EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17274, 25 September 1919, Page 10

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

RESULTS AT MOUNT ALBERT. THE TWENTY-THIRD WEEK. The twenty-third wools of the Auckland PouUrykwpors* Association's first single pen sad team egg-laying competition concluded on Monday last. A total of 1191 egga was laid by the light breeds and 909 by the heavy breeds, making; a total of 2100. Daring the 23 weeks the heavy breeds have laid 15.776. and the light- breeds 20,619. or a combined grand total of 56.595. Good weekly scores wore recorded by the teams, notably by Master E. Schnackenbere'a Silver Wyandottes, which laid 40 eggs, the highest yet recorded by any team of fowls in the association competitions. This team has laid during the last eight weeks the following totals, which may be considered exceptional laying:— 86. 37, 34, 89, 37. 35. 40. The heavy breeds are now snowing signs of broodiness and several birds had to be removed from the pens. For individual birds 23 possibles were recorded. 16 in the heavy breeds and 10 to the light breeds. The loading individual bird in the heavy breeds is L. G. E»yrs* No. 1 Silver Wyandotte with 128. EL G. Perritt's No. 4 Black Orpington has » total of 124. In the light breeds E. Hunt's No. 3 White Leghorn leads with 124. G E. Moody's No. 4 White Leghorn beWtt «>cond with 123. Tho leading weekly totals are : — HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpingtons--6. H. Shaw .. 35 ' C. Windust 34 H. G. Pcrritt ' .. 83 A. S. Eolmo3 SO C. Hamilton 32 Miss Hamilton .. .. .. .. 30 K. S. Hisiginbotham SO R. M. Copland 30 B. Hansard 30 CJlTer Wyandot t«9— Master E. Sehnackenberg ~ ..40 B. Sokolich S3 Mrs. E. G. Johnson 31 Rhode Island Reels— ' Mrs. A. F. Martin 87 ', W. 3. Shiela 34 J. L. Davis . . .. .. . . 26 White Books— W. Bish 34 J. Owen 31 White Wyandottea— 8. H. Scott .. 30 LIGHT BREEDS. Wait© Leghorns— J. B. Merritt v.- 35 C. F. Lange 31 To Mkrpara Poultry Farm .. ..34 F. Brewin 33 A Stubbft ..83 ? A. Arbury .. .. .. .. 82 R. M. Smith .. .. .. ..S3 J. Johnson .. .. ~ ..32 T. F. Bloomfield 82 A. S. Holmes .. ~ .. 32 Mts. R M. Smith .. .32 Wait-oitoi Stud Farm. No 1 . . . . 81 A. Mumby. No. 2 -. .. ..31 «G. E. Moody . . . 31 C Thomaa 81 G. H. Shaw *. ..31 Brown Leghorns— J, N. Era .. ..26 T. Y. Box , 26 Leading Teams;' Aggregates. The following table shows the leading teams with esch individual aggregate and es<-h team s aggregate to date. Each toart, consists of aii birds, numbered ana to tax in tho order given:—

HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpington— E. Hansard—lCiS. 122. 117. 113. 115. 83 €60 Mrs. C. Thomas ■c %■ „ , l i s, 117 - "• 102- ,108. 111 653 R. M. Copland—SO, 110. 115. 95. 92. 118 612 II; %, V*??}-? 5 ' 7 7 ' 119 « 124. 103, 113 601 W. BloinueJd—9s, 104, 94. 114. 110. 82 599 C. Windust—lls. 111. 84, 94. 95. 98 . . 595 A. a. Holmes—7l. 104. 103. 88. 110. 96 575 G. ff. Shaw— 108, 79. 102. 103. 67 573 A. Htubbs—79. 106. 106. 95, 81. 92 . . 553 R. & Higsinbothani— ■» *, « „ 70, 98. 77 > »«• 85. 113 542 3. K. McLean— 108, 96. 19. 80, 90 532 EL M. Eoddinsrton— ._ _ . ,35. 109. 115, 84. '*• 109 5216 •C. H. Lrard—Bß. 90. 102. 121. 102, 18 521 C Hamilton — 90. 72. 88. 81. 100. 76 617 Silver Wyandotte's— kG. Eayrs—l2B. 118. ©, 89. 100. 95 599 . Sokolich—l22. 110, 82. 82. 73. «3 .. 532 T. C. Scimackenberg— 94, 10& 68. 61, 94, 62 483 Rhode Island i Reds— Mis. A. F. Martin— ™' - -, . , 103 ' TO > IQI - 87. 98. S2 579 W; J. STu»ls— 95, 93. 64. 120, 90. 58 520 A. J. McLean —91. 83. 91, 73, 88, 65 496 White Rooter W. Bah— 93, 89, 109, 84, 83 .. 568 J. Owen—7B. 99, 119. 101. 113, 41 .. 551 White Wyaadisttea S. a. Scott— 40, 66. 48, 93, 65 .. 391 ' LIGHT BREEDS. Whifal Leghorns— T. F. Blomfieid— 113. 103. 93. 103. 114, 110 636 B. M. Smith— 94, 110, 88. 110, 106 618 A. O. HejEhway—S3, 104. 97. 96. 113. 119 612 A. 8. Holmes—lo7. 90. 103. 101, 101, 109 604 55"- S m ?'r I_ k lo .', 80, 88, 112, 101, 90 583 Mrs. K. M. Smith— „ « • « 92, 103. 101. 101. 91. 92 580 F- Bwnon— S3, lie. 101. 82. 95 . . 572 Waitoitoi S.F.. No. 4— _ _ . 92. 100, 103, 90, 87, S3 555 C F. LaiiEo — 99, 92, 109. 108. 48. 98 554 31. Arbury— 94. 96. 99, 71. 104. 87 . . 551 J. lagans— los. 93, 81, 112, 98. 108 550 A. Stubbs-68. 98, 93. 87, 96, 106 . . 548 J. W. Williams— 103. 118. 32. 109. 86 645 J. Johnson—llß. 93, 84, 86, 105, 51 . . 537 •33. Himc— 17, 124. 115. 84. 106 .. 536 D. Bell—loo, 69, 81. 85, 78. 120 .. 533 C. Thoma«—6s. 122. 89. 81. 104. 69 . . 530 C. H. Izard— 85. 108, 89, 79, 81 . . 530 •S. Garraway— 100, 104, 61, 89, 80 527 r *G. E. Moody— 120, 98. 123, 91. 74 514 Tvaitoitoi S-F.. No. 1— 105, 113, 69, 89, 29, 104 609 H. F. Holloway— 101. 73. 64, 92. 80 509 3 K. Hawkins— 97. 818, 67. 78, 103 809 J. O. Law— 25. 87, 100, 103, 102 . . 509 G H. Sbaw—lol, 87, 93, 76. 66. 80 .. 503 3. B. Mertitt—s7. ,87. 106, 111. 76. 62 499 3 Smail— 2, 89. v 122, 100, 95 . . .. 494 C Hamilton—lo2. 67, 110. 76, 68, 68 489 Brown Leghorns— Z. N. E*a— 95. 96. 66. 78. 54 .. . . 450 T. P. Box— 98, 94, 78, 82, 0. . . . 432

The Duck Section. . 7%© ducts, on the whole, are laying most consistently and 214 egga were laid by the ' six teams dorms the week, making a grand totaj of 3117. E- W. Daniels' No. 2 duck it atill laying every day. and her sequence now stands at 122 eggs in as many days. The same breeder's No. 4 has laid 101 eggs on end. Botb ducks look well, but a bit loose in feather. J. O Law's No. 6 Banner has rrjereased her sequence to 74, and is still laying. _ Amorjer the individuals. 19 possibles were laid. Weekly team totals are:— i Indian Runners— J E. W. Daniel 40 ] 3. 0. Law . . .. 39 I 3. Owen ... .. .. . . ..34 1 8. H. Soot* ~ 31 White Indian Banners— 6. H. Scott, 5 birds 84 , Buff Orpingtons— &. H. Scott 38 The individual and team'aggregates are: V 9lf el ¥\ 123, m 122 69. 122 . . 656 ' E W. Daniel— 142. 55. 132, 131. 125 639 S. fa Scott—l4s. 83. 66, 66, 140, 114 . . 611 , J O. Law—3s. 102, 51, 125. 31, 101 . . 448 I White Indian Banners— d *«?>?• Scott - 13 - 93, 103, 83, 128, 16 436 Butt Orpingtons— ' 8. H. Scott—6s, 52, 36, 47, 71, 54 . . 325 i •One bird dead. I