EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1746, 23 August 1905, Page 43

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

LINCOLN COLLEGE UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. OFFICIAL REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, AUGUST, 20, 1905

I'he following birds have become broody during the weekln j:ens 30, 82, 15, 10, 6 and 2, one each, an! in pen 25, three birds. There was one underweight egg in pen 18. WILLIAM LOWRIE Director Canterbury Agricultural College. A. E. LAWRENCE, Secretary New Zealand Utility Poultry Club.

BLENHEIM, August 19. Results for the fifteenth week of the New Zealand egg-laying competition:— Total for the week, 2524; average, 25£; grand total, 20,423; .grand average per pen to date, 204-1. The total for the week shows an improvement on that of the previous week, some of the individual laying being particularly good. Traherne's black Orpingtons from Christchurch. with a total of thirty-eight have established a new record for New Zealand, if not for Australasia. Hawke's (Greytown North) silver Wyandottes and Brown's (Christchurch) white Leghorn©, with thirty-seven each, also did well. The weather for the week was fairly good. All the birds are looking in splendid condition. Following are the individual totals: — Hockey, 27 for the week—ll 4 to date; Traherne, 38 —222; Hodson, 25 —240; Snodgrass, 25 —149; Shaw, 17—64; Hutchinson, 26—171; Edwards, 15—60; Girling, 20— 180; Newport, 29 —213; North. 32 —195; Cole, 19—130; Aldridge, 31—310; Naumann, 24—184; Frethey, 27—138; Edward©, 29—280; Shaw, 24—87; Murphy, 33 —230; Worthington, 34 —268; Stevens, 21—241; Steel, 23—285; Shaw, 31—286; Smale 19—102; Draper, 28—331; Sturrock 26—156; Smale, 21—189; Duncan, 25 —155; Griffiths, 26-14-1; Priddle, 27—266;

Bishop, 27 —239; Hodgson, and A. Sowman, 14—87; Munro, 24—197; France, 33 j —257; Casey, 16 —193; Maxted, 26 —237 ; 1 Blick. 27 —84; Couzens, 19 —92; Leger, 30 —436; Sowraan, 5 —47; Griffiths, 21 —126, Steer, 20—172; Jack, 31—250; Peat, 24 — 225; Siieock, 28 —208; Ashworth, 35—288; Griffiths, 25 —304; Plumm, 23 —176; Corry, 23—207; Sowman, 30—144; West, 27—196; Marlborough A. and P. Association 36 — 307; Hawke, 37—327; Brown, 37—235; : Thompson, 33 —291; Brown, 30 —197; Martin, 11 —15; Neville, 30 —176; G. Griffiths. 10 —107; Crown Poultry Farm, 21 —128; Penny, 23 —102; Peterson, 7 —37; Griffith, 32 —241; Worthington Bros., 28 —200; Ed- ■ wards 20 —130; Father Servajean. 31 — j 233; McCallum, 24—227; Walden, 21—132; j Griffiths, 21 —162; Ball, 13 —35; Frethey, i 30—199; Creber, 14—297; Hutchinson, 20 1—217;I —217; Wanden, 20—130; McCallum, 36 — 1144; Sowman, 10 —36; Quin, 13 —196; Jacomb, 27 —182; Schnackenberg, 30 —274; Ball, 14—79; Edwards, 29—294; Clouston, -36—237; Allen, 27—195; Penglasse, 19— 181; Hockey, 30—318; Patterson, 29—19? Wareham, 26 —311; Snodgrass, 35—253; Townsend and Green, 12 —186; Lane, 34 —163; Wells. 29 —226; Alexandra Poultry Farm, 32 —191; Shaw, 26 —95; Draper, 32 —212; Brooks, 30—405; King and Bishell, 25 —276; Hickman, 28 —171; Dobbie, 23 — 183; North, 28—155; Servajean, 26—208; Edelsten, 25—201; Mogridge, 19—298.

6 £ Competitor. 0 <D CL '

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total Weight Total Eggs to Date.

1 P. Plesants. Christchurch. Silver Wyandofctes 6 4 3 5 5 4 6 33 lb. 4 oz s* 144 2 K. S Cox, Soekburn. Buff Orpingtons 4 4 3 3 3 5 2 24 8 IS 268 8 H. Panned, Chnstu,-lurch, Black Orpingtons .. .. 8 2 4 4 5 3 3 24 3 IS 217 4 J. J. Royds, Christchurch, Buff Leghorns 3 5 4 5 3 4 4 28 3 »i 433 5 H. C. Lane, Sprevdon, Christchurch Silver Wyandottes' .. .... 4 2 5 4 2 2 6 25 S 3ft 129 6 R. Willis & Son, New Brighton, Buff Orpingtons .. 2 4 2 5 2 3 8 21 2 it>ft 189 7 H. P. rocoek. Alexandra South, B1 ck Orpingtons.. 4 5 2 3 3 4 3 24 3 is 113 8 Alexandra Poultry Company, Alexandra South, White i lymoutb nocks .. 0 1 l 1 1 1 2 7 0 13g 45 9 John Tindall Christchurch, Silver Wyandotte* 4 4 4 5 3 5 2 27 3 2 i 208 10 A. H. Bristed, Linwood, Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons .. 4 3 5 2 2 4 4 24 2 16ft 312 11 W. B. Cowlisbaw. Christchurch, Black Orpingtons .. 3 3 5 0 5 4 8 28 8 KR 157 12 Mrs. Mills, Dunedin, White Leghorns 4 2 3 3 5 3 O 24 20 8 2 115 13 A. F Anderson, Cm-iatchurch, Brown Leghorns 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 Sit 144 14 F. C. Hack, Upper'Riccarton, Silver Wyandottes 1 4 4 3 5 5 4 26 3 4% 140 10 Bisham Poultry Farm (A. T. J. Symons), Makikihi, Buff Orpingtons 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 23 2 14 177 16 Chnrles Petersen, Timaru, B ack Orpingtons.. 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 K) 1 4S 54 17 R. W. Hawke, Papanui, White Leghorns 2 2 3 l 4 2 3 17 2 66 18 J. II. Sha >, Riccarton, Brown Leg jorns .. 4 4 4 2 5 2 4 25 3 4ft 263 19 John Mann, Templeton, White Wyandottes .. 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 22 2 HR 3: 20 K. E. M. Evans, Christchurch Silver Wyandottes .. 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 27 3 54 290 21 Edmond Wilder, Kern side, Buff • irpingtons . 2 3 2 4 3 3 8 20 2 94308 22 A'fred Tyree, Christchurch, Black Orpingtons 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 24 3 )g 274 28 Mrs. Job Studholme, Coldstream, Anconas .. 4 3 3 5 6 2 4 27 3 lift <73 24 H. Pannell, Christchurch, Partridge Wyandottes .. 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 83 4 1ft 165 25 H. tlanke, Grey town North, Silver Wyandottes 5 6 1 5 4 5 3 34 4 0* 438 26 A M. Price, Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons .. 3 4 3 5 1 2 3 21 2 82 log 3ti«i 27 George Rollinson. K iapoi, Bfack Orniugtons 4 2 5 4 4 4 r ’» 29 8 94 28 F. A Rollinson, K'iapoi, * mertcan White Leghorns 3 3 4 2 4 2 3 21 2 Hi 221 29 Ernest >cott, Leith Valky, Dunedin, Brown Leghorns .. ... .. .. .. 2 44 2 3 4 1 20 2 pft 270 30 Arthur Gapes, Ch. istchurch, Black Ti&ngshans 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 9 1 4ft 28 31 G. H Blair, Gleniti, Timaru. White Wyandottes 1 2 3 1 1 1 8 12 1 7 133 82 G R. Hutchinson, Auckland, Silver Wyandottes .. 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 24 3 04 107 88 Mrs. Symons, Dal.iDgton. Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons .. .... 3 2 4 3 1 4 2 19 2 11 141 34 G. R. H tchinson, Auckland, Black Orpingtons 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 12 l 8ft 40 35 Henry Leger, Levin. White Wyandoties 4 4 3 3 4 3 5 26 3 OS 1 6 86 J. W. 11 ilidav, Christchurch, Minorcas 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 2* 3 1 109 37 VV. Walden, Greytown Noith, S.C. drown Laghorns 0 4 2 1 3 4 0 14 1 131' H>2 38 J. Suer, Greymouth, White Leghorns .. 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 20 2 !5ft 163 Totals ... .. .. 120 120 126 121 120 118 .119 844 6911