1914. 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
T JI10 forty-sixth week of the contest 
at Storrs shows a further drop in 
•gg production of 128 eggs, and still fur¬ 
ther losses may be expected as molting 
increases. The White Leghorns are no 
longer the high scorers, the American 
breeds have assumed that duty, and 
American birds are going to win the con¬ 
test too. Last week A. 13. Bruudage’s 
pen of S. C. Beds won with a score of 
-■>2; they win again this week with a 
record of 40, and their total of 1,693 is 
199 eggs ahead of any other pen of Reds, 
Single or Rose Comb, and is 428 eggs 
ahead of the average of the 13 pens of 
8. C. Rods. The next highest pen in the 
week’s score is Frank L. Tuttle’s Barred 
Roc-ks, their score being 40. Glenview 
Poultry Farms R. C. Reds take third 
place with a score of 37. The following 
pens laid 36: Tom Barron’s White Leg¬ 
horns, Mrs. K. E. Woodruff’s White Leg¬ 
horns, 1 lurry B. Cook’s 8. 0. Reds, and 
Merrythought Farm’s White Wyandottes. 
[n the total score Francis F. Lincoln’s 
White Leghorns are now seven eggs ahead 
>f Storrs “sour milk" pen No. 42, and is 
53 eggs ahead of Tom Barron’s W hite 
Wyandottes, which were the leaders for 
many months. 
In the contest at Thorudale, Pa., the 
total egg output is now 2.000 eggs more 
than last year, with eight weeks’ laying 
vet to be added before the year closes. A 
list of 20 birds with individual scores of 
223 up to 247 eggs is given, with 50 
lays in which t<> add to those records. 
The highest scoring pen is a pen of 
White Leghorns from Pcnna. Poultry 
Farm; their record is 1.062. live birds in 
the pen. From present indications it 
does not look as if Tom Barron’s record 
•f 1,190 eggs last year, will be equaled 
this time. The record at Storrs for the 
week is as follows: 
Barred Rocks. Week Total 
V. 15. Hall, Connecticut. 17 1.2S1 
Frank ).. Tuttle, Massachusetts.... 40 1,315 
Waveny Farm, Connecticut. 24 1.296 
j. F. Krancais, New York. 35 1,024 
White P. Rocks. 
Albert T. Lenzen, Massachusetts.... 32 1,415 
?. II. Menton, Connecticut. 35 1,50* 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut- 21 1,140 
Storrs Agr. Station. Connecticut- 21 1,206 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.. 18 1,341 
Storrs Agr. Station. Connecticut.. 20 1,187 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.. 23 1,04a 
Buff P. Rocks. 
V. A. Hall, Connecticut. 20 1.395 
W, C. Morgan, Jr., Connecticut- 16 1,103 
White Wyandottes. 
Tom Barron, England. 29 1.890 
West Mt. Pity. Yards. Connecticut.. 19 1.138 
Vlerrytliought Farm. Connecticut- 36 1,759 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island. 35 1.74(5 
!». J. Itynn & Son. Connecticut. 20 1.308 
Buff Wyandottes. 
Dr, K, W. Sanborn. Massachusetts.. 29 1,340 
,>r. N. W. Sanborn. Massachusetts.. 29 1,292 
tm. Muff Wvan. Club. New York... 31 1.187 
it. I,. Hamilton, Connecticut. 2G 9S9 
Columbian Wyandottes. 
N'atl. Col. Wy. Club, Massachusetts 25 1.308 
Single Comb Reds. 
itobert Souman, New York. 10 1,054 
J. S. C.illespie, Connecticut. 15 1,259 
Or. .T. C. Dingmnn. New York. 24 1.190 
Burnham Pity. Farm. Massachusetts 11 979 
H. P. Denting, Connecticut. 32 1.271 
«eo. P. Dearborn, Florida. 29 1,882 
Or. J. A. Fritchey. Pennsylvania... 27 1,472 
Ernest Underhill, New Jersey. 25 1.158 
W. H. Mumsted, Connecticut. 27 918 
Finecrost Orchards, Massachusetts.. 32 1,494 
Harry 15. Cook, Connecticut... 36 1,255 
(•olonial Farm. New Hampshire.... 35 1,328 
A. 15. Hrundbge, Connecticut. 49 1,093 
Rose Comb Reds. 
Mien view Pity. Farm. Connecticut.. 37 1,308 
d. S. Sooville, Connecticut. 17 949 
White Leghorns. 
>torrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 19 1,849 
>torrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 18 1,507 
storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 10 1,542 
Storrs Agr. Statiou. Connecticut... 2(5 1,936 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut... 19 1,445 
5 rReside Pity. Farm. Pennsylvania.. 32 1,370 
Glenview Pity. Farm. Connecticut.. 24 1,537 
Manor Pity. Farm. New York. 18 1,414 
V. B. llall, Connecticut. 17 1,410 
Marwood Pity. Farm, Pennsylvania. 27 1.598 
5eo. M. Harris, Connecticut. 15 1,191 
ionnle Crook Farm, New York.... 24 1.(523 
N. w. Hendryx, Connecticut. 10 1,405 
f. J. l.inehan, Massachusetts. 11 1,309 
. F. Lincoln, Connecticut. 34 1.943 
ceil Guernsey, New York. 28 1,015 
rhos. W. Moore. Connecticut. 28 1.4U2 
lias. N. St. John, New York. 33 1,499 
lias. W. Sherwood. Connecticut.... 18 1,391 
e. Sands, Pennsylvania. 17 1.411 
lom ok a City. Farm, Connecticut.... 19 1,2(57 
Venture Pity. Farm, New York. 9 1,138 
Mrs. K. !*L WoodruO’. Connecticut.. 30 1,488 
iVindsweep Farm, Connecticut. 5 1.215 
0. II. Savage, Connecticut. 15 1.420 
P. G. Platt, Pennsylvania. 19 1,1530 
'ieneta Bone Co., New Jersey. 1 551 
F. M. ponsley, Connecticut. 22 1,452 
(Jhas. Heigl, Ohio . 18 1,384 
Com Barron, England. 3(5 1.S50 
Branford Farm, Connecticut. 2!* 1,002 
Tames Munn, Massachusetts. 8 1,290 
Oeo. A. Cosgrove. Connecticut. 31 1,450 
Buff Leghorns. 
Wolverine Pity. Farm. Michigan.... 25 1,481 
Blue Andalusians. 
P. I). Bird, Connecticut . 20 1,250 
Buff Orpingtons. 
Wiisou, West Virginia. 24 994 
White Orpingtons. 
P. A. Demgar, New York. 21 9-85 
White Laced Red Cornish. 
IV. L. K. O. Club, Massachusetts... 20 802 
Silver Campines. 
\V. J. li. i.obel. New Jersey. 31 1,241 
‘Hens.” 
it. \V. Collingwood. New Jersey.... 19 1,220 
Daniel Hine, Connecticut. 20 1.109 
Daniel Hine, Connecticut. 15 1,079 
Mixed Breeds. 
Profitable Poultry, Massachusetts.. 22 1,234 
Profit abb Poultry, Massachusetts.. 30 1.2(54 
GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
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1197 
A Poultry Epidemic. 
A N epidemic among poultry is causing 
much loss hero. All of a sudden 
whole flocks sire taken, large num¬ 
bers mope around with no appetite, drop¬ 
ping wings and with a general appearance 
of being used up. but no outward signs 
of disease. The crops would remain full : 
till death—two or three days after, per- j 
haps, and would fill up with gas. As 
digestion completely stopped I called it : 
acute indigestion and feared cracked corn 
was responsible for it—though it, looked 
pure, clean and sweet. Whole flocks were 
affected, same hens died, whi o the egg 
production completely stopped. Is there 
such a thing as chicken diseases being 
carried in the air? It lasted about two 
weeks but in that time helped boost the 
price of pot pie hereabouts. n. j 
Green Co., N. Y. 
This would appear to be some acute di- I 
gestive trouble, though you do not give 
sufficient data for a diagnosis. No, I 
do not think it possible for poultry dis¬ 
eases to be carried through the air, in 
the sense that you mean. It is, of course, 
quite possible for infectious substances 
to be wind-borne but disease germs for¬ 
tunately have no wings and the spread 
of contagion may be taken us indubitable 
evidence that’ some infected article or an¬ 
imal has come in contact with the sick 
fowls. This is equally true of human 
diseases and the old idea of contagion 
spreading from a sick person through 
the air has been about exploded. The 
source of contagion cannot always be 
found but sensible people no longer run 
their horses by a house which displays a 
quarantine sign. M. r. i>. 
TOM BARRON Z WAR 
I am still slopping weekly my Champion Layers— 
White Leghorns and White Wyandottes. Guaran¬ 
teed Sisters and Brothers to ttie pens that are lead¬ 
ing the competitions of the world These birds have 
20 years of breeding behind them of the heaviest- 
laying poultry the world has ever known. Every 
male has a 200-egg pedigree for many generations, 
f consider the right male bird increases the egg-iay- 
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money order on London, Englnnd. 
Prices— Carriage and insurance paid, coop and 
food free, to New York. Trio—$30; 6 birds. $55; 
12 birds, $90; 24 birds, $168. Larger numbers at 
special reduced rates. My White Wyandottes 
in the competitions for sale. Write now to 
TOM BARRON 
Catforth, Preston, England 
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Precocious Pullets. 
I HAVE] some pullets that were hatched 
March 16. and one commenced to lay 
on July 5. Another of the same age 
commenced on the 15th and now another 
commenced on the 27th. They are a 
cross of the White Wyandotte and Co¬ 
lumbian Wyandotte. Is it good for them 
to lay so soon, and are ther likely to 
molt this Fall? They lay regularly every 
other day. The first one has laid the oft 
day several times. E. ir. d. 
Mechanicsville, N. Y. 
This is too early laying, and likely to 
result in a short period of production and 
molting: to the detriment of the year’s 
egg production. Reports of sneli pre¬ 
cocity are frequently made, but it is not 
desirable. If early hatched pullets begin 
to show signs of premature maturity and 
likelihood of laying before September, 
they should be given as much liberty as 
possible and their rations should be com¬ 
posed largely of corn and other non-stim¬ 
ulating food, with meat omitted. This 
will encourage growth without “ripening’’ 
and be to the advantage of the flock. 
M. B. n. 
Chicks that Swallow Nails. 
S EVERAL weeks ago you printed my 
statement about our young Leghorn 
chicks swallowing nails. Quite pos¬ 
sibly our conditions were entirely respon¬ 
sible for rheir acquiring this fatal habit, 
but I fully expected other reports would 
come in giving some similar experiences. 
Our total loss by swallowing nails in the 
lot of 1.500 to 1,600 birds has finally 
amounted to 62 chicks. The last was a pul¬ 
let 3% mouths old from whose - gizzard I 
took the enclosed nail. This was evident¬ 
ly a fourpenny box nail, and had been 
carried by the bird probably 2V> months 
before it finally killed her. I personally 
opened all of these dead birds and kept 
an accurate count of them. I only wish 
now I had kept the collection of nails so 
you might give a picture of the 1< >r. 
California. w. h. macy. 
R. N.-Y.—The nail showed signs of 
“wear,” but was easily recognized. No 
other reports of such nail eating have 
been received. 
Fattening Fowls in Coops. 
W ILT, you tell me the formula they 
use for fattening fowls in coops? 1 
have heard they make a wet mash 
and give no water, compelling the fowls 
to eat a large quantity so as to quench 
their thirst, and by so doing fatteu very 
fast. W. H. c. 
Delaware. 
There are various good formulas for 
fattening fowls in crates or small yards, 
such feeds as are at hand being usually 
used. Two parts of finely ground oats, 
two parts of finely ground buckwheat and 
one part of finely ground corn mixed 
with sour milk to the consistency of bat¬ 
ter has been recommended by the Ontario 
Agricultural College as a very desirable 
fattening ration. Equal parts of corn- 
meal, middlings and buckwheat meal like¬ 
wise mixed with milk is also a very good 
ration. Grit should be given the fowls 
at least once a week. The more ground 
the grains used the better the results, 
and it lias also been found desirable to 
mix the grains with the milk 12 hours be¬ 
fore feeding. Where milk is not avail¬ 
able, beef scrap or meat meal may be 
substituted in the proportion of not more 
than 15Cr of the whole, and water used 
to wet the mash but milk gives better re¬ 
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Wyandottes,285-Egg, from imported pen. (Sisters to 
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DUCK DOLLARS 
Ducks are bred to lay, weigh and win. Stock for sale, 
Write for prices. F. A. TIFFANY, R. 3, Phoenixville. Pa. 
I NDIAN RUNNER DRAKES FOR SALE- Valentine strain, 
April hatched. Price, for one, $1.50; two, $2.75: 
three, $4; four.$5.25. ROBERT TWEDDLE. Montgomery.N.Y. 
Tiffany’s Superior 
Mammoth Pekin 
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M 
AMTIOTH PICKIN’ DUCKS FOR SALE. 
MAUDE PERKINS. Ocean View Farm. Newburyport, Mass. 
BRED TO LAY t&XSSl 
A fine lot of cockerels and a few yearling hens. 
P. G. PLATT - WALLINGFORD, PA. 
V C White I p<rlir»rn<8 _300 Yearling Hens for 
u. L. VYniie Legnorns S!lla Famous Kulp 
242-egg strain, $90.00 per hundred. Cockerels $2.00 
each. H. BACON, Hillcrest Poultry Farm, Berwyn. Md. 
Cmgle Comb Black Minorca COCKERELS 
^ $1 each. Also 
SUNNY 
one pair bourbon red turkeys, $ti pr. 
BANK FARM. Box 28. Vega New York 
5,000 
S. C. White Leghorn 
Pullets 
April Pullets May Pullets 
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In lots of 100 In lots of 100 
$2.00 per head $1.75 per head 
In lots of less than In lots of less than 
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2029 Pearl St , Lancaster, Pa. 
S.r.KSS PARTRIDGES l PHEASANTS 
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Squirrels. Ferrets, and all kinds of birds and 
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BULLETS— Tested for white diarrhea by Storrs’ 
■ Station, $1.50. March hatched Pittsfield Barred 
Rock cockerels, $2, $3- A. B. HALL, Wallingford, Conn 
APRIL S. C. TV. LEGHORN PULLET^ and 
M yearling hens. $1. Heavy-laying trap-nested 
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FOR SALEl 
Choice lot yearling Leghorn 
hens. Address, WILPEN 
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per 100. GEO. FROST, Levanna. Cayuga Co., New York 
F or a real bargain in s. c. w. leg 
HORN PULLETS, yearlings or cockerels 
write RATHBDNCKOFT, Cincinnatus, N. Y 
Pullets, Yearling Hens, Cocks & Cockerels 
in lots to suit purchasers at attractive prices 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS, - R. 24, Athens, Pa 
S. C.White Leghorn HenslJ!5 dl ?£ 
Two years old. Mareh and April hatched. Bullets 
$1.2.) each. In 10(1 lots. $1. Raised oti Free range. 
SYCAMORE POULTRY FARM. Shelter Island. New York 
500 Singie Comb White Leghorn 
Yearling Hens. 75 cents apiece. SIN X Y SI I) t 
POULTRY .FARM, !-: SIDNEY, OHIO 
BREEDING HENS, 75c each. S C 
W. Leghorns. Barred Rod; Pullets 
hatched December 1913— Si. 25 each. 
John Lorton Lee, Carmel, N. Y. 
COR SALE— C.W. SHERWOOD’S HEAVY-LAY 
■ INGS.C. WHITE LEG HORNS—2.000 Pul lets 
ready to lay. 1,000 Breeding Hens. 500 Cockerels. In 
spection invited. C.W Sherwood, Saybrook Point. Conn 
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HEAVY-LAYING STRAIN OF L. LEAjnUKNO 
Hens. Pullets and Cockerels—none better layers- 
Write, - J. M. CASE, Gilboa, New York 
LINCOLN’S LEGHORNS 
Growing S. C. W. Leghorn Cockerels for sale 
FRANCIS F. LINCOLN, Mt. Carmel, Com. 
White Leghorns 
—YESTERLAID Strain. Pullers 
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straiVsinglFcomb Rhode Island Reds bmi d wgi 
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