EGG-LAYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 302, 22 December 1933, Page 12

EGG-LAYING.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATTOW,

The thirty-eighth week of the Auckland Poultry-keepers' Association's egglaying contest ended on Sunday. Leading results for 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— Miss Finni'gan—Black Orpington —(7) 225 E. D. Wilkinson—White Leghorn—(s) 211 Wm. Terrill—Ancona —(5) ........ J. Havern, jun.—Black Orpington— . C. Wheeler—Black'Orpmgton—(4) . 203 Geo. Herring, No. I—White Leghorn (0) I**" Win. Phillips—White Leghorn—-(5) 186 Pat. Douglas—White Leghorn—(7) . 186 Tom Ingham—White Leghorn—(7) . 177 H. Love —White Leghorn—(s) .... I<<>. TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. KISX-Wml. 171, 150, 142 604 Mrs/R King—(l7), 88, 105, 126, 116 435 White Leghorns (55 teams)— Argyle Poultry Farm —(2u), 103, 210 ISO 177 7 H. E. Morris—(23), 181, 196, 169, 196 742 L. J. Vennall—(22), 105,182,183, 177 737 Whenuapai Poultry Farm, No. 2 — (23), 175, 166, 199, 100 730 F. G. Hatfield—(2s), 199, 147, 106, IS2 724 T. A. Harrison—(l6), 194, 147, 190, 185 716 J. W. Manifold—(22), 190, 181, 180, 164 715 A. T. Bilkey—(2l), 201, 115, 187, 181 714 Margaret Boot—(21), 187, 187, 198, 120 « 692 R. M. Smith—(2l), 132, 210, 199, 149 690 Graeme Douglas—(l6), 187, 184, 172 141 •• 684 H. Love, No. 2—(21), 193, 173, 104 101 681 J. Havern and Son—(10), 196, 161, 174, 149 680 Miss V. Brant—(22), 143, 184, 180, 172 679 E. D. Wilkinson, No. 2—(20), 147, 188, 161 178 674 HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black L.ingshans (1 team) — H. Harrison—(s), 143, 144, 130, 66 483 Black Orpingtons (28 teams) — Wm. Wordsworth —(22), 220, 200 223, 219 864 J. Nixon—(2o), 182, 227, 160, 243 . 812 W. J. Fish—(lß), 190, 189, 206, 196 781 Mrs. E. A. McEwen— (17), 171, 234, 176, 199 780 E. J. Taylor, No. 2—(23), 171, 216, 199. 192 778 L. E. W. Wood—(9), 147, 195, 218, 212 772 Whenuapai Poultry Farm, No. 1— (21), 206, 101, 187, 170 754 A. Wilson—(2l), 219, 209, 152, 171 751 F. W. Lusby. No. 1 —(15), 216, 189 211, 130 746 McLean and Whitworth—(l9), 188, 240, 119, 195 742 DUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (5 teams) — Mrs. Leo Ayling. No. 2—(22), 224, 232 223 233 . . » . . ■ 912 *MrsT J. A. 'B. HeHaVy—(lV)V 240, 182, 225, 227 874 Mrs. C. Cousens—(l7), 204, 196, 219, 219 838 Fawn and White Indian Runners (2 teams) — E. R. Warnock—(lß), 100, 106, 124, 148 478 A. F. T. Ansley—(6), 138, 31, 126, 108 403 White Indian Runners (4 teams) — J. Havern and Son, No. 2—(14), 215, 226, 247, 196 : 884 J. O. Law—(2s), ISO, 220, 166, 187 759 ♦Denotes bird or birds dead.