EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1063, 28 February 1911, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

[■. ~M ," rORTY-THIKD WEEK.' •' t ■•• ■ . The'end'bf thd Papanui egg-laying com- ! ■ /petition'is. drawing near.' On Alarch -31' L- . . a conclusion' will be' readied. There •>'iiro, therefore, tho results of about five more weeks to 'come; \W. 0. Sail's White 'l< Leghorns havo at present'a lead of 32 [•"'; dear of the 6eeond pen. Q. 11. Uradford's , i-rSall 1316, Bradford 13H. Tho RanpiV. uru Egg llauch is third with 1313, W. v ;;* Knight fourth with 1310, and W. Baldi ;' ,\ 'fifth with -1309. Mrs. Hawko's Leghorns, -which'havo been in a -good t position' ali ...most right- through the competition, only {■■■ : iccorded 15 eggs last week, and have dropi.-.•. ped.baeV somewhat. T. Kennedy's Silver f j! .Wyandottes, which were lying about secfc V ond in tho earlier stages of Hio contest, ! ~. ; '«nd wbicji took tho lead a couple of . r ; mqnths ago, and then ran second* to J. ; V;, Thomson's .White Leghorn's for sonio time, ;; lave, made a good'score for tho.week, and ~:C may,be on ■ tho way to, makeup-lost , .; cround, Scoring on tho whole- was not V ;high during tho weok/ Tho highest was i - G.; H. Bradford's Whito Leghorns, 33. ;■,; The "total,for tho seven days was 1123, :\\wid the" grand total is now 59,801. The ;, leading dozen pens havo stored as fol- •; , : Uoirs:— .-,■ ■ ~ - . !•, -....-- "• -' .- '• Week Total I ■ . ■ 4.i • " ending to t" ;•!, rW.,O. Sail White' Leghorns 32*-'..• 1316' I ■:: G. 11. Bradford, White Leg. .i "V* -/ [ -' ". hornsK ' i ;;;...:.i....-;;'i..rc..;',83 ? v *'l3li F ' Rangiuiu Egg R^nch, ,, Whito. ' ■ •'■•■■■- u..-'^l£Sp>™s/•■■■■" 31-'». 1313 [ i- W. Knii lit, • Whito, Le B honis. 28 1310 . W. Balch." White' Leghorns 25 1309 P , Mrs. R. AV. Hawke, Whito . [■•.' . .■■'■• Leghorns 15 ' 1291 j A;.Smith,iWWtp Leghorns... 23 1268 [ ; Jfw.. J. Mills, v White Leg. ! . "' horns-<'/..•.....■.:.. .*.......' •!.-»■ 1259 :•■;'James, Thomson, WBito Leg.; •': • ■" :■ • ..' ( 17 . 1210 i- ' : horns. ■•■. .'..; 25 .1231 j>.. I. Kennedy, Silver Wyan- ! ■.-.."; - dottes; - ~.....„. 30 1225 I- '-■■'';, • -■= the ducks..--,,; .. ... r ' . The ducks only added ID to If.oir' totali ;,1 during the week. Sis pens aro credited r>' ; ''2if. h - • SSI-" F" n<l total ua3 reached I 9001., The first threo pens arc:- • i .': V '- 1 ;".' - Week Total '. ■■• . , ■ endinij- to " >—>•.,: '...■' Feb. 23. date. : (XT. Knight, Indian Runners ' ■■■'"• (No. 1) 7 ~ 1075 > ,Wt Knight, Indian Runners ', •■ i.<Xo. 2)' ; 10 JC6 ' C,Hammond, Indian.Run- , r ; ners ...........;.. 0 950