EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17662, 24 December 1920, Page 5

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

RESULTS AT MOUNT ALBERT. PRODUCTION FOR 36TH WEEK. Tho thirty-sixth week of the Auckland Poultry-keepers' Association's second single pen and team ejrs-laying competition concluded last Monday. The leading tca-rn cr ducks are ihe first to pass the 1200-egg mark, averaging over 200 eggs per bird, with 14 weeks to go, which is remarkably good inv ins - teams or. light breeds laid i 10S6 eggs. tne 32 Teams of heavy breeds 74-1. ! J™ the 12 teams ot ducks oU. a total of Llo-. an increase on the previous week 3 W. 11. C. VencaJi t? ISo. 3 ; ouck leads the individuals with 235. while the same breeder's No. 2 and G. Ewmgton s r*o. 6 are a tie {or sevond placo with 230 each, and J. Owen's No- 4 third with 219 lail Indian Ru xmersi. In tit© light bree*is. J. W. Williams' No. 5 with ISS. Thomas' No. 1 second w;th 196. and K. W. Griffiths' So. 3 third with 103 (all W'hs-® Ives horns). _ In the heavy breeds. H G. 1 erntt's No. 2 lead« with 196. Hon. t n. liard's No. 6 second with 190 and E. Haupard's No. 2 third with ISB (all Black Ori>ingtons) The following are the leading teams aggregate*. with the individusl scores of each of the six birds in each team: — White Leghorns— G. H. Shaw—ls3. 176. 172, IS2. IS7. 177 1047 X Williams—l 37. 177 176. ltU. I9S. IBS 1040 E. Griffiths—l 64. 147. 193. 171. 176. 188 1039 C. Tnomas—l96. ISO. IS2, 155 171. 152 1016 J- .D. Bel!— 187, 162. 163, 165. 15G. 173 1012 ivaitoitoi Stud Farm No. 2—183 150, . 177, 171. 167. 160 . . . . . 100$ Waitoitoi Stud Farm. No Si— 163, 177, IS7. 145. IG4. 153 SS3 J. O. Law—l6l. 175. 143. 165. 155. 177 S7S Waitoitoi Stud Farm. No. I—l9l,1 —191, 134. 160, 157. 175 151 . . 968 A. S. Holmes—l S3. 163. 152. 161. 161, 145 955 A. A. Avery—l66. 159. 160. 107. 171 192 955 B. Harbutt—l4s, 164. Hi. 180. 151. 158 942 R. M. Smith— 175. 151. 171 139 130 174 940 D. McLean's. No. 1 -169. 164, 135. 146. 161. 159 937 J. Smail—ll9. 162. 183, 121. 183. 163 . . 937 IJ. Hawkins—ls9. 161 158. 161. 143. 149 . . 931 H. W. Beck—l 73, 157. 136. 139. 169, 157. . 931 Mrs. Higginbotham—s2. 173. 177. 166. I 187. 169 ..924 jJ. Smith—l7s. 111. ISO. 170. 15? 170 . 914 J. A. Arburv— 171, 173. 169, 105. ltll, 126 905 Brown Leghorns— J- N. Eva—l4o. 162. 132. ViS. 142. 146 . . 840 Mrs. johnson—l3o. 96. 166. 139. 157, 152 840 HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpingtons— •G. H. Shaw—l 74. 170. 148, 171, 158. 1«7. . 100.S R. Glasgow—ls9, 131. 145. 179. 152, 173. . 939 Master Thomas—ls3. 174. 128.161, 166.151 933 Vvise 8r05.—147. 142. 164. 167. 1-29. 182 .. 931 Hon. C. H. Isara—l6S. 160. 119. 144. 150. 190 . . . . . . . . . E. Hansard—ls7. ISB, 153. 137. 133. 160 923 ■a. Higgmbotnani—ls3. 167. 154. 176, 16S. 103 . . . . . . . . ' f)2t H. H. Booth—l 36. 93. 177. 162, 181. 137 90S Silver Wyanaottes— Master Schnackenberg—l44, 154 183 153, 171. 161 . . . . ' ' 95g Mrs. Evitt—l29. 142. 166, 160. 148. 157 90<> Mrs Johnson—l 26. 123. 157. 165. 148. 146 865 B. Sokohch—l6o. 118. 124. 139, 130, 157 828 White Rocks— ? T > Qjf.en—lss. 153. 129. 142. 165. 136 . . R«0 VS. Bisn—l4s. 91. 143. 146, 123, 153 ..801 Barred Rocks— H. W. Beck— 89. S3. 122, 129. 94. 71 .. 590 Rhode Island Reds W. J. Shiels—l6s, 145. 133, 147. IS3. 155 878 YV. BiSii—l36. 111. 149 116. 134. 148 .. 799 _ ~ „ DUCK SECTION. Indian Kunners— Ewington—2l2. 200, 189. 181. 198 230 1»10 W. Vennall—2l3. 230. 238. 191. 189 133.. 1194 J. O. Law—2ls. 197. IS3. 157. 202. "142 . . 1098 J. Owen—2l6. 147. 135. 219, 156. 158 . . 1061 YV w nl - S ur~ lo ';™ 9l ,'o 15A - 20c - ' 20 °- I'? ■ - 1055 W. Heighten—l6o, 186. 145. 166. 177. 181 1015 White Indian Runners— If H 'v?l t n 1? ?' 215 - ISG - 205 • 164 . . 10S7 ' McCullagb—2l7, 153. 200 107. 187 176 • \ 1048 "One bird dead.