EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13569, 2 November 1909, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS

r » ' The official report of the New Zealand fc Utility Poultry Club (Lincoln College) a Fifth Egg-laying Competition shows v that the best totals for the week ending a October 28th are aa follower—G. H. 3 Robinson's White Leghorns 38, Mrs Jas. 0 Mills' White Leghorns 36, F. R. - Cameron's White Leghorns 35, W. A. Nixon's Brown Leghorns 33, Hawke and •- Shaw's White Leghorns 33, R. Willis . and Sons , .White Leghorns 33, A. H. 7 Padman's White Leghorns 33, Master fc E. Goods White Leghorns 33, H. Leger's White Leghorns 33. The beet totals to date are:—Mr F. R. Cameron's White Leghorns 858, Mr W. Balchs White Leghorns 797, Mrs Ja*. Mills' White Leghorns 795, Miss E. Hearfield's White Leghorns 7G7, and Mr T. Kennedy's Silver Wyandottes 726. The total for the week ie 1315, the total up to date being 28,610. The ducks at the "New Zealand Poultry Journal" competition laid 648 s eggs for the week. The following are ■ the principal returns:—W. Knight (Indian Runners) 40, T. Dowthwaite * (Indian Runners) 38. T. Strong (Indian 1 Runners) 35, W. T. Smith (Indian Run- - uers) No. 2 34, J. Wiggs (Indian Run--1 ners) 34, J.- Hadley (Indian Runners) s 33, A. Nankeville (Buff Orpingtons) 33, . W. Knight (Buff Orpingtons) 32, Nanf keville and Taylor (Indian Runners) - -'G, F. Pannett (Indian Runners) No. 3 1 30. The following arc the leading r pens to date:—W. Knight (Indian Run- . ners) 4€9, W. S. Smith (Indian Run- . rers) 449, A. Penberthy (Indian Runj ners) 395. The total laid to date is 7818. (press association telecrah.) BLENHEIM, October 30. The following are the results for the I week:—Law 20, total 594; Sowman 21, a 576; Wiffen 19, 600; Farquhar 24, C 707; Adams 22, 582,; Teichert 19, 643; » Sowman 19, 495; Knight 20, 689; - Herald 22, 596; Shaw 24, 598; Knight - 18, 566; Smale 21, 608; Hay 17, 554; 1 Goodman 20, 557: Howard 21, 627; s Piloock 23, 646; Finn 20, 674; SowB man 26, 669; Shaw 24, 630; Walden * 22, 445, Thomson 24, 520; Stnrrock 1 23, 736; Allen 27, 585, Brown 28, 591; ■ Griffiths 29, 700. The highest for the ■ week wee G. Griffiths (White Leg--1 horns) 29. Then followed Mies Brown (White Leghorns) 28, Master T. Allen (White Leghorns) 27. The highest to date is D. Sturrock (Black Orpingtons) 736. Then follow; —Master Farquhar (White Leghorns) 707, G. Griffiths J (White Leghorns) 700. Total for the week, 553; grand total, 15,137.