PROBLEM OF HIGHER FECUNDITY 129 



NEW ZEALAND WHITE LEGHORNS 



Winners in the British Columbia laying contest 1913-14, averaged 221.7 eggs 

 in 11 months. 



WHITE WYANDOTTES 



Averaged 208.5 eggs in the Storrs 1913-14 contest. Owned by Tom Barren, 

 England. Note absence of the blocky type demanded by the "Standard." 



on page 131. There were 43 fowls in the flock. Among 

 the 21 making the best record for the two years, it is seen 

 that only two of them laid less than the average of 153 in 

 the first year. Among the 22 of the poorest layers for the 

 second year, only five laid more than the average in the 

 first year. If those laying less than 153 in the first year 

 18 in number had been killed off at the end of the first 



