EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS.
'(From Otto Owfcr Correspondent.) GREYMOUTH. March 3. The results of the forty-third week of the New Zealand Poultry Journal's duck e^g-laying competition show that' in W. Knight's pen 26 eggs were laid, at Mre Lucy's 26, and J. Dowthwaite's 25. The total for the week was 372, and to date 14,496. The leading aggregates are:v-J. Dowthwaite, 995; W. Knight, 943$ A. Pemberthy, 927.
BLENHEIM, March 7. In the Blenheim egg-laying competition the total for the week is 1557, and the „ grand total 81,354. The highest pens for the week are: M'Oallum (white Leghorns), 29; Scott (white Leghorns), 29; Hodson (white Leghorns), 29; Edelston (white Leghorns), 28; Thomson (white Leghorns), 28. The highest to date are: Teichart (white Leghorns), 1118; Law (white Leghorns), 1114;'' Siloock (white Leghorns), 1104; Scott! (white Leghorns), 1100; Edelston, (white Leghorns), 1099; Hawkes (white Leghorns), 1093. Monthly winners: February— .Scott (white Leghorns), 123; Dodson (white Leghorns), 117', Maste*. M'Callum (white Leghorns), 112. NZ. POULTRY JOURNAL'S DUCK EGG* LAYING COMPETITION. The following are the results to February ■ 29 of the New Zealand Poultry Journals duok egg-laying competition, which come . menced at Greymouth on May 1, 1907: —
37a 14,496 Beat totals to date— T. Dow4hwaite, 995t W. Knight, 943; A. Ponberthy, 927.
W. Knight (1.R.) 26 Williams and Simpson (B.O.) IS Carl Ruhen (I.B.) 17 A. B. Spiers (B.O.) .. .. 16 W. Cuff (1.R.) .r~*~ -si .. 21 _ T R. Smithers (B.O.) .-=- .. 15 J. Kitohing (I.B.) .. .. 14 B. L. Kearna (P«kins) .. .. 14 Mrs Lucy (I.B.) 26 James Gage (Pekins) .. .. 10 T. Dowthw*ite (1.R.) v ._j .. 26 Mrß'fiahn (Pekins) 9 G. Woodwaid (I.B.) .. .. 22 P. Gibbon* (B.O.) 30 Scott and Warebam XI.R.) . . 25 A. Penberthy (1.X.) . . *■ Theo. W«st ff.B.) 28 W. Knight (B.O.) 18 Savage and "Walker (1.R.).. 19 " J£rs O. Butler (1.R.) .. .. 10 943 760 819 634 846 597 556 482 870 893 995 482 679 749 934 927 905 704 6SS S4g
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Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 35
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314EGG-LAYING COMPETITIONS. Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 35
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