EGG-LAYING CONTEST.
- AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. I PROGRESS OF COMPETITION. NINETEENTH WEEK’S RESULTS. The nineteenth week of the Aucks land Poultry-keepers’ Association’s ; egg-laying contest concluded on Suns’ day. The following are the leading birds and teams to date, the figures in i, parentheses being the week totals, and ; the last set the team aggregates;— SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. I All Breeds (32 birds.) Mrs N. Dickey—W. Leghorn—(G) 103 ’ Mrs I. Dimant —light Sussex —(-1) .. «•> * A. 11. Clark —Blk. Orpington—(s) .. 81 J Alf. Stewart —Blk. Orpington—(s) 78 i, C. Dunstant—W. Leghorn—(s) .. '8 B. R. Arnott—Blk. Langshan—(s) .. 77 ' S. G. Batten —W. Leghorn—(s) .. 76 Others range from 74 to 23. ; TEAM CONTEST —FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (53 teams). C. T. Richards—(2o), 103, 91, 89, 5 71 854 3 Walter Hamer—(ls), 98, 89, 72, , 77 336 1 E. J. Mathews —(20), 75, 77, 93, S 7 332 5 Tom Ingham—(l9), 75, 78, 81, 81 315 B. R. Arnott—(l6), 79, 64, 88, 81 312 J. L. Fray—(2o), 89, 75, 55, 88 ... 307 G. H. Parker—( 17), 80, 81, 65, 79 305 Others range from 298 to 123. ’ Black Minorcas. i A. Wood—(9), 30, 36, 46, 21 133 HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Orpingtons (35 teams), ,r. N; McLean—(2l), 101, 99, 96, 101 397 H. Astbury, No. 1 91 376 P. P. Jansen—( 19), 97, 39, 100, 80 325 Lucerne Poultry Farm, No. 1—(18), 86, 81, 69, 87 323 J. Slater—(l2), 76, 60, 89, 84 .. 309 A. IL Clark—(2l), 81, 82, 86, 56 .. 305 Others range from 298 to 128. Rhode Island Reds (3 teams). J. H. KlSSllng, NO. 1 44, 86 255 J. H. Klssllng, No. 2—(14), 45, 44, 63, 22 174 White WyandoUes (3 teams). L. G. Bedford— (12), 83, 60, 71, 59 279 The next pen has registered 69. Light Sussex (2 teams). Mrs I. Dimant —(14), 48, 30, 95, 42 215 I W. Blsh—(12), 38, 38, 63, 43 182 Black Langshans (2 teams). Mrs I. Dimant—(lo), 43, 29, 62, 44 173 H. Harrison—(l4), 41, 38, 55, 19 .. 153 DUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (7 teams). M. G. Leech—(23), 113, 07, 07, 100 413 Cameron Flnlayson—( 1 6), 58, 93, 76, 106 333 Leo. A.Vling—(23), 81, 69, 89, 80 .. 319 Others range rrom 290 to 233. Pekins (1 team). G. H. Mayn—(l), 1, 37, 65, 1 104 Fawn and White Indian Runnors (3 teams) J. Jeckell and Co.— (8), 106, 97, 88, 96 387 Thos, Dowthwaite, No. 1 95, 82, 104 329 Others range rrom 314 to 149. | White Indian Runners (4 teams). B. R. Arnott—(2s), 125, 122, 103, 1 113 463 < Thos. McKay—(24), 104, 111, 119, 60 400 The others have not reached the 300 1 mark. ]
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Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17787, 12 August 1929, Page 11
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