736 Journal of Agriculture. [10 Nov., 19 10. 



EGCI-LAYING COMPETITION, 11)11-1'>, 



TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE 



BURNLEY SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE. 



The attention of intending competitors is drawn to tlie following rules, 

 Avhich have been approved by the Hon. the Minister. Applications for 

 pens must be lodged with the Organizing Officer (Mr. H. V. Hawkins, 

 Department of Agriculture, Melbourne), not later than 21st November, 

 1910. 



The competition will be open to all States, i)reference being gi\en to 

 small holders and legitimate farmers. A committee representing the 

 competitors will be elected by the latter after the entries have closed. 

 ■Competitors, after acceptance, will ballot for the pens. 



COMPETITION RULES. 



1. The competition to extend over the period from ist April, 1911, to 31st March, 



1912, inclusive. Competitors to deliver their birds to the Principal, School of 

 Horticulture, Burnley, between loth and 20th March, inclusive. 



2. Each pen to consist of six pure bred pullets, not less than seven months or 



more than twelve months old on ist April, iqii. 



3. All birds to be bred bv and to be the property of the competitor. (Note. — The 



competitor must have owned the jjarent birds of the pullets entered.) 



4. -The Poultry Expert is empowered to reject any bird or birds that he does not 



consider of correct age. Any rejected bird must be replaced by the com- 

 petitor with another bird, of suitable age. 



5. The birds upon being accepted by the Poultry Expert as being of suitable 



age, no protest will be entertained upon that point. 



'6. Any bird found to be suffering from an infectious or contagious disease when 

 delivered at the School of Horticulture, will be rejected, and must be replaced 

 bv the competitor. 



7. The Poultry Expert shall reject any bird on arrival that is not a fair specimen 

 of the breed entered, and such bird must be replaced. 



S. One wing of each pullet must be cut by the owner before forwarding to the 

 competition. The wing will be kept cut during the currency of the com- 

 petition. 



■9. In the event of a bird (King, becoming diseased, incapacitaterl from la\ing, or 

 developing vicious habits (such as egg or feather eating) the comi)etitor must 

 replace it with another of the same age and breed, upon being notified ; failing 

 which he must withdraw his birds. 



10. All eggs to become the projjerty of the Department of Agriculture. 



11. Eggs under ig ozs. in weight or soft shelled not to be counted. 



12. Any pen, the eggs from which do not attain an average weight of 24 ozs. 



per dozen before the expiration of the first three months of the competition, 

 to be ineligible for a prize. 



13. The competition to be decided b\- the tot:il rmmber of eggs laid by each pen 



(subject to rules 11 and 12). 



14. The market value of the eggs from each pen to be recorded. 



15. The winter test to extend over the first four months. 



16. Records to be kept of the total quantities of the various foods consumed, and 



the average cost per head. 



17. No Qompetitor shall withdraw any bird, except as hereinbefore provided, until 



the termination of the competition. 



18. Any competitor violating or failing to conform td these regidations will be 



subject to disqualification. 



19. The committee's decision in all cases of dis])ute to be final. 



Application for Pen. 

 I hereby api)lv for a Pen in the First Laying Competition at the Burnley School 

 of Horticulture, 1911-12. 



Signed 



Full Postal Address 



