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Prize List of Seventh Victorian Egg=laying Competition, 1917=18. 



For the gr'atest total numb r of fggs laid by a pen in each Class of 

 Sections A and B. 



Owner. 



Breed. 



Total 

 number 

 eggs laid. 



Average 

 number 

 per bird. 



1. G. McDonnell 



2. S. Buscurab 



3. W. M. Bayles 



1. W. H. Robbing 



2. John Walker 



3. W. M. Bayles 



1. A. L. Bull 



2. McKinnon Utility 



Farm . . 



3. Oaklands Poultry 



1. A. D. McLean 



2. Mrs. T. W. Pearce 



3. W. M. Bayles 



Section A.— Groups of Six Birds. 

 Light Breeds.— Wet Mash. 



White Leghorns . 



Light Breeds.— Dry Mash 



White Leghorns 



Heavy Breeds.— Wet Mash. 



Black Orpingtons . . 1 



Poultry 

 Farm . . 



Heavy Breeds.— Dry Mash 



Black Orpingtons . . 



1,274 



1,204 

 1.201 



1,105 



1,100* 



1,030 



212 



201 



200 



184 

 183 

 172 



Section B.— Individual Birds 

 Leghorns— Wet Mash 



1. Rogen and Andrew 



2. R. Berry 



3. E. A. McIntoshBrown 



Izard and Tierney 



A. Chung 



E. A. Mcintosh Brown 



Leghorns.— Dry Mash. 



All Light Breeds other than Leghorns 



1 ■ Champion Poultry Farm . . | Minorca . . 



2. A. Rushworth . . • • Black Spanish 



3. Rogen and Andrew . • 1 Ancona . . 



300t 



271 



266 



249 I 

 247 

 238 I 



Wet Mash. 



250 1 

 223 



187 I 



C. E. Graharti 



J. C. Mickelburough 



Oaklands Poultry Farm 



Orpingtons, any colour.— Wet Mash. 



.. I Black Orpingtons .. 1 307{ 



275 



All Heavy Breeds other than Orpingtons.— Wet Mash. 



1. W. E. Boyes 



2. A. Bennett 



3. Mrs. G. R. Bald 



Rhode Island Red . 



White 

 Rock 



Plymouth 



234 

 232 



228 



Market value 

 at Is. 3d. 

 per doz. 



£ s. d. 



* Five birds only. , , . , -j on-, 



t Bird retained till 14th April, 1918. Total number of eggs laid, 301. 

 t Bird retained till 14th April, 1918. Total number of eggs laid, 335. 



6 12 8 



1 11 3 



6 

 5 9 

 4 9 



1 6 

 1 3 2 

 19 5 



1 11 8 



9 9 



