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EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
Selecting the Layers 
A description of a method of judging 
laying fowls for egg production has been 
prepared by the Department of Poultry 
Husbandry at Cornell University, Ithaca, 
N. Y., and will be mailed Tipon request. 
This was formulated at the poultry-judg¬ 
ing school held there in July, and is ap¬ 
proved by the American Association of 
Instructors and Investigators in Poultry 
Husbandry. 
This description covers the changes due 
to loss of fat in laying, as shown by color 
variations, the body changes, changes in 
secondary sexual characters, and in tem¬ 
perament and activity. Few things are 
more important to the poultryman than 
the ability to cull out the drones of a 
flock, and this, of course, can only be 
done if the laying hen reveal the facts of 
her activity through body, changes that 
can be recognized. The value of this 
work will be recognized by all poultry- 
men and will result in a large demand for 
the publication above referred to. 
“ M, B, D. 
Products, Prices and Trade 
In answer to many questions about this egg- 
laying contest, the following facts are given: 
It is held at Storrs post office in connection 
with the Connecticut Agricultural College. The 
contest begins November 1. There are 10 pul¬ 
lets in each pen. All the birds receive uniform 
treatment. The houses are all alike, and the 
feed is the same for all. The contest continues 
for one year. The weekly records cover the num¬ 
ber 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 1, at which time these birds 
will be removed, and another set of pullets en¬ 
tered for the next year. 
Record at Storrs, Conn., for week ending 
Oct. 23, 1918: 
BARRED ROCKS' Week Total 
Merritt M. Clark. Conn. 21 1703 
Harry H. Ober, N. J. 18 1287 
Richard Allen, Mass. 28 2023 
Jules F. Francals, L. 1. 14 1876 
Tom J. Adamson, Canada. 26 1912 
Fairflelds Poultry Farms, N. H. 30 1611 
Norfolk Specialty Farm, Ontario. 21 1286 
Rodman SchafI, N. H. 21 1422 
Rock Rose Farm, N. V.. 18 1801 
John C. Philips, Mass. 14 1.W8 
Joseph M. Rothschild, N. Y . 19 1779 
Ingleslde Farm.N, Y. 17 1875 
Agricultural College, Oregon.....,.,,,, 27 1721 
WHITE ROCKS 
Albert T. Lenzen, Mass. 13 1371 
Holliston Hill Poultry Farm, Mass.... 6 1271 
8. Bradford Aliyn. Mass.. 20 1.559 
Manomet Farm, Mass. 19 1338 
BUFF ROCKS 
A.’A. Hall, Conn. 6 1122 
WHITE WYAND0TTE8 
Merrythought Farm,Conn. 12 1609 
Obed G. Knight, R. 1. 40 2147 
Brayman Farm, N. H. 25 1882 
Beulah Farm, Ontario. 27 1721 
Vine Hill Farm, Mass.. 18 979 
Mrs R. W. Stevens, N. T. 11 1765 
Woodland Poultry Yard, Pa. 29 1397 
F W. Harris, N. Y.-.. 27 1817 
Laurel Hill Farm. R. 1. 30 1808 
J. Frank Dubois. Mass. 21 1652 
BUFF WYANDOTTE8 
Fred Rockwood, N. H. 20 1387 
Cook & Porter, Mass. 24 1762 
J. J. Dansro, Vt. 11 1183 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn.^ass. 21 1421 
H. P. Cloyes, Conn. 20 1809 
H. R. Sullivan, Conn. 27 1551 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Conyers Farm, Conn. 18 1023 
€has. H. Lane, Mass... 28 1622 
FlintstoneFarm.Mass.... 22 1260 
Homer P. Doming, Conn. 13 1280 
Charles O. Polbemus, N. Y. 27 1536 
Pequot Poultry Farm, Conn. 12 1617 
Springdale Poultry Farm. Conn. 21 1507 
Natick Farm, R. 1. 18 1085 
Plnecrest Orchards, Mass...'. 22 1794 
Richard Allen, Mass. 27 1942 
A. W. Rumery. N. H. 30 1652 
Archie R. Colburn, N. H. 8 1279 
Allan’s Hardtobeat Reds, R. 1. 9 1621 
Deer Brook Poultry Farm. N. H. 16 1628 
W. Mansfield Poultry Farm, Mass. 17 1491 
Jacol) H. Jansen,Conn. 30 1539 
Ktjon Poultry Farm, N.J. 17 1374 
BUTTERCUPS 
Hiddenhurst Buttercup Yds., N. T. 29 1374 
OREGONS fr 
Agricultural College, Corvallls,Ore..,, 4S 2321 
ORLOFFS 
W. H. Bassett, Cheshire. Conn. 0 1366 
WHITE ORPINGTONS 
Harry Paxton, N. Y. 10 1286 
BLUE ANDALUSIANS 
K. I). Bird, Conn. 0 1627 
Blue Andalusian Club of Amerlca,N.Y. 11 1323 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
A. B. Hall, Conn. 9 1637 
Braeslde Poultry Farm, Pa.;..,......,. 22 2015 
J. O. LeKevre. N. Y. 24 1998 
Herraon K. White, N J. 9 1529 
Wm. L. Gilbert Home, Conn... 4 1030 
Francis F. Lincoln, Conn... 14 1670 
P.G. Platt, Pa. 16 1560 
Greendale Farms, N. Y. 14 1750 
Dautrlch Bros., Conn. 12 1736 
B. a.'Ells, N. J. 11 1755 
Hollywood Farm, Wash. 16 2037 
Will Barron, England. 8 1688 
Tom Barron, England. 21 1818 
Miss N. H. Bell, England. 21 1802 
Bushkill Poultry B’arm, Pa... 3 1472 
A. P. Robinson. N. Y. 20 1922 
Eglantine Farm, Md. 7 1383 
Bay vine B’arms, N. J. 22 1512 
Margareta Poultry Farm, Ohio. 8 1339 
Lovell Gordon, ,N. Y. 4 1475 
B. A. Ballard, Pa. 26 1839 
W. E. Atkinson. Conn. 8 1764 
HilltopPoultry Yards, Conn. 8 1603 
J. Frank Dubois, Mass. 37 1871 
Clifford I. Stoddard, Conn. 27 1769 
George Phillips. Conn. 10 1758 
J. F. Crowley, Mass.. 14 1402 
M.T. Lindsay, N. Y. 10 1641 
H. E. Gates, Conn. 0 , 1447 
Oak Hill Estate. Pa. 22 1986 
Royal Farms, Inc.. Conn. 9 1396 
Jas. F. Harrington. Ni J..... 12 1499 
W. K. Robinson. Ill. 4 1463 
Wlndsweep Farm. Conn . 10 1506 
Prescott’s Poultry Place, Conn. 17 1418 
W.J. Cocking, N.J....;. 14 1414 
M. J. Quackenbush, N. J. ll 1702 
Fredonia Farm, Conn.. 21 1401 
Hillview Farm, Mo. 16 1.503 
Conyers Farm. Conn;.i.... 12 , 1651 
Frances H. Mersereau, Conn.... 4 1240 
Lakewood Leghorn Farm, N. J.. 19 1705 
Henry B. Heine, N. J. 10 1568 
Total. 1712 158115 
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 31, 1918. 
These prices and notes are believed to 
be fairly representative of the current of 
trade here: 
MILK. 
Price to producers in 150-mile zone 
from New York for 3 per cent milk is 
$3.81 per 100 lbs. Retail prices at New 
York are: Grade A bottled, 18 cents; 
grade B bottled, 16 cents; loose milk to 
stores, 12% cents; loose milk by stores, 
13 cents. 
BUTTER. 
The market remains without much 
price change. Receipts are moderate and 
trade only fairly good. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 58*2® 59J)5 
Good to Choice . 55 ® 57 
Lower Grades. 49 ® 53 
Dairy, best. 57 ® 58 
Common to Good. 47 ® 55 
City made. i 38 a 42 
Packing Stock.f 36 ® 40 
Process . 44 ® 51 
CHEESE. 
Prices are one-half cent lower, both 
here and at up-State primary markets. 
Whole Milk, fancy . 32 «> 32^ 
Good to choice. 31 ® 311^^ 
Lower grades. 29 @ 30 
Skims, best. 25 a 25^ 
Fair to good. 17 a 23 
EGGS. 
Receipts of new-laid qualities are very 
light, and prices still further advanced, 
some sales'" of white being reported at 94 
cents. Gathered stock is selling in a 
wide range, from 40 to 75 cents. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy .... 
Medium to good.. 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 
Common to good.. 
Gathered, best, white.. 
Medium to good, mixed colors . 
1.0 wer grad es. 42 
Storage... 40 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. .12 00 
Bulls . 6 00 
Cows . 4 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs.14 00 
Culls. 8 00 
Hogs.15 78 
Sheep, 100 lb8<. 
Lambs .13 00 
DRESSBD MEATS. 
Calves, choice. 25 
Common to good. 16 
Pigs.. .. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Receipts moderate and demand good for 
fowls. Sales ai’e reported at: Fowls, 28 
to 31c; chickens, 26 to 28c; roosters, 
22c; turkeys, 32 to 33c; ducks, 24 to 25c ; 
geese, 24 to 25c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best. 
Medium to good. 25 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 45 
Fair to Good. 34 
Fowls. 
Roosters. 
Spring Ducks. 39 
Squabs, doz.. 2 00 
90 
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80 
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@13 75 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 ibs. 
Pea. 
California, small wblte,.11 00 
Bed Kidney.9 00 
White Kidney.12 00 
Lima, CHllfornla..'.13 50 
FRUITS. 
Supplies of medium-grade apples are 
larger. Market is stronger on the high 
grades. Grapes in moderate receipt and 
high. Cranberries dull. Pears of such 
dessert varieties as Bose, Sheldon, Clair- 
geau and Anjou sell at high figures when 
in proper condition. Anjou, as a rule, is 
not so well ripened when offered to the 
retail trade 
sells slowly. 
as the other varieties, and 
Apples—Baldwin, bbl. 
@ 5 00 
Gravenstein .. 
@|6 00 
Grimes . ... 
® 4 50 
Alexander. 
® 6 OO 
Maiden Blush.. 
@ 5 00 
Wealthy. 
@ 7 00 
Jonathan . 
@ 8 00 
McIntosh ... 
® 9 00 
Pears. Anjou, bbl. 
@ 8 00 
C'alrgeau, bbl .. 
@ 9 00 
Sheldon, bbl. 
@10 00 
Kieffer, bbl. 
Cranberries, bbl. 
@ 4 50 
@10 00 
Grapes, 201b. bkt . 
@ 1 25 
Quincei, bbl. 
@8 00 
NUTS. 
Chestnuts, bu. 
@12 00 
Hickory nuts, bu. 
@ 6 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potato market very dull on medium and 
Tinder grades. Conditions with onions are 
very bad, some of the stock being poor 
and the demand on the whole light, partly 
owing to the prevailing warm weather. 
Cabbage, cauliflower and celery mainly 
lower. 
Potatoes—L. I., bbl. 4 25 a 5 00 
Jersey, bbl. 3 60 a 3 75 
Maine, bbl. 4 25 a 4 50 
Sweet Potatoes, bbL. 2 75 a 3 25 
Beets, bbl. 1 50 a 2 50 
Carrots, bbl.. 150 a 2 00 
Cabbage, ton.15 00 a20 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 25 a 1 00 
Onions. 100 lbs... 1 00 @ 2 50 
Peppers, bbl. 50 €> 2 25 
String Beans bu. 25 a 1 75 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl,. 100 ® 150 
Peas, bu. 3 00 a 3 50 
Lima Beans bu . 75 a 2 00 
Cauliflower, bu. 1 75 a 2 25 
Egg Plants, bu...- 50 ® 75 
Tomatoes, bu. 50 a 1 50 
Cucumbers, bu, ... 100 @2 25 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Tlmotby, No. 1. ton ..7. 35 00 a3600 
No. 2.32 00 e34 00 
No. 3... ..<.26 00 @30 00 
Clover mixed.32 00 @3100 
Straw, Bye.20 00 @2100 
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Put Sleekene in the Dry Mash 
A bird mu.st 
be healthy to 
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