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Journal of Agriculture. Victoria. [lo July. 1912. 



Summary. 

 Number of ]jens, 66. 

 Number of birds, 396. 

 Total number of eggs laid, 73.3-25. 

 Average market value per dozen, is. 2-38d. 

 Market value, ;^3iQ ns. ~^(^. 

 Cost of feed, ^128 6s. 2d. 

 Profit over feeding, /.191 5s. 5gd 

 Greatest number of eggs laid, 1,566. 

 Average number per hen, 261. 

 Second greatest number of eggs laid, 1,^46. 

 Third greatest number ol eggs laid, i :;39- 

 Highest score bv pen, one week, 41. 

 Highest total score for week, 2,072. 

 Highest total score for day, 316. 

 Average number of eggs per pen, 1,110.9. 

 Average number of eggs laid per hen, 185. i. 

 Average cost of food per hen, 6s. 6d. 

 Average profit over cost of feeding, 9s. 7fd. 

 Highest profit obtained per hen, 17s. lo^d. 

 Lowest profit obtained per hen, is. 6d. 

 Weight of eggs laid bv winning pen — i cwt. 

 Weight of eggs laid by second pen — i cwt 

 \\'eight of eggs laid by third pen — i cwt. ; 



2 qrs. 24 lbs. 3I ozs. 

 2 qrs. 22 lbs. 45 ozs. 

 qrs. 27, lbs. of oz. 



PEN NO. 50. FAVEROLLE.S. 

 Laid 1,030 eggs. Value, £^ los. 6d. Profit, 8s. 7^d. per bird. 



