EGG-LAYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 65, 18 March 1938, Page 15

EGG-LAYING.

AUCKLAND CONTEST. FORTY-NINTH WEEK. Tlie forty-nin,th week of the Auckland Poultrykeepers' Association's egg-laying contest ended on Sunday. The following are the results for birds and teams, the first figures being the weekly totals, the last the team aggregates, and the others the individual totals: — BREEDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS. Heavy Breeds' Section (8 teams) — Hux table Bros.—Black Orpington (-•*)___ 13fir, Norman X, Ross—Australorp (25) . ILMI H. Harrison—Black I.angshan (15) live SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. All Breads (30 birds) — *<». W . Hawkins—-Wh. Leghorn (5) 27S Ancona Stud I'.F.—Australorp (t!) "Hi 7 H. Saunders (No. I t —Wli. Leg. Mrs. Norman Ross—Australorp (G) 260 TEAMS CO NT E S T—FOUR BIRDS. LIGHI BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (20 teams) — \\\. Spencer—(l«> H. 1 lirner—(l!) 1 nVj Mrs. L. Ktuhlnian—(l3) .. 1 ...... . 940 HEAVY 'BREEDS SECTION. Biack Orpingtons (except where otherwise fc r a tea) Jb tw. in s— *£• A - I'owell—(11) 10ril I at. Douglas—l2<>) 070 •Mrs. E. L. I^iilson—(23)" t)SS RUCK SECTION. All Breeds (t» teams) — W. T Gilmour, \o. I—Khaki Camphell (21 > . j oos io S ' K ." .f> , ' ilv ~? hi,ki Campbell ( is) list* Leo. Ajiing—Khaki Campbell (17) 106$ •In place of individual totals, denotes dozen"" st " ndard weight of 240 ito the *In left-hand margin of returns, denotes dozen 1 " 1 * ta " dard of 240z to the