PAPANUI EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

Otago Witness, Issue 3672, 29 July 1924, Page 29

PAPANUI EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

LEADING PENS—(Fourteenth week (98 days), ended J uly 12;) FLOCK TEAMS. (Six birds.) Week’s Weight.

White Leghorns— eggs. oz. drs Total. ,T. Lignins .. .. 32 63.2 409 H. Williams .. ..32 62 409 C. V. M'Beath .. 26 50.8 406 J. D. M'Kechnie 2S 57.8 396 W. E. Ward .. 24 50.6 396 SINGLE HEN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. (For light and heavy breeds.) Week’s Weight. White Leghorns— eggs. oz. drs Total. Mrs F. Gorin ski .. 6 11.9 79 W. Spence .. .. 5 10.5 76 J. C. Musprave .. 5 9.14 74 S. Loader .... 5 9.10 70 W. Spence .. .. 5 10.1 63 G. H. Bradford •• 2 4.1 68 Black Orpingtons— .T. P. Drewitt .. 4 7.12 79 G. Grainger .. 5 9.12 77 E. E. Graham .. 5 9.1 75 L. A. Wadham .. 0 0.0 68 LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Three birds, same owner.) White Leghorns— Eggs. W. Barrell No. 1 80 T. Dalgleish, No. 3 .. .. 79 W. E. Ward, No. 1 79 G. E. Moody, N-o. 1 79 E. Ellis, No. 3 .. 79 W. A. Gee, No. 3 76 Brown Leghorns— Smart Bros., No. 1 .. .. 72 Smart Bros., No. 2 70 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Three birds, same owner.) Black Orningtons— Eggs. G. A. Grainger, No. 3 82 F. Hendron, No. 2 .. .. 80 J. F. Drewitt, No. 2 .. .. .. 73 G. A. Grainger, No. 4 .. 71 White Wyandottes— C. Bennett No. 1 79 C. Bennett, No. 3 68 SINGLE DUOK CONTEST. (Three birds, same owner). Indian Runner — Eggs. H. P. Slater. No. 2 92 W. Nimino, No. 2 .. 92 H. P. Slater, No. 3 .. .. .. 84 J. G. Greenslade, No. 1 .. 81 White Runners — A. H. Wheeler, No. 1 .. .. .. 78