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Article : 198 words"Subscriber" (Ouyen).-- (1) Although it is claimed by some persons that the sex of an egg can be determined before it is set, this has been disproved on many occasions. (2) Young chickens ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 17 Oct 1925, Page 34
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