EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 853, 27 June 1910, Page 10

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

LATEST RtiSULTS. ■ The result nf the eighth week of the cgK-iayiii.; couijK'titioii in progress at J'iipaiiiii, shows T. Xejimsly's' (K.-nu.'i-oral silver wyaiidoites ill the lead with ■•'■ total of 2-!3, which is an average nf Jill} per week. (i. H. Robinson's ((.'hristchurrli) black orpington's are next with 2-10. During the week 1277 i-srgs were laid, which sent tiie total for the eight weeks up t<l 81/2-1. The white leghorns of A. H.- I'nilman (Adelaide) .score,! thirty-live for the week. Therewas a tally" of 33, and several of 33. Thu following pens are leading:— AVeok Total ending to Juno 23. date. T. Kennedy, silver wyan-dotte-a 32 243 fjr. If. Robinson, black orpingtons 32 240 G. H. Ituhinson, white leghorns 31 239 Mrs. R. YV. Hawkc, white leghorns : 2S 223 VY. Balcli, white leghorns ... 2G 221 James Thomson, white leghorns 32 218 N. Solomon, white leghorns 29 203 J. A. Carrie, white leghorns 27 189 W. A. Nixon, silver spangled llaniburgs 23 198 V.'. Knight, white leghorns 30 103 .Mrs. J. Mills, white leghorns 24 195 W. 0. Sail, white leghorns 29 188 H. M. Bamiehrv, white Plymouth Hocks 23 183 In the duck competition the total lias reached oGO. Tlio number for the last week was 105. W. Knight's No. 1 pen of Indian runners is well in the lead, with 174 eggs for the competition. X\. A. Nixon's Indian runners aro second, having laid 111 eggs, and T. Dawlhwaito's Indian runners third with 93 eggs. Nixon's pen laid the most eggs'(24) during last week, a.nd Dowthwaite's came next (20). The leading pen laid 11.