EGG-LAYING TESTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1216, 26 August 1911, Page 13

EGG-LAYING TESTS.

Comparisons. —Four Mouths Gone: Six Hens in a Pcn-

—April 1 to July 20.— Papanui (N.K.) GO — -2.55 1.53 Two Months Gene.— Newtown (Tas.) 33 02 13G 21-i 'Closed shed system. Outstanding Features.—Victoria's leading score of 171) was the highest in Australia, but her average of 22G wns poor. Ilawkes bury's four months' average nf 285 led the way, and was the lyst for the period yet recorded there, the 2SI <;ot in the seventh test being close up. With the aid of the

dosed sheds, Kybybolite just headed Roscworthy, the same peculiarity of a high leading score with a poor average being noted same at Burnley. Roseworthy, usually at the top end of the list, is 't'other way up this time with n rotten average. , Up there the average for lour months was closo on 100 worse, than last yoarl- - as against 311. Queensland, practically always at the ton of the tables, goes down to a bad second this time; in fact, barring Hawkosbury, there is no doubt that uio birds are a poorer and softer lot this time, the effect of the extraordinary weather experienced during tho last rearing system being most apparent. The figures from Tasmania aTe very good indeed, and a respectable winning scoro and average seem to bo assured, judging by the good work in the first, and worst) two months. As regards tho birds in closed sheds it will be noted that New Zealand, is beating South Australia. THE NEW ZEALAND TEST, i Returns to August 24, 1911. This Week's T'l. to Total. Date. G. H. Robinson (Chcli.), 8.0. ... 29 SGI Misses M. and M. Bradley (Papanui), W.L 25 547 T. Kennedy (Rangiora), S.W. ... 30 538 A. R. Browne (Urecn'd's), W.L. 35 401 Hcretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), W.L 33 477 Herefaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), W.L 27 472 W. Nixon (Burwood), W.L 31 474 Total for week. 1,826. Total, 22,026 Ducks. This Week's TT. to Total. Date. Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream) 24 550 W. Knight (Hutt) 32 531 A. U. Browne (Grcenmeadows) ... 3S 525 P. .T. Keller' (Rolleston) 35 454 T. Dowthwaito (Avondale) 27 375 Total for week. 4SI. Total. 4,741.

According to Lord' Dcsborough, the chairman ot the Thames Conservancy Board, lin. of rain .means "a volume of water G7O miles lons, 210 ft. wido. and lllit. deep.*' "Hiawatha," Longfellow's beautiful poem,, has been translated into Yiddish. At St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, six Bibles are given at Whitsuntide, the ownership being decided by the throwing of dice. The coldest inhabited country is said to be the province of Wcrchojansk, i» Oriental Siberia. The daily moan tempcraluro of the entire year is 2.74 de T grots below zero. "King George V," is the name of a new variet) of strawberry being grown'this year.

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