454 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. IV . \June 2, 1908. 



Hawkesbury Agricultural College and 

 Experiment Farm 



Rkpokt ok iMiK Sixth Annual Egg-Layino Compktition 



FOR PULLK'J'S, AND FIRST TwO-YEAR CONTKST KOR 



HiiNS— 1st April, 1007, to \\\^v March, 1908. 



D. S. THOMPSON, 

 I'liuliry I'lxpert, Hawkeslmry Af^i-iiniltur;il ( 'olk-ge. 



Types, Breeds, and Strains. 



\\'iiii;K tlir (diicf ohjcct of the promoters was nii(loul>tfill\' ti> s imulati' 

 systematic breeding for egg producti'ii, tlieiv is no dou'it that many lessons 

 have been demonstrated, which are of great vahi^- to the egg produL-ei-. Not 

 the least of these have lieen the plain data evolved in regard to fust hreed 

 and then stiuins of breeds, and also of dilJ'erent tvpes. 



No, 1. First Pen Langshans. J. R. Wakfer. 



The great object ever bt-fore the organisers, the conductor, and the com- 

 Kiittee, lias baen how to set a larwr \\\\ nVx^r of e<j:gs from oii'^ hen in tlie 

 shortest time and at the least expense. Tlie (luestion of housing and feeding 

 having been rather exhaustively discussed in previous articles, we intend to 

 deal with the very important question of types, breeds, and strains which a 

 long acquaintance with breeding and the extraordinary chance of conducting 

 these egg-laying competitions has given us. 



It has been said that there is no diffei'ence in the egg-laying capacity of 

 breeds but oidy of strains. To this a distinct tlenial must be made. For 

 instance, a Game fowl has no conforniity to egs; laying, and could never be 

 brought up by the most scientific selection to the capacity of an Italian 

 jjegnorn, wnose contornntv is naturally adapted to j)rolitic egg pi()duction. 



