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200 eggs during the year for each of the From Mr. Thompson's report we ex-
hens in them. These records ranged tract the following:
from 1474, the winning record, to 1210. "After the success attending the five
Here were seventy-two hens, picked up complete series of annual tests, in which
at random, almost, in New South Wales data was accumulated which proved
which produced 75,154 eggs, an average original and of great value and accepta-
of a little over 210 eggs each. It would bility to many parts of the world, it was
bo rather hard to find seventy-two as a happy thought of the organizing
good hcris in this country, wc fancy. It secretary and management to test the
would have been just as impossible to productiveness and stamina of hens for
have found as good quality in the way a further period of twelve months.
of productiveness in New South Wales "Just as the five preceeding tests
six years ago, but these competitions were the first of their kind in the world,
have taught breeders how to select lay- so now will the demonstration be the

A Colon)) Coop Made of the Brooder Coop.
ing stock and the value of good layers. first of a practical test in comparison
When sueh competitions become pos- with the capacity, stamnia and profit-
sible in this county we shall see a great ableness of first and second year hens.
change in the "pro cluetiveness of our Until these competitions were commenc-
Hocks, ed a great many erroneous ideas prevail-
The total cost of feeding the 360 hens ed in regard to poultry-keejjing. Many
in the competition was $609.60. The of them have been dispelled. No doubt
market value of the eggs was $1484.18 the present data in regard to second
leaving a profit of $874.38 of almost year hens will be new to the scientist
exactly S2.44 per hen. in that the time is not yet, that the