EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2700, 13 December 1905, Page 32

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

: BLENHEIM, December 9. -The total for the thirty-second week of 'the New Zealand egg-laying competition is 2027 eggs, lie grand aggregate 58,802, and the weekly average per pen 20.27. The - "highest layings for the week are : — Ash- . .worth's silver Wyandottes, Alexandra, 36; „ Marlborough A. and P. Association's white "{Leghorns, 33 ; Lloyd Hickman's " brown (Leghorns, Balcairn, 32; Miss Lynn .fidwaTds'B white Leghorns, Blenheim, 32; - Hawke's silver Wyandottes, Greytown, -30 ; - 'Aldridge's white .Leghorns, Blenheim, 30. -The order of the grand aggregates now " runs as follows, the first five pens being - white Leghorns: — Leger, of Levin, 929; Brookes, of South Australia, 843; Marlporough. A. and P. Association, 829 ; Mick phaw, of Blenheim, 815; Jonathan Hodson, >f Blenheim, 794; Aehworth's silver Wyan■flottes, - Alexandra, 755. There are about 10 broody hens. CHBISTCHURCH, December 11. The statement for the 32nd week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's egg- ~_^ laying competition at Lincoln College shows ' ihat 785 eggs were laid during the week, ' \a. ;average of 207 per pen, -making a total J\o date of 20,849, or an- average of 551.3 per - : pen. Theljest totals for the week were: — +JA. H. Bfisted (buff Orpingtons), 30; H. P. •Pocock (black Orpingtons), 27;Bisham Poul- ' bry Farm (buff Orpingtons), 27;' Geo. Rol-. fwhite Leghorns), 27; G. H.'. Blair .(white Wyandottes), 26; H. Waldeii (white •Leghorns), 26. The"higHest" totals to date - are: — H. Hawke (silver Wyandottes), 861; 9". Mann (white Wyandotles), 762; J. H. Shaw (brown Leghorns), 704; A. M. Price (buff Orpingtons), 674; R. E. M. Evans .-^silver Wyandottes), 665; Mrs Studholme - (Anconas), 661; E. Wilder (buff Orpingtons), '650j E. Scott (brown Leghorns), 645; A. H. Bristed (buff Orpingtons), 638.

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