EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18378, 11 July 1931, Page 4

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. SINGLE PENS AND TEAMS. FIFTEENTH WEEK’S RESULTS. The 15th. week of the Auckland Poultry Keepers’ Association’s 13th •single pen and team contest ended on Sunday. The following are the leading results for birds and teams to date, the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals, the next set the individual totals, and the last 'set the team aggregates:—

SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION. All Broods (34 birds). E. D. Wilkinson, No. I—White Leg--horn—(s) 87 Mrs A. Z. Nixon —Black Orpington (6) 80 Tom Ingham—White Leghorn—(6) 85 A. F. T. Ansley—Black Orpington—(7) 83 Geo Herring, No. 3 —White Leghorn— (5) 83

TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. , LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (49 teams). W. JWSh— (21), 77, 78, 75, 73 . . 303 Mrs M. L. Douglas—(l6), 01, 72, 61, 74 298 Hampton Poultry Farm —(18), 73, 82, 81, 60 296 Les. Batkin—(l6), 65, 87, 72, 63 287

HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Langshans (6 teams). 11. Harrison—(2o), 50, 48, 46, 63 213 J. C. Nesneid, No. 1—(12), 48, 38, 50, 56 192 Mrs I. Dimant—(22), 45, 42, 36, 51 174 Black Orpingtons (30 teams). Mrs J. A. B. Hellaby, No. 2—(22), 90, 87, 84, 88 349 J. Nixon—(24), 93, 88, 77, 79 337 J. Havern and Son—(23), 76, 85, 85, 90 336 E. J. Taylor—(l 0), 70, 88, 87, 77 .. 331 White Wyandottes (1 team). A. Wood—(20), 04, 70, 30, 54 .. 218 DUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (6 teams). F. Woolllams —(28), 92, 98, 93, 99 382 S. Clark, No. 2—(17), 85, 60, 104, 82 331 Fawn and White Indian Runners (3 teams) A. Wilson—(2o), 88, 52, 50, 95 .. 285 Mrs A. M. Phare —(28), 90, 51, 58, 7 206 White Indian Runners (8 teams). J. Havern and Son—(26), 08, 103, 103, 101 405 Mrs I. Dimant—(26), 94, 72, 10 1, 94 361 H. Harrison —(28), 101, 59, 87, 08 345