EGG-LAYING CONTEST.
AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. PROGRESS OF COMPETITION. THE FORTY-NINTH WEEK. 'The forty-ninth week of the Auckland Poultry Keepers’ Association’s egg-laying contest concluded on Sunday. The following are, the leading birds and teams to date, the figures in parentheses being the week totals and the last set the team aggregates:— SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. All Breeds (32 birds.) Mrs A. Dickey—W. Leghorn—(s) .. 272 C. Dunstan—W. Leghorn—(4) .. 237 1.. G. Bedford—W. Leghorn-—(6) 232 Mrs I. Diinant—Light. Sussex — (4) 222 Mrs O. Olsen—W. Leghorn—(l) .. 220 TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS'. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (53 teams). L. A. McNabb—(2o), 254, 243, 236, 2'50 953 C. T. 'Richards—(l7), 257, 249, 244, 232 082 E. J. Mathews—( 17), 207, 240, 249, 25 1 949 G. 11. Parker—(lS), 243, 052, 20 1, 250 946 Torn Ingham—(l4), 208, 234, 259, Black IVlinorcas (2 teams) A. Wood, No. 1— ( 17), 149, 1 32, ISO, 1 68 629 A. Wood, No. 2—( 10), 34, 148, 126, 78 386 HEAVY BREEDS • SECTION. Black Orpingtons (35 teams). H. Astbury, No. 1 184, 244 974 P. P. Jansen—(lß), 2SI, 198, 212, 258 940 Lucerne Poultry Farm, No. 1 262, 203, 224, 233 922 Miss C. E. A. Purvis—( 16), 264, 205, 229, 209 907 White Wyandottes (3 teams). L. G. Bedford—(l9), 229, 189, 232, 22:2 872 J. C. James—(9)’,’l49,’VoV, 107, io-i 486 Light Sussex (2 teams). '.Mrs 7. Dlmint—( 13), 187, 131, 230, 167 715 W. Bish—(ls), 156, 1 53, 198, 1 50 657 Black Langshans (2 teams). Mrs I. Dimant—(l4), 100, 14S, 186, 190 714 11. Harrison—(B), 102, 163, 173, 147 645 DUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (7 teams). M. G. Leech —-(19), 305, 232, 275, 293 1 (05 Cameron Firdayson—(l7), 260, 278, 245, 299 10S5 Leo A.vlingr—(22), 262, 2 12, 240, 260 ...' 1004 Pekins (1 team). G. 11. Mayn—(3), 23, 92, 195, 58 .. 36S Fawn and White Indian Runners (6 teams) Thos. bowl Invade, No. 2-—(16), 265, 237, 263, 1205 . 973
Thos. Dowthwaite, No. 1—(25), 240, 228, 230, 249 947 J. Jeckell and Co.— (20), 238, 263, 224, 207 932 White Indian Runners (4 teams). B. R. Arnott—(l3), 333, 216, 264, 306 1 119 ThOS. McKay—(B), 194, 288, 2 80, 251 1013
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17964, 8 March 1930, Page 10
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