EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7, 2 September 1912, Page 7

EGG LAYING.

X.Z, POULTRY CLUB’S COMPETI TION.

For the twentieth week of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club’s eighth egg-laying competition for fowls, 1842 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 26,045. lira Six Leading Pens To day. W. A. Nixon, No. 1 ... 023 J. G. Green ... ... 590 A. E. Kent ... ... 536 Vcrral Bros. ... ... 534 Herctaunga Poultry Co. 534 W. A. Nixon, No. 4 ... 534 Details are as follow; Total Total for to Week Date W. Scully (Christchurch), B.W. ' 31 367 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L., No. 1 31 623 H. Leger (Weraroa), W.L. 33 521 J. Wordsworth (Geraldine),

W.L 21 466 J. Ashton (Hanmer), S.W. 36 380 Martin Bros. (Auckland), W.L 31 532 Vcrral Bros. (Swannanoa), B.L 30 531 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L., No. 2 27 468 Herctaunga Poultry Co. (Sil-

vorstream), W.L., No. 131 534 H. S. Wordsworth (Winton), W.L 31 532 R. H. Smith (Auckland), W.L 30 322

Rangiuru Egg Ranch (Otaki), W.L. ... 28 380 R. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L. 32 431 R. Willis and Son (New Brighton), W.L. ... ... 34 408 A. E. Wilson (Shirley), W.L. 30 163 I). Stewart (Xormanhy), W.L. 27 41c Master P. Wilson (Shirley), W.L ...29 383 R. Hunger (Lower Hntt), 8.0. ... 31 441 Mrs R. W. Hawke (Papanui), W.L 33 491 A. Stevenson (Karori), W.L. 26 348 H. R. Winnian (Runanga), W.L ...34 505 A. R. Browne (Petane Beach) W.L ... 35 477 \ Frankish Bros. (Wanganui), W.L ... 34 522 W. Knight (Lower Hutt), W.L 33 521 J. H. Shaw and R. James (Christchurch), W.L. ... 31 532 W. G. Goodwin (Thames), 8.0 36 378 W. A. Nixon (Bunvood), W.L. ... ... ... 26 519 A. E. Wilson (Sirley) S.W. 34 514 Misses Bradley (Papanui), W.L. .... .29 485 T. Kennedy (Rangiora), WAV. 32 203 C. M. Peck (Avondale), W.L. 28 291 •f. G. Green (Avondale), W.L. 34 590 X. Solomon (Westport), 8.0. 33 371 A. IV. Irvine j(Upsom), W,.L. Xo. 2 .. i' i o - . i 1 .. t u.,, 35 524 C. M. Peck (Avondale), 8.0. 28 384 G. H. Bedford (Gust), S.W. 32 317 A. W. Irvine (Epsom), W.L. Xo, 2 ... " ... ... 26 445

Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silvorstream), W.L., No. 2 .‘33 506 Middlepark Poultry Farm (Riccartoii), W'.m v 0h. 0,31 466 T. Strong (T)oyloston), W.L. 30 378 P. Roller (Roflcston), W.L. 29 394 P. Holt (Papakura), W.L. ... 31 471 W. Knight (Lower Hutt), S.W. ... 35 407 0. Anderson (St. Albans), S.W 35 431 .1. W. Bradley and Son (Papanui), W.L. ... ' ... 19 345 Mrs J. Mills (Dunedin), W.L. 26 437 W. O. Sail (Gust), S.W. ... 29 383 Crawford and Pudsey (Lower Hutt), W.L. ... ... 33 500 R. A. Lazarus (Lower Hutt), W.L 31 521 W. O. Sail (Cast), S.W. ... 37 368 Misses Radford and Parker (Ohau), W.L 28 365 A. W. Adams (Sheffield) S.W. 32 459 A. E. Kent (Shirley), W.L. 25 536 J. Como (Beckenham) W.L. 25 418 E. H. Berchart (Eltham), W.L 33 333 W. A. Nixon (Burwood), W.L. No. 4 ... ‘3O 534 T. K. Collins (Lower Hutt), W.L 21 312 Dominion Poultry Plant (Coromandel), W.L 30 4,82 T. Kennedy (Rangiora), S.W. 39 441 Totals 1842 26,045 COMPETITION FOR DUCKS. For the twentieth week of the third competition for ducks 288 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 1071. Details arc as follow:

ver stream), T.R. ... ••• 21 560 Miss A. J. Donald (Dunsandol), T.R. 20 291 I’. Keller (Holieston), T.R. 42 333 Totals ... 288 4071

T. Doutlnvaite (Avondale) I.R 25 521 W. Knight (Lower Hutt) I.R. .‘39 358 S. IT. Scott (Oneihmnga), 13.0. 130 384 T. R. Hall (Weraroa), I.R. 38 592 W. Keller (Rolleston), I.R. 22 501 C. M. Peck (Avondale), I.R. 28 374 S. H. Scott (Onelmnga), I.R. 22 151 Hcretaunga Poultry Co. (Sil-