EGG-LAYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 46, 23 February 1940, Page 4

EGG-LAYING.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION — 1 RESULTS FOR 46TH WEEK. ! Results of the 46th week of the Auckland Poultrykeepers' Association's egglaying contest are as follow#, the first figures being the weekly totals and the last the team aggregates: — BREEDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS. Heavy Breeds Section (seven teams) — Hux table Bros—Black Orpington (29) 1284 W. Worthington—Black Orpington (13) 1271 S. A. Huxtahle —Black Orpington (18) 12W1 Light Breeds Section 118 teams)— 45. Moore —White Leghorn (30) ... 131 ;> Renown P.F.—White Leghorn (17) 11-13 tfGraeme Douglas—White Leghorn (10) 1 1 - 9 SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. All Breeds (20 birds)— W. H. McKechnle —Black Orpington (6) ™i>B Mrs. M. J. James (No. 1) —Black Orpington (6) -50 Seddon Memorial Technical College (No. 2) —Black Orpington (3) 236 TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (30 teams) — J. Nixon (23) xMrs. N. Turner (22) pJJ L. Stuliiman (15) #18 Any Other Variety (2 teams) — xMrs. A. Kovu—Brown Leghorn (14) 729 xH. S. Knight—Brown Leghorn (19) 584 HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Orplngtonß (17 teams) — xF. W. Lusby, No. 2 (16) 0»2 F. W. Lusby. No. 1 (19) 887 E. J. Walker (19) . .." SSb Any Other Variety (3 teams) — S. E. Valle—Rhode Island Red (17) 790 x.T. Nixon —Rhode Island Red (16) 745 xS. E. Valle —White Wyandotte (15) «13 DUCK SECTION. All Breeds (7 teams) — S. E. Valle, No. 2—Khaki Campbell (24) 1121 E J. Walker —Khaki Campbell (23> 110; i Richard* Bros. —Khaki Campbell (:>:•) 1040 NEW ZEALAND POULTRY FEDERATION SECTION. 10 Six-bird Tennis — xßirkenhead Branch —Black Orpington (11) 1238 Albany Branch—Black Orpington (13) • 1218 Birkenhead Branch, No. 1-—-White Leghorn (27) 1211 tDenotes bird dead. xDenotes team miller standard weight of 240z to the dozen.