EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1749, 13 September 1905, Page 43

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

LINCOLN COLLEGE UTILITY POULTRY CLUB.

BLENHEIM, September 9.

Results for the nineteenth week of the New Zealand egg-laying competition: — Total for the week, 2725; average per pen, 27i; grand total, 27,872; grand average, 278.72.

The Marlborough Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s pen was highest for the week with a total of 37. Leger’s white Leghorns still maintain the lead, Brookes being second. W. Hockey’s (Nelson) brown Leghorns have displaced W. Draper’s pen for third place. W. Draper’s and the Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s pens are a tie for fourth place, with a total of 414 —one behind third place.

The weather has been the most unfavourable since ’.he start of the competition. A large number of birds are broody, buff Orpingtons and silver Wybeing the most prominent in the clucky flock.

Following are the totals of the various pens for the week and to date: —Hockey 23 —183; Traherne, 33—321; Hudson, 30 — 404; Snodgrass, 26—242: Shaw, 23 —123; Hutchinson, 27 —264; Edwards, 25 —121; Girling, 31—270; Newport 16—293; North Bros., 23—282; Cole, 30—225; Aldridge, 29 —401; Naumann, 20 —247; Frethey, 16 — 230; Edwards. 31—373; Shaw, 35—180; Murphy, 33—323; Worthington Bros., 21 —348; Stevens, 26—318; Steel, 23—359;

OFFICIAL REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, SEPT. 10, 1905.

WILLIAM LOWRIE Director Canterbury Agricultural College. A. E. LAWRENCE, Secretary New Zealand Utility Poultry Club.

Shaw, 33 —386; Smale, 30 —189; Draper, 29 —414; Sturrock, 20 — Smale, 23 — 256; Duncan, 24 —221; Griffiths, 27 —225; Priddle, 32 —358; Bishop, 25 —317; Hodgson, and A. Sovman 23—149; Munro, 27. —270; France, 32 —354; Casey, 31 —195; Maxted, 34 —327; Blick, 29 —167; Couzens, 31 —177; Leger, 33 —533; Sowman, 15 —78: Griffiths, 33—213; Steer, 32-242,-Jack, 26 —337; Peat, 29—312; Silcock, 29—295: Ashworth, 29 —384: Griffiths, 29—381* Plumm, 29 —261; Corry, 26—288; Sowman, 29 —223; West. 30 —277; Marlborough A. and P Association, 37—414; Hawke, 26 —408; Brown, 33 —534; Thompson, 32 — 387; Brown, 22 —27.7; Martin. 19 —72; Neville, 33—375; Brow Poultiv Favn, 8 — 177; Penny, 27—185; Paterson, 27 —101; Griffin, 32 —340; Worthington, 28 —385; Edwards, 11 —197; Father Servajean, 30 — 326; McCallum, 29 —316; Walden, 31 —224; Griffiths. 20—233; Ball, 25—102; Frethey, 29 —275; Creher, 23 —367; Hutchinson, 28 — 295; Wanden, 17 —180; McCallum, 33 — 227; Sowman, 20—82; Quin, 34 —289; Jacorab, 28 —268; Schnackenberg, 27 —357; Ball, 20 —124; Edwards, 33 —388: Clouston, 31 —338; Allen 27 —279; Penglasse, 33 — 266; Hockey, 32 —415; Patteison, 27 —275; Wareham, 27 —394; Snodgrass, 28 —339; Townsend and Green, 29 —257; Lane, 25 — 250; Wells, 29 —303; Alexandra Poultry Farm, 33—290; Shaw, 24 —165; Draper, 31 —307; Brooks, 29 —494; King Bichell 22 — 347; Hickman, 28—256; Dobbie, 22—257; North, 30—245; Servajean, 30—299; Edelsten, 31 —295; Mogridge, 26 —374.

Pen No. Competitor.. Monday 5* T3 oa <3J CJ b* Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total Weight Total Eggs to Date. - a lb. oz. 1 P. Plesants, Christchurch, Silver Wyandottes 3 6 6 2 5 6 6 84 4 8* 235 2 K. S Cox, Sockburn, Buff Orpingtons 3 4 4 8 1 3 5 23 8 0* 355 8 H. Pannell. Christchurch, Black Orpingtons .. 2 8 4 2 3 5 5 24 8 1* 271 4 J. J. Boyds, Chriatohurch, Buff Leghorns .. 1 6 6 3 4 5 4 6 83 4 3 318 5 H. C. Lana, Spreydon, Christchurohj Silver Wyandottes 4 6 6 5 6 6 5 37 4 14* 214 6 B. Willis & Son, New Brighton, Buff Orpingtons a 6 5 4 5 3 2 27 3 12J 266 7 H. P. Pooock, Alexandra South, Bl«ck Orpingtons.. s 8 0 0 3 3 8 15 1 144 184 8 Alexandra Poultry Company, Alexandra South, White Plymouth Rooks .. l 4 5 3 4 5 4 26 8 83 104 9 John Tindall, Christchurch, Silver Wyandottes 3 4 5 1 5 5 4 27 3 2§ 282 10 A. H. Bristed, Linwood, Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons 6 3 4 2 4 8 3 25 3 1ft 379 11 W. B. Cowlishaw, Christchurch, Black Orpingtons 6 5 5 6 6 4 8 83 4 24 253 12 Mr3. Mills, Dunedin, White Leghorns .. I 3 4 2 2 5 5 22 3 os 178 IS A. F. Anderson, CnriBtchurch, Brown Leghorns 4 8 4 3 4 3 4 25 3 3* 211 14 F. C. Hack, Upper Riccarton, Silver Wyandottes 3 5 6 5 4 5 6 34 4 9 * 288 10 Bisham Poultry Farm (A. T. J. Symons), Makikihi, Buff Orpingtons .. 3 2 2 2 3 2 8 17 2 14 230 16 Charles Petersen, Timaru, B'ack Orpingtons.. 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 35 4 7f 112 17 R. W. Hawke, Papanui, Whito Leghorns 5 3 4 4 -2 5 2 25 3 9| 180 18 J. H; Shaw, Riccarton, Brown Leghorns 6 5 4 3 5 4 4 81 8 152 3ol 19 John Mann, Templeton, White Wyandottes ,. 3 3 4 e 2 4 5 26 3 84 395 20 R E. M. Evans, Christchurch, Silver Wyandottes 3 3 5 4 3 5 3 26 3 24 • 373 21 Edmond Wilder, Fornside, Buff Orpingtons .. 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 21 2 14§ 377 22 Alfred Tyree, Christchurch, Black Orpingtons 2 3 4 3 4 2 8 21 2 12* 334 28 Mrs. John Studholme, Coldstream, Anconas .. 3 5 4 3 8 5 5 28 8 14 86fr 24 H. Pannell, Christchurch, Partridge Wyandottes 6 5 4 3 4 3 4 29 8 71 244 25 H. Hawke, Grey town North, Silver Wyandottes 6 6 6 3 5 4 4 32 3 12 514 26 A. M. Price, Christchurch, Buff Orpingtons .. 8 4 4 5 4 4 3 27 3 2 t 424 27 George Rollinson. Kuiapoi, Black Orpingtons 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 37 4 m 193 28 F. A. Rollinson, Kaiapoi, American White Leghorns 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 27 3 293 29 Ernest Scott, Leith Valley, Dunedin, Brown # Leghorns 2 8 4 4 5 4 5 27 3 71 283 30 Arthur Gapes, Christchurch, Black Langshans . . 1 8 3 2 3 4 4 20 2 132 76 31 G. H Blair, (Jleniti, Timaru. Whito Wyandottes 3 4 6 5 4 5 4 31 4 ol 202 82 G R. Hutchinson, Auckland, Silver Wyandottes • • 3 4 6 5 5 C 6 34 4 44 245 S3 Mrs. Symons, Dal.ington, Christchurch, Buff * * Orpingtons • • 0 4 3 i 5 4 1 18 2 192 34 G. R. H .tchinsou, Auckland, Black Orpingtons .. ,4 2 5 4 4 3 4 26 . 3 bI 98 85 Henry Leger, Levin, White Wyandottes 2 4 4 4 5 2 3 24 2 124 201 8G J. W. Holiday, Christchurch, Alinorcas . . 3 4 5 4 5 4 8 23 4 08 195 37 W. Walden, Graytown North, S.C., Brown Leghorns 2 3 4 3 2 4 4 22 3 2| 166 38 J. Steer, Greymouth, White Leghorns .. 5 4 3 5 4 3 8 27 3 14J 229 Totals 123 161 160 131 152 155 151 1024 9656