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Poultry Laying Trials. 



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by actual performance at these 12 months' laying trials that 

 the owner of utility birds can prove the quaUty of his stock. 



The results of the College trials for 191 8-1 9 are conclusive 

 in demonstrating the improvement which is taking place in 

 the quality of the utility poultry stock of this country, and it 

 is satisfactory to note that, not only is the standard attained 

 higher, but the general average shows a distinct improvement. 

 Thus, contrasting the results of the first 12 months' trials with 

 those just concluded, the figures are extremely interesting : — 



Best pen (6 birds) 

 Worst pen (6 birds) 

 Average per pen (too pens) 

 bird (600) 



igi2-i3. 

 1,389 eggs. 

 526 



911-15 eggs. 

 151-9 



igi8-ig. 

 1.444 eggs. 



813 „ 

 1,121-51 eggs. 



186-92 



The pens were representative of the leading poultry yards, 

 and also included birds from a number of less well-known people 

 who have not yet established their reputations as breeders of 

 utility stock. The birds competing comprised : — 



Light Breeds — 

 Leghorns. 

 Campines. 

 Anconas. 

 Minorcas. 



Heavy Breeds — 

 Wyandottes. 

 Rhode Island Reds. 

 BufE Rocks. 

 Sussex. 

 Orpingtons. 



The comparison of the breeds is particularly interesting in 

 view of the details obtained as regards the size and weight of 

 the eggs produced, and brings out the fact that a marked 

 improvement is taking place in the hitherto less- favoured 

 breeds such as Rhode Island Reds, Rocks and Sussex, as com- 

 pared with the more numerous White Leghorn and White 

 Wyandotte breeds : — 



Egg Average, 191 8-1 9. 



No. per 

 Bird. 



Weight 



Value of 



per Egg 



Eggs per 



per Bird. 



Bird. 



oz. 



s. d. 



2*04 



65 4 



2-03 



68 5h 



2-09 



69 4i 



2 -06 



59 5i 



2 -08 



61 10^ 



60 3i 



2-15 



2 '06 



65 4i 



Leghorns 

 Wyandottes 

 Rhode Island Reds 

 Rocks 



Orpingtons and Sussex 

 Other Light Breeds 

 Average of all Breeds 



189-8 



194-14 



194*41 



173-25 



i73'05 



172-66 



186-92 



