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Applicants for ]ireiiiiniiis must Ito i)rt'parc(l lo (■oinply willi tlic Inllowiiii,' t-oiidi- 

 tioiis, viz : 



(1) To k('i'[) one pure lirood of poulti-y o.nly. (>n(> of Uic foUowini; Iji-ccds of 

 lu'us and ducks must he selected : 



Lainiitj hrrcds. — Miiiorcas. White Leghorns, r.rown Leghorns. 

 (j('iicrtil-ijuri)o.sc brccdx. — Iloudans, Plymouth Kocks, Orpingtons, Faverolles. 

 Duckx. — Aylesbury. Kouen, Pekin, Indian Runner. 



(2) To sell or destroy any existing fowl on the farm of which the instructor 

 or the deiiartnient may disapprove, and not to l)riug on the farm fow 1 of any 

 descrii)tion without the approval of the instructor or of the department. 



(;i) To keep no male birds on the farm other than those used for stock ])ur- 

 poses of the breed or breeds of fowl approved of. 



(4) When a premium is claimed for hens alone, to keep not less than .'ID nor 

 more than (10 of the selected breed. If the premium is claimed in resjx'ct of 

 hens and ducks, to keep not less than 20 nor more than (iO hens or pullets of the 

 selected breed, and not less than 10 nor more than 30 ducks of the selected breed. 

 One cock t)r cockerel must be kept for e\-ery 1t» hens or jpullets, and 1 drake for 

 every (! ducks. 



(5) To provide proper housing where such does not already exist. 



(6) To feed and care for the birds in such a manner and in such a way as the 

 instructor and the department may require. 



(7) To supply settings of eggs from these birds to any person in the county 

 at Is. per dozen, and to replace infertile eggs that are returned within one 

 mouth from the date on which they were sent out. 



(8) To stamp all eggs given out with a stamp provided for the jmrpose by 

 the county connnittee. 



(0) To keep in a special book provided by the county connnittee an accurate 

 account of all eggs laid and distributed. This book must be sent to the seci'e- 

 tary of the county committee or to the department when asked for liy either 

 of these bodies. The books should be returned to the secretary of the county 

 committee at the end of the hatching season, which will commence on the 1st 

 of January and terminate on the 31st of May. 



(10) To permit the instructor or the department to inspect the birds at any 

 time. 



Any infringement of the above rules may entail the cancellation of the 

 premium. 



An additional grant of 50 per cent of the actual cost, but in no case exceed- 

 ing £2, may be made to the selected jiersons who ]irovid(» themselves with 

 portable wooden fowl houses approved by the depai-tment. This will only 

 apply to persons who are taking up the scheme in l!)03-4 for the first time. 



The county connnittee will invite applications from persons in the county 

 who already possess, or are willing to purchase, pens of the approved pure 

 breeds of fowls or ducks, or U) keep one or more j)ure-bred turkey cocks, as 

 above, and who are prepared to comply with the above conditions. When these 

 applications have been received the county instructor in poultry keeping will, 

 as soon as possible, inspect and report to the county connnittee as to the num- 

 ber of suitable api)licants. The names of the selected api)licants, with full 

 particulars as to the breeds, numlter of birds, and housing, should llicn be 

 submitted for the approval of the department, who may thereui)on further 

 inspect the selected farms and submit a list of those of which tliey aiijtrove to 

 the county connnittee for their final selection. 



The county comnnttee will not consider applications in respect of premiums 

 under this scheme later than the 1st of December. 1903. 



