EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1748, 6 September 1905, Page 43

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

LINCOLN COLLEGE UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. OFFICIAL REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, SEPT. 3, 1905.

Birds have become fcroo.ly &s follows: Pen No, 22, ofte ; No. 7, tw.<; No. 10, one. The prize of for (he greatest number of eggs laid during the month cf August was won by M s. John Studholme’a (Coldstream) Anconas, with lzd egg;. . - WILLIAM LOWRIE, Director Canterbury Agricultural College. A. E. LAWRENCE, Secretary New Zealand Utility Poultry Club.

BLENHEIM, September 2. Results for the eighteenth week of the New Zealand egg-laying competition: Total for the week, 2700; average per pen for the wesk, 27f; grand total to date, 25,815; grand average per pen, 258. L. Clcuston's black Orpingtons and the Malborough Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s white Leghorns topped the list for the week Avith 35 each. Leger is still leading with a total of 500. Brooks, South Australia, is second with 465, and W. D. Draper, Blenheim, third with 385. Four hundred and fourteen eggs were collected on Friday—the greatest number yet collected for one day. The prizes for the month were won by Ashworth, and the Marlborough A. and P. Association with 151 each. Leger was leading on the 31st August with a grand total of 401. Following are the totals for the various pens for the week and to date: Hockey, 19—160; Traherne, 31—288; Hodson, 311 —374; Snodgrass, 33—216; Shaw, 16 —SI;’ Hutchinson, 35 —237; Edwards, 20 — S 6; Girling, 29 —239; Newport, 31 —278; North Bros., 34—259; Cole, 30—195; Aldridge, 32—372; Nanman, 26—227; Frethey, 29—197; Edwards, 33—342; Shaw, 33 145; Murphy, 33—290; > Worthington Bros., .31 Steel, 26 Sin ale, 31—158; Draper, 22—385; S'tur-

rock, .21 —205 ; Smale, 26—233; Duncan, 20 —197 ; Griffiths, 27 —197 ; Priddle, 31— 326; Bishop, 27 —292; Hodgson and A. Sowman, 20 —128; Mu nr 6, 23—243; France, 34—322; Casey, 22—164; Maxted. 30—293; Blick, 27—138; Couzens; 27—146; Leger, 34 500; Sowman, 8 —63; Griffiths, 28 — 179; Steer, 18—210; Jack, 29—311; Peat, 32 —283; Silcock, 30 —263; Ashworth, 28— 355; Griffiths, 28—352; Plumm, Garry, 28—262; Sowman, 26 —194; West, 28—2i7; Marlborough A. and P. Association, 35—377; Hawke, 27—381; Brawn, 30 —301; Thompson, 31 —355; Brown, 28— 255; Martin. 21—53; Neville, 33—242; Griffiths, 28 —152; Brow Poultry Farm, 19 —169; Penny, 30 —158; Peterson, 25 —74; Griffin, 33 —308; Worthington,3o—2s7; Edwards, 27 —186; Servajean, 32 —296; McCallum, 30 —287; Walden, 31—193; Griffiths 32—213; Ball, 25—77; Frethey, 21 —246; Creber, 25—344; Hutchinson, 31— 267; 'Wanden, 15 —163; McCallum, 26 194; Sowman, 14—62; Quin, 32 —255; JaC'Omb, 29 —240; Schnackenberg, 27—330; Ball. 18 —104; Edwards, 29 —355; Clouston, 35 — 307; Allen, 28 —254; Pengalsse Bros, 25—233; Hockey, 34—383; Patterson, 29 — 248; Wareham, 29—357; Snodgrass, 31 — 311; Townsend and Green, 22 —228; Lane, 30—225; Wells, 23 —274; Alexandra Poultry Farm, 34—257; Shaw, 23—141; Draper, 33 —276; Brooks, 32 —465-; King and Bishell, 25—819; Hickman, 29—228; Dobbie, 21— 233; North, 30—215; Servajean, 32-—269; Bdelstein, 32—264; Mogridge, 26—348.

o 5z? a o Ph Competitor. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total Weight Total Eggs to Dace, 1 P. Plesants, Christchurch, Silver Wyandottes .. 5 4 3 5 5 3 4 29 lb. oz. 3 10g 3 7| 201 2 K. S Cox, Sockburn, Buff Orpingtons .. 4 3 4 5 4 - 3 8 26 322 8 "EL Pannell, Christchurch, Black Orpingtons .. .. 1 2 8 3 2 8 3 17 2 24 247 4 J. J. Royds, Christchurch, Buff Leghorns 4 4 3 3 5 5 3 27 3 285 5 H. C. Bans, Spreydon, Christchurch, Silver Wyandottes 1 4 5 4 5 2 3 24 3 2g 177 6 R. Willis & Son, New Brighton, Buff Orpingtons 3 4 3 4 6 4 8 26 3 101 239 7 H. P. Pccock. Alexandra South, B1 ck Oroingtons.. S 3 1 2 1 1 2 13 1 9g 119 8 Alexandra Poultry Company, Alexandra South, White Plymouth Kecks .. 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 21 2 9 78 9 John Tindall, Christchurch, Silver Wyandotte* 4 3 3 2 4 3 5 24 2 132 257 10 A. H. Bristed, Linwood, Ch.istchurch, Buff OrpiDgtons .. 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 23 2 114 354 11 W. B. Cowlishaw. Christchurch. Black Orpingtons .. G 6 3 0 5 5 4 31 t n 2.0 12 Mrs. Mills, Dunedin, White Leghorns .. 1 4 2 5 3 11 5 23 3 if lf*6 13 A. F. Anderson, Cnristchnrch, Brown Leghorns 5 4 2 4 6 2 3 26 3 5g 188 14 F. C, Hack, Upper Riscarton, Silver Wyandotte* 5 4 5 4 5 4 6 38 4 as 204 1C Bisham Poultiy Farm (A. T. J. 8j-mo.it), Makikihi, Buff Orpingtons .. 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 14 l 114 213 16 Charles Petersen, TAnaru. B aclc Orpingtons.. 1 3 2 2 3 4 8 18 2 4g 87 17 li. W. Hawke, IVpanui, White Lagliorn* o 4 2 4 2 3 4 21 2 132 IDS 18 J. II. Shaw, Biccartcti, Brown Leghorns 3 5 3 4 5 4 8 27 3 5g 320 19 John Mann, Templeion. White Wyandottes .. 1 3 4 4 3 4 3 22 2 112 3C9 20 II E. M. LvaiiS, Christchuich Silver Wyandottes .. 6 4 6 3 6 3 4 32 3 14* 347 21 Ediror.d Wilder, Ferimide, Buff •''rr-ingtons .. 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 24 3 5| 356 22 A’fred Tyree, Christchurch, Black Orpingtons 3 3 2 2 3 1 8 17 2 4 313 23 Mrs. Jehu Studholrne, Coldstream, Anconas .. 4 3 3 3 6 4 4 27 3 9 328 24 H. Pannell, Christchurch, Partrilge Wyandottes 2 3 4 3 3 4 5 24 •2 134 21ft 25 11. Hanke, Grevtown North. Si ver Wyandotte3 .. . 2 3 8 3 5 5 6 27 3 1 484 26 A M. Price, Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons .. 3 3 a 3 3 3 3 £0 2 5* 397 George Rollinson. K iapoi, Black On iugtous 3 5 4 6 4 6 5 33 4 4g 156 28 F. A Robinson, Kniapoi, American White Leghorns 5 4 S 4 5 3 4 28 3 llg 271 29' Ernest ocott, Leith Vail y, Dunedin, Brown Leghorns 2 3 3 1 4 1 3 17 2 34 256 30 Arthur Gap . s, Ch istohureh, B1 *.ck Lungs-hans 3 2 2 1 3 2 S 16 2 5* !6 81 G. H Blair, (ilc-niti, Timaru. AVhite Wyandottes M 3 3 2 3 4 20 2 10* 17 i/ 82 G- K. Hutchinson, Auckla.. d. Stiver Wvnnaottes .. 2 1 4 3 2 4 4 23 2 1-4 211 £3 Mrs. Symons, Dai ingtoa, Chiistchu.ch, Buff Orpir gtons . . 1 3 2 1 4 0 3 14 2 0* 174 34 G. R. II teiiirn-on, Auckland, P.laek O; pi‘gt rns .. 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 l!) 2 fig 72 85 Henry Leg* r, Leviu, \\ hitc AVys.ndot.es 0 3 6 4 4 5 5 33 3 12.4 177 86 J. W. LLllidav, Christchurch, Minuets 5 2 4 4 4 4 5 28 3 11* 1.7 87 W. \\ alden, lireytown Noith, S.C. Brown Leghorn3 4 2 3 3 2 4 3 21 2 If g 142 38 J. Suer, Grey mouth, \\ hite Ltghorns .. 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 23 3 f} 202 Totals 117 i ; 9 119 121 113 123 ,139 894 ' — 863 %