EGG-LAYING CONTEST.
I — « i RESULTS AT MOUNT ALBERT. | 39TH WEEK'S PRODUCTION. I The 39th week of the Auckland Poultry- ' keepers' Association's fourth single pen arid I team egg-laying competition ended on Mon- ' day. ] In the individuals. R. B. Cruickshank's ; No. 2 Black Orpington leads, with 244. In , the duck section, S. H. Scott's No. 2 Indian Runner leads, with 223. and in the i light breeds. R. Wilson's No. 3 White LegI horn again takes first place with 214. . ! The following are the leading teams to ; date, tho first three Bets of figures being ' the individual totals, the figures in paren- '. theses the week's total of the three birds f combined, and the. last figures the' ;; team ; total:— LIGHT -.■■■.-■ S. • .;^;;-. i LIGHT BEEEDS. -;?'%•'■■ ' White Leghorns (66 teams)— 8. Johnson No. I—l7B, 211, 188 (16) .. 577 i *L. Sme«d—l9B, 196, 182 (15) . . . . 576 Mrs. Higginbothani No. 2—179, 180, 206 (15) . . . . .... . . .565 R. J. Roberts, No. 1—174, 211, 180 (14) 565 G. E. Norris, No. 1—173. 201. 199 (16) 564 «W. A. Nixon No. 4—212, 144. 206 (15) 562 G E. Norris, No. 2—177, 191. 191 (16) 559 G F. Creesey—lß6, 189, 183 (14) .. 558 I ♦A. E. Flyger*-198, 189, 168 (14) . . 555 •Mrs. R. G. Hunt— 172.. 199 (16) 547 A. F. Ncrris-178. 190. 177 (14) .. ■ . . 545 ♦H. J. Pateman— 178. 183 (16) ... 544 S. Johnson. No. 2-178, 171. 194 (17) 543 •Alex. Adamson—l7l. 200. 172 ' (16) .. 543 •Hannam and Chissell-186, 180. 177 (14) 543 Alex. Boyd—l79, 189, 175 (14) . . ... . 543 i*G. and J. Bond—l9o. 178. 171 (13) .. 539 *C. Thomas—l 76, 179,180(11).. .. 535 •J W. Williams, No. 2—146, 189. 194 (7) 529 »E. W. Griffiths— 190. 153 (15) .. 523 •J. N. McLean, No. 3—173, 174. 176 (13) 523 : ♦Waitoitdi. No. I—l9l. 207. 124 (15) . . 522 Black Minorcas (4 teams) A. Wood, No. I—llo. 130, 155 (12) . . 395 A Wood No. 124. 121, 108 (11) .. 353 Mrs. McCullagh— 131. 40 (9) ..- 306 I Rosecomb Brown Leghorns (1 team) — W. R. Frethey— 181, 160 (9) .. 438 Anconas (1 team) - Mrs. A. F. Martin-142. 159, 162 (6) .. 463
HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpingtons (53 teams)— *R. R. Christie. No, 1—217, .218. 223 (16) 658 *G. H. Shaw— 226, 186, 213 (18) - . . 625 *F 0 Barge-193 195, 213 (11) ~.. 601 J. N. McLean. No? 2-178. 205, 208 (12) 591 W. Norris— 191. . 182 (14) . . .'.' 586 *E. Hardman—lßl. 210, 195 (8) . . 686 W. Maberly-181. 219. 185 (10) .'.. .. 580 E. J. Roberts. No. 1-203. 182. 199 13 584 R. R. Christie. No. 2-177. 201. 205 (12) 583 *E. Muller-187. 206. 183 (14) . . .. 576 A. S. Holmes—lß6, 178, 209, (1.1) .. . • 573 Hon. Izard—2ls, 176, 163 (10).... . - 559 J. N. McLean. No. 3-183. 172. 191 (14) 546 »E. J. Roberta. No. 3—161. 174, 199 (10) 534 EM Tapp. No. 2-174, 182, 172 (13) . . 528 Mrs S. a Dobbin-182. 168, 172 (17) .. 522 G Thomaß-199. 133. 190 (10) . . .. 522 R. B. Cruickshank, No. i-210. 138, 165 , (16) ' .... 513 Rhode Island Reds (7 teams)— A. H. Waterson, No. 2—163, 163, 172 (18) .... •... 498 A. H. Waterson. No. 1-134. 160. 153 (5) 447 W. Bish—l7l. 128. 145 (8) .. . ... •• 444 White Rocks (3 teams)— •W. Bish-IG3, 200, 177 (9) . . n. . .. 540 C. N. Mnrduand—l6o, 103. 178 (8) .. 441 Chinese Langshana (2 teams) A. Wood—l3Q, 178, 198 (14) .-. .: .. - • • 506 White Wyandottes (2 teams)— S. H. Scott. No. '1-127. 158, 170 (9) .. . 455 Silver Wyandottes (5 teams) — • •R. G. Hunt—l 46. 207. 127 CJ\ . . . . 480 E. Schnackenberg—l47, 183," ; 141 (9) .. 471 *L. G. Enyrs—l64. 156. 144 (0) . . . . 464
THE DUCK SECTION. Indian Runners-(19 teams)— ' H. Blumhart—2os. 204. 215 (11) . . . . 624 *R. G. Martin—l9s. 205. 175 (13) .. 575 S. H. Scott—lß3, '223, 169 -(11) .... 575 J. W. Williams-148, 202, 215 (9) .. 565 G. Cosson— 186. 172 (6) , . . . 539 J. Owen, No. 1—174, 192, 172 (9) ; . . . 538 W. Vennall-181, 181. 167 (6) . . ~ 559 J. O. Law—lßs, 190. 148 (5) . . . . 523 White Indian Runners (3 teams)— S. H. Scott—lßl, 180. ,157 (7) .. . ;.. 518 m. J. Roberts— 109. 177 (5) .. .. 427 Buff Orpingtons (2 teams)-— S. H. Scott—l7B, 142, 197 (9) .'."'. .. 517 T. Jones—l 66. 133, 162 (7) .. . . '..458 *Teams that did not qualify in first period of weighing- during August. Next weighing is in .February. tOne bird dead.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18296, 12 January 1923, Page 5
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