EGG-LAYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 307, 28 December 1934, Page 14

EGG-LAYING.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. CONTEST RESULTS, 39TH WEEK. The thirty-ninth week of the Auckland Poultrvkccpcrs' Association's egglay ing contest ended 011 Sunday. Leading results for birds and teams (the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals, the next set the individual totals, and the last the team aggregate): — SINGLE-BIRD COMPETITION. All Broods (3S birds) — N. lvoss—P.iiick Orpington—(s) .... 221 ,T. Mold—White Leghorn—(o) 213 Mrs. 1!. Hiirdciistle—Black Orpington — (4) 207 Mrs. 13. A. McEwcn—Black Orpington -(7) 207 Mrs. A. 'A. Nixon—Klnek Orpington— CO 204 J. Ilavorn, jtin.—White Leghorn—(s) 204 E. W. Yentes—Black Orpington—(s) . 109 .T. C. Ne.sfield, jun —Black Orpington— (—) 197 Tom Ingham—White Leghorn—(3) . . . 104 Win. Wordsworth, No. 2—(Black Orpington—(."i) 103 Emory Bros., No. 3—White Leghorn— (5) 102 Los. Batkin—White Leghorn—(o) ... 102 TEAM CONTEST—FOUII BIRDS. HEAVY BREED SECTION. Rhode Island Reds (1 team) — Mrs. B. Hickman—(S). ISO, 150, 108, 18(1 087 Black Langshans (1 team) — A. Wood—(10), 147, 203, 181, 182 .. 713 Black Orpingtons (38 teams) — Wm. Wordsworth—(lo), 210, 237, 218, 211 BSS E. J. Taylor, No. 1—(17), 201, 210, 230, 213 857 A. Council— (10), 217, 214, 213, 200 . 830 W. J. Fish—(2o), 217, 241, 222, 100 . . 840 A. Baird—(o), 200, 109, 224, 221 844 J. Havern Bind Son—(lo), 179, 218, 180, 247 830 J. Nixon—(2o), 226. 174, 191, 230 ... S3O J. R. Anderson—(l6), 219, 208, 183, 103 . 803 Mrs. C. Cousens—(ll), 139*, 208, 227, 227 801 E. J. Taylor, No. 2—(19), 203, 103, 185, 213 794 F. W. Lnsby—(ls), 190, 176, 100, 216 700

J. C. Ncstieid— (18), 190, 227, 182, 189 788

LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. Minorcai (1 team) —• J. C. Nesfleld—(4), 175, 42*, 86, 90 . . 393 Anconas (1 team) — Vic Melirten— (21), 204, IS2, 204, 132 722 White Leghorns (53 teams) — Cotswold Poultry Farm, No. 1—(20), 192, 217, 196, 225 830 H. Love, No. 2—(24), 219, 20S, 109, 187 813 W. Taylor—(2o), 203, 224, 161, 223 . 811 Les. Batkin—(2o), 103, 220, 204, 194 . 811 L. J. Vennall— (22), 184, 212, 200, 210 806 Emery Bros—(20). 202, 208, ISO, 205 804 Mrs. V. Lewers—(l9), 210, 172, 208, 211 801 K. D. Wilkinson, No. 1—(22), 185, 201, 208, 203 797 T. A. Harrison—(lß), 189, 190, 198, 215 792 J. W. Manifold, No. 1—(20), 217, 204. 180. 175 785 Geo. Herring, No. 2—(17), 180, 'J'JX, 178. 190 777 New Lynn Poultry Farm —(17), 161, 205, 202, 205 773 Cotxwold Poultry Farm, No. 2 —(20), 198, 200, 190, 171 ■ ■ • 70S Laconic Poultry Farm—(2o), 175, 238. 170. 160 761 F. G. Hatfield— (22), 197, 218. 154, 101 760 11. Love, No. 1—(IS), 148, 191, 207, 215 700 DUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (10 teams) — Mrs. X. Miles—(2s), 222, 248, 247, 171 888 Mrs. Leo. Ayling— (24), 249, 232, 224, HIS . ■ ■ ■ 873 C. Cousons—(2l), 247, 256, 231. 104 . 838 Mrs. I. Dimant—(l7), 246, 208, 211, 150 815 White Indian Runners (3 teams) — Mrs. R. Hardcastle—(l6), 176, 214, 201, 141 732 E. W. Yeatos —(9), 161, 194, 157, 154 666 Fawn and White Indian Runners (2 teams) — 13. R. Warnock— (10), 167, 132, 122, 18! 005 E. W. Yentes— (13), 139, 183, 125, 111* * 588 ♦Denotes bird dead.