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,7 onrnal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 April, 1916. 



Fifth Victorian Eao-LAYiNo Competit[ON, 1915-16— conlinwd 



Six 

 Bir<ls. 



Pen 



No. 



»0 

 76 



67 

 65 

 69 

 66 

 61 

 72 

 71 

 78 

 73 

 64 

 77 



74 

 75 



Owner. 



Totals. 



15.4.15 15 2 16 

 to to 



14.2.16 14.:^. 16 



Eleven 

 months. 



White Leghorn:* 



(2 birds) 



LIGHT BREEDS. 

 Dry Mash. 



W. H. Hobbins .. .. 1,41S 



H. McKenzie and Son .. 1,:!67 



A. A. Sandland . . .. l,24:j 



Lysbeth Poultry Farm . . 1,250 



A. H. Padman .. .. 1,2:!4 



Benwerren Egg Farm .. 1,218 



C.C.Dunn .. .. l,17.j 



Thirkell and Smith .. 1,170 



E. MacBrown . . . . l,2n:s 



E. A. Lawson . . . . 1,174 



Mrs. H. Stevenson . . 1,156 



Mrs. E. Zimmerman .. 1,155 



MoritzBros. .. .. 1,160 



H.Hanbury .. .. l,ll:i 



C. L. Lindrea . . . . 1,057 



W. M. Bayles .. .. 1,104 



South Yan Yean Poultry 1,002 



Farm 



J.H.Gill .. .. 8!):{ 



Fulham Park . . . . 868 



Total 



22,000 



970 

 937 



1,821 



23,821 



Position la 

 Competi- 

 tion. 



10 



11 

 12 

 1:3 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 



18 

 19 



Weather conditions for the month have been seasonable, and, on the 

 whole, favorable to egg production, though the fact that the wind was 

 from south-east on three occasions was against obtaining the best results. 



Some of the birds are now moulting, but hens laying in moult are 

 more noticeable than in previous years. Needless to say, such hens 

 are very valuable. 



The average number of eggs per hen right through the competition 

 is 1,244 to date, which is very satisfactory. Temperatures ranged from: 

 — lowest, 47 degrees Fahrenheit, to highest; 103 degrees Falirenheit. 

 Rainfall, 100 points. 



Department of Agriculture, A. Hart, 



Melbourne,. Victoria. Chief Poultry Expert. 



