EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17596, 8 October 1920, Page 9

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

RESULTS AT MOUNT ALBERT. , THE 25 th WEEK'S PRODUCTION. The twenty-fifth week of the Auckland Poultrykeepera' Association's- second singlepan And team egg-l&yijog contest concluded on Monday. The three sections, consisting of 504 birds, laid 2503 eggs. The 40 teams, of light breeds produced 1168 eggs,, the Zteams of heavy breeds 922, and the 12 teams of ducks 413. Individual ducks laid 30 possibles, the heavy breeds 13, and the light breeds 5. Th&- two leading te&xns of light breeds are level. G. Bwington & team Of ducks, wiih 40 tor the week, reSSinea first place with W. H. C. Vennalls. In the heavy breed. A. S. Holmes'-, team oi Black Orpingtons was displaced by JR. Glasgow 8 Djacks. In the individual ducks. W. H. C. No. 3 Indiin Kunner leads with ISo, S. H. Scott's Wo 2 White Indian I£unner is second -with 164, and Mrs. McCuilagh'B M l White Indian. Bunner third, wun 162.- In the light breeds, C. Thomas No. 1 bird leads with 140, E. W. Griffiths No. 3 is, second with JSC, and T. D. Bell's wo. 1 third with 134/ {all White Leghorns). In the heavy breeds, E. Hayward's No. Ss bird leads with 139,' K. S. Higginbotham's No. 5 is second with 138. and K. Glasgow's ' £<>• 6 third with 136 (all Black Orpingtons).' The following are the leading teams' aggiegates, with their individual scores:— LIGHT BREEDS. White Leghorns— G. H. —107, 119. 113, 122, 125, 113 700 V, aitoitoi Stud Farm, No. 2134. 115. „ 119, 119, 111, 104 . . ... . 700 1- D 8e11—134, 110, 108, 114, 103, 115 684 E. W. Griffiths—lo3, 88. 136, 114, 118, , 123 m .. - „ . . 674 J. W. Williams—76, 120, 115, 100, 123, _ 125 . . . . . ; . . , # 605 C. Thomas— 101, 121, 95, 111., 97 665 A. A. Avery—l2l. 115, 99, 53, 109, 123 654 Waitoitoi Stud Farm, No. 3—109, 120, 120, 86, 102. 100 ! 637 J. O. Law— IJS, 92, 111, 106, 110 635 J. Smail—B2, 108, 133, 75, 121. 112 . . 631 Waitoitoi Stud Farm, No. 1122, 79, 104, 100, 113, 108 ' 626 B. J. Harbuti—B6, 105. 88. 121, 114, 111, 625 Mrs. Higginbothaus— 104, 115, 107, 130, 115 623 A. 8. Holmes—l 22, 105, 101, 103, 99, 92 622 W. Beck— 102, 86. 84, 114. 93 . . 606 R. M. Smith, No. 2—116, 95, 119, 83, 74, 114 605 J K. Hawkins— 100, 107, 108, 90, 92 601 Brown Leghorns— J. N. Eva— 109. 74, 79. 78. 87 . . 509 Mrs. E. Johnson— 56. 105, 82, 104, 89 507 HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpingtons R. Glasgow— 85. 88. 128, "106. 136.. 674 A. S. Holmes—9l. 124. 120, 110, 127, 99., 671 Master Thomas—ll6, 124, 84, 112,115.107 658 G H. Shaw—ll4, 120. 88, 110, 104. 115 651 K. Hangard—lo3, 139, 102. 112, 73, 117 646 R. S. Higginbotnam—los, 116, 105, 123, 138, 56 643 H. D. Booth—92. 83. 125. 109. 128. 100 637 Wis* Bros.—lo2. 90, 112. 113. tSB. 130 .. 635 Silver Wya'ndottes Master Schriackenberg:— 10!), 119. 98 118, 100 634 Mrs. E G. Johnson—Bs, 88, 107. 106.101, 109 596 Mrs. E. Evit.fr— 95. 107. 103, 91, 104 583 J. 0. Law—lo9, 62, 66, 36. 98, 99 . . 550 White Rocks— J. Owen— 107, 84, 89. 116, 87 . . £83 W. Bish—9s. 49. 84. £8,, 6-5, 96 .. .. 477 Barred Rocks— W. Beck—ss. 37, 72. 78, 47. 38 .. -. 327 Rhode Inland Reds — W. J. Shields—ill. 104, 76, 99. 77, 97.. 564 Mrs. A. F. Martin—Bs. 74. 67, 88, 89. 54 437 DUCKS. Indian Runners— W. Vennal—lso. 157, 165. 157. 149, 62 . . 840 G. Ewington—l43, 126. 135. 146. 134. 156 840 J. O. Law—l 44. 135, 124, 97, 160. 82 .. 732 J. Owen— 141. 82, 112. 153, 124. 115 , . 727 White Runners— Mrs. McCulloueh—l62, 11?, 155, 41,147, 119 785 S. H. Scott—62, 164, 14Si 134. 94. 120 .. 720