EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.
PUTTING UP RECORDS.
Per Press Association. \
BLENHEIM, Septemb# 30. - The total foc.the twenty-second week of the New Zcatand egg-layingjMUlpetJtiori is 2774, which is a record. This brings the grand total up -to 35,905, and. the weekly average to 27.73 eggs per pen. To-day completes tbe fifth month of the competition. The prize ior the month-is takeu by Mr E. Trahern'e Black Orpingtons from Christchurch .-which ace r this being » record." Tie' seoond place Jj ghaw's White Xeg"with 148, and foF third place there, is 1 -a tie, 147 h»m g leboth ilr Murphy's Row Comb Black Orpingtons and Mr J. Frances' White Legliorts from Blenheim TbTlo. tal for the. month -is -11,581 eg B ». In tbe grand aggregate, Mr Leger's White Lecorns from Levin are still leading stronsfv with 630 Mr Brpoks' White LeghSi Australia are second with 5851 the Marlborough A. and P. pen of White Leghormi is third with SU, and Mr Hoc Blown Leghorns from Nelson are fportf l 508. There are 48 hens in the broody department.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12797, 2 October 1905, Page 3
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173EGG-LAYING COMPETITION. PUTTING UP RECORDS. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12797, 2 October 1905, Page 3
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