CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH YEAR'S TEST.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 20 April 1907, Page 1

CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH YEAR'S TEST.

The fifth annual eg„-laying cofapetition organised by the '• Sydney Daily Telegraph," and conducted at Hawkesbury Agricpltural College, concluded at the end of March, and some information in regard to tho competition is appended. The (remarks the " Tele-

competition graph ") was in every respect the most S tccessful of the series, and the steadily improving results which have been obtained are of themselves an abundant justification of the objects the promoters have kept steadfastly in view, in carrying out their policy of keeping the tests Vanning continuously as an ever-present incentive and object lesson to the poultry-keepers of the State. And it may be said that the data accumulated has been accepted and valued by tbe whole poultry world, as being authentic and reliable records. The fact that the splendid results achieved have been tne outcome of simple, though, of course, systematic, feeding and attention enhances their usefulness, because the methods by which they were secured aro adaptable to the conditions of the trork'ng poultry farmer. The remarkable achievement of the winning pen in eclipsing all previopi records, with a good margin to spare, is all the more interesting from the fact that the hens are the direct progeny of fowls brought from Langshan, China, by their owner. They are consequently to all intents and puiposeß a different breed to tbe modern British Langshan. Their condition throughout has been exceptional, and they finish as fit and well as they started. They remain at tbe college for the second year's ordeal, and they look quite equal to making things warm again for all rivals. They showed a fair amount of broodiness, but were easily broken off. and were almost invariably back in their pen at work again after two or three days' incarcera tion.