EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20537, 11 April 1930, Page 16

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

SINGLE PENS AND TEAMS. SECOND WEEK'S RESULTS. Tho second week of the Auckland poultry Keepers' Association's 12th single pen and team contest ended on Sunday. ; Q'he following are tho leading birds and teams to date, tho figures in parentheses being tho weekly totals and tho last set the team aggregates:— SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. All Breeds (21 birds) Mrs. A. Z. Nixon, No. 2—Black Orpinetons—(7) II Jtiss Purvis —Whito Leghorn—(s) .. 11 A. Taylor—Whito Leghorn—(s) . . . . It Lucerne Poultry Farm—Black LangMian—(o) 11 Tom Ingha,m—Whito Leghorn—(s) . . 1" Mrs. R. O. Hunt—White. Leghorn—(s) 10 W. L. Conway. No. 2 —Whito Leghorn—(4) n E. C. Rae—Black Orpington—(s) . . !) Les. Batkin—White Leghorn— (5) . . 8 Mrs. A. Z. Nixon—Black Orpington—(l!) 5 Geo. Herring—White Leghorn—(l) .. 5 Lucerne Poultry Farm—Black Orping,t,on —(—) 4 Mrs. L Diniant— Black Orpington—(4) . 4 Mrs. Dimnnt —Black Langshan—(2) .. 4 Chns. Dunstan—Black Orpington—(—) . 3 Cameron Finlnyson—Black Minorcns—- (-) . . . . 3 Wtn. Conway, No. I—Whito Leghorn—(3) 3

TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Orpingtons (31 teams) Mrs. A. M. Moor--(22). 12, 13, 11, 12 . 4S F. Lusby—(2s), 14. 11. It, 11 . . . . 47 J. C. Nesfield, No. 2 (2l)„ 9. 13, 9, 11 42 W. Bish— (23). 12. 8, 11. 11 .. .. 42 E. C. Rao— (22), 9. 10. 10, 12 . . .. 41 C. Dunstan—(23), 11. 11. 8. 9 .. .. 3!) J. V. Booth and Son—(27). 8, 9. 8. 11 39 A. Wilson. No. 1—(23). 5. 13, 12. 8 .. 38 J. Nixon—(l7), 8, 8, 10, 10 36 E. J. Taylor, No. 1—(10). 3. 11. 10, 11 35 A. Wilson, No. 2—(21). 8. 11. 8. 8 . . 35 E. J. Taylor. No. 2—(10). 7, 8, (5, 12 .. 33 J. llavern and Son—(II), 3, 5, 12, 11 . . 31 G. Wurth—(l9). 10. 9. 7. 5 .. ..31 J. C. Nesfield. No. 1—(10), 1, 5, 11. 12 29 Lea. Batkin—(ls), 11, 10, 7, .. .. 28 W Wordsworth— (14), 9. 8. 7. 3 . . .. 27 Miss G. Johnstone—(l9). 0. 0. 2, 12 . . 20 ,A. J. Rowles—(ls). —, 9. 4, 12 .. .. 25 Miss L. Pye—(ls), 10, 8. 4. 2 .. .. 24 •P. Jansen—(9), 9, 5, 3, 7 21 M. Coghlan—(ls). 1. 7. 6. 8 .. ..22 F. Woolliams—(l3), 12, —, —. 8 ..20 C. H. Oliver—(9), 2, —, 7, 9 . . ..18 Lucerno Poultry Farm—(l3). 7, 2, 8, F. Bottrell —(7), 10, 2, 2, 2 .. .. 1G Black Langshans (8 teams) — ! A. Wood, No. 3—(8), 10, 2, —, 3.. 15

LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. Anconas (1 team) — 'A. Wood-(8), 10. 7. —. IV Black Minorcas (1 team)— •A. "Wood—(7), 2, 9. 7, 2 .< .. 20 White Leghorns (53 teams) — Mrs. A. M. Moor—(15), 3, 11. 12. 12 .. 33 S. James—(2o). 9. 11, 10, 6 .. .. 30 Tom Ingham—(lo), 11, 8. 7, 10 . . .. 30 Miss L. E. Pye—(2o), 10, 7, 11, 7 .. 35 jW. Bish— (15), 4. 10. 12. 8 31 Dustin Bros., No, 1—(IS). G. 10, 8, 10 . 34 J. Daisley— (20), 6, 10. 9, 9 .. .. 34 J. W. Manifold—(l3), 8. 10, 5, 8 .. 31 J. Nixon— (11). 8. 8. 5. 10 31 L. Mitchell—(M), 2. 9. 11, 9 .. .. 31 .N. Dickey—(l4), 9, 10, 11, 1 .. .. 31 J. Hanham—(lo), 4. 9. 8. 9 30 ■Mrs. L. Pickard— (11). 5. 11. G, 8 .. 30 W. Kind —(17). 4, 10, 10, 5 .. ..29 W. H. Oliver—(11). 8, 10. b, 4. . .. 2, T. A. Harrison—(lo). 7. 5, 10, 5 ..27 Mrs. L. A. McNnbb—(ll). —. 5, 11. 11 27 G. Herring, No. .1—(15). —. 9, 7, 10 . . 20 N. McKay—(U), 7. 8. 9. 2 .. ..26 R.Gollop, No. 2 (11), 8, 10, —, 7 . . 2a A. Taylor—(l4). 9. -. 6, 10 .. .. 25 E. .T- Mathews—(ll), fi. 9, 4. 5 .. 24 Dustin Bros., No. 2 —(10), 4. 7, 5, 8.. 21 W. Cleghorn—(4). G, 4, 4, 9 .. .. «3 G. H. Parker—(l7). 7. 8. 2. R .. .. 23 B. A. O'Brian —(12). 3. 10. 10, .. 23 Hodgkinson—(ll), 7, 5, 11, .. •• It. Ellis-(9). fi, 1. 8, 8 .. .. -.23 /Mrs. M. J. Pye—( l3), 4. 8. 9. 1. . .. 22 J. V. Booth and Son —(14), 6, 5, 9, 1 . . •E. Wright—(ls), -. 9. 5, 7 . . . .. 21 R. Gollop, No. 1-(12). 2. —. 9, 10 .. 21 .7 B Miller and Son —(10), fi, 4, 3, 7 . . '-0 O. B. Pickard—(ll), 1, 9, 9, 1. . .. 20 F. W. Mitchell—(B), 10, 8 .. 18 R. McCully—(9), 9. 4, 3, .. <- li. G-. Bedford—(l4), f>. —. 4, 6 • • •• JO G. nerring. No. 2—(8), 1. 9, 2, 3 .. lo H. A. J. Edgley—(l4). 4. 3, 3, 4 .. 14 A. Bush—(7), 5. 4. 4. 1 • • •• • • » G. Caulder—(ll), 5. 4, 4 .. .. 3 R. G. Hunt—(ll). 5. 2, —, 4 .. .. 11 E. Wilkinson—(s). —, —, 9. 1 • • 10

DUCK SECTION. White Indian Runners (7 teams)— Thos. McKay—(26), 10, 8. 12, 6 .. 30 J. A. Hanham—(l4). 9. 13, —, - B R. Arnott, No. 1—(12). 14, 4, —, 1 . 19 H. Harrison —(13), —. —. 8, 10 . . .. 18 B. B. Arnott, No. 3—(16), 1, 7, 1, 7 . . 16 Fawn and White Indian Runners (1 team) T. Chernsidc —(17), 6. 11, 12, 1 .. ..30 Khaki Campbells (5 teams) — Guy—(26), 10, 5. 7, 9 .. ..31 S. Clark—(6), -, 1. 10 .. •• 1M. G. Leech—(B). —, 1, 6. 2 .. .. 9