EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.
BLENHEIM, December 6.
The total for the week was 2491 and the total to date 58,109. The highest pens for the week are : — Smale (white Leghorns), 38; Leyington (white Leghorns), 34; Horton (white Leghorne), 34; Hawke (white Leghorns), 34. Highest pens to date: — Marlborough Herald (white Leghorns), 798; Laws (white Leghorns), 794; Selcock (white Leghorns), 782; Triechert (white Leghorns), 797; Alice Dodeun (black Or--pingtons), 763; Brown fwhite Leghornel, 769.
CHRISTCHURCH. December 9.
' The following are the results to date in connection with the third egg-laying competition at Lincoln College under the auspices of the Utility Poultry Club. During the week 1030 eggs were laid, making , a total of 30,506 to date. The highest total* for the week were: — W. Wooffen- [ den (silver Wyandottes), 35; F. O'Brien (silver Wyandottes), 34; W. Forrest (black Orpingtons), 32; Mrs W. O. Sail (silver Wyandottes), 31; W. Wooffenden (silver Wyandottes}, 30; T. J. Rossbottom (eilver Wyandottes), 30; L. Pickford (silver Wyandottes), 30. The following are the beet frand totals to date:— Allan Petrie, 840; liss Rita Nixon, 821; W. Forrest, 812; J. Tonpe, 808; W. O. Sail, 800; T. Kennedy, 750; W. Knipht, 749; J. J. Parker, 746; D. Sturrock, 739; W. A. Nixon, 732. NEW ZEALAND POULTRY JOURNAL DUCK EGG-LAYING COMPETITION. The following are the returns of the N.Z. Poultiy Journal's Duck Egg-laying Competition, lield at Greymouth, up to November 30 (six ducks to the pen): — Total Total for to i week. date. W. Knight. I R 16 573 Williams and Simpson, B. O. 27 5*4 Carl Ruhen, I. R 10 586 A. B. Spiers. B. O ...... 23 471 W Cuff. I. R 20 606 T R Smithers, B. 0 17 3<iS J. Kitching, I. R 23 365 R L. Hearts. Pekms .... 18 3C6 Mrs Lucy, I. R 39 552 James Oago Pckins . 17 252 T Dowthwaite, I. R 17 642 Mrs Ilfhn Pekins. .. 17 306 G. Woodward, 1 R. .. -. 17' 491 F Gibbons. B. O. . - 26 539 Scott and Waroham, I. R. . 15 «H A Penberthy. I. R. .. .29 560 Theo. West," I. R 32 526 W. Knight, B. 0 14 502 Savage and Walker. I. R. .. 22 435 Mrs O. Butler, I. X 20 380 •399 254<J Three best for the week:— Theo. West, 32; A Penberthy, 29; Williams and Simp=on, 27 Best to dete.— - T. Dowthwaite, 642; Scott and Wareham, 614 ; C. Ruhen, 586.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 35
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