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EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
In answer to many questions about this egg- 
laying contest, the following facta are given: 
It is held at Storrs post office in connection 
with the Connecticut Agricultural College. The 
contest begins November 1st. There are 10 
pullets in each pen. All the birds receive uni¬ 
form treatment. The houses are all alike, and 
the feed is the same for all. The contest con¬ 
tinues for one year. The weekly records cover 
the number of eggs laid for each pen in the 
current_ week, and also the total number of 
eggs laid since the first of last November. The 
contest will end November Ist, at which time 
these birds will be removed, and another set of 
pullets entered for the next year. 
Record at Storrs, Conn., for week ending 
May 29,1918: 
BARRED ROCKS Week Total 
Merritt M. Clark. Conn. 47 870 
Uarry H. Ober, N. J. 34 837 
Richard Alien, Mass. 43 1089 
Jules F. Francals, L. I... 49 1170 
Tom J. Adamson, Canada. 42 1118 
Fairflelds Poultry Farms, N. H. 3.5 876 
Norfolk Specialty Farm, Ontario. 40 699 
Rodman Schaff, N. H. 27 898 
Rock Rose Farm, N. r.... 44 1060 
John C. Philips, Mass. 39 916 
Joseph M. Rothschild, N. Y. 4.5 1088 
Ingleside Farm.N. Y. .53 1019 
Agricultural College, Oregon. 50 892 
WHITE ROCKS 
Albert T. Eenzen, Mass. 47 690 
Holliston Hill Poultry Farm, Mass,... 42 805 
S. Bradford Allyn. Mass. 44 811 
Manomet Farm, Mass. 28 673 
BUFF ROCKS 
A. A. Hall, Conn. 21 662 
WHITE WYANDOTTES 
Merrythought Farm.Conn. 49 845 
Obed O. Knight, R. 1. 46 1249 
Brayman Farm. N. H. 39 1060 
Beulah Farm, Ontario. 37 1017 
Vine Hill Farm, Mass. 20 564 
Mrs R. W. Stevens, N. Y. 42 999 
Woodland Poultry Yard, Pa. 41 776 
F. W. Harris, N. Y. .53 10; 2 
Laurel Hill Farm. R. 1. 4.S 998 
J. Frank Dubois, Mass. 29 1028 
BUFF WYANDOTTES 
Fred Rockwood, N. U. 
Cook & Porter. Mass. 
J. J. Dansro, Vt. 
I>r. N. W. Sanborn, Mass. 
H. P. Cloyes, Conn. 
H. R. Sullivan,Conn. 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Conyers Farm. Conn. 
Chas. H. Lane, Mass. 
Ftintstone Farm. Mass. 
Homer P. Deming, Conn. 
Charles O. Polhemus, N. Y. 
Pequot Poultry Farm, Conn. 
Springdale Poultry Farm. Conn. 
Natick Farm, R. 1. 
Pinecrest Orchards, Mass. 
Richard Allen, Mass. 
A. W. Rumery. N. H. 
Archie R. Colburn, N. H. 
Allan’s Hardtobeat Reds, R. I. 
Deer Brook Poultry Farm, N. H. 
W. Mansfield Poultry Farm, M ass. 
Jacob E. Jansen. Conn. 
Etjon Poultry Farm, N.J. 
BUTTERCUPS 
Hiddenhurst Buttercup Yds., N. Y. 
OREGONS 
Agricultural College, Corvallis,Ore.... 
ORLOFFS 
W. U. Bassett, Cheshire, Conn. 
WHITE ORPINGTONS 
Harry Paxton, N. Y. 
BLUE ANDALUSIANS 
E. I). Bird, Conn. 
Blue AtdalusiauClub of America,N.Y. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
A. B. Hall, Conn. 
Braeside Poultry Farm, I’a. 
J. O. LeFevre. N. Y. 
Hermon E. White. N J. 
Wm.L. Gilbert Home.Conn. 
Francis F. Lincoln, Conn. 
P. G Platt, Pa. 
Greendale Farms, N. Y. 
Dautrich Bros.,Conn. 
B. 8. Ells, N. J.; 
Hollywood Farm, Wash. 
Will Barron, England. 
Tom Barron, England. 
Miss N. U. Bell, England. 
Bushkill Poultry Farm, l*a. 
A. P. Robinson. N. Y. 
Eglantine P’arm, Md. 
Bayville Farms, N.J. 
Margareta Poultry Farm, Ohio. 
Lovell Gordon, N. Y. 
E. A. Ballard, Pa. 
W. E. Atkinson. Conn. 
Hilltop Poultry Yards, Conn.. 
J Frank Dubois, Mass. 
Clifford I. Stoddard. Conn. 
George Phillips, Conn. 
J. F. Crowley, Mass. 
M. T. Lindsay, N. Y. 
U. E. Gates, Conn. 
Oak Hill Estate, Pa. 
Royal Farms, Inc., Conn. 
Jas. F. Harrington, N. J. 
W. E. Robinson. Ill. 
Windsweep Farm. Conn . 
Prescott’s Poultry Place. Conn. 
W. J. Cocking, N.J.. 
M. J. Quackenbush, N.J. 
Fredonia Farm, Conn. 
Illllview Farm, Mo. 
Conyers Farm, Conn.[ 
Frances H. Mersereau, Conn. 
Lakewood Leghorn Farm, N. J.i 
Henry E. Heine, N.J. 
Total. 
24 
805 
36 
10.67 
26 
■692 
32 
854 
59 
1038 
38 
844 
26 
.698 
35 
1023 
44 
633 
37 
690 
44 
7.65 
40 
913 
34 
823 
30 
496 
41 
1042 
48 
1176 
43 
829 
38 
642 
36 
980 
45 
922 
800 
31 
917 
36 
780 
47 
590 
56 
1190 
61 
827 
27 
814 
47 
898 
44 
763 
49 
881 
59 
H93 
53 
1105 
44 
828 
37 
647 
47 
883 
49 
750 
38 
945 
52 
864 
46 
977 
69 
1076 
50 
867 
54 
903 
,65 
966 
37 
8.66 
54 
1124 
53 
922 
46 
9('3 
42 
890 
61 
759 
63 
8.64 
46 
1U06 
51 
9.60 
41 
961 
14 
892 
56 
1018 
51 
748 
53 
819 
50 
753 
58 
1051 
46 
755 
48 
717 
52 
80J 
46 
801 
46 
786 
48 
748 
53 
988 
48 
695 
.65 
845 
50 
812 
41 
809 
50 
847 
62 
848 
— 
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What Kansas F^lrmers Are Doing 
(Continued from page 795) 
to the New York farmers, and brother 
and sister Grangers wlio will yut “50 
funiu'rs in the Legislature.^' 
Fort (Scott has a new Borden r-on- 
densery, costing $250,000. They are pay¬ 
ing at present $2.10 for 3.5 per cent 
milk, delivered. Wheat and oats. Alfalfa 
and potatoes look well; no fruit exceiit 
a few apples. I wish we had some of 
your New York cream cheese. We pay 
35c per lb. Cows $150 each, and in de¬ 
mand. Let us assure you we are right 
at your hack in making this country a fit 
place to live in. geo. Purdy. 
Bourbon Co., Kansas. 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
POTATOES IN HEAVY SUPPLY. 
The market feature lately is the in¬ 
creasing volume of Southern potutQ gliifii 
ments, which is now double the movement 
of the old potatoes, or over 300 cars per 
day of new stock, and about 1.50 cars of 
old. South Carolina, Texas and Louisi¬ 
ana are the leading (sections. North 
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Vir¬ 
ginia stock will soon move in heavy vol¬ 
ume. Prices have been holding well 
lately because of the active demand. In 
fact, prices have tended upward since the 
first part of May. Southern white po¬ 
tatoes sell at about $4 per bbl. at ship¬ 
ping stations, and range $4 to .$(> whole¬ 
sale in Northern markets. Old .stock has 
held about steady at $1.25 to $1.S0 per 
cwt., bulk, wholesale. Michigan is the 
leading shipper, followed by Maine. Most 
Northern sections have ne’arly finished 
carlot movement. Reports continue of de¬ 
creased acreage planted in the North and 
West. 
berries have done fairly well. 
Strawberries have passed the pe'ak of 
carlot volume for the season. Nearby 
stock is gradually filling Northern mar¬ 
kets. New Jersey, Maryland and Dela¬ 
ware are now the heavy shipping sections. 
Price's have been tending upward, good 
stock ranging 15 to 20e per quart whole¬ 
sale. Fancy Gaudy reached .$7 per crate 
to growers at the height of the Delaware 
shipping season. Canners have bought 
liber.ally throughout the country, creating 
a Ave'lcome demand for the lower grades 
and preventing market demoralization un¬ 
der heavy supplies. Half the arrivals at 
Chicago were reported sold to canneries 
and factories. 
B.\D YEAR FOR ONIONS. 
Texas onion shipments have been le'.ss 
tlian one-half the early estimates. Ac¬ 
cordingly, the anticipated shortage of 
crates did not develop, and less than 50 
carloads were shipped in sacks. The'se 
did not sell very readily in Northern mar¬ 
kets. as retailers prefer small, loose jrack- 
ages in Summer. Tlie onion markets 
have been dull and weak from last No¬ 
vember to tbe present. The new crop, 
as well as the old, has tended toward 
lower i)rices right along, and now sells 
below $1 per crate in several mai’kets, 
the general range for No. 1 Texas yel¬ 
lows being 75c to $1.25. 
CABBAGES DOING BETTER, 
New cabbage is coming in lighter vol- 
niim mow, Virginia leading. Virginia 
stock recovered sharply about the first of 
the' month, and ranges now $1.75 to .$2.25 
per barrel crate in Northern wholesale 
markets. 
TOMATOES STILL HIGH. 
The tomato has proved one of the 
South’s most profitable crops this season. 
The output was much lighter this year 
but tbe net returns were' more satisfac¬ 
tory to growers. Prices are on a consid¬ 
erably higher basis tlian for the two pre¬ 
ceding years, about $5 per carrier now 
compared with .$2.25 a year ago. 
FRUIT IN limited SUPPLY. 
Georgia peaches are’ abundant, but tbe 
prices hold fairly w'ell at $1.50 to .$2 per 
cari’ier in Northern markets. The move¬ 
ment is beginning from the important 
Fort Valley section. Only a few scatter¬ 
ing carlots of Northern apple’s are coming 
to market. The extreme South soon will 
start shipping early apples in a small 
way. The range movement is below 500 
cars, mostly California. Florida melons 
and canteloupes are moving actively at 
rather high price’s. G. B. F. 
Philadelphia Market 
fiUTTER 
Market on high grade creamery is fairly 
good. Best prints, 49 to 50c; tub, choice, 
45 to 40c; common to good, 40 to 44c. 
EGGS 
Fancy nearby,^ 43 to 45c; gathere’d, 
good to choice, 35 to 37c; lower grades, 
30 to 34c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 341/^ to 351/^c; chickens, 52 to 
(iOc; old roosters, 22 to 2.3c; ducks, 20 to 
27c: geese, 25 to 20e; pigeons, pair, 30 
to 45c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls], 35 to 30c; old roosters, 20 to 
27e; chickens, 30 to 3Sc; turkeys, 28 to 
34c; Spring ducks, 41 to 4.3c; .squabs, 
doz., $0.25 to $7.25. 
FRUITS 
Apples—Winesap, $5 to,.$9; Albemarle’, 
$5 to .$9; Baldwins, $4 to ,$8; Ben Da¬ 
vis, .$3.50 to .$0. Gherries, lb., 10 to 14c. 
Beaches, 0-bskt. crate, $1.25 to $2. Black¬ 
berries, qt., 5 to 1.5c. 
VEGETABLES 
I’otatoes in free supply and market 
easy^ Potatoes, old, 100 Ib.s.. $1.30 to 
$1.7.5; new, bbl., $.4 to $5; sweet potatoes, 
bu., $2.25 to .$2.7.5; string beans, bu., .50c 
to $1..50; peas, bu., 75e to .$2.50; cab¬ 
bage, .$2.25 to $5; onions, new, bu., 75c 
to $1.25. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy. $29 to .$30; No. 
2,_.$27 to .$28; No. .3, $22 to $24; clover 
mixed, .$27 to $28: straw, rye, $19.20; 
oat and wheat, .$16.50 to $17..50. 
Potatoes from 7.5c to $1 per bu.; buck¬ 
wheat, from $2 to $2.50 per bu. ; rye 
about $2 per bu.; no corn, wheat or oats 
for sale in this vicinity at present. Fggs 
are bringing .36c per doz. and poultry 
about 25c per lb. Farm conditions are' 
very promising at this time, although veg¬ 
etable _ gardens are a little backward; 
grass in fine condition and general <-rops 
doing well. Many of tin' apple trees and 
small fruit vines winter-killed owing to 
the unusually cold Winter. j. r. w, 
i’liltoil Co., N, Y. 
25,000 Leghorn Chicks 
$9.00 per 100—$5.00 per 50—$3.00 per 25 
Prepaid by Parcel Post—Ready June 19th and 25th 
Kerr’s famous chicks have been the quality-value standard for years. They are better than ever this 
season, and are unquestionably the llnest modern-priced chick in America. Careful buyers prefer 
those chicks because of the unusual excellence of our breeding flocks, our stiperior equipment our 
wide experience in producing and shipping worth-while chicks, our fair price.s, our square-deal 
business methods. Get Kerr Chicks and be siu-e of results. ‘ 
Rocks and Reds—Delivery June 25th and 27th 
I. Reds - - 
* Per 100 Per SO Per 25 
Barred Rocks & R. I. Reds ... $15.00 $8.00 $5.00 
White Rocks 20.00 11.00 6.00 
These Rocks and Reds are exceptionally good quality and are from our regular $20.00 and $25.00 stock. 
ORDER NOW—If any chicks are found dead upon arrival, we will replace 
them free of charge or refund your money. 
Baby 
Chicks 
S. C, IV. Leghorns 
A Sm Cm Rm tm RotlS 
Bm Rocks ‘ 
pUREBRED, 
Strong, Livable. 
From heavy-laying 
healthy, free range 
stock. Safe arrival 
guaranteed. 
Wesley Grinneii 
Sod us, N. Y. 
SINGLE 
COMB 
White Leghorns MRRON^STRAm 
farm range, inoculated and*' 
free from lice, with Egg records up to 271 Eggs in one 
year. LSKS for hatcliing Sq per 100 Balance of sea- 
Chicks, last half of May and June, SI 2 
per 100 m any quantity by Parcel Post, Prepaid. 
® ®“®'’’‘'’'”*'®®‘*‘ Prompt Shipments. Capa- 
f P?’’ ''^®®*^' The kind that live and grow 
into Winter Layers. My Rook, “ProUte In Poultry Keen¬ 
ing Solv.d,” free with all $10 orders. Circular Free. 
EDGAR BRIGGS, Box 75, Pleasant Valley, N. Y. 
Day-Old Chicks 
250,000 for 1918. 10 varieties. S10 per 100 and up. 
Ship l>y parcel post, prepaid* Pure bred; hatched 
i ipnt; strong guarantee. Got our special summer 
prices. Give us a trial and you will come again. 
HUBER’S RELIABLE HATCHERY, 333 W. Fremont St., Fostoria, 0. 
TIFFANY’S 
Superior 
CHICKS 
that Live 
SILVER. WHITE & COLUMBIAN WYAN. 
DOTIES, 20c. each; SIB per 100. S. C. 
RO. REDS & BARRED ROCKS. IBc. each; 
S15 per 100; PEKIN and ROUEli 
(DUCKLINGS), 35c. each; $30 per 100. 
Parcel Post prepaid. Safe arrival 
guaranteed 
ALHHAM POULTRY FARM 
R. 34 . Phoenixville,Pa. 
D 1 r*! • 1 OUR FAMOUS WINTER-LAYING 
Dabv Lnicks rocks, reds, s. c. 
J leghorns and anconas 
are the most profitable ones to buy. Write for spec- 
iaJ prices and a sQuaro deal on quality chicks. 
It. R. HLIVIMER & CO., Frenchtowu, N. J, 
business bred 
Engli$h White Leghorns and Anconas 
Husky chicks frointrap-nested layers. Guaranteed 
to please. Booking orders now. Also hatching 
order too small or too large. 
MARTMAN poultry farm, Sta. C, Box D, Columbus, Ohio 
cS BrownLeghorns-Eggs,*!®® 
LEON SAGE, - Crown Point, N. Y. 
.SUPPLIES 
K<1-U I P. 
MENT. Everything for 
BEST LAYERS. CATALOG FREE. JBy \ Poultry. BIG CATALOG FREE. 
WiVI LEGHORNS, , 
K<KH,Clilck8,Br.edinK stock 
BESTLAYERS. CATALOG FREE. Jai/ « _ 
6 EOUGE II. FEKItlS, 935 Union Ave., GIUND 1UPIU8, MICH 
4:-Weeks Ol3.iols.&» 
S. C. W. Leghorns. Sires from the 314-egg hen. 20 chicks 
for SI 0; 10 chicks, $5.SO. 
E. CLAUDE JO,N£S, . Craryville, N. V. 
nUinifC S. C. White and Brown Leghorns 
UniVI\w j^arred P.Rockaad Broiler 
Sets, each and up. 
Cyclone Hatchery, Dept. B 
-Chicks 
Catalogue Free. 
Millerstown, Va. 
Baby Chicks 15c. each, balance of season 
Regal White Wyandottes and Barred Rocks 
MOUNTAIN VIEW POULTRY FARM, Ho pewell Junction. N. Y. 
A|||A|# A barred ROCKS. On Free Range. Safe 
|«nllfRd Delivery Guaranteed. Booklet Free. 
wawmw heuaBLE HATCHERY. Ba> 12. R. 2. McAlisleir llc, Pi. 
CHIPIf^ Buff Leghorns, Rocks, Broilers 8c and 
UI1IUIV9 up. Safe delivery guaranteed. Cir.fiee. 
Jacob Neimond, Box 2, McAUsterville, Pa. 
Untra Ciriva Bronze, B. Red, Narragansett and W. 
^56" Holland turkeys $4 per 12. B. P. Rocks 
ami S. C. K. I. Red chickens, $1.26 per 16. All eggs prepaid. 
Orders tilled promptly. Easlern Ohio poultry Form, Beallsville, 0. 
Baby Chix—Hatching Eggs—Breeders 
White Wyandottes, R. I. Reds, Birred Rocks, Light and Dark lirahniao, 
8. C. tv. anil Brown Leghorns. Utility and show quality. 
Catalog free. Kivebdale Poultry Farm. Box 165, Rlveidale, N J 
Pearl GUINEA EGGS^™^ 
L. 0. QUIGLEY. 
S3.00 
GOSHEN. NEW YORK 
CHICKS 
S. C. W. Leghorns, 8c. and up. Money 
refunded for dead chicks. Circular free. 
W. A. LAUVER, McAlisterville, Pa. 
® I pcrhnrn PiilliiiQ Yearlings, $1.60. Excellent stock. 
WHITE LDgUOrn ruiicis POUtSX FAUM, nockairay, J 
Digests more easily 
Raised on H-O 
Steain-Coa4(ed 
Chick Feed 
THE H-O CO., Feed Dept., Buffalo, N.Y. 
Members U. 8 . li'mod Admitiistration, License No. O i3,9SG 
John J.Campbell. Eastern Sale Agent., Hartford, Conn 
CLOSING OUT 
I in any of tlio following goods write for speo- 
ial closing-out prices. If you need anything not listed 
wmrr A and CHICK MASHES; 
oyster shells, lino and coarso. CHARCOAL, fine. 
HEN-E-TA bone GRITS, hen sizo! 
PARKS WINTER LAYING 
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
Won First Honors and Outlayed 
the_2600 birds in the Five Miss¬ 
ouri Laying Contests (Under 
Govt. Supervision) Including the 
Famous English Laying Strains. 
Also made the remarkable winter 
month record of 134 eggs in Jan. 
Cir. Tree. Large Catalog a dime. 
J. W. PARKS. Box Y ALTOONA. PA. 
Bob White, Hungarian Partrldge$ 
Wild Turkeys, Pheasants, Quail, Rabbits, Deer, etc. 
for stocking purposes, 
Om Cfaues. Storks. Swans, 
Oinamental Ducks and ()eese, Bears, Foxes, Rac- 
birds and animals. 
WM. J, MACKENSEN, Naturalist, Dept. 10, Yardley, Pa 
Giant Bronze Turkey Eggs ^ce 
W T V 4elivoied by Post. 
H. J. VAN hYke, . Gettysburg, Pa. 
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