EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1069, 7 March 1911, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

FORTY-FOURTH WEEK. ' There are only four more weeks of the Papariui egg-laying competition to go, and W. O. Sail's White Leghorns are 30 dear of tho nearest competitors. Sail has 1377 to his credit, Eangiuru is second with 1317, G.' 11. .Bradford third with 1339, and W. Knight fourth with 1330. The leading nen scircd 31 during the week. Tho "best total was 34 by the Rangiuru Leghorns. Kennedy's Wyandottcs improved their position by a score of 29. -Only 1053 eggs were laid during tho week. Tho total is now 60,85-1. Tho leading dozen pens are:— Week Total ending to March 2. date. W. O. Sail, White Leghorns 31 1,377 ■Rangiurn Egg: Ranch, White Leghorns' ■ >•'•■» •'■ 34 1,347 G. H. Bradford, White Leg-' horns' 25 1,339 W. Knight, White Leghorns 21 1,334 W. Balch, White Leghorns 21 1,330 A. Smith, White Leghorns... 22 1,310 Mrs. R. W. Hawke, White . Leghorns '...'.' 15 1,309 Mrs. J. Mills, Whito Leg- . honu 19 1,278 S. S. Steele, White Leghorns 25 1,260 W. A. Nixon, Whito Leghorns 29 1,260 James Thomson, Whito Leghorns ■; -..•....■.■■:.;:,.....■.-.■:.•■...... 14 1,254 T. Kennedy, Silver Wyandotte* ; ......;' .....29 1,251 THE DUCKS. The whole of tho ducks penned only produced 42 eggs for the week. Six pens failed to score at all. Tho highest for the week was 21 by Mrs. T. 31. Lucy's Indian Runners. W. Knisjht's No. 1 pen of runners has a lead which cannot be overtaken, and his' No. ,2;neti'is. second. Tho leaders-have scored as follows:— .... " i.; Week Total .•.',-"' .' ending to -.' - .March 2. date. W. Knight, Indian Runners (No. 1) 3 ' 1,078 W. Knight, Indian Runners (No. 2) ." 8 974 Mrs. T. M. Lucy's Indian Runners 0 950