EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 841, 13 June 1910, Page 10

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

.THE WEEK'S, TOTALS. ■During the week ended June 9 a total of 1156 eggs was laid by the 54 pens in the New Zealand Utility. Poultry. Club's egg-laying competition now- being held at Papanui. The grand total since May 1 now stands at 5452. The first 12 perns on the list aro as set] out. The first seven hold t"ne same relative positions as ■ week, ■ but the others ■• have changed considerably, and three new names appear-.— ' «,.-S C. H. Eobinson, black Orpingtons : 32 183 T. Kennedy, silver Wyandottes 32 178 C. H. Robinson, white Leghorns 32 175 W. Batch, white Leghorns 30 IGG Mrs. It. W. Hawke, wWto Legr horns 30 IG3 ■Tas. Thomson, white Leghorns 29 151 Mrs. J. Mills, white Leghorns 24 14G W. A. Nixon, silver spangled Hamburgs 27 145 N. Solomon, white Leghorns ... 31 141 H. M. Bannehry, • white Plymonth rocks .' 22 140 J. A. Corrie, white Leghorns ... 30 139 W. Knight, white Leghorns ... 29 13G The best layers for the week wore:— C. H. Eobin6on, block Orpingtons, 32; iam», while Leghorns, S2; T. Kennedy, lilver Wyandottes, 32; N. Solomon, virile Lsijlionis, 31; A. Smith, white Leghorns, 30; A. H. Padroni, white Leghorns, 30; W. Balck, white Leghorns, 30; ,T. A. Corris, white Leghorns, 30.; Mrs. R. AY. Hawke, white Leghorns, 30; 11. Loger, white Leghorns, 29; W. Knight, ivjiite Leshoms, 29; James Thomson, white. Leghorns, 29; Stands, O'Calkghan, and. Co., white Leghorns, 28. ' In the ducks 339 eggs have been laid to date. W. Knight's No. 1 Indian Runners are first, with 134; and next in order are W. A. Nixon's Indian Runners, GG; Mrs. P. M. P.itchie's Indian Runners, 54; T. Dowthwaite's liuli'm Runners, 52; arid W. Knight's Indian Runners, 21. Four of the fivelvo pens have not yet made a. start.