EEG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 31, 30 September 1912, Page 8

EEG LAYING.

N.Z. POULTRY CLUB'S COMPETI

TION. Christchurch, September 2G. For the 24tli week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's eighth egg-laying competition for fowls, 197 G eggs were laid, bringing the toI tal to date to 33,626. | The Six Leading Pens Today.

W. A. Nixon, No. 1 ... . . 776 J. G. Green ... ... ... 728 W. A. Nixon, No. 4 ... ... 6Go. A. E. Kent ... ... ... 6(37 W. A. Nixon, No. 4 ... ... 1668 Yerral Bros. ... ... 665 Heretaunga Poulty Co. ... 664 Details ai’e as follow:

COMPETITION FOR, DUCKS.

For the twenty-fourth week of the third competition for ducks, 380 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 5541. Details are as follow f

• Total Total for to Week Datf W. Scull (Christchurch) B.W r . 38 492 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L., No. i .;. 38 770 H. Leger (Wereroa), W.L. 36 652 J. Wordsworth (Geraldine), W.L. 33 588 J. Ashton (Hanmer), S.W. 34 603 Martin Bros (Auckland) W.L. 32 650 Yerral Bros (Swannanoa) B.L. 33 663 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L., No. 2 32 586 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), W.L., No. 1 ... 33 66 H. S'. Wordsworth (Winton) W.L. 35 560 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 3 34 66C It. H. Smith (Auckland) W.L. 31 44:0 Rangiuru Egg Ranch (Otaki), W.L. 32 61( R. W. Hawk© (Papanui) W-L. 34 55 R. .Willis and Son (New Brighton), W.L. 32 530 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) W.W. 27 27( D. Stewart (Normanby) W.L. 33 53; Master G. Wilson (Shirley) W.L. 33 500 Remain Munga (Lower Haut; B.O. 38 58 Mrs R. W .Hawke (Papanui), W.L. 34 62 K. Stevenson (Karori), W.L. 29 45( H, R. Winnian (Runanga) W.L. 35 642 A. R. Browne (Petane Beach),’ W.L. . ... ' ... 35 , 611 Frankish Bros. (Wanganui), W.L. 34 65.‘ W. Knight (Lower Hutt) W.L. 3G 656 J. H. Shaw and R. James (Christchurch), W.L. 30 55 W. G. Goodwin (Thames) B.O. 34 481 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L.

No. 5 32 636 A. E. Wilson'(Shirley) S.AV. 32 536 Misses Bradley (Papanui), W.L. S3 609 T. Kennedy (Rang! ora), W.W. 31 321 C. M. Peck (Avondale) W.L'. 31 416 J. G. Green (St. Albans) AV, I. 37 728 N. Solomon (Westport) B.O. 32 .503 A.. W. Irvine (Epsom) AV.L., ; No. 1 ... . " ... 35 661 0. M. Peck (Avondale) B.O. 31 501 G. H. Bradford (Gust) S.W. 32 451 A. W. Irvine (Epsom) W.L., No. 2 33 566 Heretaunga Poulty Go. (Silverstream), W.L., No. 2 ... 34 641 Middlepark Paiiltry Farm iPiccarton), W.L. ... 32 SCO T. Strong (Doyleston), W.L. 34 508 P. Keller (Rollebton), W.L. 3.0 507 Percy Holt (Papakura) W.L. 32 602 W. Knight (Lower Hutt) S.W. 35 542 G. Anderson (St. Albans) S.AY. 34 677 J. W; Bradley and Son (Papa- , nui), W.L. ... ... 34 460 Mrs J. Mills (Dunedin), W.L. 32 552 AY.'0. Sail (Gust), S.W. ...32 513 Crawford and Pudsey (Lower Hutt), W.L. 33 630 G. A. Lazarus (Lower Hutt) AV.L. ... 34 653 W. 0. Sail (Gust), S.W. ... 31 489 Misses Radford and Harker (Ohau), W.L. ■ 32 494 A. W. Adams (Sheffield) S.AV. 30 685 A. E. Kent (Shirley) AV.L. 35 667 J. Corrie (Beckenham) W.L. 29 543 E. H. Burohart (Eltham), W.L. 35 467 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L. No. 4 36 668 T. K. Collins (Lower Hutt), W.L. 25 410 Dominion Poultry Plant (Coromandel), W.L ... 31 699 T. Kennedy (Rangiora) S.AV. 33 577 Totals ' ... 1976 33,626

T. Douthwaite (Avondale) I.R. 41 681 W. Knight (Lower. Hutt) I.R. 38 606 S. H. Scott (Onehnnga), B.O. 34 522 T. R. Hall (Weraroa), I.R. 35 743 P. ■ Keller (Rolleston), I.R. 39 644 0. M. Peck (Avondale), I.R. 34 513 S. H. Scott (Onehnnga), I.R. 38 304 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), I.R. 38 694 Miss A. J. Donald (Dunsandel) I.R. 41 440 P. Keller (Rolleston), I.R. 42 495 Total 380 5541