EGG-LAYING.
THE GREYMOUTH DUCKS
Pross Association. . GREYMOUTH, Saturday. Tho fifth week’s result!, of tho Now Zealand Poultry Journal’s duck ogg laying competition aro: Lucas 29, Dowthwnito 18, Scott and AVnrohnm 16, Ponborthy 15 (all Indian runners), Knight (bull orpingtons) 15, Kudnt (lrdian ’ runners) 14, Ruben 14, Cufl 11, AVest 6, total for tlio week 138; total to date 427. The best throe aro: Knight 82, Scott nml AVarelmm 76, Dowtliwiiito 48.
A NOVEL COMPETITION
AVELLINGTON, last night. The Nelson Poultry Association lias decided to hold an egg-laying competition next year, commencing on April Ist. Thoro will bo fifty pons, and tlio site of the competition will bo at Sunny Holm, Stoko. The competition is to be a tost of early-hatched pullets; of using covered sheds, but no grass runs, and of tbo Logan system of selecting layers and non-lay-ers, tho birds to be puro-bred, and not moro than twolvo or under six months old.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2109, 18 June 1907, Page 3
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154EGG-LAYING. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2109, 18 June 1907, Page 3
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