EGG-LAYING CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23850, 28 December 1940, Page 5

EGG-LAYING CONTESTS

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION RESULTS OF 40TH WEEK The 40th week of the Auckland Poultry keepers' Association's egg-laying contest for the 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: TEAM CONTEST (THREE BIRDS) LIGHT BREEDS SECTION White Leghorns (00 teams) — \Y. Spencer, No. I. (15). 202, 224, "J 14 640 Mrs. A. Jv. Chappell—(lT), 2<>t, 'J'-"J, ISI .. .. .. 00i xE. ,1. AVel's— CIO), 200, », IST . . Mrs. 0. Muncfay—il7). 171, 180, 209 572 xAlex. Wilson. No. 2—i is), ISO, *, 153 504 ,). K. Woodali—(l (i). 173, 20.3, IS3 .. 55!> E. J. Walker—-(IS), 20,3, 210. J34 . . 553 xßoyton Stud Farm —(17), 100, *, IT7 552 xF. C. Bluck—(J2), 3S<5, *, 3Si 552 Any Other Variety (t teams) — x M rs. W. Wordsworth —Ancona —(10), *, 154. J53 .. 46S xMrs. A. ',K. (.'happe'.l—Ancona—(S), 153, 145, * . . ■ . 458 HEAVY BREED'S SECTION Black Orpingtons (except where otherwise stated! (.13 teams) R. F. Pheasant—(2l), 225, 239, IS4 043 Miss G. Wright—o)l, 3US, 100, 204 001 x-G. Booth—(171, «, 192, 160 .. 501 x€. Cowan —(18), *, 203, 214 ~ 587 xE. 8. Croft— (15), *, 205, 183 .. 580 xR. S. Thompson—(ll). *, 170, 179 577 A. B. Gillett—(lo), 205, ISO, ISG 571 xW. T!, Hanham—(l7), 381, . 539 E. J. Walker, No. 2—(S), 149, 151, 233 530 Any Other Variety (13 teams) — J. NLxon, No. I—T?hodo Island Bed—(17), 231, 237, 190 .. GG7 ,7. Nixon, No. 2 —Rhode Island Red—• (15), 205, ISt. .203 .. 589 xSeddon Memorial Technical College— Rhode Is. Red —((», *, 177, 130 490 A. R. Gillett —Rhode Island Bed —(IS), 102. 117, ! <53 472 Royton Stud Farm—Chinese Langshnn —(7), 151, 15S, 157 . . . . 4GO

N.Z. FEDERATION SECTION White Leghorns (7 tennis)— xAvondalo Branch, Xo. 1—(1(5), *, 202, 200 - ■ • • oS2 xAvondalo Branch, Xo. 2 —(13), *, 200, i?<; . . .. .. , . C3S xAvondalo Branch, No. 3 —(16), *, 173, 112 527 Birkenhead Branch. Xo. 2—(13), 211. 17C, in; • • • • ■ • 50i> Black Orpingtons (5 teams) — Albany Branch. Xo. I—i!t),1 —i!t), 221, 103, I I • . (!.'! 1 Birkenhead Branch. Xo. 2- —(11), 171, 157, IMI .. oil *ln place of individual totals denotes essrs under standard ■weight of 24 ounces to the dozen, xln left-hand margin of returns denotes team under standard weight of 24 ounces to the dozen.