EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.
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Blenheim, Saturday. ' DOTING the seventeenth week of the New Zealand egg-laying competition 2623 eggs were laid by the 100 pens of six fowls each. This increases the grand aggregate to 23,046, and tho weokly average to 26.23 eggs per pen. Ashworth's silver Wyandottes, from Alexandra, laid 39, the highest weekly number yet recorded. The order of merit for the first three places is unchanged, the figures being:— Leger's white Leghorns, 466; Crook's white Leghorns, 133; Draper's buff Leghorns, 356. Hawkes' silver Wyandottes are only two behind the third pen. [BY TELEGRAPH. CORRESPONDENT.] Blenheim, Saturday. The following, are the results of the 17th week of the New Zealand egg-laying competition:—Hookey, total for the week 27, grand total 141; Traborno, 35 and 257; Roclaon, 30 and 344; Snodgrass, 33 and 183; Shaw, 11 and 75; Hutchinson, 31 and 202; Edwards, 16 and 76; Girling, 30 and 210; Newport, 33 and 247; North, 30 and 225; Dole, 35 and 165; Aldridge, 30 and 340; Naumann, 17 and 201; ■ Frethey, 30 and 163; Edwards, 29 and 309; Shaw, 25 and 112; Murphy, 27 and 257; Worthington Bros., 28 and 196; Stevens, 25 and 266; Steel, 25 and 300; Shaw, 34 and 320; Smale, 25 and 127; Draper, 25 and 356; Sturrock, 25 and 181; Sniale, 18 and 207; Duncan, 22 and 177; Griffiths, 27 and 171; Priddle, 29 and 295; Bishop, 26 and 165; Sowman, 19 and 106; Munro, 23 and 220; France, 31 and 288; Casey, 17 and 142;' Maxted, 26 and 263; Bliok, 27 and 111; Coupons, 27 and 119; Legor, 30 and 466; Sowman, 8 and 55; Griffiths, 25 and 151; Steel, 20 and 192; Jack, 52 and 282; Peat, 26 and 251; Silcock, 28 and 236; Ashworth, 39 and 327; Griffiths, 28 and 324; Plumm, 25 and 201; Cony, 27 and 234; Bowman, 24 and 163; West, 23 and 219; Marlborough A. and P. Association, 35 and 342; Hawko, 27 and 354; Brown, 36 and 271; Thompson, 33 and 324; Brown, 30 and 227; Martin, 17 and 32; Neville, 33 and 209; Griffiths. 23 and 124; Poultry Farm, 22 and 150; Penny, 26 and 128; Peterson, 12 and 49; Griffin, 34 and 275; Worthington Bros., 27 and 227; Edwards, 29 and 159; Servajean, 31 'and 264; McOftlhim, 30 and 257; Waldeii, 30 and 162; Griffiths, 19 and 181; Ball, 17 and 52; Froethey, 26 and 225; Oieber, 22 and 319; Hutchinson? 19 and 236; Wanden, 18 and 148; McOallum, 24 and 163; Sowman, 12 and 48; Quin, 27 and 223; .lacomb, 29 and 211; Schiiaokenberg, 29 and 303; Ball, 12 and 91; Edwards, 32 and 526; (Houston, 35 and 272; Allen, 31 and 226; Ponglasse, 36 and 208; Hockey, 31 and 349; Patterson, 28 and 219; Warohoii, 27 and 338; Snodgrass, 27 and 280; Townscnd and" Green, 20 and 206; Lane, 32 and 195; Wells, 25 and 251; Alexandra Poultry Farm, 32 and 223; Shaw, 23 and 118; Draper, 31 and 243; Brooks, 28 and 433; King and Bishell, 24 and 294; Hickman, 28 and 199; Dobbie, 25 and 212; North Bros., 30 and 185; Serva.jean, 29 and 237; Edclston, 31 and 232; Mogridge, 24 and 322: I
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12956, 28 August 1905, Page 6
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533EGG-LAYING COMPETITION. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12956, 28 August 1905, Page 6
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