EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 222, 18 September 1919, Page 7

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

j TWENTY-SECOND WEEK'S RESULTS. The twenty-second week of the Auckland Poultrykeepers' Association's experimental egg-laying tests, held at Mt. Albert, concluded on Monday. The tables below show the week's score for each bird, together with the week's total for each team, and the aggregate since the competition began. ■ LIGHT BREED SECTION.

DUCK 'SBCTIO-i. Indian Jtunners. B. W. Daniel 7 7 6 7 7 6—40 589 J. Owen 57 67 7 6—38 622 •S. H. Scott 57676 6—37 583 J. 0. Law 75747 7—37 408 White Indian Runners. •S. H. .Scott d 7 6 7 7 3—30 AW. Buff Orpingtons. S. _t. Scott 6 5 5 7 5 7—35 2tU ' _>" signllies dead, "iB" broody. JUDGING TUB BJRDS. 'Mr. F. C. Brown, the Chief Poultry to-strut-tor, who has judged the birds at tin competition aceoiding to breed, quality and utility value, had a big contract, as it meant going into several In-dividual pens xo examine the bird-. _t e did Ms worlt tihoroughly, devoting several days to it. He found considerable difficulty in sortin* uheni out. -On the one hand mere was the special laying bird, weak in breed characters, and, on the other hand, birds of a fancy stiaiu, truer to hrccu type, but weak from a utility point ut view The principal thing that struck him, however was ithe want of uniformity in .the birdcoming from individual breeders. It was difficult to find a really uniform team. following are the positions in which he •placed nue different bird_: Black Orpington.—Best Single Bird, hi ?oTula B To a tl UOU: :■*■ * tUW>S ' (team Black 'Orpingtons.—Best Single Bird, placed iv following positions: A. Stubbs' (teani 10) bird No. 6, 1; H. M. Boddlngton's (team 2) bird Xo. _, 2; H. -if. Boddlngton's iteam 2) bird No. 3, 3; W. Blomfield's (team 6) bird No. 5, 4. Silver Wyandottes.—Best Single Bird: L. G. Layr's (team 21) bird No. 5, 1; B. Sokollch's (team 19) bird No. 3. 2; L. G. Eayr's (teaui 21) bird No. 2, 'S-, L. G. Eayr's (teani I 21) bird No. 4, 4; T. €. Schnackenberg's (team 22). bird Xo. 2, 5. Silver Wyandottes.—Best Team: T. C. | Schnackenberg's team 22, 1; Master -Schnackenberg's team 20, 2; Mrs. E. G. Johnson's team IS. 3. Rhode Island Reds. —Best Single Bird-: (Mrs. A. F. Martin's (team 23) bird No. 6, 1; | A. J. McLean's (team 23) bird Kb. 6, 2; A. I J. McLean's (team 23) bird No. 2, 3. I White Rocks.—Best Single Bird: W. Blsh's (team 27) bird Xo. 3, 1: W. Blsh's (team 27) bird No. 4, 2; W. Bi-h's (team 27) bird No. 6. 3. Light Breed Section.—Best Individual Bird: J. Small (team 4.9) bird No. 3, White Leghorn, 1.

White Leghorns.—Best Single Bh-d: J. Small's (team 40) bird No. 3, 1; J. Small's (team 49) bird No. 4, 2; It. M. Smith's (team 32) bird No. 5, 3; C. Haaulton's (team 65) bird No. 1 4; Mrs. K. M. Smith's (team 6S) bird No. 0, 5.

Brown Leghorns.—Best Single Bird: I. S. Eva's (team 57) bird No. 2, 1; J. X. Eva's (team 57) bird No. 1, 2; J. N". Eva's (team 67) bird No. 5. 3. Duck Section. —Best Single Bird: S. H. Scott's (team 1) bird No. 4, 1; -S. H. Scott's (team 1) bird No. 3, 2; E. W. Daniels' (team 3) bird No. 1, 3; E. W. Daniels' (team 3) bird No. 3, 4.

"White -beghorns. F BreTvin 067 65 6—36 539 J.'Johnson 65 7 754-34 505 T. F. Blomfleld 6 5 5 6 6 o—33 604 •C. Thomas 55665 6—33 499 J O. Law 6 3 6 6 6 6—33 4S4 C. H. Izard 7 6 5 5 4 6—33 502 _drs. Small .' 6 5 6 5 6 5—33 553 J. A. Arbury .56555-E 519 A. Stubbs 4 65 6 5 6—32 ol9 G. S. Connett 76 6 4 5 4-32 29S Waltoitol Stud F. (4) 5 5 6 6 5 5—32 521 C. F. Lange 6 5 6 4 5 5—31 o80 A. S.Holmes _. 6 5 5 6 5 4—31 572 G: H. Shaw _ 55555 5—30 -472 J. K. Hawkins 5 5 5 5 4 6—30 479 J. Ligglns - 6 6 d 6 6 6—30 521 C. Hamilton 55554 6—30 460 Mrs. R. M. Smith .. 5 4 5 7 5 4—30 548 G. E. Moody d 6 5 7 5 6—29 483 Te Mapafa P. Farm 4 4 5 5 6 5—29 428 H F. HoUoway 5 5 6 5 5 3-*29 482 IA_ -Heighway 5 6 5 3 5 5—29 582 A. G. Mumby (2) ..__ 4 5 6 3 6 5—29 50T J. W. Williams .._- 5 6 6 d 5 6—28 61T A. G. Mumbv (1) 5 5 6 7 5 d—28 380 D. Bell 53555 5—28 504 Waitoitol Stud F. (1) 5 5 5 6 3 4—28 479 Mrs Cussen 55554 437 Waitoitol Stud F. (3) 4 5 5 4 6 4—28 453 E. Hunt 4 d 6 6 5 6—27 509 J. B. Merrett 4 5 4 5 5 4—27 464 'S. Garraway 5 6 6 d 6 4—27 499 J. Small 5 0 4 6 6 5-25 490 •May's Devon P. F. d 6 6 4 4 6—26 387 •B. W. Griffiths 5 5 5 6 d 5—26 360 A. Middleton 4 4 6 5 15—25 257 it. M. Smith 54433 5—24 586 Waitoitol Stnd F. (2) 5 5 3 0 6 4—23 263 W. J. Shlels 25453 4r—23 437 Brown Leghorns. J. N. Eva 5 5 6 5 4 5—30 424 T. F. Bos 6 4 5 6 4 0—25 408

___■____. V X __«_____» _»£A_X-HJ.*I. Black Orpingtons. H. G. Perrett 5 5 7 6 7 6—38 56_ G. Windust 66666 5 —35 561 J3. Hangard 66556 6—34 6aO Mrs. Thomas 66466 6—34 626 A. S. Holmes 6 5 6 5 6 6—34 543 R. M. Copland 5 5 5 5 6 7—33 552 G. H. Shaw 75455 6—32 538 R. S. Htgglnbotham 5 4 5 5 6 7—32 512 C. Hamilton 75545 5—31 485 ;:Miss Hamilton 5 7 4 5 5 5—31 3S2 ;W. Blomfleld 2 6 6 6 5 4—29 570 C H. Izard 5 5 5 7 6 d—2S 493 J. N. McLean 6 5.5243—27 504 H. at. Boddlngtoh .". 0 6 5 5 5 5—23 504 |H. Cotton 3 4 4 7 17—26 4S7 iToko Poultry Farm.. 3 5 3 5 5 4—25 204 I "vT. Sara 71444 4—24 410 - A. Stubbs 4 4 4 4" 2 4—22 534 . Silver Wyandottes. I_ G. Eayrs -__,._ 6 6 6 5 6 6-S5 571 Master Schnackenberg 7 7 2 6 6 7—35 368 T. C. Schnackenberg 5 6 6 6 5 6—34 458 B. Sokolich 7 7 b 7 5 6—32 499 Mrs. Johnson 6 5 6 5b 5—27 310 Rhode Island Reds. W. .T. Shiels 66666 6—36 486 A. I. McLean 7 4 5 2 7 5—30 474 Mrs. Fitz-Uartin 7 4 6 5 6 0—28 512 J. L. Davis 7 5 4 5 0 5—26 371 R. O. Jarrett 1.416 6—23 233 White Rocks. W. Blsh 6 65 7 6 6—38 534 J. Owen 67665 4—34 520 White Wyandottes. S. H. Scott ' 53 6 25 6—27' 387