The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . he eggs were sold at is. per dozen. This,however, was not the market price. The table given at a later .stage isworked out on the actual market price obtainable for fresh eggs twice ineverv week during the competition. It will be seen from the table thatthe market value of the eggs was £,1^9 us 7|d., or an average of £,A16s. loid. per pen, and i6s. ifd. per bird. The cost of feeding was6s. 6d. per hen, so that an average profit of 9s. yjd. is shown. Thehighest score—pen No. 31—shows a return of ^7 6s. 2d.; consequently,the profit over fe
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . he eggs were sold at is. per dozen. This,however, was not the market price. The table given at a later .stage isworked out on the actual market price obtainable for fresh eggs twice ineverv week during the competition. It will be seen from the table thatthe market value of the eggs was £,1^9 us 7|d., or an average of £,A16s. loid. per pen, and i6s. ifd. per bird. The cost of feeding was6s. 6d. per hen, so that an average profit of 9s. yjd. is shown. Thehighest score—pen No. 31—shows a return of ^7 6s. 2d.; consequently,the profit over feeding was ;^5 7s. 3|d., or 17s. loW. per bird; whilethe lowest pen. No. 48, with a return of £,2 7s. 11 id. shows a profit ofonly 9s. id. for the pen. or is. 6d. per bird, Brooditiess.—The number of broodies amongst the Leghorns andMinorcas was 27 ; the heavier breeds occupied the coops frequently. Inno case was there much difficulty in JDreaking them—the system, as .shownin the photo, being to enclose them in a small coop, which was left in. SHOWING THE BROULiY CAGE. their own yard. By following this system it is claimed that they returnmore quickly to the lay, for the excitement of moving them from theircompanions and excessive handling is avoided, and they are found to returnto egg-production within seven or eight days. Weather Conditions.—Taken as a whole, the weather conditions werefavorable. During the early months some unpleasant days and nightswere experienced, considerable rain fell, and many days were muggy; latersome wind and frost was experienced. During the summer months manychanges occurred, frequently extremes following in quick order from hightemperatures one day to cold the next. In the early summer, in order tokeep the houses as cool as possible,they were painted with a cooling compo,which had the effect of reducing the temperature very considerably. 440 Journal of Agriculture. Victoria. [lo July. 1912. of ]jens, of birds,
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