EGG LAYING.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 25 March 1931, Page 8

EGG LAYING.

TARANAKI COMPETITIONS.

THIRD CONTEST CONCLUDED

The third Taranaki egg-laying competition at Nornuuiby concluded on Wednesday last with tlie following Jesuits : Tap lin Cup, white leghorn team. Gibbons Bros., 741 eggs. Chrystal Cup, white leghorn pullet. Gibbons Bros.. 279 eggfo. Gibbons’ Cup, heavy breed team. Gibbons’ Bros., 6135 eggs. Williamson Cup, heavy breed 'pullet, A. J. Davey, 251 eggs, Remvick Cup, exhibition light breed) pullet, Gibbons Bros. Wed wisher’;s trophy, exhibition heavy breed 'pullet, V. I#. Pane; exhibition duck, D. M. Waddell. Society’s trophy, duck laying most eggs, T. Dowthwaite; pullet, light breed, a.ovv. than leghorn, W. R, Lee (Ancona). Martin trophy, first Ancona to lay 200 standard weight eggs, W. R, Lee. Pullet, greatest weight of eggs, Gibbons Bros. ; duck, T. Dowthwaite. Autumn-winter test 126 days, light breed pullet. Gibbons’ Bros. ; heavy, A. •J. Davey; duck, ■J. W. Car-rick. Spring-summer test, 126 days, light breed pullet, Gibbons’ Bros.; heavy,-A. J. Davey, cluck, T. Douthwaite.

LIGHT BREEDS

White Leghorn

HEAVY BREEDS

Ducks

LIGHT BREED TEAMS

HEAVY BREEDS

Tl. Av. Gibbons Bros 297 84 A. Millar . 271 68 G. Kent . 266 66* G. L i. Gaylard 265’ 62l Barkers, Nolantown 269 59 G. CJ. Boss 238 56.V Gibbons Bros . 237 66* A. Chrystal 237 •63* Gibbous Bros P98 69 J Mag.il! ■ 226 74 J. W. CJarrick 225 62 B. Cannon - 224 51* G. Stubbs 222 67* W. H. Barker 220 61 O. Olark 219 68* Gibbons Bros 216 66* M. Scanlon 214 56* C. N, Taplin 214 57* C. N, Taplin 213 54* G. L. Gaylard 213 59 W. H. Barker 210 61* W. II. Lee. (Ancona) .. 201 62* Barkers. Nolantown 20J 61* G. Clark 197 62* A. M. Williams 197 59* J. N. Carrick 197 GO F. Williamson 195 59' Barkers, Nolantown 192 62* C. Murray 192 59 It. Gannon 189 71* G. Clark 186 731 M Scanlon 183 59 C N. Taplin 182 55 G. L. Gaylard 180 •JO E. M. Galvin 176 64* R. Cannon 172 521 M. Scanlon 161 55 O. Co'dingwood 152 60

A. L. Davey, (L.S.) 251 61' D. M. Waddell. (B.O.) ... 230 524 I>. M. Waddell, (13.0.) ... 220 574 Gibbons Bros.* (W.W.) ... 21S 02 ; i Gibbons Bros., (W.W.) ... 215 014 Y. L. Gane, (B.O.) 213 634 V. If'. Gane, (B.O.) 209 604 lb. M. Galvin, (W.R.) ... 203 59 Gibbons Bros., (W.W.) ... 200 63J A. J. Lacey, (R.I.R.) ... 184 654 A'. J. Lacev, (R.I.R.) ... 183 614 S. Paterson, (B.O.) 179 60 S. Paterson, (B.O.) 177 574 if. Kirkwood, (L.S.) — 172 634 S'. Paterson, (B.O.) 109 54‘ H. Larcom, (B.O.) 165 594 A. ,7. Lacey. (R.I.R.) ... 102 544

T. Dowthwaite, (F.I.R.) . 281 62 V. L. Gane (F.I.R.) . 27?69 J. W. Carrick, (K.C.) ... 242 61} G. L, Gaylard (F.I.-R.) ... 237 59} V. If. Gane (F.I.R.) 219 61} D. M. Wadell (W.R.) ... 195 86} J. \Y. Garrick (K.C.) ... L91 62}F. A. Ware 11 (F.I.R.) ... 176 61}V. L. Gane, (F.I.R.) 174 64 J. W. Garrick. (F.I.R.) .. 172 61} J 0. Law. (W.R.) 149 621 J. Magill (F.I.R.) 143 80'

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Gibbons Bros., (W.W.) .. . 635 *D. M. WaddeH, (B.O.) . 579 Si. Paterson, (B.O.) A. G. Lacey, (it.LB.) ... 522 469 *V. L. Gane, (B.O.) * Signifies dead bird. 422