EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 35

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.

BLENHEIM. January 31. At the Blenheim egg-laying competition the total for the week was 1688 and the grand total 73,415. The highest for the, week arc: — Scott (white Leghorns) 29, M'Callum (white Leg-horns) 27, Dobson 27. The highest to data are:— Law (white Leghorns) 1010, Triechart (white Leghorns? 990, Sdcock (white Leg-horns) 986, Hawk« (white Leghorns) 970, Brown (white Leg' horns) 964. CHRISTCHURCH, January 31. The duck egg-laying competition returns to the 25th are:— Knight 30, Ruhen 10 Spiers 5. Cuff 25. Smithers 7, Kitching 7, Kearns 5, Lucy 27. Gajre 5, Dowthwaito 28, Hahn 6, Woodward 7, Gibbons 6, Scott 20, Penberthy 29, West 30, Knight. 8, Savage 5, Butler 4. Bc6t. totals "to date are:— Dowthwaite 888, Knight 830, Scott 826. NEW ZEALAND POULTRY JOURNAL DUCK EGG -LAYING COMPETITION. The following are the returns to Saturday, 25th January, of the New Zealand Poultry Journal's Egg-laying Competition (six ducks to the pen) : — ; Total for Total to week. date. W. Knight, I. R 30 830 Willißni3 and Simpson Carl Ruhen, I. R. , 10 776 A. B. Spiers, B. O. , . 5 597 W. Cuff, I. R. . . .25 748 T. R. Smithers. B. O. , 7 557 J. Kitohing, I. R. . . ,7 50* R. L. Kearns. Pekins . 5 443 Mrs Lucy. I. R. 27 767 James Gage. Paroa . - > 5 36(1 T. .Dowthwaite. I. R. . . 28 88S Mrs Hahn, Pekins . . 6 45« G. Woodward, I. R... , 7 J}23 P. Gibbons. B. O. ... 6 698 Scott and Wareham, i. R. 20 820 A. Benberthy, I. R. 29 82a Theo. West, I. R. -. 80 795W. Knight. B. O. . 8 6*3 Savage and Walker, I. R. . 5 639 Mrs Butler, I. R ... 4 525 271 13,252 Three best "or week- — Knight. West, and Penberthv. Three best totals to date:— • Dowthwaite 888, W. Knight 830, Scott *v«! Wareham 826.