & Ghix. Won 76 Ribbons this Fall, 
Catalog gratis. RIVERDALE POULTRY FARM, Riverdale.N.J. 
Beauty and Utility Strain S. C. R. I. Reds 
30 large March hatched Cockerels, bred from high- 
producing trap-nested, standard-bred stock. $3 and 
$5. Eggs for Hatching. Mating list on application. 
Dr. J. C. DINGMAN, Spring Valley, N. Y. 
Int’l Egg-Laying Contest 
COLONIAI. HEPS IVIN over every American entry of the 
American breeds. Our p.n of Beds averaged caeh for tha 
year, 194 eggs. Official record. A real hred-to-lay strain 
of Beds, single combs. We shipped to customers in 4G 
States last year. We offer for sale, splendid Cockerels 
that are from our best breeding lines, at reasonable prices. 
We have already booked orders for hatching eggs from 
Iowa, Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, and Mass. We are 
the breeders that furnish all the birds that the Youth's 
Companion send out as premiums. Honorable treatment Is 
guaranteed. COLONIAL FARM, Box O, Temple, Now Ilampshiro 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Hone’s* Crescent Strain”—Winners wherever 
exhibited. My R. C. Reds won State cup at recent 
Albany show. High class exhibition or breeding 
birds: also tested layers Every bird sold on approv¬ 
al. D. R. HONE, Crescent Hill Farm, Sharon Springs, New York 
R. I. Reds, Mans, Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class stock for UTILITY, SHOW or EX¬ 
PORT. Eggs for hate bine. Mating list on request. 
SINCLAIR SMITH. 602 Fifth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Austin’s 200 Egg Strain S. C. R. I. Reds 
Standard bred: high record stock; red to the 
skin, Eggs for hatching, 81.50 to $10 per 
. setting (15 ) Utility eggs, $7.50 per 100. 90% fer¬ 
tility, and safe delivery guaranteed. Chicks. 
AUSTIN'S POULTRY FARM. Box 17, Center Harbor. N. H. 
FREE CIRCULAR Comes by Return Mail 
Burnett’s S. C. Black Minorcas 
14 years popular. White Turkeys—famous in 
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S. C. Buff ORPINGTONS 
scientifically line-bred for 10 years to develop size, 
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Rufus Delafield, Owner Box N SOUTH PLAINFIELD. N. J. 
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R. No. 24, Athens, Ps. 
a few cock birds for sale at living prices. Pekin 
ducks, bred from 9 and 101b. stock. White Emden 
geese, bred from 18 to 24 lb. stock. Indian Run¬ 
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Tlie greatest money makers on the farm Buy now. 
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FOR 
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M R TllpIfOVC - ® re 4f ! ' om large, healthy stock, 
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Riant M R Tlll'IfOVC - Hens, from $4 to $6; 
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