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Agricultural Gazette of N.S. W. 



{May 3, 1920. 



Scores of Leading Birds. 



The highest individual lecord whs 303 for Mr. A. Drayton's Black Orping- 

 ton, No. 50, and Mr. H. J. Durrington's Langshan hen, No. 233, was a 

 close runner up with a score of 302. Mr. W. Hilliards Langshan, No. 534 

 (Standard Section), occupied third place with a .score of 291:. Although in 



Three of Mr. E. T. Rhodes' group of 

 White Leghorns. 



Winner of second prize in Eigliteenth Annual 



Competition (1,436 eggs) in Liglit Breeds 



Section. 



the general average the light breeds laid better than the heavy breeds, in 

 the individual scores the light breeds did not attain to higher than tenth 

 place (Mr. J. J. Yaughan's White Leghoi-n, No. 439, laid 281 eggs), the next 

 best score in this section being 2<^0 eggs for Mr. G. A. Baxter's White 

 Leghorn, No. 320. 



