1920.] 



Poultry Laying Trials. 



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In comparing the quality of the output the total weight of 

 eggs produced by the birds has been ascertained, but for the 

 purpose of valuation the standard of 2 oz. has been taken as 

 the size of grade A egg, and here again the less well-known or 

 favoured breeds show a high standard of output, as will be seen 

 by the following table : — 





Total 

 Weight. 



No. of Eggs Laid. 



Percentage 

 Proportion of 

 Grades. 





oz. 



oz. and 



under 



2 oz. and 



under 







over. 



2 oz. 



over. 



2 oz. 



Leghorns (32 pens) 



74,470 



28,295 



8,147 



77-64 



2-34 



Wyandottes (33 pens) 



78,163 



29,579 



8,861 



76-95 



23-05 



Rhode Island Reds (8 pens) 



19,564 



8,172 



1,160 



87-57 



12 43 



Rocks (8 pens) 



17,201 



6,255 



2,061 



75-21 



24-79 



Orpingtons and Sussex (lo 















21,630 



8,864 



1,519 



85-37 



14-63 



Other Light Breeds (10 













pens) 



22,302 



9,877 



483 



95-34 



4-66 



All the Birds (loi pens) . . 



233.330 



91,042 



22,231 



80-38 



19-62 



The number of eggs produced has naturally varied with the 

 season, and it. is of interest to compare the number, weight 

 and value of eggs produced during the year. The relationship 

 of these three factors is not very apparent. The figures are 

 given for periods of four weeks commencing with the first 

 period from 3rd to 30th November, 1918 : — 





Period. 





1st. 



2nd. 



3rd. 



4th. 



5th. 



6th. 



7th. 



No. of Eggs . . 



3*44 



7-II 



15-24 



15-25 



17*93 



20-78 



20 -68 



Value . . 



1/8^ 



3/0 



6/8J 



6/8i 



7/4 



5/10 



5/6 i 



Weight in oz. 



6-4 



14-0 



31*1 



31-2 



37*1 



43-0 



43-8 





8th. 



9th. 



loth. 



nth. 



1 2th. 



i3th> 





No. of Eggs . . 



17-88 



16-78 



15-15 



14-06 



12-47 



5-95 





Value . . 



4/61 



5/2 



5/0 i 



4/10J 



4/5 i 



2/6i 





Weight in oz. 



36-4 



34-5 



31-2 



29-24 



26-0 



12-6 





To poultry keepers the question of cost of feeding is all- 

 important, and the results of the trials, where an accurate 

 record is kept of the amount consumed, as well as the cost, 

 are of great comparative value. The quantity of food consumed, 

 per bird in lb. during the year was : Compound meal, 13*7 ; 

 bran, 4*7; fish meal, 6-1; clover meal, 2-0; pig meal, o'l ; 

 crushed oats, 5-0; wheat, 14-3; oats, 1-9; mixture, 29-0; 

 sharps, 6*6; maize meal, 3-5; palm kernel meal, 1-4. 



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