EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 962, 1 November 1910, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

■• TWENTTsSIXTH'WEEK. ''J •' On;-, the completion of-the .twenty-sixth ■tfeek.'of the egg-laying competition at Papanui, 36,166 eggs had been collected. . for the last week was 1698, ' which is about 300 above the average. . James Thomsort's'White-Leghorns are still, in the van, and "T. Kennedy's Silver. Wyandottes are eight behind them. The • highest number scored during the week was 39 by A. B. ilenzie's (Addington) White Leghorns, which pen has a total of 624. The leadipg dozen pens are :— Week Total to • - ■ • • ~ , ending, date. James Thomson's. White Leghorns •,*.-.*..'.. .-.'35 804 T. Kennedy's Silver Wyandottes :...■ 33 ■■"■ 796. • W. Balch's White Leg- '"■ '• '■■ - ' horns 35, .■. 785 'A. Smith's White Leghorns 34 .782 • W. Knighfs White Leg- . horns •" ........'.:•..: 38 781 : W. A. Sail's . White Leg- ■■'■■■; . ,- horns. ....".. .33 ,780 Urs. E. W. Hawke's White Leghorns ...... 35 778 A. W. V. Clarke's Silver Wyandottes 38 :760 S. S. Steele's White Leg- ..•■• horns .36 - 760 J. H. Bradford's White . Leghorns ...;....-.: 35 757 ■ G. .H. Eohinson's Black i Orpingtons 22 752 . jL -H. •Padm'anV 'White" ' " ' ■" ' \ Leghorns ■ .!..."..... 34, :/ . 749, In.the duck division W.- Knight-'has mot yet been displaced from the first and. second positions. His No. 1-pen -has; ecored 600, and his No. 2 pen 584. C.Hanijriond, with's7o is third. •'-. "';.:"■ "AEROGEN" SAFETY GAS. Among the' many interesting exhibits .to be found on the 'Show Grounds at Palmerston North'to-morrow is one which should appeal' to all persons living at a distance from ..town ..supplies of. gas or Electric light.' We refer to the "Aerogen" Gas Machines being exhibited by Messrs. Philips and Pike. These machines produce' a hydro-carbon, gas 'of a very, high, quality, which ■ inay be used tor all the purposes to which coal gas is applied, yad are much .in use on- the--Continent and in England. They place a. farmer on .an even .better footing,' as. far as lighting; Heating, cooking, and power are .concerned, than ~ tho dweller, for the farmer is independent of all the various fluctuations of nressure and. quality found in town supplies of coal gas. An "Aerogen" Gas Machine-once installed and regulated' give's, a steady, uniform pressure and quality of gas year in year out, ■without variation. The gas, too, is tho cheapest illuniinant obtainable, costing only a penny to sustain ten lights of forty candle power each,'for one hour. Who, out of town, would be bothered 'with keroserio "lamps, costing six times as much to maintain, when all the convenience, of gas-may bo had-from "Aerogen"? Ladies should be specially interested in this exhibit, for it may be-used for cooking.' What a convenience to have a gasring always at your service, to say nothing 'of cooking-stoves, and gas irons for laundry work. For use with a gas engine' for power purposes, a little more is used! than with coal gas, but that is counter-balanced by the cost being about half that of coal gas at five shillings per thousand cubic feet; The machine was invented by "Vrieslander" over twenty years ago,, so. has .long, since passed .the experimental stage, and thousands are in use to-day. In 1898,' after the introduction of the incandescent mantle, the "Aerogen" Company installed a plant in a small town named Brenxelen, in Hoi-, land. This, was so successful that, the number of towns having this gas. installed steadily increased each ■ year, until there were fourteen, towns lighted with it in sach .of .the years, '96, '97, and -'98,. and . the number .is. steadily increasing. The British. War Office, after testing all tho machines on the market, ■ chose "Aerogen." The Victorian, N.S. Wales, and New Zealand Governments have also all taken up "Aerogen." We would strongly urge visitors to make a point of seeing this machine.—Advt.

The number of horses exported from Englav'd during-the eight months ended August 31, -was- 33,-lfiO, against 32,005 in the corresponding - period last year. Of these,; 10,187 went to Belguim, 12,225 to the f'etherlands, 1316 to and 8702 h other countries. Tho value was £733,081,, against last year. The number of. horses ■ imported was 10,(i23. against 11,841, the United States sending 317, Canada 70, and other countries 10,230. Ihe value, of horses imported was >£372,127, against -£389.812.