Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1912 — POULTRY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POULTRY

RHODE ISLAND REDS IN LEAD Hens Owned by Pennsylvania Poultry Raiser Ahead of Eastern Egg* Laying Contest. The egg-laying contest at the Connecticut Agriculturai college, with its 500 pullets from 19 states bf theUnion, England and Canada, representing 12 distinct breeds and 23 varieties, attracted considerable atten-

tion at the Connecticut Poultry association meeting held at Hartford recently. as some of the speakers had birds entered in the contest. Following is the report of the leading hens for the twelfth week of the contest: John A. Fretchery of Harrisburg, Pa., single comb Rhode Island Reds, 24 eggs; Howard Steele of Philadelphia, Pa., single comb Rhode Island Reds, 23 eggs. Top Notch farm; Walter Mills of Long Island, barred Plymouth Rocks, 21 eggs; C. S. Scoville of East Haven, single comb Rhode Island Reds, 23 eggs, 7 per cent. Notch farm; Walter Hills of Long Island, N. Y. p barred Plymouth Rocks, 21 eggs; C. S. Scoville of East Hayen, Conn., rose comb Rhode Island Reds, 20 eggs; Woodside Poultry farm. Philadelphia, Pa., white Wyandottes, 18 eggs; Arnold Francis of Oak, Pa., single comb Rhode Island Reds, 18 eggs; F. G. Yost of Sayre. Pa., single comb White Leghorns, 18 eggs.

Rhode Island Red Hen.