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The Henyard. 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
T IIE egg output at Stores continues to 
increase, but not at the rate of last 
week when the gain was 307; this 
week the gain over last week is 37, the 
total for the thirteenth week, ending Jan¬ 
uary 31 being 2.177. The Columbian 
Wyandottes from Merrythought Farm, 
Conn., made the high score of 48 last 
week ; this week they lead the procession 
again with a record of 40. Tom Barron’s 
White Wyandottes are second, with a 
score of 45, and Storrs Agricultural Sta¬ 
tion’s “sour milk” pen of White Wyan¬ 
dottes are third with 44. Hillview Poul¬ 
try Farm’s Tl. I. Reds from Vermont, 
are fourth with a score of 43. It’s a close 
contest when each of these winners loses 
to the pen above him by only one egg. 
Edward Cam’s English White Wyan¬ 
dottes laid but 34 during the week, but 
their total of 484 is 57 eggs ahead of the 
next best pen. which is Hillview Poultry 
Farm’s It. T. Reds, their total being 427. 
The scoring of the Reds by Judge Card 
gives first place to bird 389. one of The 
It. N.-Y.’s “Favorite liens”; the score 
was 9044. The second best was Homer 
I*. Homing’s pullet No. 280, which scored 
90 . Pullets Nos. 300 and 400, owned 
respectively by A. B. Brundage and S. O. 
McLain, tied for third place, with a score 
of 90 each 
The best-shaped R. I. Red was pullet 
No. 252, owned by Dr. .T. C. Dinginan, of 
New York. She was cut only two points 
on shape. The best colored bird was 278, 
owned by H. P. Doming. The three high¬ 
est scoring pens were A. B. Brundage, 
88.4; S. G. McLain, 88.4. and D. E. War¬ 
ner, 88. The average score of all the It. 
T. Reds was 85 44 . Ten per cent, were 
disqualified by the judge for stubs on the 
legs, white ear lobes, or side sprigs on 
the comb. Tt. I. Reds make the highest 
average this week. 29.0, the White Wyan¬ 
dottes average. 28.2, the Barred Rocks, 
20.7: the White Leghorns, 17.4. The 
week’s score follows: 
Barred Rocks. Week Total 
Merritt M. Clark, Connecticut. 20 380 
Frank I,. Tuttle, Massachusetts. 33 310 
Frauds F. Lincoln. Connecticut.... 24 104 
Jules .7. Franeais, New York. 17 172 
Stores Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn. 23 201 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn. 37 212 
O. A. Foster, California. 24 140 
White Rocks, 
Albert T. Lenzen, Massachusetts.... 27 130 
Branford Farms, Massachusetts. 10 23 
Branford Farms, Massachusetts. 13 41 
Branford Farms, Massachusetts. 20 70 
Branford Farms, Massachusetts. 18 117 
Buff Rocks. 
A. A. Hall, Connecticut. 14 ISO 
White Wyandottes. 
Tom Barron. England . 4.") 288 
E<r. Cam, England . 34 484 
Merrythought Farm, Connecticut.... 15* 207 
N'eale Bros.. Rhode Island. 23 337 
Mrs. .T. T). Beck. Connecticut. 31 273 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn. 20 153 
Storrs Agr. Station. Exp. pen, Conn. 44 249 
Manledale Farm, Connecticut. 10 130 
.T. F. Byron, Connecticut. 17 274 
Buff Wyandottes, 
I>r. N. W. Sanborn. Massachusetts.. 25 258 
Silver Wyandottes. 
Silver Wyandotte Star, New York... 11 101 
Columbian Wyandottes, 
Merrythought Farm, Connecticut.... 40 282 
Rhode Island Reds. 
Hr. J. C. Dingman. New York. 39 130 
Hillview Poultry Farm, Vermont... 43 427 
Homer P. Homing, Connecticut. 29 182 
Chas. O. Polhemus, New York. 37 151 
H. M. Bailey, Connecticut. 25 101 
John Backus, Vermont . 40 244 
W. H. Bumstead, Connecticut. 13 157 
Pineercst Orchards, Massachusetts.. 38 317 
Harry B. Cook. Connecticut. 20 281 
Colonial Farm, New Hampshire. 28 357 
A. B. Brundage, Connecticut. 34 153 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn. 30 242 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn. 19 135 
Rural New-Yorker. New York City.. 20 141 
S. O. McLean, Connecticut. 35 102 
Springdale Farm, Connecticut. 39 252 
n. E. Warner. Rhode Island. 30 134 
II. W. Snnhorn, Massachusetts. 30 291 
Albert R. Ford, Connecticut. 9 80 
Light Brahmas. 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn. 7 80 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn. 17 75 
American Dominiques. 
IT. B. niiler. Connecticut. 19 328 
White Leghorns. 
A. B. nail. Connecticut. 10 181 
George Bowles, Connecticut. 28 222 
Ellis W. Bentley, New York. 9 221 
X. W. nendryx, Connecticut. 15 210 
Braesicfe Poultry Farm, Penn. 20 200 
Francis F. Lincoln, Connecticut'.- 0 191 
Cecil Guernsey, New York. 13 108 
Merritt M. Clark, Connecticut. 8 241 
Chas. N. St. John. New York. 17 188 
.Tay II. Ernisse. New York. 22 221 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn. 20 292 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn. 21 344 
Mrs. Rollin S. Woodruff, Connecticut 11 111 
Windswcep Farm, Connecticut. 23 311 
James II. Lord. Massachusetts. 20 90 
P. G. Platt. Pennsylvania . 32 274 
Dictograph Farm. New York. 14 80 
F. M. Peasley. Connecticut. 37 275 
Chas. neigh Ohio . 3 9S 
Tofn Barron, England . 30 304 
Edward Cam, England . 19 113 
Geo. M. McMillan. Missouri. 35 120 
Wm. II. Lyon, New York. 109 
Happicli & Hanks, New York. 22 223 
A. P. Robinson, New York. 29 333 
Manor Poultry Farm, New York. 17 271 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 17 113 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 22 201 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 22 204 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 20 210 
Anna Dean Farm, Ohio . 8 00 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City.. 9 150 
A. S. Sondregger, Connecticut. 19 239 
S. J. Rogers, Now York. 18 178 
Stoneleigli Poultry Farm, Penn. 10 179 
Mrs. W. R. Whitlock, Connecticut.. 8 229 
Toth Bros., Connecticut. 7 171 
James V. Thomas, New York. 9 230 
Sunny Acres Farm, Connecticut. 8 151 
THE RUR..A.L, 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorns. 
The Gale Place, Connecticut. 4 28 
Buff Leghorns. 
Lakeside Poultry Farm, Michigan... 7 31 
O. L. Magrey, Connecticut. 17 110 
Black Leghorns. 
J. Colli nson, England . 19 259 
Silver Campines. 
T'ncowa Poultry Yards, Connecticut. 35 195 
Lewis E. I’rickett, Connecticut. 29 78 
Light Sussex. 
Dr. E. K. Conrad, New Jersey.. 18 50 
Salmon Faverolles. 
Doughoregan Farm, Maryland. 22 69 
White Orpingtons. 
Henry S. Pennock, Florida. 10 55 
Obed S. Knight, Rhod'e Island. 11 107 
R. P. Nase, Connecticut. 13 28 
Buttercups. 
Chanticleer Poultry Yards, Penn.... 22 68 
Favorite Hens. 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City.. 27 133 
GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
Silage for Hens. 
I S silage suitable for hens in the 
Winter? I mean, of course, to sup¬ 
plement other foods, and to take the 
place of green stuff in the Summer. If 
silage is suitable as a Winter supple¬ 
mental food, what kind of plants should 
it be made of? R. E. W. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Silage, in moderate amounts, is a good 
green food for fowls in the Winter, and 
that from corn is, of course, most com¬ 
monly fed. It is possible that clover or 
other green plants might be silaged in a 
small way for the feeding of hens but 
I do not know of its having been done, 
and should expect that trouble might 
arise from feeding spoiled silage of such 
kinds unless more than ordinary precau¬ 
tions were taken. Silaging fodder on a 
small scale is a more difficult feat than 
when using a silo of considerable ca¬ 
pacity. M. B. D. 
Ailing Hens. 
W ILL you tell me what was the 
trouble with one of my hens? She 
acted as though she could not see 
well and would turn her head a little to 
one side, her eyes looked bright, but 
somewhat glassy. She grew gradually 
worse, and in two or three days her head 
was twisted almost upside down, and 
finally lay on her side and kept trying to 
twist her neck still more. She looked 
healthy every other way. The first I ever 
saw of that trouble was a small chicken 
two or three weeks old, in the early part 
<>f the Summer; then I had a pullet last 
Fall, about full grown. Can you tell me 
the cause and a remedy, if any? f.'f. 
New Jersey. 
Such behavior upon the part of fowls 
is believed to be due to disturbances of 
the nervous system from some internal 
irritation, probably usually connected 
with the digestive system. Intestinal 
worms may be responsible. I would sug¬ 
gest giving this hen a teaspoonful of 
spirits of turpentine combined with a 
tablespoonful of castor oil; this will very 
likely clear her trouble up but the dose 
can be repeated if necessary. M. B. d. 
Soft-shelled Eggs. 
W ILL you advise what is good for hens 
that lay soft-shelled eggs? 
Lack of lime in the food from which 
shells may he formed, is probably the 
most frequent cause of soft-shelled eggs, 
but these are also due to inflammation, 
or other disturbance, of the oviduct in¬ 
terfering with the normal process of shell 
formation. Hens laying soft-shelled eggs 
should be supplied with plenty of lime in 
the form of crushed oyster shells, old 
plaster, etc., and should also have some 
green food and such care as will tend to 
allay any inflammatory condition of the 
egg-making organs; avoidance of over¬ 
feeding upon green cut bone, meat or 
other stimulating food and as much range 
as possible. m. n. u. 
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