EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2689, 27 September 1905, Page 32

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

CHRISTOHUROH, September 25

The statement for the twcnty-fiis* -nock of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's egg-laying competition at Lincoln College shows* that during tho week 944 egg- were. Ja'd, an average of 25 per pen, making tl>". total to date of 11,609. an average of 305 5 por pen. The following stand highest for the week: — J. Mann, white Wyardotte-, 33; G. Rolhn^on. black Orpington', 33; G. H. Blair, white- WyandoHe?. 33: Alov andra Poult vy Company, white Plymouth Rocks. 32; Mrs, Mills, white Leghorn-, 30: A. Crapes black Laugshant, 30.

The besc totals to date arc:— H. Hawk-? silver Wyandottc-s 567; A. M. Puce, Mack

Orpingtons, 465; J Mann. 458; R E. 11. Evans, 425; E Wilder, black Oqjmg.oiu-,, 425: A. H. Bnsted black Orpingtons, J. H. Shaw, brown Leghorns, 410; Sir-. Studhoime, Anconas. 406. # BLENHEIM, September 23. The weekly total frr the rucnty-fh-t week of the Now Zealand Eng-laymy Conipttitiou is 2715, making tho strand total 33.152 and th-o weekly a^eiage 27.15 eggs per pen.

The list of layings for tbe week is topped by Ti'eherno's Black Orpingtons from Chiiutchureh with 33. In the aggregate Lcger's Whi+e Leghorns from Levin etill had \wth 578. Brooks 1 s White Leghorns (South Australia) are second with 552. The Marlboraugh A. and P. Association's p-on of White Legiiorni and HocU'y"* Broun Leghorn* 3 , hum Ncihon, lie Cor thud place will. 476.