10 March, 1916.] Fifth Victorian Egg-laying Competition, 1915-16. 189 



Fifth Victorian Egg-laying Competition, \^\^-\^— continued. 



Six 

 Birds. 



Pen 

 No. 



80 

 68 

 79 

 76 

 63 

 62 

 60 

 67 

 66 

 65 

 71 

 61 

 72 

 78 

 64 

 73 

 77 



74 

 76 



Owner. 



Totals. 



15.4.15 



to 

 14.1.16 



Ten 

 months. 



LIGHT BREEDS. 

 Dry Mash. 



White Leghorns . , 



(2 birds) 



(5 birds) 



W. H. Robbing . . 



H. McKenzie and Son 



Lysbeth Poultry Farm 



A. A. Sandland . . 



A. H. Padman . . 



Benwerren Egg Farm 



E. MacBrown . . 



C. C. Dunn 



E. A. Lawson 



Thirkell and Smith 



Moritz Bros. 



Mrs. H. Stevenson 



Mrs. E. Zimmerman 



H.Han bury 



W. M. Bayles . . 



C. L. Lindrea 



South Yan Yean Poultry 



Farm 

 J.H.Gill 

 Fulham Park 



Total 



1,290 

 1,215 

 1,116 

 1.100 

 1,108 

 1,086 

 1.090 

 1,047 

 1,055 



i,oao 



1,034 

 1,027 

 l,0:i9 

 1,035 

 1,000 

 904 

 914 



800 

 781 



128 

 152 

 134 

 143 

 126 

 132 

 107 

 128 

 119 

 131 

 12(5 

 129 

 110 

 78 

 44 

 I 53 

 128 



93 



87 



2,2)4 



22,000 



HEAVY BREEDS. 



Position la 

 Competi- 

 tion. 



Monthly Iikpokt. 

 Weather conditions were very changeable this month. Dry, hot 

 winds were followed by mucli rain, and one or two cold snaps were 

 against e^^ production. A number of birds are moulting, and, again, 

 there are a lot of broodies. The egg output continues to be very sjitis- 

 factory. Whilst the health generally is good, there are a few cases of 

 ovarian trouble; these may be expected occasionally amongst exception 

 ally heavy layers. Temperature, lowest, 52 F. ; higliest, 108 F. Rain 

 fall, 366 points. 



Department of Agriculture, A. ITart, 



Melbourne, Victoria. T'liicf Poultry Expert. 



