EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS. BLENHEIM, January 10.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 35

EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS. BLENHEIM, January 10.

In the egg-laying competition the week's total was 1795, and the total to data 68,469. The highest for the week are: —> Scott (white Leghorns), 29; Law (white Leghorns), 28; Silcoek,-28. The highest t<r date are: —Law (white Leghorns), 929; Silcock (white Leghorns),' 921; Treichart, 917; Edelston, 905; Hawke (white Leghorns), 905; Brown (white Leghorns), 905. OHRISTCHURCH, January 12. In connection with the Utility Poultry Club's third egg-laying competition at Lincoln College, the number of eggs laid for the week was 839, making a grand total of 35,644 to date. The best iayings for the week were: Allan Petrie (silver Wyandottes), 30'; J. H. Shaw (silver Wyandottes), 30; G. Robinson (white Leghornslt 29; A. V. W. Clarke (golden Wyandottes)< 29; Allan Petrie (white Leghorns), 28; Mr* W. O. Sail" (silver Wyandottes, 27; F< O'Brien (silver Wyandottes), '25; A. V. W. Clarke . (silver Wyandottes), 25. ' The highest totals to date are: Allan Petrie (white Leghorns), 993; J. Tonge • (whit© Leghorns), 952; Miss Rita.Nixon (white Leghorns), 941; W." Forrest (blact Orpingtons), 935; W. O. Sail ""(white Leghorns), 907; T. Kennedy (silver Wyandottes), 874; F. G. Brittain (white Leghorns), 868. (Feom Oxte Own .Correspondent.) GRETMOUTH, January 12During the thirty-sixth week of the Ne*

Zealand Poultry Journal'e duck egg-laying , competition 376 eggs were laid. West's pen leading with 36, Fenberthy next with 34, and W. Knight third with 31. .The total to date k 12,631, the leading aggregates being- Douthwaite (Auckland), 860; Scott and Wareham (Blenheim), 787 ; W. Knight, 763. N.Z. POULTRY JOURNAL DUCK EGG- . LAYING COMPETITION. The returns of the NIZ. Poultry Journal's Duck " Egg-laying Competition to Saturday, January 4 (six ducks to the pen), are . as follows: — "Weekly Total to 1 total. date. "W- Knight, I. R 35 732 Williams and Simpson, B. O. 15 683 Carl Ruhen, I. R 26 725 A. B. Spiers, B. O. . . .12 578 W. Cuff, I. R. .... 23 668 T. R. Smithers, B." O. .. .21 620 J. Kitching, I. R. ....... 8 483 R. L. Ke*Tns, Pekins .. 14 422 Mrs Lucy, I. R 18 685 James Gage, Pekins „ 13 360 T. Dowthwaite, I. B, 35 800 , Mrs H*hn, Pekins 28 431 G. Woodward. I. R/ .. .. 15 603 F. Gibbons,- B. O. .^ .. .24 677 Scott and Wareham, I. R. „ "30 762 A. Tenbertby; I. R. .. ... 32 724 Theo. West, I. R. .... 35 692 W." Knight, B. Q. /. ... 21 625 Savage "and Walker, I. R. .27 586 Mrs Butler," I. R 20 489 ' Three best for week: — T. Dowthwaite, 35; Vest, 3ff; Knight. 35. Three best to date:— T. Dowthwaite, 800; SeottAind 1 Wareham, 762; Knight, 732.