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Our Hens Challenged

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
March
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

 

 

OUR HENS CHALLENGED

Their Egg Laying Ability to Be Tested In Austrailia.

   According to a San Francisco special to the Chicago Tribune the following challenge has been issued to all American pouitrymen by the secretary of the "laying conipetition" in Australia to determine the ability of hens to lay eggs:

   "Americans are invited to send over three pens of the best laying strains of any breed except Brahmas to take part in the next competition in April or May next. The pens each consist of slx I pullets, but in case of death we will ask for eiglit birds to be sent To show we are in earnest we are prepared to pay all expenses."

   These Americans have been chosen to send specimens: W. K. Hays, Henleyville, Cal., white Wyandottes; Mrs. A. H. Hansel, Loup City, Neb., single  comb brown Leghorns; W. B. Caldee, Fayetteville, N.Y., white Wyandottes.