NORTH ISLAND EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 174, 23 July 1907, Page 2

NORTH ISLAND EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

The eleventh 'week of the eompetlttoa promoted .by toe North. Island m « Competition Association, Ltd., at Cambridge, was concluded on Friday, -10th July. The following particulars are enppli«d by Mr, a. B.;Tfythau,. secretary tad-manager to the competition:— The number of eggs : laid during the weei was 1719, an advance of 239 over' any previous week, being the largest advance in any week' during the , competition... The total number of eggs laid since Ist May is 10,296. Highest - layings for the week: Tom Rathbon, Cambridge, white Leghorns, 32; Mackay and Fleming, .Cambridge, brown Leghorns, 30; W. G. Goodwin, New Plymouth, white Leghorns, 2*; Mrs. r. Bostock, Te Puke, brown Leghorns, 29; Mrs. Bathbon, Cambridge white Loghorcs, 28; Miss Daisy Roberts Cambridge, white Leghorns, 28; E.J Williamson. Hamilton, white L*ghorns, 28; Chamber of Commerce, Cambridge, black Orpingtons, 28; T. B. Brookes, Clarendon, S. Anetraiia, white Leghorns, 28: W. J Brookes. Mt. Albert, silver Wyandottes, 28; W. J. atvayer. Remuera, white Leghorns, 28; A. G. Schnnke, Levin, white L«shorns liS. Leading pens to date are: K. W X Kalrclough, Hamilton, black Orpingtone, 3UB; r. C. Hand. Hamilton, white Leghorns, E. J. Williamson, Hamilton, white L-eg- - r 240; Mrs - J - H - Harrison, Avondale. white Leghorns, 237; Woodhouse and MarriSU: Heller's Bay: silver Wyandottes. Jrfd; A. G. Scnunke. Levin, white Leghorns, T ~™' y, n * e >V Cambridge, black. Orpingtons, 20S; K. W. K. Pairclough. Hamilton, white Orpingtons. 206; Mrs. Hooker Cambridge, white Leghorns, 204; W. J. Swayer, Kemuera, white Leghorns; 197 The weather during the week was favoar-