900 Agricultural Gazelle of N. IS. W. \Nud. 2, \\iO^. 



W\;iiiil<pt iL's. All WW liiTil IiIl; and lay lii^ efJfgs, wliirii lup the market 

 everv tiiiic, and as I mai-kct I'rdin L'OO up lo .'JOO do/ciis weekly, a Id. per 

 (lo/A'ii advance would In' a £1 a wev'k. Tlien wln'u tliey liave done laying 

 ogg's tlie\' make splendid tahle l)irds: tin' tlin_'(j breeds have all t'elelie(l 

 11U' as high as (is. (id. pel' paii' Uw killing jmi'poses. 'I'here is not niiieli 

 (liflerenee between the laying of the three breeds, still 1 I hiiik the Legiiorns 

 do best with me." ^ 



The illusti-at ions of the iireedine pens show the type and size iis men- 

 tioned above, while those in the lai'Liei' Hocks are iUust cat ive of t he general 

 stock of I he farm. 



A mixed assembly. 



Ducks. 



In an earlier portion of this ai'ticle it was stated that Mr. Staples had 

 given up pigs and ducks in favour of hens only: howt'ver, two oi- tiiree 

 years ago tliere was so much written about the wondeiful laying of 

 Indian Runnei' ducks, a number were securecl. Altliough not up to 

 e.xpectations they are to be given another years trial, and if found not 

 to be worth keeping, they will have to go. 



At jiresent they are laying well, ami the high ]irit-e of ducks in the 

 market is in their favour. .\ few years ago old ones of this breed fetched 

 as low as I's. (id, per couple, now .Is. fid. is the current rati'. The illus- 

 tration of the Kunners show them to be of the correct type, Avhilst that of 

 the six weeks' old duckling is sutiicient warrant that they are good 

 til rivers. 



The ducklings are fed like the t'hickens, on bi-an and pollai'd mixed with 

 hot water. They are kejit out of any rain, given plenty of drinking 



