EGG-LAYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 87, 13 April 1934, Page 12

EGG-LAYING.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.. SECOND WEEK OF NEW CONTEST. The second week of the Auckland Poultry-keepers' Association's sixteenth single pen and team egg-laying 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 (30 birds) — Win. .Wordsworth —Black Orpington Mrs/A. Z." Nixon—Black' Orpington — D. M. ) Wadd'el'l—Black ' Orpington— Emery Bros.—White Leghorn, No. 1 0 .T. Havern, junr.—White Leghorn (0) 12 If, W. Waddell —Black Orpington—(o) 11 N. lioss —Black Orpington—(s) ...... 11 Cotswold Poultry Farm —Black OrpingWhenuapai Poultry Farm —White Leghorn —(0) TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. HEAVY' BREEDS SECTION. Rhode Island R?ds (1 team) — Mrs. B. Hickman —(23), 12, 13, 9, 13 47 Black Orpingtons (30 teams) — Wm. Wordsworth —(26), 13, 12, 13, 13 51 L. J. Vennall— (25), 11, 13, 13, 13 ... GO A. Council —-(25), 13, 12, 12, 13 ....... «>0 J. Havern anil Son —-(27), 11, 13, 11, JQ # 4o D. M. Waddell— (24)," 14, 11, 12, 10 . 47 Miss L. E. Pye—(2s), 11, 13, 10, 13 . 47 Wesley College, No. 1 —(20), 13, 1-, 0, •jo 40 A. Ba"ird—(24)7 10,'i6, 12, 13 ...... 45 .T. C. Nesfiold—(22), 11, 11, 10, 12 .. 44 W. C. IC. Hender—(24), 9, 12, 13, 10 44 McLean and Whitworth —(24), 13, 13, 10, 8 44 LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. Minorcas (1 team) — J. C. Nesficld —(S), 10, —, 4, — .... 14 Anconns (1 team) —- Vic. Merthcn—(l6), 4, G, 0, 1 ....... 20 White Leghorns (53 teams) — 3. Nixon—(23), 14, 10, 10, 11 45 Mrs. M. L. Douglas—(23), 10. 11, 11, 12 44 Mrs. A. Miles—(22), 9, 11, 11, 11 ... 42 11. Love, No. 1—(21), 9, 10, 11, 10 .. 40 Eme*y Bros.—(2l), 10, 10, 8, 11 39 Wm. Terrill—(2l), 11, 7, 10, 11 39 H. Love, No. 2—(22), 10, 10, 10, 8 .. 38 W. Spencer—(l9), 9, 11, 8, 10 38 New I.ynn I'oultry Farm—(2l), 8, 10, 10, 10 38 Cotswold I'oultry Farm, No. 2 —(18), 12, 9, 8, 9 3S L. ,T. Vennall—(l9), 9, 11, 10, 7 37 Mrs. F. Morrogh—(l9), 10, 8, 9, 9 .. . 3(i Whenuapai I'oultry Farm—(2o), 10, 10, 6. 9 35 E. D Wilkinson, No. 2 —(23), 8, 11, 5. 11 35 Mrs. V. Lewers —(20), 9, 8, 9, 9.. ... . 33 Cotswold Poultry Farm, No. 1—(17), 6, 12, 10, 7 35 DUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (10 teams) — Whenuapai Poultry Farm —(21), 3, 11, 11, 11 30 Mrs. I. Dimant—(lS), 9, 11, 10, — .. 30 White Indian Runners (4 teams) — J. Havern and Son—(2s), 14, 11, 13, 13 51