EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1075, 14 March 1911, Page 8

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION.

FORTY-FIFTH WEEK. Three weeks from the end of the Papanui Egg-laying Competition AY. O. Sail's white Leghorns havo a lead of thirty-two. Sail's score for the week (32) was the best in the contest. The next best was Bangiuru (30). Tho collections fell off heavily; enly 958 eggs wore recorded for the week. Tho total is.now/61,812. -Following Sail and Ran'giuru is G. H. Bradford, W. Knight is fourth, and AY. Balch fifth. .Tames Thomson has dropped out of the first dozen, and A. R. Browne has moved up. The twelve leaders are-.— Week Total ending to : ' .■;■■■ March 'J. Date. W.O- Sail, white Leghorns 32 . 1400 limijjiuru Ezg Ranch, white Leghorns 30 1377 G. H. Bradford, white Legnorus 17 135:1 AY. Knight,,white Leghorns ... .21 1355 W. Balch, white Leghorns :.;'."':10 13J6 A. Smith, white Leghorns 24 1334 Mrs. A. W. Hawke, white Leghorns 23 1332 Mrs. ,T. Mills, white Leghorns 19 1297 S. S. Steele, white Leghorns .. 21 1284 W. A. Nixon, white Leghorns 22 1282 T. Kennedy, \rhito Leghorns 22 1276 A. Pl. Browne, white Leghorns t 2S ' 1273 THE DUCKS. 7 The ducks almost struck work last week. The whole of the pens only produced 22 egjs, of which number 17 were laid by one pen (Mrs. T. M. Lucy's). Another pen laid three and another two. Nino pens scored nil. Tho grand total is now 9065. W. Knight's No. 1 pen .of Indian Runners is still in the. lead witli over a hundred to spare. The three first pens are:—... . ~ ... „ ... ...".• I,' .:.:." :;sY9ok Total ■'■■ '■•■ iV « •'■'■ .-! i-.r I- to v 'V :l v '~' M' a >3l) iy - Date. W. Knisht, Indian Runners (No. 1)' 0 1078 W. Knight, Indian Runners (No. 2) .- 3 07.' C. Hammond, Indian Runners 0. 050