Show Murray Tops December Egg Laying Contest I I W. W B. B Turpin of Murray won I first place for for the month of December December De De- I cember in the Third Intermountain I Egg Laying Contest being conduced ed b by Prof Byron Alder at U U. A A. A C. C I I 1 Turpin's 10 pullets laid eggs during the month of December I IThe IThe The Imperial at j I Poultry Farm nt at Manti held high honors for the 1 I month of November when their 10 i pullets produced eggs During i November ember the local farm also ledin led ledin I in individual high score One pullet pul pul- let let- laid 26 eggs during the month Turpin of Murray Jurray leads for the two month record both with total eggs for the 10 birds which was eggs and with the individual high scorer scored which was 51 eggs I The Imperial i r arm arm dropped drop drop- ped Pad into fourth place with eggs egg for a total and for individual record reI record record re re- re- re I cord there thero were at least ten birds with a higher record Tho The local dui dui- farm pen produced eggs durIng dui dui- Ing December dropping down to place for the month and to place for the two months I Production in tho the Third Utah n- n laying Egg Contest I for December has been rather re retarded by cold damp stormy storm weather combined with a some somewhat some what serious outbreak of chicken pox Efforts to control this disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease and the adverse weather Lave have thrown man many of the birds birds ou out t of production and into a winter molt moll At the present time weather conditions conditions conditions con con- are greatly improved and it is hoped further serious losses I map bo ho prevented I |