EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17170, 13 October 1923, Page 8 (Supplement)

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS

PAPANUI. Heavy laying in all the teßts was recorded for the twenty-sixth week ending October 6. A study of the totals to date will show that there are several birds within a. few eggs of the leaders, which makes the competition interesting. Few changes in positions are likely to take

place during the next two months, and after Christmas there is usually a. slackening in the producing powers of most of the birds before entering on the last three xjionths' lay. The following are the leading birds in their respective tests:— LIGHT BREED, SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

Weight. Total. No. Eggs, oz dr Tl. W. Newall . . .6 12 7 149 6- L. Beer . . - 7 14 7 149 G. H. Mitchell . .5 9 5 144 P. W. Sliacklock . .5 10 5 133 J. R. Wigg . .5 10 0 132 J. C. Musgra ve . 4 8 6 131 H. Williams .5 11 5 130 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CHAMPIONSHIP. ,T. P. Drewit-t . .6 12 5 160 L. A. Wadham . .6 10 4 145 J. Lyness . . . 3 7 7 100 R. M. Cookson . .5 11 0 93 LIGHT BREED SINGLES. (Competitors to enter three pure-bred pullets.) R. W. Coombes. No. 2 7 14 7 153 «T. C. Norton. No. 2 - 6 11 13 152 W. J. Richards. No. 2 5 10 3 151 J. Lyness, No. 3 .7 14 4 150 •T. P. Firth. No. 1 .7 14 0 144 W. Ledger-wood. No. 2 6 11 12 143 W. Bareli. No. 2 .6 12 13 142 J. W. Thomson. No. 2 6 12 0 141 Calder Bros.. No. 3 . 5 9 2 141 F. E. Osburn. No. 1.6 12 0 141 •T. H. Duf-field. No. 2 6 12 15 140 E. Ellis. No. 3 . .5 10 5 140 H. C. West, No. 2 .4 79 139 Hay and Congalton. No. 1 6 11 5 139 HEAVY BREED SINGLES. (Competitors to enter three pure-bred pullets.) W. Rodgers. No. 2 .5 9 14 146 F. H. Lovell. No. l . 6 12 6 119 J. P. Drewitt, No. 2 - 4 7 12 112 W. Rodgers, No. 3 .6 12 14 109 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (Each competitor to enter three ducks.) R. W. Hawke. No. 2 7 18 7 178 T. Bond. No. 2 .7 18 12 167 •T. C. Musgrave, No. 3 7 18 15 166 R. W. Hawke, No. 3 . 7 16 10 1G6 SINGLE DUCK CHAMPIONSHIP. L. A. Wadham . 3 6 5 66 S. G. Batten - -0 0 0 62 FLOCK TEAMS CONTEST •T. Liggins . .33 72 5 741 M. C. Craig . . 37 74 6 697 Cumberpatch Bros. 29 60 13 063 J. O. Musgrave . 29 60 0 650 W. E. Ward . . 29 61 6 640 WOOLS TON TANNERIES CLUB. In the Woolston Tanneries Utility Poultry Clubs single-bird egg-laying competition. t.he results for the twenty-seventh week ending October 9 were as follow: — Weight, oz. dwt. TL G. Russell . . . .5* 10 2 .127 L. Irvine . . . .6 12 8 1411 G. Hall 5 11 1 57 H. Tait .... 4 8 0 97 H Greenland . . . 5 9 14 79 C. Briggs . . . .6 13 8 120 J. Campbell . . .6 13 5 109 J. Edmonds . . . .5 10 7 121 G. Swan ston . . .4 8 12 124 R. Smith .... 4 8 5 92 P. M. auger . . . .6 11 13 93 G Black . . . .5 1033 116 H. Taylor . . . .6 11 9 121 A. M’Cullagh . . .5 10 7 95 S. Loader .... 6 11 13 ]20 H. Harper . . . .6 12 12 77 P. Baker . . . .5 6 11 126 A. M'Conchie . . . 6 6 10 87 92 190 6 1892