EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 88, 9 December 1912, Page 2

EGG LAYING.

EIGHTH EGG-LAYING COMPETITION FOR FOWLS. RESULTS TO DATE. Christchurch, December 5. For the thirty-fourth week of the New Zealand Poultry Utility Club’s eighth egg-laying competition for fowls 1493 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 51,162. The Six Leading Pens To-day. W. A. Nixon, No. 1 H2I Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 99b H. Leger, Weraroa 982 H. R. Winnian, Runanga ... 981

W. A. Nixon, Burwood ... 976 A. E. Kent, Shirley ... ••• 969 Appended are details: — Total Total for to Week Date W. Scull (Christchurch) B.W. 27 788 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L. No. 1 ' 96 1124 H. Leger (Weraroa) W.L 32 982 J. Wordsworth (Geraldine) W.L 19 779 J. Ashton (Hanmer), S.W. 25 759 Martin Bros. Auckland, W.L 29 953 Verrall Bros., (Swannanoa) B.L 25 933 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 2 25 870 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), No. 1, W.L. 31 996 H. S. Wordsworth (Wellington) W.L 30 880 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L. No. 3 19 924' R. H. Smith (Auckland, W.L 7 640 Rangiuru Egg Ranch (Otaki) W kL 29 838 R. W. Hawke (Papanui),' W.L. 29 881 R. Willis and Son (New

Brighton), W.L. ... 30 30b A. E. Wilson (Shirley) W.W. « 7 503 D. Stewart (Normanby), W.L 26 537 Master G. Wilson (Shirley) W.L ... Sp 811 Remain Hunger (Lower Butt) W.L 29 874 Mrs. R. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L 32 948 R. Stevenson (Karori) W.L. 29 721 ii. R. Winnian (Runanga), W.L 31 981 A. R. Browne (Petane Beach) W.L. ... 25 , 970 Frankish Bros. (Wanganui) W.L 26 962 W. Knight (Lower Hutt) gW. ... 26 962 J. H. Shaw and R. James (Christchurch), W.L. 23 832 W. G. Goodwin (Thames), 8.0 25 708 W. A. Nixon (BurwoocI), W.L. No. 5. ... ... ••• 29 932 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) S.W. 17 793 Misses Bradley (Papanui) W.L. 27 899 T. Kennedy (Rangiora), W.W. ••• ... 25 557 C. M. Peck (Avondale) W.L. 14 643 P. Keller (Rolleston),. W.L. 22 776 P. Holt (Papakura), W.L. 29 922 W. Knight (Lower Hutt) \ ’•>” W.L. " ... ... “ .I- 11 1 898 G. Andrews (St. Albans), g»W 22 849 J. W. Bradley and Son, Papanui), W.L. ... ... 30 793 Mrs. J. Mills (Dunedin), W.L. ... 27 822 W. O. Sail (Oust), S.W. ... 28 803 Crawford and Pudsey (Lower Hutt), W.L. ... 24 930 R. A. Lazarus (Lower Hutt) W.L 24 957 W. O. Sail (Gust) S.W. ... 24 757 Misses Radford and Barker (Ohau), W.L 28 795 A. /W. Adams (Sheffield) gW 19 825 A. E. Kent (Shirley) W.L. 23 969 J. C. Corrie (Beckenham), W.L 28 854 E. H. Berchart (Eltham) W.L. 26 769 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 4 27 976 T. K. Collins (Lowfer. Hutt). W.L. 26 663

Dominion Poultry Plant (Coromandel), W. L. ... 23 890 T. Kennedy (Rangiora) S.W. 27 878 Totals ‘ 1498 51162 COMPETITION FOR DUCKS. For the thirty-fourth week of the third competition for ducks, 321 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 9017. Details are as follows: — Total Total for to Week. Date. T. Dougthwaite (Avondale) 1.8, 39 1055 W. Knight (Lower Hutt), I.R 23 890 S. H. Scott (Onehunga), 8.0. 33 823 T. R. Hall (Wereroa), I.R. 36 1076 P. Keller (Rolleston), I.R. 27 984 C. M. Peck (Avondale), I.R. 31 842 S. H. Scott (Onehunga), I.R. 26 672 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), I.R. ... 41 108 i Miss A. J. Donald (Dunsandol), I.R 37 P. Keller (Rolleston) I.R. 28 858 Totals ••• 321 9017

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