LINCOLN COLLEGE EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 14061, 16 May 1906, Page 9

LINCOLN COLLEGE EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

OFFICIAL LAYING RETURNS FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDING APRIL 30, 1906,

The following are the prize-winners,First prize, £lO—H. Hawke; second prize, £5—J. H. Shaw; third prize, £3—R. E. M. Evans; fourth, prize, £2 10s—John Mann; fifth prize, £2—Alfred Tyree; sixth pnao, £1 IQs—A. M. • Winners Monthly Prizes of £l:—May—H. Hawke, 125 eggs; June—H. Hawke, 113 eggs; July—H. Hawke, 112 eggs; August—Mrs Studholme, 123 eggs; September—G. Rollinson, 144 eggs; October—E. Scott, 136 eggs; November—E. Soott, 119 eggs; December—Mrs Mills, 100 eggs; January—J. H. Shaw, 106 eggs; February—H. Hawk©, 01 eggjs; March—H. Hawke, 87 eggs; April—H. Hawke, 82 eggs. _ Winners Quarterly Prizes:—May-Julv, “Reliable” Incubator, presented by Messrs Mason, Strothers and Co., Christchurch H. Hawke, 350 eggs; Auguet-Octobsr, “Prairie State” Incubator, presented by Messrs B. Reece and Sons. Christchurch—J. H. Shaw, 380 eggs’; November-January, “Victor” Incubator, presented by Messrs Nimmo arid Blair, Dunedin—J. H. Shaw, 312 eggs; February-April, “Cyphers” Incubator, presented by Triton Poultry Supply Co., Dunedin—H. Hawke, 260 eggs. Winners Winter Test, May-October : First prize, £3— H. Hawke, 729 eggs ; second prize, £2—John Mann, 614 eggs. Winners Summer Test, November- AprilFirst prize, £3—H. Hawke, 552 eggs; second prize, £2—J. H. Shaw, 435 eggs. W. LOWRIE, Director Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln. A, E. LAWRENCE, Secretary N.Z. Utility Poultry Club.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT. The following is the report of the director, Mr W. Lowrie, Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln:—-“I en- - close herewith balance-sheet for the year for the egg-laying competition just clceed. You will notice that in tho balance-sheet the cost of feeding: the •par© pullets and the returns from sales pi eggs from the. spar© pullets are included. After deducting the proportion of the cost of feeding for th'e spar© pullets I find that the average return per - bird in the competition is Hs Hid per sales of eggs. The dost for feed is 5s lljd. ‘The profit per 'bird, therefore, from all the fowls in tho competition is fc Hid. If w© take the leading pen 1, . '■

we find that the eggs wore sold for 19s 3Jd per bir.d, and deducting the average cost, 5s lljd, there is left 18s 4d per bird as profit, lees, of course, the, cost of management. On tho other hand, if w© take the lowest pen—the eggs yielded Bs. 4 5(i —which, deducting the average cost, 5s Hid, shows a profit of 2s 4-3 d for each bird. Thus the poorest birds in the competition returned in the sales of eggs the ocst of food and 45 per cent of the cost of food to spare. “In ch© balance-sheet which w© have submitted you will ho able to see clearly several items of cost.” Tho balance-sheet is as follows: Expenditure—Pea meal, 9771 b at 3s 3d

per bushel, £2 13s 2d; bran, 31141 bat £3 10s per ton, £4 19s; sharps, 33601 b at £5 16s per ton, £9 13s 2d; peas, 15681 b at 3s 2d per bushel, £4 2s Sd; oats, 47111 b at Is Sd per bushel, £9 16s 3d; sprouts, 2371 bat £1 per ton, 4s; maize, 6341 bat 3s 9d per bushel, £2 8« 3d; wheat, 73741 bat 2s 10d per bushel, £l7 8s 6d; liver, 15711 bat l*d per lb, £9 16s 4d, and 6671 b at Id, £2 16s. 7d; green bone, 4231 b at-Id, £1 15s 3d ; total food £65 'l2s 2d; coal, £4 lOd; grit, £1 13s; disinfectaTits and sundries, £1; wages to attendants, £25; half of surplus paid to College, £23 15s 2d ; - , balance £23 15s 2d; total £144 17s sd. Receipts—Sales of eggs, 32,094 eggs at Is Id per dozen, £144 17tT5d.

• May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. , Feb. Mar. April Tl. 25 H. Hawke (Greytown N.), S. Wyans ... 125 113 112 116 131 132 103 96 93 91 87 82 1281 18 J. H. Shaw (Riccarton); Br. Legs. ... 52 66 '79 121 128 131 no 96 106 , 87 36 0 1002 20 R. E. M. Evans (ChCh), Sil. Wyans. ... 73 70 •83 108 116 110 83 86 85 68 75 35 992 19 John Mann (Templeton). Wh. Wyans 22 Alfred Tyree (ChCh), Blk. Orps. ... ... 93 85 82 99 122 133 118 •90 74 63 15 10 984 ... 82 79 65 90 87 123 90 91 82 83 61 0 923 26 A. M. Price (ChCh), Buff Orps. ... ... 103 96 92 92 90 92 70 65 69 63 41 25 903 10 A. H. Bristed (ChCh), Buff Orps'. ... ... 36 97 97 113 86 107 63 90 74 70 40 27 900 21 E. Wilder (Fernside), Buff Orps. ... ... 45 95 90 119 97, 98 72, 83 62 47 61 34 895 23 Mrs J. Studholme (Uowcliff), Ancon as ... 20 65 106 123 115 110 98 77 79 58 31 0 882 11 W.,B. Cowlkhaw (ChCh), Blk. Orps. ... 48) 19 32 107 125 113 100 88 85 61 57 43 878 9 Jolin Tindall (ChCh), S. Wyandottes ... 51 34 51 109 109 110 81 97 90 67 58 0 857 I P. Presants (ChCh), S. Wyandottes 7 3937 106 126 110 86. ■ 84 ■\ 79 77 63 51 855 14 F. C. Hack (Upper Ric), S'. Wyans. ... 13 16 i 47 113 130 104 90 83 78 56 63 47 840 2 K. S. Cox (Sockburn), Buff Orps. ... ... 68 71 69 104 92 78 83 84 77 56 37 15 834 29 E. Soott (Dunedin), Brown Leghorns 28 F. A. Rollinson (Kaiapoi), American ... 38 36 101 73 , 112 136 119. 84 57 44 22 0 822 ! White Leghorns ... ... 74 43 42 100 110 115 107 91 73 37 20 7 819 35 Henry Leger (Devin), VV. Wyans. ... 0 6 57 100 110 108 78 91 88 64 .56 39 797 27 Geo. Rollinson (Kaiapoi), Blk. Orps. ... 32 > . 3 4 102 144 123 92 83 81 48 60 17 789 •36 J. W. Haliiday (ChCh), Minorcas ... ... 2 16 44 92 124 122 109 73 91 52 43 12 781 5 H. ,C. Lane (ChCh), S. Wyandottes 3 29 34 101 126 11575 84 57 59 57 40 780 12 Mis Mills (Dunedin). Wh Leghorns ... 21 12 1696 111 122 101 100 87 64 n 6 780 ■6 Willie and Son (New B’n), Buff Orps. 0 71 59 97 94 107 80 78 64 51 53 23 776 32 G. R. Hutchinson (Auck.), S. Wyans 37 H. Walden f Greytown N.), S.C. Br. 0 12 88 101 105 90 - 77 87 5-1 / 61 42 27 744 Leghorns ... ... ... 13 16 32 72 106 126 104 96 65 68 42 3 743 38 E. Steer (Greyroouth), W; Leghorns 8 Alexandra Poultry Co. (Otago), Wh 22 35 43 91 108 115 100 79 52 V 53 41 1 740 Plymouth Rocks ... ■' 0 10 19 37 121 122 107 96 103 72 41 10 738 24 H. Pannell (ChCh), Part. Wyans. ... ... 16 41 30 116 90. 92 76 80 73 54 37 22 732 3 H. Pannell (ChCh), Blk. Orpingtons ... 9 49 83 98 105 90 72 58 68 55 25 18 730 13 A. F. Anderson (CliCh), Br. Legs. ... 29 7 65 , 84 ’ 102 107 104 71 72 60 24 3 718 81 G. H. Blair (Timaru), W. Wyans. ... ... 32 43 24/ 64 129 111 95 89 68 35 10 i 8 708 33 Mrs Svmons (ChCh), Buff Orpingtons ... 14 17 59 77 82 102 92 76 61 54 64 *14 702 16-Chas. Petersen (Timaru), Blk. Orpe. 15 Bisham Poultry Farm (Makikihi), ... 21 10 7 ’39 94 88 94 83 68 63 80 37 684 Buff Orps. ... ... ... ... 28 25 60 94 79 99 64 70 55 49 12 0, 635 J. J. Eoyde (ChCh), Buff Leghorns 17 R. W. Hawke (Papanui), Wh. Legs. ... 29 66 62 11£ 75 125 89 46 26 12 25 19 O' 614 ... 0 0 21 100 107 87 59 75 49 18 1 592 7 H. P. Pooock (Alex. S.), Blk. Orps. ... 0 1 27 '87 83 87 60 82 74 47 43 0 591 34 G. R. Hutchinson (Auck.), Blk. Orps 0 0 9 54 111 95 80 80 66 33 35 10 573 30 A. Gapes (ChCh), Black LangShans 0 0 8 40 115 88 78 78 51 52 51 1 557 Totals * •... ... 1204 1483 2016 3525 4140 4107 3347 3106 2743 2200 1644 668 30,183