North Island Egg-laying Competition.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3675, 7 January 1908, Page 2

North Island Egg-laying Competition.

The 35th week of the competition promoted by the North Island Egglaying Competition Association, Ltd., at Cambridge, was concluded on Friday, 3rd January, 1907. The number of eggs laid during the week was 1653, being an average of 20.15 eggs per pen. Total number of eggs laid since Ist May is 60'654, being an average of 739.68 eggs per pen. The monthly prize of £1 Is, for mot eggs laid during the month of December, was won by pen No. 50, A. and P. Association, Auckland, White Leghorns, with a total of 148 eggs.

Highest layings for the week: — Co-operative Egg and Poultry Company (per F. Marriner), Auckland, White Leghorns, 32 Miss Blackmore, Cambridge, Brown Leghorns, 31 T. B. Brookes. Clarendon, S.A., White Leghorns, 31. C. Hammond, Ruakura, White Rocks, 30 W. Knight, Hutt, Wellington, White Leghorns, 29. Mrs Rathbon, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 28 t Miss Roberts, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 28. A. and P. Association, Auckland, White Leghorns, 28. Mrs J. Salt, New Plymouth, White Leghorns, 28.

Mrs Hooker, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 28. Leading pens to date are: — K. W. K. Fairclough, Hamilton, Black Orpingtons, 951. Mrs Harrison, Avondale, White Leghorns, 937. E. J. Williamson, Hamilton, White Leghorns, 931. Mrs Bostock, Te Puke) Brown Leghorns, 906. T. B. Brookes, Clarendon, S.A., White Leghorns, 902. F. C. Hand, Hamilton, White Leghorns, 895. Miss Blackmore, Cambridge, White Leghorns, BSO. W. G. Goodwin, New Plymouth, White Leghorns, 879. A. and P. Association, Auckland, White Leghorns, 874. Waikato Independent, Cambridge, White Leghorns, 858. The weather during the week was favourable.