EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 100, 23 December 1912, Page 8

EGG LAYING.

EIGHTH EGG-LAYING COMPETI-

TION FOR FOWLS

RESULTS TO DATE

Christchurch, December 19 For the thirty-sixth week of the New Zealand Poultry Utility Club’s eighth egg-laying competition for fowls 1195 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date 54,157.

The Six Leading Pens To-day. J. W. Green, St. Albans ... 1119 A. W. Irvine (Epsom) ... 1072 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No 1 1050 H. Logan, Weraroa LOG Heretaunga Poultry Co. No. 2 P-P3 H. R. Winian, Runanga ... 1039 Appended are details: — Total Total for to Week Date

W. Scull (Christchurch) B. W 22 832 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L. No. 1 - 26 1182 H. Leger (Weraroa), W. L. 32 1046 J. Wordsworth (Geraldine) W.L 29 933 J. Ashton (Hanmer), S.W. 13 791 Martin Bros. (Auckland) W.L. 28 1011 Vorrall Bros., (Swannanoa) B.L. 22 969 W. A. Nixon (Bunvood) W.L. No. 2 ■ 29 926 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), W.L. No. 1 34 1056 H. S. Wordsworth (Winton) W.L. ... N ...27 937 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L. No. 3. ... 10 948 R. H. Smith (Auckland, W.L. 30 681 Rangiuru Egg Ranch (Otaki) W.L 20 835 R. W. Hawke (Papanui), W.L 24 933 R. Willis and Son (New Brighton), W.L. ... 24 919 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) W.L 21 553 D Stewart (Norraanby), W.L. 23 '839 Master G. Wilson (Shirley) W.L 21 851 Remain Munger (Lower Hutt) W.L. 17 912 Mrs. R. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L 39 1005 R. Stevenson (Karori), W.L. 20 763 H. R. Winnian (Runanga), W.L. 29 1039 A. R. Browne (Petane Beach) W.L. 26 1021 Frankish Bros. (Wanganui) W.L. 27 1011 W. Knight (Lower Hutt) S.W. ... ... 27 1011 J. H. Shaw and R. James (Christchurch), W.L. 24 880 IV. G. Goodwin (Thames), B.C 13 741 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L. No. 5. ... -. 28 986 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) S.W. 23 848 Misses Bradley (Papanui) W.L 24 943 T. Kennedy (Rangiora), W.W. 22 605 C. M. Peck (Avondale), W.L. 19 663 J. W. Green (St. Albans), W.L 32 1119 N. Solomon (Westport), 8.0 ... 25 831 A. W. Irvine (Epsom), W.L. No. 2 30 1072 G. M. Peck (Avondale), W.L. ... 26 777 O. H. Bradford (Cust) S.W 30 775 A. W. Irvine (Epsom), W.L. No. 1 25 901 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream), W.L. No. 2 33 1046 Middlepark Farm (Riccarton) W.L 25 937 T. Strong (Dolyeston, W.L 24 86 P. Keller (Rolleston), W.L. 19 813 P. Holt (Papakura), W.L. 27 978 W. Knight (Lower Hutt) W.L 36 868 G. Andrews (St. Albans), S.W 18 895 J. W. Bradley and Son, Papanui), W.L 29 855 Mrs.’. J. Mills (Dunedin), W.L. 15 873 W. O. Sail (Cust), S.W. ... 25 180 Crawford and Pudsey (Lower Hutt), W.L. ... 28 966 R. A. Lazarus (Lower Hutt) W.L 14 109 W. O. Sail (Cust), S.W. ... 30 806 Misses Radford and Harker (Oban), W.L 24 848 A. W. Adams (Sheffield) S.W. ■ ..! 16 868 A. E. Kent (Shirley), W.L. 30 1025 J. C. Corrie (Beckenham), W.L 26 915 E. H. Berchart (Eltham) W.L 29 82S W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 4 26 1029 T. K. Collins (Lower Hutt) W.L 25 711

Dominion Poultry Plant (Coromandel), W.L. ... 25 947 T. Kennedy (Rangiora), S.W. 24 924 Totals ... ... 1495 54,157 COMPETITION FOR DUCKS. For tho thirty-sixth week of the third competition for ducks, 824 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 9847. Details arc as follow: Total Total for to' Week. Date. T. Dougthwaite (Avondale) I.R 40 1025 W. Knight (Lower Hutt), I.R 25 Ssl \S. 11. Scott (Onehunga), 15.0 20 RG7 T. R. Hall (Weraroa), I.R. 32 1133 P. Keller (Rolleston) I.R. ... 39 1051

C. M. Peck (Avondale) I.R 31 903 S. H. Scott (Onchunga), I.R 3G 713 Heretannga Poultry Co. (Silvers t ream), I.R. ... 31 1130 Miss A. J. Donald (Dunsandel), I.R 41 306 P. Keller (Rolleston) I.R 20 923 Totals 321 9017