ioDec, 1912.] Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. 



THE EGGS INCREASED 



The "Australian Hen " reports in a recent issue:— 



" We recently selected 20 young hens, picking them 

 so as to get two pens of ten as near alike as possible. 



"These birds were put on a ration composed of equal 

 parts by measure of pollard, bran, and scalded lucerne 

 chaff, on December ist, and allowed to run on that for a 

 month to test their equaUty. 



" The ration was mixed with liver souj), and they had 

 boiled liver added to the mash twice weekly. That was all 

 the animal food they had, and it must be remembered that 

 in the table of results no account has been taken of the 

 meat food, as they were both impartially served during the 

 whole of the test. 



"On the ist of January, to the ration of pen No. i 

 was added scalded Sunlight Oil Cake, replacing half the 

 bulk of bran. By a careful test -we found that bran and 

 Sunlight Oil Cake gave about the same amount of scalded 

 food for a given sum — that is, while the Sunlight Oil Cake 

 was dearer to buy, weight fur weiglit, it swelled to a much 

 greater extent than bran, and a quart of scalded bran would 

 cost as much as a quart of scalded Sunlight Oil Cake, as 

 near as it was possible to compute it. Thus, in doing away 

 with half the bran, and keeping up the same bulk of mash 

 w ith Sunlight Oil Cake, the cost of feed was not increased ; 

 as a matter of fact, after the Sunlight Oil Cake was added. 

 we found that the birds did not consume quite as mucli 

 food as they did before its addition. It is to be understood, 

 therefore, that the addition of Sunlight Oil Cake was not an 

 expense, but rather inclined to be a saving, as far as cost of 

 food is concerned. 



"The trial was continued for three months, and the 

 birds were then again put on the i)lain ration, without the 

 Sunlight Oil Cake. 



"The results of the test, as far as the production of 

 eggs is concerned, were as under : — 



No. I (Sunlight Oil Cake). 



Feb. Mar. Apr. Total. 



157 201 117 920 



No. 2. (without Oil Cake). 



Feb. Mar. Apr. Total. 



150 83 67 721 



In all other respects but those mentioned, the birds 

 were treated alike. The number of eggs laid by even the 

 plain pen is proof that they w^ere not neglected." 



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