EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17828, 8 July 1921, Page 4

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

RESULTS AT MOUNT ALBERT. TWELFTH WEEK'S PRODUCTION. The twelfth week of the Auckland Poultrykeepers Association's third single-pen and . team egg-laying competition concluded liust Monday. The leading individual birds are keeping remarkably close together. In the teams J. N. McLean's No. 12 White Leghorns lead by one egg in the light breeds, while J. R. Roberts' Black Orpingtons have a decided lead 'in the heavy-breed section. In the ducks the lend is held by S. H. Scott's Runners. The leading individual of the competition is now J. O. Laws' No. i Indian Runner with SO. Mrs. McCullough's No. 2 White Indian Runner ties for second place with A. G. Rowland's No. 3 and S. H. >. cott's vto. 1 (both Indian Runners) with 79. j n the heavy breeds G. H. Shaw's No. 1 bird , "<>• 2 team leads with 71. while W. U | %mewj]l's No. 3. R, B. Cruickshank's No. 3. r.na R Glasgow's No. 4 tie for second place with 69 eggs each—all Black Orpingtons. In the light breeds N. Dicker's No. 4 and R. IJ. Smith s No. 4 lead with 66 each, while .or Kecoiid place G. E. 'Moody's No. 1 and . • Richards' No. i are 65 each—all vvhits Leghorns. The following are the leading teams, the first four sets of figures being the individual totiUs to date, the figures in parentheses being the weekly total of the four birds combined, and the last figure the team total to date:— HEAVY BREEDS. S Ivar Wyandottes— H. G Hunt—s3. 50, 59, i (14) .. ..166 ,r ochnackenberg—lß, 42, 54, IS (17) .. 162 H. Mollet—37. 44, 32, 27 (21) .. . . 140 Rhode Island Reds— W. Bish—s4, 49, 32, 36 (19) .. .. 171 L. Nathan—22. 32, 31, 49 (12) . . .. 134 , A. Martin—42. 22. 40. 10 (17) . . . . 114 White IVyandcttes — # 1 H. Sokolich—36. 27, *25. 3-1 (16) . . I<vj IS. H. Scott—s6, 10,, 1, 17 (IS) . . . &i j White Rocks— IW* I'*! 1 , 44 * 42 ' U - 44 '16) . . 174 |W. B.sh (No. 2)—27, 52, 33. 44 'IS) .. IES J. Owe.n—l2, 36, 21, 32 US) .. ..144 Laatrshans— Wood and Harrison—44, 51, 50. 56 (20) 201 J-laittn and Weaver—4s, 53, 40, 57 (20) 2JO P.lack Orpingtons — I- Roberts—67. '67. S3, 64 (24) . . 251 ■ Cruickahank (No. 2>—52, 62, 69, 53 ' *18) ... . . Qirt L. M. Tapp—6S. 57, 69, 46 (16) '. i*' Ao !> Barge—63, 55, 63, 50 (22) . 231 'f' u K'ns-57. 61. 49. 58 (17) ; n A/- - S -V w 2)—71. SS. 57. 37 (16) 11; Cnnstie— 58, 59, 50, 55 (24) . . vw r. T - i, l, Sl? ,rel b CT - U - 69 ' 44 (W 1! 221 I H. Shaw (bo. 1)—57. 66. 54. 41 (16) . . 213 j Black Orpingtons— ! Hon. C. Izard Ko. 3—68. 55. 41. 56 (24) *20 } Wise Bros.—so. 58, 60. 48 (23) . . sfg |h. Glasgow—44. 65. 33. 69 (23) .. ..211 | LIGHT BREEDS. | Oiack ilmorcas— it' £°- 2 ~ 2S - 2S - *-■ 45 (IS) .. rn ! A. Wood. No. 2—32, 25. 3S. 30 (17) .. 125 Brown Leghorns— #°U et ~ 37 . ls - °3. 53 (10) . . . . 155 I. 1?. Boi-17. 34. 14. 23 (6) .. .. g3 Black Leghorns— - A. G. Heigirway—43. 2S, 45. 8 Ql) ..123 White Leghorns— J McLean. No. 0—49. 63. 63, 54 (20) . . <>29 G. Moody—6s. 53, 46, 64 (19) . . . . 228 \V a-iLoitoi Stud Farm, So. 2—48, £8 58 56 (19) . . . . ' '. <yy) W. Fre-they—s3. 52, 57, 56 (13) .. 5Tg Hoix Izaj-d. I—sl, 4S. 60. 56 OS) . . 215 x. Blomacid—ss, 54. 51, 54 {1&\ did. W. Griffiths— 51, 48. 68, 57 (IS) .! ." 214 T Richards—62, 53, 32, 65 (J. 9) .. . . 212 A. Mum by—sl. 42, 59, 53 (16) . . . 205 «, McLein. No. 1—32. 57. 59. 56 (20) . . 204 H- W King—s9. 33. 52. SO (16) . . . . 204 S. G. Baiten —45, 53. 57, 33 (20) . . .. 183 Mrs. Higginbotbam—s4. 42, 60, 33 (14) ISS Waitoitoi S.F., No. 3—33, 59. 53. 42 (14) 187 N. Dickey—<7. 42. 81, 6S (20) .. .. IS6 G. Cressey—47. 47. 48. 42 (19) . . . . 154 THE DUCK SECTION. White Indian Runners— Mrs. MeCuLiongh.—73, 79. 4. 70 US) 22S S. H. Scott—69. 2, 25. 77 (11) . . . 173 Buff Orpingtons— S. H- Scott—3s. 42, 62. 70 OS) . . . . Indian Runners— S. H. Scott—79. 67. 75. 60 (21) .. .. 281 J Owen —73. 71. 56, 63 (24) . . . . 263 W. Vennal!—66. 53. 55. 72 (11) .. .. 2.5,1 A- Rowland— 70. 78, 79. 19 ! 17) . . .. J46 J. O Law—o. 78. 74. 80 (19) .. 252