EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17780, 13 May 1921, Page 3

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

RESULTS AT MT, ALBPRT.

FOURTH WEEK'S PRODUCTION.

The fourth week of the Auckland Poultry- j keepers' Association's th'rd singWpen and egg-laying competition concluded last Monday. There was another increase in production. There are few teams that have not started laying, and the birds look in the pink of condition. Tho leading individuals are A. 'L. Rowland's No. 0 bird and S. H. Scott's No. 1. with 27 eggs each for 28 days, both Indian Eunners. The birds are being judged on standing points this week by the Chief Government Poultry Expert, Mr. F. C. Brown, and the Government Instructor for Auckland, Mr. E. C. Jarrett. Both expressed pleasure at having to judge such a fine array of purebred fowls and ducks. The New Zealand utility standard of perfection will be used in judging the birds. The following are the leading teams, the first four sets of figures being the individual totals to date, the figures in parentheses the weekly total of the 'four birds combined and the last figures the team's total to date: HEAVY BREEDS.

Silver Wyandottes— E. Schnackenberg—17, 21, 17, 6 (IS) 61 R. G. Hunt—16. 21, 18, 2 (16) .. ., 60 Rhode Island Reds— L. Nathan—2, 12, 14. 17 (13) ,. 45 W.* BiBh—11, 13, 0, 14 (12) .. " 38 A. F. Martin—13. 3, 8. 0 (8) . . ..' '24 White "Wyandottes— S. H. Scott—14. 0, 0, 0 (5) . . . , 14 White Rocks— W. Bisb No. 1—0, 13, 0. 16 (9) .. 29 J. Owen— 16, 1. 7, 1 (7) . . .. *'. || Langshans— Wood and HarriEon—14, 10, 12 13 (15) 49 Martin and Weaver—14, 18, 3, 14 (I3j. . 49 Black Orpingtons— R. B. Cruickshank—11, 23, 22. 22 C2) 7a E. M. t Tapp-23. 15. 22, 18 (22) . . 78 G. H. Shaw No. 2—21. 19, 19, 16 (20). . 75 £. H. Shaw fto. 1—17, 23, 2". 12 (18) 7 .-> R. J Roberts—22. 20, 10, 13 (24i rx H. M King—16. 19. 10. 19 (17)'."." .'.' £l i fr8 *, E - Haugard—24, 18, 3. 19 (14) . 64 R. Glasgow—17. 23, 1, 22 (16) . . 63 iP n A C ±, Izard No - 3 ~ 21 - &• 13. 13 (20) 60 F. O Barge—37. 4, 15. 10 (25) . . 4,5 C. Thomas—6. 18. 15, 3 (12) .. "' 40 W. U. Timewell—17, 4. 16, 4 (22) '.'. 41 LIGHT BREEDS. Black Minorcaa— A. Wood, No. 2—0, 0. 6. 10 (8) .. 16 Brown Leghorns— H. Mollet—U. 10, 17, 15 (14) ., ..63 Black Leghorns— A. G. Heighway—4. 0, 6. 0 (8) 10 White Leghorns— Waitoitoi Stud Farm, No. 3—13 18 19 18 (9) ". . • ,; 6S J. N. McLean. No. 2—7, 21. 22 18 (18) ' ' 68 H. W. King—17. 11. 18, 20 (18) . . .'. 66 G. K. Moody—21, 18, 8, 16 (22) . . 63 W. A. Griffiths—14 12, 19, 18 (22) . 63 W. R. Frethey—17. 15, 16. 15 (22) . . 63 T F. Richards—19, 16. 9, 19 (17) . . . . 63 A. G. Mumby—5. 8. 19, 19 (20) . . . . 61 Hon. C. H. Izard. No. 1—19, 7, 17 17 (24) " . . 60 J. N. McLean. No. 1— i, 18 19. 18 (17) 59 T. F. Blomfield, No. 2—15, 16, 9. 16 (26) 66 Waitoitoi Stud Farm, No. 2—17, 16 13, 10 (19) ' .. 66 E S Oxenham—14, 14, 9. 16 (19) . . 53 R. J. Roberts, No. 2—12. 18, 15. 7- (14) . . 52 G. H. Shaw—10. 6, 13, 22 (19) . . . 51 THE DUCK SECTION. White Indian Runners— Mrs. McCullough—19. 25. 4. 21 (18) .. 69 S. H. Scott—25, 2, 12. 24 (16) . . . . 63 Buff Orpingtons— S. H. Scottr-18, 16, 25. 24 (23) . . „ . S3 Indian Runners— A. L. Rowland—25, 27. 26, 19 (24) . . 97 S. H. Scott—27, 21, 24. 6 (23) . . . . 75 J. Owen—18 19. 18, 19 (24) . . . ;^74 W. H. C. Vennall—22, 8, 17, 23 (26) * 70 W. Hcighton, No. 1—15, 24. 17, 14 (22) . . 70 J. O. Ldw—0. 22. 22. 24 (21) . . . . 68 G. Corson—0, 19, 19, 23 (21) . . .. 61