1 :tl4. 
THE RURAL NEW-VORKER 
1500 
The Henyard. 
an 
gain 
674 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
T HE sixth week of the contest at 
Storrs, ending Dec. 13, shows 
egg output of 1,636. This is a 
of 174 eggs over last week, and is 
more eggs than were laid in the corre¬ 
sponding week last year. The English 
White Wyandottes, entered by Edward 
Cam, take the honors again this week, 
with a score of 42; last week they won 
first place with a score of 43, and the 
week previous were second with 39 to 
their credit. This pen is now the lead¬ 
ing pen in the total score, having laid 243 
eggs. Windsweep Farm's White Leg¬ 
horns are second in the total with a score 
of 221. In the week’s score X. W. Ilen- 
dryx’s White Leghorns are second, lay¬ 
ing 40 eggs and Storrs Agricultural Sta¬ 
tion’s White Leghorns are third with a 
record of 37. P. (1. Platt's White Leg¬ 
horns tie with Merritt M. Clark’s Barred 
Rocks, each laying 35, but Colonial 
Farm’s R. I. Reds, heat them by one egg 
and take fourth place with a score of 36. 
The contest at Mountain Grove, Mis¬ 
souri, closed Dec. 1. All previous records 
were beaten at this contest. A White 
Leghorn hen from Nebraska won the con¬ 
test for high production by laying 2S6 
eggs. Tom Barron’s pen of White leg¬ 
horns won the grand championship by 
laying 2,296 eggs. Every bird but one in 
this pen, laid over 200 eggs. That is. 
nine birds out of 10 exceed 200 eggs. Mr. 
Quisenbury asks: “Why is it that some 
pens have a single bird that makes a very 
high record, and -all the rest below the 
average?” And lie justly says that the 
"high average of these English pens is due 
to the years of trap-nesting and selection 
of the best layers; to careful pedigree 
records, and matings with an eye to vigor 
and stamina as well as to high laying 
records.” To which ought to be added, 
an absolute independence of the artificial 
"standard” set by the fancier. As the 
result, many of these English Leghorns 
have more or less "brassiness” in the 
plumage, they have large combs and high 
tails. They are the Leghorns Nature 
produces when she is not hampered. The 
trap-nest does not impose any artificial 
standard of comb or shape, or color, or 
tail. That this character of high egg pro¬ 
duction can be fixed so that it becomes 
the natural habit of the fowls, it seems 
to me is clearly demonstrated by the rec¬ 
ords made at all the contests, year after 
year. Ami this fact gives actual value 
above that of ordinary fowls, to male 
birds that carry this blood pure and un¬ 
mixed. The week’s record follows: 
Barred Rocks. 
Week 
Total 
Merritt M. Clark, Connecticut. 
85 
150. 
Frank I, Tuttle. Massachusetts.... 
32 
9L 
Francis L. Lincoln. Connecticut.... 
14 
63 
.Tides J. Francois. New York. 
IS 
05 
Storrs Agr. Station. Fxp. pen. Conn. 
18 
49 
Storrs Agr. Station. F\p. pen. Conn. 
23 
40. 
O. A. Foster, California. 
10 
14 
White Rocks. 
Albert T. Lenzen, Massachusetts.... 
7 
20 
Branford Farms, Massa lmsetts. 
1 
Branford Farms, Massachusetts. 
6 
8 
R ran font Farms, Massachusetts. 
Branford Farms, Massachusetts. 
9 
33 
Buff Rocks. 
A. A. Hall, Connecticut. 
11 
• 63 
Wliite Wyandottes. 
Tom Barron. England . 
20 
5S 
Ed. Cam. England . 
42 
243 
Merrythought Farm, Connecticut_ 
22 
116 
Neale Bros., Rhode i and . 
30 
12S 
Mrs. J. •)>. Beck, Connecticut. 
24 
C9 
Storrs Agr. Station, Fxu. pen. Conn. 
fi 
6 
Storrs Agr. Station. Exp. pen. Conn. 
7 
24 
Mapledale Farm. Connecticut. 
s 
24 
J. F. Byron, Connecticut. 
23 
112 
Bcff Wyandottes. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Massachusetts.. 
19 
115 
Silver Wyandottes. 
Silver Wyandotte Star, New York.. 
1 
1 
Columbian Wyandottes. 
Merrythought Farm. Connecticut.... 
13 
73 
Rhode Inland Reds. 
Dr. .T. C. Pingman. New Y'ork. 
7 
12 
Hillvtew Poultry Farm. Vermont.... 
29 
187 
Homer I“. Deni lug, Connecticut.... 
12 
20 
Clias. 0. Polliemus, New York. 
1 
3 
11. M. Bailey, Come ticut. 
S 
9 
John Backus. Vermont. 
14 
43 
\Y. n. Bumstead. Connecticut. 
17 
0.7 
Piueerest cr 'iurv. Va uichusetts.. 
SO 
93 
Harry B. Cook, I’or.r.e-tl-ut. 
20. 
84 
Colonial Farm, New Hampshire.... 
3(5 
152 
A. 15. Bruiuinge. Connecticut. 
i 
1 
Storrs Agr. Station, Fxn. pen, Conn. 
25 
86 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn. 
6 
32 
Rural New-Yorker. New York City.. 
14 
81 
S. G. McLean. Connecticut. 
14 
50 
Springdale Farm. Connecticut. 
11 
25 
D. E. Warner. Rhode Island. 
7 
36 
H. W. Sanborn, Massachusetts. 
S3 
10S 
Albert U. Ford. C’o mecucut. 
4 
oo 
Light Brahmas. 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn. 
1 
35 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. lien, Conn. 
7 
14 
American Dominiques. 
H. B. Hiller, Connecticut.. 
While Leghorns. 
A. B. Hall. Connc-t'cnt. 
George Bowles, Connecticut.. ... 
Ellis W. Bentley, New York. 
N. W. Hendryx, C -mcotlcut. 
BraesMe Poultry Farm. Pennsylvania 
Francis !•'. Lincoln. Connecticut-... 
Cecil Gu< o No . 
Mervtt t 1C. Oark. C ticul. 
Clias. N. St. John. No York. 
.1 ay li. Emlsse V - s . 
Storrs Agr. Station. Exp. pen. Conn. 
Storrs Agr. Station, K\p. pen. Conn. 
Mrs. Roliln S. Woodruff. Connecticut 
Windsweep Farm, Connecticut. 
James II. Lord. Massachusetts. 
P. G. Platt. Pennsylvania. 
Dictograph Farm, New York. 
F. M. l’easley. Connecticut. 
Clias. Hcigl, Ohio . 
Tom Barron, England’ . 
Ed want Cain. England .. 
Geo. M. McMillan. Missouri. 
Wm. H. Lyon. New York. 
34 134 
21 
24 
22 
40 
25 
1!) 
13 
26 
28 
1!) 
37 
25 
15 
14 
7 
35 
9 
SO 
13 
32 
1) 
9 
26 
Ilapjiich f.- Banks. New l'ork. 20 67 
A. P. Ilobinson. New York. 28 123 
Manor Poultry Farm, New York.... 31 153 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 7 30 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 15 85 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 19 90 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 11 40 
Anna Dean Farm. Ohio . 42 
Rural New-Yorker, New Y'ork City.. 10 85 
A. S. Sondrugger, Connecticut. 27 145 
S. J. Rogers. New York. 21 75 
Stoneleigh Poultry Farm, Penn.... 19 67 
Mrs. W. B. Whitlock, Connecticut.. 21 114 
Toth Bros., Connecticut. 22 68 
James N. Thomas, New Yirlc. 33 104 
Sunny Acres Farm, Connecticut. 26 64 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorns. 
The Gale Place, Connecticut.. 4 6 
Buff Leghorns. 
Lakeside Poultry Farm. Michigan.. 3 10 
O. L. Magrey, Connecticut. 12 54 
Black Leghorns. 
J. Collinson, England . 30 109 
Silver Campines. 
T'ncowa Poultry Yards. Connecticut 12 24 
Lewis E. Prickett. Connecticut. 
Light Sussex. 
Dr. E. K. Conrad, New Jersey. 5 S 
Salmon Faverolles. 
Doughoregan Farm. Maryland. 
White Orpingtons. 
Henry S. Pennock, Florida. 5 5 
Obed S. Knight. Rhode Island. 100 
B. P. Nase, Connecticut. 
Buttercups. 
Chanticleer Poultry Yards, Penn. .. 
Favorite Hens. 
Rural New-Yorker. New York City.. 8 26 
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