EGG-LAYING CONTEST.
AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. The following «ro the results for birds and teams for the thirty-eixth week of the Auckland Poultrykeepers' Associations egg-laying contest. The first figures are the weekly totals, and the last the team aggregates: — BREEDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS. Heavy Breeds Section (8 teams). — Huxtable Bros., Black Orpington (23), 1027 ; H. Harrison, Black Langshan (25), 930; Norman N. Ross, Australorp (24), 895. Light Breeds Section (9 teams). —W. Spencer, White Leghorn (32), 957; *,T. B. Guy, White Leghorn (28). 958; Argyle Poultry Farm, White Leghorn (2(5), 931. SINGLE BfRD COMPETITION. All Breeds (36 birds).—*E. Wells, Black Orpington (7), 202; »G. W. Hawkins. White Leghorn (7), 200: *Ancona Stud Poultry Farm, Australorp ((!), 199. TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (29 teams). —Mrs. L. Stuhlenian (19), 730; H. Turner (21), 092; W. Spencer (18), 685. Any Other Variety (2 teams). —Mrs. C. Wordsworth, Ancoua (22), 580; H. S. Knight, Brown Leghorn (21), 518. HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Orpingtons (26 teams). —*K. A. Powell (18). 813; »Mrs. D. Edwards (20), 746; *Pat Douglas (21). 737. Any Other Variety (6 teams). —W. Sellars, Rhode Island Red (19), 663; A. Wood, Black Langshan (18), 575; G. E. Norris, Rhode Island Red (18), 567. DUCK SECTION. All Breeds (9 teams).- —Mrs. E. Kelly Khaki Campbell (25), 912; W. T. Gilinour No. 1, Khaki Campbell (26). 904; Leo Ayling, Khaki Campbell (21), 815. ♦Denotes team under standard weight of 240z to the dozen.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 299, 17 December 1937, Page 16
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