296 MY POULTRY DAY BY DAY 
December and January; pen 4 (Leghorn-Minorca) in January ; 
pens 3 and 6 (the Leghorn-Orpington and Leghorn-Langshan) 
in February and March; and pen 2 (Leghorn-Sussex) in April 
and May. 
« The egg test was closed on 24th October this year, and was as 
follows :— 
Pen 1:—Leghorn-Wyandottes, 928 eggs, average 232 each: 
Pen 4.—Leghorn-Minorcas, 816 eggs, average 204 each. 
Pen 5.—Leghorn-Houdans, 796 eggs, average 199 each. 
Pen 2.—Leghorn-Sussex, 640 eggs, average 160 each. 
Pen 3.—Leghorn-Orpingtons, 592 eggs, average 148 each. 
Pen 6.—Leghorn-Langshan, 344 eggs, average 86 each. 
Thus pens 1, 4 and 5 put up the best performance. This, then, 
was the result of the laying tests, which was the primary object. 
«*The other points to be considered were appearances, health, 
broodiness, weight and quality of flesh of cockerels and winter 
productiveness. 
* Pen 1 (Leghorn-Wyandotte) turned out some very handsome 
racy-looking birds, fairly even in size, shape and type, but varied 
in colour ; in fact I could only pick four pure dead-white ones out 
of the lot. Most of them had a quantity of buff across the 
shoulders and head, one all buff, two black, and a few splashed 
with black on wing butts and back. All were wonderfully 
vigorous and healthy and rapid growers. None died, and I have 
since heard from those I sold the off-colours to that they are 
perfect egg machines. The cockerels averaged 2? Ibs. at three 
months, which was the age they were all killed off. The flesh 
was poor quality. None of them went broody, and they laid 
well through the bad weather a fair-sized egg, larger than the 
pure "Dotte, and tinted. 
«‘ Pen 2 (Leghorn-Sussex).—These came out more even in colour 
and markings but very indifferent in type, all white-legged but 
two. I chose four as near Leghorn type as possible—that is, 
with fine heads and plenty of substance behind the legs. They 
were not so hardy as pen 1, but grew very rapidly. Two died ; 
three out of the four went broody. Cockerels averaged 8} lbs. 
