EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 42, 18 February 1913, Page 3

EGG LAYING.

EIGHTH EGG-LAYING COMPETITION FOB FOWLS. KESULTS TO DATE. Christchurch, February 14. For the forty-fourth week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s eighth egg-laying competition for fowls, 1274 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 65,950.

COMPETITION FOR DUCKS. For the forty-fourth week of tho third competition for ducks, 101 eggs | were laid, hringiftg the total to date to , 11,133. Details aro as follows: — :

THE SIX LEADING PENS TO-DAY. W. A. Nixon, No. 1 ... 1427 J. W. Green ... 1340 A. W, Irvine, No. 1 ... 1307 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 1 129 J H. Leger 1287 Heretaunga Poultry Co., No. 2 1276 Appended are details :— Total Total for to Week Dat< William Scull, B.W, 19 1009 W. A. Nixon, W.L., No. 1... 29 1427 H. Leger, W.L. ... 29 1287 John Wordsworth, W.L. 26 1137 James Ashton, S.W T . 26 931 Martin Bros., W.L. 17 1190 Verrall Bros., B.L. 13 1169 W. A. Nixon, W.L., No. 2 13 1169 Heretaunga Poultry Co., W.L. No. 1 31 1294 H. S. Wordsworth, W.L. ... 25 1142 W. A. Nixon, W.L., No. 3 16 1118 R. H. Smith, W.L. 8 807 Rangiuru Egg Ranch, W.L. 27 1069 R. W. Hawke, W.L. ... 23 1135 R. Willis and Son, W.L. ... 16 1090 R. E. Wilson, W.W. 1 6.30 D. Stewart, W.L. 24 1093 Master G. Wilson, W.L. ... 15 998 Remain Munger, W.L. 21 1048 Mrs R. W. Hawke, W.L. 25 1213 A. Stevenson, W.L. 19 914 H. R.' Win man, W.L. 19 1193 T. R. Browne, W.L. 13 1249 Frankish Bros., W.L. 26 1206 Wi Knight, S.W. 25 1198 W. G. Goodwin, B.O. 13 871 W. A. Nixon, W.L., No. 5 23 1186 A. E. Wilson, S.W. 28 1028 Misses Bradley, W.L. 15 1053 T. Kennedy, W.W. 20 746 C. M. Peck, W.L. 9% 747 J. W. Green, W.L. 25 1310 N. Solomon, B.O. 6 671 A. W. Irvine, W.L., No. 1 29 1307 C. M. Peck, B.O. 7 900 G. H. Bradford, S.W. 23 923 A. Wi* Irvine, W.L., No. 2 15 1102 Heretaunga Poultry Co., W.L., No. 2 32 1276 Middlepark Farm, W.L. ... 25 1122 T. Strong, W.L. ... 22 1051 P. Keller, W.L. ... 16 974 Percy Holt, W.L. 20 1209 W. Knight, W.L. 27 1024 G. Andrews, S.W. 16 i062 J. W. Bradley and Son, W.L. 29 1082 Mrs J. Mills, W.L. 23 1072 W. 0. Sail, S.W. 29 1072 Crawford and Pudsey, W.L. 27 1194 R. A. Lazarus, W.L. 25 1182 W. 0. Sail, S.W. 21 989 Misses Radford and Harkcr W.L. * ... ' ... 19 1015 A. W. Adams, S.W, 13 1016 A. E. Kent, W.L. 29 1230 J. Corrie, W.L. 24 1094 E. H. Berchard, W.L. 25 lui2 W. A. Nixon, W.L., No. 4 18 1224 T. K. Collins, B.O. 20 895 Dominion Poultry Plant, W.L. 25 1159 T. Kennedy, S.W. 19 1111 Totals 74 65,950

Total for Total to Thomas Doutlnvaito, Week. Date. I.R..., 18 1327 W. Knight, I.R. ... 21 1023 S, H. Scott, R.O. ... 3 923 T. R. Hall, I.R. ... 13 1303 P. Keller, I.R. ... 0 1213 C. M. Pock, I.R. ... 12 1050 S. H. Scott, I.R. ... 5 851 He rotaunga Pou 1 try I.R., Co., ... 17 1230 Miss A. J. Donald, I.R. 0 1075 P. Keller, I.R. ... ... 12 1075 Totals ... 101 11,133