lo April, 191 1.] Burnley Egg-laying ConipciHioii. 



to their usual quarters — treatment which militates against the competitor's 

 chance of success. 



Entries and Prize List. 

 There are 402 l>irils t-ntcrcd for the competition. As will be .seen bv 

 the following list, the Icailing bnt-ds are represented, although it would 

 ha\-e been desirable to ha\e had more entries of some of them. 



Pens. Birds. 



49 ••• ^94 



Breed- 

 While Lei^'horn 

 Brown Leghorn 

 Black Orpington 

 White Orpington 

 Silver Wyandotte 

 ("rolilen Wyanilotte 

 Minorca 

 Faverolle 

 Surrey 



30 

 6 



-24 



07 ... 402 



The White Leghoras are, as usual, well represented, and shouhJ be to 

 the fore at the conclusion of the competition, but the winter test will pro- 

 bably find the Orpingtons and Wyanrlottes leading. For the prize for the 

 greatest weight of eggs laid throughout the year the Minorcas should ha\e 

 2i chance. 



The pri/f list is as follows : 



Greatest Number of Eggs during the Twelve Months [ist April , igi i, to 



^rst March, igis). 

 ist prize, ^'10; 2nd prize, ;^5 5s.; 3rd prize, ^3 3s. 

 Winter Test (First Four Months — Afril to July). 



1st ])rize, ^.4 4s. ; 2nd prize, £2 2S. 



Greatest Weight of Eggs during the Comfetitiop. 



ist prize, £i 3s. 



(-'OMFETITION RULES. 



The rules governing the competition were ])ublished in the Journal for 

 November, tqio. The Arbitration Committee, which will decide any dis- 

 pute arising during the comi)etition, is composed of the following 

 members : — 



Elected by C onipeliton. - - Messrs. J. .AndiTsoii. ('.. I'.. Brown. 

 H. McKenzie, and W. C. Swift. 



Ex-(>fflcii>. Dr. S. .S. ( 'amcron (Director of .\gricultin-e). Messrs. E. E. 

 Pescott (Principal, .School of Horticultin-c). and H. V. Hawkins 

 (Organizer). 



Records. N'isiting Days. etc. 



WCekK records are ])laced on each pen for th<' information of visitors. 



'I"hc \isiting davs are Wednesdays and Saturdav from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

 Intending \isitors must prexioiisly procure admission cards from the 

 I)cp,Mtiniiii of .X^^ricnllure. 



