EGG-LAYING IN VANCOUVER.
...■-■.,.^...-^. - •■-;;- - --■•-• ■--■-. . •-- • AUSTRALASIA LEADS ' THE WAY. [bt'! tE&EGßArir.'—own coß»Es?OJfbijrT.] -' "■' , CHMstcmtrKcn, FHday.' -^rcifca" fxrimtthe, "Vancouver egg-laying, competition that up to December 30, all the Australasian pens , occupied leading c %■ ■ §*% tCSt.'": i the. iieavy, varieties -'Mr, 'W. A Nixon,' (Ohristchwohj leads with ! 106, the next pen being 54. Irs the: light varieties Mr. 3: Stewart (New" South Wales) is first with 87> the Rengiuru.' egg; ranch (Otaki, New Zealand) 75 second, l Mr. !W. A. Nixon (Christ church) 57 third, and Mr. J. Ellis (Sydney) 53 fourth. ".'■■'*'••.'■-' • In writing:-to.Mr.. Merrett, the Government- expert says : — The. New Zealand pens are marvels, and the excellent performance of the ltangruru pen in claying 72 eggs in a > month has created great surprise in Vancouver, considering the bad weather and the change of .climate the birds have, been called"on to, face." -• "
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14894, 20 January 1912, Page 8
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136EGG-LAYING IN VANCOUVER. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14894, 20 January 1912, Page 8
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