EGG-LAYING CO MPETITION.
Special to the “ Times.” BLENHEIM. August 6. Following are the results tor the seventeenth week of iue New Zealand egglaying competition; Total lor tne week, 2623; average per pen. 265; grand total to date, 23,046; grand average. 230 i per pen. Pen 41 (A. Ashworth, Alexandra South), silver Wyandoltes. have established a fresh record for one week’s laying, producing 3J out of a possible 43. ■Tiro weather nas been fine, but cold, during the week. All the birds are still in the best of health. , The gieatesi number of eggs collected for one day was 392 on the 23rd inst. Following are the totals of eggs produced by the various pens during the week and to dale-. Hockey, 27 111; Traherne, 35—257; Hodsou. 30-311: Snodgrass, 33 —183; Shaw, XI r 5; Hutchinson, 31—202; Edwards, 16—76; Girling, 30—210; Newport, 33—217; North, 30— Cole, 35 —135; Aldridge, 30—310; Nau.uann. 17—201; Frethey. , 30—168; Edwards. 29—309; Shaw, 25-113; Murphy, 27—257; Worthington Bros,, 33—1.16; S evens, 35-366; Steel. 35—Sot); Show 34320; Smale. 25-127; Draper. 25—306; Sturrock, 25—181; Smale, 18—207; Duncan, 22-177; Griffiths, 27-171; Pnddle. 20-295; Bishop, 36-165; Hodgson bowman, 10-106; Munro, 23-220; France.31— Casey. 17—IT-’-: Masted, 20—263; BUck, 27—111; Couzens. 27-110; Legor, 30—166; Sowman, 8—35; Griffiths, 25—lol; Steel 20—192; Jack. 32-232; Peat, 26-251; Sileock, 28-236; Ashworth. 30-327; Griffiths, 28— 321; Plumm. 201; Corry, 27—231;, Sowman, 2-1-163; West 23—219; Marlborough A. and P. Association, 35-312; Hawke, 27-304; Brown, 36-271; Thompson, 33-3-1-, Brown, 30—227: Martin. 17—32; Mehiile. 33—209; Griffiths, 23-121; Poultry Farm. 22—150; Penny. 23-128; Peterson, 1249; Griffin, 3-1—275: Worthington Bros., ■17L007. Edwards, 29—159; Scrvajean, 31— 261;“McCaUum, 30-257; Walden. 30-162; Griffiths, 19-181; Ball, 17-52; Frethey. ■'c_92s- Ocher. 22—319; Hutchinson 19— 236; Wandon. 18-148: McCallum, 2-P-168; Sowman, 12-48; 'B,in 27-223; .Taco mb, 29—211: Sohnackenberg. 29—303; Ball. 12— 91: Edwards, 32—326; Cloiiston, 35—2<2, Allen 31 —226; Penglasse, 36—208; Hockey ’31—349; Pnt'crsTO, 28—219; Wareham, 27-338; Snodgrass, 27-280; TowmBend and Green, 20—206: Lane 32-195; Veils. 25—251; Alexandra Poultry harm, ■-J2--023- Shaw 23—118; Draner, 31—243; ©rooks! 28—433; King and lllshcll G 1 294; Hickman. 28—199; Dobbie 25—212, North Bros., 30—185; bervajean, 29—237; Edelsten, 31—232; Mogndge, 24^-322.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5678, 28 August 1905, Page 7
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347EGG-LAYING COMPETITION. New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5678, 28 August 1905, Page 7
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