614 JOURNAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Bacon and Ham. 



^^ . Exports of S.A. Produce 



Year. Imiiortation into the Union. (including Ships' Stores). 



Not]':. — Importatiiiis, includino- " salted and cured," averaged 

 annually about 3,450,000 lb. in 1897 and 1898, and 3,960.000 lb. in 

 1903 and 1904. 



Egg-laying Competition. 



The vSixtli Egg'-laying Competition, held at the Potchefstroom 

 School of Agriculture duriuQ- the six months 1st June, 1919, to 30th 

 November, was productive of interesting' and valuable data, as will 

 be seen from the following- summary of results, viz. : — 



Number of pens, 48 (five birds); total number of birds, 240; 

 total number of eg-gs laid, 26,249, plus 112 unmarivetable (not included 

 in calculations) ; value of eg-gs laid, £233. 6s. 75d. ; cost of feeding-, 

 £81. 17s. lid.; profitover cost of feeding-, £151. 8s. 85d. ; average 

 market price of first grade eggs, 2s. 3M. per dozen; average 

 market price of second grade eggs, Is. lOd. per dozien ; 

 average cost of feed to produce 1 dozen eggs, 9.02 pence; 

 average number of eg-gs laid per pea (light breed), 568.9; 

 average number of eggs laid per hen (light breed). 113.8; average 

 number of eggs laid per pen (heavy breed), 510.2; average number of 

 eggs laid per hen (heavy breed), 102.03; average profit over cost of 

 feed per pen (light breed), £3. 6s. lOd. ; average profit over cost of 

 feed per hen (light breed), 13s. 4^d. ; average profit over cost of feed 

 per pen (heavy breed), £2. 16s. 9d. ; avejage profit over cost of feed 

 per hen (heavy breed), lis. 4Td. ; average cost of feed per pen, 

 £1. 14s. 2d.; averag'e cost of feed per hen, 6s. lOd. ; eggs laid b<y 

 winning pens: heavy hreed. 528 full ^'eight. 2 under weight, 2 un- 

 marketable; light breed, 608 full weight, 12 under weight, 3 un- 

 marketable; profit earned by winning pen : heavy breed, £3. 2s. 3jd. ; 

 light breed, £4. Os. 2Ad. ; highest value of egg's laid by any pen: 

 heavy breed. £5. lis. llkl.; light breed. £5. 17s. 3d.; lowest valua- 

 tion of eggs laid by any pen : heavy breed, £3. 3s. lOkl. ; light breed, 

 £4. Os. 6d. 



