176 Journal of the Department of Agriculture. 



{d) £1. Is. I'uiinei-up to winnei uf (c). Won by Pen No. 4, 

 Whife Wyandottes, the property of Mr. C. Amas, Pieter- 

 niaritzbnrg, Avitli 530 full-weight egg's. 



(e) £2. 2s. for individual White Leghorn laying largest 

 number of standard eggs during currency of competition. 

 AVon by Hen No. 71, Pen No. 15, the property of Mr. P. 

 Porritt, Pietermaritzburg, with 155 full- weight eggs. 



(/) £1. Is. runner-up to winner of {e). Won by Hen No. 75, 

 Pen No. 15, the property of Mr. Porritt, Pietermaritz- 

 burg, with 155 full-weight eggs. 



(</) £1. Is. for individual light breed, other than White 

 Leghorn, laying the largest number of standard eggs 

 during the currency of the competition. Won by Hen 

 No. 110, Pen No. 22. Ancona, the property of Mr. W. C. 

 Perguson. Dundee. Natal, with 139 full-weight eg'gs. 



(//) £1. Is. for individual White Wyandotte laying largest 

 number of standard weight eggs during currency of com- 

 petition. Won by Hen No. 19, Pen No. 4, the property 

 of Mr. C. Amas, Pietermaritzburg, with 141 full-weight 



eggs. 



(/) £1. Is. for individual heavy breed, other than White 

 Wyandotte, laying largest number of standard weight 

 eggs during currency of competition. Won by Hen No. 

 59, Pen No. 12, Black Orpington, the property of Mr. M. 

 J. C. Anderson, Vrylieid, with 78 fuU-Meight eggs. 



(;/) £2. 2s. for hen laying largest number of standard eggs 

 during last three months of competition. Won by Pen 

 No. 22, Ancoiias, the i)roperty of Mr. W. C. Ferguson, 

 Dundee, Natal, with 98 full-weight eggs. 



Summary. 



Duration of contest, 12 months. 



Number of pens, 24. 



Number of birds, 120. 



Total number of eggs laid. 13,579. 



Value of eggs laid, £113. Is. ^A. 



Cost of feeding, £52. 6s. 2id. 



Profit over cost of feeding, £60. 15s. Id. 



Average market price ])er dozen, 2s. G^d. first grade, Is. llkl. 



second grade. 

 Average cost of feeding to produce 1 dozen eggs, 11.09d. 

 Average number of eggs laid per pen, 565.74. 

 xiverage number of eggs laid per bird, 113.16. 

 Average cost of food per pen. £2. 3s. 7d. 

 Average cost per hen, 8s. 8 Ad. 

 Profit over cost of food per i)en, £2. 10s. 7Ad. 

 Profit over cost of food per pen, 10s. lid. 



Eggs laid by winning pen, 2 oz. and over, 671; If to 2 oz., 52. 

 Highest value of eggs laid by any pen, £6. 10s. 6^d. 

 Lowest value of eggs laid by any pen, £2. 4s. Hid. 



