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Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



[May 3, 1920. 



The Financial Aspect. 

 The prices obtained for the eg<j;s from tlie competition, and the Sydney 

 wholesale prices of new laid eggs, as supplied by the Government Statistician^ 

 were as follows : — • 



Month. 



Hawkesbuiy 



Ai^ricultural 



College Price. 



Per dozen. 



Sydney 



Wholesale 



Price. 



Per dozen. 



April, 1919 



May, 



June, ,, 



July, 



August, 

 September, ,, 

 October, ,, 

 November, ,, 

 December, ,, 

 January, 1920 

 February, ,, 

 March, ,, 



Less charges — 



Freights, cartage, commission, per 

 12 dozen 



Net price per dozen 



ine cost oi leeuiug mc 

 up of : — 



Wheat ... 

 Maize 



Pollard ... 

 Bran 



Lucerne dust 

 Meat meal 

 Sundries ... 



£249 11 9 

 Equal to 9s. .'5d. per hen. 



The total market value of the eggs laid in the year was £764 Is. Id.,, 

 so that the profit over cost of feed was £514 12s. 4d., equal to 1 9s. Id. 

 per hen. 



In computing the market value of eggs laid in the competition, the- 

 Government Statistician's figure has been taken each month, in accordance 

 with the practice which has pi-evailed in past years, although a somewhat 

 more favourable result would have been shown on taking the actual prices, 

 realised by the College. 



