EGG-LAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18786, 15 June 1929, Page 26 (Supplement)

EGG-LAYING.

PAPANUI COMPETITION. At the twenty-fifth competition conducted by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club at Papanui, the leading birds on June 8 were as 101 lows: — J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL TEST. (Heavy Breeds.)

Weekly Tl. total 12 31 64 J. M. Campbell . . . . 0 0 0 3b Lierht Breeds. White heghorns — 55 . . . - 7 15 1 53 10 1 49 . . 6 12 13 49 WHITE LEGHORN. Each competitor to enter th ree birds Weekly Totals Total. to date. Numbers Numbers 3 12 A. M. Espie, No. 16 0 7 51 39 7 43 53 60 54 . 5 6 6 46 50 bl 6 45 57 5 6 5 50 50 45 . ;> b .' 6 4 4 55 4 5 52 R. Heazlewood . 4 5 6 45 48 46 flock TEAMS Birds.) White Leghorns— Weekly 58 11 ... 22 44 10 265 ... 29 ... 31 66 14 242

HEAVY BREEDS. Black Orpingtons— J. Kingsland . . . . H. W. Beck u 117 ANY OTHER VA EilETY EIGHT BREED (Throe Birds). Except Whil e Leghorns. Grand Total. 1 2 :i 12 3 0 0 4 S. H. Mitchell 5 5 4 32 40 21 S. H. Mitchell (Anconas) 5 0 2 ANY OTHER VARIETY HEAVY BREED. (Three Birds). Except Black Orpingtons. Total. 12 3 12 3 Sussex) 7 0 2 P. A. Cornish (Light Sussex) 0 0 6 BLACK ORPINGTONS. (Three Birds). Total. 5 5 6 56 50 50 H. J. Ball in 7 0 4 61 47 53 T. D. Dalziel 0 6 3 DUCK TEST. (Each competitor to enter three ducks)? Weekly Gra nd 12 3 12 3 J. W. Thomson . . 0 0 0 0 2 5 A. G. P. Ross . .. 7 7 7 00 50 60 P. R. Cotton 6 7 5 O. A. Heath 7 0 7 H. A. Dawber .. . 15 7