EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 1905, Page 43

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

LINCOLN COLLEGE UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. OFFICIAL REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, AUGUST, 13, 1905.

Broody Birds: —Cex, Bristed, Cowlishaw, Hutchinson (Silver Wyandottes), one each, and Wilder, two birds. WILLIAM LOWRIE. Director Canterbury Agricultural College. A. E. LAWRENCE, Secretary New Zealand Utility Poultry Club.

CHRISTCHURCH, August 14. The statement for the fifteenth week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's egg-laying competition at Lincoln College shews that the number of eggs laid last week was 774, making the total for fifteen weeks 6067. The average per pen last week was 20.4, as compared with 17.9 for the previous Aveek. Following are those highest on the list., the totals being for fifteen weeks.- —* H. Hawke, silver Wyandottes, 27, total 404; A. M. Price, buff Orpingtons, 24, total 342; J. Mann, White Wyandottes, 22, total 299; A. H. .Bristed, buff Orpingtons, 31, total 288; E. Wilder, buff Orpingtons, 31, total 285; R. E. M. EVans, silver Wyandottes, 21, total 263; A. Tyree, black Orpingtons, 20, total 250; Mrs J. Studholme, Ancoinas, 28, total 246; K. S. Cox, buff Orpingtons, 20, total 244; J. H. Shaw, 27, total. 238; J. J. Royds. buff Leghorns, 27, total 205; F. A. Rollinson, American white Leghorns, 23, total 200; E. Scott, brown Leghorns, 14, total 200BLENHEIM, August 12. - Following are the results for the fifteenth week of the New Zealand egglaying competition : —Total for the week 2333, average 23.4 per pen for the week, grand total to date 17,899, average to date 179 per pen. The weather has been fine, but very cold during the week. Individual totals are as follows: Hockey, 26 for the week, 87 to date; Traherne, 34, 184; Hodson, 24, 289; Snodgrass, 14, 124; Shaw, 17, 47; Hutchison, 25, 145; Eld wards, 10, 45;- Girling, 22, 160; Newport, 33, 184.; North,. 28, 163; Cole 20, 111; Aldridge, 29, 279; Naumann, 22, 160;

Fre they, 26, 111; Edwards, 26, 251; Shaw, 20, 63; Murphy, 34, 197; Worthington, 31, 234; Stevens, i 3. 220; Steel, 19, 262; Shaw, 3.4, 155; Smale, 15, 433; Draper, 30, 303; Sturrock. 22, 130; Smale, 20, 168; Duncan, 26, 130; Griffiths, 29, 118; Priddle, 25, 239; Bishop, 27, 312; Hodgson and A. Sourman, 15, 7.3; Munro, 28, 103 France, 30, 224; Casey, 23, 109; Maxted, 24, 211; Blick, 13, 57; Couzens, 11, 73; Leger, 29, 406; Sourman, 5, 42; Griffiths, 21, 105; Steer, 27, 152; Jack, 25, 219; Peat, 21, 201; Silcock, 27, 180; Ashworth, 33, 253; Griffiths, 25, 279; Pluinm, 20, 153; John Corry, 26, 181; Sourman,- 25, 114; West, 20, 169; Marlborough A. and P. Association, 33, 271; Hawke, 33, 290; Brown, 34, 198; Thompson, 33, 258; Brown, 31, 167; Martin, 4,4; Neville, 25, 246; Griffiths, 16, 91; Poultry Farm, 17, 107: Fenny, 22, 79> Peterson, 4, 30; Griffith, 29, 209; Worthington Bros., 30, 172;. Edwards. 14, 110; Father Servajean, 23, 202; McCallum, 16, 203; Walden, 17, 111; Griffiths, 24, 141; Ball, 5, 22; Fret hey, 29, 169; Creber, 25, 283; Hutchinson, 27, 197; Wanden, 18, 110; McCallum, 32, 108; Sowman, 10, 26; Quin, ,16, 181; Jacemb, 28, 155; Selinackenberg, 26, 244; Ball, 9, 65; Edwards,30, 265; Clouston, 34, 201; Allen, 28, 168; Penglasse Bros., 20, 162; Hockey, 32, 288; Patterson, 27, 162; Wareham, ’ 31,’ 285; Snodgrass, 33, 218; Townsend and Green, 21, 164; Lane, 27, 129; Wells, 24, 197; Alexandra Poultry Farm, 30, 159; Shaw, 17, 69; Draper,' 1 23, 180; Brooke, 27, 375; King and Bishell, 23, 251; Hickman, 19, 143; Dobbie, 25, 164; North, 27,, 127; Father Servajean, 26, 182; E. Delsten, 20, 176; Mogridge, 18, 279.

Pen No. j Competitor. Monday j a T3 CO X d EH W ednesday 1 Thursday j Friday j Saturday >> Cfi a d n Total Weight Total Eggs to Date. 1 P. Plesants, Christchurch. Silver Wyandottes 1 2 3 2 4 3 4 19 lb. oz. 2 0g Ill 2 K. S C -x. Sock burn. Buff Orpingtons ... 4 3 2 1 4 4 2 20 2 8g 244 8 H. P.i.nell, Christcuuich, Black Orpingtons .. .. 6 8 4 4 4 4 5 29 3 13 193 4 J. J. Royds, Christchurch, Buff Leghorns .. 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 27 3 6g 205 5 H. C. Lane, Spreydon, Christchurch Silver Wyandottes * .... 4 3 2 5 5 2 3 24 3 0J 3 10| 104 6 R. Willis & Son. Now Brighton, Buff Orpingtons .. 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 26 168 7 H. P. I'oouck. Alexandra South, B1 ck Oroingtons.. 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 17 2 59 8 Alexandra Poultry Company, Alexandra South, White i lymouth ..ocks .. 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 10} 88 9 John Tindall Christchurch, Silver Wyandottes 4 1 4 4 3 4 2 22 2 7} 181 10 A. H. Bristed, Linwood, Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons .... 3 6 4 5 4 5 4 3L s m 288 11 W. B. Cowlifihaw Christchurch, Black Orpingtons .. 2 2 2 3 4 3 6 21 2 10* 8 5g 119 12 Mrs. Mills, Dunedin, White Leghorns 2 5 8 4 4 3 3 24 92 18 A.F Anderson C; ristchuich, Bro'vn Lpghorns 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 16 2 04 124 14 F. C. Hack, Upper Riocarton, Silver Wyandotte? 4 3 3 2 4 3 4 23 2 15} li.4 15 Bisham Poultry Farm (A. T. J. Symons) - , Makikihi, Buff Orpingtons .. 4 3 2 5 3 2 4 23 2 144 154 16 Charles Petersen, Tirnaru, B ack Orpingtons.. i 1 0 1 1 2 0 6 0 I2i 48 17 R. W. Hawke, Papauui, White Leghorns 2 0 3 3 4 2 4 18 2 49 18 J. H. Sha-*, Riccarton, Brown Leghorns 4 6 5 1 tJ 4 1 27 3 288 19 John Mann, Templeton, White Wyandottes .. 3 1 5 3 4 2 4 22 2 11 2t)9 20 It E. M. Evans, Christchurch Silver Wyandottes .. 2 3 4 2 8 4 3 21 2 74 263 21 Edmond Wilder, Fernside, Buff 1 ! r ping tons . 5 4 6 4 4 4 6 31 d s 285 22 A'fred Tyree, Christchurch. Black Orpingtons 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 20 2 104 250 28 Mr*. Job Studholme, Coldstream, Anconas .. 4 3 4 6 5 4 8 28 3 14* 24 H. Pannell, Christchurch, Partridge Wyandottes 8 4 4 4 G 3 6 29 3'"94 132 26 H. Hawke, Grey town North, Silver Wyandottes 2 4 5. 5 5 3 3 27 3 44 404 26 A M. Price, Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons .. 2 4 4 3 4 4 8 24 2 14g 842 27 George Rollinson. K iapoi, Black Orpingtons 2 2 8 2 2 3 3 17 2 24 65 28 F. A Rollinson, Kniapoi, merman White Leghorns 2 4 4 2 4 3 3 23 2 log 200 29 Ernest .-scott, Leith Valky Dunedin, Brown. Leghorns .. .. I'. .. .. . 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 14 1 121 200 30 Arthur Gapes, Ch istchurch, Black Langslians 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 7 0 15 19 31 G. H Blair, tvkniti, Tirnaru White Wyandottes 2 2 2 3 2 3 16 2 0 121 32 G R. Hutchinson, Aucklai d, Silver Wyandottes 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 20 2 9$ na 33 Mrs. Symons, Dal.iugton, Christchurch, Buff Orpington* .. 1 o 2 4 2 4 3 17 2 6 122 34 G. R. 11 tetiiiison, Auckland, Black Orpingtons .. 1 2 2 0 2 8 2 12 1 n 2.8 85 Henry Legtr, Levin, While Wyandottes 1 3 2 2 4 2 3 17 1 164 90 80 J. W. H Jliday, Christchurch, Min ircas 2 3 1 3 2 3 1 15 2 2g 8rt 87 W, Walden, Greytown Noitti, S.O. Brown Leghorns J. St» er, Grey mouth, White Leghorns .. 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 16 2 1 88 38 2 4 3 3 4 4 1 21 3 0 143 Totals 99 105 11U 109 125 112 1 14 774 — 6068