THE BLENHEIM COMPETITION. BLENHEIM, June 11.
laying competition brings the grand total of eggs laid' tip to 24-17. The number laid i during the week was 735, as against 601 for the previous week. The average is increased to roughly one and two-fifths of an egg per head; the number of non-contribut-ing pens is now reduced to 18. The White Leghorn of Henry Leger, of Levin, is still leading with 31 for last week and a grand , total of 14-5. The White. Leghorns of F. 1 B. Brooks, of South Australia, crepWip to
second place with 27 for the week and a graad total of 132. The third is H. Creber-'s Silver Wyandottes, from Weslport, with 15 and 109 respectively. The progress being ma3e is regarded as very satisfactory considering the cold weather and the exceptionally la-is© moult.
Canon Mayne desires us to acknowledge additional subscriptions to the "Mrs Boardman Fund" as follow:— Mrs W. Sargood, £1 Is: Miss Rachel Cailev, SI l3j B. (Portot&UoJ, 2§ 6(2.
THE BLENHEIM COMPETITION. BLENHEIM, June 11.
Otago Witness, Issue 2674, 14 June 1905, Page 32
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