EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 37, 7 October 1912, Page 8

EGG LAYING.

N.Z. POULTRY CLUB’S COMPEL! ; TION. I For tlie 25th week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s eighth egg-laying competition for fowls, 1 1896 eggs were laid, bringing the to-! I tal to date to 35,522. j The Six Leading Pens To-day. !

W. A. Nixon No. 1 806 J. CL Green ... ... ... 762 j W. A. Nixon No. 4 ... ... 704! A. E. Kent ... 699 j A. W. Irvine 6991

Total Total for to Week Date W. Scull (Christchurch) B.W. 29 521 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 1 36 806 H. Leger (Wcraroa) W.L. 34 686. J. Wordsworth (Geraldine) I W.L. 31 619 J. Ashton (Hanmer) S.W. ... 31 534 Martin Bros. (Auckland) W.L. 33 683 Verrall Bros. (Swannanoa) B.L. 30 695 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 2 31 617 Hcrctaunga Poultry Co. (Silvorstream) W T .L. No. 1 ... 33 697 H. S. Wordsworth (Winton) W.L. 32 592 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 3 29 689 R. H. Smith (Auckland) W.L. 29 478

Rang’uru Egg Rauch (Otaki) W.L. 33 515 R. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L. ... ' 33 589 R. Wills and and Son (New Brighton) W.L. ... ...34 572 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) W.W. 27 303 D. Stewart (Normanby) W.L. 32 570 Master G. 'Wilson (Shirley) W.L. 31 540 R. Hunger (L. Hutt) 8.0. 24 607 Mrs R. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L. 36 659 Tv. Stevenson (Karori) W.L. 28 483 FT. R. Winnian (Rananga) W.L. 36 678 A. R. Browne (Petane Beach) W.L. 37 653 Frankish Bros. (Wanganui) W.L. ' 34 687 W. Knight (L. Hutt) W.L. 31 687 J. H. Shaw and R. James (Christchurch) W.L. ... 31 585 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 5 28 664 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) S.W. 29 565 Misses, Bradley (Papanui) W.L. ... ... ... 32 641 T. Kennedy (Rangiora) W.W. 27 348 C. M. Peck (Avondale) W.L. 31 444 J. G. Green (St. Albans) W.L. , ... ... ... 34 762 N. Solomon (Westport) 8.0. 32 535 A. W. Irvine (Epsom) W.L. : : No. 1 ' L."' 38 699 C. M. Peck (Avondale) 8.0. 28 529 6. G. Bradford .'(Gust) S.W. 28 479 A. W, Irvine (Epsom) W.L. '• No. 2 ; ' " ... ■.!. ... 34 600 Herdfaunga Poultry Co. (Sill’ verstfeam) W.L. .No’. 2. ... 35 670 Middieparlc Poultry Farm (Riccarton) W.L. ... ... 33 623 T. Strong (Doyleston) W.L. 32 540 P. Keller (Rolleston) W.L. ... 24 529 P. Holt (Papakura) W.L. 34 036 W. Knight (L., ( Hutt) S.W. 31 573 G.' Anderson (St. Albans) ): kw. r ;'" ! u . ! .. 34 eoo J. 'tV. Bradley apd Son (Papafmi W.L. .V.'"'", A 32 492 Mrs J. ’Mills (Dunectin) W.L. 36 582 W. O. Sail (Gust) S.W.* ... 22 535 Crawford and Pudsey (Lower \ Hutt) WIL. ... ... 34 064 R. A. Lazarus (Lower Hutt) , W.L. , 35 688 W. O. Sail (Oust) S.W. ... 24 613 Mi Sfves Radford and Harker (Oban) W.L. ' 30 625 A. W. Adams (Sheffield) 'S.W. 33 618 A. E. Kent (Shirley) W.L. 32 699 J. Corrie (Beckenham) W.L. 36 579 E. H. Berchart (Eltham) W.L. 32 499 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 4 36 704 T. K. Collins (L. Hutt) W.L. 31 441 Dominion Poultry Plant (Coromandel) W.L 36 638 T. Kennedy (Rangiora) S.W. 33 610 Totals 1896 35,522 COMPETITION FOR DUCKS. For the 25th week of the third competition for ducks, 385 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 5926. Details are as follow: T. Douthwaite (Avondale)

Horetaunga Poultry Company 697 .Details are as follow: —

I.R. <10 721 W. Knight (L. Hntt) I.R. 36 542 S. H. Scott (Onehunga) B.O. 35 557 T. R. Hall (Weraroa) I.R. 39 782 P. Keller (Royleston) I.R. 39 683 C. M. Peck (Avondale) I.R. 33 546 S. H. Scott (Onehunga) B.O. 40 344 Herotaunga Poultry Co. (Silvorstream) I.R. ... 42 736 Miss A. J. Donald (Dunsandel) I.R. 40 480 P. Keller (Rollcston) I.R. 41 635 Totals 385 5926