EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 196, 17 August 1917, Page 6

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

The report for the fifteenth week of the Auckland Poultry keepers Association's egglaying competition snows tiie weekly total as 1200 eggs, and the grand total a5'12,872. The .leading weekly totals for the various ureeas are:—White Leghorns: A. Sim 35 Dominion Poultry Plant 32, J. W Williams in. Knight and So n SO, iv. Wallace 2S G Cornell 28, G. E. Moody 27, Benjamin Hamilton 2,. Black Miudrcas: .1. H. Blaker ~4, it. SI. Copland 21. Hose-comb .Brown .Leghorns: Rosednle Poultrr Farm 24 Black leghorns: Miss Heighwav 20. Black Orpingtons: C. Sinel 84. E. Hamilton 33, J X ilcLeau 30. Hokowhitu Poultry Farm °9 W Blomfleld 20. White Wyan'dottes: Thos Dowthwaite 27, S. H. Scott 27. Silver i Wyandotte-: S. H. Scott 36, Mrs Kavrs 27 JNhite Rocks: J. K. Salt 21. Rhode'island Reds: Geo. Huddleston 32. The leadin" aggregates are: White Leghorns—X. WaF lace 409, G. Show 3'.)7, Reliable Poultry Farm 3GG. C. Conuell 320, D. Bell 310. Black o£ no T. :!s: J - H " R,aker -'™- R- 11. Copland Z3S. Koae-coml) Brown Leghorns—Rosedale I Poultry Farm 267. Biack Leghorns—Miss He:ghway 27G. Heavy Breeds: Black Orpingtons—W. Blomfield 383, ('. Sinel 304, i Hokowhitu Poultry Co. 557. White Wvandottes—S. H. Scott 324. Silver Wvandottes —S. 11. Scott 341, Mrs Eayrs 315. White' x.ocks—J. li. Salt 10S. Rhode J-sland Reds— I Geo. Huddleston 323. Duck Section.—The total number of eggs lor the week was 244. and the grand total' for the six weeks 1141. The leading weekly I totals and aggregates are:—White Runners: i.. H. Scott 36, grand total 176. Indian lvunners: Seaview Poultry Farm "6 107 P. 11. Scott 41-IS7. W. Blomfleld 20—140,' J. Owen 3.,—124. T. W. Beaslev 25—S° T 11. Xiccolls 12—SI. Thos. Dowt'hwaite _ 27— 01. Buff Orpingtons: S. H. Scott 13 03.