EGG-LAYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 204, 28 August 1936, Page 14

EGG-LAYING.

AUCKLAND CONTEST.

TEAMS AND SINGLE PENS,

RESULTS FOR TWENTIETH WEEK

The Auckland Poultrykeepers' Association's egg-laying contest completed the twentieth week on Sunday. Leading results for birds and teams are given below, and in parentheses are shown tile weekly totals, the individual totals, and the team aggregates, in that order: —

SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION All Breeds (40 birds) — Xornian Ross, Xo. 2—Black Orpington

(7) i" Xormau Ross, Xo. I—Black1 —Black Orpington (0) 107 When nil pal Poultry Farm—Black Orpington (0) 1»' H. C. Hansen —Black Orpington (0) 100 Arg.vle Poultry Farm —White Leghorn ' (0) 100 \V. .T. Alllngliain—Black Orpington (7) 104 I). C. Aclnmson, Xo. I—Black1 —Black Orplngton (0) Mrs. Xor man Ross —Black Orpington (0) 102 E W Yeates —Black Orpington (0) .. 09 Mrs. 11. Moreland —White Leghorn (6) 015 E. W. Minter—Aneona (0) 00 Mrs. C. W. I'irie—Black Orpington (0) 04 Mrs W. Worthington—Black Orpington (5) 03 TEAM CONTEST-FOUR BIRDS. heavy breeds section. Black Orpingtons (40 liir<ls) — K. A. Powell—(20), 110, 113, 124, 04 400 Norman Koss —(20), 117, 97, 124. 112 450 J. Nixon—(2s), 98, 100, 110, 117 .. 431 R. A. Melntyrc —(23), 103, 107, 106, 111 W. G. Crabb— (25), 03, 101, 104, 122 420 Wm. Wordsworth— (22), 104, 114, 90, 102 410 ,T. Pliare—(23), 105, S3, 101, 119 . 408 A. Connell—(ls), 101. 112, 117, 72 402 W. B. I'. Lee —(25), 79, 107, 99, 114 399 Mrs. A. Z. Xixon-—(19), 101, 85, 91, 111 398 Huxtable Bros., Xo. 2 —(23), 104, 98, 100, 93 395 A. Black—(2l), 105, 83, 90, 114 .. 392 Pat. Douglas—(2l), 95, 109, 80, 100 390 W. llowarth—(2o), 79, 100, 102, 00 371 Hoy Pheasant—(23), 89,, 02, 80, 110 371 Black Langslians (2 teams) — A. Wood —(21), 05, 54, 55, 04 238 W. R. Hanlmin —(11), 00, 48, 82. 31 221 Rhode Island Reds (3 teams) — Mrs. B. Hickman —(18), GO, 74, 103, 08 341 W. S pilars—(l7), 74. 58. 04. 81 .. 277 Miss M. Stewart —(14), 71, 27, SO, 49 233 LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. Minoreas (1 team) — W. Sellars —(19), 4G, 98, 01, 80 285 White Leghorns (52 teams) — H. S. Saunders—(2l), 85, 100, 102, 09 380 Mrs. L. T. Lett, Xo. 1—(21), 94, 78, 92, 94 358 Mrs. M. L. Douglas—(l9), 88, SO, 94, 85 350 •T. Xixon—(lo), 52, 99. 110. 87 348 W. Spencer, Xo. 2—-(22), 93, 88, 67,

05 „ 343 ,T. W. Manifold—(2o). 04. 73. 78, 03 338 A. Black—(2l), 81, 01. 80, 74 335 \V. Spencer, No. 1—(22), 82, 84, 70,

88 330 A. E. Piirkinson—(l!)), 80, 80, 72, 82 320 Mrs. .T. B. Oily— (20), 70, 08, 02. 03 323 Mrs. H. M. Bussey—(lo), 87, SO, 77, 70 . : . 320 Argyll Poultry Farm—(22), 83, 71, 07, fil 312 Mrs. r,. T. Lett, No. 2—(17), 07, 03, 38, 87 ; ! - 30.1 Mrs. A. Smith—(lo), 84, 41, 84, 04 . 303 Tom Ingham— (13), 00, 42, 00, 55 . . 20.") Graeme Douglas—(2o). 83, 80. 87, 42 202 O. Strid—(2l), 100, 74, 57, 01 202 CotswoUl Poultry Farm, No. 1 —(20), 80. 40,-81. SO 200 11. Love, No. 2—(20), 100,. 44, 87, 59 200 BUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (8 teams) — W. T. Oilmour, No. 1—(28), 140, 13S, 134, 135 547 W. T. Oilmour, No. 2—(28), 133, 133,

140, 131 537 C. Cotisens. Xo. 1 — (21), 131, 131, 111, 123 400 Stephen Chirk—(2s), 130, 00, 127, 120 401 Fawn Indian Runners (1 team) — A. W. Titter—(lo), 100, 111. 80, 77 377 Fawn and White Indian Runners

(12 tennis) — ,T. Nixon—(23). 12S, 53. 112. 124 .. 417 A. Midgley—(l7), 112, 00, 08, 120 .. 300 Will to Campbells (1 tonm) — It. Goodsell—(2G), 127, 130, 130, 135 522