EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16703, 22 November 1917, Page 2

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

— — ! * •./ TWINTY-NINTH WEEK'S BISTTLm.- i The twenty-ninth week of the Auckland j§i Penury-keepers' Association fee-laying com* ■;-'•■•.'• ; ' petition at Albany concluded on Monday, There was a large increase in the number «ti Sp eggs from the 46. pens ef pullets. The bird*, v are .looking well, and promise good totals, I '■ ' The numbes of eggs laid fer the week waj 1258, making the grand total £8.612, The ... leading weekly totals are: — I Light Breeds.-White Leghorn*: K. W*l-* &*• / akapuna, 38 **«»: C. Thomas, ThaJßes, , 36; Standard Poultry Yards. Otahuhu, §&yi- , D, Bell, Mount Eden. &1-, G. E. Moody, He ftW«r. M; Bpkawhitu. Poultry mh 33; J. H Awmdale, *»• V7?§»«, Grey .Lynn. 33; Dominion Poultry Plant, 'i■■■' Corarnandal, 88. Black Mniorcas: R, M, Copland. Avondale. 81; U. A. Heighway, ..-*«,' Mount Albert. 80. Rose Comb Brown Lev ; S? loß^,®? 88 ?** 8 , Poultry Farm. Hasting*, I 7? Black Leghorns: Miss P. Heighwaj, . five birds Mount Albert, 19. .<:» .Heavy Breeds.— Orpingtons; eharfes " Aorthcoie. 26; J. N. McLean, Botoru3, 25; ko 2'i i i Poultry Co., Upper Hutt. 24; W. Blomfield, Avcudals South. 22. White Wiyandottes: Thos. Dowtliwalte, Ayondalfl South, 21. Silver Wyandoites; Mrs. Eayr*. .Point Chevalier 34, S.H. Scott, Avoadak - : 30. White Rocks: J. R. Salt. Bir- . kenheaa 15. Rhode Island Beds: George ." Huddleston. Birkenhead, 27. The leading aggregates are- :: i *r 8 Breeds.— Lsshorns: K. Wal«-;-• llo e> S*»I?S»»j,SC7:„G. H. Shaw. Thames,;- .: I? 9 ir Stua .Farm, Masverton. 745} '■ • oil *W Bl 9? ai ' 4, rc! s,' !! ' 723; A. Sim. tipsam, '" m; G. Council, Thames. 712; C. Thomas, ' Thames, 709; Green Bros., five birds. Christ. ' ohurch. 660. Black Minorca*: ,T. Blskei. - Tauranga. 618; B. M. Copland, Avondale, W t. 30 , 5 * Comb Brown Leghorns; Rose-, dale Poultry Farm, Hayings, 62*. ijlack bed °603 : Miss P. Heighway. Mount Albert, 603. Heavy Breeds.—Black Orpmgtona: ehariea ! Smel. A-orthcota, 18S-. , W. Blomfleld. Avon- . dale South 784; Hokowhitu Poultry Co,, i $$!>"■&s'■£*'' /i «■ McLean. Rotorua, . ' §& o^ 1 * Wyandotles; 8. H. Scott. Awndale| South, P4l Silver Wrsndottes; 8. H. J ' Bc„f,'8 c „f,' -, Av on«*la South, 72-7; Mrs. E*yre, Q % H «3dkston. Birkenhead. 678. Ihe twentieth week of the duck eeetion concluded on Saturday last. There was a Hi~Z*L P.T OT «Jient in the nradnetion of . \f-A fram the eleven pens. The number ' • ad for the week was 262 eggs, the grand »^ll, n0 standing at 4351. The leading tw.„ se ?F e^ T a ?,< r aggro-gates are;-White • BonMM: S. H. Scott, Avondale South, IVSi- n 1^ *" Gunners: 8. H Scott Avon- v : dale SoiAh. S6-SM: ,T. OhaLnTsß 4 it iM ?°\' try Farm. Avondafe. || £1— 166: W. Blom*ieh . ri-.» b : rJs. Vvondfie ■■•■■ South 23-435; TboiP»s rWhwilte Vwb- '.:' •« Bay W^^ Bo^ 7 W. r ParWl rV" »ay 18—338: J. H Kicho'U ' &VS ); J- •T.Oo-r.ollv atratferi 2 33fT fc„ff n- P lo , ma «W. Moraingside, 20-. - v Hie Bo B u U th. 8 r n 3Bt aH - B °°- ATtf *" |