EGG LAYING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 25, 23 September 1912, Page 8

EGG LAYING.

N.Z. POULTRY CHJIJ'S COMPETITION. For the 23rd week of the Now Zealand Utility Poultry Club's eighth I oggdaying competition for fowls, I 1886 eggs were laid, bringing the toj tal to date to 31,650.

The Six Leading Pens To day. W. IA. Nixon, No. 1 ... ... 732 J. G. Green G.L Vermll Bros. ... ... ... 032 A. E. Kent ... ... ... 032 W. A. Nixon, No. 4 032 Heretaunga Poultry C. No. 1 ... 031 Details are as follows: Total Total for to Week Dat< W. Scull (Click) B.W. ... 28 351 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 1 37 732 H. Leger (Weraroa) W.L. ... 30 010 J. Wordsworth (Geraldine) W.L. ... 29 555 J. Ashton (Hanmer) S.W. ... 30 469 Martin Bros. (Auckland) W.L. 29 019 Verrall Bros. (Swannanoa) B.L 33 632 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 2 ... 29 551 Heretaunga. Poultry Co. (Silverstrearn) W.L. No. 1 ... 33 631 H. S. Wordsworth (Winton) W.L. 34 625 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. No. 3 32 02C 11. H. Smith (Auckland) W.L. 30 418 Rangiuru Egg Ranch (Otaki) W.L. ... ... ... 35 478 11. W. Hawke (Papanui) W.L. 32 522 it. Willis and Son (New Brighton) W.L 34 500 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) W.L. 30 219 1). Stewart (Normanby) W.L. 31 50,' Master G. Wilson (Shirley) /W.L. ... ... 30 470 R. Monger (L. Hutt) 8.0. 32 515 Mrs R. W. Hawke (Papanui) j W.L. 34 581 A. Stevenson (Karori) W.L. 27 426 H. R. Winnian (Runanga) W.L. 34 607 A. R. Browne (Petane Beach) W.L. 30 583 Prankish Bros. (Wanganui) W.L. 32 619 W. Knight (L. Hutt) W.L. 33 620 J. H. Shaw (Click) W.L. ... 30 521 VV. G. Goodwin (Thames) 8.0. 24 447 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. 28 601 A. E. Wilson (Shirley) S.W. 27 501 Missis Bradley (Papanui) W.L. 30 576 T. Kennedy (Rangiora) W.W. 20 290 C. M. Peck (Avondale) W.L. 31 380 J. G. Green (St. Alban’s) W.L. 34 091 N. Solomon (Westport) 8.0. 32 471 A. W. Irvine (Epsom) W.L. No. 1 ... 35 626 O. M. Peck (Avondale) 8.0. 26 470 G. H. Bedford (Gust) S.W. 39 419 A. W. Irvine (Epsom) W.L. No. 2 ... 32 533 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silvorstream) W.L. No. 2 ... 35 607 Midcflepark Poultry Farm (Riccarton) W.L 31 558 T. Strong (Doyleston) W.L. 31 474 P. Keller (Rolleston) W.L. ... 27 475 P. Holt (Papakura) W.L. ... 31 570 W. Knight (L. Hutt) S.W. ... 31 577 W. Anderson (St. Alban’s) S.W. 41 543 J. W. Bradley and Son (Papanui) W.L. 28 426 Mrs J. Mills (Dunedin) W.L. 25 520 W. O. Sail (Cast) S.W. ... 31 481 Crawford and Pudsey (L. Hutt) W.L 28 597 A. Lazarus (L. Hutt) W.L. 33 019 W- O. Sail (Cost) S.W. ... 30 453 Misses Halford and Harker (Ohau) W.L 32 483 A. W. Adams (Sheffield) S.W. 30 555 A. E. Kent (Shirley) W.L. ... 36 032 I. Come (Beckenham) W.L. 30 .611 E. H. Berchart (Eltham) W.L. 34 432 W. A. Nixon (Burwood) W.L. r No. ( 4 30 632 T. C.' Collins (L. Hutt) 8.0. 28 335 Dominion Poultry Plant (Coromandel) W.L 29 562 T. Kennedy (Rangiora) S.W. 34 544 Totals 1886 31,050 COMPETITION FOR DUCKS. For the twenty-third week of the l third competition for ducks 373 eggs were laid, bringing the total to date to 5161. Details are as follows: T. Douthwaite (Avondale) I.R. 40 648 W. Knight (L. Hutt) I.R. ... 32 468 S. H. Scott (Onehunga) 8.0. 30 488 T. R. Hall (Weraroa) I.R. ... 36 708 P. Keller (Rolleston) I.R. ... 36 605 C. M. Peck (Avondal) I.R. ... 35 479 S. H. Scott (Onehunga) I.R. 40 266 Heretaunga Poultry Co. (Silverstream) I.R. ... ... 41 656 Miss A. J. Donald (Dunsandel) 42 399 P. Keller (Rolleston) I.R. ... 31 452 Totals ... ••• ...373 5161