EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17750, 29 June 1929, Page 10

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION

PROGRESS OF COMPETITION. THIRTEENTH WEEK’S RESULTS. The thirteenth week of the Auckland Poultry-keepers’ eleventh single-bird and team contest ended on Sunday. The following are the leading birds and teams to date, the figures in parentheses being ihe weekly totals, Hie next set the individual totals, arid Hie last set Hie team aggregates:— SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. All Breeds (32 birds). Mrs N. Dickey—W. Leghorn—(6) .. 68 Mrs I. Dirnant—Light -Sussex—(4) .. 05 Mrs O. Olsen—\V. Leghorn—(—) .. 50 R. S. Higginbotham—Blk. Orp.— ( —) 55' A. H. Clark—Blk. Orp.— (5) 53 S. G. Batten—VV. Leghorn—(s) .... 51 C. Dunstan—\V. Leghorn—(s) .... 50 B. R. Arnott. —Blk. Langshan—(4) .. 50 Air. Stewart —Blk. Orp.— ( —) .... 50 The remaining pens range from 4 7 to 23. TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS .SECTION. White Leghorns (63 teams) — C. T. Richards—(2l ), 70, 03, 59, 40 232 Walter Hamer—( 12), 08, 02, 52, 49 231 Tom Ingham—(9), 50, 03, 51, 00 .. 227 E J. Matthews —( 1 3), 40, 47, 02, 58 213 Mrs G. Jl. Parker—(ls), 57, 48, 00, ' 41 212 n. R. Arnott —(1 3), 53, 48, 00, 5I 212 J. L. Fray—(il), on, 46, 41, on .. 207 Sam. James—( 14), 44, 57, 47, 55 .. 203 G. It. Parker— (7), 52, 57, 41, 50 .. 200 Mrs O. Olson—(8), 35, 51, 66, 48 .. 200 The others range front 190 to 94. Black Minorcas. A. Wood—(7), 30, 27, 21, 16 04 HEAVY BREED SECTION. Black Orpingtons (36 teams) — J. N. McLean—(l9), 73, 70, 65, 69 277 IL Astbury, No. 1

on, 03 ; .- 201 J. Slater—(l3), 00, 41, 74, 57 .. 235 V. P. Jensen—( 1 4 ), 04, 26, 71, 56 217 Walter Hamer—( 1 4 ), 47, 46. 05, 50 208 Lucerne Poultry Farm—(ls), 56. 53, 41, 58 208 The others range from 108 lo 37. Rhod j Island Reds (3 teams) — J. H. Kissllng, No. 1 31, 59. 167 J. 11. KiSSUng, No. 2—(10), 40, 26, 44, 17 127 Whlto Wyandottes (3 teams) L. G. Bedford —( 1 7), 61, 40, 47, 34 1 82 J. C. James—( —), 13, 20, 12, 14 6S Light Sussex (2 teams) W. Bish—(9 1,2 5, 30, 35, 2 1 1 1 1 Mrs I. Dlmant —(10), 19, 2, 66, 17 104 Black Langshans (2 teams). It. Harrison—(s), to, 26, 49, 5 ~- 96 Mrs I. Dirnant—(6), 26, 8, 30, tr .. 90 PUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbolls (7 teams). M. G. Leech—(27), 71, 60, 57, 05 253 n. B. Gruickshank—( 15), 02, 03, 67,' 4 0 23S Cameron Flnlayson—(l2), 52. 50 52, 08 22S The ethers range rrom 184 to 177. * Peklns (1 teem). G. 11. Mayn—(lo), —, 34, 47, .. SI !

Fawn and White Indian Runners (6 teams) J. Jeckeli and Co.— (17), 77, 67, 68, 68 280 Thos. Dowthwalte, No. 1 69, 63, 66 21# Others range rrom 193 lo 87. White Indian Runners (4 teams) — r R. R. Arnott—(2s), 85, 80, 74, 77 314 The others range from 247 to 237.