EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18024, 20 May 1930, Page 2

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. SEVENTH WEEK’S RESULTS. The seventh week of the Auckland Poultry-keepers’ Association s twelfth single pen and team contest ended on -Sunday. The following are the leading birds and teams to dale, the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals and the last set the team aggregates: — SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. All Breads (24 birds). Mrs A. Z. Nixon, No. 2—Blk. Orplngton—(s) ■• • • 41 Miss C. E. A. Purvis —W. LeghornTom Ingham—(6) •'••••■ 4 ° Mrs R. G. Hunt—W. Leghorn—(6) .. 39 E. C. Rae—Elk. Orpington—(s) .... 37 '' TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS 1 . HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Orpingtons (31 teams). J. C. Nesfleld, 'NO. 2—(21), .37, 43, 34, 42 156 A. Wilson, No. 2 —(22), 36, 41, 36, 40 150 j. V. Booth and Son —(15), 40, 30, 31, 40 jSO F. W. Lusby—( 16), 44, 39, 26, 40 .. 149 A. Wilson, No. 1 34 1 49 C. Dunstan—(23), 37, 42, 31, 36 .. 146 Black Langshans (8 teams).

Lucerne Poultry Farm, No. 1—(21), 34, 31, 17, 24 106 J. C. Nesfleld—( 18), 23, 23, 14, 2 62 Mrs I. Dlmant —(14), 26, 5, £6,. — .. 56 Rhode Island Reds (2 teams). Lucerne Poultry Farm —(0), 15, —, 6, 6 27 Mrs I. Dlmant —(-5), —,15, —, ■ — 15 White Wyandottes (1 team). L. G. Bedford—(.7), 30, 4, —, 1 .. 35 LIGHT BREEDS:'SECTION. Silver Campineß (1 team). Mrs R. 'Ritchie —(4), 7, 12, —, 10 .. 29 Anconas (1 team). Mrs A. F. Marlin —(5), 22, 23, —, 3 48 White Leghorns (54 teams). N. Dickey—(23), 36, 36, 38, 25 .. 135 MISS L. E. Pye— (18), 33, 29, 37, 28 127 Mrs A./M'. Moor —(15), 20, 34, 38, 34 126 W. King, No. 1—(IS), 31, 36, 33, 25 125 DUCK SECTION. White Indian Runners (7 teams). Thos. McKay—(2B), 45, 36, 47, 31 .. 159 B. R. Arnott, No. 3—(28), 34, 41, 36, 40' 151 B. R. Arnott, No. 1 3 5 ' 148 Fawn and White Indian Runners (1 team). Mrs T. Chirnside —(20), 33, 45, 40, 25 143 Khaki Campbells (5 teams). M. G. Leach —(28), 34, 30, 36, 35 .. 141 T. Guy—(l9), 32, 28, 26, 33 119