EGG LAYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 194, 18 August 1933, Page 12

EGG LAYING.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. CONTEST RESULTS 20TH WEEK. The 20th week of the Auckland Poultry-keepers' Association's egg-laying contest ended on Sunday. Leading birds and teams, the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals, the next set the individual totals and the last set the team aggregates: — SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. All Breeds (20 birds) — Mrs. A. Z. Nixon —Black Orpington— (5) i2i} Miss Flnnigan—Black Orpington—(o) 124 ,T. Havern, jun.—Black Orpington— (5) 11S E. I>. Wilkinson—White Leghorn— (C) 112 C. Wheeler—Black Orpington—(s) ... .108 Win. Tcrrlll—Ancona —(0) 10S Geo. Herring, No. I—White Leghorn — (6) 10G Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby—Black Orpington—(s) »» Emery Bros.—White Leghorn—(l) .. 97 Tom Ingham—White Leghorn—(s) . 00 TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. Minorcas (2 teams) — Thos. Hoult—(2l), 58. 78, GG, 63 .. 2G7 White Leghorns (55 teams) — Argyle Poultry Farm—(lo), OS, 108, 82, 92 . .. 3SO L. J. Vennall—(2o), 00, 88, 91, 86 . 361 A. T. Bilkey—(18), 104, G2, 00, OS .. 300 Mrs. Vernon— (18)', 81. 74. 101, 00 . 355 T. A. Harrison—(2o), 08, 60, 94, 02 . 35.'! H. E. Morris—(2l), 80, 100, 72, 07 349 Whenuapal P. Farm, No. 2—(20), SO, 09, 100, 92 341 3. Havern and Son—(2o). 101, 95, 02, 52 340 F. G. Hat/ield—(22). 98, 52. 108, 80 338 Geo. Herring, No. 1—(20), 70, 87, 81, 95 333 ,T. W. Manifold—(2l), 94. 02, 78. OS . 332 H; Love, No. 2—(17). 98. 81, 71. 82 332 Emery Bros.—(l 7). 91, 55. 83, 102 .. 331 Margaret Boot—(16), 94. 87, 107. 43 . 331 Graeme Douglas—(2l), 100. 03, 88, 48 320 Springbok Poultry Farm —(14), 00, 00, 90, 88 32S HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Langshans (1 team) — H. Harrison—(lo), 71, 82, 60, 29 ... 242 Black Orpingtons (28 teams) — Wm. Wordsworth —(25), 120, 110, 109, 125 404 .T. Nixon—(24), 112, 122. 02, 128 ... 454 L. E. W. Wood—(24), 72, 116, 120, 117 434 B. J. Taylor, No. 2—(23). 72, 117, 112, 101 .. . 402 L. J. Vennall—(2l), 105, 105, 106. 81 400 Roy Pheasant—(lo), 102. 101, 321, 71 305 Mrs. E. A. McEwcn—(22), 77, 121, 89, 107 - 394 Alex. Wilson—(2o), 109, 110. 103, 72 . 304 Miss L. E. Pye—(23), 113. 85, 83, 111 302 W. J. Fish—(23), SS, 100, 101, 101 . 300 DUCK SECTION. ' Khaki Campbells (5 teams) — Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby—(2o), 126, 124, 107, 120 483 Mrs. M. Waterman —(20), 128, 03, 132, 117 470 Fawn and Wh'ite Indian Runners (2 teams) — A. F. T. Ansley—(ls), 05, 31, 01, 61 . 248 White Indian Runners (4 teams) — J. Havern and Sou, No. 2—(16), 117, 123, 134, 129 503 J. Havern and Son, No. 1—(15), 113, 140. 128, 02 473