EGG-LAYING CONTEST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23700, 5 July 1940, Page 10

EGG-LAYING CONTEST

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION RESULTS FOR 15TH WEEK The loth week of tho Auckland Poultry keepers' Association's egg-lav-ing contest for the' new season ended last Sunday. Following are the results for birds and teams, the first figures being the weekly totals, the last the team aggregates and the others the individual totals:—• TEAMS CONTEST—THREE BIRDS • LIGHT BREEDS SECTION White Leghorns (00 teams) —• Mrs. A. K. Chappell—(l3), 73. 70. 50 711 W. Spencer, No. 1—(17). 57, 70, 72 . 205 Mrs. G. Munday—(s). 57, 70, 70 .. 203 F. C. Block—(15), 02. OS. 07 . . . . 107 Mrs. E. Henderson—(ls), OS, 75, 53 100 Mrs. L. T. Lett, No. 2—(11), 50, 70, 00 ISO E. J. Wells—(ls). OS. 57, 50 .. .. 181 ,N. Turner—(o), 44. 00. 75 .. .. 170 N. Dickey—(B), 45, 83. 47 .. .. 375 E J. Walker—(lo,) 70, 72. 22 .. 173 W. Spencer, No. 2 —(12), 40, 75, 55 .. 170 L. Stuhlman —(0). 72, 03. 33 .. .. 108 J. K. Woodall—(14), 30, 04 ,02 .. 105 Mrs. L. T. Lott, No. 1—(11), 05. 22. 75 102 T. Ingham, No. 1—(1(5), 37, 52, 72 .. 101 It. F. Pheasant— (9), 02. 45, 54 .. 101 Any Other Variety—Light Breeds (4 teams) Mrs. W. Wordsworth—Ancona —(10), 34, 18, 42 O't E. C. Moore—Brown Leghorn—(s), 12. 40, 32 84 Mrs. A. Iv. Chappell'—Ancona—(l4), 24, 12. 38 . 74 Mrs. A. Richardson —Brown Leghorn—(o). 30, 10, 27 73 HEAVY BREEDS SECTION Black Orpingtons (except whero otherwise stated) —43 teams) Mrs. M. Plant—(l3). 83. 75, 03 .. 221 R. S. Thompson—(lo), 80, 70, 50 .. 215 E. S. Croft (IS). 77. GO. 07 . . .. 213 R. F. Pheasant —(13), 70, S3, 40 .. 208 Miss G. Wright—(l2), 75, 05, 04 . . 204 F. C. Bluck, No. 1 —Australorp—(ls), 70, 74, 40 100 D. C. Adamson, No. 2—Australorp— (10), 81. 54, 59 104 Mrs. E. Henderson —(8), 01, 03, 40 . . 104 E. J. Walker. No. 2 (12). 54, 4(1, 83 180 S. A. IJuxtable, No. 2 —(»), 25, SO, 70 181 G. Booth—(10). SO, 52, 30 .. .. 177 E. M. Harper—(o), 58. 03, 50 .. 171 W. Wordsworth —(13), 74, 08, 22 . . 104 Mrs. M. P. James. No. 1—(13), 47. 52. 64 • • 103 Any Other Variety—Heavy Breeds (13 teams) — J. Nixon, No. (ls), 88, 84, 7.1 243 J. Nixon, No. 2 —Rhode Island Red—(l7), 70, 72, 00 211 Boyton Stud Farm —Chincso Langslmn —(0), 53, GO, 50 175 Seddon Mem. Tech. Col.—Rhodo Island Red—(l2), 72. 44, 55 . . .. 17.1 Llndisfarno F.F. —RhoiTo Island Red — (5), 49, 44, 24 117 A. R. Gillett —Rhodo Island Red —(14), 45, 15, 45 105 S. E. Vailc—Light Sussex—(o), 50, 2, 43. 1()1 NEW ZEALAND POULTRY FEDERATION SECTION White Leghorns (7 teams) — Avondalo Branch, No. 1—(10), 53, 08, 09 100 Avondalo Branch, No. 2 —(15), 40, 07, 01 1 74 Birkenhead Branch, No. 2—(8), 77, 01, 12 .. •• • • • • 100 Avondalo Branch, No. 3 —(10), 08, 51, 22 f • ■ •■ •• 141 xßirkenhend Branch, No. 1 —(5), —, 20, 72 . .... • • 101 xPapatoctoo Branch—(4). 45, 30, Taiiranga Branch —( —), 0, 10, .. -■> Black Orpingtons (5 teams) — Albany Branch —(14), 1)1, 57, 105 .. 253 Birkenhead Branch, No. 2 —(8), 75, 44, 72 . . .• • • . . 101 Birkenhead Branch, No. 1 —(10), 58, 8, 02 . . . . . . .. >I2S Avondalo Branch—(l3), 87, 20. 16 .. 123 j Tauranea Branch—(3), —, 1, 0 •• 10 J *Denot«s bird dead.