NORTH ISLAND EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 90, 14 April 1908, Page 7

NORTH ISLAND EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

" The forty-ninth week of the competition Jmmioted by the N.L Egg-laying Competition Association, Limited, at Cambridge, fwas concluded on Friday, April 10th. The following particulars are supplied by Mr .JA. B. Trythall, secretary and manager to ihe competition:— The number of eggs laid during the week -- Iwas 719, being an average of 5.76 eggs per pair. Total number of eggs laid since Ist May -. is 81,482, being an average of 99.68 eggs per DenHighest layings for the week: —"Waikato "'Argus," Hamilton, Black Orpingtons, 21; C. Hammond, Ruaknra, White Rocks, 21; iW. 3. Brooks, Mt. Albert, Silver Wyandottes, 21; Mrs Harrison, Avondale, White "Leghorns, IS; T. B. Brookes, Clarendon, B-A-, White Leghorns, 13; W. A. Nixon, Bnrwood, Christchurch, White Leghorns (So. 2), IS; W. Runciman, Newstead, Brown Leghorns, 18; Mackay and Fleming, Cambridge, Brown Leghorns, 18; A. Cole, Hamil- ' ton. White Rocks, 18. "- Leading pens to date -are: —Mrs Harrison, lAvondale, White Leghorns, 1253; A. and P. •Association, Auckland, White Leghorns, 1267; T. B. Brookes, Clarendon, S.A., White Leghorns, 1246; Mrs Bostock, Te Puke, "Brown Leghorns, 1211; Mrs Rathbone, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 1204; Miss Roberts, Cambridge, White Ceghorns. 1204; K. W. K. 3?aircloug'a, Hamilton, Black Orpingtons, '"■1200; Waikato Central A. and P. Associa--tion, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 1133; W. .Knight Hurt, Wellington, White Leghorns, 01S3; Mrs J. Salt, New Plymouth, White : leghorns, 1166. i 'The weather during the week was favourk. .. - -—■' ■-'. '.*.' .'""