EGG-LAVING COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1081, 21 March 1911, Page 8

EGG-LAVING COMPETITION.

NEAEING THE FINISH. It looks as. if there, is.g'oing to be a close finish in tho Papanui egg-laying competition. W- 0. Sail still. leads, but, the second pen (Rangiuru's) made, a gain of thirteen, during the week. Eangiuru is now sixteen , behind, and there aro yet two weeks, to go.- Knight improved his position, by. ..a..score,. of-, 22,-avd is now third. Bradford is iij.tho fourth position, and B:\lch and Smith equal; for next place. During tho week 85G eggs were collected. The total is now 62,6(i5. The- bwi score was. t.h irty-thrce by., Enngiuru. A. R. Browno and S. S. Steele recorded 27. Particulars concerning the-dozen lead-, ing pens are:— Week Total. - - - ending to I "" TV, "Mitch llj. Date. W. O. Sail. White Leghorns 17 1-126 Rangiifrii Egg Ranch, -Whito Leghorns ~ 33 1-110 W."lvnight,- White Leghorns 22 1377 G; H. Bradford, White Leghorns. ...16 1372 w.. lialch, .Wliits Leghorns.,, 1358 it.--Smith."White Leghorns.-:.',"21 1355 Mrs; R. W. Hawlve, Wliife--< Leghorns 15 1347 S. S. Steele, Whito Leghorns 27 1311 W. A. Nixon, White Leg- ' ' .- horns 21 1306 A. R. Browne. White Leg;•- . horns -'f 1300 T. Kennedy, Silver Wyan- -- dottes; 22 1298 James Thomson, Whito Leghorns 17 1269 • THE DUCKS. Only seventeen eggs were laid by the ducks". Eight of the dozen pens, are'credited with nil. Knight's No. 1 pen of In-, dian Runners has a total of 1078, Knight's No. 2 pen. having added four .during the week scored 081, and G. Hammond's total still stands at-950. . The. grand total is 0082.