1905.] 



Growth of Chickens. 



263 



Whilst the cockerels made the greater gain, exceeding the 

 average by 74 oz., the pullets were not so far behind as might 

 have been expected, only falling below the average by 7 oz. 

 Thus the growth was not so good as in 1904, when one cockerel 

 reached 3 lb. and one pullet 2 lb. 12 oz. in twelve weeks. In 

 that year the general average of this breed was slightly over 

 2 lb. 4 oz., and of cockerels nearly 2 lb. 8 oz., but the pullets 

 did not come out so well, as they averaged only about 1 lb. 1 5f oz. 



Experiment No. 2. — Faverolles. 

 The following Tables give the details relating to this experi- 

 ment in the same manner as in experiment No. 1 : — 



Table IV. — Thirty Faverolles. 



Average Weekly Weights and Increases, with Atmospheric Conditions. 









Total 



Temperature of 









Average 

 Gain in 

 Weight. 



Average 



Outside 





Week ending. 



Average 

 Weight. 



Gain in 

 Weight 



Atmosphere. 



Remarks. 







to 

 Date. 



Max. 



Min. 





1905. 



[Oz. 



Oz. 



Oz. 



Deg. F. 



Deg. F. 





April 5 ... 



1-23 













„ 12 ... 



17 



o'47 



0-47 



54 



43 



Dull and sunless 



» 19 ••• 



2-93 



1-23 



17 



46 



4i 



Some rain. 



„ 26 ... 



4*4 



i-47 



3-17 



55 



47 



Very dry. 



May 3 ... 



7"47 



3-o7 



6*24 



61 



37 



do. 



„ 10 ... 



8-9 



1-43 



7-67 

 9-87 



66 



38 



do. | 



„ 17 ... 



11 'i 



2'2 



66 



35 



Little rain. 



„ 24 ... 



13*13 



2-03 



11-90 



62 



34 



Dry. 



„ 31 - 



I7'3i 



4-l8 



16-08 



85 



53 



Hot and dry. 



June 7 ... 



20*07 



2-75 



18-84 



75 



46 



do. 



„ 14 ... 



23'83 



3-76 



22-59 



84 



47 



Heavy rains. 



„ 21 ... 



27-03 



3'2i 



25-80 



67 



55 



Some rain. 



,, 28 ... 



30-03 



3-00 



28-80 



84 



52 



Very dry. 



July 5 ... 



34-03 



4*00 



32-80 



70 



53 



do. 



Table IV. shows that the average gain in the first four weeks 

 was 6'2 oz., in the second four weeks (inclusive of the bird which 

 died on May 15th) 9*8 oz., and in the final five weeks, 167 oz. 

 The average cost per bird in the first four weeks was o*95d.> 

 in the second four weeks 2'4d., and in the final five weeks 

 (inclusive of grit for the entire period) 3'3d. It will be noted 

 that in this experiment the ratio of growth does not appear 

 to have been influenced by the dryness to any serious extent, 

 or by the variations of temperature. 



