EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17614, 29 October 1920, Page 7

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

RESULTS AT MOUNT ALBERT. THE 28TH WEEK'S PRODUCTIONThe twenty-eighth -week of the Auckland Poultry keepers' Association's second singlepen and team egg-laying contest concluded on Monday. The three sections, consisting of 504 birds, laid 2524 eggs. The 40 teams of light breeds producing 1223. the 32 teams ot heavy breeds 876; and the 12 teams of ducks 425. Individual ducks laid 33 possibles, the ligat breeds 18, and the heavy breeds 13. The heavy breeds showed a decreased production, the Slack Orpingtons not laying quite so well. The Silver Wyandottes as a section have laid well and ass close to leading positions in teams aggregates, Master E. Schnackenberg'a team being only 21 eggs behind G H. Shaw's team of Black Orpingtons, which now leads the heavy breeds. Both these teams have laid consistently for some time past. The individual aggregates are led try W. H. C. Vennall s No. 3 Indian Runner with 186, . followed by S. H. Scott's No. 2 Whits Indian Runner with 180, Mrs. McCullagh's i Wo. 1 White Indian Runner being third with 179. In the light breeds (fowls). C. I Thomas' No. 1 leads with 158, E. W. GrifI fith's No. 3 is second with 152, and T. D. Bell's No. 1 and J. W. Williams No. 6 tie for third place with 147, (all White Leghorns). In the heavy breeds, E. Haugard's i No. J? and R. S. Higginbotham's No. 5 tie for first place with 150. H. G- Pirritt'a No 2 is second with 149. with A. S. Holmes'' No. 5, Wise Bros., No. 6, and Hon. C. H. Izard's No. 6 a tie for third place with* 145, (all Black Orpingtons). The following are the Reading teams aggregates with their individual scores: —

LIGHT BREEDS. Whit® Leghorns Waitoitoi Stud Farm, No- 2139, 130 135, 136, 130, 123 793 G. H. Shaw—lls, 134, 129, 137, 142. 130 787 T. D. 8e11—147. 129, 124, 130, 118, 130, 778 E. W. Griffiths—l2o, 105, 152, 129, 127, 142 . . . . ' 775 J. W. Williams— 135, 134, 117, 147 _ 142 . . . . . . 768 C. Thomaslsß, 117, 137, 112. 128. 115 767 Waitoitoi Stud Farm, No. 125, 136. 140, 102, 121, 116 .... . . 740 A. Avery—l3s. 127, 116, 88, 125. 146 737 J. o. Law—ll7, 133. 105, 125, 121, 128 729 Waitoitoi Stud , Farm. No. I—l4l, 95, 120. 116, 131. 120 723 A. S. Holmes— 119, 115, 120, 117, 108 718 J. Smail— 123. 146. 91, 138, 127 . . 715 Mrs, Higginbotham— 124, 132, 125, 147, 132 712 B. J. Harbutt—lo2, 121, 106, 137, 119 125 710 R. M. Smith. No. 2—132, 110, 136, 98. 88, „ 134 . . . . 698 H. W. Beck— 115, 99. 98, 129, 111 693 J. K. Hawkinsl2o, 11$, 121, 122, 105, „ 107 691 J. W. Smith—l 22. 68. 105. 126. 118, 129 668 J. M. McLean, No. 1—126, 118, 95, 104, 114. 109 666 T. F. Biomfifllcj—lo3, 121, 88. 114, 98. 141 665 J. M. Williams—lls, 105, 105, 102, 117, 116 . . 660 Brown LeghornsMrs. Johnson.—B7, 71, 121, 100 119, 106 604 J. N. Eva.— 124 , 90, 89, 96, 104 . . 602 HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpingtons G. H. Shaw—l3l. 136, 104, 129, 119, 135 754 R. Glasgow—l4l, 98. 105. 144. 121 142 751 A. S Holmes—lo6. 134, 132, 110. 145, 115 742 Master Thomasl24, 140, 97, 126, 134, 114 . 735 E. Haugard— 150, 116. 125. 90, 130 732 R. Higginbotham — 118, 130, 121, 137, 150. 68 724 Wise Bros— 108, 124, 128, 99, 145 721 H. H. Booth— 91, 139, 124, 143, 117 714 Silver Wyandottes Master Schnackenberg—lo6, 125, 137, 115. 132. 118 733 Mrs. Johnson—loo. 98. 124, 123, 117, 123 686 Mr* Evitt—9B 111. 124. 122. 112. 117 684 J. O. Law— , 98, 83, 105* 114, 115 . . 639 White Rocks — J. Ovenlls. 125, 100, 103. 129, 102 , . 674 W. Bish—lll, 60, 100, 103, 79, 113 .. 566 Barred Rocks— H. W. Beck— 54 . 89, 95, 64 , 44 . . 416 Rhode Island Reds W. J. Shiels—l26. 121. 93, 107. 93, 114 654 W. Bish—93, 67, 105, 80, 93. 99 .. . . 537 DUCK SECTION. Indian Runners — W. Vennall—l66, 177. 186. 169, 168. 83 949 G. Ewicgton—l64, 146, 146, 155, 154, 177 942 J. O. Law—l 64, 153, 140. 107. 170. 103 837 J. Owen—l 62, 103, 121, 173. 138, 131 . . 828 White Indian Runners Mrs. McCullagh— 124, 171. 56, 167, 140 837 S. H. Scott —79, 180, 165, 153, 114, 135 826