May 3, 1920.] AgriGuUural Gazette of N.S.W. 355 



Weight of Eggs. 



The regulation that individual hens must lay eggs of at least 2 oz. each, 



and eggs from groups average at least 24 oz. per dozen within six months of 



the commencement of tbe competition, in order to be eligible for prizes, 



resulted in the disqualification of forty-five individual hens and five groups, 



as follows : — 



Disqualified from Individual Prizes. 



Light Breeds.— L. Bulluss (No. 327) ; H. A. Gradwell (No. 358); J. W. 

 McKendry (No. 333) ; L. K. Pettit (No. 409); A. H. Jones (No. 428); 

 Willow Grange Poultry Farm (No. 451) ; N. J. McAppion (No. 494)— all 

 White Leghorns. 



Heavy Breeds. — F. R. Rooke (No, 4) ; Mrs. Hopkins (Nos. 25 and 3^) ; A. 

 Chick (Nos. 33 and 36) ; W. H. Whittorn (Nos. 91 and 93) ; G. Hopping 

 (Nos. 104 and 108) ; C. Judson (No. 119) ; J.King (No. 135) ; H. S. Lewis 

 (No. 149); B. A. Maher (No, 162); R. P. Manton (No. 168); P. C. 

 McDonnell (No. 175) ; J. Roberts (No. 185) ; F. J. Shanley (Nos. 188 and 

 191) ; J. Wheller (No. 198) ; P. G. Heath (No. 205)— all Black Orpingtons ; 

 C. E. Banks (No. 216): A. E. Brown (No. 220) ; H. J. Durrington (No. 

 230) ; F. Fuggle (No. 243) ; A. B. Laverack (No. 24^) ; Paika Poultry Farm 

 (Nos. 254 and 256) ; D. Rees (Nos. 499 and 504) ; Standard Poultry Yards 

 (No. 527); W. Hilliard (Nos. 530, 531, and 532)— all Langshans ; E.J. 

 Kinney (Nos. 267, 268, and 269) ; A. J. Nolan (No. 271) ; 0. H. Walton 

 (No. 282)— all Silver Wyandottes. 



Disqualified from Groiip Prizes. 



Light Breeds. — Nil. 



Heavy Breeds. — A. Chick, Black Orpingtons (Nos. 31 to 36) ; W. H. 

 Whittorn, Black Orpingtons (Nos. 91 to 96) : Paika Poultry Farm, Lang- 

 shans (Nos. 253 to 258); W. Hilliard, Langshans (Nos. 529 to 534) ; E. J. 

 Kinney, Silver Wyandottes (Nos. 265 to 270). • 



Ration fed to the Competition Birds. 



The birds are fed on a simple i-ation, which is best expressed as follows : — 



Evening Ration of Grain. 

 Two-thirds whea<-. 

 One-third crushed maize. 



100 



Add 4| oz. of common salt to each 20 lb. (or bushel) of mash. 



The nutritive ratio of the above feed for the day is approximately 1 to 4-5. 



Mixing Mash for Adult Birds. — The proportion by weight of bran or bran 



and lucerne dust is added to the meat meal ; then there is poured over it 



sufficient liquid into which has been dissolved a quantity of common salt 



equal to 4i oz. for each 20 lb. of food to be mixed. The bran then resembles 



a wet mash in the form usually given to horses or cattle ; the proportion by 



* Wlien unobtainable, its equivalent in bran is used.^ 



