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Number of Eggs Laid. 



W ee'; ending 





Pen 5. 





Pen 1. 



\ Maize. Ten 6. 





Wheat. 



\ Oats Ma'ze. 







(by weight). 



January 3rd 





— 1 



10th 



c 





17th 



6 





24th 



4 



5 5 



31st 



7 



S "Z 



j j 



February 7th 



6 



5 0 



14th 



7 



14 0 



„ 21st 



10 



19 j 7 



28th ... 



12 



22 10 



March 7th 



12 



25 15 



,, 14th 



13 



28 - 19 



2lst 



'7 



24 20 



28th 



20 



20 10 



,, 28th to 31st 



9 



7 8 





128 



184 117 



With regard to the financial results, the following table shows 

 the weight and cost of the food consumed by each pen, the 

 number and market value of the eggs laid. 



c 



V 





1 between 

 31st, 1902. 





)f eggs. 





Weight of food 

 consumed in 12 

 months in lb. 







































er of 



Food. 



No. of eggs lai( 

 j Jan. 1st and Dec. 





0 







July 1st to 

 December 31st. 





Cost of 

 Food. 





Profit. 



Numb 







Market 





January : 

 to June 3c 



Total. 













1 



Wheat... 



723 



£ 



2 



s. 

 14 



d. 



10 



290 



301 



59i 



£ 

 1 



s. 



14 



d. 



51 



£ 



I 



s. d. 



,0 4t 



2 



Barley ... 



447 



I 



12 



4l 



249 



257 



506 



1 



10 



4 



0 



2 of 



3 



Oats 



545 



I 



18 



2| 



272 



209 



541 



1 



10 



3 



0 



7 nh 



4 



| Oats ( 

 i Maize > 



6 33 



2 



5 



6 



280 



277 



557 



1 



10 



4 



0 



l 5 2 



5 



a Oats ] 

 -| Maize ) 



732 



2 



15 





289 



280 



569 





10 



65 



I 



4 0 : , ! 



| 6 



Maize ... 



648 



2 



7 



8| 



235 



221 



456 



1 



3 



6 



I 



4 A 



The cost of the grain used is calculated upon the prices paid 



