EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7264, 21 October 1910, Page 2

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

The following are tho results for tho week ended- October 13th of the sixth egg-laying competition under the auspices of the New: Zealand Utility Poultry Club. The number of eggs for the week was 1746, and the total to date 32,773. Some of tho leading pens for thcr week were:—G. H. Bradford (White Leghorns), 33; A. Smith. (White Leghorns), 38; S.'.S. Steele (White Leghorns), W. 0. Sail (White Leghorns), W. Knight (White Leghorns), A. B. Mettzies (White Leghorns), Rothwell and Seddon (White Leghorns). F. R. Cameron (White Leghorns), 37; W. A. Nixon (White Leghorns), J. Ashton (Silver Wyandottes), A. H. Padman (White Leghorns), Mrs R. W, Hawko (White Leghorns), 36; Mrs 11. Mahou (White Leghorns), R. Willis and. Sons (White Leghorns), Mrs J. Mills (White Leghorns), J. W. Bradley (White Leghorns), Rangiruru Egg Ranch Company (White Leghorns), W. Batch (White Leghorns), G. Ahketall (White Leghorns), 35; A. B. Browne (White Leghorns), A. E. Wilson (White Wyandottes), H. Leger (White Leghorns), Dominion Poultry Plant (White Leghorns), B. A. O'Brien (White Leghorns), 34,; D. Stewart (White. Leghorns), .1. Thomson White Leghorns), 33; N. Solomon (White Leghorns), W. Burbury (White Leghorns), W. 0. Sail (White Leghorns), A. Tiseh. (White Leghorns), W. A. Nixon (Silver Spangled Hambn.rgs), A. E. Wilson (Silver Wyandottes), W. A. Nixon (Bluff Orpingtons), F. Edelsten (Wliite Leghorns), 'H. M. Bannehr (White Plymouth Rocks), Misses M. and M. Bradley (White Leghorns), 32; W. A. Nixon (White Leghorns), T. Kennedy (Silver Wyandottes), 31; S. H. Scott (Silver Wyandottes), A. L. Saurfders (Brown Leghorns), 30. Some of the best totals to date aro as follows:—J. Thomson, 737; T. Kennedy. 730; W. BaJeh, 719; W. 0. Sail, 714; A. Smith, 713: W. Knight, 712; Mrs R. W. Bawke, 709; G. H. Robinson. 609; S. S. Steele, 690; N. Solomon, 688; G. H. Bradford, 685; A. H. Padman, 6SI; J. A. Corrie, 680; G. H. Robinson. 678; Mrs J. Mills, 677; G. Finn, 675; H. 'Leger, 582. The following were the results for the week ending,October 13th of the first duck egg-laying competition under the auspices of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club. The number of eggs for tho week was 400, and the total to date 5045. Some of t'hio leading pens of the week were: —C, .Hammond (Indian RunneTs), Seddon and Rothwell (Indian Runners), 40- W. Knight (Indian Runners), 39; S. H. Scott (Bluff Orpingtons), 38; S. H. Scott 'lndian Runners), 37; C. F. Nankevtll (Bluff Orpingtons), a 5; T. Strong (Indian Runners), 34. Some of the best totals to date werc.-W. Knight' 532; W. Knight 512; C. Hammond, 439; T. Dowthwaitc, 447; T. Strong, 434; Mrs T. M. Lucy, 417.