EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12932, 31 July 1905, Page 6

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

[BY TELKOKAI'Ii;— ASSOCIATION.]

Blenheim, Saturday. DuitiNc tho thirteenth week of the eggaying competition 2022 ' eggs were lard, bringing the total to 12,731, and tho weekly average to 20 1-5 eggs per pen. H. Leger's white Leghorns (Levin) maintain the lead, with 32 for the week and an aggregate of 347; Brooks' white Leghorns (South Australia) with 25 and 323, are second; and Jonathan Godson's white Leghorns, with 22 and 246, have displaced from third position Mogridge's buff Orpingtons, which are credited with 12 and 244. j [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN COKHESI'ONDENT.] Blenheim, Saturday. The particulars for the thirteenth week of the New Zealand egg-laying competition show that the best day's laying was Friday, duly 28, when 322 eggs were gathered. The weather for the week has been very wot, but the pons are in good order, the water soon draining away. The results are:—Hockey, 16 for the week, with a total of 36; Traherne, 21 and 126; Hodson, •'. 22 and 246; Suodgrass, 16 and 98; Shaw, 5 and 29; Hutchinson, 27 and 93;' Edwards, 6 and 26; Girling, 20 and 116; Newport, 30 and 125;. North, 24 and 105; Cole, 20 and 69; Aidridge, 22 and 226; Naumann, 23 and' 112; Frethey, 15 and 61; Edwards, 27 and 198; Shaw, 9 and 28; Murphy, 26 and 134; Worthington, 17 and 181; Stevens, 19 and 197; Steel, 22 and 219; Shaw, 34 and 192; Smalo, 16 and 52; Draper, 28 and 234,' Sturrock, 22 and 92; Sniale, 19 and 129; Duncan, 25 and 81; Griffiths, 20 and 63; Priddlo, 27 arid 184; Bishop, 34 and 154; Hodgson, 13 and 43; Monro, 13 and 132; France, 30 and 165; Casey, 21 and 63; Maxted, 29 and 162; Blick, nil and 41; Gouzens, 9 and 52; Leger, 32 and 347; Sownian, 2 and 36; Griffiths, 19 and 64; Steer, 21 and 104; Jack, 19 and 175; Peat, 19 and 163; Sileoek, 27 and 127; Ashworth; 28 and 193; Griffiths, 23' and 230; Plunim, 24 and 110; Corry, 16 and 133; Sowman, 15 and 70; West, 17 and 132; Marlborough A. and P. Association, .30 and 206; Hawke, 23 and 226; Brown, 17 and 141; Thompson, 31 and 191; Brown, 29 and 106; Neville, 30 and 197; Griffiths, 16 and 60; Brow Poultry Farm, 15 and 72; Penny, 19 and 37; Peterson, 6 and 19; Griffin, 27 and 149; Worthingtoii, 33 and 206; Edwards, 18 and 80; Servajeau, 12 and 158; McCallum, 21 and 167; Waldeu, 12 and 81; Griffiths, 25 and 91; Ball, 2 and 13; Frethey, 30 and 115; Cre-ber, 25 and 240; Hutchinson, 24 and 140; Wanden, 14 and 74; McCallum, 22 and 46; Sowman, 5 and 6; Quin, 21 and 145; Jacomb, 25 and 103; Selmaekenberg-, 26 and 192; Ball, 12 and 42; Edwards, 22 and 210; Olouston, 32 and 140; Allen, 24 and 113; Peuglassc, 18 and 125; Hockey, 25 and 228; Patterson, 25 and 109; Wareham, 21 and 227; Suodgrass, 25 and 162; Townsend and Green, 11 and 129; Lane, .24 and 80; Wells, 23 and 152; Alexandra Poultry Farm, 26 and 100; Shaw, 12 and 35; Draper, 22 and 133; Brooks, 25 and 323; King and Bishell, 27 and 201; Hickman, 22 and 100; Dobbie, 16 and 116; North, 20 and 76; Servajean, 17 and 131; Edesten, 14 and 140; Mogridge I 12 and 244. b ■ '. i