EGG – LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20425, 29 November 1929, Page 18

EGG - LAYING CONTEST.

] AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

PROGRESS OF COMPETITION

FHIRTY-FIFTH WEEK'S RESULTS.

The thirty-fifth week of tho Auckland Poultry Keepers' Association's ,egg-laying contest concluded on Sunday. The following are the leading birds and teams to date, the figures in parentheses being the week totals and tho last sot tho team aggregates

SINGLE-BIRD COMPETITION. ' lAll Breeds (32 birds)— -Mrs. N. Dickey—"White Leghorn—(7) 202 J A. H. Clark—Black Orpington—(l) .. 109 ■Mrs. I. Dimant—Light Sussex—(6) .. ICS i, C. Dunstan —Whit© Leghorn—(6) .. 167 Alf. Stewart—Black Orpington—(4) .. IS9 z -Mrs. A. Z. Nixon—Black Orpington—(6) 158 .A. F. T. Ansley—Black Orpington—(l) 150 ■Mrs. I. Dimant—Whit© Wyandotte—(o) 153 Lucerne Poultry Farm—Black Orpington—(6) 152 L. G. Bedford—White Leghorn—(7) .. 119 ' S. G. Batten—White Leghorn—(s) .. 148 Mrs. 0. Olsen —White Leghorn—(7) .. 148 R. S. Higginbotham— Black Orpington —(7) .. .. 1-17 Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—No. 3—Whito *' Leghorn—(3) 147 Mrs. Alf. Stewart—White Leghorn—(s) 146 •Lucerne Poultry Farm —White Leghorn ' : -(6) .. .. * 143 Mrs. I. Dimant—White Leghorn—(6) .. 142 'J. Black—Black Orpington—(o) 140 -W. L. Conway—White Leghorn—(s) .. 137 i 33. R. Arnott—Black Lnngshan—(—l .. 135 -Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—No. I—W!bito Leghorn—(s) 133 J. N. McLean—White Leghorn—(7) .. 133 •A. Taylor—White Leghorn—(s) .. .. 130 IT. Astbury—-White Leghorn—(6) 130 •Mrs. L. Muir—Black Orpington—(6) .. 124 I A. Wilson—Black Orpington—(s) .. 123 j.'Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—No. 2—Whito Leghorn—(s) .. 123 Mrs- I. Dimant—Rhode Island Red—(o) 121 .Sam. James—BlacK Orpington—(s) .. 119 -Lucerne Poultry Farm—Black Langshan —(5) 109 , Mrs. A. Z. Nixon—White Leghorn—(s). 105 -N. Dickey—Black Orpington—(s) ' 100 TEAM CONTEST-FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. ?SVMte Leghorns (53 teams)— £. T. Richards—(23), 203, 177, 181. 165 726 ?Pom Ingham—(24), 171, 176, 179, 170 690 33. J. Mathews—(22), 100, 103, 179, 178 OSO ■'?, L. A. McNabb— (27), 174, 163, 156, 107 060 :G. H. Parker—(24). 172. 103, 140, 171 .. 058 Walter Hamer—(22). 15S. re. 158. 158 650 '-J. L. Fray—=(22), 17S, 157, 140, 173 64S §am. James—(lo), 157, 138, 100, 178 .. 039 . A. Harrison—(23). 139, 162, 102, 173 030 H. Astbury—(23), 107. 149, 161, 157 .. 034 iH. Hitchcock—(23), 155, 148, 177, 149 629 , Mrs. G. H. Parker—(23), 153, 143, 176, . 145 ..622 •R. J. Roberts—(22), 135. 103, 100, 164 022 , S. G. Batten—No. 1—(21), 154, 140, 155, I . 165 620 : IT. V. Booth and Son—(22), 171, 142, 135, l . 100 014 -Mrs. E. M. Baggstrom—(23), 105, 104, 156. 123 613 JT. W. Manifold—(2o), 101, 15S, 137, 157 613 . -Mrs. O. Olsen—(l9), 141, 152, 164, 151 60S B. R. Arnott—(l3), 164, S3, 175. ISI .. COS : S. G. Batten—No. 2—(21), 129, 164, 133, 173 .. .. .. .. .. . 593 •Alf. Stewart— (20), 142, 155." 172**120 559 J. Havern and Son—(lS), 113, 143, 109, .160 555 J Mis 3 G. Johnstone—(27), 153, 151, 144, 125 573 | Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—(23), 153, 142, ! 134, 143 672 Mrs. I. Dimant—(2l), 158, 130, 125, 149 502 •Lucerne Poultry Farm—No. 1—(23), 101, _ ISS, 101, 113 500 W. H. Oliver—(24), 144, 100, 159, 156 559 . tT. Nixon—(22), 131, 152, 140, 123 .. 557 I Pye's Welling Poultry Farm—(22), 150, i 140. 119, 140 555 •N. Dickey—r22), 154, 144, 92, 105 .. 555 • A. Taylor—No. 1—(19), 151, 138, 139, 126 • .. .. .. 554 , N. E. McKay—(24), 125. 120, 150. 154 549 Mrs. L. Pickard—(23), 136, 137, 127, 146 54G A. Bush—(24), 146, 124, 131, 144 .. 545 E. Pearson—(2l), 143, 140, 147, 114 544 A. Taylor—No. 2 (22), 116, 154, 107, 165 542 A. J. McLean—(l9), 100, 144, 144. 149 537 • ,G. E. Moody—(23), 166, 147, 114, 105 .. 532 .W. L,. Conway—(22), 139, 134, 100, 142 521 Chas. Collings—(l4). 104, 111. 139. 137 521 -F. S. Allen—(l6). 123. 140, 120, 134 . . 517 ;!< H- I/egrer—(24). 163, 125, 109. 110 . . 507 Geo Herring—(23), 164, 110, 108. 118 . . 500 , J. W. Williams—(l7), IS4, 17, 156, 163 500 ; 'Mrs. Leo Ayling— (14), 119, 130, 129. 116 491 ] Lucerne Poultry Farm, No. 2 (21).. 110 141, 120, 121 492 I R- Woodcock—•; 17), 126, 118, 107, 136 . 487 Mrs. W. War-.en—(2l). 138, 109, 112. 119 478 -i Mrs. R. G. Fi'unt—(lß). 121. 149. 106. 97 473 , H. Morri?—(l4), 49. 127, 143, 150 . 469 I g. Gollop—(2i). 118, 107, 101, 136 . . 462 I Dustm Bros.—(ie>. 139, 77. 64. 152 . . 432 i «T- B. Miller and Son—(10). 160, 143, 45, 20 .. .... .. •. . 3CB !,Minorcas (2 teams)—

IA. Wood, No 1—(22), 118, 105, 12G, 104 453 A. Wood, No. 2—(11), 7, 79, 77, 17 .. 180

HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. JBlack Orpingtons (35 teams)— ST. Astbury, No. 1—(24), 198, ISB, 166, 175 .. . . 727 £T. N. McLean—(2l), 184, 15G, 187, 192 . 719 P.- P. Jansen—(2s). 200. 140. 161, 183 . 684 Jjucerne Poultry Farm, No. 1—(25), 186, 156. 257. 174 673 Miss G. Johnstone—(2o), 152. 191, 131, . 184 . .. .. ~ .. 658 CPye's Wellington Poultry Farm— (21), _ . 176, 150', 146. 167 . . . . (339 Mra. L. Muir— (19), 157, • 182, 151, iii 634 •Lucerne Poultry Farm, No. 2—(17), „ 143, 164, 154, 173 634 Miss C. E. A. Purvis—(2s), 181, 157, „ 151, 142 ■ 631 Matai Poultry Farm—(26), 156, 150, 157, 153 . . 616 C. H. Oliver—(l6), 212, 139, 13S, 123 . 612 J. Nixon—(l3), 150. 169. 147, 133 . .. 599 C. Dunstan—(6), 179. 110, 146. 162 . . 597 IA. H. Clark—(l6). 154, 151, 177, 107 . . EB9 38. Gubb—(l7). 122, 164, l£t, 123 . . SSO H. Astbury, No. 2—(18), 173, 142. 131, .130 576 F; A. Powell—(21), 149, 122, 148, 153 . . 572 Miss G. Johnstone—(2o), 152, 164, 108,

137 .. ..561 "Walter Hamer—(2l), 111. 151, 177, 117 556 liUcerno Poultry Farm, No. 3—(17), 153,

109, 137, 148 547 7. C. Nesfield—(2o). 144, 129, 137, ,126 536 J. Slater—(l6). 142. 102. 130. 157 . . . 531 Alf. Stewart. No. 2—(13), 141, 170, 101, 117 .. 529 !Alf. Stewart, No. 1—(19), 166, 116, 102,

141 525 .7. Black—(2l). 116, 146. 115. 148 . . . . 525 Mrs. H. E. Worsp—(ll), 128, 105, 153, 126 512 Sam. James—(23), 145, 126. 135, 95 . . 501 A. Wilson—(2l), 126, SG, 139. 162 . . 483 T. E. H. Evans—(lo), 86, 68. 169, 157 . . 4RO It. E. Sheppard—(2o). 133. 112, 123. 110 478 A. F. T. Ansley—(22). 109. 133. 149. 83 474 3-.ee. Batkin—(l3). 167, 130, 136, 25 458 £. J. Tajlor—(7), 150. 15. 143. 147 . . 455 -J. E. Burcess—(l4). 11, 130. 153. 84 . . 378 Sirs. W. Warren,—(22), 72, 87, 80, 104 343 J. H. Kissling, No 1—(20), 141, 155, 117, 149 .. ..562 "J. H. Kissfing, No. 2-(12), 54, 48, 148, 119 369 W. Bish—(l4), 100, 51, 82. 59 .. . . 292 White Wyandottes (3 teams)— X. G. Bedford—(2o), 171, 152, 158. 147 628 J. C. James—(l3), 84, 83, 83, 79 . . 329 < *Thos. Dowthwaite—(9). 76, 75, —, 132 283 Xight Susses (2 teams) — Mrs. I. Dimant— (21), 135, 91. 173, 114 WV !W. Bish— (-6). 107, 106, 146, 100 , . .. 459 •Black Langshans (2 'teams),— H. Harrison—(2l). 111, 114. 127, 99 ~ 451 Mrs. I. Dimant— (25), 126, 93, 135. 116 . 470 DUCK SECTION. IKhaki Campbells (7 teams)— M. G. Leech—(2s). 221. 189. 195. 203 .. 810 •Cameron Finlayson—(2-S). 165, 187, 177, . 214 . . . 743 Xeo Ayling— (22), 162, IGG, 178. 166 . . 692 -•Mrs. A. M. Koor—(23), 131, 147, 173, 157 COS 'T. J. Bates—(22), 222. 46, 186, 141 . . 595 *R. B. Cruickshank— (1G), 102, 79, 140, 331 512 6. N. Bell—(17). 139, 80, 144, 146 .. 509 'Pekins (1 team)— :H. G. Mayn—(7), 23, 83, 132, 55 . . . 293 ■Fawn & White Indian Runners (6 teams)— 'Thos. Dowthwaite, No. 2—(19), 183, 167, 210, 147 707 .'Mrs. I. Dimant—(2s), 218, 101, 164, 188 . 671 ■J. Jeekell and C 0.—(23), 161, 189, 149, 'l7l 670 T. J. Bates—(2l), 136. 153, 171. 182 . . 642 'Tbos. Dowthwaite, No. 1— (17), 150, 167. 154. 162 633 !E. Gubb—(2G), 158, GO, 75, 156 . . , . 470 'White Indian Runners (4 teams)— 13. K. Arnott— (24), 23G, 195, 199, 224 . , 854 'Thos. McKay—(22). 194 . 210, 225, 173 . 802 ■J. A. Hanham—(2B), 148, 162, 146, 159 , 615 3 1 . E. H. Evans—(lß). 127, 135, 85, 135 . 482 •Denotes bird dead.