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which, considering the tat)le properties of tliis breed, is a good perforni- 

 ance. A pen of Silver Wyandottes was ratlier low on the list with 1,023 

 eggs. The inclusion in the tests now in progress of a class for heavy 

 breeds other tlian Orpingtons should encourage breeders to improve the 

 egg production of these varieties by careful mating and selection. There 

 is no doubt tliat there is a great opportunity for advancing the ])opu- 

 larity of these breeds by increasing their egg-producing qualities, and it 

 appears quite reasonable to expect that, if breeders would exercise the 

 salue expert knowledge and care in seleclion, breeding, and mating as 

 has been given to Black Orpingtons, the result would be satisfactory 

 from every j)oint of view. I would remind readers that eggs at the 

 present time are tlie main source of revenue froni poultry in Victoria, 

 and if an iiu-reased egg production can be obtained from any breed, it 

 must imjirove the value of that variety for general purposes. 



Mr. W. N. O'MuUane's Pen of White Leghorns tied for first place in Light 

 Breed (Dry Mash) Section. 



The system of feeding adopted during last year differed slightly from 

 previous years. The wet mash was composed of (by measure) 6 parts 

 bran, 4 parts wheat pollard, 2 parts ground oats, 3 parts oaten pollard, 

 and 1 part pea meal. With this | oz. of salt was added for every 100 

 birds, and i lb. brown sugar was mixed with the mash twice a week. 

 The whole was well mixed together and formed into a crumbly mash by 

 the addition of liver and meat soup. This was fed to the birds for the 

 morning meal, and the liver and meat were chopped up fine and given 

 twice a week in the mash. Chaffed green stuff was given at noon. 

 Sufficient green food was produced and fed, which obviated the necessity 

 of using a substitute in lucerne chaff or meal (dry). The evening meal 

 was composed of 3 parts wheat, 1 part oats, and i part maizt slightly 

 varied accoiding to weather conditions. The dry mash was composed of 

 (by measure) lA parts bran, I part ground oats, 1 part wheat pollard, 

 I part oaten pollard, and i part pea meal. About 1 per cent, of brown 



