1914. 
THIS KUK^-VL NEW-VOK KEK 
i 117 
The Henyard. 
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THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
T HE forty-third week shows a big drop 
in egg production, the output for the 
week was 2,866, as against 3,065 the 
previous week—a drop of 199 eggs. Tom 
Barron’s White Leghorns make the high¬ 
est score, viz., 53. A. B. Brundage’s 
S. C. Reds take second place, with a 
score of 52, and Francis F. Lincoln’s 
White Leghorns are third, with a record 
of 50 for the week. W. C. Morgan’s Buff 
Plymouth Rocks are fourth, scoring 48; 
two hens in this pen laid every day in the 
week. The average output of all the 
pens this week is a trifle less than 34% 
eggs each. In the total score Francis F. 
Lincoln’s White Leghorns are 16 eggs 
ahead of Barron’s White Wyandottes, 
and it looks now as ir the Connecticut 
pen would win, though Mr. Barron still 
thinks that Wyandottes may lay well 
enough in the last few weeks to more than 
even up the score. Storrs pen No. 42 
has laid more than any other pen, their 
total being now 1,841; nut they are not. 
competing, being fed differently. 
There are five experimental pens of 
White Leghorns from Storrs Agricultur¬ 
al Station, and it is worthy of note that 
pen No. 42, which has been fed sour milk 
ever since they were hatched, is now 327 
eggs ahead of the best of its sister pens. 
If sour milk feeding is wholly responsible 
for this great gain, then it seems that 
dairying and poultry keeping ought to be 
combined. Below is the record for the 
week at Storrs: 
Barred Rocks. 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut. 
F. L. Tuttle, Massachusetts. 
Wavenv Farm, Connecticut. 
J. F. Franeals, New York. 
White P. Rocks. 
Albert T. Lenzen, Massachusetts... 
F. II. Benton, Connecticut. 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connec.icut... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 
Buff P. Rocks. 
A. A. Hall, Connecticut. 
W. C. Morgan, Jr., Connecticut.... 
White Wyandottes. 
Tom Barron, England . 
West Mt. Pity. Yards. Connecticut. 
Merry thought Farm, Connecticut... 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island. 
D. J. Ryan & Son, Connecticut.... 
Buff Wyandottes. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Massachusetts. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn. Massachusetts. 
Am. Buff Wyan. Club, New York.. 
H. L. Hamilton, Connecticut. 
Columbian Wyandottes. 
Natl. Col. Wy. Club, Massachusetts 
Single Comb Reds. 
Robert Seaman, New York. 
J. S. Gillespie, Connecticut. 
Dr. J. C. Dingman, New York. 
Burnham Pity. Farm. Massachusetts 
II. P. Deming, Connecticut. 
Geo. P. Dearborn, Florida. 
Dr. ,T. A. Fritchey. Pennsylvania... 
Ernest Underhill, New Jersey. 
W. II. Bunisted, Connecticut. 
Pinecrest Orchards, Massachusetts.. 
Harry B. Cook, Connecticut. 
Colonial Farm, New Hampshire_ 
A. B. Brundage, Connecticut. 
Rose Comb Reds. 
Glenview Pity. Farm. Connecticut.. 
C. S. ScovUle, Connecticut. 
White Leghorns. 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 
Storrs Agr. Sttion, Connecticut... 
Storrs Agr. Station. Connecticut... 
Brneside Pity. Farm, Pennsylvania. 
Glenview Pity. Farm, Connecticut.. 
Manor l’lty. Farm, New York. 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut. 
Marwood Pity. Farm. Pennsylvania. 
Geo. M. Harris, Connecticut. 
Bonnie Brook Farm, New York. 
N. W. Hend'ryx, Connecticut. 
J. J. I,inchan, Massachusetts. 
F. F. I.incolu, Connecticut. 
Cecil Guernsey, New York. 
Thos. W. Moore, Connecticut. 
Ohas. N. St. John New York. 
Chas. W. Sherwood, Connecticut.... 
L. E. Sands, Pennsylvania. 
Tornoka I’lty. Farm, Connecticut.... 
Venture Pity. Farm, New York_ 
Mrs. K. E. Wood'ruiT. Connecticut.! 
Windsweep Farm, Connecticut. 
O. II. Savage, Connecticut. 
P. G. Platt. Pennsylvania. 
Heneta Bone Co., New Jersey. 
F. M. Beasley. Connecticut.._ 
Ohas. Hotgl, Ohio . 
Tom Barron, England .!!! 
Branford Farm. Connecticut.!!! 
James Muun, Massachusetts. 
Geo. A. Cosgrove, Connecticut. 
Buff Leghorns. 
Wolverine Pity. Farm, Michigan_ 
Blue Andalusians. 
E. D. Bird, Connecticut. 
•Buff Orpingtons. 
O. Wilson, West Virginia. 
Wliito Orpingtons. 
I*. A. Demgar, New York. 
White Laced Red Cornish. 
W. L. R. c. Club, Massachusetts... 
Silver Campines. 
W. J. II. Lobel, New Jersey... 
X 
n. W. Colltngwood, X 
Daniel nine, Connect 
Daniel nine, Connect 
Profitable 
Profitable 
Mixed Breeds. 
Poultry, Massachusetts. .. 
Poultry, Massachusetts.. . 
Week 
Total 
28 
1,219 
18 
1.238 
36 
1,202 
33 
1,439 
33 
1.302 
32 
1.30S 
34 
1.081 
35 
1.149 
36 
1.273 
30 
1,125 
29 
972 
38 
1,313 
48 
1.045 
38 
1,801 
22 
1.080 
35 
1,035 
47 
1,629 
40 
1,226 
40 , 
1.239 
28 
1,196 
41 
1.093 
40 
900 
39 
1,223 
25 
995 
42 
1.200 
28 
1,099 
21 
944 
37 
1,174 
20 
1.304 
29 
1,397 
24 
1,085 
35 
850 
30 
1,390 
12 
1.18S 
25 
1.240 
52 
1.545 
34 
1.202 
20 
904 
30 
1,414 
37 
1,500 
31 
1,495 
47 
1,841 
28 
1.374 
42 
1.282 
38 
1,400 
43 
1.345 
33 
1.355 
45 
1.515 
25 
1,149 
44 
1.532 
36 
1.301 
41 
1.264 
50 
1,817 
30 
1,522 
44 
1.399 
44 
1,892 
41 
1.323 
40 
1,330 
40 
1.193 
24 
1.104 
45 
1,369 
19 
1,187 
31 
1.359 
44 
1,555 
28 
527 
41 
1,309 
42 
1,314 
53 
1.731 
44 
1,503 
35 
1,248 
45 
1,347 
42 
1,395 
42 
1,168 
15 
944 
27 
913 
25 
749 
41 
1,126 
40 
1.144 
30 
1,029 
13 
1.036 
37 
1.144 
30 
1.163 
GEO. A. COSGROVE, 
TRAINING FOR THE CONTEST. 
S UPPLEMENTING my article on 
page 1041, let me say that the real 
meat or kernel came out of Barron’s 
message to America when he told us how 
he has been in the habit of preparing his 
birds for a contest. It has long been 
known that in what is called the “pullet 
year” it is often possible to get a full 
12 months of continuous work without 
any check from molting. In the case of 
non-sitters it is possible to get 12 months’ 
work without interruption by either 
broodiness or molt. It is these birds that 
make the high records. He has been 
sharp enough to take advantage of this. 
He told us that he plans to have them all 
ready to lay their first egg just as soon 
as they reach the contest grounds. 
If they seem inclined to lay before, he 
holds them back, as is quite possible to 
do by means of scanty rations, frequent 
removals to new quarters, etc. Then 
when they reach the full rations and per¬ 
manent home of the contest grounds they 
get right to work and secure a full 12 
months’ work. lie succeeded in doing it 
this year with his Wyandottes, but failed 
with his Leghorns. 
Mr. Lincoln beat him at his own game 
with his Leghorns, and it looks now as 
though Barron cannot overcome the han¬ 
dicap which was placed on his Leghorns 
during the early days of the contest. 
Should Lincoln’s Leghorns conclude to 
molt much before the close of the contest 
year, or Barron’s Wyandottes get then- 
second wind, we shall see a very exciting 
close of a very pretty contest. 
When the Hope Farm man, with his 
scrubs, and the show bird man with bis 
show bird type, take the same care in pre¬ 
paring a pen for the race which Mr. Bar¬ 
ron and Mr. Lincoln have taken, we will 
find that there is not so much difference 
as now appears. I am frank to admit 
that heredity ean be taken advantage of 
to some extent by the use of the trap- 
nest, but it is not “the whole push” by 
any means. o. w. mapes. 
WYANDOTTES AS LAYERS. 
I WRITE you in behalf of the White 
Wyandotte, which you have been hit¬ 
ting so hard of late. Naturally, we 
breeders should resent it a little. * You 
say that that dumpling Wyandotte will 
not lay as many eggs as the longer-bodied 
birds do. Now we will take the six lead¬ 
ing breeds in the contest, and see how 
they line up. First then we will average 
them up. First we will take the four 
pens of Wyandottes (not counting in 
Barron’s) and the five leading breeds: 
White Wyandottes. 4 pens. 4.760 
White Rocks, 4 pens. 4.194 
Barred Rocks . 3*222 
>S. C. Reds. 4 pens. 4,828 
S. C. Leghorns, 4 pens. 5,755 
Out of 13 pens of 8 . (J. Reds you find 
four pens to heat the dumplings, 68 eggs. 
Out of 33 pens of S. C. Leghorns you ! 
find four pens to heat the dumplings’ 995 
eggs. Now we will see what these differ¬ 
ent breeds average: W. Wyandottes, av¬ 
erage per pen. 1,260 4-5; S. C. Leghorns. 
1,127 23-33; 8. C. Reds, 1.005 12-13; 
Barred Rocks, 1,055%; White Rocks, 
969 3-7. You see the dumpling is not so 
far behind, and it stands a good chance 
of going farther ahead yet before the con¬ 
test closes, so please don’t hit the dump¬ 
ling^ quite so hard yet awhile. 
New Jersey. Sidney webster. 
R- N.-Y.—But how do you know these 
pens are what we call “dumplings?” Most 
of these birds are “utility” Wyandottes 
and not “dumplings” at all. Some of the 
breeders seem to be trying to put us in 
the position of attacking the Wyandotte 
as a breed. Of course, they know better 
but it suits their purpose to try it. Our 
invariable answer is that words count for 
little—bring a pen of the “dumplings” 
right up to an egg-laying contest. 
JULY RECORD AT EGG CONTEST. 
T HE laying record at Storrs. Conn., for 
the month of July, was 12,334 eggs. 
. The largest number of eggs laid by 
any pen was 250. by Tom Barron’s White 
Leghorns. The number laid by each indi¬ 
vidual in the pen is. 26-26-28-26-26-27-14- 
—4-24-26, and three laid on the floor. 1*. 
G. Platt’s White Leghorns are second 
with a total of 234 for the month. Pen 
number 42—the “sour milk” pen—is third 
with a score of 231; Charles Heigl’s pen 
from Ohio are fourth, laying 228, and 
Geo. A. Cosgrove’s pen is fifth with 227 
to their credit for the month. Thos. W. 
Moore’s pen laid 226. Chas. N. St. John’s 
pen laid 222, Francis F. Lincoln’s pen 
laid 221, Glenview Poultry Farm’s pen 
laid 216, Marwood Poultry Farm 215, C. 
II. Savage's pen 211, N. W. Hendryx’s 
Pen 210. and four other pens laid 200 cl¬ 
over. All the above are White Leghorns; 
none of the other breeds reached 200. 
The greatest number laid by any other 
breed was 192. by Tom Barron’s pen of 
White Wyandottes. II. W. Collin gwood’s 
scrubs’ laid 173. heating 49 out of the 
82 pens. I 1 hey laid more eggs iti the 
month than any pen of Barred Rocks, or 
any pen of A\ hite I*. Rocks, except one 
pen. They heat all the Buff Wyandottes, 
all the Buff Rocks, all the Rhode Island 
Reds, single or rose comb, except two 
Pens, and they outlaid all the dunghills 
and mixed breeds; that is. during the 
month of July. In the grand totals they 
are exceeded by 59 pens. 
GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
TOiVl BARRON’S 
PURE ENGLISH WHITE LEGHORNS 
Imported direct from Tom Barron's Farm. 
280-egg strain. Breeding stock for sale. Cock¬ 
erels, $1 and $2; cocks, $2: yearling hens, $1.50. 
Eggs, $1 per set; $5 per 100. 
P. F. RAFFERTY. - Marlboro. Mass 
TOM BARRON’S S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
AND WHITE WYANDOTTE COCKERELS 
out of direct importation. Raised on free range. 
I guarantee these cockerels to ho equal to any Amer¬ 
ican-grown stock. 75 cts. to $2.00 each 
BKOOKHF.LI) POULTRY FARM, - It. I>. 3 , Versailles. Ohio 
Tom Barron S. C. White Leghorn Cockerels 
from stock imported direct from bis best-laying 
yards. April hatched, range grown vigorous 
fellows. Now only $2-50 each. Yearling hens, 
Wyckoff strain, 85 cents; Wyekoff cockerels, from 
record-laying stock, $1. Choice cocks, now $2. 
It, T. LAVING, - • Atlantic, l’a 
PEDIGREED BARRON COCKERELS 
Sire’s mother laid 258 eggs: Grandsire’s mother 248 
eggs. Have raised nearly GOO birds from this maie 
this year. HARRY 15. COOK, Orange. Conn. 
TOM BARRON COCKERELS 
Leghorns from extra special imported pens 282-Egg. 
Wyandoites, 282-Egg, from imported pen.(Sisters'to 
leading pen at Storrs.) C.W TURNER. West Hartford.Conn. 
Tom Barron LEGHORN COCKERELS 
Pure Bred—Stock Imported—May Hatched 
K. GIF.SKll . - COSCOB, CONN. 
Barron Cockerels, White Leghornsi ) I ; a /’ n / i a ’ u ] 
liens. Prices reasonable. Hamilton Farm. Huntington. N Y" 
SS, C, White Leghorns 
The business kind. Yearlings, 90 cents; two-year- 
olds, 75 cents. No culls—all good birds. 
WM. H. LYON, Levanna, Cayuga Cs., New Yerk 
Single Comb White Leghorns for Sale 
Buy yonr breeding stock now and save money. 
We need the room and will sacrifice 200 fine 
Cockerels at $1.50. Also a few high-record year¬ 
ling hens nt $2 each, if taken at once. 
BINGHAM EGG FARM, North Bingham, Pa. 
W. Leghorn PULLETS 
11 to 17 weeks old, 35c. to 85c. each. In¬ 
dian Runner Ducks, 14 weeks old. SI each. 
C. G. SCHRYVER, - Omar, New York 
SALE— Si C. White Leghorn Cockerels & Puliets 
from best utility strains in the World. Write for 
descriptions. Prices range from three to ten dollars 
each. HAPPICH & DANKS. Smithville Flats, New York 
BRED TO LAY 1&388S! 
A fine lot of cockerels and a few yearling hens. 
P. G. PLATT - WALLINGFORl>, PA. 
LINCOLN’S LEGHORNS 
Growing 8. C. W. Leghorn Cockerels for sale 
FRANCIS F. LINCOLN, Mt. Carmel, Conn. 
Pullets, Yearling Hens, Cocks & Cockerels 
in lots r>> suit purchasers at attractive prices 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS. - R. 24, Athens, Pa! 
IF IN NEED OF A LARGE AND O r V I CT’UrtDMC 
HEAVY-LAYING STRAIN OF "• LULinUKiYO 
Hens. Pullets and Cockerels—none better layers— 
Write, - J. M. CASK, Gilboa, New York 
S. C. XJ. Leghorn Yearling HENS~ $ 7 f® 5 o° 
300 ten-weeks-old pullets,40c. each.“On the Square.” 
JUSTA POULTRY FARM, - Southampton, Long Island 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORN HENS^^r 
COLUMBIA POULTRY FA KM, Toms River, N. J. 
Utility S. C. White Leghorns-^^^S 
per 100. GEO FROST. Levanna. Cayuga Co., New York 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerels 
from the two leading strains in America. $1 each 
until Oct. 1. C LA 11)1 A BETTS. Hillsdale, Michigan 
AUSTIN'S 200-EGG .. ... 
fired, high 
record stock, red to the skin. Old and young stock for 
sale. AUSTIN'S POULTRY . : ARM, Box 17, CentreHarbor. N. H. 
STRAIN SINaiE COMB RltOtlfi ISllUld 1(6(1$ " ll 
SUSSEX FOWL 
Red. Speckled and Light. 1914 stock. Nearly 
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LINWOOD FARMS, Linwood Ave., Ridgewood, N.J. 
DUCK DOLLARS 
Tiffany's Superior 
Mammoth Pekin 
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Ducks are bred to lay, weigh and win. Stock for sale. 
Write for prices. F. A. TIFFANY, R 3. Phoenixville, Pa. 
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Layers or strictly white eggs at Farmers’ prices. 
FAIRVIEW POULTRY FARM, Mayville, N Y. 
500 M_A_Y_ HATCH, GUARANTEED WHITE 
EGG STRAIN WHITE INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS 
.oU per Trio. FRED 8. DE\OE, Hunter. X. Y. 
I NDIAN RUNNER. PEKIN AND BUFF ORPINGTON DUCKS for 
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FOR SALE-BARRED ROCK PULLETS 
hatched. December, 1913. Well developed birds, now- 
laying. Price, $1.75 each. JOHN LORTON LEE Carmel, N Y. 
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