EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13563, 26 October 1909, Page 4

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

LINCOLN COLLEGE. For the week ending October 21st, the number of. eggs laid by the hens entered in the iNew Zealand Utility Poultry GtubV Fifth Egg-Laying Competition at Lincoln College totalled 1359, bringing the total .to date to 27,296. The beet layings for the week were:—-E. Barker's White Leghorns 36, W. A. Nixon's White Leghorns !*B, F. R. Cameron's White Leghorns Ho, Hawke and Shaw's White Leghorns 115, E. Barker's White Leghorns 34, W. A. Nixon'e White Leghorns 84, Mrs J. Mills'e White Leghorns 34, R. Wallis end Sons' White Leghorns 34, W. A. Nixon'a Brown Leghorns 33, -W, A. Nixon'e White Leghorns 33, G. W. Bradley's White Xeghorns 33. Ihe highest totals to date are:—F. E. Cameron's White Leghorns 823, W. Baku's White Leghorns 766, Mrs J. Mills'e Whjte Leghorns 759, Miss E. Heerfield's White Leghorns 740, T, Kennedys Bilrer* Wyandottes 698, Hawke'and Shaw's White Leghorne 689, G. H. Eobinson'e White Leghorns 681. H. Leger's White Leghorna 678.

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TO "THS FBESB.") ' BLENHEIM, October 23. The following are the layings and totals to date:—Law, 19 and 500: Sowman, 15 and 547; Wiffin, 22 exul 561; Farquhar, 20 and 671; Adams, 23 and 546; Teroher, 22 and 557: Sciwman, 15 *nd 562; Knight, 13 and 6tf6; "Herald," 25 and 565; Shaw, 19 and 560; Knight, 30 and 535; Smale, 27 and 576; Hay, 16 and 526; Goodman, 16 and 526; Howard, 16 and 596; Bilcock, 26 and 603; Finn, 25 and si\£; Sowman, Id and 631: Shew, Qβ a.nd 614; Walden, 14 and 408; Thomson, 19 and 400; Sturrock, 20 and 694; Allen, 16 and 550; Brown, 23 and 552; Griffith*,. 29 and 668. The highest layirigs for the week were:—P. Knight, Whi|e, Leghorns, 30; Master Adams, White Leghorns, 29; G. Griffiths, White L«!ghorns, 29. The highest layings to d*ite are:-r-D. Block Orpingtoine, 694; Master Parquhar, Whit© Insghorns, 671: G, Griffiths, White L(»ghorns, 658. The total for the woek was 425, making a grand total of 14,584. •